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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago

... And the 200 mile economic zone around it.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Further proof that scientists are cool everywhere in the world

 

The motive was unclear for the attack, which occurred at a time of heightened concern in France about knife attacks in schools.

 

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated sharply on Thursday, as the Pakistani government said it would consider it “an act of war” if India followed through on a threat to block the flow of crucial rivers as punishment for a deadly militant attack in Kashmir.

 

Felix Tshisekedi of Congo had long said his country would not negotiate with the Rwanda-backed militia, making the joint agreement a rare bright spot in the conflict.

 

Money for heating and cooling assistance for those in need is on the line. As part of the cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Trump administration reportedly fired the staff that runs the Low-Income Home Energy Program. Congress already approved funds for the program but with the staff gone, the allocated money is frozen.

 

Pressure is building on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Washington Post first reported and the News Hour confirmed that Hegseth had the unclassified messaging app Signal installed on a computer in his Pentagon office. All of this is unfolding as chaos is mounting at the Pentagon with the firings of top Hegseth aides.

 

The Department of Commerce's decision to terminate the tomato suspension agreement has prompted local officials and companies to voice their concerns.

This is because the industry brings over $8.3 billion to the United States with the Rio Grande Valley being one of the regions who benefits the most. A 20% tariff on Mexican tomatoes entering the United States is expected to take effect in July if no deal is reached.

 

A new peace proposal the Trump administration offered in London on Wednesday would include U.S. recognition that Crimea is part of Russia, American and European officials said.

Daniel Fried, a former diplomat with extensive experience with Ukraine and Russia, called it the worst element of the Trump proposal, which is widely seen as strongly favoring Moscow’s position in several ways.

 

Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas "sons of dogs" in a fiery speech in which he demanded the group release the hostages it is still holding, disarm, and hand over control of Gaza in order to end the war with Israel.

Last week, the group rejected an Israeli proposal for a new ceasefire in Gaza, which included a demand to disarm in return for a six-week pause in hostilities and the release of 10 of the 59 remaining hostages.

Hamas reiterated that it would hand over all of the hostages in exchange for an end to the war and a full Israeli withdrawal. It also ruled out giving up its weapons.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wait, isn't this actually a step in the right direction? Can someone eli5?

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It sounds like you are an outlier. Believe it or not, it's still one of the most popular messaging systems in the world. People send 23 billion text messages every day.

My job in life are public facing, so it is absolutely essential, whether I like it or not.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Looks interesting, thanks.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I might try that. I have to use windows through my employer, which is really where the need lies. I may try to set up WSL.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've had a couple conversations on here about FOSS RCS and it looks like it's just not possible because of Google's obstruction. Pretty disappointing.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

probably because FOSS devs think SMS needs to die, and I agree

Be that as it may, people send 23 billion text messages every day. If you're at all involved with the public, it's absolutely unavoidable.

 

In my journey to self hosting and Degoogling, one thing I've missed is being able to access my phone on a computer. Is there a self hosted solution that allows syncing between text messaging and a PC/web interface?

I don't necessarily need a sophisticated Features like customer management or automation. I just want to access my messages from another device, and of course have a server based backup. The ability to reply to messages from the computer is a plus but not necessary. Is there a good option for this?

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I kinda like it.

Also I had no idea Apple had so much email. I sort of thought gmail would have the top spot.

Edit: I see, it's measuring clients. I assumed it was the host/provider

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Almost all of the hostages have been freed through negotiated agreements. Netanyahu pretending that renewed military pressure will solve this is a betrayal of the hostages' lives. Bring them home now!

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 141 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just literal fraud

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Despite what many leftists on this site have told me, vandalism is violence. What starts as vandalism and intimidation never ends there. We need to work that much harder to protect each other.

 

Is there still room on people's wrists for the most exciting Kickstarter-backed tech of 2012–2016?

 

The group has also reportedly sanitized articles on controversial historical figures, including those with ties to Nazi Germany such as the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini, as well as diluting mentions of human rights abuses by the Iranian regime.

In an article on “Jews,” for example, an editor removed the phrase “Land of Israel” from a key sentence on the origin of Jewish people. The article’s short description (that appears on search results) was changed from “Ethnoreligious group and nation from the Levant” to “Ethnoreligious group and cultural community.”

“Though subtle, the implication is significant: unlike nations, ‘cultural communities’ don’t require, or warrant, their own states,” Rindsberg wrote in his report.

 

Someone on Lemmy posted a phrase recently: "If you're not prepared to manage backups then you're not prepared to self host."

This seems like not only sound advice but a crucial attitude. My backup plans have been fairly sporadic as I've been entering into the world of self hosting. I'm now at a point where I have enough useful software and content that losing my hard drive would be a serious bummer. All of my most valuable content is backed up in one way or another, but it's time for me to get serious.

I'm currently running an Ubuntu Server with a number of Docker containers, and lots of audio, video, and documents. I'd like to be able to back up everything to a reliable cloud service. I currently have a subscription to proton drive, which is a nice padding to have, but which I knew from the start would not be really adequate. Especially since there is no native Linux proton drive capability.

I've read good things about iDrive, S3, and Backblaze. Which one do you use? Would you recommend it? What makes your short list? what is the best value?

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