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‘Congratulations to the convicted felon’: Scotland’s Parliament unrelentingly tears into Trump after re-election themarysue.com/congratulations…

'Congratulations to the convicted felon': Scotland's Parliament unrelentingly tears into Trump after re-election | The Mary Sue

Donald Trump shares a close bond with Scotland, with his mother being born there and him owning multiple properties in the country
Evan Tiwari (The Mary Sue)

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If you think for a minute I didn't preorder this as soon as I heard about it, well...

A brilliant new Black Mirror-style sci-fi thriller by the star of Red Dwarf and Fully Charged.

PRE-ORDER NOW
Shadow
The Ghost Camera is a gripping sci-fi thriller in which a British hi-tech start-up accidentally discovers an alternative use for one of their inventions – by creating a tiny, momentary black hole in a lab, they can capture images that defy all attempts to explain them.

Morris is a laboratory janitor in Oxford and is perfectly happy with his lot.

When Morris accepts company stock as overtime pay, he never expects to be caught in the middle of an extraordinary discovery – a camera that captures images from through time, not space.

Told through Morris’s own observations, but also through clippings from newspapers, tech magazines and websites from all over the world –
The Ghost Camera offers a Black Mirror-style parable about where technology might lead us.
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The Rhodes #BlackFriday sale is now on.
Upto 60% off in some cases.
I have an affiliate link but as always, no need to use it if you don't wish to do so.
rhodesmusic.com/#a_aid=OnjMusi…

Homepage - Rhodes Music

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Rhodes Music
#blackfriday

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While LLM output looks promising and true, there is always something wrong — and you won't find it unless you have experience in the subject area.

For carthography AI is especially bad, because nobody writes proper documentation, so there is nothing to train on.

Here are three examples of Ian's LLM photo-to-tags bridge integrated into Every Door. While opening hours detection works great, everything else... Can you spot what's wrong in each tag list?

#30DayMapChallenge

Photo of a shop plate: "Kosmetika. Open 09.30-18.30, Saturday 10.00-18.00, Sunday 10.00-17.00 no break".
AI detected tags from the Kosmetika / beauty salon photo. Tags are: amenity=beauty, opening_hours=Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30, Sa 10:00-18:00, Su 10:00-17:00.
AI detected tags for a monument. Tags are: amenity=statue, description=Statue of an important historical figure, material=stone, name=Monument.
AI detected tags for a post box. Tags are: amenity=post_box, addr:housenumber=132, name=Почта. (132 was a ref number, not address).
#30DayMapChallenge
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Every Door OSM Editor

In the past couple weeks, I'm increasingly looking towards @MapComplete : its thematic editing and linear geometry tools would be very helpful when I finally get myself to survey speed limits in my area.

Every Door can do much, but not all. That's why many mappers have multiple apps on their phones: StreetComplete, Organic Maps, OsmAnd, Vespucci, Go Map... And MapComplete in a browser tab.

#30DayMapChallenge

Screenshot of a mobile browser with MapComplete open. There's a yellowish map with black and red lines for roads. On some, speed limits are displayed: 30 or 50. There is a menu button and a header at the top: "Maxspeed", and a "Search a location" field.
MapComplete opened in a mobile browser. Displayed is a page for editing a speed limit for a road segment. Panels, from the top: 1. Menu bar with some unlabelled icons and an X button. 2. Question: "What is the legal maximum speed one is allowed to drive on this road?" with a "50" for an answer, and two buttons: Cancel and Save. 3. Small map with a black line for a road and a "50" limit in a red circle. 4. Button "Split this road in smaller segments". 5. Button "Mark this location as favourite" with a big heart for an icon. 6. Button "Share this location". 7. A QR code to open the location on another device. 8. Last edited timestamp (11 September, 8:32).
#30DayMapChallenge @MapComplete

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Far More Blue

Even after the darkest night, the sun will shine. The sea will entertain you with its relaxing noise, and the sand will reflect the light in a warm, ancient colour palette.

#Photography #Photo #MeerMittwoch #SeaWednesday #NaturePhotography #Nature #Sea #Light #Blue #Sky #Italy

A view from a beach, with sand, blue sky and the sea. The light, the sea and the sand will shine on you, warming your soul.
#photo #photography #nature #Light #Italy #naturephotography #sea #sky #meermittwoch #seawednesday #blue

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It’s been a long long while since I’ve focused on my writing so I signed up at
writingmonth.org. My goal is simple - commit to writing at least 500 words/day and see where it leads me ✍️

My handle is curiousmagpie if you want to connect there. 👋

Weblog: curiousmagpie.weblog.lol/

#WritingCommunity #WordWeavers #WritersCoffeeClub #WritingMonth

Musing with the Magpie · Geese

curiousmagpie.weblog.lol
#writingcommunity #writerscoffeeclub #WritingMonth #wordweavers
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#AfricanArt #flute #flutist #painting #oilpainting
Painting of the Day. The Flutist VI
> > artcameroon.com/the-flutist-6/
Here is an oil painting of a barefoot flute player rendered in bold, sweeping strokes of color. The painting captures the joy and passion of music making.
37 x 63 centimeters
15 x 25 inches
$500 original / Satisfaction guaranteed / Free delivery

The Flutist VI

Painting of an African flute player making music. Available from USA - original or print. 37cm x 63cm / 14in x 25in
Art Cameroon African Paintings
#painting #flute #oilpainting #africanart #flutist

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Taking a break from awful things:

Scientists taught rats to drive cars. The rats quickly learned to rev the engine and take longer routes just for fun.

Bonus: Watch the researcher do a little happy leap when the rat gets into the car.

theconversation.com/im-a-neuro… #science #tech

I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life

Equipped with a rodent version of a Cybertruck, these driving rats reveal that positive experiences may sculpt the brain just as powerfully as stressful ones
The Conversation
#tech #science

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I've changed the URL to the article on Buzzfeed, rather than the URL from Apple News.

From Buzzfeed:
Women Are Sharing The Tips And Tricks They Use To Stay Safe While Dating -
buzzfeed.com/caseyrackham/wome…


Women Share Safe Dating Tips and Tricks

"If you live in an apartment complex and feel like someone is following you home, you shouldn't turn the lights on right away when you get inside. If you do, it can tip them off as to which exact unit you live in."
Casey Rackham (BuzzFeed)
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More improvements coming to #LibreOffice thanks to students in the Google Summer of Code! For instance, in Calc's Function Wizard, the functions are now nicely grouped together – rather than being in one big list: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
Screenshot of Function Wizard with functions in a collapsable tree list

LibreOffice and Google Summer of Code 2024: The results - The Document Foundation Blog

This year, LibreOffice was once again a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global program focused on bringing more developers into free and open source software development.
Ilmari Lauhakangas (The Document Foundation)
#foss #opensource #libreoffice

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🇫🇷🇦🇿 Nuevo capítulo en las tensas relaciones entre Francia y Azerbaiyán:

En la COP29 de Bakú el presidente azerí Ilham Aliyev aprovechó su discurso para volver a atacar a Francia por su rol colonial en sus territorios de ultramar, espacialmente en Nueva Caledonia

politico.eu/article/ilham-aliy…

#politicafrancesa


Azerbaijan’s president slams ‘colonial’ French, Dutch overseas territories at COP29 

Ilham Aliyev also accused the European Parliament of sharing responsibility for deadly riots in New Caledonia.
Zia Weise (POLITICO)
#politicafrancesa

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Welcome to the RB family, MultiLocale 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/io.ni…

MultiLocale enables you to add additional (or "unsupported") languages to your device's locale settings, if the OEM doesn't let you.

With joint efforts, the app's author and I got it RB. The repo here should reflect that with the next release.

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid


„MultiLocale“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

add languages to your device's locale
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#reproduciblebuilds #izzyondroid

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TOP chorea: invaze na Hanou, Tribuna Sever i Chachaři. Které je NEJ?
Slavie teď o víkendu, myslím překonala fakt vše. To muselo dát práce, neskutečný.
isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-…

TOP chorea: invaze na Hanou, Tribuna Sever i Chachaři. Které je NEJ?

Největší choreografie v historii českého fotbalu. Fanoušci Slavie se o víkendu předvedli s velkou parádou při oslavě výročí 132 let od vzniku klubu. Jejich nápaditá plachta i velká ohňostrojová show oblétla celý fotbalový svět.
Petr Fantyš (iSport.blesk.cz)

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Who would have expected that doing Whois on a domain name, grepping everything that looks like an e-mail address and sending there Domain Control Validation e-mails could go wrong 😀

ssl.com/blogs/ssl-com-to-depre…

SSL.com to Deprecate Domain Contact-Based Email Domain Control Validation on December 2, 2024 - SSL.com

Starting December 2, 2024, the WHOIS-based email domain control validation (DCV) method to obtain SSL/TLS certificates will no longer be accepted by SSL.com.
SSL Corp

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Unsere Bezirkszeitung berichtet vom @metalab und von unserer taktilen Beschriftung am Kühlschrank. meinbezirk.at/innere-stadt/c-l… #make #blind #inklusion

Innere Stadt: Im "Metalab" wird Platz für Projekte und Tratsch gemacht - Innere Stadt

In der Rathausstraße 6 befindet sich das sogenannte "Metalab". Die Räumlichkeiten bieten allen Interessierten Platz für eigenständige Arbeit, gemeinsame Projekte und gemütlichen Tratsch. WIEN/INNERE STADT.
Nathanael Peterlini (MeinBezirk.at)
#blind #inklusion #make @metalab

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New blog post: Make your own Personal Hub

With the slow decay of the big social media sites and spread of userbases to different ends of the internet, it's time to make your home in the Internet.

pixelde.su/blog/make-your-own-…


Make your own Personal Hub - pixeldesu

With the decay of the big social media sites and spread of userbases to different ends of the internet, it's time to make your home in the Internet.
pixelde.su
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Chris Cooke

Hi. This is a really cool idea, and I'm glad it's out there, but it just didn't work for me. I didn't anticipate how tiny the keys are. They are about the size of pencil erasers. I didn't know that cited people would type with their thumbs on these types of things. Has anyone else who is blind ordered and used one of these? Just curious. Harkens back to the old Blackberry days, doesn't it? Isn't that the kind of keyboard those devices had?

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New Post: Blind and Low Vision Gift Guide – Fall 2024 timdixon.net/blog/2024/11/blin… #accessibility #life #livingwithsightloss #blindandlowvision #blog #giftguide #giftideas #iphone #life #livingwithsightloss
green box tied with brown string representing gift ideas for visually impaired

Blind and Low Vision Gift Guide - Fall 2024 - TIM DIXON

Need some inspiration on what to buy for someone who is blind or low vision? look no further than this hand gift guide for winter 2024.
Tim Dixon (TIM DIXON)
#Accessibility #blog #life #iphone #giftideas #livingwithsightloss #blindandlowvision #giftguide

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The image is a statement from President Donald J. Trump, dated November 12, 2024. It features a logo at the top with the words "TRUMP VANCE TRANSITION" in blue and red letters, with five red stars above the word "TRUMP."

The statement announces that Elon Musk, in collaboration with Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency, abbreviated as "DOGE." The goal is to dismantle government bureaucracy, reduce regulations, cut expenditures, and restructure federal agencies as part of the "Save America" movement. Elon Musk is quoted as saying that this will send shockwaves through the system and affect many involved in government waste.

The statement describes this initiative as potentially the "Manhattan Project" of the time, aiming for drastic changes with guidance from outside the government. It will partner with the White House and the Office of Management & Budget for large-scale reform and an entrepreneurial approach to government.

The statement expresses anticipation for Musk and Ramaswamy to improve federal bureaucracy efficiency and reduce government spending, which is stated to be $6.5 trillion annually. The work is expected to conclude by July 4, 2026, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The statement ends with confidence in their success.

DOGE
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