Just create your own VPN. Just rent a vps server in Ireland or Netherlands and install VPN software on it like OpenVPN and route your traffic through that server. You can even share your VPN with friends.
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the funniest explanation I've seen, and therefore the one I'm choosing to believe is true (credit to this Bluesky post from *checks notes* Sen. Lemon Gogurt)
the reporter is from a local NYC outlet called "The City"
this advisor was probably told she'd be meeting up with someone from "the city" and she was supposed to give them cash for something
Brill denied that his client’s payment to THE CITY reporter was nefarious in any way.
“I can see how this looks strange,” Brill said. “But I assure you that Winnie’s intent was purely innocent. In the Chinese culture, money is often given to others in a gesture of friendship and gratitude. Winnie is apologetic and embarrassed by any negative impression or confusion this may have caused.”
incredible. absolutely incredible. Saul Goodman would be proud. claiming it's "Chinese culture" to hand people money concealed in potato chip bags.
in my culture (American) gifting someone potato chips is a great honor reserved for friends, close acquaintances, and people who say yes to "hey, want some of these chips?"
Just an idle thought... A common UX is users copying the URL in the address bar and pasting it into their fediverse app to load it in their app.
Right now if you copy a NodeBB topic ([code]/topic/12345[/code]) and paste it into something like Mastodon, y
Just an idle thought... A common UX is users copying the URL in the address bar and pasting it into their fediverse app to load it in their app.
Right now if you copy a NodeBB topic (/topic/12345) and paste it into something like Mastodon, you'll get nothing because it is an ordered collection and it doesn't know how to handle it.
But... what if I passed in a preview property a la evan@cosocial.ca's b2b8 and it contained a Note? Maybe a note with a different id? Maybe with a name?
I have a bunch of plain text recipe files on a NAS. If a family member wants to cook something, they ask me to print them a copy.
I’m looking for a simple as possible way to put them on a local web server via a Docker image or similar.
Basically all I need is to have recipes.local/ show the list of files, then you can click one to view and or print it.
Don’t want logins. Don’t need ability to edit files. Want something read-only I can set and forget while I continue to manage the content directly on the NAS.
TL;DR: Path/to/photos = where your files are stored -p 12345:12345 = Port to expose Use https only! User guest with PW can read User Admin with PW can read and delete Autologin as admin if coming from IP 1.2.3.4
Although Walmart retreated from its diversity initiatives first, Target has been the focus of more concerted consumer boycotts. Organizers have said they viewed Target’s action as a greater betrayal because the company previously had held itself out as a champion of inclusion. In 2023, a customer backlash over the annual line of LGBTQ+ Pride merchandise Target carried also cut into sales.
And, as an individual, boycotts mean a meaningful decrease. We buy much less from Target, probably more than 90% less but there are a couple things we rely on, but can't easily get elsewhere.
There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, so any reduction is meaningful.
Fiddelke said he would step in as CEO with three urgent priorities: reclaiming the company’s position as a leader in selecting and displaying merchandise; improving the customer experience by making sure shelves are consistently stocked and stores are clean; and investing in technology.
This is a load of nothing. Wake me up when they commit to something real and praiseworthy.
I am encouraged they've recognized the problems afflciting their brand and are going to remedy it by "shortening the time it took to get new items from the idea stage into stores."........
hi there, wondering if I could get some help here: I have an old CRT tv black and white, I've plugged it to an HDMI/composite to RF modulator HDM69
It used to work some time ago but can't find out why it doesn't anymore
When I don't plug anything it seems alright (but not sure it really is) but as soon as I plus HDMI or composite my tv doesn't display things right Notice that it works on my modern tv Here is a video showing what's happening
When democracy seems everywhere in crisis, it may sound paradoxical, to say the least, that the solution to our troubles is to scrap elections altogether. But that is precisely what political philosopher Alexander Guerrero proposes in his bold and illuminating book, Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections. We should select political officials not by voting, he contends, but by lottery from among the entire adult citizenry.
As radical as it sounds, the idea, indeed the reality, of “sortition”—using random selection to select political officials—is nothing new. Nor is it the prerogative of any particular political persuasion. The Athenians used such a system more than two thousand years ago. The Trinidadian Marxist C. L. R. James celebrated this system when he argued, echoing Lenin, that “every cook can govern.” The idea has seen something of a popular revival in recent years thanks to the writing and advocacy of people like political theorist Hélène Landemore and Belgian historian David Van Reybrouck. And it has been put
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When democracy seems everywhere in crisis, it may sound paradoxical, to say the least, that the solution to our troubles is to scrap elections altogether. But that is precisely what political philosopher Alexander Guerrero proposes in his bold and illuminating book, Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections. We should select political officials not by voting, he contends, but by lottery from among the entire adult citizenry.
As radical as it sounds, the idea, indeed the reality, of “sortition”—using random selection to select political officials—is nothing new. Nor is it the prerogative of any particular political persuasion. The Athenians used such a system more than two thousand years ago. The Trinidadian Marxist C. L. R. James celebrated this system when he argued, echoing Lenin, that “every cook can govern.” The idea has seen something of a popular revival in recent years thanks to the writing and advocacy of people like political theorist Hélène Landemore and Belgian historian David Van Reybrouck. And it has been put into practice in a variety of deliberative and citizens’ assemblies, including in Europe and the United States. What sets Guerrero’s analysis apart is that he has thought through how such a system might work in modern societies in exhaustive detail. The result is a landmark argument that must be reckoned with.
Guerrero spends much of the book putting flesh on the bones of the abstract idea of lottocracy, presenting a picture sufficiently well specified for meaningful comparison with real-world electoral democracy. In the rest of the book, he makes the case for the relative superiority of lottocracy and offers ideas about how we might get there from here. The book’s central claim is not that lottocracy is perfect but that, for all its flaws, it is still preferable to other political systems.
Of course, there are many ways to compare political systems. One might ask how well they comport with political equality: the ideal that everyone should have, at some level, the same say over policy. Or one might ask how well they offer opportunities for participation: the ideal that everyone be able to contribute to making policy. Guerrero contends that lottocracy does as well if not better than other systems on these criteria. But his primary interest is different: how well a political system solves problems, whether it delivers the objectively correct policy (which he thinks exists). While the capacity of a political system to solve problems—to, among other things, make people’s lives better—may not be a condition of a system’s counting as democratic, Guerrero is certainly right that it is something that we should want.
The argument is superbly detailed, even relentlessly thorough. Guerrero offers a response to just about every objection a reader might think of. But ultimately, the case is not convincing.
Elections are to basis of Democracy. What we need is voter education. Voters need to understand that elections are not a game or a popularity contest. I see too that our 1776 Constitution needs a rewrite and our government needs to be UNICAMERAL. John Adams saw the ills of the 2 party system but didn't address it. A democracy without elections is like a car without wheels!
This was initially demoed at FediCon 2025, but CrowdBucks is an open source, self-hostable fundraising system that allows people to financially support one another. You use your existing Fediverse account to hold a fundraiser, and can also donate to other people's fundraisers as well. The form factor is kind of similar to Kickstarter or Patreon.
This was initially demoed at FediCon 2025, but CrowdBucks is an open source, self-hostable fundraising system that allows people to financially support one another. You use your existing Fediverse account to hold a fundraiser, and can also donate to other people's fundraisers as well. The form factor is kind of similar to Kickstarter or Patreon.
CrowdBucks is a new payment system for the Fediverse
More developments are happening on the front to provide payment and monetization options for the Social Web. Over the past few years, there have been interesting experiments in making this possible. Mitra, notably, pioneered subscription payments by utilizing Monero. Bandwagon has also built on the concept by instead relying on integrations with traditional payment networks, starting with Stripe and PayPal. The short-lived SubClub implemented private feeds for paid access.
Introducing CrowdBucks
CrowdBucks is a new effort developed by Charles Iliya Krempeaux, better known by his online moniker, Reiver. It builds on some of the ideas previous implementations have tried, and aims to make the process as smooth and simple as possible.
“The long-term vision that CrowdBucks is a part of is to create a payments layer for the Fediverse,” Reiver explains, “obviously, it’s not the only part, there will be other projects later.” Source: CrowdBucks
Signing Up
Instead of forcing users to create yet another account, CrowdBucks does something really smart: you can just sign in with an existing Fediverse account.
At the moment, sign-in is limited to just Mastodon, but the plan is to gradually support a number of different platforms. Since a lot of Fediverse software implements part of the Mastodon API, I attempted to log in with both Akkoma and WordPress, but neither one seems to work yet. We opted to use a tried-and-true community instance.
After doing the Authorization dance, CrowdBucks directs users to a simple dashboard, where they are prompted to do basic setup for their page. Fediverse integration automatically pulls in profile details, including the username, avatar, header, and handle, although most of the public-facing details can be customized.
Getting Set Up
The first thing to do with your account is to set fundraising goals and donation tiers. The flow feels reminiscent of something like Kickstarter or Patreon, where rewards can be spelled out as something symbolic, something digital, or even something tangible. You can view our demo account here. Please, don’t actually donate to this.
Donations and Payments
Support tiers can be set up with any monthly denomination, and these get prominently displayed on your CrowdBucks page. Donors can use their CrowdBucks accounts to find a page, select a tier, and support creators and projects easily.
When a person pledges towards a Tier, they’re automatically taken to a checkout page. For the time being, the only supported Payment Processor is Stripe. Reiver has explained that this is because Stripe was easiest to implement, but the team intends to also add support for PayPal and other providers, as well as support for standards such as Web Monetization and OpenPayments.
Quick Demo
CrowdBucks was initially revealed in a brief demo at FediCon a few weeks ago, which was recorded and added alongside the FediCon Talks on PeerTube. It’s a useful insight into where Reiver is coming from, what’s being built, and ideas of what CrowdBucks could be used for.
“Anyone will be able to set up their own CrowdBucks server,” Reiver explains, “just like anyone can set up their own Mastodon server.”
The CrowdBucks project itself is licensed under the GNU AGPL, with source code readily available. The CrowdBucks.fund site is simply operated as a flagship instance, but the goal is to allow anyone to host their own version as part of their operational infrastructure.
“We want CrowdBucks to help pay server bills, to support developers building Fedi software, and to fund creators on the Fediverse. The whole thing is designed to be native to the Fediverse.”
Future Plans
While the project itself is still fairly young, the team is actively thinking about how to improve. One area CrowdBucks is already exploring involves the ability for the app to post to the Fediverse on the behalf of fundraisers, for example, to give credit to supporters. Another possibility might involve collaborating with Emissary to standardize pieces involving payments and private access.
This is an exciting endeavor, and might be one of the most polished attempts yet to make payments possible on the Social Web. Hopefully, existing projects will get involved, and hash out the details on how to make this as open and interoperable as possible.
Historically speaking, the act of financially supporting creatives on the Fediverse has always been something of a pain point. The network lacks a meaningful payment layer, and most of the network’s i
This is perhaps the most 2025 hed I've seen in 2025. (and a bit misleading, given that the data show that "possibility" to be 0%)
That said, where on the packaging line was there just some Cs-137 hanging out? That's not the sort of thing you get at Cash-'n'-Carry. Grad student storing it there ahead of a trip to a lake?
To be honest; I would imagine that the Cs-137 is a product of illegal fishing. Fishermen are told not to fish in contaminated areas; but may do so anyways out of desperation for a catch they can sell.
I remember nuclear disasters near SE Asia and Japan over the last decade. It is also true that Shrimp are also, not so unimportantly, Bottom-Feeders. As Bottom of the Ocean feeders. They literally hoover up the soil at the bottom of the ocean and eat the microbiological life living there. With recent nuclear disasters; I think it's possible some orphan Cesium got down there.
Naturally this is just my theory; based on my limited college educated knowledge of biology and the food web.
I do not expect the news or the government to tell the truth about the findings in general.
Nuclear stuff is still, to this date in the USA, treated as "Sensitive Information" which may be "Classified" under a number of laws which require gagging/nondisclosure/censorship under the guise of "protecting our National Security."
My partner is a former employee in that sector. The amount of information that could be ordered to be protected in this way is likely more than you'd expect.
Testing on frozen shrimp from the distributor, Indonesia's BMS Foods, also tested positive, the FDA said.
The shrimp was in fact contaminated. But as a precaution; with anything Radioactive, it is always presumed that anything that is in contact with a contaminated object, is also in and of itself inherently contaminated.
I recommend you watch some Kyle Hill on Youtube;^1^ he explains clearly how these things work. Radioactive contamination is no joke. It is handled with this level of caution for a reason. It kills people quickly if left unaddressed.
^1^ - I wish I could explain which "Half-Life Histories" episodes are most relevant; but I cannot. They all are; they all describe nuclear disasters and they all contain good explanations about what happened and how they're contaminating things and such. It is much to watch, but very informative.
At least 27 worshippers have been killed and several wounded when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state during morning prayers, a village head and a hospital official said.
The gunmen opened fire inside a mosque as Muslims gathered to pray at around 04:00 GMT in the remote community of Unguwan Mantau in the Malumfashi local government area, residents said.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — President Trump, who typically travels with a full contingent of high-level protection, insinuated that he finally felt safe enough to go to dinner in the District of Columbia.
NBA star Kyrie Irving drew attention to the ongoing violence in Gaza by changing his Instagram profile photo to honor Yaqeen Hammad, an 11-year-old Palestinian child who was killed in an 'Israeli' airstrike.
Yaqeen, recognized as Gaza’s youngest media activist, was killed on May 24, 2025, during an airstrike in the besieged enclave. Her work documenting daily life under the aggression had gained her recognition for raising awareness of the situation facing children in Gaza.
Irving’s advocacy for Palestine is not new. The NBA star has consistently used his visibility to address the conflict, often at the cost of facing criticism.
Hatena Bookmark, a social bookmarking service by Hatena Inc. that launched on February 10, 2005, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
The service was launched as a Japanese alternative to del.icio.us, the world's number one social bookmarking service, and even now, 20 years later, it is still actively running, with hundreds of people bookmarking dozens of articles every day.
Incidentally, Hatena Inc., the company that operates this service, is world-famous for its work as the outsourced administrator of the social media portion of Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s Filipnote Studio, and for developing the "SplatNet" app for Nintendo's Splatoon series of games.
> House Speaker Dustin Burrows told lawmakers that members who broke quorum could only leave the House chamber upon agreeing in writing to be released into the custody of a Texas Department of Public Safety officer tasked with ensuring their return when the House reconvenes at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Collier, in a text message to the Star-Telegram, said she “did not agree to sign their permission slip to have a DPS officer assigned to follow me around” and said she is not free to leave the Capitol.
Technical staff were skeptical because they actually know what AI can and can't do reliably in production environments - it's good at generating content but terrible at logical reasoning and mission-critical tasks that require consistancy.
Costco partnered with a company founded by former SpaceX engineers to provide fast electric vehicle charging services to customers at one Florida location.
I have recently talked to a Chinese friend of mine who started talking about how smart Trump is etc. She previously only gained her knowledge through the Chinese media and not the “western propaganda”, so it was her first exposure to the non-CCP-controlled stuff. I told her “you sound like you read FOX news”. She replied with “hahah yes, how did you know?”
This made me realize that she is very prone to getting manipulated and not doing any fact-checking. However, this situation made me reflect on my own news-sourcing skills.
How do you deal with the issue and what can I do step-by-step to verify the news that I read myself and at the same time a way that I can recommend to my Chinese friend so that she doesn’t fall for the most obvious tricks so easily?
Understand that class war isn't something that might happen in the future - it's already happening. The moneyed class is already fighting it.
They will, given the chance, destroy us and everything we value to pay for their own undeserved privilege.
Mamdani represents an opportunity for we the people to direct some of the bounty of this nation beck to ourselves instead of all if it being stolen to pay for more mansions and bigger yachts for a handful of sociopaths, and they know it. They know that they're not going to be able to bask in the luxury for which they lust if we start electing politicians who actually represent our interests instead of theirs. And greedy, vicious, self-serving shitweasels that they are, they're going to do whatever they can to try to stop us.
An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behaviour has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help u…
An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behaviour has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help u…
Most of the applications I use host their code on GitHub. I'm actively looking for replacements for as many of them as possible, because it's just immoral to participate with Microsoft, IMO.
But that's a poor article. A more accurate headline might be "Concerns about GitHub's parent company, Microsoft". But that wouldn't generate the same attention.
Source: CrowdBucks
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