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michaelgraaf

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Storm-blown bird, first fled from the rich conman's vanity site, then from an imploding activist Masto. Hoping to self-host soon! Cape Town

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kyonshi, (edited ) to fediverse
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yeah, the future of online discussions has arrived in the as well: found the replies of a guy regarding energy to be a bit too suspiciously samey sounding, so I checked with an detector. lo and behold!

(is there maybe a browser plugin to detect this stuff automatically?)

michaelgraaf,
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@kyonshi No doubt the "detector" itself relies on "A.I." so we are headed for an arms race...

glynmoody, to random
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“We’ve Become Addicted to Explosions” The Unit Responsible for Demolishing Homes Across - https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/29/weve-become-addicted-to-explosions-the-idf-unit-responsible-for-demolishing-homes-across-gaza/ stunning reporting, amazing use of Web tech

michaelgraaf,
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@glynmoody Evidence admissible both at and ...

flexghost, to random
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That’s because TikTok’s goal wasn’t making money…

michaelgraaf,
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@flexghost ...or, it can still make money in the rest of the world. Where most people are.

DrALJONES, to random
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Report

Hamas is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel & transform into a political party if a two-state solution is implemented.

Hamas wants to form a unified government for Gaza & the West Bank & would accept a fully sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank & Gaza & the return of Palestinian refugees in accordance with international resolutions.

Video of the interview:
https://apnews.com/article/hamas-khalil-alhayya-qatar-ceasefire-1967-borders-4912532b11a9cec29464eab234045438

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michaelgraaf,
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@DrALJONES Remarkably compromising, but will cause some of its supporters (who want 'river to sea') to migrate to more hardline groups.

fkamiah17, to random
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Fifty years ago today, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal.

The event managed to overthrow the authoritarian regime, led to the restoration of democracy and built the democratic Portugal we know today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_Revolution

michaelgraaf,
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@fkamiah17 It also hastened the independence of Portugal's colonies (mostly in Africa) whose liberation struggles prompted the uprising within the colonial army. In turn, the independence of Mozambique & Angola hastened the fall of apartheid in

simon_brooke, to trans
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Surprisingly sympathetic from the on the plight of teenagers post-Cass.

Things feel as though they're getting pretty bad here. I can remember trying to persuade a trans friend to move from Lithuania to Scotland because I felt they would be safer here. It doesn't feel that way any more.

Today in Focus: Where does the Cass report leave trans teenagers?

Episode webpage: https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus

Media file: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2024/04/19-64306-20240422TIFcass.mp3

michaelgraaf,
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@otfrom @simon_brooke Exactly for this reason, somebody made a convenient bot to retrieve archived copies of G content; just insert the word "dump" in the URL e.g. https://www.dumptheguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/israel-unrwa-staff-terrorist-links-yet-to-provide-evidence-colonna-report

pvonhellermannn, to random
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A little-discussed detail in the Lavender AI article is that Israel is killing people based on being in the same Whatsapp group [as a suspected militant.

https://blog.paulbiggar.com/meta-and-lavender/

michaelgraaf,
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@pvonhellermannn Targeting based on metadata (pun intended) is nothing new https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-gibbs-anwar-al-awlaki_n_2012438

doomscroller, to Ukraine
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All six reactor units of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) are now in cold shutdown for the first time since late 2022 after unit 4 reached this operational state early today
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-223-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine

michaelgraaf,
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@doomscroller It seems the hot shutdown phase was to enable district heating and wastewater treatment in Energodar.

kushal, to Wikipedia
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How many do I have here? I need a bit of emergency help. Someone marked all of my photos for deleting due to “missing permissions”. I think they will be deleted within 7 days.

Please boost so that more people can see this.

michaelgraaf,
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@kushal You should be able to add permissions before then.

Eceni, to Podcast
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    michaelgraaf,
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    @Eceni The web streaming interface aborted twice at the same point, but selecting the "download" button prompted a new tab with a flawless stream.

    Tendar, to random
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    The latest series of UAV attacks against Russian oil refineries already made a significant impact. According to "JPMorgan Chase" up to 900,000 barrels a day in oil refining capacity have been knocked out.

    Repairs will take weeks if not months, and only when spare parts are available. Russia tries to compensate this by exporting more crude oil, but this will bring a new set of problems, which I'm sure of will unfold very soon (watch this space).

    michaelgraaf,
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    @Tendar Likely, it was timed to immediately precede the election there. Unlikely to be able to repeat often.

    michaelgraaf, to mastodon
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    What fresh hell is this? Just when starts getting included in the social media share buttons, they get limited to one server out of more than 20 000

    julesh, to random
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    Just realised that the purely economic case for UBI is basically identical to the case for VCs, just on a different scale: when people can absorb risks, innovation happens

    michaelgraaf,
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    @julesh The resilience granted by a UBI will constantly erode as consumer prices inflate in response to added demand. Hence cash should be accompanied by free/subsidised basic goods & services, where economies of scale are harnessed.

    ricmac, to random
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    Intention > Attention, yep!! An update from Tim Berners-Lee at the 35th birthday of the https://webfoundation.org/2024/03/marking-the-webs-35th-birthday-an-open-letter/than attention at the heart of business models, freeing us from the constraints of the established order and returning control over our data." https://webfoundation.org/2024/03/marking-the-webs-35th-birthday-an-open-letter/

    michaelgraaf,
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    @ricmac NB favorable mention of !

    michaelgraaf, to random
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    If you're in tomorrow, and have a digital DIY project to show off, you can get a free Pico & some refreshments https://yetu.coop/cape-town-pi-jam-24/

    danie10, to southafrica
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    Three Meshtastic nodes are active in Cape Town for off-grid communications during disasters or just to meet your neighbours

    Myself and two other ham radio operators have established 3 Meshtastic nodes that will operate 24/7 to help build out more connectivity across Cape Town.

    We are using license-free 868 MHz radios, so anyone can buy these cheap (ish) devices and ge ...continues

    See https://gadgeteer.co.za/three-meshtastic-nodes-are-active-in-cape-town-for-off-grid-communications-during-disasters-or-just-to-meet-your-neighbours/

    #capetown #Meshtastic #offgrid #southafrica #technology

    michaelgraaf,
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    @danie10 Let's get some Geiger counters showing on the map!

    Miro_Collas, to Palestine
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    US proposes UN resolution calling for ‘temporary ceasefire’ in Gaza | United Nations News | Al Jazeera
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/19/us-proposes-un-resolution-calling-for-temporary-ceasefire-in-gaza

    “For the first time, the US is proposing the word ceasefire. … That is significant because Israel did not want the word ceasefire in any resolution, and now it is the US which is proposing it,” Bays said.

    I expect Israel to ignore this, if it passes.




    @palestine

    michaelgraaf,
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    @Miro_Collas @palestine The US is only putting forward this cynical call for a temporary ceasefire in order to block the Algerian proposal (supported by most of the world, and proposed earlier) for a permanent ceasefire.

    michaelgraaf,
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    @Miro_Collas @palestine By vetoing the Algerian proposal, the US only prevents the Security Council from passing a resolution on the matter, but now the General Assembly can consider it, where there is no veto.

    michaelgraaf,
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    @heretical_i @Miro_Collas @palestine Someimes the GA pulls a rabbit from a hat. Its arms embargo against apartheid definitely shortened the life of that regime.

    Daojoan, to random
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    I understand the impulse to think that Elon bought twitter as a part of an evil genius technocratic plan to control the masses

    But I do think we have to consider the possibility that Elon bought twitter because he is a buffoon

    michaelgraaf,
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    @Daojoan Without detracting from the buffoon theory, there's some interesting background: his "free speech absolutism" crusade started when the SEC slapped a court order on him to stop tweeting about stock prices, because he & his friends were benefiting from prior knowledge of price changes resulting from cult members reading the tweets.

    jynersolives, to Germany
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    Just to make this clear to the non-Germans amongst my mutuals: there were not "10s of thousands" on the streets against in but 100s of thousands, probably around 1.4 million in total. The largest demonstrations since reunification.

    michaelgraaf,
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    @jynersolives Some say the anti-Iraq invasion demos were bigger.

    jwildeboer, (edited ) to Germany
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    Seeing my timeline filled with pictures of thousands and thousands of people all over protesting against and right-wing movements makes me VERY happy. We HAVE learned from history. Tomorrow it's my turn to join the big gathering in .

    michaelgraaf,
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    @jwildeboer To what extent would you say, it's to protest the bizarre plans for mass deportation recently revealed?

    michaelgraaf, to southafrica
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    : Youth Coordinator in Mozilla's Responsible Computing Challenge () https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/position/gh/5584974/

    ScepticalScot1, to random
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    When out for dinner last night with friends all aged 55 + we talked about how when we were younger we took the post war welfare state consensus for granted & the belief life would continue to improve. Instead the wealthy elites over time & through control of media set about re-asserting their power & dismantling welfare state. Their strategy to sow division among ordinary people ( anti woke, anti immigrant, anti trans) to prevent us uniting to protect our interests. Time to wake up

    michaelgraaf,
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    @ScepticalScot1 @simon_brooke In retrospect it's clear that "social democracy" was a concession by the bourgeoisie, due to the challenge of a "socialist" superpower.

    selzero, to random
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    A toy from 1950: the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab. Paraphrased from A. C. Gilbert's autobiography:

    "We used radioactive materials in the set. There was a Geiger-Mueller Counter. It was accurate. The Atomic Energy lab also contained a cloud chamber in which the paths of alpha particles traveling at 12,000 miles a second could be seen; a spinthariscope showing the results of radioactive disintegration on a fluorescent screen; an electroscope measured the radioactivity of different substance."

    It looks like a 50s advert for the set.
    This seems like pages from a manual
    This also seems like an ad for the set

    michaelgraaf,
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    @selzero No doubt these kits were withdrawn from the market as soon as the kids started discovering how much radioactive contamination had been happening all around them.

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