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Spain is suffering its worst flood in decades after torrential rains struck the eastern province of Valencia. These satellite images vividly illustrate the dramatic transformation of the landscape. Image: Spain is suffering its worst flood in decades after torrential rains struck the eastern province of Valencia. These satellite images vividly illustrate the dramatic transformation of the landscape.

#earth #science #space #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges github.blog/news-insights/octo…
Oh no! JavaScript has been dethroned! Thanks Obama, err Ollama
#GitHub #Languages #JavaScript #Python



The quality of #zoom on #Linux has really deteriorated over the last few months to the point where it's no longer reliably usable. Meh.


🚀 Prepare-se! Morganna Giovanelli vai ensinar sobre "Criando Automação RPA com Frameworks Open Source e Python" na #PythonCerrado2024! Não perca em 26-11-2024 às 09:00. 🔗 buff.ly/3C7OvCw
#Python #Plone #Comunidade


My favorite KDE (6) bug at the time: that I can make the cursor get bigger.

It happens when moving the cursor quickly for a while between apps and/or applets on the system tray.
The cursor gets small again with a shrinking animation.

#Linux



Many sea creatures release eggs and sperm into the water on just the right nights of the month. Researchers are starting to understand the biological rhythms that sync them to phases of the moon.

knowablemagazine.org/content/a…

#KnowableMagazine
#ScienceMastodon




I saw social.undeadnetwork.de/@rever… boosted, and, yeah, increasingly my employer wants me to use more Microsoft products.

And yes, it's amazing how much more resetting of cookes, rebooting, support requests, etc, I have to do.

Some years ago M$ argued their work would boost the economy of the EU. Indeed, the number of additional ICT support and helpdesks that are needed are enormous.

It's just that more people working does not mean a better/bigger economy.

EU, just keep investing in USA #not

#not


Is it possible to be in love with a microphone?
in reply to Rafa

same with TX6 I bought last month: such a marvel, small and delightful. How close do you have to hold it for good recording? Can it stand on desk?





Louie the logic gremlin posted:
"You know what scares us about big tech? Planned obsolescence"
tzm.one/t/you-know-what-scares…
#tzm #rbe #zeitgeist #Articles


This is just about how I feel since March 23. Zombie in a rollercoaster. Loosing bits of myself along the way. Hoping for the magic pill. In the meantime a bed&couchlife with occasional activity, exploring boundaries and getting to know the zombieworld.

Joining Instagram judyintheskynet & mi.cfs Zombie troop with another LongCovid MECFS selfie.
I'm currently at Funcapp "moderate", Bell 20-30, Whitney Dafoe "severe" and probably the ME kind of #LongCovid.
#halloween @longcovid

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S&P 500 performance during the week before and week of a Presidential Election, per FactSet:

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options




👀 Like President Obama said, "Don't boo... Vote!" It's really scary to think about what might happen if you don't!

If you've returned your ballot, make sure to check with your Local Elections Office that it was received!

📢 Go to VoteFromAbroad.org, select #WI state, and get all the info and help you need to VOTE!

@KamalaHarrisWin @KamalaHQ @DemocracyMattersALot @womenforharris @swifties4kamala

#Halloween #HarrisWalz2024 #BlueWave2024 #VoteBlue #VoteFromAbroad #YourVoteMatters

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Today I am listening to some of the sessions from "Timeless Archives, Timely Connections: Preserving Endangered Documentary Heritage and Inspiring Collaboration" Conference, celebrating 20 years of the Endangered Archives Programme (EAP). eap.bl.uk/conference-2024

EAP's next round of grant applications deadline is 8 Nov. They fund the digitisation of pre 1950 materials. eap.bl.uk/applicants