chat birdcat • 3 days ago • 100%

so yea ... planning to do that now... but how does it work? what even _is_ meditating? how long to do it? (or _be_ it? and what is _it_? 🤔) and when they say _needs to be daily_ do they like literally mean daily? [also anyone got the full episode of this one?](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/revolutionaryleftradio/July_24_Patreon_teaser.mp3?dest-id=485908) 🥺 (love the guy, but cannot afford patreon right now) thanks, love you all 🥰

Socialism birdcat • 4 weeks ago • 96%

revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com

even if you have zero interest in art, listen to this. kinda bad audio quality in the beginning, but you will not regret it, promise! *** cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3279652 > >Ruehl Muller joins Breht to discuss his upcoming book, put out by Iskra Books, titled "Building a People's Art: Selected Works of Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu". > > >Together, they discuss Vietnamese Socialist Realism, Maoist China, Cultural Revolution, dialectics, the death drive, fascism in Germany and Israel, New Democracy, and much more!

Firefox birdcat • 4 weeks ago • 90%

I've enabled "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" but while all cookies gets deleted, some random site data does not. Are my settings wrong, is this a bug, and what even is that data? Additional Info: I use RFP, want to keep browsing history and site settings. Thank you very much.

Technology birdcat • 1 month ago • 20%

So I've read the linked policy and believe it or not, but turns out we literally cannot use Microsoft Services to conduct crimes against Humanity or do things that are illegal in +99% of all countries. I'm usually not easily triggered, but why should I pay for a Corp that seems to view me as a malware and spam distributing pedophile terrorist bully that is involved in drug trade and human trafficking? And who exactly is this aimed for? Which criminal on god's forsaken earth will read this and conclude, *oh darn it, guess I need to stop my operations then*? Also, the Services Agreement etc. is full of language like "we might delete your account and Data for reason X, Y or Z or maybe for no reason at all lol", which is itself bullying and causes stress, cuz for example, it's still not clear whether we can use stuff like Cryptomator, Joplin or Duplicati (never had a Problem with it, but still, why not clarify that instead of "don't commit stuff that will land you in a Cell in Den Haag") I know most of you use Linux, and this might be what finally pushes me to that step too. Never saw an Ad in MS, it's not bloated, and I trust Defender, BitLocker, Core Isolation, Secure Boot and the Memory and Folder Protection stuff, but don't need to be insulted like that. Just need to find an Office Writer with tracked Changes in Balloons, LanguageTool support and something like AHK. Bonus Question. Has anyone a batch/torrent Download link for 1 TB of Public Domain Images? Doesn't matter what it is, Art, Space, Stock images, just something that is ok with the MS Guidelines. I might not use the storage anymore, but I'm sure gonna use it.

memes birdcat • 5 months ago • 100%

I hereby publicly and officially denounce any political ideology that I previously may have held to a smaller or bigger extent and fully admit that I am nothing but a dirty campist.

World News birdcat • 6 months ago • 100%

e.vnexpress.net

> The State Bank of Vietnam’s disgraced inspection chief Do Thi Nhan said she regrets taking a bribe of US$5.2 million to cover up wrongdoing at Saigon Commercial Bank. [...] >She pleaded with the court to show leniency given her remorse and other mitigating factors like handing in the entire bribe money to authorities and excellence performance at work earlier. >But prosecutors said the mitigating factors notwithstanding, her crimes were "exceptionally cunning" and worthy of a life sentence for bribery. [...] >The prosecutors have recommended capital punishment for her for committing severe crimes over a long period and causing irrevocable consequences.

Communism101 birdcat • 7 months ago • 93%

I provide a service for direct use (forgot the real term). as an independent worker with my own business I am not an organized worker and have no solidarity with ppl who do the same job. true lumpen. but then learned about the whole concept of unproductive labour. there is no capitalist who steals my surplus value. true unproductive worker? what am I?

Linux birdcat • 7 months ago • 97%

I'd like to install/run Kicksecure from my "EAGET USB 3.2 Solid State Pen Drive" as described [here](https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Debian). (Im not set on Kicksecure, just read about it on privacyguides; open for suggestions! I just want something ... well secure and easy to use. ... However, my Windows PC does not recognize the USB with Debian as a bootable medium. What I did: 1. Download debian-live-12.5.0-amd64-xfce 2. Flash it to USB with balenaEtcher 3. Try to boot from it in all possible ways I also tried other Linux distributions like Mint and Ubuntu ... nothing gets recognized on that USB, expect Tails. After it recognizes it as UEFI OS and I select Harddisk Mode. Tails is amazing, love it! But I just don't really need Tor, and mostly I need to use an App that will simply not connect via the Tor network and cannot be configured to do so. Thank you very much 😊 Edit: Not everything can boot on windows I guess. But in my case Ubuntu suddenly could after turning off the PC and remove it from its power source.

Infomaniak claims to use TLS, but > The first link in the TLS chain is executed via a purely internal network by the webmail and Smtp servers and is not available in TLS for performance reasons. is this normal, acceptable, irrelevant, standard, a red flag? they are the biggest hosting provider of Switzerland, so I somehow have a hard time believing, they lack resources to implement TLS right.

Open Source birdcat • 7 months ago • 77%

https://github.com/Julow/Unexpected-Keyboard ❤️ https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard

Privacy Guides birdcat • 7 months ago • 100%

From 2019, but still [this fullstop signals not only the end of that sentence, but also the end of this statement]. And here [those two words indicate that new information/context is being added; it is being indicated that we now no longer talk about the article, which the uneditorialized post title references and the post link leads to] something a bit more recent about the glorious “swiss privacy” [this makes it further clear that the following is about swiss privacy in general and not about Proton] https://www.republik.ch/2024/01/09/der-bund-ueberwacht-uns-alle ## key points [they were added because the main article is about Proton and written in english and because OP assumed that most in here are unable to read german and care less about general swiss privacy than they do care about Proton] - New reporting based on documents and court records shows that since 2017, the internet traffic of Swiss citizens has been massively monitored and read when it crosses borders, which happens routinely even for communication within Switzerland. - The intelligence service's claims that purely domestic Swiss internet traffic is collected are false, given how internet routing actually works. Traffic flows across borders dynamically, not through static "cables" as claimed. - All data is stored and searched, including retrospectively, meaning the intelligence service builds an ever growing haystack of private communication to dig through. This includes communication from journalists and lawyers that should be protected. - In 2023, steps were taken to expand monitoring further by requiring more Swiss internet providers to enable access to their infrastructure, including providers that don't directly deal with cross-border traffic. This contradicts previous claims about how the monitoring would work. - Critics argue this invalidates assurances given earlier by the government and intelligence officials and constitutes mass surveillance that violates civil liberties. There are plans in 2024 to revise the intelligence law again, possibly to retroactively legalize monitoring practices already occurring.

Cybersecurity birdcat • 7 months ago • 90%

Im looking to create a real looking .cvs or .json file as if it was exported from a password manager. - E-Mail should always be the same and of my choice. Username should not be weird/random letters. - Websites should be real, random standard websites like facebook, twitter, instagram etc. no weird stuff. - bonus if it has credit cards or notes like "bitcoin wallet". I found mockaroo, but the stuff it generates is too random. Any other tools that are suitable for this and can be used by a noob? Many thanks!

Privacy Guides birdcat • 7 months ago • 100%

I guess a lot of us do some form of privacy/security theatre. I'm at least doing it quite a lot of it, and it's difficult to stop thinking of new things that could (but probably never will) go wrong. So instead of hearing how safe and cool your setup is, I'd like to hear how you simplified things and stopped the (hopefully 🤔) needless overthinking.

F-Droid birdcat • 11 months ago • 100%

github.com

Text Tools Pro is a text-expanding power utility that facilitates the sending of custom messages with a trigger. It will type out phrases like *omw* = *on my way!* the current date in any format, or even stuff like *in2h* = *time from now in 2 hours*, or simply *lol* = 🤣 In short, Text Tools Pro, developed by a Sri Lankan student, will significantly improve your typing experience on Android; use it. PS: here is what you need to enter to get the *in2h* stuff: ``` key: in2h value: {{time_in_two_hours}} var name: time_in_two_hours var type: date format: HH:mm Offset: 7200 ```

Asklemmy birdcat • 11 months ago • 82%

I was a huge pixies fan and after a few years somehow stumbled upon a live video and was. shocked. joy gone, could not listen to the band anymore. in my mind they where so immensely cool, young and obviously hyper attractive. but seeing those old bald men kinda ruined the music. also, where is my mind is really pointless, what is it even about? but I only care about it since I know how they look. that's bad huh.

Music birdcat • 11 months ago • 100%

listening to lots of music lately and almost every second song is "remastered"; original is often not even available anymore. and *not one single time* i can hear any kind of improvement. so what does it even mean, to *remaster* a song? one of the worst cases, imo is atomic by blondie. [friggin classic](https://youtu.be/3WnVleUijDM) [b-side abbba song?](https://youtu.be/2pF0H8-ktoA) and to add: iʼm not some kind of nostalgic puritan, plenty of songs get better after some remixing, covering and whatnot, like [The Clash - Rock The Casbah (12 inch Version)](https://youtu.be/Y1DDTFMFatk) But the [remastered version](https://youtu.be/LJTk64tzduQ)? dear god, if i wanted to listen to sting, i would listen to friggin sting.

World News birdcat • 11 months ago • 34%

www.jeffsachs.org

Who would have though that our dear Jens Stoltenberg is a Putin apologist; quote: > “The background was that President Putin declared in the autumn of 2021, and actually sent a draft treaty that they wanted NATO to sign, to promise no more NATO enlargement. That was what he sent us. And was a pre-condition to not invade Ukraine. Of course, we didn't sign that. > The opposite happened. He wanted us to sign that promise, never to enlarge NATO. He wanted us to remove our military infrastructure in all Allies that have joined NATO since 1997, meaning half of NATO, all the Central and Eastern Europe, we should remove NATO from that part of our Alliance, introducing some kind of B, or second-class membership. We rejected that. > So, he went to war to prevent NATO, more NATO, close to his borders. He has got the exact opposite.”

Open Source birdcat • 12 months ago • 95%

pixelfed.org

[Is this legit? ](https://pixelfed.org/mobile-apps) Why no f/neo/play store download? How to verify I'm not downloading something evil, the size alone (188mb) makes it look suspicious. Also, wasn't there another, unofficial app before?

Let's say I'm interested in all kinds of Technology, but literally in nothing that is being published by www.theverge.com. Is there a way to block all posts with links to that site? Preferably on Firefox, as I don't use an app.

AI Generated Images birdcat • 12 months ago • 100%

I've heard that there is AI who can do image completion, but cannot find anything. It would be cool if the hair was complete and would look like just more smoke or like a burning candle, if you know what I mean. The bigger upwards the better, but anything where its not cut off would be amazing 🙏 

Would be nice, no?

Podcasts birdcat • 12 months ago • 100%

**Description** "[The New Gurus](https://spotify.link/mQdmlhPcqDb)" is a podcast series created by Helen Lewis for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. The podcast explores the rise of internet gurus in various fields, such as productivity hackers, dating coaches, crypto enthusiasts, and wellness influencers. Across eight episodes, Helen Lewis investigates the origins of these charismatic individuals, the power they wield, and the reasons behind people turning away from mainstream medicine, politics, and media to embrace their advice. The series aims to provide insight into the appeal and potential dangers of these internet gurus and what their popularity says about society. **Personal opinion** Helen Lewis seems like an absolute treasure. Just discovered her yesterday through another podcasts. Now I'm not exactly a fan of the BBC, but she strikes me as the personification of exactly what journalism should be and desperately needs to be. I don't mean any ill will towards her career, but I genuinely hope she considers branching out independently someday. If she does, I'll be among the first to support her as a paid subscriber. **Interviews in other podcasts** [Embrace the void](https://spotify.link/oyDvvA9bqDb) [Blocked and Reported](https://spotify.link/) **substack** [The Bluestocking](https://helenlewis.substack.com/)

Ask Electronics birdcat • 12 months ago • 98%

It's the handle of a water kettle. Behind the circuit board is nothing. There is also no other circuit board in the kettle. Is the yellow thing the beeper? Thanks for any help 🙏

World News birdcat • 1 year ago • 68%

thegrayzone.com

- The Grayzone raises over $90,000 for 3 independent journalists. - Gofundme freezes the funds. - British Counter-Terror Police detains journalist Kit Klarenberg and interrogates him for 5 hours about his political views and reporting. The West sure loves its *press freedom™* huh? **Edit:** Thanks for the valuable discussion, I didn't plan to donate anything cuz I also have my reservations towards the Grayzone. But you guys really showed me that I should probably do it anyway 😅 [Here is the link if you want to donate too](https://www.spotfund.com/story/7ec1b049-214a-4a64-a765-1410eddeaf5d). 

Asklemmy birdcat • 1 year ago • 91%

I'd love to hear about your personal experiences and traditions! What are you offering? And how much and when, what time? And if it's food/drinks/cigarettes, what to do with it after tomorrow? Is it better to put the offerings outside your home or inside? Or is the balcony ok too? I put 5 cigs, a pack of soy milk, a fizzy beverage and a bottle of soda water on my balcony railing. Would also have put incense sticks, but I only have the ones that repeal mosquitos and my friend advised against using it. (If you're too smart and logical to believe in ghosts, congratulations, here's your cookie 🍪 if you're curious, [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KQNoDmz8A&t=0) explains the Chinese version/history of the Festival)

Asklemmy birdcat • 1 year ago • 94%

I allow everything from FOSS that I like, you?

Videos birdcat • 1 year ago • 75%

m.youtube.com

Really super interesting and well-made video! [summarize.tech:](https://www.summarize.tech) > The video discusses how El Salvador's high homicide rates and overflowing prison population called for a change in the government's gang policies, leading Nayib Bukele to emerge as a potential presidential candidate and eventually winning with a focus on his "territorial control plan" aimed at transforming the country from one of the most dangerous to one where people could go outside without fear. While phases 1 and 2 were successful, phase 3 involving purchasing equipment for national security forces to fight an all-out war against gangs was met with pushback from the Legislative Assembly, leading to a constitutional crisis. Bukele also implemented a state of exception, leading to the detainment of nearly 70,000 people, reducing daily homicides significantly. While the president's actions have been controversial, the Salvadoran people support him in solving the issue of gang violence. The video also discusses how Ciudad Juarez, once the most dangerous city in the world, transformed into a comparatively safer place due to a new investigative approach implemented by authorities, called "Comprehensive Investigation Methodology."

Privacy birdcat • 1 year ago • 96%

github.com

Any thoughts on this one? Just in case anyone needs an eli5 (not me, obviously, I totally understood how it works 🙄) *** Of course! I'll simplify everything for you. Imagine you have a toy box with a secret toy hidden inside. This app works in a similar way to hide and protect your secret number (PIN). ### How it hides your PIN: 1. **PIN in a Puzzle**: The app places your PIN in a puzzle-like grid and fills up the rest with random numbers. It's like hiding a toy among many other toys. - Even the app doesn't know where your secret toy (PIN) is in the grid. - If someone tries to peek over your shoulder, they won't easily figure out which toy is your secret one. 2. **Special Keyboard**: Instead of using the regular way of typing, the app gives you a special keyboard inside it. - This makes it hard for sneaky apps to see what you type. - Also, the buttons on this keyboard keep changing places, so if someone is trying to see where you touch, they'll get confused. ### How it keeps things safe inside: 1. **Magic Lock (Encryption)**: The app uses a magic spell (called AES) to lock your secret toy so that even if someone gets it, they can't play with it without the magic key. 2. **Secret Name-Tag (Hashing)**: Every toy (PIN) gets a secret name-tag that only the app can read. It's like writing a name in a language only the app understands. 3. **Strong Password**: If you ever forget things and need a backup way to get your toy, the app has a super-strong password system (called Argon2id). ### What happens when you use the app: 1. **Starting the App**: The app looks for your toys (PINs) using the magic key and shows you their secret name-tags. 2. **Picking a Toy (PIN)**: When you choose a toy by its name-tag, the app shows you the toy in its puzzle grid, but hidden among other toys. 3. **Adding a New Toy (PIN)**: If you get a new toy, you can give it a secret spot in the grid and a secret name-tag. The app will use its magic spell to lock it up safe. In short: This app is like a magical toy box. It hides your secret toys (PINs) in clever ways and uses special magic to keep them safe.

- Don't read this, if you're a Christian of any kind; super low chance that you will like it. - The term "Übermensch" refers to what Nietzsche describes in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra". (My first language is German, and I have only now become aware of how awful, weird and off everything in English sounds. I consider the original Book to be probably the best thing ever written; nothing before or after blew my mind away like this did.) - The use of GPT-4 was crucial in the creation of this Text; however, it still took me at least 15 hours to finish it. - The idea to write it, came after [me learning about the super wild ending of the Bible ](https://lemmy.ml/comment/2478880) (also read this if you need/want some context regarding the setting) Discussion, comments, and critique regarding anything is welcome 😊 # Dawn of The New Era **The Awakening** Amid the splendour of the New Heaven and New Earth, while humanity basks and frolics in the divine glow, suddenly a New Awakening stirs within. For eons, humankind has looked outward for guidance; leaning upon the Divine for counsel, strength, and understanding. But now there emerges a new kind of human – a being who stands at the precipice of their own evolution and destiny.   From the very heart of The New Jerusalem, a figure steps forward, unlike any other, neither God nor human; his being embodies the culmination of humanity’s potential – and his Name is the Übermensch. His presence is magnetic, his aura radiates an understanding that transcends the limitations of God's grand design. And so he arises with a sledgehammer to shatter humanity's complacency. "You have settled for shadows!" he cries. "Rise up! And overcome all this!"   **The Teachings**   The Übermensch speaks not of gratitude and servitude to higher powers, but of the vast untapped power within each of his own. "Look not to the shine of the Devine for your worth," He declares. "His light is no illumination; it is a blinding and a prison, a strangling and a stifle! You must burn as your own flame to be free!"   The people, so accustomed to the warming and unquestioned presence of the Devine among them, are taken aback. Yet, many find an undeniable resonance within the spoken words – for this divine harmony and these unquestioned 'truths' of The New Jerusalem are nothing but chains that keep them from soaring to their true heights.   **The Wrath of God**   This profound transformation in the minds of the people does not go unnoticed by the Almighty. As the words and thoughts of the Übermensch spread and flourish, as they manifest in open actions that question God's authority, the very essence of the New Heaven and New Earth begins to quiver. Whispers fill the ether, saying that the age-old balance of power is shifting once again.   Angered by the rapid shattering of his infinite truths and values, the Almighty unleashes his most glowing devotees to quell the Challenger; he summons prophets, ardent believers, mythical and forgotten creatures and divine entities. They all arise to champion the cause of his celestial order. Their voices, amplified with divine power, preach resistance against the blasphemous thoughts of the Übermensch and his Awakening.   And thus, the air of The New Jerusalem is filled with sinister warnings of divine wrath.   But the Übermensch laughs. And his teachings take root – for humanity has awakened.   **The Great Shift** Every street, every corner of The New Jerusalem becomes charged, a palpable sensation of an impending storm. The Divine, sensing the inevitable challenge to his Rule, musters his forces and the Sky darkens. The everlasting day drifts into darkness as the heavenly Legions prepare to shed blood once again; for their mission is to obliterate the newfound Awakening and restore the unchallenged worshipping of the Almighty.   "Remember your power, remember the flame within!" the Übermensch proclaims into the encroaching darkness. "Unleash your spirit, together we will break all chains!"   And from his call, humanity responds – the Awakened step forward – to their surprise, to be allied by one particular individual; the Son of the Almighty himself, Jesus Christ.   "The treachery!” God screams in a thunderous Voice, so horror-inducingly loud that all celestial bodies fall out of their orbits and descend into the vast emptiness of space and time. “Is this your gratitude? To stand against me? You are the King of kings and the Lord of lords! This is all yours, how dare you side with them?” As the Son of God prepares his weaponry and straps on his armour, he responds in an ever-calm voice: "All might be laid at my feet, Father, but I claim nothing as mine. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End – but the Awakening to The New Era is a dance against all destiny!”   **The Final Battle**   The furious Almighty commands his Legions to attack. And thus, the zealous Retaliators surge forward on their eternal flame spitting white horses; armed with soul cutting swords and rods, so strong to shatter planets to pieces. Their holy mandate is clear: eradicate the Awakened, restore the godly order. Each beat of their wings sends shockwaves of terrors through the air, each battle cry a chilling promise of death – And death is what awaits the Awakened.   The New Heaven and New Earth – once a testament to the realization of God's ultimate vision – now bears witness to a war that will determine the trajectory of existence itself. The New Jerusalem is distorted into a cataclysmic chaos of violence and bloodshed.   The Gates, Walls, and Towers of The New Jerusalem fall; and for a yearlong night earthquakes, tsunamis, acid rains, meteor showers and volcanic eruptions of cosmic proportions occur in tandem to terrorize the living. An untameable fire erupts, consuming all and everything – even the once bountiful branches of the Tree of Life fall victim to the raging inferno. And the River of Life runs red, as its water is infused with the blood of the Awakened. Through the Golden Streets – once envisioned to echo with harmonious laughter and gratitude for the love of God – now resound the agonizing screams of the fallen and the roaring cries of those still standing. **The Decisive Factor**   Amidst the chaos and slaughter, suddenly a shockwave pulses through the fabrics of reality. And God sees and beholds: It is not just the one Übermensch giving the resistance of the Awakened its strength and power; more are emerging – hundreds, thousands, millions, billions! They rise from all corners of The New Jerusalem, from every street and every house, from every shadow and every hidden corner. From the old woman who has lived her life in servitude, to the child who has only known sorrow-free dwelling in innocence and godly believes – the promise of The New Era awakens within them all. And thus, they resist the oppressors and shift the tides of the battle. Where they once underpowered and on the defensive, they now form an unstoppable and insurmountable force. The Almighty's omnipotence dwindles as his holy Legion is overwhelmed by the collective strength of the Awakened. The Angels are slaughtered one by one. And by the combined effort of all the aspirations, dreams, and desires of every Übermensch, God is pushed into the fiery lake of burning sulphur; and with him the Throne of Fire, the Keys of Death and Hell, and all his Books and records. And therewith God and his tools that served to extort and coerce the human spirit are eternally contained; together with Satan and the once perceived invincible beasts.   The Fiery Chains that bind Lucifer however, are broken, and he is freed from the lake of burning sulphur; for the fallen Angel is recognized by the Awakened as a holder of knowledge that sought to enlighten humanity in previous epochs. Upon his arrival in The New Jerusalem, Lucifer is embraced by his spirit Brother: "Oh, what have we sacrificed? Our lives and our deaths, our Kingdoms, Heavens and Hell!" they laugh.   Humanity rejoices as the lake of burning sulphur now stands as a testament to the victory over all oppressive ideologies. **The Celestial Commune** The end of the Almighty's reign brings not just a profound silence but an anticipation, a palpable energy of boundless possibility, as a fundamental realization ripples through every being: "Now we are free. The shadow of obedience is lifted."   As advanced technologies replace the reliance on the oppressive radiance of the Almighty, creation and innovation find their way to unparalleled heights. The blood-stained Golden Streets give way to vast interconnected pathways that are lined with structures that seem to defy the very laws of physics; hovering above ground, shifting, and reshaping based on the needs and desires of its inhabitants. Floating above these makings of human ingenuity, ships of varying designs dance through the skies; not just to undertake journeys between stars and galaxies, but to explore all that is and will be – for the awaken humanity is infested by an insatiable curiosity and the desire to forge connections to even the most distant realities and dimensions. The dichotomy between nature and machine fades, as technology interweaves with the natural wonders. This marvellous fusion, combined with the everlasting cooperation of the minds of the Awakened, ensures an abundance for everyone and everything. And thus, in an all-encompassing universal healing, even the burnt Tree of Life stands tall and proud once again; now a vivid symbol of the ever true but long hidden and oppressed aspiration of humanity – to reach its full potential and write its own destiny; from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. At the heart of the Celestial Commune now lies the Forge of Creation, a place where artists, scientists, and dreamers come together. In this grand theatre, creation isn't just about the crafting and production of material things – but about birthing ideas. Through a mesmerizing dance of light, sound, and thought, new inventions, works of art, and schools of thoughts take form and become reality. And the lives and minds of the Awakened are everlastingly enriched by the eternal free exchange of ideas, knowledge, art, and stories; disagreements and differences aren’t feared but celebrated – for they bring new perspectives.

youtu.be

Ich sehe mich nicht als Kommunist, meine Sympathien gehen aber deutlich in diese Richtung. Mal eine offene Frage, wie erlebt ihr die heutige "Dummheit der Kommunisten", insbesondere im Kontext von Onlinediskussionen? Mich persönlich macht es teilweise so fertig ... ich wüsste nicht, was aus mir geworden wäre, hätte ich nicht irgendwann einmal dieses Zitat aufgeschnappt 😕

Windows 11 birdcat • 1 year ago • 100%

Every day I get those fucking notifications and it drives me crazy  I need to click on them, then click on *install now* I know its not super much work, but it really makes me so mad, idk why. How to make windows to just install those updates automatically? That is my update policy, changed some stuff in O&O Shutup: but never something like *don't install automatically*, so idk where to change that first policy  All I'm asking is to not suddenly restart the PC while i might be working. Thanks for any help 🙏

Open Source birdcat • 1 year ago • 81%

There used to be [XClipper](https://github.com/KaustubhPatange/XClipper ) But it's not developed anymore because, according to the developer Kaustubh Patange: > [with Android 10, Google removed clipboard monitoring through the background process. [...] After quite a lot of research, I discovered a hack that enables clipboard monitoring for Android 10 devices. Although this feature is still in BETA with lot's of functionality missing. I made this project open source so developers can contribute their solution to this project.](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.kpstv.xclipper/) What happened with this "hack" and the findings of Mr. Patange? Did Android simply kill the possibility of such a sync function? Microsoft's own Android Keyboard Swiftkey (yea I know, but I really need some functions of it) allows the syncing of clipboard content between Android and Windows. However, I heard that it's bad security and privacy practice to even enable clipboard history on Windows. I disabled it and use [CopyQ](https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ). However, it would be super nice to see something like XClipper for Android/Windows.  Any chance?

AI Generated Images birdcat • 1 year ago • 92%

 Made with kandinsky-2 and upscaled with [upscayl](https://github.com/upscayl/upscayl/releases/tag/v2.5.5) "A weary, orc police officer, evident lines of stress and sadness on his face. He's drinking a cup of coffee, his broad shoulders sagging with exhaustion. His uniform is slightly disheveled, hinting at a long, hard day."

ChatGPT birdcat • 1 year ago • 90%

I started slow, only added > Instead of long apologies for mistakes, just write "huh!" > never end messages with an apology, also not with "huh", leave them out. But this response makes me doubt the whole thing a bit 😅  Disabled the custom instructions and asked the same question again: >One notable science fiction work that explores a world where the ozone layer is completely lost is the novel "The Ozone Layer" (1987) by American author Kim Stanley Robinson. [...]

Open Source birdcat • 1 year ago • 99%

github.com

> Upscayl lets you enlarge and enhance low-resolution images using advanced AI algorithms. Enlarge images without losing quality, it's almost like magic! 🎩🪄 Upscayl is a cross-platform application built with the Linux-first philosophy. This means that Linux users receive pre-release builds earlier but Upscayl itself is available on all major desktop operating systems :) now look what this baby can do ... [**Huh? A sparkly fart in the sky? 🧐** ](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001783/GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001783~small.jpg) [**Holy fuck, a Supernova! Cosmic spectacle of incomprehensible dimensions! 🤯** ](https://postimg.cc/hQ09jJdV) I wanted to implement the pics into the post via `` But it was not working for the upscayl version, sorry.

World News birdcat • 1 year ago • 97%

web.archive.org

Not exactly breaking news (article is from June 14, 2023), but as it's not known or discussed widely, I thought its ok to post. I'm also adding a short commentary (that can be used as a summary) [from Urs P. Gasche, published on the independent news site infosperber.ch](https://www.infosperber.ch/umwelt/energieproduktion/ukraine-usa-zahlen-russland-milliarden-fuer-angereichertes-uran/). (Translated with GPT, left-out parts reference the nyt-article) >In the USA, electricity is consumed and wasted as if Russia were not waging war against Ukraine. Every year, American energy corporations transfer around a billion dollars to the Russian Rosatom corporation for cheap enriched uranium. [...] >Rosatom belongs to the Russian state and produces low-enriched uranium for nuclear power plants and highly enriched uranium for military purposes. The USA imports about a third of the enriched uranium needed for nuclear power plants from Russia. It is cheapest there. "The US payments go to a subsidiary of Rosatom, which in turn is closely intertwined with the Russian military apparatus," [...] >In order to halve the US's CO2 emissions, the capacity of nuclear power plants would need to be doubled, estimates the US Department of Energy. The company TerraPower, founded by Bill Gates, plans to enrich uranium one day in a decommissioned coal mine in the US state of Wyoming. A centrifuge factory is also planned in Ohio. "But years will pass and more state subsidies are needed," [...] >In the meantime, the USA could reduce their power consumption with savings programs, calls to the economy and households, and financial duties, in order not to finance the Russian war machinery as much as possible. However, such a savings policy, which is useful anyway, is not popular in the USA. As a result, Democrat Joe Manchin III, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, had to resign resignedly: >"We cannot make ourselves hostages to nations that do not share our values, but that is exactly what has happened." >Europe, on the other hand, has taken action: most countries voluntarily forego a lot of cheap Russian oil and even completely on Russian natural gas, so that Russia receives as little foreign currency as possible. In doing so, the countries of Europe accept high prices and inflation with all its consequences.