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Happy solstice! At 09:20 UTC today the Sun reached the southernmost point in its annual latitudinal motion. From now on the amount of daylight in the northern hemisphere will increase until the June solstice.
Sunrise in a densely packed forest with a blue sky seen behind the tree as well. It's winter so the trees have no leaves.
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it may also be interesting to point out that even while the daylight hours were still decreasing until 09:20 UTC, sunsets have been getting later in the Northern Hemisphere for about a week; while they were already starting the "grand stretch" as we say here in Ireland the sunrises were still happening later, fast enough to still cause an overall decrease in daylight hours. Until now. Happy #solstice.
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Big Lots says it is having going-out-of-business sales as it seeks a new buyer byteseu.com/580735/ #big #business #going #lots #of #out #sale
Big Lots says it is having going-out-of-business sales as it seeks a new buyer
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Elon Musk is hoping to dispel the widely circulating notion that he, not President-elect Trump, is really calling the shots.

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#nsfw #armpits #goon #armpitvoyeur #rarmpitvoyeur #poppyscarlett18 #upoppyscarlett18

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75% des Français favorables au remplacement de François Bayrou par un raton laveur
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EEOC Issues Guidance on Wearable Tech & ADA Compliance byteseu.com/580733/ #Technology
EEOC Clarifies ADA Rules for Employers Using Wearable Tech
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Who will eat whom?

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Station Science Top News: Dec. 20, 2024 byteseu.com/580731/ #Astronauts #HumansInSpace #InternationalSpaceStation(ISS) #ISSResearch #JohnsonSpaceCenter #Missions #NASACenters&Facilities #Science
Station Science Top News: Dec. 20, 2024
#science #astronauts #missions #InternationalSpaceStation #johnsonspacecenter #humansinspace #issresearch #nasacenters

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Sunset

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#DailyPhoto #Tokyo #Japan #Photography #マストドン写真部 @photography

This photograph captures the essence of a quiet, narrow alley bathed in soft, golden light during what seems to be sunset or early evening. The warm tones of the buildings contrast beautifully with the cool green shutters and tree leaves, while the hanging lanterns add a nostalgic, old-world charm to the scene. The graffiti and weathered facades suggest an urban environment full of character and history. The way the light filters through the end of the alley draws the viewer’s attention deeper into the image, creating a sense of curiosity about what lies beyond.
#Photography #Japan #tokyo #dailyphoto #マストドン写真部 @photography group

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Image shows two cloaked figures exchanging memes. Caption: Please remember your Meme Dealer this holiday season. They helped you get through this tragic year.

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This USB-C cable can rotate 360 degrees for optimal cable management

The image shows a workspace scene with a laptop computer connected to a power adapter via a cable. In the foreground is a power strip with multiple outlets, a white power adapter, and a laptop. The background includes a gray wall, hinting at a modern, minimalist workspace. The overall setting suggests a home office or a clean, organized work area. The cable shows a 90-degree bend where it protrudes from the laptop's socket.
USB-C was a great step forward, removing the awkward “try to plug in the cable, doesn’t fit, rotate 180 degrees, still doesn’t fit” dance, but cable management is still a pain. If you wish your cables didn’t stick out at awkward angles and could rotate to fit your needs best, one Japanese company has your back—with a catch.

So whilst it will deliver 240W of charging power, actual data transfer rates are stuck at USB 2.0 rates. I can see that data throughput is going to be more sensitive than power delivery. And right now it is only available from their website.

Still, let’s hope this idea takes off and improvements can be made.

See xda-developers.com/usb-c-cable…
#Blog, #technology, #USB

#USB #blog #technology
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USB cables have started to scare me a bit than I'm willing to admit ...

shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cab…

Considering the small factor and low price for DIY stuff, there are few limits to what more professional actors can achieve ...

seeedstudio.com/Seeed-XIAO-RA4…

USB, Lightning and Thunderbolt cables have given us smart cables .... It's quite a viable attack vector.

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“try to plug in the cable, doesn’t fit, rotate 180 degrees, still doesn’t fit”


The dance usually was:

Plug in the cable; it doesn't fit.
Rotate 180 degrees; it doesn't fit.
Rotate another 180 degrees; it fits!

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Is there any underwater welder on #Fediverse? How do you toot? #askfedi
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Applications of generative artificial intelligence to influence climate change decisions byteseu.com/580721/ #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeManagementAndPolicy #DecisionMaking #EnvironmentalEconomics #EnvironmentalPolitics #GlobalWarming #SocialPolicy
Applications of generative artificial intelligence to influence climate change decisions
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Finding the beauty in the mundane. #APuddleADay #puddle #puddlereflection #MuenchenInPfuetzen #munichinpuddles
Das Bild zeigt eine Shell-Tankstelle bei Nacht. Die Tankstelle ist hell erleuchtet, was einen starken Kontrast zur umgebenden Dunkelheit schafft. Das ikonische Shell-Logo, eine gelbe Muschel auf rotem Hintergrund, ist deutlich auf dem Dach der Tankstelle zu sehen und spiegelt sich auf dem nassen Boden darunter wider. Unter dem Dach der Tankstelle sind rechts und links der Zapfsäulen je ein Fahrzeug geparkt. Rechts im Bild befindet sich eine Preistafel, die Kraftstoffpreise in roten digitalen Zahlen auf schwarzem Hintergrund anzeigt. Die Reflexion der gesamten Szene in einer Wasserpfütze erzeugt ein fast symmetrisches Bild, das jedes Element der realen Szene in seinem wässrigen Spiegelbild verdoppelt.
#puddle #puddlereflection #APuddleADay #muencheninpfuetzen #MunichInPuddles
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Oh, a cathedral for the car religion. Really nice shot.

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Springtime Goldfinch

This is an American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis).

"This handsome little finch, the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington, is welcome and common at feeders, where it takes primarily sunflower and nyjer. Goldfinches often flock with Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy." - allaboutbirds.org

My photo gallery contains more that 1000 images that I've chosen to share. Most are there for their visual appeal but there are a few novelty images. You can check out my gallery at:

swede1952-photographs.pixels.c…

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #AmericanGoldfinch

The image shows an American Goldfinch perched on a thin branch. The bird has vibrant yellow and green plumage with some darker markings on the wings and head. The background is a soft blur of blue sky and foliage, which highlights the bird as the main subject. This captivating image showcases the beauty and detail of the American Goldfinch in its natural habitat, emphasizing its delicate features and vibrant colors.
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The #OpenScience community at #Maastricht #University has been active on Mastodon since May last year; see also
openscience-maastricht.nl

In our appeal
👉 openpetition.de/Unis4Mastodon (please, sign, if not done yet),
we call on universities to #eXit and become active on #Mastodon.
We are currently seeing that some are indeed leaving X, but are going to #Bluesky. We do not consider this to be a sustainable solution, as we expect Bluesky to develop in a similar way to Xitter. Our experiences clearly show that true social media only exist if they are operated under the control of the users, like the services in the #Fediverse.
Nevertheless, we want to address and convince people who have not yet taken this step. The OSCM has recently set up a good approach to this by bridging its Mastodon channel to Bluesky:
bewegung.social/@oscmaastricht…

Dear @oscmaastricht, that looks interesting. Can you give those interested here in the Fediverse a detailed technical guide on how to build this bridge? Thank you. #unis4mastodon 🐘

#Mastodon #fediverse #university #openscience #exit #MAASTRICHT #bluesky #unis4mastodon @OS Community Maastricht

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House Republicans will have a miniscule 217-215 majority early in Trump's term — the smallest GOP majority in history. If we can keep Democrats aligned, a single GOP defection would be enough to thwart Trump’s legislative agenda during the first months of his presidency.

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A single defection is almost impossible and short lived considering how the whole goo machine and vigilante extensions attack any objections. We're seeing how ugly it is getting with the Hagseth nomination or how much Romney is spending for protection.
Larger groups are more likely as we've seen in the CR votes yesterday.
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so I understand the sentiment, but unity at allcosts, not criticizing the Democrats for some policies that are not acceptable to most supporters, allowing them to veer more and more to the right in order to supposedly get votes from people who weren't all the way into Trump, that just hasn't worked for us.

Let's just come up with good legislation, understand the needs of Americans, and not just play political maneuvering games.

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signs of Kyoto (Japan)
#signsofthecity #signsoflife #immaterialculturalheritage
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#signsoflife #signsofthecity #immaterialculturalheritage #intangibleculturalheritage
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Head·word /ˈhedˌwɜː(ɹ)d/ n.
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That first one is called the ‘reference mark’ (※). It is used to mark a note, much like the asterisk (*) in western typography.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refere…

But I don't know why it would be placed on a facade like that. Maybe just a symbol of ‘be aware’, ‘please note’?

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Head·word /ˈhedˌwɜː(ɹ)d/ n.
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Or, seeing that the display window has several bags of rice, it may just be a reference to the symbol's similarity to the ‘rice’ kanji: 米 ≈ ※
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This weekend's reading. The left one is a comparative study about the relocation of people around the time and especially after the collapse of the Japanese empire, the right one a monograph about education in early Meiji #Japan.
@histodons #History
Covers of the books "日本帝国崩壊期「引揚げ」の比較研究：国際関係と地域の視点から" edited by Imaizumi Yumiko, Yanagizawa Asobu, and Kimura Kenji, published in 2016, and "明治前期の国家と地域教育" by Arai Akio, published last month (Nov. 2024).
#Japan #history @histodons group

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