I switched from 10 years of Openbox to KDE Plasma. This also means from Xorg to wayland.

Plasma is great, it has almost everything. One thing I'm missing (until I'm able to write my own plasmoids/widgets) is what conky provides: a constantly updating overview of my top processes, what's eating resources.

If you ever tried to hack your own conky you must know how fragile it can be. Plus, it's even more fragile on wayland. Most people run it in Xwayland, many unwittingly, but that didn't work for me either.
Let's not dwell on these things (more than a decade of faffing around with conky. It usually runs stable once it's set up, but getting there is beyond painful).

Every time I thought I had it running stably without freezing or disappearing, something new happened... aaaarrrgghh

Until I decided fuck it, I'll run it in the terminal. Much more stable. And with Konsole* & Kwin I can make it look really good.

* I tried it with Alacritty first, but it flickers!

The workflow, if you are interested:

• First the conky config itself

#!/usr/bin/lua  
conky.config = {  
	background = false,  

	out_to_x = false,  
	out_to_console = true,  
	out_to_ncurses = true,  
	out_to_stderr = false,  
	out_to_wayland = false,  

	console_bar_unfill = '-',  
	console_bar_fill = '@',  
	text_buffer_size = 1024;  
	use_spacer = 'left',  

	-------------------  
	update_interval = 3,  
	--------------------  

	total_run_times = 0,  

	cpu_avg_samples = 2,  
	diskio_avg_samples = 2,  
	net_avg_samples = 2,  
	no_buffers = true,  

-- 	max_text_width = 30, -- does nothing in console/ncurses  
	pad_percents = 3,  
	short_units = true,  
	format_human_readable = true,  
	if_up_strictness = address,  
	top_name_width = 22,  
	top_name_verbose=true,  
	override_utf8_locale = true,  
	default_color = 'blue',  
	color1 = 'green',  
	color2 = 'yellow',  
	color3 = 'red',  
};  

conky.text = [[  
${color1}Up:$color $uptime_short $color1 Kernel: $color$kernel  
$color2---------------------------------------------\  
${color1}RAM$color $mem/$memmax $memperc% ${membar 1,24}\  
${color1}SWP$color $swap/$swapmax $swapperc% ${swapbar 1,24}\  
${color1}CPU 1:$color ${freq_g 1}GHz  ${cpu cpu1}% $color${cpubar cpu1 1,24}\  
${color1}    2:$color ${freq_g 2}GHz  ${cpu cpu2}% ${cpubar cpu2 1,24}\  
${color1}    3:$color ${freq_g 3}GHz  ${cpu cpu3}% ${cpubar cpu3 1,24}\  
${color1}    4:$color ${freq_g 4}GHz  ${cpu cpu4}% ${cpubar cpu4 1,24}\  
$color2---------------------------------------------\  
${color1}Load    1min: $color3${loadavg 1}$color1   5min:$color3 ${loadavg 2}$color1\  
   15min: $color3${loadavg 3}\  
$color2---------------------------------------------\  
${color1}FS root: $color${fs_used /}/${fs_size /} ${fs_bar 1,24 /}\  
${color1}FS data: $color${fs_used /home/ssd256_data}/${fs_size /home/ssd256_data}\  
 ${fs_bar 1,24 /home/ssd256_data}\  
$color2---------------------------------------------\  
${if_match "${execi 6 ~/.config/conky/sys/server_ping.sh}" == "0" }${if_up enp0s20u2}\  
${color1}USB ethernet      up:$color3${upspeedf enp0s20u2}K${color1}   \  
dn:$color3${downspeedf enp0s20u2}K\  
$color2---------------------------------------------\  
$else${if_up wlan0}  
${color1}WLAN       up:$color3${upspeed wlan0}K${color1}   \  
dn:$color3${downspeed wlan0}K  
$color2---------------------------------------------$endif$endif$endif\  
${color1}Name                        PID   CPU%   MEM%\  
${color}${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}\  
${color}${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}\  
${color}${top name 3} ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}\  
${color}${top name 4} ${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}\  
${color}${top name 5} ${top pid 5} ${top cpu 5} ${top mem 5}\  
${color}${top name 6} ${top pid 6} ${top cpu 6} ${top mem 6}\  
${color}${top name 7} ${top pid 7} ${top cpu 7} ${top mem 7}\  
$color2---------------------------------------------\  
${if_match "$mpd_status" == "Playing"}$color1${uppercase ${if_empty \  
$mpd_artist}$mpd_title$else$mpd_artist - $mpd_title$endif}$endif]]  

• This is started with a small shell script (that needs to be registered via a desktop file in ~/.config/autostart):

#!/bin/sh  

sleep 3  
exec konsole --profile conky-tui --separate --qwindowtitle conky_tui_konsole\  
 -e /bin/rbash -c 'tput civis; conky -c ~/.config/conky/conky-tui.conf'  

• I also created a konsole profile that must have the exact dimensions for this conky, i.e. 45 columns and 27 rows. The color scheme likely needs to be edited so that Background color is exactly the same as Color 1, because of transparency. You'll understand when you see it.

So far this gives us this:

• Now I right-click on the titlebar -> more actions -> special window settings. The window must be uniquely recognizable through its title 'conky_tui_konsole'. I remove borders, make it appear on all desktops, stay below, and put it in the position where I want it. It takes a while to understand the UI. In the end I get this extra entry in ~/.config/kwinrc (I love KDE! The combo of having a gui menu for everything, yet still simple editable config files is just 😙👌):

[uuid-uuid-uuid-uuid]  
Description=Window settings for conky_tui_konsole  
below=true  
belowrule=3  
desktops=\\0  
desktopsrule=3  
noborder=true  
noborderrule=3  
position=1200,24  
positionrule=3  
skippager=true  
skippagerrule=3  
skipswitcher=true  
skipswitcherrule=3  
skiptaskbar=true  
skiptaskbarrule=3  
title=conky_tui_konsole — Konsole  
titlematch=1  
types=1  
wmclass=konsole org.kde.konsole  
wmclasscomplete=true  

Voilá.

[Original in Russian. Automated translation with minimal edits.]

Military hospitals of Russia's Ministry of Defense are overcrowded due to the large number of wounded, so the participants of the “special operation” are increasingly treated and rehabilitated in ordinary civilian hospitals – free of charge and without queue. As found out “Voztak”, for those who fought in Ukraine there will be repurposed whole branches, which are given a special regime of secrecy. About the creation of such closed departments, doctors from St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl region and Siberia told the The Moscow Times.

At the end of May 2023, the authorities promised to transfer almost 5,000 beds to the Defense Ministry in 27 civilian hospitals in 11 regions, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don and Sevastopol. However, this decision was not officially reported, and the list of hospitals is still unknown.

In the St. Petersburg research Institute of ambulance named after I. I. Janelidze, the first wounded arrived in June 2024, said the employee of the hospital. Then there opened two medical departments for war veterans at the site of intensive care and shock therapy. They were closed: they could only get inside by magnetic passes, and the staff of these offices were isolated from the rest of the staff. The war participants occupied about 60-70 beds.

In one of the hospitals of the Yaroslavl region, according to medical workers, since 2024, there are also two closed departments for war veterans - about 60-70 places each. The traumatologist of one of the city hospitals in Siberia said that doctors and nurses of the departments where the “heroes of the SVO” lie sign non-disclosure documents. “All documentation is also closed. Even on the medical history there is no name, surname and patronymic, there is only a number, she explained.

The anesthesiologist of the Kirov Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg said that the bed fund of one of the departments is designed for 40 people, but now up to 86 patients are taken simultaneously there. According to him, after the outbreak of a full-scale war, additional beds were installed in the corridors, and mattresses were placed in the wards instead of beds. The shortage of places, says the anesthesiologist, is observed not only in other hospitals in St. Petersburg, but also throughout the country.

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According to the calculations of “Tak”, now in Russia there are at least 58.3 thousand beds in military medical institutions. Almost 1 million wounded can be treated there every year, but there are still not enough places.

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According to doctors interviewed by the publication, the appearance of the military in civilian hospitals affects the availability of medical care for other patients: it becomes more difficult for them to get to specialists. Citizens can still receive emergency assistance, but there are problems with planned assistance.

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Doctor and lawyer in the field of human rights Konstantin Boykov notes that the participants of the “SVO” are now a priority, but the number of doctors has not increased. “And in live queues, people are sitting waiting for help, suffering, and suddenly someone comes in out of line. This, of course, causes irritation and social tension, he said.

Civilian medics, with whom I spoke, say that hospital staff are unhappy with the appearance of patients from the front due to drunken brawls, thefts and even shootings. So, in April in the Alexander hospital of St. Petersburg conflict between two patients — “heroes of the SVO” — ended in shooting. In September, one soldier stabbed another in the stomach at Peter the Great Hospital. Another wounded soldier, Vladlen Metzler, was discharged from the I.I. Janelidze Research Institute of Ambulance after fights and conflicts with patients and doctors. “Drunk, prostitutes are called. Sometimes they get mad. They give someone money and let them pass, one of the doctors describes the situation in the St. Petersburg Research Institute of Ambulance named after I. I. Janelidze. “Drink, steal. In our department, the TV was stolen, sold, got drunk, says a doctor from the Yaroslavl region.

According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the total losses of the Russian army during the full-scale war by June this year amounted to 1.4 million people. Of this number, at least 450,000 people were killed, the rest were seriously injured or missing.

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Today’s game is Assassin’s Creed 3. I’ve been putting this off for a while. Mainly because all I’m really doing right now is finishing the last 20% of my last save. It’s mostly tedious work, collecting the damn feathers and stuff. But I’m making good progress. The collectibles are almost all done. And thankfully they’re no where near as bad as say, Unity.

While grabbing a view point I approached this lake and noticed this game’s oceans are uncomfortably barren. Like not in a bad way. It looks fine for a body of water in a Xbox 360 Era game. But there’s something unsettling about an open flat field of blue water. I kind of like it to be honest.

Another thing I like, this Waterfall? Had a chest behind it. Love me some hidden chest waterfalls. There’s something so satisfying about checking behind a waterfall to find a chest or like a cave or something. I hope there’s a few more because I’d love to find them.

Anyways, to end things off because there’s only so much I can talk about with collecting collectibles, I wanted to talk about this field. Absolutely horrid for parkour, obviously. But I love fields like this. There’s something about it that feels perfect for the setting that makes it feel like a perfect fit. If only there was a way to make it a good parkour area too

cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.ca/p/reef/1003955750309063798

I like to watch the boats in the evening along Vancouver's waters

@vancouver@lemmy.ca

#vancouver #cityscape #citylife #evening #eveninglight #eveningsky #night #boat #mountains #ocean #peaceful #blue

Source: Evan Soltas, Princeton University

https://evansoltas.com/papers/Durations_DSW2026.pdf

https://dof.princeton.edu/news/2026/meet-evan-soltas-analyzing-barriers-housing-construction-and-affordability-america%E2%80%99s-cities

Cassuto [Zionist Federation of Australia’s CEO] says he got what he wanted because Mary had already issued a qualified apology. He leaves out the timing. She made that apology before he went to the Federal Court. He called it insincere and sued anyway. Two years on, he points to the same apology as his reason for stopping. That is a man looking for the exit.

Call it what it was. This was lawfare. The court process was the weapon, and the target was wider than one journalist.

Every editor and journalist with something to say about Israel was meant to be watching.

From the outside, each move looks separate. A complaint here. A referral there. A story in a friendly newspaper, then a writ. Put them side by side, and you see a structure built to make criticism of Israel expensive enough that most people decide it is not worth the trouble.

The letters are polite. The threat underneath is not. Legal bills keep arriving, and behind them the possibility of losing everything. A case like this does not need to succeed to do its job. Once defending your own words puts your house at risk, the process is the punishment.

https://michaelwest.com.au/mary-kostakidis-stared-down-the-zionist-lobby-and-courage-won/

• Alexander Csgero will be eligible for parole as early as next month after being sentenced to three-and-a-half years behind bars for reckless foreign interference.

• He is the first Australian to be sentenced for the offence, which relates to reports the Sydney businessman compiled for two suspected Chinese spies - who contacted him via Linkedin - while he was working in Shanghai.

• The district court judge judge took into account that Csergo had spent more than 600 days in custody prior to being sentenced.

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Csergo prepared reports, upon request and in return for payment, about topics including lithium mining, the change in the German government, defence, the Quad alliance and AUKUS.

The prosecution told jurors he believed they worked for a Chinese intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), and was reckless as to whether his conduct would support foreign intelligence activities.

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A District Court jury found the 58-year-old guilty in March, after hearing weeks of evidence about Csergo's communication and meetings with two people he knew as "Ken" and "Evelyn" between 2021 and 2023, when he returned to Sydney.

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Judge Craig Smith found that the offending effectively took place between May or June 2022 and December 2022.

He said Csergo's subjective awareness of his situation shifted around May 2022, when he was asked to prepare a defence report that was "materially different" from his previous work.

In WeChat messages to Csergo, specific topics of interest were identified, including "China spy", "anything about China in ASIO", and strategy, targets, tactics, methods and technology.

Csergo warned Ken that they needed to be "careful" and said, "we don't want to find ourselves being questioned by any governments".

He also said that one of his contacts had "strongly warned" him against what Ken had requested.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A Huntsville police officer is back in the Madison County Jail after being arrested for the third time in less than a month.

John Holliday was arrested and charged with illegally possessing a firearm while out of jail on bond.

This marks Holliday’s third arrest since Aug. 17, when he was taken into custody in Limestone County on a domestic violence charge. He was arrested again last week on a DUI charge.

At last check, Holliday remains actively employed by the Huntsville Police Department but is currently on administrative duty.

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/11246717

Belgium eliminated imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in August, driving an EU-wide reduction months ahead of a total ban, according to a new report published by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) think tank on Sept. 11.

"EU imports of Russian LNG fell 46% month-on-month to their lowest monthly volume since Russia's full-scale invasion began (in 2022)," reads CREA's latest report.

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Belgium's weaning itself off Russian LNG leaves France, Spain, and the Netherlands as the remaining importers.

French ports accounted for 57% of the EU's total LNG imports. Levi explained that France's TotalEnergies energy company has an LNG import contract that will be terminated at the end of 2026.

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In August 2026, Russia’s fossil fuel export revenues fell by 8% month-on-month to EUR 604 mn per day, while export volumes fell 7%, according to the report.

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China was the largest buyer of Russian fossil fuels in August 2026, with seaborne crude imports up 16% month-on-month and 62% above August 2025 levels.

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