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  • Boy is that a fine line

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    If you don't work IT, retail, or food service what do you do for work?

  • Well just keep bringing me your loads and I'll uh.... yeah what I mean to say is thanks.

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    If you don't work IT, retail, or food service what do you do for work?

  • I'm a truck driver, well nowadays more in the office than behind the wheel but I do still pull loads here and there.

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    Some TikTok influencers are maligning sunscreen. Here's what to know about the claims

  • There's also coral safe sunscreen, mineral based.

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    wizards council ain’t shit rule

  • OCULAR TORSION

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    Apple reportedly has plans for a thinner iPhone, MacBook Pro and Apple Watch

  • Actually, they've been getting thicker every year since the 6, believe it or not.

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    How supporting Palestine landed me with a fully stocked cigar humidor 🇵🇸

  • A lot of them came after the fall of the USSR and the things got pretty bad in Cuba in the late 90's/early 00's. Not necessarily because they're rabid anti-communists.

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    This is my reason for joining "Fuck Cars"

  • boot

    So you're not American right? Over here large pickup trucks are literally the most popular selling vehicles. But only a small portion of these people actually use these things for anything they'd need one for. Half of my apartment parking lot is large pickup trucks. They pollute, they're less safe, they're a waste of money, and they crowd parking space.

    Even among the minority of people who regularly do things necessitating a pickup, only a small fraction of those need these huge heavy duties.

    I'm not mad at the rural guys with these trucks hauling heavy equipment and trailers around out in the country. It's the urban and suburban people who don't need them at all is what gets me. If you need a pickup truck once or twice a year you can rent one for a day for ridiculously cheap.

    • news @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic
    www.reuters.com /investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/

    At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. military launched a secret campaign to counter what it perceived as China’s growing influence in the Philippines, a nation hit especially hard by the deadly virus.

    The clandestine operation has not been previously reported. It aimed to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines and other life-saving aid that was being supplied by China, a Reuters investigation found. Through phony internet accounts meant to impersonate Filipinos, the military’s propaganda efforts morphed into an anti-vax campaign. Social media posts decried the quality of face masks, test kits and the first vaccine that would become available in the Philippines – China’s Sinovac inoculation.

    Reuters identified at least 300 accounts on X, formerly Twitter, that matched descriptions shared by former U.S. military officials familiar with the Philippines operation. Almost all were created in the summer of 2020 and centered on the slogan #Chinaangvirus – Tagalog for China is the virus.

    (More on site)

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    It just feels wrong

  • I tried Plex and as someone new to it it seems like such garbage. Jellyfin has been utterly flawless for me.

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    Everything Apple iOS 18 Will Do, Android Already Does

  • Android can do satellite messaging? Android phone makers are shipping on device LLMs?

    I'm not an Apple fanboy nor do I use an iPhone currently but this headline is ridiculous.

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    US submarine pulls into Guantanamo Bay a day after Russian warships arrive in Cuba

  • What the submarine or the Russian ships?

    Either way that seems like an extraordinarily bad idea.

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    Bulletins and News Discussion from June 10th to June 16th, 2024 - Havana Derangement Syndrome - COTW: Cuba

  • I think it's more about the non-alphabetical nature of it. I've heard Korean script is quite easy to learn for example.

    But I've heard it's much easier once you have some level of fluency in the language. I mean children don't intensively study Chinese characters until they're already speaking at a level higher than most language learners get to.

    They say for Spanish you need like 1500+ hours of listening and watching to get to a decent level. Chinese, it's more like 3-4000+. Much respect. No cognates to fall back on.... Can't imagine!

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    Rolly Coasters and Detatched Retinas

  • Talk to an injury lawyer

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    Rolly Coasters and Detatched Retinas

  • Talk to an injury lawyer and get well

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    bye bye youtube

  • I mean I've always been baffled that this wasn't already how it works. It seemed to me if they wanted to make them hard to block this was the obvious answer

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    A cool guide for old world language family tree

  • I mean you have a point but I still think a language with very different grammar but similar vocabulary is going to be miles easier than one with similar grammar but a small shared vocabulary.

    And in my experience learning Spanish through basically just listening to it (a bit oversimplified, but I never have studied grammar nor have been explicitly taught vocab nor had translation) I picked up on the meaning through words way before I had any confidence in grammar. Of course I was getting a feel for the grammar the whole way little by little though.

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    A cool guide for old world language family tree

  • Sure but IMO understanding a language is a bigger and more important part of language learning than speaking. Being able to understand far, far, better than you can speak is very common among language learners. You need a foundation to draw upon before you can really effectively speak. And by then you'll usually have gotten at least the very basics of the grammar down.

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    Google Photos Alternative

  • If you're into self hosting Immich is awesome. Completely replaced Google Photos for me

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    A cool guide for old world language family tree

  • I'm just going by the FSI rankings. Romance languages are "Category 1" necessitating 600-750 class hours. German is "Category 2" needing 900 hours.

    I think vocabulary is more important anyhow, if you know the words you can piece together the meaning even if it's in a strange order. If you don't, the order doesn't really matter at all.

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    What America really needs

  • Florida kinda has this.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okeechobee_Waterway

    • Videos @lemmy.world bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    The full video from the famous "Tank Man" photo
    vimeo.com Tank Man Full Video

    Tank Man

    Tank Man Full Video

    Edit: YouTube link if Vimeo gives you issues

    https://youtu.be/qq8zFLIftGk

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    World News @lemmy.world bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel
    www.bbc.com Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel

    The weapons transfer comes as Israeli tanks were spotted advancing deeper into residential areas of Rafah.

    Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel
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    news @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Israel orders people in more areas of Gaza's Rafah to evacuate
    www.reuters.com /world/middle-east/israel-orders-people-more-areas-gazas-rafah-evacuate-2024-05-11/

    JERUSALEM, May 11 (Reuters) - Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, in a further indication that the military is pressing ahead with its plans for a ground attack on Rafah.

    In a post on social media site X, a military spokesperson also called on residents and displaced people in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, and 11 other neighbourhoods in the enclave to go immediately to the shelters west of Gaza City.

    According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, 24 Palestinians were killed overnight after Israeli jets targeted several areas in central Gaza.

    Despite heavy U.S. pressure and alarm expressed by residents and humanitarian groups, Israel has said it will proceed with an incursion into Rafah, where more than 1 million displaced people have sought refuge during the seven-month-old war.

    Israel's military said that so far, about 300,000 Gazans have moved towards Al-Mawasi.

    Israel says it cannot win the war without rooting out thousands of fighters of the Islamist Hamas movement it believes are deployed in Rafah.

    Israeli tanks captured the main road dividing Rafah's eastern and western sections on Friday, effectively encircling the eastern side in an assault that has caused Washington to hold up delivery of some military aid to its ally.

    The White House said on Friday it was watching the Israeli operations "with concern," but they appeared to be localized around the shuttered Rafah crossing and did not reflect a large-scale invasion of the city.

    The war was triggered by a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel in which some 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 people taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies.

    Israel's military operation in Gaza, which it says aims to eliminate Hamas, has killed close to 35,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry. The bombardment has laid waste to the coastal enclave and caused a deep humanitarian crisis.

    The Biden administration said on Friday Israel's use of U.S.-supplied weapons may have violated international humanitarian law during its Gaza operation, in its strongest criticism to date of Israel.

    But the administration stopped short of a definitive assessment, saying that due to the chaos of the war it could not verify specific instances where use of those weapons might have been involved in alleged breaches.

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    News @lemmy.world bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Biden condemns campus violence: 'Order must prevail'
    www.nbcnews.com Biden condemns campus violence: 'Order must prevail'

    The president stressed that violent protests are not protected under the law as tensions escalate during pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses nationwide.

    Biden condemns campus violence: 'Order must prevail'
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    news @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Argentina Refuses to Supply Fuel to Cuban Planes (citing "provisions of the US Blockade")
    www.telesurenglish.net Argentina Refuses to Supply Fuel to Cuban Planes

    <p>The companies invoked provisions of the U.S. blockade to not supply the Cuban aircraft.</p>

    Argentina Refuses to Supply Fuel to Cuban Planes
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    news @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Vietnamese Billionaire Truong My Lan sentenced to death in $12.5bn fraud case
    www.aljazeera.com Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death in $12.5bn fraud case

    The largest case of fraud in Vietnam’s history has been uncovered as part of a major state anticorruption drive.

    Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death in $12.5bn fraud case
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    Selfhosted @lemmy.world bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Immich release v1.99.0 (and new logo!)
    github.com Release v1.99.0 · immich-app/immich

    v1.99.0 New logo The new logo is now rolled out on all platforms, including the web, mobile, and documentation pages. If you are a content creator, you can grab the logo vector and raster files in ...

    v1.99.0

    New logo

    The new logo is now rolled out on all platforms, including the web, mobile, and documentation pages. If you are a content creator, you can grab the logo vector and raster files in the repository's design folder.

    [!Social Preview](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/27055614/314551908-75d88502-1eec-4131-9c9e-340ac71a0e0c.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.kludR-jhiI3_2qpDz42hGbqqaMMg4yGqLFqD1FBQ4wE)

    Highlights

    Welcome to release v1.99.0 of Immich. This release adds the new logo, fixes many bugs, and improves the application. Some of the highlights include:

    • \[WEB] Sort photos and videos to display direction in an album.
    • On-disk cache on the mobile app to provide a better viewing experience.
    • There is a new endpoint for OpenTelemetry metrics to monitor performance.
    • Optimized queries for large libraries.
    • Add upload progress and speed indicator.
    • XMP sidecar file is now recognized with both photo.ext.xmp and photo.xmp extensions.
    • Drag to select - Now press your thumb to drag and select in the selection mode.
    • Improve user feedback in the mobile app's backup and album selection screen.
    • Various improvements for the library scanning process.

    Asset's display direction in the album

    We added an option to change the order of the assets in the album so you can view the assets from older to newest and vice versa.

    album.view\.order.mp4

    Mobile asset caching

    Improving cache for remote thumbnails and the images, they now stay on disk so that they can load faster and give a better experience while used offline. You should feel a faster loading experience across the app.

    Performance monitoring with OpenTelemetry integration

    Immich provides a variety of performance metrics to allow for local monitoring and insights. This integration is primarily in the form of Prometheus metrics. However, exporting traces is also possible due to OpenTelemetry instrumentation. Please visit the documentation to learn how to enable this feature

    Note

    This opt-in feature allows you to monitor Immich's performance. This data isn't sent anywhere beyond what you've configured.

    File size progress and upload speed indicator

    We added an indicator to show the file's size that has been uploaded and the upload speed under the progress bar in the backup screen.

    Simulator.Screen.Recording.-.iPhone.15.Pro.Max.-.2024-03-14.at.18.08.37.mp4

    Drag to select

    You can now drag to select in the mobile app when in selection mode; this will help make selecting in bulk easier.

    drag\_to\_select.mp4

    And lastly, I want to express my gratitude to @immich-app/contributor who make this behemoth of a release happen 🎉

    ***

    And as always, bugs are fixed, and many other improvements also come with this release.

    What's Changed

    🗄️ Server

    • fix(server): face search results not always sorted by @mertalev in #7839
    • fix(server): serve static directory only if it exists by @benmccann in #7857
    • feat(server): Add OAuth auto-redirect enable/disable CLI commands by @ddshd in #7841
    • feat(server): OpenTelemetry integration by @mertalev in #7356
    • feat(server): YAML config file support by @bo0tzz in #7894
    • feat(server): Update XMP sidecar search to look for both photo.ext.xmp and photo.xmp by @kokulshan in #7813
    • feat(server): lower library scan memory usage by @mertalev in #7939
    • perf(server): optimize getByIds query by @mertalev in #7918
    • fix(server): queue library asset refresh in batches by @etnoy in #7914
    • feat(server, web): album orders by @martabal in #7819
    • feat(server): added support for SVG files by @declan8010 in #7960
    • refactor: global validation pipe by @jrasm91 in #7985
    • feat(web): add millisecond options to storage template settings by @sevtdy in #7942
    • fix(server): prevent feedback loop during library scan by @mertalev in #7944
    • feat(server): use nestjs events to validate config by @danieldietzler in #7986
    • feat(server): memory includes partners assets on timeline by @alextran1502 in #7993
    • refactor(server): library service by @jrasm91 in #8050
    • chore(server): change save -> update in asset repository by @mertalev in #8055
    • fix(server): "view all" for cities only showing 12 cities by @mertalev in #8035
    • fix(server): use extension in originalFileName for libraries by @etnoy in #8083
    • test: temporarily disable flaky audit e2e test until #7436 is fixed by @zackpollard in #8089

    📱 Mobile

    🖥️ Web

    🧠 Machine Learning

    • fix(server): ml gunicorn listen on ipv4 and ipv6 by default by @growse in #7930
    • chore(deps): update onnxruntime-openvino by @mertalev in #7854
    • feat(ml): add cache\_dir option to OpenVINO EP by @dvdblg in #8018

    ⚡ CLI

    📓 Documentation

    🔨 Maintenance

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    Linux @lemmy.ml bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Is Fedora Kionite shipping with KDE6 yet?

    It's distrohop time. Want to go immutable for the first time. But waiting for KDE6.

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    chapotraphouse @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    I wanna go to Cuba

    I've been working on my Spanish. Now if only I could afford it.

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    World News @lemmy.world bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    U.S. war plans for Ukraine don’t foresee retaking lost territory
    www.washingtonpost.com U.S. war plans for Ukraine don’t foresee retaking lost territory

    The Biden administration is working on a long-term strategy for supporting Kyiv. But those plans do not anticipate Ukraine taking back territory lost to Russia.

    U.S. war plans for Ukraine don’t foresee retaking lost territory
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    chapotraphouse @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Stay warm out there
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    World News @lemmy.world bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    US assistance to Ukraine has ‘ground to a halt’ amid political infighting, White House says
    www.independent.co.uk US assistance to Ukraine has ‘ground to a halt’, says White House

    Ukraine’s military fears Putin’s forces could break through its defensive lines within days if the US does not commit to more aid

    US assistance to Ukraine has ‘ground to a halt’, says White House
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    Selfhosted @lemmy.world bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Immich release v1.92.0 (edit: v1.92.1 hotfix released)
    github.com Release v1.92.0 · immich-app/immich

    v1.92.0 Highlights Welcome to the first Immich release of 2024, v1.92.0. This release is packed with features, bug fixes, and improvements. Let’s dive into some of the highlights of this release. ...

    Release v1.92.0 · immich-app/immich

    Highlights

    Welcome to the first Immich release of 2024, v1.92.0. This release is packed with features, bug fixes, and improvements. Let’s dive into some of the highlights of this release.

    [BREAKING CHANGE] The welcome message for your instance is now moved to the Server Setting in the Settings section in the Administration page on the web

    Hardening storage template move operation: verify files are copied correctly when operating across filesystem boundaries

    External domain setting: allow the usage of a different domain for shared links

    Native hash calculation on iOS: significantly speeds up the initial hash calculation

    Introduce Onboarding flow for new instances: Show the admin common settings of the instance for a better user experience.

    CLI version 2.0.6 was released on npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@immich/cli

    Search is now working across the partner’s assets.

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    datahoarder @lemmy.ml bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    A dozen or two TB of storage for media on the cheap?

    Well I'm just about fed up with streaming bullshit. I currently have a home server that's just a raspberry pi4 with a bunch of docker containers and it served my light usage well.

    But with transcoding on Jellyfin I'll be needing some more power. And a bunch of storage. So wanting to perhaps build a new little server.

    CPU requirements aren't high at all. Need to transcode maybe 2 concurrent 4K streams, A cheap discrete GPU or a CPU with a decent enough iGPU could handle this. Other applications are basically negligible, like Vaultwarden and PiHole, torrent, using as a general file storage server.

    I also recently acquired a mini PC which is plenty powerful, but doesn't have any way of adding a bunch of drives. So another option is setting up a pure NAS and just using the mini PC as the server. It's got an i7 10700T and iris 630 iGPU.

    I've been using Linux and self hosting basic things for years, but I'm pretty new to this level of hardware and little experience with RAID.

    Budget: ~$500ish - storage goal: 12+ TB

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    the_dunk_tank @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    (CW: transphobic) chuds literally make whole "comedy" movie about trans women in sports

    This shit is vile.

    https://youtu.be/Py2MzGtmaJ0

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    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    rule
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    the_dunk_tank @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    edit:a comrade stepped up and fixed it 🫡 - the way they write Wikipedia makes my skin crawl

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Mexico

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    chapotraphouse @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    The ANSWER coalition is organizing busses across the country to take protesters to DC on Nov 4 to march for Palestinian liberation - if you can spare a day or two go! If not they also take donations.
    www.answercoalition.org Get on the bus! Transportation centers to the National March on Washington for Palestine

    Act Now to Stop War &amp; End Racism

    Get on the bus! Transportation centers to the National March on Washington for Palestine

    Get offline and go help, if you are able!

    Many are free busses, some are cheap. Some are full but looking to raise enough for another bus.

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    the_dunk_tank @hexbear.net bdonvr @thelemmy.club
    Bernie: "In my view, the state of Israel has the absolute right to defend itself"

    Full message below:

    There have been five wars fought between Israel and its neighbors in the last fifteen years. Over that time, and before, there have been thousands of diplomats from around the world working on a variety of plans to bring peace and stability to the region, and hundreds of conferences. They have all failed.

    Today, the situation in the area is more horrific, more brutal, more inhumane, and more dangerous than ever before. I wish I could tell you that I had some magic solution, or five-point plan to resolve this never-ending crisis. I don’t. But this I do know.

    The barbarous terrorist act committed by Hamas against innocent men, women, and children in Israel was a horrific act that must be strongly condemned by the entire world. There is absolutely no justification for shooting down hundreds of young people at a music festival, killing babies in cold blood and taking hostages. In my view, the state of Israel has the absolute right to defend itself against Hamas' terrorism.

    It is also clear that this attack will only embolden the extremists on both sides who see violence as the only answer. It also creates the immediate possibility of a wider war in the area with unforeseen and dangerous consequences.

    But in the midst of the terrorism, the missiles and bombs being exploded daily, and a hospital in Gaza being destroyed, there is another humanitarian disaster that is unfolding. Today, as a result of an Israeli evacuation order, hundreds of thousands of innocent and desperate people in Gaza are facing inhumane and life-threatening conditions. These are people who have been driven from their homes, who have no food, water, or fuel, who don’t know where they are going or who will accept them or if they will ever again return to their homes. And I would remind you that half of those people are children.

    Last night, on the floor of the Senate, I blocked an effort on the part of some Republicans to prevent desperately needed humanitarian aid from the United Nations and other relief agencies from getting to these Palestinians.

    In these very difficult times, we cannot turn our backs on these innocent men, women and children who are desperately trying to survive. That is not what this country must ever be about.

    I hope you'll watch and share it today:

    https://x.com/sensanders/status/1714806126863143292?s=46&amp;t=VjJ-cjQEBBD1s8bwm18Jyw

    In solidarity,

    Bernie Sanders

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