A jury just found Google guilty on all counts of #antitrust violations stemming from its dispute with #Epic, maker of #Fortnite, which brought a variety of claims related to how Google runs its app marketplace. This is huge:
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Last night, a dream came true - I saw and captured the Aurora Borealis (aka Northern Lights) over Rhossili Bay. I've had this location in mind for years if the conditions were right. And last night it happened!
In light of #Bandcamp being sold to #Songtradr, workers being locked out of internal systems by #Epic, and layoffs looming, @bandcampunited needs all our support.
Today's #BandcampFriday may possibly be the last, so if you have some disposable income now would be a great way to support independent artists that rely on the platform!
All you #FOSS and #Fediverse people that having been evangelizing this place as the best solution to social media have an opportunity.
The music industry draws a lot of social attention and with #Epic selling #Bandcamp off to Songtradr, it's probably just a matter of time before they ruin it or shut it down. A lot of musicians might need a place to land, be nice if there was a ready built alternative if/when it happens, if someone is savvy enough to work on that
Last night, when most sensible people were in bed, I was standing in the sea for a couple of hours watching and photographing the bioluminescent plankton at Rhossili Bay!
More bucket list creatures from Dumaguete! Flamboyant cuttlefish walk around the sea floor looking for small fish and crustaceans. When they find one, they slowly extend their two specialized feeding arms and snap out in the blink of an eye to grab their prey. A fellow diver and I spent 20 minutes with a single cuttlefish watching it walk and feed repeatedly. Video coming soon!
Recordings from the "Live Beneath the Waves" concerts are starting to go up on Anthony Lucassen's channel. Gosh, I love how BIG he makes his casts. At least a dozen bands are represented on stage at any one time and it somehow all gels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAJ0zTMLClQ
Well, I was dead sure this band was an English one! But alas: they're from the U.S.! Huh 😗... anyway...
... the weekend's gone and a new #Monday has arrived, so that sucks, right? Luckily #BlackMetalMonday's here for the rescue, delivering #Epic, #Melodic and heroic #Folk#Black#Metal (they do sound like they're from ye olde Engalonde, don't they???) to save us all! Have a #GoodMorning, cvties 🌞🌳🌈💐 ->
j'ai installé Heroic Games Launcher pour tester et windows me met en quarantaine un des éléments de l'installation : gogdl.exe, qu'il considère comme Trojan Win32/Znyonm
est ce que je dois m'inquiéter ou c'est juste un blocage qui sert à rien ? :((((
Nach einigen Stunden des Aufstiegs, Kraxelns und Kletterns kam ich an diesem wunderschönen Ort an. Es fühlte sich an wie auf dem Dach der Erde, auch wenn es lange nicht der höchste Berg der Erde ist. Doch die restliche Wärme der Sonne, die Menschen um mich herum und dieser grandiose Ausblick machten das zu einem einmaligen Erlebnis 😍