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The gall on these people.
Leveraging the power of the state to benefit crony capitalists and protect their private interests, in detriment of their competitors and the public at large, is one of the main features of Fascism, by the way.
Also, if they decide to act on this, the joke is on them, it's so incredibly stupid. Reconstruction contracts are usually absurdly lucrative [Halliburton in Iraq, Marshall Plan in Europe]. I suspect Vance will get quite a few phone calls from American corporations begging him not to say stupid shit like this. German companies will not only ramp up their production to meet demand (especially military industries) and extend their area of influence, a few German capitalists will become very wealthy because Vance decided to be a Putin puppet and wank on Peter Thiel's agenda (yes, this is Peter Thiel's game pulling the strings, Elon is a low-IQ, socially challenged buffoon who got lucky and hired good engineers who save his business every day, despite him).

independent.co.uk/news/world/a…


JD Vance says US could drop support for NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms

Republican vice presidential nominee says ‘Germans and other nations’ – not Russia – would ‘have to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction’
Gustaf Kilander (The Independent)

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The October 2024 report from the Reproducible Builds project has just been published.

This month includes an Android toolchain bug I reported to Google having been fixed: "Number of cores affected Android compiler output".

And of course "@IzzyOnDroid passed 25% reproducible apps" :nkotada:

reproducible-builds.org/report…

#ReproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid

Reproducible Builds in October 2024 — reproducible-builds.org

reproducible-builds.org
#reproduciblebuilds #izzyondroid

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When I was a kid, under the influence of science fiction, I dreamt I was going to the moon. It was so exciting! When I woke up I was crushed. When I grew up, I realized sending humans into space is a waste of money at present - though it was good to prove we could do it.

If we're serious about exploring airless environments with lots of radiation, we should be developing cyborgs and better AI. But meanwhile, we can explore space from the comfort of home using space probes and telescopes. We just need to get better at explaining to ordinary folks how cool this is. I can get thrilled by graphs and tables of data, because I can vividly imagine what they mean. Most folks would prefer a good animated video.

MeerKAT is an amazing array of 64 radio telescopes in South Africa. They want to expand this to the Square Kilometer Array, which will actually consist of thousands of telescopes in South Africa and Australia. But it's already seeing great stuff. Like just this June they found a weird thing that flashes like a pulsar - but really slowly, once every 54 minutes instead of a thousand times a second like an ordinary pulsar.

That's insane! What is this thing? We don't know, and that's exactly why it's cool. But for some guesses, read on - after I do the laundry.

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Many radio telescope dishes in a dry savannah, going off to the horizon. This is the MeerKAT radio telescope array in South Africa. Photograph from here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/03/business/south-africa-meerkat-telescope/index.html
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Okay, I hung up the laundry. Imagine an enormous star flinging off its outer layers after it runs out of fuel and its core collapses under its own gravity. If it doesn't become a black hole, the core can shrink down to a ball of neutronium just 20 kilometers across. Just as a ballerina spins faster as she pulls in her arms, this ball spins really fast - like 1000 rotations a second. And since neutronium conducts electricity, it can blast out radio waves as it spins, creating a blinking radio signal, called a pulsar. Pulsars are so precisely periodic that when Jocelyn Bell first spotted one, people thought it was a signal from aliens!

Like the rest of us, pulsars slow down as they age. But this also means their signal weakens. So we usually don't see pulsars in the gray region of this chart - to the right of the line called the 'pulsar death line'. Pulsars are the gray dots to the left of this line. The pink squares are called 'magnetars'. These are the squalling infants in the world of pulsars: young and highly magnetized neutron stars that do crazy stuff like put out big bursts of X-rays now and then.

But then there are weirder things. A telescope array called the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder was searching for radio waves connected to a gamma ray burst in 2022 when it stumbled on something that blasts out radio waves about once an hour. It lost track of this object, so folks brought in the more powerful MeerKAT radio telescope and found it again.

Now it's called ASKAP J1935+2148. It's well to the right of the pulsar death line. What could it be?

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The radio source ASKAP J1935+2148 is an amazing thing. It blasts out radio waves once every 54 minutes, which is incredibly slow for a pulsar. Pulsars usually pulse somewhere between 1000 times a second and once every few seconds.

ASKAP J1935+2148 puts out 3 kinds of pulses in a rather random way: bright pulses, weak pulses, and no pulse at all. But if you fill in the missing pulses, you'll see the pulses keep the same period with an accuracy of 1/10 of a second. So I imagine it must be something quite heavy slowly spinning around, which has a patch that switches between 3 modes of radio emission.

It could be a really weird pulsar, but nobody knows how a pulsar spinning so slowly could put out radio waves. Another candidate I've read about is a 'magnetic white dwarf'. These are white dwarf stars that have strong magnetic fields. Nobody knows why! But also, nobody has seen one put out radio pulses. So this also seems like a long shot.

In short, it's a mystery! And that means we'll learn something cool.

For a nice account of this, try Astrobites:

• Magnus L'Argent, This ultra-long period radio signal can’t make up its mind, astrobites.org/2024/07/02/ultr…

For even more details, try this:

• M. Caleb et al, An emission-state-switching radio transient with a 54-minute period, nature.com/articles/s41550-024…

The animated gif here shows an artist's impression of an ordinary pulsar, not ASKAP J1935+2148. It's probably been slowed down a lot.

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This ultra-long period radio signal can’t make up its mind

You’ll have to wait nearly a whole hour to catch a glimpse of it!
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This is a valuable article for those who are involved in any way in online spaces (read: all of us). I'm looking forward to reading the research paper. Some of their findings:

1. Members Don’t Leave After Experiencing Toxicity
2. Online Toxic Behaviors Are Not Isolated Incidents
3. Toxicity Stems from Culture, Not a Few “Bad Apples”
4. Rivalries Don’t Boost Communities — They Tear Them Apart
5. Self-Moderation Is Not Enough to Keep Toxicity at Bay

#CommunityManagement

hbr.org/2024/11/why-moderators…


Why Moderators Can’t Protect Online Communities on Their Own

An analysis of 18 years of data on user behavior and its moderation reveals that the failure stems from five common misconceptions about toxicity.
Harvard Business Review
#communitymanagement

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If there are any #Lorcana fans out there interested in donating $6.52 towards helping children in hospitals, doing so in the next half hour at
desertbus.org/donate
will enter you into a giveaway for one booster box of each set of Lorcana released so far. All 5!

We'd also love to have you check out the @desertbus gaming charity fundraiser marathon over at
twitch.tv/desertbus

Here's their post about this very giveaway:
kind.social/@desertbus/1134605…


Donate to Desert Bus 2024

Donate directly to Child's Play Charity, supporting children's hospitals and domestic violence shelters across the globe. Every donation helps keep the bus on the road just a bit longer.
Desert Bus for Hope
#lorcana @Desert Bus For Hope

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Escaping From Trump?

Fancy a break?

A 4-year cruise: the US offers a "break from politics"

A residential cruise line is offering a four-year voyage for passengers looking for an extra-long vacation.

All-inclusive tickets start at $256,000 for a single room. Double rooms start at $319,998. The cruise will take vacationers to 140 countries.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #vacation #cruise #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

#politics #News #uspol #uspolitics #press #aurefreepress #headline #vacation #cruise

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Do you know this situation? You really want to get into making music, but don't know which keyboard to pick? You're visually impaired and you fear that the instrument of choice might not be accessible enough that you feel confident in your purchase? I've got a website where Ilist all the products I tested for accessibility and can wholeheartedly recommend to other people. I'm here to answer any question that might come up. The list will be expanded over time. toni-barth.online/gear/

Accessible Audio Hardware

Accessible audio hardware You may be worried about buying a new piece of technology, but not knowing if you will be able to use it. In the age of touchscreens, not every device on the market can be us
Toni Barth

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so I discovered yesterday that gotosocial has support for local-only posting similar to glitch/hometown, which is great! unfortunately none of the clients I'm aware of appear to support it

if you're an android or JS dev, adding this to Tusky or Pinafore/Semaphore/Enafore would be a really cool contribution IMO!

there's an existing issue for Tusky but I couldn't find anything for Pinafore & co


"Local only" visibility · Issue #3198 · tuskyapp/Tusky

I've been testing Takahē (jointakahe.org) with Tusky - it has a Mastodon compatible API. One feature it has is a post visibility setting of "local only". It would be good to see this in Tusky. Appa...
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What happens when a MIDI cover of a Classical piece gets written on and for an SC-88Pro? Big things. Very big things. This is a MIDI cover of an excerpt of "Daphnis et Chloé," a piece by Ravel. Arranged by Yu Nakajima (中島　祐), played on my ST Pro. MIDI (SC-88Pro sysex, multi-port): web.archive.org/web/2007012017….
Human performance: youtube.com/watch?v=14OM6Ysnk6…


Maurice Ravel: «Daphnis et Chloé». 2ème Suite, Simon Rattle

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Dnes už jsem schopen nějaké práce s textem, tak jsem sepsal, proč odcházím od Pirátů. Mnohým z vás bych to jinak dlužil po těch letech, co tu #piráti dělám reklamu. Už nebudu :(

jackc.teptin.net/muj-konec-u-p…

Update: Vložen správný screenshot na můj příspěvek pro (ne)vstupování do vlády. Konkrétně: jackc.teptin.net/files/clanky/…

Můj konec u Pirátů | Jan "jackc" Korbel

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#pirati
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Národní monitorovací středisko pro drogy a závislosti vydalo Zprávu o nelegálních drogách v České republice 2024:

(PDF, 173 stran) drogy-info.cz/data/obj_files/3…

drogy-info.cz/publikace/vyrocn…


Zpráva o nelegálních drogách v České republice 2024

Oficiální webová prezentace Národního monitorovacího střediska pro drogy a závislosti
www.drogy-info.cz

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פולמוס: נעמי קליין על זיכרון טבח ה-7 באוקטובר ככלי תעמולה בידי הממסד הישראלי - זו הדרך

zoha.org.il/133392/

> כל מפעל הנצחה מכוון לגעת בלבם של אנשים שלא נכחו במאורעות. אך יש הבדל בין יצירת חיבור רגשי לבין מאמץ מכוון להכניס את הצופים למצב טראומתי ולהופכם להלומי-קרב. מאמץ זה הוא הסיבה לכך שחלק גדול מהמיצגים של הנצחת 7 באוקטובר מתגאים בהיותם "אימרסיביים"


פולמוס: נעמי קליין על זיכרון טבח ה-7 באוקטובר ככלי תעמולה בידי הממסד הישראלי - זו הדרך

ההשוואה הישראלית בין ה-7 באוקטובר לשואה הופכת על פניהם את יחסי-הכוח המציאותיים
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New Post: Sight Village Interviews – Behind the Scenes timdixon.net/blog/2024/11/sigh… #blog #interviews #iphone #life #livingwithsightloss #sightvillage #tips #video
Tim interviewing Philip Ward of Seeing.Solutions at Sight Village Leeds 2024. Tim is holing a gimbal with his iPhone recording Philip and a Microphone in Tim's other hand.

Sight Village Interviews - Behind the Scenes - TIM DIXON

Tim shares how he did the video Sight Village interviews for Double Tap, the equipment used and lessons learnt.
Tim Dixon (TIM DIXON)
#blog #life #iphone #video #tips #interviews #livingwithsightloss #sightvillage

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Cvičení "Core Killer"/10min 💙❤️💪
Začal jsem cvičit. I když to ukrutně bolí. Bolí to, jako když jsem poprvé cvičil v RÚ Kladruby (u Vlašimi). Začínám zase od začátku, ale já to zvládnu. Nechci se odevzdat, vzdát to, jen pro to, že to bolí a ještě to bolet bude.
A pak půjdu na ten cílený opich do páteře a to mi zase na čas pomůže. Nevzdám to...

TÝDEN S...
🎸🥁GARY MOORE🎤🎸

Gary Moore - Wild Frontier (1987)
youtube.com/watch?v=zsR-6bunsb…

Gary Moore - Wild Frontier (1987)

R.I.P. Gary Moore
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Vlivný muž ODS chtěl k Bartošovi dosadit svého člověka na digitalizaci .🔓
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Vlivný muž ODS chtěl k Bartošovi dosadit svého člověka na digitalizaci

Vlivný člen ODS Zdeněk Zajíček nabízel Ivanu Bartošovi na pozici náměstka pro digitalizaci sobě blízkého člověka. Bartoš se podle informací Deníku N následně obrátil na BIS, která mu jej ale nedoporučila.
Zdislava Pokorná (Deník N)

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#Europa necesita de inversiones para detener la caida del empleo

Para ello decidio imponer #aranceles a ¿todos? los #vehiculos que no se fabriquen en la #UnionEuropea lo que esta afectando de manera muy dispar a la #industria

Todas las fabricantes de #China deberan pagar al menos el doble y hasta 3 veces mas que la fabricante de #EEUU, #Tesla
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Un desempleado esperando una oferta de trabajo
#china #tesla #Europa #eeuu #unioneuropea #aranceles #industria #vehiculos
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josmit

Algunos articulos mencionan cifras, pero ninguno se atreve a poner toda la informacion sobre la mesa: ¿Cuantas ayudas reciben las marcas locales y cuanta reciben las extranjeras en sus paises de origen? ¿Reciben directa o indirectamente las locales (a traves de filiales o empresas mixtas) ayudas en los otros paises?

De esto NO SE HABLA UNA SOLA PALABRA en los medios

Lo ironico de esta medida que intenta ayudar a las fabricantes locales, ha sido que todas en su conjunto estan en contra... gracias a esto, #Volkswagen anuncio el cierre no de 2, sino de 3 plantas, #BMW y #MercedesBenz tambien tienen en sus planes reducir su produccion drasticamente, #Stellantis que habia llegado a acuerdos con la empresa asiatica #LeapMotor se estaria quedando sin nada entre las manos y arriesgando a tener que cerrar casi la mitad de su portafolios, porque las empresas chinas estan virando y bajandose de sus planes de inversiones para el viejo continente
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#bmw #volkswagen #leapmotor #mercedesbenz #stellantis
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josmit

Gracias a los aranceles, mas de 10 proyectos de fabricas que se estaban teniendo por seguras en #España, #Belgica, #Polonia, #Italia, #Francia, etc han sido detenidas por las empresas asiaticas, las que probablemente se concentren en #Turquia y otros paises con los cuales la #UE tiene acuerdos de Cero Aranceles

Con estos planes cayendose a las puertas del horno... mas de 1 millon de puestos de trabajo en la Comunidad Europea corren el riesgo de quedar en el paro de manera definitiva
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#italia #espana #francia #ue #belgica #polonia #turquia

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Yesterday I said ‘no thanks’ to cake, as I almost always do. Then I saw two slim young women do the performative ‘ooh we shouldn’t really but let’s be naughty, we’ll split one!’ dance before ordering dessert. Then I thought: I've never seen men perform that ritual. Then I recalled these skinny mannequins I saw in a shop last year. I'm sad, cross and shocked but not surprised that we’re *still* teaching women to restrict their food and bodies so their appearance can please strangers and society.
A mannequin in the women's clothing section of a department store. Beyond, clothes on racks and a few distant customers. The mannequin purports to be a woman's body. It has no head, of course. The 'body' is barely centimetres wide, a stick figure, a tall pencil of a 'woman'. The white mannequin is wearing a necklace below it's no-head and is modelling a strapless bustier and a long blue summer skirt. It has no shape or curves. It is we-are-worried-about-your-health skinny, but supposed to be inspirational and aspirational. They are designing women's mainstream clothing to fit unrealistically skinny bodies like this.
A mannequin with a yellow-and-blue summer dress, halter-necked and with cut-outs at the waist. A small handbag hanging off one shoulder is about twice the width of the whole supposed 'woman's body'. Now follows the fuller context and scene description, the same as in the other photo in this toot, so you can skip if already heard: A mannequin in the women's clothing section of a department store. Beyond, clothes on racks and a few distant customers. The mannequin purports to be a woman's body. It has no head, of course. The 'body' is barely centimetres wide, a stick figure, a tall pencil of a 'woman'. The white mannequin has no shape or curves. It is we-are-worried-about-your-health skinny, but supposed to be inspirational and aspirational. They are designing women's mainstream clothing to fit unrealistically skinny bodies like this.

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We had our monthly community call again yesterday. Curious what we've been discussing and what might be coming to the next AntennaPod releases? Have a look at our short meeting notes: forum.antennapod.org/t/monthly…

Monthly community call!

We had another community call yesterday, in which we discussed the following points: The current priorities: autodownload improvements, issues with streaming jumping back and forth, player screen improvements.
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AntennaPod

@mensrea
You can, although we cannot guarantee it'll reach the folks who could implement it. Best place to do it is on forum.antennapod.org. But throw it out – you're probably not the only one with that idea and we might just have a link for you to an existing request 😉

AntennaPod Forum

The official forum for AntennaPod, an open-source Podcast Manager for Android.
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AntennaPod

@mensrea
We actually already have something along those lines. It's called 'Smart shuffle'. You'll find that option here: Queue > Three dots in top bar > Sort. For details on how it works, have a look here: github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaP…
Hope that helps!

Rework smart shuffle by ByteHamster · Pull Request #6030 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod

The current smart shuffle algorithm does not work well in cases when you have one podcast with many episodes in your queue. Currently, it calculates a "spread" value for each podcast, dep...
GitHub
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remember alphachip, a 2021 google paper that claimed that their RL-based methods outperformed the state-of-the-art methods for chip macro placement?

according to this new meta-analysis, their results dont replicate and are full of errors. there's also been allegations of fraud 👀

cacm.acm.org/research/reevalua…

Reevaluating Google’s Reinforcement Learning for IC Macro Placement – Communications of the ACM

cacm.acm.org
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