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Fugitive from the law of averages
A cross-party group of lawmakers will urge the European Parliament to ditch internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous software in favor of a European alternative
www.politico.eu/article/get-...
#digitalsovereignty #digitalesouveränität
Follow @nickturse.bsky.social to stay up-to-date with all of The Intercept's coverage of boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean.
He broke the story that the U.S. attacked a Venezuelan boat multiple times to kill survivors on September 10:
The biggest breach ever happened at Yahoo in 2013–2014, with hackers stealing data from all 3 billion accounts.
But instead of alerting users, Yahoo stayed quiet for years and only admitted it during the Verizon deal in 2016, even then they lied claiming it was just 1 billion.
Can't hide but I can...
"Run" by Klangstein
(youtu.be/yetoItJP-Yg)
#electronica #ambient #chillwave
Heavy-industry sectors like cement have long struggled to decarbonise because their processes require very high temperatures.
That’s why the new Rondo Energy heat-battery project in Thailand is such a big deal - powering a cement plant with low-carbon steam.
www.energy-storage.news/rondo-energy...
‘There is no equipment to remove the rubble – not for the Palestinians, anyway. Any heavy-lifting machinery is being used by the Israelis to move the Yellow Line, which is creeping inwards.’
New from @selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Falha na rede global da Cloudflare derrubou serviços no mundo inteiro e escancara como demissões, automação excessiva e economia de custos aumentam o risco de apagões digitais.
Por Diego Feijó de Abreu
revistaforum.com.br/opiniao/2025...
Artificial innocence...
"Silver (Robot Baby Mix)" by Tripswitch
youtu.be/rf4PlZRnKxo
#electronica #ambient #psytrance
The longtime journalist Tina Brown says she is “burning with resentment” at the “digital barons” who have taken over some of the media’s biggest outlets. On “The Interview,” she shares what gives her hope that people can fight back against the superrich. Read or listen here. nyti.ms/49TKIaw
15.11.2025 18:41 — 👍 1760 🔁 526 💬 110 📌 32We can map the world's existing forests with incredible accuracy now, but clearly we cannot (or will not) stop them from disappearing at rapid rates almost everywhere. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌎
15.11.2025 14:18 — 👍 977 🔁 381 💬 20 📌 15"We are not surrounded by cretinous, vicious imbeciles but mostly by careful, thoughtful people who may disagree with us but usually have good reasons for doing so."
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Le garage hermetique, Jean Giraud (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud)
Mood: a frame from "Le garage hermetique" by Moebius
(Jean Giraud, 1938-2012)
France's National Assembly today voted to suspend the controversial 2023 law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 for most workers until the 2027 presidential election.
12.11.2025 18:04 — 👍 18 🔁 5 💬 5 📌 1📉 Coal generation has plummeted by more than 55% across Europe in just 10 years, and wind and solar now produce x2 as much electricity than the dirty fuel.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
The rally was organised by the National Trade Union Bloc, made up of dozens of professional federations and comes as Romania’s government pursues measures to reduce the budget deficit.
12.11.2025 18:16 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0#Lula 2026
12.11.2025 00:50 — 👍 72 🔁 26 💬 1 📌 2Getting back to the classics...
"Rock Classics Volume I" by Rinôçérôse
(youtu.be/RN-lFvg7fVI)
#electronica #altrock #deephouse
A new OECD report reveals that 8% of respondents across 22 EU countries say they have no close friends, while 3% report having no close family members.
10.11.2025 17:19 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1Self-hosting is a fun way to cut big tech platforms out of your life, but if the cops come knocking you need to know how to defend the privacy of you and your users. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
10.11.2025 15:01 — 👍 108 🔁 52 💬 3 📌 1Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in the Philippines with two fatalities reported and 1 million people evacuated ahead of one of the nation's most powerful storms this year.
10.11.2025 04:53 — 👍 91 🔁 39 💬 2 📌 4I lavori della conferenza sul clima di Belém in Brasile iniziano oggi, ma nei giorni di preparazione non è passata inosservata la presenza di molte auto elettriche, di due produttori in particolare:
ilpost.link/HOlgzFCMBZ
France starting proceedings to suspend Shein until it complies with regulations reut.rs/4r1nBRR
05.11.2025 14:01 — 👍 48 🔁 19 💬 4 📌 0Despite familiar threats of synthetic alternatives and a declining workforce, Shiga Prefecture's persimmon dyers believe the traditional craft is still worth the effort.
05.11.2025 14:06 — 👍 21 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 2Microsoft and Google say data centers will create thousands of jobs in Chile. But our analysis of permit filings shows a much smaller number of potential positions — mostly in security and cleaning, not skilled IT jobs.
New: restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...
A few years ago, I disliked all versions of this tune available on YouTube... So I made this one.
"Indigo" by Echo Shore
(youtu.be/szFZMBvR4ow)
#electronica #ambient #chillout
Also at @commondreams.org :
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gop-...
Zohran Mamdani’s opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.
05.11.2025 02:48 — 👍 775 🔁 118 💬 15 📌 9“Putting a powerful surveillance tool like this in the hands of state & local law enforcement officials around the country will only further erode peoples’ Fourth Amendment rights, for citizens & non-citizens alike,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @404Media.co.
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly...
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.”
After Leslie Manookian and her allies helped pass the ban on vaccine mandates, they have a new goal in sight: making the legislation a nationwide standard.