A new study published in Nature by University of Cambridge researchers just dropped a pixelated bomb on the entire Ultra-HD market, but as anyone with myopia can tell you, if you take your glasses off, even SD still looks pretty good :)

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength on Monday as it neared Jamaica, with up to 76 centimetres (30 in) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island on Tuesday, and cross Cuba and the Bahamas through Wednesday.

Melissa was centred about 230 kilometres southwest of Kingston, the capital, and about 530 km southwest of Guantánamo, Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its 11 a.m. ET update.

Europe's efforts to reduce reliance on US hyperscalers is under fire from many of the local cloud providers it is designed to help.

CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe), a trade association of 38 of the region's cloud providers has issued a withering criticism of the official EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework, saying it is drafted so vaguely it will likely favor incumbents over local operators.

Hi everyone! 👋

Back again with a fresh update on ChartDB - a self-hosted, open-source tool for visualizing and designing your database schemas.

Since our last post, we’ve shipped v1.16 and v1.17, focusing on better canvas interactions, smarter imports, and improved database coverage. Here’s what’s new 👇

Why ChartDB?

✅ Self-hosted - Full control, deploy via Docker
✅ Open-source - Community-driven and actively maintained
✅ No AI/API required - Deterministic SQL export, no external calls
✅ Modern & Fast - Built with React + Monaco Editor
✅ Multi-DB Support - PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, SQLite, ClickHouse, Oracle, Cloudflare D1

🔥 New in v1.16 & v1.17

• Canvas Editing Upgrades - Create tables, open table editors, and define relationships directly on the canvas
• Array Support - Full support for array fields across import/export and DBML
• Views Support - Import and visualize database views
• Quick Edit Mode - One-click edit for tables without switching modes
• DBML Diff Preview - Preview changes to field types and relationships before applying
• Smarter Imports - Detect auto-increment fields, parse more SQL variants
• Improved PostgreSQL & SQL Server Support - Includes default values, new types, and ALTER TABLE handling
• Canvas Filters 2.0 - Improved tree state, toggle logic, and filter behaviors
• UI Polish & Fixes - 50+ fixes including performance, layout, field handling, and DDL exports

🔮 What’s Next

• Version control - Git-backed diagram history
• Sticky notes - Annotate diagrams visually
• Docker improvements - Support for sub-route deployments

🔗 Live Demo / Cloud
🔗 GitHub
🔗 Docs

We're continuing to build based on community feedback, feel free to open issues, suggest features, or share how you’re using it!

Thanks again to everyone in selfhosted who’s supported ChartDB so far 🙌

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38142317

Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem
Mon 27 Oct 2025 08.14 EDT

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) accompanied members of Hamas inside areas of Gaza still under the control of the Israeli military to facilitate the search for the bodies of Israeli hostages, an official from the ICRC told the Guardian.

Under the US-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on 10 October, Hamas is required to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible. In exchange, Israel has agreed to hand over 15 Palestinian bodies for each Israeli.

Hamas has so far returned the remains of 15 of those held captive but none in the past five days, as some of those bodies are believed to be in areas beyond the yellow line marking Gaza’s ceasefire.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38142040

Marina Dunbar in Forest Hills Mon 27 Oct 2025 06.00 EDT

For Mitch, the key issues facing NYC right now are “safety, the trains being safe, and affordability”, adding that while he’s skeptical about whether Mamdani can deliver on all his promises, he’s open-minded. “I don’t know who’s going to pay for all this stuff he wants done … but I’m going in open-minded, and just hoping somebody is offering some alternatives.”

Brooklyn, 30, also from Astoria, said their top priorities were protecting LGBTQ rights and tackling the city’s affordability crisis. “I think Mamdani is doing a great job of addressing everything I’m concerned about,” they said.

Nicole, 30, echoed that sentiment, praising Mamdani’s authenticity: “I feel like Mamdani is very genuine in his responses in a way that isn’t typically seen in most politicians. He’s a little less lip service-y than usual.”

My 1440p monitor died on me so I'm looking to upgrade to a 4K monitor, to be used with my home+work laptops, some older game consoles and an aging Linux PC.

The aging PC is the problem: it's an i5-6600 on an Asus B150M-A. It lacks DP and its HDMI port can't do 4k60.

I vaguely recall there being super cheap graphics cards meant for exactly this sort of thing, just a low end GPU with a bunch of ports, but I can't seem to find much, especially not AMD (Linux + Nvidia remains meh)

Suggestions? Perhaps a minimally invasive upgrade to the PC? Or just stick it out at 1440p (non-integer scaling, ugh) until I can upgrade properly?

Archive article: https://archive.ph/oGnig

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/44760021

Archived

• Though still focusing on finding solutions with China in the short term, the EU says it is ready to use "all of the instruments in our toolbox to respond if needed," in particular to the anti-coercion instrument (ACI)
• Adopted in 2023, this trade defense tool enables the EU to impose surcharges or export restrictions, or even block a hostile actor's access to European public markets. It has never been used to date.
• In the long-term, the EU is to provide more funding, offer broader support for research to its partners outside the block such as through the European Global Gateway initiative to better leverage European investments globally. Partnerships on critical raw materials with countries such as Ukraine and Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Chile or Greenland already exist.

In addition to blocking markets access and/or raising tariffs, the EU has severe leverage over China, for example:

• Beijing is greatly displeased by the inclusion of Chinese companies in the 18th and 19th rounds of sanctions against Russia, on the grounds that they help Moscow circumvent European retaliatory measures.
• The Chinese government is also upset by Brussels' decision to impose surcharges on Chinese electric vehicles.
• China is worried about a more protectionist Europe, at a time when the US has closed its borders and Beijing needs exports more than ever to offset sluggish domestic consumption. In this regard, the European Steel and Metals Action Plan presented by the Commission on October 7, which calls for doubling tariffs on imports, may foreshadow similar measures in other sectors, such as chemicals.
• Support for the "Made in Europe" doctrine is growing across the continent, and China can only observe its progress within EU institutions.
• The Commission is also working on making foreign direct investment in Europe conditional, and certain groups, such as Huawei, could suffer as a result as their are outright banned over security reasons [a reason China itself often cites in its own protectionism at home.]

[...]

Archived

• Though still focusing on finding solutions with China in the short term, the EU says it is ready to use "all of the instruments in our toolbox to respond if needed," in particular to the anti-coercion instrument (ACI)
• Adopted in 2023, this trade defense tool enables the EU to impose surcharges or export restrictions, or even block a hostile actor's access to European public markets. It has never been used to date.
• In the long-term, the EU is to provide more funding, offer broader support for research to its partners outside the block such as through the European Global Gateway initiative to better leverage European investments globally. Partnerships on critical raw materials with countries such as Ukraine and Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Chile or Greenland already exist.

In addition to blocking markets access and/or raising tariffs, the EU has severe leverage over China, for example:

• Beijing is greatly displeased by the inclusion of Chinese companies in the 18th and 19th rounds of sanctions against Russia, on the grounds that they help Moscow circumvent European retaliatory measures.
• The Chinese government is also upset by Brussels' decision to impose surcharges on Chinese electric vehicles.
• China is worried about a more protectionist Europe, at a time when the US has closed its borders and Beijing needs exports more than ever to offset sluggish domestic consumption. In this regard, the European Steel and Metals Action Plan presented by the Commission on October 7, which calls for doubling tariffs on imports, may foreshadow similar measures in other sectors, such as chemicals.
• Support for the "Made in Europe" doctrine is growing across the continent, and China can only observe its progress within EU institutions.
• The Commission is also working on making foreign direct investment in Europe conditional, and certain groups, such as Huawei, could suffer as a result as their are outright banned over security reasons [a reason China itself often cites in its own protectionism at home.]

[...]

Hey all! I’ve a choice between going to one of these 2 games:

LA Kings v Ottawa Senators LA Kings v Vancouver Canucks

I know literally nothing about NHL. I’m going cos the atmosphere and experience I’ve seen of matches looks great! I’m also secretly hoping there’s a fight obviously.

Which should I go to?

Here’s how to opt out.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251027141201/https://www.theverge.com/report/806797/samsung-family-hub-smart-fridge-ads-opt-out

Microsoft’s filings obscure the cost of OpenAI, but Wednesday’s earnings may offer clarity.

Social media site dispatches crucial clarification days after curious announcement

Could unlock ultra-detailed, miniature displays for smart glasses and other wearables.

Always be manifesting.