China's most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has entered service days after a grand commissioning ceremony overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, state media said.

The Fujian, the country's third warship, is equipped with electromagnetic catapults which will allow planes to be launched at higher speeds.

Its launch marked a significant step forward for Beijing, which now has the world's largest navy in terms of sheer number of ships.

China has been expanding its navy at breakneck speed under Xi, putting pressure on the United States and its allies to keep up.

Pyongyang has been steadily accelerating the pace of weapons testing in recent weeks. Analysts believe the recent rise in tests is because Seoul plans to construct a nuclear-powered submarine in the US.

Finished Fire Emblem: Three Houses !

Well, the first route any way.

Bought the DLC after that, to try the DLC classes and added features, but it said you have to play the DLC before you can use the DLC features in main game, so started that now. I think you only need to complete Chapter 1 or 2 for that, but since I have started it, going to complete it before switching back to next route in main game.

DLC is much tougher than the main game, the battles are much longer, and you have limited money, so you have to be careful about weapon durability too. Also, you can certify for any other class, though you can switch between the couple that are already unlocked for each character.

Played a bit of Hyrle Warriors: Age of Calamity. Finished another main mission. Slowly playing through it.

Tried Dimension Drive for a bit and kept dying in that platforming section, I have realised this twitchy reflexes gamesplay isn't for me anymore, so officially dropping it too. I still have a list of shmups I was recommended here, so will try a couple of more (Dimension Drive wasn't from the recommendation list), but it is feeling like it's not a genre for me.

Again no Judgment this week. Plan to get back into it this weekend, let's see.

What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?

The industry keeps echoing ideas from bleak satires and cyberpunk stories as if they were exciting possibilities, not grim warnings.

In a recent article published in the New York Times, author Casey Michael Henry argues that today's tech industry keeps borrowing dystopian sci-fi aesthetics and ideas -- often the parts that were meant as warnings -- and repackages them as exciting products without recognizing that they were originally cautionary tales to avoid. "The tech industry is delivering on some of the futuristic notions of late-20th-century science fiction," writes Henry. "Yet it seems, at times, bizarrely unaware that many of those notions were meant to be dystopian or satirical -- dismal visions of where our worst and dumbest habits could lead us."

You worry that someone in today's tech world might watch "Gattaca" -- a film that features a eugenicist future in which people with ordinary DNA are relegated to menial jobs -- and see it as an inspirational launching point for a collaboration between 23andMe and a charter school. The material on Sora, for instance, can feel oddly similar to the jokes about crass entertainment embedded in dystopian films and postmodern novels. In the movie "Idiocracy," America loved a show called "Ow! My Balls!" in which a man is hit in the testicles in increasingly florid ways. "Robocop" imagined a show about a goggle-eyed pervert with an inane catchphrase. "The Running Man" had a game show in which contestants desperately collected dollar bills and climbed a rope to escape ravenous dogs. That Sora could be prompted to imagine a game show in which Michel Foucault chokeslams Ronald Reagan, or Prince battles an anaconda, doesn't feel new; it feels like a gag from a 1990s writer or a film about social decay.

The echoes aren't all accidental. Modern design has been influenced by our old techno-dystopias -- particularly the cyberpunk variety, with its neon-noir gloss and "high tech, low life" allure. From William Gibson novels to films like "The Matrix," the culture has taken in countless ruined cityscapes, all-controlling megacorporations, high-tech body modifications, V.R.-induced illnesses, deceptive A.I. paramours, mechanical assassins and leather-clad hacker antiheroes, navigating a dissociative cyberspace with savvily repurposed junk-tech. This was not a world many people wanted to live in, but its style and ethos seem to reverberate in the tech industry's boldest visions of the future.

Hiya,

Recently upgraded my server to an i5-12400 CPU, and have neen wanting to push my server a bit. Been looking to host my own LLM tasks and workloads, such as building pipelines to scan open-source projects for vulnerabilities and insecure code, to mention one of the things I want to start doing. Inspiration for this started after reading the recent scannings of the Curl project.

Sidenote: I have no intention of swamping devs with AI bugreports, i will simply want to scan projects that i personally use to be aware of its current state and future changes, before i blindly update apps i host.

What budget friendly GPU should i be looking for? Afaik VRAM is quite important, higher the better. What other features do i need to be on the look out for?

In a moment that feels both hopeful and yet falls short, Ms Rachel has been named a Glamour Woman of the Year for 2025.

Like me, anyone with a pre-school aged child will most probably have already held Ms Rachel as a personal hero and extended member of the household, but her unabashed and constant advocacy for the Palestinian cause in recent months — particularly for the plight of the children in Gaza — has catapulted her from beloved children’s star to one of the most consistent critics of Israel’s bloody genocide in an industry of figures who default to silence in the name of staying apolitical.

Yet while this moment deserves celebration, it also prompts reflection on the gap between symbolic recognition and the hard, irreplaceable and much less glamourised work of justice and liberation.

After all, the very same media outlets that might now be jumping on the bandwagon to praise Ms Rachel’s support for Gaza have themselves long been perpetuating the very narratives that have allowed Israel’s oppression of Palestinians to reign for decades.

The blanket acquiescence that Western mainstream media affords to Israel has been a critical tool in the manufacturing of consent for occupation and genocide, and honouring Ms Rachel’s bravery doesn’t replace media platforms themselves doing the work to hold Israel to account.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 188 people in the Philippines and five in Vietnam, according to the latest figures from the two countries. The storm is now headed west to Cambodia and Laos after it barrelled through central Vietnam on Thursday with winds of up to 149km/h (92mph). Towns along Vietnam's central coast were littered with debris this morning after taking the full brunt of the storm overnight. The strong winds uprooted trees, tore off roofs, and smashed large windows. Thousands of people sought shelter in schools and other public buildings as the army was deployed to help deal with the damage. Vietnamese authorities have warned of possible flooding in low-lying areas. Central Vietnam has already seen record rainfall in the past week which has killed 50 people. Earlier this week the same storm devastated parts of the Philippines when heavy rainfall sent torrents of mud down hillsides and into residential areas. Some poorer neighbourhoods were obliterated by the fast-moving flash floods. The death toll reported on Friday was a jump from the 114 reported the previous day. Another 135 people are listed as missing. The Philippines government has declared a state of calamity across the country as it prepares for another typhoon which is building up in the Pacific Ocean. Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi, Vietnam's military on Thursday deployed more than 260,000 soldiers and personnel for relief efforts, along with more than 6,700 vehicles and six aircraft. Some airports and expressways in the country were closed and hundreds of thousands were evacuated. Shortly after the typhoon made landfall at 19:29 local time (12:29 GMT), hundreds of residents in Dak Lak province called for help, local media reported. Dak Lak province is approximately 350km (215 miles) north-east of Ho Chi Minh City. Many people said their homes had collapsed or been flooded, while strong winds and heavy rain continued to batter the area. AFP via Getty Images A worker in a yellow helmet uses a chainsaw to cut branches off a felled tree with foliage from the tree filling the foreground of the image and houses in the background near Quy Nhon beach in Gia Lai, central Vietnam, as Kalmaegi approached on Thursday.AFP via Getty Images Trees came down in high winds near Quy Nhon beach in Gia Lai, central Vietnam, as Kalmaegi approached on Thursday According to local media reports, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh held an online meeting to direct the emergency response. "We must reach isolated areas and ensure people have food, drinking water, and essential supplies," he was quoted as saying. "No one should be left hungry or cold." Before making landfall in Vietnam, the typhoon, known locally as Tino, left a trail of devastation in the Philippines. At least 188 people were killed and tens of thousands were evacuated, particularly from central areas including the populous island and tourist hotspot of Cebu, where cars were swept through the streets. Kalmaegi dumped the equivalent of a month's worth of rain on the island in just 24 hours, sending torrents of mud and debris down mountainsides and into urban areas. Stunned survivors who had made it to higher ground watched as buses and shipping containers were tossed about in the raging floodwaters. The storm has wiped out entire neighbourhoods in poorer districts, where building materials are flimsier. In Talisay City, which suffered some of the worst destruction, Mely Saberon looked on in despair at the pile of debris that had once been her home. "We don't have any home anymore," she told the BBC. "We weren't able to salvage anything from our house. "We didn't expect the surge of rain and wind. We've experienced many typhoons before, but this one was different." Residents have now started the backbreaking task of cleaning away the thick layer of mud, and picking through the wreckage for anything that can be used. Early on Thursday, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a state of emergency, the threshold of which involves mass casualty, major damage to property, and disruption to means of livelihoods and the normal way of life for people in the affected areas.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nocturnal.garden/post/344011

Found in this reddit post. The lacking encryption in Komodo is something I miss and I'm not satisfied with how to handle .env files plus it's really big for what it's doing. Of course I discover this the day after migrating one of the last stacks to Komodo but I'm tempted to give this a try at some point.

Full Quote from the reddit post:

Hey all, I just felt like making a post about a project that I feel like is the most important and genuinely game changing pieces of software I've seen for any homelab. It's called Doco-CD.

I know that's high praise. I'm not affiliated with the project in any way, but I really want to get the word out.

Doco-CD is a docker management system like Portainer and Komodo but is WAY lighter, much more flexible, and Git focused. The main features that stand out to me:

• Native encryption/decryption via SOPS and Age

• Docker Swarm support

• And runs under a single, tiny, rootless Go based container.

I would imagine many here have used Kubernetes, and Git-Ops tools like FluxCD or ArgoCD and enjoyed the automation aspect of it, but grown to dislike Kubernetes for simple container deployments. Git Ops on Docker has been WAY overshadowed. Portainer puts features behind paid licenses, Komodo does much better in my opinion, but to get native decryption to work it's pretty hacky, has zero Docker Swarm support (and removed a release for it's roadmap), and is a heavier deployment that requires a separate database.

Doco-CD is the closest thing we have to a true Git Ops tool for Docker, and I just came across it last week. And beforehand I've desperately wanted a tool such as this. I've since deployed a ton of stuff with it and is the tool I will be managing the rest of my services with.

It seems to be primarily developed by one guy. Which is in part why I want to share the project. Yet, he's been VERY responsive. Just a few days ago, bind mounts weren't working correctly in Docker Swarm, I made an issue on Github and within hours he had a new version to release fixing the problem.

If anyone has been desperately wanting a Docker Git Ops tool that really does compete with feature parity with other Kubernetes based Git Ops tools. This is the best one out there.

I think for some the only potential con is it has no UI. (Like FluxCD) Yet, in some ways that can be seen as a pro.

Go check it out.

Found in this reddit post. The lacking encryption in Komodo is something I miss and I'm not satisfied with how to handle .env files plus it's really big for what it's doing. Of course I discover this the day after migrating one of the last stacks to Komodo but I'm tempted to give this a try at some point.

Full Quote from the reddit post:

Hey all, I just felt like making a post about a project that I feel like is the most important and genuinely game changing pieces of software I've seen for any homelab. It's called Doco-CD.

I know that's high praise. I'm not affiliated with the project in any way, but I really want to get the word out.

Doco-CD is a docker management system like Portainer and Komodo but is WAY lighter, much more flexible, and Git focused. The main features that stand out to me:

• Native encryption/decryption via SOPS and Age

• Docker Swarm support

• And runs under a single, tiny, rootless Go based container.

I would imagine many here have used Kubernetes, and Git-Ops tools like FluxCD or ArgoCD and enjoyed the automation aspect of it, but grown to dislike Kubernetes for simple container deployments. Git Ops on Docker has been WAY overshadowed. Portainer puts features behind paid licenses, Komodo does much better in my opinion, but to get native decryption to work it's pretty hacky, has zero Docker Swarm support (and removed a release for it's roadmap), and is a heavier deployment that requires a separate database.

Doco-CD is the closest thing we have to a true Git Ops tool for Docker, and I just came across it last week. And beforehand I've desperately wanted a tool such as this. I've since deployed a ton of stuff with it and is the tool I will be managing the rest of my services with.

It seems to be primarily developed by one guy. Which is in part why I want to share the project. Yet, he's been VERY responsive. Just a few days ago, bind mounts weren't working correctly in Docker Swarm, I made an issue on Github and within hours he had a new version to release fixing the problem.

If anyone has been desperately wanting a Docker Git Ops tool that really does compete with feature parity with other Kubernetes based Git Ops tools. This is the best one out there.

I think for some the only potential con is it has no UI. (Like FluxCD) Yet, in some ways that can be seen as a pro.

Go check it out.

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• Price: $69.99
• Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-switch-2

Something different today. Nothing related to Linux or whatever, this time it's all about hardware. And art! Musical art to be more precise.

I wanna introduce you to the Open Theremin, probably the first and only musical instrument you play by NOT touching it AND that's fully open source, both the soft- and hardware.

It arrived yesterday and I played around with it for a few minutes. Because I haven't learned yet how to play proper notes (it has a HUGE range of sounds it can make!), it sounded more like a tinnitus than music for now. Still, I had LOTS of fun just jamming around 🙃

What even is a theremin?

The theremin is a IMO pretty underrated and unknown musical instrument.

Traditionally, it's fully analog, but the Open Theremin is based on an Arduino, which makes it better (less expensive, better playability, etc.) from what I've read.

The theremin was the first synthesizer invented about 100 years ago. Due to its high prize tag, limited pitch and very steep learning curve, it hasn't really caught up with other musical instruments yet and mostly found its niche in sound effects, because there just aren't that many professional players out there.

Carolina Eyck is one of those. Here for example is a very well done song played on the instrument by her.

How is it played? In theory, very simple. You have two antennas: one for the pitch, and one for the volume.

When you increase or decrease the hand distance from them, you can change the sounds it can produce. So you pretty much play it by just wiggling your arms around in the air.

This 2 minute video explains all of it very well.

The Open Theremin

As already mentioned, the OT is based on an Arduino and therefore digital.
Everything is open source, both the hardware (schematics, instructions, etc.) and the software.

It's a very cool project with a great focus on community.
Here for example you can find lots of cases people designed for the instrument. It's highly modular and customisable, including people who turned it into a MIDI input device.

I bought it for 130€, but had to pay extra ~40€ duty because I imported it from Switzerland.

It came like this:

Just the board, the antennas, knobs, a thread and some screws.

Assembled it looks like this:

I will also craft a case for it soon.

While you can (and traditionally DO) play it as standalone device, I also ordered a Pocketmaster effect "pedal" you usually use for electric guitars.

Without it, it sounds pretty "flat" imo, a bit like a mosquito, because it just creates one signal (and because I have zero experience!). With the effect pedal, you can add some reverb for example, which gives it a lot of depth and makes it sound more like a proper musical instrument. And because it's digital, I can change the sound entirely, from a bass humming up to a metal chainsaw guitar effect and whatever. There are so many modifications in the pedal that I'm quite overwhelmed right now to be fair. I really have to dive into it first.

Are you guys interested in that kind of stuff?
If so, I could post another update in the future regarding the case, some tips and maybe even a few songs I make as soon as I get the hang of it.
When I researched I found it a bit disheartening to find barely any information about this device and think more people should be aware of that cool project...

Think of This As: What Would You Suggest To People Who Want to Grow And Be Part of Open Source Community?

What should I/other people know about for events to go to, and what groups to join to be part of online to help make the most positive impacts? What organizations should I get in contact with to assist their missions to grow what is possible?

(Whatever you suggest can help other people too who are just now and onward joining the community. Think of any way that can really grow it)

I am learning a lot by doing for various things for my own projects and contributions to open source but what would I have to do to fully be part of the community In-Person and Online to grow it in various good ways?

Near-term I want to help in spare time with growing Mobile, UI/UX, Marketing, Ways to Show Which Projects Need Funding, Bring New Devs To Open Source, Ways to Help Encourage Collaboration on Projects That Need Devs/Other Fields, Animation, and Social Media parts of open source community.

Also want to grow long-term the worldwide movement to make open source transportation of anything and everything a reality: HSR, trains, trams, cars, bike-cars, bikes, walking bikes, submarines, motorcycles, VTOLs, airships. etc

Help me/other people help you all! Please and thanks!

Paywall? http://archive.today/zPFmH

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/45227830

Chinese police harass filmmakers in the U.S. and their families in China to shut down film festival in New York City, rights group says

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Chinese authorities harassed several dozen Chinese film directors and producers, as well as their families in China, causing them to pull films from the inaugural IndieChina Film Festival in New York City, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 6, 2025, the festival’s organizer, Zhu Riku, announced that the film festival, scheduled for November 8-15, had been “suspended.”

“The Chinese government reached around the globe to shut down a film festival in New York City,” said Yalkun Uluyol, China researcher at Human Rights Watch. “This latest act of transnational repression demonstrates the Chinese government’s aim to control what the world sees and learns about China.”

Chiang Seeta, a Chinese artist and activist, reported that nearly all participating directors in China faced intimidation. Even directors abroad, including those who are not Chinese nationals, reported that their relatives and friends in China were receiving threatening calls from police, said Chiang.

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