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"There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt."
Torvald Helmer, Act I

#OTD in 1879.

The first production of Henrik Ibsen's controversial "modern drama" A Doll's House takes place at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, after publication there on December 4.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Doll%2…

A Doll's House at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/2542

#books #literature #theatre

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#Lexember Day 21 – sǭgilastœuðins ‘solstice’
blog.benjaminpauljohnson.com/2…
Happy Solstice and Glad Yuletide to you and yours!


The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles


The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn't meet safety standards.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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'Christmas with the family? Be prepared for the heated debates.'

Yet another example of why we should put librarians in charge of everything. They understand real people and real life. They just go to work every day and try to make the world a better place.

#Bibliotek
#Libraries




Caffeine can disrupt your sleep — even when consumed 12 hours before bed. While a 100 mg dose of caffeine (1 cup of coffee) can be consumed up to 4 hours before bedtime without significant effects on sleep, a 400 mg dose (4 cups of coffee) disrupts sleep when taken up to 12 hours before bedtime. byteseu.com/580455/ #Science


Slovak PM accuses Zelensky of attempted bribery


Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has publicly accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of attempting to bribe him with €500 million in exchange for Slovakia’s backing of Ukraine’s NATO membership bid. Fico made the explosive allegation during a press conference in Brussels on Thursday, following a private meeting with Zelensky on the sidelines of an EU leaders' summit.
in reply to geneva_convenience

Outbidding a russian shill with russian money.

Brilliant.

in reply to geneva_convenience

Following the article where there’s normally a brief bio on the author says a lot about the credibility of the source:



#OTD in 1892.

Brandon Thomas' farce Charley's Aunt begins a record-breaking London run at the Royalty Theatre (following a pre-London opening at Bury St Edmunds on February 29).

The play was an immediate success, opening to enthusiastic audiences & excellent notices from the press. It ran for a record-breaking 1,466 performances across four years, closing on 19 December 1896.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley%…

Charley's Aunt is available at LibriVox
librivox.org/charleys-aunt-by-…

#books #literature #theatre



AppFlowy 0.7.8 update includes Simple Table 2.0, new UI/UX, AI Chat enhancements, and bug fixes. Features allow inserting various elements into tables and improved table manipulation, among other enhancements.
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mojeekat is upcycling your old hard drive this xmas in order to reduce e-waste, purrrfect

#caturday #cats #catsofmastodon



Wayland Protocol 1.39 released


This new release contains two new protocols:

  • ext-data-control - allow privileged clients to control data devices, e.g. a clipboard manager.
  • ext-workspace - receive events about and control workspaces, useful for e.g. workspace indicators.

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in reply to petsoi

eagerly awaiting pointer warp protocol. dearly needed for certain types of menus in cad/art programs and games with radial menus


in reply to petsoi

Can it use/open my existing Thunderbird data (mailboxes)?
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BREAKING: 30 year average US mortgage rates are above 7% again, per Mortgage News Daily.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options