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Internet Archive beleaguered by DDoS attacks, also hacked

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jerwin: hey. They added Mastadon and Bluesky to their update message at least I can say...
jerwin: hey. They added Mastadon and Bluesky to their update message at least I can say I was ahead of that; Archive.org down, possibly hacked Temporarily Offline Internet Archive services are temporarily offline. Please check our Twitter feed for the latest information. We apologize for the inconvenience. Do they have a non-xitter feed for those of us who don’t want to go to the...
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General Sportsball thread

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Ich verstehe fast nichts - die Verbindung ist schlecht.
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Fuck Elon Musk (Part 2)

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ah, so thats the “cybercab”; held at the Warner Bros. film lot in Burbank, California, with...
ah, so thats the “cybercab”; held at the Warner Bros. film lot in Burbank, California, with a lot of non-public roads for the demonstration. Tesla has reportedly been mapping the area in advance of the demonstration, even though the company says it doesn’t rely on high-definition maps to power its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assist feature. no, of course it doesn’t rely on maps, pinky...
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Hawaii using drone warfare on invasive frogs

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Seems like a good idea for now, but then you’re just going to need to send...
Seems like a good idea for now, but then you’re just going to need to send in helicopters to get rid of the drones once the frogs are gone. It never ends
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Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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Got an ahem odd glitch on BB! at 3:13 this morn: Happened to two different stories...
Got an ahem odd glitch on BB! at 3:13 this morn: Happened to two different stories when I opened 'em in new tabs, and both were fine after a reload.
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This Is Fine

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The United Nations has reprimanded Finland for infringing upon the rights of people in the country’s...
The United Nations has reprimanded Finland for infringing upon the rights of people in the country’s Sámi region, reports Maaseudun tulevaisuus. The rebuke concerns the granting of two mineral exploration permits in Sámi territories. The UN found, among other things, that Finland violated the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which encompasses the right of children to maintain their identity. The complaint involves...
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General Sportsball thread

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Watch out! He’s playing longline!
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Job-seeking AI will apply to thousands of positions for you

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robertmckenna: Roku’s Basilisk is worth ignoring entirely. And everything anyone who is concerned about it says....
robertmckenna: Roku’s Basilisk is worth ignoring entirely. And everything anyone who is concerned about it says. Ignore it. They’re an idiot. i think if you replace the word “basilisk” with “hilter” - it becomes more obvious that the idea is as ignorable as any call to fascism or genocide. and, i’d treat those people the same way i’d treat anyone promoting those kind of...
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Fuck Elon Musk (Part 2)

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Screens won’t work as well as windows for that, but windows wouldn’t be able to show...
Screens won’t work as well as windows for that, but windows wouldn’t be able to show ads.
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Israel versus Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, aid workers, journalists, and UN peacekeepers. 2023-24

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iHeart Israel Invades Lebanon & Other Horrors - It Could Happen Here | iHeart Mia and...
iHeart Israel Invades Lebanon & Other Horrors - It Could Happen Here | iHeart Mia and Gare discuss a new Israeli push into northern Gaza and their expanding war on Lebanon. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vp7dg3ml1o https://archive.is/Y2lUM ...
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Fuck Elon Musk (Part 2)

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mspie500: @adampknave.com on Bluesky this is much worse and ridiculous than I could have ever anticipated...
mspie500: @adampknave.com on Bluesky this is much worse and ridiculous than I could have ever anticipated in my wildest personal predictions. gaslighting on this level is just…its amazing. Doctor_Faustus: I assume he means operating costs? right. cause his “robovan” doesnt have any of those. obviously. /s e/ ohmygawd; know where this "robovan"s coming from? I bet this is a modified, old prototype cabin for...
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Spaaaaace (Infinite Space: Part 2)

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ZME Science – 10 Oct 24 The stunning history of the Fukang Pallasite meteorite In the...
ZME Science – 10 Oct 24 The stunning history of the Fukang Pallasite meteorite In the year 2,000, a Chinese dealer purchased an unusual-looking rock weighing around a ton. He cleaned it off, removing 20 kilograms (44 lb) from it, and then took the rock (a gleaming mass of Est. reading time: 4 minutes
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Melizmatic's Memeversation 6: the Memeing of Life

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Cookie Monster caught speeding on traffic camera

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Yeah, sure. Put on a mask that significantly limits your field of vision and zoom along...
Yeah, sure. Put on a mask that significantly limits your field of vision and zoom along one of the busiest stretches of any Autobahn there is. What could possibly go wrong. This was on the bit between the junctions Westhofener Kreuz1) and Dortmund Süd2). Lots of traffic all the time; both in and out the Ruhrgebiet and overregional/international transit. It is one of the...
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Teslas "nearly unusable" for police work

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“Nearly” ?!
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If You See Something (IRL), Post Something! (Part 2)

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canada must be amazing right now. NOAA warns of "severe" geomagnetic storm boing as my location...
canada must be amazing right now. NOAA warns of "severe" geomagnetic storm boing as my location was completly cloud covered, Im nevertheless very happy to see that you are able to see this fantastic display. everybody still awake in the northern us and canada and having clear skies should go outside right now, cause its still going; [aurora-forecast-northern-hemisphere] https://spaceweathergallery2.com/ [image] (Taken by alden foraie...
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Metawatch. (Formerly known as Facebookwatch.)

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That’s kind of ironic what with all he’s done to destroy actual civilization.
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NOAA warns of "severe" geomagnetic storm

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as my location was completly cloud covered, Im nevertheless very happy to see that you are...
as my location was completly cloud covered, Im nevertheless very happy to see that you are able to see this fantastic display. everybody still awake in the northern us and canada and having clear skies should go outside right now, cause its still going; https://spaceweathergallery2.com/ (Taken by alden foraie on October 10, 2024)
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General Sportsball thread

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It's a concept Sorry abt the sound
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🌈 Unicorn Chasers 3 🌈

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Teslas "nearly unusable" for police work

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This is a good point. However sometimes spending decisions are made for accounting reasons. Several times...
This is a good point. However sometimes spending decisions are made for accounting reasons. Several times I’ve been put in the situation of having to find something to spend a big chunk of money on because it’s too near the end of the company financial year and if you don’t exhaust your budget, it will just be reduced.
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Teslas "nearly unusable" for police work

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100 years ago most developed countries probably had more widespread electrical infrastructure than petrol infrastructure. For...
100 years ago most developed countries probably had more widespread electrical infrastructure than petrol infrastructure. For example, lots of cities had electric tram and trolley bus networks, providing high power connections.
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If You See Something (IRL), Post Something! (Part 2)

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Pleiades and Orion’s Belt Woohoo! North Alabama! Barely visible to the naked eye–just a hint of...
Pleiades and Orion’s Belt Woohoo! North Alabama! Barely visible to the naked eye–just a hint of a pink smear–but the camera could see it just fine.
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Fuck Elon Musk (Part 2)

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Otherbrother: “$1 per mile”?? Pretty sure this man has never ridden a city bus in his...
Otherbrother: “$1 per mile”?? Pretty sure this man has never ridden a city bus in his life. I assume he means operating costs? I have no idea whether that’s accurate, though.
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