жалостливые рассказы об ужасающих лишениях и унижениях, которым подвергалась международная хамасня с флотилии сумуда продолжают регулярно поступать в ленту.
надо отдать должное - ребята воздерживаются от буйных фантазий, а описываемое вцелом не выходит за рамки суждений и допущений.
путин 20 лет воспитывал из граждан рф мюнхенских бюргеров, которым нужны только пиво и колбаски с капустой, но хочет чтобы они вели себя как православные хамас-моджахеды.
колбаски закончились и у плебса #внезапно возникает ощущение что что то идет не так.
Y'all, at some point down the line, Chrome turned the History search textfield into a pop-up menu that opens along with it as you search, and I'm not sure if I can ever forgive them for it unless it changes. This is horrifyingly bad, you get no typing or feedback of cursoring or deleting (with Windows screen readers), just "Found (X) results for (Y)." Gosh oh gosh. This has made looking up things in history a lot more fun, and it's great that one person's bright idea broke everything for multiple people.
My phone number ends in 00 and I usually say "zero zero" whenever I need to give it out, but I’m thinking about switching to "oh oh" so I can immediately transition into the O'Reilly Auto Parts theme song.
I have a phone number with 4 8's in it. Do I say double 8 double 8, or 8 8 8 8, I mean... any time I gave it to people, it was always a pile of confusement.
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Another residential high-rise in Gaza City reportedly intentionally destroyed by Israel. I believe it to be the 4th such occurrence since they started proudly announcing destroying people's homes because, Israel claims, "Hamas" can see Israel's invading troops from that high up and therefore hundreds of people were made homeless, presumably to remove every tall object in the Gaza Strip.
Global Sumud Flotilla now: ───── ALERT The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) confirms that one of the main boats, known as the “Family Boat” - that was carrying GSF Steering Committee members, was struck by what is suspected to be a drone. The boat was under the Portuguese flag and all passengers and crew are safe. An investigation is currently underway and when more information is available it will be released immediately.
Acts of aggression aimed at intimidating and derailing our mission will not deter us. Our peaceful mission to break the siege on Gaza and stand in solidarity with its people continues with determination and resolve. ─────
Global Sumud Flotilla: "The moment our main boat, which was carrying our steering committee members, known as the “Family Boat” was struck by a drone."
More on from the Global Sumud Flotilla: ───── Footage from another boat of our Flotilla shows the exact moment the Family Boat was struck from above. ─────
For context (apart from everything earlier in this thread): In the current version of the Reuters article (linked to earlier): ───── Tunisian authorities said the explosion originated inside the vessel, and Tunisia's National Guard spokesperson told Mosaique FM radio that reports of a drone attack on the flotilla "have no basis in truth". ───── But in the video you can see that their statement can not be accurate, since an object apparently on fire strikes the boat straight from above.
Global Sumud Flotilla: ───── FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON DRONE ATTACK
Tunis, Tunisia – The Global Sumud Flotilla will hold a press conference today to update media and the public on the drone attack sustained by one of its boats, the Family Boat. While all participants are safe, details about the attack remain limited. ─────
"‘What happened showed the world what we’re dealing with:’ Global Sumud Flotilla will still sail to Gaza after drone strikes activist vessel" madamasr.com/en/2025/09/09/new… Includes further details as well as statements from the press conference earlier today.
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said on Tuesday that one of its main boats was struck by a drone overnight while in Tunisian waters, but that it remains resolved to continue its mission.
Global Sumud Flotilla, ~25 minutes ago: ───── A drone strike hit one of our lead boats last night, but every crew member is safe. In this video, we analyze the events as they happened: compiling CCTV footage and declarations from witnesses and organizers throughout the night.
We will not be deterred. We will not be stopped. Together, we will sail to Gaza and break the siege. ─────
A previous statement issued by the Global Sumud Flotilla at this point in my thread was removed, so I deleted the corresponding toot. I do not know why.
Global Sumud Flotilla now (basically same statements as moments ago): ───── Press Statement – September 9, 2025 For Immediate Release
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) confirms that on September 9, another boat in our fleet - the “Alma” - was attacked by a drone as it was docked in Tunisian waters. The boat, sailing under the British flag, sustained fire damage on its top deck. The fire has since been extinguished, and all passengers and crew are safe. An investigation is currently underway and when more information is available it will be released immediately.
This marks the second such attack in two days. These repeat attacks come during intensified Israeli aggression on Palestinians in Gaza, and are an orchestrated attempt to distract and derail our mission. The Global Sumud Flotilla continues undeterred. Our peaceful voyage to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza and stand in unwavering solidarity with its people presses forward with determination and resolve.
For updates, please follow our official channels. ─────
Greta Thunberg has left the Global Sumud Flotilla's Steering Committe, reports Omni (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_(we…) citing Il Manifesto, while the civilian humanitarian aid flotilla is currently en route to break Israel's illegal siege against the Palestinian People in the Gaza Strip of Palestine.
They go on to report that (in my translation) ───── According to the [news]paper she is of the opinion that the organization's communications focus too much on their own internal matters, and too little on what she calls the genocide in Gaza.
”We all have a function: Mine will not be in the Steering Committe, buy as an organizer and participant”, she says in a statement. ─────
Italy's PM said regarding the Global Sumud Flotilla to break Israel's illegal siege against the Palestinian People in the Gaza Strip of Palestine that "There is no need to risk one's own safety, it is not necessary to go to a war zone to deliver aid to Gaza, which the Italian government and the competent authorities could have delivered in a few hours". AFP: lbcgroup.tv/news/israelgazawar… Uhuuh..? But you haven't and you aren't, so all you actually say is that you could have but chose not to, thereby also demonstrating that it is in fact needed due to your inaction.
Now also 'Spain's PM says he will send warship to protect Gaza aid flotilla [...] "Tomorrow we will dispatch a naval vessel from Cartagena with all necessary resources in case it was necessary to assist the flotilla and carry out a rescue operation."' reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
You know... the point of the Global Sumud Flotilla, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Ship to Gaza, etc was never the flotilla events themselves, but to end the illegal siege, which you ruling politicians could quite easily have ended any time during the past decades. You don't have to put these civilian heroes in the position of moral imperative so that they take your responsibility to e.g. act to end and prevent genocide. You can just actually do the jobs you have taken upon yourselves instead, which would achieve the flotillas' actual goal – not the delivery of one shipment of aid, but to end the siege itself. Do it now.
Global Sumud Flotilla now: ───── After two days in Greek waters for repairs and provisioning, the Global Sumud Flotilla sails once more. With the Greek ships alongside us, we are complete and moving together toward Gaza. Brothers and sisters in Gaza, we sail with hope in our hearts. Your resilience is our compass, your struggle is our struggle. Together, we will break the silence of the siege. ─────
The Global Sumud Flotilla has now started 24/7 livestreaming on their website: globalsumudflotilla.org/live/ The more people are constantly watching, the more protected they are against being bombed and/or abducted.
Global Sumud Flotilla, ~20 minutes ago: ───── Tracker Update!
As we get closer to Gaza and to the 'high risk' zone, we will be updating you regularly so you can be on high alert with us.
Witness is protection.
We need your eyes on the Flotilla and your pressure on international institutions to keep everyone safe and to help us achieve our goal of breaking the siege and opening a humanitarian corridor. ─────
───── Authorities arrested at least three members of the Egyptian Sumud Flotilla on Monday evening, the flotilla’s media spokesperson, Hossam Mahmoud, told Mada Masr. [...] Authorities in Egypt have conducted over 150 arrests targeting people demonstrating, organizing or even donating to support Palestinians since Israel began its genocidal war on Gaza in 2023, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. ───── madamasr.com/en/2025/09/30/new…
Also Reuters on the sabotage by Meloni-ruled Italy's navy: "Italy warns Gaza aid flotilla of naval call before critical zone" reuters.com/world/europe/italy…
Global Sumud Flotilla, ~30 minutes ago: ───── UPDATE OCTOBER 1ST - 05:30 GMT+3
Unidentified vessels approached a number of boats in the Flotilla, some with their lights off. Participants applied security protocols in preparation for an interception. The vessels have now left the Flotilla.
We continue to sail to Gaza approaching the 120 nautical mile mark, near the area where previous flotillas have been intercepted and/or attacked. ─────
'Gaza aid [Global Sumud Flotilla] says its lead boats were circled by an Israeli military vessel [...] “damaging our communications system” on Wednesday morning' theguardian.com/world/live/202…
Global Sumud Flotilla: ───── We’ve detected 20+ unidentified vessels on our radar, just 3 nautical miles ahead of our fleet.
This may signal a potential naval blockade. But let it be clear: we will not be intimidated by threats, harassment, or efforts to protect Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza.
"Israeli navy warns Gaza aid flotilla to change course: Ministry" lbcgroup.tv/news/israelgazawar… Well, they have no authority to block humanitarian aid and their blockade is illegal, so they can "warn" all they want but they can not act to stop the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Global Sumud Flotilla: ───── HIGH ALERT — OCTOBER 1ST - 21:34 GMT+3 Our vessels are being illegaly Intercepted.
Cameras are offline and vessels have been boarded by military personnel. We are actively working to confirm the safety and status of all participants on board ─────
Israel's navy can not claim that they were not informed prior to their interception aggression.
Global Sumud Flotilla: ───── Israel Issues Threats
Thiago Affirms: Our Mission Is Peaceful and Protected by Law
The Israeli occupation government attempted to intimidate our flotilla over radio, threatening to stop and confiscate our vessels if we continued toward Gaza.
Thiago responded firmly: we are a peaceful, nonviolent humanitarian mission. Our journey is legal under international law, and any attempt to obstruct us is not.
“We carry food, aid, water filters, crutches, baby formula, to people you have been starving to death.”
The world is watching, and those responsible for hostile actions will be held accountable. ─────
Global Sumud Flotilla: ───── 🚨 SOUND THE ALARM – INTERCEPTION 🚨 BREAKING: On Oct 1, 2025 Israeli naval forces illegally intercepted and boarded the Global Sumud Flotilla’s vessel Sirius along with other boats in international waters.
Live-streams and communications have been cut. The status of participants and crew remains unconfirmed.
This is an illegal attack on unarmed humanitarians. We call on governments and international institutions to demand their immediate safety and release. ─────
"Social media posts say that the Sirius-Haifa boat, forming part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, was intercepted by the Israeli military." theguardian.com/world/live/202…
'Italy foreign minister: [...] "The boarding was planned, we are talking about it ... with Minister Saar so that there would be no violent actions on the part of the Tel Aviv armed forces, and this has been assured to me,"' reuters.com/world/middle-east/… You... actually collaborated to maintain the illegal siege against the civilian populace as a part of Israel's genocidal warfare. Go to The Hague with you, "Sir".
"Italian unions called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the international aid flotilla for Gaza, while protests sprang up in a number of cities late on Wednesday after reports that the ships had been intercepted by military personnel" reuters.com/world/europe/strik…
Global Sumud Flotilla, 5 min ago: ───── 🚨 SOUND THE ALARM – INTERCEPTION 🚨 BREAKING: On Oct 1, 2025 Israeli naval forces illegally intercepted and boarded the Global Sumud Flotilla’s vessel Adara along with other boats in international waters.
Live-streams and communications have been cut. The status of participants and crew remains unconfirmed.
This is an illegal attack on unarmed humanitarians. We call on governments and international institutions to demand their immediate safety and release. ─────
SOS-videos for those illegally abducted by Israel from the civilian humanitarian aid convoy Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters so far are available here, in case you are looking for some particular person's video, or for persons from some particular location, e.g. to pressure the respective governments: globalsumudflotilla.org/sos/
Reuters now: ───── The [Global Sumud] Flotilla says Israel is trying to sink one of its boats
The flotilla said that Israel was trying to sink one of its boats, the Maria Cristina.
"The Israeli occupation navy is currently attempting to sink the Maria Cristina boat," Global Samud Flotilla said on its Facebook media page. "Israel is committing a full-fledged war crime."
Reuters was not able to confirm the account independently. Israel made no immediate statement about the claim. ───── reuters.com/world/middle-east/…?
Reuters' webpage is too incompetently designed, so it is impossible to link to a specific entry on the live-reports page.
Oh. I noticed that somehow I broke my thread on the Global Sumud Flotilla on September 9th, by attaching one of the toots to the wrong toot then continuing on from there and we can't mend broken threads any other way than by me now telling you that the first part of the thread on the Global Sumud Flotilla ends here: todon.eu/@b9AcE/11517120011290…
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Another video of them explaining in their own words why the Global Sumid Flotilla sails with 50 civilian ships and boats to break Israel's illegal siege against the siege against the Palestinian People in the Gaza Strip of Palestin…
Latest from Global Sumud FLotilla: ───── UPDATE – OCTOBER 2ND, 3:20 GMT+3
30 boats still sailing strong on their way to Gaza, just 46 nautical miles away, despite the incessant aggressions from the Israeli occupation navy. ─────
"Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes [...] the ripples of the event spread across the world" theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…
The Global Sumud Flotilla tracker currently shows 18 of 44 boats "intercepted", but right now also the Captain Nikos is being assaulted, so that makes for at least 19 then.
At least one boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla is still unintercepted, Fair Lady. According to legend on the livestream youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2bWFtpj… it is currently having "engine problems". Looks like it has its foresail hoisted, but with no significant wind, which is normal for a lot of places this time of day.
News agencies, e.g. Reuters, report that 23 boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla are still sailing, but I believe that to be inaccurate. Many not tracked as "intercepted" have just not been heard of for a long time, possibly been intercepted and had communications cut off but actual status unknown. Some others appear to have sailed off when the assaults started, notably the legal support boats so this may (or may not) have been the previously decided upon plan. How many are still sailing, I don't know, but that number of 23 seems... very optimistic.
Demonstrators gathered in cities across the world in support of Global Sumud Flotilla, rallying in solidarity with the fleet attempting to breach the maritim...
"Hamas expresses support for flotilla", reports Reuters now. You know... sometimes, if you actually mean what you say, you should really just shut up instead, k? Not helpful.
Ah. Now the Global Sumud Flotilla tracker page (flotilla-orpin.vercel.app/) is being updated with another boat status category, "assumed intercepted". That should make things a bit more clear.
"Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized an aid flotilla intercepted off Gaza by the Israeli military, saying on Thursday the activists' mission and a strike called in their support in Italy would do nothing to help Palestinians" lbcgroup.tv/news/israelgazawar… No, no, YOU will do nothing to help Palestinians even though you have taken upon yourself the power to absolutely be able to, as you yourself said, but you choose not to. The people do what they can against genocide, crimes against humanity, while you do what you can against humanity.
Global Sumud Flotilla: ───── Update from Adalah — Global Sumud Flotilla, Lawyers Denied Access to Participants
2 October 2025 – 14:45 GMT+3 ─────
Note: The mentioned Adalah is extremely likely the Adalah human rights organization and legal center (adalah.org/en) who defended the most recent Freedom Flotilla.
Adalah (Justice in Arabic) is the first non-profit, non- sectarian Palestinian-run legal center in Israel. Established in November 1996, Adalah serves the Palestinian community nationwide, over one million people or 20% of the population.
"Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags [...] subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water" theguardian.com/world/2025/oct… Furthermore, in major news-media in Sweden it is reported that jailed Flotilla participants had been denied life-essential medication, that Greta has gotten a rash due to the lice bites and was forced to be photographed kissing the flag of Israel as well as other abuse banned under international law. Israeli Channel 14, via Aftonbladet in Sweden, reported that Israel's Minister of National "Security", Ben-Gvir, publicly stated to be proud of that the prison staff act according to Ben-Gvir's policy.
Global Sumud Flotilla: ───── After visiting the Global Sumud Flotilla captives in one of the most notorious Israeli prisons, Adalah Legal Counsel Lubna Tuma describes their mistreatment and denial of basic rights, treatment that reflects the wider system of abuse faced by Palestinian prisoners.
She reports that: • Hearings began without legal counsel • Activists were forced into painful positions for hours • Food, water, and medical care were denied • Women, especially those wearing hijab, were targeted with harsher treatment
This is not an isolated case, it exposes the same methods routinely used against Palestinians under occupation: humiliation, deprivation, and collective punishment. ─────
The Rogue State Israel has now deported the abducted Greta Thunberg and 170 other human rights heroes, reports major newspaper Aftonbladet in Sweden, noting that Greta and other Swedish activists will travel to Athens first. It has been stated through associated groups that Greta and other Swedes will be hospitalized in Athens before traveling on from Israel's illegal and intentionally abusive abduction.
Greta Thunberg and the other Swedish Global Sumud Flotilla heroes have now landed in Athens. "The mood is fantastic, there are very many people here and everyone is happy and hugging", says Desirée, press spokesperson for "Global Movement to Gaza Sverige" ("Sverige" = the Swedish language word for "Sweden").
An article containing livestream from Athens by TT, the shared news agency of all major newspapers in Sweden: expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/g… Right now, they singing Bella Ciao!
Greta Thunberg har deporterats från Israel. På måndagseftermiddagen landade aktivistens plan – med åtta andra svenskar ombord – i Aten. – Ett folkmord pågår framför våra ögon.
───── International activists, journalists and lawyers deported from Israel after attempting to breach the 16-year maritime blockade of Gaza as part of a humanitarian flotilla have alleged being subjected to brutal physical and verbal abuse by Israeli forces during their detention.
The alleged abuses included sleep and medication deprivation, beatings, having automatic rifles pointed at their heads, dogs set upon them, having to sleep on the floor, being subjected to insults and being made to watch footage of the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023. ───── More: theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…
The conditions as they have been described so far definitely fall within the de jure definitions of torture and torturous conditions, as well as violating the detained's actual right to dignity.
Pics: "Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who was part of the Global Sumud Flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza and was detained by Israel, gestures as she is greeted by supporters upon her arrival to the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, in Athens, Greece, October 6, 2025." Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters
Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect negotiations; Russian leader reiterated Moscow’s support for independent Palestinian state, Moscow says
"Jordan's state news agency reported on Tuesday that 131 Gaza flotilla activists were deported from Israel to Jordan via the Allenby Bridge crossing." That's all their article reuters.com/world/middle-east/… had to say on the matter as of 2 hours ago.
Also anti-genocide Greta and other Global Sumud Flotilla activists from Sweden arrived home after being deported by Israel for being illegally abducted by Israel into Israel from international waters, at Stockholm Arlands Airport a large crowd welcomed the heroes back home.
No press questions taken, instead inviting the press to a press conference at Sergel's Square in central Stockholm this evening.
Here's a video of Greta and the fellow anti-genocide heroes from Sweden arriving at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The person you'll see at the front getting hugs and kisses is the Wild Member of Parliament [yes, actual legal technical term, for a member of parliament sitting on their own mandate, without party affiliation] Lorena Delgado Varas and in the background you'll hear someone repeating to the press that questions will be taken at 7 (~19:00) at the other event.
Centralmost Stockholm now: "Hundreds have gathered here when Global Movement to Gaza i Sverige [=in Sweden] have organized a manifestation to welcome home the Swedish activists who were deported from Israel. At the location we expact among others Greta Thunberg."
In the corresponding article the major newspaper Aftonbladet reports "All Palestinians are in danger and the Government chooses to not do shit, says the political wild Lorena Delgado wo was on the boat during the press conference".
Remember when I commented on Italy's Foreign Minister 'Go to The Hague with you, "Sir"'? Well, now "Italy PM Meloni says been denounced to ICC for complicity in genocide", so I'll take that. To The Hague with you, Fascist. reuters.com/business/aerospace…
"Social media posts say that the Sirius-Haifa boat, forming part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, was intercepted by the Israeli military." theguardian.com/world/live/202…
'Italy foreign minister: [...] "The boarding was planned, we are talking about it ... with Minister Saar so that there would be no violent actions on the part of the Tel Aviv armed forces, and this has been assured to me,"' reuters.com/world/middle-east/… You... actually collaborated to maintain the illegal siege against the civilian populace as a part of Israel's genocidal warfare. Go to The Hague with you, "Sir".
Global Sumud Flotilla today: ───── Six Global Sumud Flotilla participants are still held hostage by Israel after being illegally abducted in international waters. One Nigerian participant from the Omar Al-Mukhtar Flotilla and 145 participants of Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza are also still in detention.
Their detention is not just unlawful, it is a punishment for solidarity itself. This cannot be allowed to continue.
We call on all governments and people of conscience to act now.
"Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages.
Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla are now sharing details about their five days in Israeli captivity – and how Swedish Foreign Ministry staff left them without help."
Article is in English, which is very unusual for Aftonbladet, being one of the two major evening newspapers of Sweden, so that should tell you something of the magnitude.
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
The #Signal App gets only a 9 out of 10 for #Privacy protection, and it's not just because it requires a phone number.
"While most of Google’s analytics are turned off in the Signal app, it still uses the Google Maps API to handle location data. Calls to Google Maps turn over a bunch of metadata, including the IP you’re connecting from. For a project that’s so invested in privacy, it’s surprising that Signal doesn’t use an open source alternative such as Open Street Map."
They call a Google API with location data and hand over the IP? Seriously?
Read our privacy expert's review of the messaging app Signal. Signal is widely regarded as the “best in class” private messenger app. Unlike most messaging apps, Signal takes a completely hands-off approach to your data.
To se mi zda malo a zaroven to koreluje s prumernou mzdou * ekvivalent poctu uvazku v nezisku.
Nahoda? Spis proste spocitali pocet lidi * prumerna mzda a maji "cena poskytnutych sluzeb". Ta je ale nasobne vetsi, protoze neziskovky nahrazuji znacnou cast infrastruktury statu a je potreba pocitat trzni cenu nejblizsi alternativy.
Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous, and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.”
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.
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Is society really teaching men that women need to be coerced to date them? I see this often, one of my friends goes on a date with some guy, she isn't that into him, and politely turns down a second date, and then he wants this complete breakdown as to why not, and what the problem is, and how she's not even giving him a chance.
Why would you want to keep trying to date someone who just wasn't that into you?
Don't get me wrong, rejection hurts, but it's part of life. Maybe it's movies showing women just waiting for men to call, idk. I don't speak for all women, but if I like a guy or gal, you aren't going to have to convince me, and if you try, that's a pretty big red flag. On the plus side, if you can call it that, the assholes usually betray themselves here, it usually ends in calling the woman a fat ugly slut or some variation, with promises that she'll be sorry when she's a lonely cat lady. So, I guess you at least know how big of a bullet you dodged.
In #Switzerland, fine for a speeding driver is based (1) on how far over the limit the driver is going (2) on how much the driver earns.
One man caught driving his Ferrari at 137 km/h the in an 80 km/h zone in a village near St. Gallen was fined 300,000 Swiss Francs (today, $375,000 US).
The driver was clocked going 27 kilometers per hour over the speed limit on a street in the Swiss city of Lausanne, and now he’s facing more than C$153,000 in fines as a result. But he can afford it.
Ugh, that sounds really demoralizing. It sounds like you have skills that people are looking for and are doing the right thing with your resume, since you're getting quite a few interviews. I hope that one of them lands you an offer soon.
@MikeGorse I've had a few jobs I applied for that I didn't get to a screening process, but I've been doing at least two or three interviews a week, 9 two weeks ago, 4 last week
Despite backslash, Mozilla went ahead and added Perplexity’s AI option. Mozilla’s Firefox adds Perplexity’s AI answer engine as a new search option techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/mozi…
Mozilla is so disconnected from its user base. No wonder they are losing the browser battle. People chose Firefox for specific reasons such as privacy or no AI, yet they keep messing around. I fear they won't be around in a fewz years time. I wish to be prove wrong.
The integration offers conversational, cited answers instead of traditional links and follows positive feedback from earlier tests in select markets. Perplexity will expand to mobile soon.
NordVPN added a (long-awaited) GUI to its Linux app back in May. Now, the code for that front-end has been made open source to "better serve the Linux community".
NordVPN has open sourced the GUI in its official Linux app, and the company behind the virtual private network has also updated its Snap package with a GUI.
I'm so spoiled by Rust. Today's example: In Java's HttpClient API, is it safe to pass the same HttpRequest object to HttpClient.send more than once? Unless I missed something, the docs don't say. In Rust, that kind of thing is right there in the function signature; just check whether the function consumes the struct or only borrows it.
@MirSobhan that's a false dichotomy, and one I don't subscribe to. There's always room for a strong moral philosophy, even in a pragmatic position. The problem is when there's no intention of convincing people, but just bludgeoning them to death with shibboleths
A real-life anecdote from today on "convincing" people is that some researchers unaware that #Overleaf is on an #OpenCore model were delighted to hear about the #AGPL 'd branch - source [1] - example instance [2]. I did *not* try to convince anyone - I just pointed out the possibility and gave URLs. And a new (non-public) overleaf instance may be the result!
the FSF sees Free Software as a political goal, KDE sees this moment as an opportunity to grow their userbase. I think both approaches are useful. Pragmatism is good but it's also good that there's someone out there who will accept ZERO compromise.
@yearofthebug I'm not talking about "idealism vs pragmatism": I am talking about leading the conversation when it comes to software freedom. The FSF is not talking to actual people: it's just a circlejerk that is not meant to convince anybody except the already initiated
I agree, I guess I see their role as providers of resources and organization to the already initiated (mostly on the legal side) while leaving to other organization the winning over of new converts.
@yearofthebug that's a great way to become completely useless. I want the FSF to be a leading voice, not the moral justification on the back end of the movement.
A movement who can't bring people in will be useless but a movement without a strong political/teoretical justification will get lost along its way. I think we can observe this in the way "Open Source" has been widely accepted by corporation while "Free Software" has been memoryholed by the mainstream.
@yearofthebug that's just because Open Source has always been a great way for corporations to take advantage of the work of volunteers—something that now it's draining the volunteer pool and led to all the discussions on sustainability of the entire endeavour.
And yes: the free software movement has been impacted by FSF navel gazing, which is precisely what I'm complaining about.
The FSF has long ceased to be a leading voice on user freedom, but that’s fine: there are many organizations doing that work now, in various areas and from different angles, just like the endof10.org example shows.
Currently #reading the Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. The person who recommended this book to me knows and understands my reading tastes very well. More thoughts later
You purchase something online. email 1: we received your order! email 2: we've confirmed your order! email 3: thank you for your order! We love you, and our product will completely change your life! email 4: we're preparing your order! email 5: we're shipping your order! (shipping company: someone is shipping you something !) email 6: we've shipped your order! (shipping company: someone has shipped you something!) email 7: your order is coming today! (shipping company: your order is coming today!) email 8: your order has been delivered! (shipping company: your order has been delivered !) email 9: how was your order? (shipping company: how did we do?) email 10: please help your community and review your order! email 11: please, please, please review your order! email 12: wanna order something more from us??? it's will change your life! we'll even give you a fake discount and everything! email 13: we're sorry to see you go. Could you tell us what we did wrong?
Email 1: we've received your orderr. Email 2 (payment processor): a payment has been created. Email 3 (payment processor): Payment paid successfully. Email 4 (store): we have received your payment. Email 5 (store): Here's the invoice for your order. Emails 6+: everything else you've described.
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I wonder why I just ... can't use the Zoom website at all on iOS. After going through the cookie consent screen, there are 0 readable controls with VoiceOver. Is Apple trying to hack around some terrible design convention and actually making it more terrible?
📣 Sei #A11y und unterstütze den Zugang zum !@metalab für Menschen mit Sehbehinderung oder Blindheit! Komm zum Do-It-Blind (DIB) Treffen 🛠️ am Montag, 20. Oktober, Treffpunkt metalab um 16:00; Ende 20:00 metalab.at/calendar/event/8264… #make #blind #inklusion
Andre Louis
in reply to Alice McFlurry • • •I have a phone number with 4 8's in it. Do I say double 8 double 8, or 8 8 8 8, I mean...
any time I gave it to people, it was always a pile of confusement.
I don't use it anymore but I still have it.