Cyprus’ mayors to take the stage at REALTYon 2025
A rare but opportune gathering is set to take place on the 8th of May, as mayors from across Cyprus will convene on the stage of REALTYon 2025 to discuss how local governments are leading a new wave of urban transformation.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Snipping Tool Text Extractor Rollout - Ed Tittel
MS says there's a Snipping Tool Text Extractor Rollout underway, but anybody who wants a copy can get it from the MS Store.Ed Tittel
Intel's Newest Linux Driver Being Worked On For The Kernel: iXD
Intel open-source software engineers last week posted a set of patches for a new driver: iXD. The three letter acronym party continues and this time even more difficult to decipher than some of their other obscure driver names...
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Belarus’ passenger traffic up by 7.1% in Q1 2025
MINSK, 16 April (BelTA) — In January-March 2025 Belarus’ passenger traffic totaled 5,887.2 million passenger-kilometers, up by 7.1% year-on-year, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee.As many as 419.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Xbox will soon let you purchase games in its mobile app
After a months-long wait, Xbox is letting beta testers buy games, DLC, and more from its app on Android and iOS.
Xbox will soon let you purchase games in its mobile app
Xbox will finally let users purchase games, DLC, and sign up for Game Pass directly from its mobile app. However, it will no longer let users access remote play.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Colorado is now outsourcing processing of sexual assault evidence to chip away at major backlog
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Colorado is now outsourcing processing of sexual assault evidence to chip away at major backlog
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is still months late in processing DNA evidenceJesse Paul (The Colorado Sun)
Russia Could Repeat Ukraine Invasion on NATO Countries—War Analysts
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other senior Russian officials are trying to use Moscow's colonial past to 'justify future aggression against NATO states,' according to a new analysis.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Bosnia’s Political Crisis Deepens as Dodik Defies Court Rulings
Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently engulfed in a political crisis as Milorad Dodik, the president of the Serb-majority entity Republika Srpska, faces mounting legal challenges and international scrutiny.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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#Linux #OpenSource #Debian #Arch #RPM #Flatpack #GRUB #FOSS #security #GNOME #KDE #Cinnamon #Xfce
Linux-Assistant » Linux Magazine
Although a promising tool, Linux-Assistant is still rough around the edges. Does it deserve reviewers’ enthusiasm?Linux Magazine
A good analysis of the Supreme Court ruling today by Jess O'Thomson.
#Trans #Transgender #SupremeCourt #Law #UKPolitics #BiologicalSex
UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010
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UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010
The legal definition of a woman in the UK now excludes trans people: This is what it means for Trans+ rights in the countryQueerAF
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“De ultraconservatieve katholieke stichting Civitas Christiana gaat alle leugens over kinderboekenschrijver Pim Lammers verwijderen”
#fify
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Beschuldigingen aan adres kinderboekenschrijver Pim Lammers worden verwijderd
Singel Uitgeverijen en Pim Lammers hebben na een kort geding een regeling getroffen met de ultraconservatieve katholieke stichting Civitas Christiana.NOS Nieuws
I Went to See ‘God’s Influencer,’ the Millennial Saint Carlo Acutis
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I Went to See ‘God’s Influencer,’ the Millennial Saint Carlo Acutis
Carlo loved Halo and programming, but he loved God more. I went to see him, lying under glass in his Nikes for eternity, at a church in Assisi.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-finds-probable-cause-to-hold-trump-administration-in-contempt-for-violating-deportation-order?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order
The move by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg marks an escalation in a battle between the judicial and executives branches of government over a president’s powers to carry out key White House priorities.PBS News
Well, that's... a thing. Just got an email from Amazon saying I've been selected for the beta audio book program.
Using virtual voices.
That can then be sold specifically on Amazon, Audible and Alexa.
Hm. Very hmmmm.
I'm not exactly inclined to go that route but, well, I'm hard of hearing so I'm not the audience.
Any thoughts?
#audible #virtualvoices #ai #wtf
@mwl Yeah, my instant response was the same. But I am TRYING to use my brain on occasion. You know. Sometimes. Here and there.
Thus getting outside input to see if the instincts are right or not.
Your instincts are spot-on.
Nothing wrong with checking on your instincts, of course.
Serbia says Russian investigators found that sonic devices were not used in Belgrade protests
BELGRADE, - Russian investigators have found that sonic weapons were not used by Serbian authorities to disperse a mass protest in March, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday, after Europe expressed concern over allegations of their …BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Una figlia, un padre, un delitto: viaggio nel dolore, nella colpa e nella possibilità di rinascere
*Una figlia*, di Ivano De Matteo, racconta il dramma di un padre e una figlia segnati da un delitto, colpa, dolore e possibile rinascita.globalist (Globalist.it)
Hot tip for sales folks: If you're gonna sell something to hard core technical folks, DO NOT waste 25 minutes of our time on smalltalk and lots of flowery language around VERY abstract descriptions of what your $THING does.
Get to the point! To steal a phrase from my old Amazon mentor: We're NOT made of time!
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