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@ludicity @phil Its really hard not to start humming the theme to Star Wars when scrolling that site... now, if you could add some perspective trickery too.Oh, talking of websites, in the past days I finally got around to rebooting and redesigning mine (https://omz13.com/)... for fun change the "printer" and "paper" options at the top.

To hit deep inside Russia, Ukraine has built its own drones https://www.npr.org/2024/11/20/nx-s1-5065480/ukraine-war-drones-russia

@Len0w0ThinkBad @yassie_j yaaaaaaay

@aral And there was me thinking that everybody uses iTerm

OH: it's not a good sign when you google something and the first thing that comes up is the datasheet

Russia Gifts Bears and a Lion to North Korea https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/asia/putin-russia-north-korea-animals.html #SmithsonianNationalZoologicalPark #RussianInvasionofUkraine(2022) #InternationalRelations #EmbargoesandSanctions #PoliticsandGovernment #Putin,VladimirV #NorthKorea #KimJong-un #MoonJae-in #Animals #Russia #Birds #Lions #Zoos

Israel Strikes Near Beirut as U.S. Envoy Pushes Ahead on Cease-Fire Talks https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/middleeast/israel-hezbollah-strikes-talks.html #Hochstein,Amos(1973-) #Israel-GazaWar(2023-) #Hezbollah #Lebanon #Israel

Israel and Iran Seemed on the Brink of a Bigger War. What’s Holding Them Back? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/middleeast/israel-iran-brink-bigger-war.html #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #MissilesandMissileDefenseSystems #Iran-IsraelProxyConflict #DefenseandMilitaryForces #InternationalRelations #WarandArmedConflicts #MiddleEast #Israel #Iran

Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/europe/cop29-azerbaijan-oil-baths.html #UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange #Oil(Petroleum)andGasoline #BathingandShowering #MedicineandHealth #Baku(Azerbaijan) #GlobalWarming #Azerbaijan

Should Olaf Scholz Step Aside in the New Race for German Chancellor? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/europe/olaf-scholz-germany-election.html #ChristianDemocraticUnion(Germany) #SocialDemocraticParty(Germany) #PresidentialElectionof2024 #PollsandPublicOpinion #PoliticsandGovernment #AlternativeforGermany #Scholz,Olaf(1958-) #Biden,JosephRJr #Pistorius,Boris #Harris,KamalaD #Merz,Friedrich #Trump,DonaldJ

Abused Workers in India’s Sugar Industry Face Worse Fates if They Quit https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/asia/india-sugar-industry-labor-abuse.html #HumanRightsandHumanRightsViolations #Maharashtra(India) #Coca-ColaCompany #LaborandJobs #ForcedLabor #PepsicoInc #UnileverNV #NestleSA #Sugar

Why Mexico Isn’t Panicking About Another Trump Presidency https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/americas/mexico-trump-tariffs-migration.html #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #PresidentialElectionof2024 #PresidentialTransition(US) #LopezObrador,AndresManuel #MigrationPolicyInstitute #InternationalRelations #Protectionism(Trade) #IllegalImmigration #Sheinbaum,Claudia #TeslaMotorsInc #Ebrard,Marcelo #Trump,DonaldJ #Musk,Elon #Mexico

Canada Prepares for Immigration Surge After Trump Vows Mass Deportation https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/canada/canada-immigration-trump-mass-deportation.html #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #CustomsandBorderProtection(US) #RoyalCanadianMountedPolice #QuebecProvince(Canada) #ImmigrationDetention #IllegalImmigration #Asylum,Rightof #Trump,DonaldJ #UnitedStates #NewYorkState #Deportation #Canada

Update on my contribution to WordPress community: months ago I opened the issue 61168 on Gutenberg project reporting that screen readers didn't notify by voice if a block was moved up or down using correspondant keyboard shortcut. Recently Pull Request 69466 on Github addressed the issue but the notification is poor and just says "block moved" instead of "block 1 moved down to row 2" or "Moved up to row 1". https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64966 #WordPress #gutenberg #dev

@gdupont @ploum Those terminals draw about 60W of power; FWIW, my contemporary 4K display draws about 40W. So, the difference in energy efficiency is not too bad (and can you put a price on the difference in joy?).

Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl4dyjg57do

ICYMI #muz4now - #Music #indiemusic How-To Use My Release Page – Fun Features https://muz4now.com/2024/how-to-use-my-release-page-fun-features/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Eurogamer just posted:Steam Season Pass policy updated, warns developers must be "ready to clearly communicate" DLC content Valve has updated its Steam policy on Season Passes, warning developers if they're not "ready to clearly communicate" about DLC content they "shouldn't offer a Season Pass on Steam". Read morehttps://www.eurogamer.net/steam-season-pass-policy-updated-warns-developers-must-be-ready-to-clearly-communicate-dlc-content#gamingNews

Just in case anyone needed to see this photo from the Hoar Cross downhill soapbox race inStaffordshire

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