China is to build a hidden chamber alongside Britain’s most sensitive communication cables as part of a network of 208 secret rooms beneath its new London “super-embassy”, The Telegraph can reveal.
I was in the midst of preparing a Morning Memo arguing that Minneapolis is shaping up to be the catalyzing moment that Trump was looking for to justify doing what he has wanted to do since his 1st term: invoke the Insurrection Act...when he posted exactly that: talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-…
Minneapolis is shaping up to be the catalyzing moment that President Trump uses to justify doing what he’s wanted to do since his first term: invoke the Insurrection Act.
🇩🇪 #Germany has denied the Cameroonian-flagged tanker Tavian entry into its territorial waters, according to reports by Süddeutsche Zeitung, NDR and WDR. This is the first known instance of a vessel linked to #Russia’s “shadow fleet” being barred from the area.
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Amigos de Mastodon, se termina este día Jueves, por tanto es el momento adecuado para descansar. Ojalá cada uno de ustedes hayan disfrutado al máximo esta jornada. Saludos.🤗🤗🤗🤗
There’s an adage coined by [Ian Betteridge] that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered by the word “No”. However, Lorentz invariance – the theory that the same rules of physics apply in the same way in all frames of reference, and an essential component of special relativity – has been questioned for some time by researchers trying to unify general relativity and quantum field theory into a theory of quantum gravity. Many theories of quantum gravity break Lorentz invariance by giving photons with different energy levels very slightly different speeds of light – a prediction which now looks less likely since
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Is the Theory of Special Relativity Wrong?
There’s an adage coined by [Ian Betteridge] that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered by the word “No”. However, Lorentz invariance – the theory that the same rules of physics apply in the same way in all frames of reference, and an essential component of special relativity – has been questioned for some time by researchers trying to unify general relativity and quantum field theory into a theory of quantum gravity. Many theories of quantum gravity break Lorentz invariance by giving photons with different energy levels very slightly different speeds of light – a prediction which now looks less likely since researchers recently analyzed gamma ray data from pulsed astronomical sources, and found no evidence of speed variation (open-access paper).
The researchers specifically looked for the invariance violations predicted by the Standard-Model Extension (SME), an effective field theory that unifies special relativity with the Standard Model. The variations in light speed which it predicts are too small to measure directly, so instead, the researchers analyzed gamma ray flare data collected from pulsars, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts (only sources that emitted gamma rays in simultaneous pulses could be used). Over such great distances as these photons had traveled, even slight differences in speed between photons with different energy levels should have added up to a detectable delay between photons, but none was found.
This work doesn’t disprove the SME, but it does place stricter bounds on the Lorentz invariance violations it allows, about one and a half orders of magnitude stricter than those previously found. This study also provides a method for new experimental data to be more easily integrated into the SME. Fair warning to anyone reading the paper: the authors call their work “straightforward,” from which we can only conclude that the word takes on a new meaning after a few years studying mathematics.
lots of deferred expenses coming due and special assessments, or just an increase that's the maximum the board can approve on its own?
Last time we tried a special assessment we flat out said "we can do this now or we can raise the assessment by the limit for a couple years, borrow the money and almost guarantee the regular assessments will never go down." We paid off the loans a couple years ago but now we're building the reserves for future replacement of 40 buildings' aluminum siding.
Even when you think they're dead, HOAs are zombies. Our HOA died back in the 80s, but properties still have to follow the rules in place at the time of the HOA shutting down. Found that out through the title insurance company, who dug up reference to covenants.
Canada doesn't have a minister of Air Duct Cleaning or Car Warranty Expired, much less "I'm a Nigerian Prince" or Send Me Bitcoin To Not Release Nudes Of You, but we have a minster for AI. This is wild, we need to get a minister for all the scams! Come on! Unfair.
@Hypolite Petovan they have already stated ChatGPT does their job. They have ChatGPT turn all their briefings into a podcast and then write all their docs
I just got an idea for this year's #plushtodon that I'm very proud of but won't be able to share for months to not ruin the surprise. And of course something might prevent it from happening so no guarantees...
Project Fail: Cracking a Laptop BIOS Password Using AI
Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA to PCs that have BIOS passwords, some of these are more severe than others. In the case of BIOS passwords, these tend to be more of an annoyance that’s easily fixed by clearing the CMOS memory, but this isn’t always the case as [Casey Bralla] found with a former student-issued HP ProBook laptop purchased off Facebook Marketplace.
Maybe it’s because HP figured that locking down access to the BIOS is essential on systems that find their way into the hands of bored and enterprising students, but these laptops write the encrypted password and associated s
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Project Fail: Cracking a Laptop BIOS Password Using AI
Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA to PCs that have BIOS passwords, some of these are more severe than others. In the case of BIOS passwords, these tend to be more of an annoyance that’s easily fixed by clearing the CMOS memory, but this isn’t always the case as [Casey Bralla] found with a former student-issued HP ProBook laptop purchased off Facebook Marketplace.
Maybe it’s because HP figured that locking down access to the BIOS is essential on systems that find their way into the hands of bored and enterprising students, but these laptops write the encrypted password and associated settings to a separate Flash memory. Although a master key purportedly exists, HP’s policy here is to replace the system board. Further, while there are some recovery options that do not involve reflashing this Flash memory, they require answers to recovery questions.
This led [Casey] to try brute-force cracking, starting with a Rust-based project on GitHub that promised much but failed to even build. Undeterred, he tasked the Claude AI to write a Python script to do the brute-forcing via the Windows-based HP BIOS utility. The chatbot was also asked to generate multiple lists of unique passwords to try that might be candidates based on some human guesses.
Six months later of near-continuous attempts at nine seconds per try, this method failed to produce a hit, but at least the laptop can still be used, just without BIOS access. This may require [Casey] to work up the courage to do some hardware hacking and erase that pesky UEFI BIOS administrator password, proving at least that apparently it’s fairly good BIOS security.
Qualche idea per sopravvivere al divorzio transatlantico. Conversazione con Giuliano Da Empoli
“quelli che chiamo predatori digitali e predatori politici, i proprietari delle grandi aziende digitali, sostengono esplicitamente i movimenti nazionalisti, perché si sono resi conto di poterli sfruttare per smantellare le democrazie liberali: su quello che viene dopo, sul futuro, non c’è convergenza, ma intanto si distrugge insieme, e con più efficacia”
I’m hoping one of my former colleagues in the briefing room will ask the press secretary why the White House is again propagating phrasing of a white supremacist author who praises Hitler and traffics in antisemitic conspiracy theories.
@Kingu There's this "unbirthing" kink where grown up people get sucked into a woman's vagina. Not sure what happens to them after that, I didn't look to hard into it.
Today the W3C standards organization announced a new working group to advance the ActivityPub and Activity Streams standards. The Social Web Foundation, as a W3C member organization, will be partic…
Reuters reporting that Machado offered her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump when she visited the white house today. Noting: She did not answer reporters' questions as to whether he accepted it.
I believe we can assume, he took the damn peace prize.
If he graciously turned it down... that would be the headline. #uspol #trump
#Apple will no longer backport critical security fixes to iOS 18. Perhaps they thought it would force their users to upgrade to the hated iOS 26. Instead, people are simply not upgrading at all, putting themselves and their devices at risk.
@Andrew Gallagher I'm in this boat, and forcing Liquid Glass on my device out of fear for a cyberattack only makes me more angry at Apple than I already was at them for going above and beyond to lick Trump's boots. At this point, I'm not sure I care anymore.
La psilocibina, il composto psichedelico presente naturalmente in alcune specie di funghi "magici", ha dimostrato, in studi clinici, di essere efficace nel trattamento a lungo termine della depressione e dell'ansia. Tuttavia, gli effetti allucinogeni della sostanza possono rendere lo sviluppo di trattamenti costosi e comportare rischi significativi per le persone affette da altre patologie psichiatriche.
Ora, uno studio del Dartmouth College identifica un recettore neurale che promuove i benefici terapeutici della psilocibina, ma non è allucinogeno. I risultati, pubblicati su Molecular Psychiatry, potrebbero fornire un nuovo potenziale bersaglio per farmaci simili alla psilocibina, più sicuri ed economici.
Researchers at Dartmouth found that psilocybin’s antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects were driven by the serotonin 1B receptor, separate from hallucinogenic pathways, pointing to safer, non-psychedelic drugs for treating depression and anxiety.
You may have heard of the “cheap yellow display” (CYD), so-called due to the board’s typical color. It’s a dodgy cheapo board with, among other things, TFT display, touchscreen, and ESP32 built-in. You can learn more about the CYD over here: Getting Started with ESP32 Cheap Yellow Display Board – CYD (ESP32-2432S028R).
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Building an Escape Room Lockbox with the ESP32 Cheap Yellow Display (CYD)
You may have heard of the “cheap yellow display” (CYD), so-called due to the board’s typical color. It’s a dodgy cheapo board with, among other things, TFT display, touchscreen, and ESP32 built-in. You can learn more about the CYD over here: Getting Started with ESP32 Cheap Yellow Display Board – CYD (ESP32-2432S028R).
In this build eight AA batteries are used to deliver 12 volts to operate a solenoid controlling a latch and 5 volts for the microcontroller. The encasing is clear in order to entice players in an escape-room style sitting. The custom software is included down the bottom of the project page and it is also available from arduino.cc, if that’s your bag.
A common task in a laboratory setting is that of sampling, where a bit of e.g. liquid has to be sampled from a series of containers. Doing this by hand is possible, but tedious, ergo an autosampler can save a lot of time and tedium. Being not incredibly complex devices that have a lot in common with e.g. FDM 3D printers and CNC machines, it makes perfect sense to build one yourself, as [Markus Bindhammer] of Marb’s Lab on YouTube has done.
The specific design that [Markus] went for uses a sample carousel that can hold up to 30 bottles of 20 mL each. An ATmega-based board forms the brain of the machine, which can operate either independently or be controlled via I2C or serial. The axes and carousel are controlled by three stepper motors, each of which is driven by a TB6600 microstep driver.
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Building a Carousel Autosampler
A common task in a laboratory setting is that of sampling, where a bit of e.g. liquid has to be sampled from a series of containers. Doing this by hand is possible, but tedious, ergo an autosampler can save a lot of time and tedium. Being not incredibly complex devices that have a lot in common with e.g. FDM 3D printers and CNC machines, it makes perfect sense to build one yourself, as [Markus Bindhammer] of Marb’s Lab on YouTube has done.
The specific design that [Markus] went for uses a sample carousel that can hold up to 30 bottles of 20 mL each. An ATmega-based board forms the brain of the machine, which can operate either independently or be controlled via I2C or serial. The axes and carousel are controlled by three stepper motors, each of which is driven by a TB6600 microstep driver.
Why this design is a time saver should be apparent, as you can load the carousel with bottles and have the autosampler handle the work over the course of however long the entire process takes instead of tying up a human. Initially the autosampler will be used for the synthesis of cadmium-selenium quantum dots, before it will be put to work for an HPLC/spectrometer project.
Although [Markus] intends this to be an open hardware and software project, it will take a bit longer to get all the files and documentation organized. Until then we will have to keep manually sampling, or use the video as the construction tutorial.
When we first heard the term “random laser,” we did a double-take. After all, most ordinary sources of light are random. One defining characteristic of a traditional laser is that it emits coherent light. By coherent, in this context, that usually includes temporal coherence and spatial coherence. It is anything but random. It turns out, though, that random laser is a bit of a misnomer. The random part of the name refers to how the device generates the laser emission. It is true that random lasers may produce output that is not coherent over long time scales or between different emission points, but individually, the outputs are coherent. In other words, locally coherent, but not always globally so.
That is to say that a random laser might emit light from four different areas for a few brief moments. A particular e
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The Random Laser
When we first heard the term “random laser,” we did a double-take. After all, most ordinary sources of light are random. One defining characteristic of a traditional laser is that it emits coherent light. By coherent, in this context, that usually includes temporal coherence and spatial coherence. It is anything but random. It turns out, though, that random laser is a bit of a misnomer. The random part of the name refers to how the device generates the laser emission. It is true that random lasers may produce output that is not coherent over long time scales or between different emission points, but individually, the outputs are coherent. In other words, locally coherent, but not always globally so.
That is to say that a random laser might emit light from four different areas for a few brief moments. A particular emission will be coherent. But not all the areas may be coherent with respect to each other. The same thing happens over time. The output now may not be coherent with the output in a few seconds.
Baseline
A conventional laser works by forming a mirrored cavity, including a mirror that is only partially reflective. Pumping energy into the gain medium — the gas, semiconductor, or whatever — produces more photons that further stimulate emission. Only cavity modes that satisfy the design resonance conditions and experience gain persist, allowing them to escape through the partially reflecting mirror.
The laser generates many photons, but the cavity and gain medium favor only a narrow set of modes. This results in a beam that is of a very narrow band of frequencies, and the photons are highly collimated. Sure, they can spread over a long distance, but they don’t spread out in all directions like an ordinary light source.
So, How does a Random Laser Work?
Random lasers also depend on gain, but they have no mirrors. Instead, the gain medium is within or contains some material that highly scatters photons. For example, rough crystals or nanoparticles may act as scattering media to form random lasers.
The scattering has photons bounce around at random. Some of the photons will follow long paths, and if the gain exceeds the losses along those paths, laser emission occurs. Incoherent random lasers that use powder (to scatter) or a dye (as gain medium) tend to have broadband output. However, coherent random lasers produce sharp spectral lines much like a conventional laser. They are, though, more difficult to design and control.
Random lasers are relatively new, but they are very simple to construct. Since the whole thing depends on randomness, defects are rarely fatal. The downside is that it is difficult to predict exactly what they will emit.
There are some practical use cases, including speckle-free illumination or creating light sources with specific fingerprints for identification.
It’s Alive!
Biological tissue often can provide scattering for random lasers. Researchers have used peacock feathers, for example. Attempts to make cells emit laser light are often motivated by their use as cellular tags or to monitor changes in the laser light to infer changes in the cell itself.
The video below isn’t clearly using a random laser, but it gives a good overview of why researchers want your cells to emit laser light.
You may be thinking: “Isn’t this just amplified spontaneous emission?” While random lasers can resemble amplified spontaneous emission (ASE), true random lasing exhibits a distinct turn-on threshold and, in some cases, well-defined spectral modes. ASE will exhibit a smooth increase in output as the pump energy increases. A random laser will look like ASE until you reach a threshold pump energy. Then a sharp rise will occur as the laser modes suddenly dominate.
We glossed over a lot about conventional lasers, population inversion, and related topics. If you want to know more, we can help.
AC induction motors are everywhere, from ceiling fans to vehicles. They’re reliable, simple, and rugged — but there are some disadvantages. It’s difficult to control the speed without complex electronics, and precisely placing the shaft at a given angle is next to impossible. But the core of these common induction machines can be modified and rewired into brushless DC (BLDC) motors, provided you have a few tools on hand as [Austin] demonstrates.
To convert an AC induction motor to a brushless DC electric motor (BLDC), the stator needs to be completely rewired. It also needs a number of poles proportional to the number of phases of the BLDC controller, and in this case the 24-pole motor could accommodate the three phases. [Austin] removed the original stator windings and hand-wound
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AC Motor Converted into DC eBike Powerplant
AC induction motors are everywhere, from ceiling fans to vehicles. They’re reliable, simple, and rugged — but there are some disadvantages. It’s difficult to control the speed without complex electronics, and precisely placing the shaft at a given angle is next to impossible. But the core of these common induction machines can be modified and rewired into brushless DC (BLDC) motors, provided you have a few tools on hand as [Austin] demonstrates.
To convert an AC induction motor to a brushless DC electric motor (BLDC), the stator needs to be completely rewired. It also needs a number of poles proportional to the number of phases of the BLDC controller, and in this case the 24-pole motor could accommodate the three phases. [Austin] removed the original stator windings and hand-wound his own in a 16-pole configuration. The rotor needs modification as well, so he turned the rotor on a lathe and then added a set of permanent magnets secured to the rotor with JB Weld. From there it just needs some hall effect sensors, a motor controller and power to get spinning.
At this point the motor could be used for anything a BLDC motor would be used. For this project, [Austin] is putting it on a bicycle. A 3D printed pulley mounts to the fixed gear on the rear wheel, and a motor controller, battery, and some tensioners are all that is left to get this bike under power. His tests show it comfortably drawing around 1.3 kW so you may want to limit this if you’re in Europe but other than that it works extremely well and reminds us of one of our favorite ebike conversions based on a washing machine motor instead of a drill press.
Easily the best episode of 2026. Great job, @jerry and @lerg.
You echoed one of my two main soap box issues: the enormous difference between
1. obtaining, provisioning, and/or installing the product, and 2. also configuring, integrating, operating, maintaining, updating, reconfiguring, adapting, documenting, training, funding (the cost in time and money) ... and retiring (and replacing) it in a timely fashion.
💬 " #Ukraine has never been and will never be a stumbling block to peace. It is russian missiles, russian 'Shaheds,' and russia's attempts to destroy Ukraine that are clear evidence that it is not agreements at all that russia is seeking.
When Ukrainians are left without power for 20–30 hours because of russia, and when russian strikes are aimed at breaking our energy system and our people, it is russia that must be put under pressure."
Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei warned that “the country is in a sensitive situation” and urged Iran’s security forces to stay alert. Responding to Trump’s threats, he declared: “Trump says his hand is on the trigger, we will cut off that hand and finger.” Rezaei insisted such threats don’t shake Iranians and claimed Iran now has real power for the first time in 200 years.
Another substation in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia is reportedly burning after a drone strike. This brings the total to two disabled facilities: the 330 kV substation in Molochansk and the 150 kV substation in Prymorsk.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says, after communicating with the Iranian regime to stop the killing, Iran halted 800 executions planned for Jan 14. She added that President Trump is keeping all options on the table.
Italy has begun delivering high-capacity industrial boilers (550 to 3000 kW) worth €1.85 million to help Ukraine’s hardest-hit communities, confirms Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiiha. He emphasized that in response to Russia’s winter terror, Ukraine is operating in emergency mode to secure energy support.
In his statement, Sybiha noted this delivery is part of a broader push by the MFA and Ukraine’s partners to reinforce the country’s energy resilience.
Journalist Farzad Fattahi reports a heavy presence of IRGC and Basij forces in Shahsavar, Iran, since Jan 11. Armed units were seen patrolling the streets, confirming continued regime efforts to suppress protests.
В реестре миграционного контроля России числятся 34 786 граждан Кыргызстана, сообщил министр иностранных дел Жээнбек Кулубаев. По его словам, в ноябре прошлого года в этом списке находил... mostra di più
В реестре миграционного контроля России числятся 34 786 граждан Кыргызстана, сообщил министр иностранных дел Жээнбек Кулубаев. По его словам, в ноябре прошлого года в этом списке находилось около 128 тысяч кыргызстанцев. С тех пор большинство успели проверить себя в реестре и легализовать свой правовой статус. Но, несмотря на принятые меры со стороны государства и министерства иностранных дел Кыргызстана, часть граждан по-прежнему остается в реестре и подлежит депортации, сказал Кулубаев....
Соединенные Штаты ввели санкции в отношении пяти иранских чиновников, обвинив их в причастности к подавлению протестов. Это следует из сообщения Минфина США. В санкционный список вк... mostra di più
Соединенные Штаты ввели санкции в отношении пяти иранских чиновников, обвинив их в причастности к подавлению протестов. Это следует из сообщения Минфина США. В санкционный список включен секретарь Высшего совета нацбезопасности Ирана Али Лариджани, а также четыре руководителя региональных подразделений полиции и командующих силами Корпуса стражей исламской революции в провинциях Лорестан и Фарс. Как отметили в Минфине, Лариджани отвечает за координацию ответных мер на протесты в Иране и...
It Is russian Missiles, “Shaheds,” and Attempts to Destroy #Ukraine That Are Clear Evidence That It Is Not Agreements at All That russia Is Seeking – Address by President #Zelenskyy 15.01.2026
Extract When Ukrainians are left without power for 20–30 hours because of russia, and when russian strikes are aimed at breaking our energy system and our people, it is russia that must be put under pressure
Over the course of its nearly 30 years in orbit, the International Space Station has played host to more “firsts” than can possibly be counted. When you’re zipping around Earth at five miles per second, even the most mundane of events takes on a novel element. Arguably, that’s the point of a crewed orbital research complex in the first place — to study how humans can live and work in an environment that’s so unimaginably hostile that something as simple as eating lunch requires special equipment and training.
Today marks another unique milestone for the ISS program, albeit a bittersweet one. Just a few hours ago, NASA successfully completed the first medical evacuation from the Station, cutting the Crew-11 mission short by at least a month.
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ISS Medical Emergency: An Orbital Ambulance Ride
Over the course of its nearly 30 years in orbit, the International Space Station has played host to more “firsts” than can possibly be counted. When you’re zipping around Earth at five miles per second, even the most mundane of events takes on a novel element. Arguably, that’s the point of a crewed orbital research complex in the first place — to study how humans can live and work in an environment that’s so unimaginably hostile that something as simple as eating lunch requires special equipment and training.
Today marks another unique milestone for the ISS program, albeit a bittersweet one. Just a few hours ago, NASA successfully completed the first medical evacuation from the Station, cutting the Crew-11 mission short by at least a month. By the time this article is released, the patient will be back on terra firma and having their condition assessed in California. This leaves just three crew members on the ISS until NASA’s Crew-12 mission can launch in early February, though it’s possible that mission’s timeline will be moved up.
What We Know (And Don’t)
To respect the privacy of the individual involved, NASA has been very careful not to identify which member of the multi-nation Crew-11 mission is ill. All of the communications from the space agency have used vague language when discussing the specifics of the situation, and unless something gets leaked to the press, there’s an excellent chance that we’ll never really know what happened on the Station. But we can at least piece some of the facts together. Crew-11: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Zena Cardman On January 7th, Kimiya Yui of Japan was heard over the Station’s live audio feed requesting a private medical conference (PMC) with flight surgeons before the conversation switched over to a secure channel. At the time this was not considered particularly interesting, as PMCs are not uncommon and in the past have never involved anything serious. Life aboard the Station means documenting everything, so a PMC could be called to report a routine ailment that we wouldn’t give a second thought to here on Earth.
But when NASA later announced that the extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the next day was being postponed due to a “medical concern”, the press started taking notice. Unlike what we see in the movies, conducting an EVA is a bit more complex than just opening a hatch. There are many hours of preparation, tests, and strenuous work before astronauts actually leave the confines of the Station, so the idea that a previously undetected medical issue could come to light during this process makes sense. That said, Kimiya Yui was not scheduled to take part in the EVA, which was part of a long-term project of upgrading the Station’s aging solar arrays. Adding to the mystery, a representative for Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) told Kyodo News that Yui “has no health issues.”
This has lead to speculation from armchair mission controllers that Yui could have requested to speak to the flight surgeons on behalf of one of the crew members that was preparing for the EVA — namely station commander Mike Fincke and flight engineer Zena Cardman — who may have been unable or unwilling to do so themselves.
Within 24 hours of postponing the EVA, NASA held a press conference and announced Crew-11 would be coming home ahead of schedule as teams “monitor a medical concern with a crew member”. The timing here is particularly noteworthy; the fact that such a monumental decision was made so quickly would seem to indicate the issue was serious, and yet the crew ultimately didn’t return to Earth for another week.
Work Left Unfinished
While the reusable rockets and spacecraft of SpaceX have made crew changes on the ISS faster and cheaper than they were during the Shuttle era, we’re still not at the point where NASA can simply hail a Dragon like they’re calling for an orbital taxi. Sending up a new vehicle to pickup the ailing astronaut, while not impossible, would have been expensive and disruptive as one of the Dragon capsules in rotation would have had to be pulled from whatever mission it was assigned to.
So unfortunately, bringing one crew member home means everyone who rode up to the Station with them needs to leave as well. Given that each astronaut has a full schedule of experiments and maintenance tasks they are to work on while in orbit, one of them being out of commission represents a considerable hit to the Station’s operations. Losing all four of them at once is a big deal.
Granted, not everything the astronauts were scheduled to do is that critical. Tasks range form literal grade-school science projects performed as public outreach to long-term medical evaluations — some of the unfinished work will be important enough to get reassigned to another astronaut, while some tasks will likely be dropped altogether. Work to install the Roll Out Solar Arrays (ROSAs) atop the Stations original solar panels started in 2021. But the EVA that Crew-11 didn’t complete represents a fairly serious issue. The astronauts were set to do preparatory work on the outside of the Station to support the installation of upgraded roll-out solar panels during an EVA scheduled for the incoming Crew-12 to complete later on this year. It’s currently unclear if Crew-12 received the necessary training to complete this work, but even if they have, mission planners will now have to fit an unforeseen extra EVA into what’s already a packed schedule.
What Could Have Been
Having to bring the entirety of Crew-11 back because of what would appear to be a non-life-threatening medical situation with one individual not only represents a considerable logistical and monetary loss to the overall ISS program in the immediate sense, but will trigger a domino effect that delays future work. It was a difficult decision to make, but what if it didn’t have to be that way? The X-38 CRV prototype during a test flight in 1999. In other timeline, the ISS would have featured a dedicated “lifeboat” known as the Crew Return Vehicle (CRV). A sick or injured crew member could use the CRV to return to Earth, leaving the spacecraft they arrived in available for the remaining crew members. Such a capability was always intended to be part of the ISS design, with initial conceptual work for the CRV dating back to the early 1990s, back when the project was still called Space Station Freedom. Indeed, the idea that the ISS has been in continuous service since 2000 without such a failsafe in place is remarkable.
Unfortunately, despite a number of proposals for a CRV, none ever made it past the prototype stage. In practice, it’s a considerable engineering challenge. A space lifeboat needs to be cheap, since if everything goes according to plan, you’ll never actually use the thing. But at the same time, it must be reliable enough that it could remain attached to the Station for years and still be ready to go at a moment’s notice.
In practice, it was much easier to simply make sure there are never more crew members on the Station than there are seats in returning spacecraft. It does mean that there’s no backup ride to Earth in the event that one of the visiting vehicles suffers some sort of failure, but as we saw during the troubled test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 in 2024, even this issue can be resolved by modifications to the crew rotation schedule.
No Such Thing as Bad Data
Everything that happens aboard the International Space Station represents an opportunity to learn something new, and this is no different. When the dust settles, you can be sure NASA will commission a report to dives into every aspect of this event and tries to determine what the agency could have done better. While the ISS itself may not be around for much longer, the information can be applied to future commercial space stations or other long-duration missions.
Was ending the Crew-11 mission the right call? Will the loses and disruptions triggered by its early termination end up being substantial enough that NASA rethinks the CRV concept for future missions? There are many questions that will need answers before it’s all said and done, and we’re eager to see what lessons NASA takes away from today.
So I was reading this article about Signal-creator Moxie Marlinspike's new project, Confer , which claims to be a verifiably E2E encrypted LLM chat service. There are a couple of short blog articles that give the gist of it, and some github repos including this one that includes scripts for producing the VM that will run your particular LLM session. But if I'm following this all correctly, it implies that every chat session (or perhaps every logged-in user) would have their own VM running their own LLM to ensure that the chain of trust is complete. This seems impossible from a scalability perspective, as even small LLMs require huge quantities of RAM and compute. Did I miss something fundamental here?
When you use an AI service, you’re handing over your thoughts in plaintext. The operator stores them, trains on them, and–inevitably–will monetize them. You get a response; they get everything.
I social sono un pericolo per la democrazia. Sono numerosi i saggi che argomentano questo aspetto distruttivo della comunicazione paritaria online che si afferma nelle logiche algoritmiche di Facebook, Tik Tok, Truth, eccetera. I social media sono spesso fonte e canale di propaganda e disinformazione.
Purtroppo la maggior parte delle persone non sa distinguere tra notizie vere e notizie false e le notizie false sono più virali di quelle vere. E questo è il danno principale che fanno alla democrazia.
Giovanni Boccia Artieri lo sintetizza bene nel suo ultimo libro, “Sfiduciati. Democrazia e disordine comunicativo nella società aperta” appena pubblicato da Feltrinelli, provando a dare qualche rimedio. “I social media favoriscono ciò che funziona: e ciò che funziona polarizza, semplifica, infiamma. La democrazia ha bisogno di ascolto, mediazione, argomentazione. E se il conflitto algoritmico si consuma in millisecondi, il dissenso democratico richiede tempo”, ma è necessario.
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Sfiduciati
I social sono un pericolo per la democrazia. Sono numerosi i saggi che argomentano questo aspetto distruttivo della comunicazione paritaria online che si afferma nelle logiche algoritmiche di Facebook, Tik Tok, Truth, eccetera. I social media sono spesso fonte e canale di propaganda e disinformazione.
Purtroppo la maggior parte delle persone non sa distinguere tra notizie vere e notizie false e le notizie false sono più virali di quelle vere. E questo è il danno principale che fanno alla democrazia.
Giovanni Boccia Artieri lo sintetizza bene nel suo ultimo libro, “Sfiduciati. Democrazia e disordine comunicativo nella società aperta” appena pubblicato da Feltrinelli, provando a dare qualche rimedio. “I social media favoriscono ciò che funziona: e ciò che funziona polarizza, semplifica, infiamma. La democrazia ha bisogno di ascolto, mediazione, argomentazione. E se il conflitto algoritmico si consuma in millisecondi, il dissenso democratico richiede tempo”, ma è necessario.
La riflessione del professore di sociologia, prorettore dell’Università degli Studi di Urbino, già autore di diversi saggi sul tema è ovviamente molto più ampia. Nel libro sostiene infatti che l’agorà pubblica negli ultimi anni è stata inquinata soprattutto da tre fenomeni. Il primo è l’ingresso nell’era della post-verità. In questa fase della comunicazione infatti non è tanto importante la verità e neanche la validità la coerenza e l’utilità con cui si comunicano concetti semplici e complessi ma il modo in cui le persone vi reagiscono. Chi sa gestire quelle reazioni può farci credere a ciò che vero non è. Il secondo fenomeno è la piattaformizzazione di Internet. Secondo questa famosa teorizzazione di Van Dijck e Poell, le piattaforme che connettono gli individui tra di loro permettendogli di fruire e consumare servizi non offerti dagli Stati, creano strutture sociali disomogenee producendo valori con un potenziale rischio etico. Il terzo fenomeno è la fringe democracy, cioè l’annullamento del confine tra cio che è legittimo e cio che non lo è, insieme al livellamento delle opinioni sempre più autoreferenziali.
Queste tre dinamiche creano la società esposta, un ambiente in cui la comunicazione e la sfera pubblica, attraversate dalla sfiducia, sono diventate vulnerabili.
The Affordable Care Act offered a practical pathway for more women to become self-employed. As a critical enrollment deadline expires with no subsidies, that could collapse.
Le auto sopravvivono agli uomini, anche ai dittatori. La Mercedes di Farouk e la Lancia di Mussolini sono ancora qui, splendide e costosissime, mentre i loro proprietari sono polvere.
Мы слишком много работаем Нам внушили, что без работы не бывает ни свободы, ни достоинства. Но почему тогда мы чувствуем себя такими уставшими и выгоревшими? Объясняем, как работа стала моральной обязанностью и почему отказ от нее может быть не экономической угрозой, а шансом на жизнь.
The Trump administration has imposed new sanctions on Iranian officials and shadow banking networks accused of aiding the regime’s violent crackdown on protesters and laundering oil revenues. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the U.S. will use all tools available to hold those behind Tehran’s repression accountable.
103-летняя женщина «воскресла» в день рождения на своих похоронах
Незадолго до кремации 103-летняя Гангабай Сахаре неожиданно «ожила». Пожилая женщина начала дышать и двигать пальцами ног, что заметили ее родственники, сообщает NDTV.
Инцидент произошел в штате Махараштра, в Индии. Сахаре сочли мертвой, когда она перестала двигаться. Тогда ее стали готовить к похоронам: одели в новое белое сари, заткнули ноздри ватой и связали конечности, как того требовали традиции. Однако в самый последний момент перед кремацией, племянник пожилой женщины заметил, как она двигает пальцами ног.
Власти Ирана отменили 800 казней участников протеста
Президент США Дональд Трамп следит за протестами в Иране и тем, как власти обращаются с митингующими, сообщила пресс-секретарь Белого дома Кэролайн Левитт.
Она также заявила, что после того, как Трамп пригрозил Ирану «серьезными последствиями», местные власти отменили 800 казней. Они были запланированы на 14 января.
Ранее Трамп заявил, что убийства иранских протестующих прекращаются. Военное вмешательство США в происходящее в Иране на данный момент не рассматривается. Видео: Clash Report
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Senator Lindsey Graham: “If reports are true that some of our Arab allies urged restraint toward Iran despite its ongoing massacre of innocent people, I’ll have to seriously reconsider the nature of our alliances, now and in the future. The ayatollahs have American blood on their hands.”
The White House declined to comment on reports that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu asked US President Trump to hold off on potential strikes against Iran. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed they spoke but refused to share details without Trump’s approval.
Il CERT-AgID ha identificato una nuova campagna di phishing che sfrutta indebitamente il nome e l’immagine del Ministero della Salute per indurre i cittadini a rinnovare la tessera sanitaria.
Il CERT-AgID ha identificato una nuova campagna di phishing che sfrutta indebitamente il nome e l’immagine del Ministero della Salute per indurre i cittadini a rinnovare la tessera sanitaria.
For the first time, a Russian BM‑35 drone has reportedly been operated using Starlink, according to Flash. Experts warn it’s only a matter of time before Shahed drones follow. These systems bypass electronic warfare and strike with precision, raising urgent questions about Starlink’s safeguards.
According to Foreign Policy, Moscow is supplying Iran with military gear and surveillance tech to help crush protests. From AK rifles to Spartak MRAPs, and deep internet control systems, Russia is backing Tehran’s repression, not with troops, but with tools to suppress and survive.
Ukraine’s FM Andrii Sybiha called the ICRC’s statement a "disgrace," rejecting moral equivalence between #Ukraine and russia.
He affirmed Ukraine’s adherence to international law and self-defense rights, criticizing the ICRC for whitewashing russian crimes and failing to access Ukrainian POWs.
Sybiha demanded explanations and invited ICRC officials to witness Ukraine’s reality firsthand.
Civilian hospitals in the russian-occupied parts of #Zaporizhzhia region are being forcibly redirected to serve the needs of russia’s Ministry of Defense.
Учения "Арктическая выносливость" — это практический ответ Дании на нарастающее давление и риторику со стороны Вашингтона. В министерство обороны Дании объяснили, что увеличивают в... mostra di più
Учения "Арктическая выносливость" — это практический ответ Дании на нарастающее давление и риторику со стороны Вашингтона. В министерство обороны Дании объяснили, что увеличивают военное присутствие в Гренландии, чтобы отработать "способность действовать в уникальных арктических условиях"
СБУ назвала удары по энергетике Украины преступлением против человечности. По данным ведомства, с октября Россия нанесла более 250 воздушных ударов по энергообъектам. Новая атака РФ н... mostra di più
СБУ назвала удары по энергетике Украины преступлением против человечности. По данным ведомства, с октября Россия нанесла более 250 воздушных ударов по энергообъектам. Новая атака РФ на украинские регионы: в энергетике Украины вводят режим ЧС
По словам президента США Дональда Трампа, власти Ирана сообщили Белому дому, что не собираются казнить участников антиправительственных протестов. По данным правозащитных органи... mostra di più
По словам президента США Дональда Трампа, власти Ирана сообщили Белому дому, что не собираются казнить участников антиправительственных протестов. По данным правозащитных организаций, уже арестованы более 10 тысяч человек
Один из лидеров "Грузинской мечты", председатель парламента Шалва Папуашвили сообщил об официальной подаче жалобы британской общественной телерадиокомпании "Би-би-си" за репортаж , п... mostra di più
Один из лидеров "Грузинской мечты", председатель парламента Шалва Папуашвили сообщил об официальной подаче жалобы британской общественной телерадиокомпании "Би-би-си" за репортаж , передает "Эхо Кавказа". "В нашей жалобе мы требуем удаления фильма и связанных с ним материалов с соответствующих платформ. Мы также требуем, чтобы Би-би-си принесла публичные и ясные извинения за предположение и утверждение, не имеющее под собой фактических оснований, о том, что грузинские правоохранительные...
Правозащитники в Москве смогли освободить из отдела полиции сбежавшую от домашнего насилия девушку из Ингушетии. 21-летнюю Айну Манькиеву удерживали в отделе полиции, так как ее мать... mostra di più
Правозащитники в Москве смогли освободить из отдела полиции сбежавшую от домашнего насилия девушку из Ингушетии. 21-летнюю Айну Манькиеву удерживали в отделе полиции, так как ее мать написала заявление о краже
Tallinn, Estonia, 15 January 2026. Iute Group, a European digital-first banking group, successfully enters the Ukrainian market by establishing a regulated
President #Zelenskyy honoured State Security Service staff with medals for their dedication, thanking them for protecting officials and institutions, and ensuring state safety.
💬 "Thank you for your service - happy professional day"
💬 "We met with Valery Zaluzhny. I thanked him for his work in the Ukrainian team. It is important that we all work together to defend Ukraine's independence, our national interests and our people.
We discussed diplomatic tasks that are relevant now and can strengthen all of us – Ukraine and our resilience.
President #Zelenskyy welcomed Albania’s Foreign Minister Eliza Spiropali, highlighting her visit as strong support during Ukraine’s difficult time. They discussed military cooperation, EU integration, sanctions on russia, and Albania’s potential accession to the PURL program.
Zelenskyy awarded Spiropali the Order of Princess Olga for Albania’s steadfast support since the war began.
This is what russia has chosen to weaponise. Not just missiles and drones, but cold too. Darkness. Sleeplessness. Exhaustion.
russia deliberately targets the conditions that keep civilians alive.
It strikes energy systems to leave homes freezing cold, and launches night-time attacks to deny sleep.
Nothing is off-limits for russia if it helps terrorise, break, and kill Ukrainians. And the longer this strategy is allowed to continue, the more lives it will cost.
Российский беспилотник 15 января взорвался на детской площадке возле памятника Степану Бандере во Львове. Ни люди, ни памятник не пострадали, а коммунальщики продолжили убирать в скв... mostra di più
Российский беспилотник 15 января взорвался на детской площадке возле памятника Степану Бандере во Львове. Ни люди, ни памятник не пострадали, а коммунальщики продолжили убирать в сквере снег. Бандера – один из главных идеологов украинского национализма, в России к нему относятся крайне отрицательно
Утром 15 января российская армия нанесла удар по Львову. Беспилотник попал в детскую площадку, пострадавших нет. В Житомирской области под ударом была критическая инфраструктура. В Ки... mostra di più
Утром 15 января российская армия нанесла удар по Львову. Беспилотник попал в детскую площадку, пострадавших нет. В Житомирской области под ударом была критическая инфраструктура. В Киеве уже неделю восстанавливают подачу отопления и электричества после обстрелов
NEW: Iran is entering its second week (170 hours and counting) of a nationwide internet blackout, now one of the longest in history.
Depending on who's counting, this shutdown either the third longest, or in the top ten.
Either way, the ongoing internet blackout is helping the Iranian authorities hide their brutal crackdown on protesters, which has killed more than 2,000 people according to one estimate.
Criminal infrastructure often fails for the same reasons it succeeds: it is rushed, reused, and poorly secured. In the case of StealC, the thin line between attacker and victim turned out to be...
Брюссель планирует расширить санкции в рамках регламента по борьбе с дестабилизирующей деятельностью России, действующего с 2024 года. Согласно предложению Верховного представител... mostra di più
Брюссель планирует расширить санкции в рамках регламента по борьбе с дестабилизирующей деятельностью России, действующего с 2024 года. Согласно предложению Верховного представителя ЕС по иностранным делам от 13 января 2026 года (копия есть в распоряжении "Системы"), под ограничения попадут популярные телеведущие и артисты, поддерживающие Кремль. Формально санкции планируют ввести за действия, которые "угрожают демократии, верховенству права и безопасности в ЕС и Украине". В списке шесть...
Соединенные Штаты провели операцию по задержанию еще одного – шестого за последние недели – нефтяного танкера Veronica, связанного с Венесуэлой. Об этом сообщает Южное командование вооруж... mostra di più
Соединенные Штаты провели операцию по задержанию еще одного – шестого за последние недели – нефтяного танкера Veronica, связанного с Венесуэлой. Об этом сообщает Южное командование вооруженных сил США. "Единственная нефть, вывозимая из Венесуэлы, будет нефтью, транспортировка которой осуществляется надлежащим образом и в соответствии с законом", – говорится в сообщении. The Guardian пишет, что судно Veronica ходит под флагом Гайаны – его последнее зарегистрированное местоположение было у...
Германия отказала во входе в Балтийское море танкеру Tavian под флагом Камеруна, который связывают с российским "теневым флотом", пишут Süddeutsche Zeitung, NDR и WDR. Как уточняет The Insider, что, это, вероятно, прецедент дл... mostra di più
Германия отказала во входе в Балтийское море танкеру Tavian под флагом Камеруна, который связывают с российским "теневым флотом", пишут Süddeutsche Zeitung, NDR и WDR. Как уточняет The Insider, что, это, вероятно, прецедент для российского "теневого флота". Tavian называют "танкером-зомби": судно неоднократно меняло название и идентификационные данные. Немецкие пограничники заподозрили, что у судна ложный флаг и поддельный IMO-номер. Как выяснили немецкие специалисты, Tavian является...
La Germania avrebbe costretto Lexus a disattivare a distanza il riscaldamento dell'auto nel cuore dell'inverno
L'avviamento a distanza della tua Lexus è appena stato "assassinato" a distanza dalle autorità di regolamentazione, che hanno deciso che riscaldare l'auto è considerato terrorismo ambientale
Accendere l'auto a distanza per scaldare il motore è inutile, dato che i motori moderni sono fatti molto meglio di quelli di vent'anni fa. Accendere l'auto a distanza per scaldare l'abitacolo è pretenzioso, si può tranquillamente sopportare il freddo per 5 minuti mentre si fanno le prime manovre e ci si sposta.
@Mannivu come ho spiegato altrove, il problema non è che sia vietato, ma che qualcuno ti possa impedire di farlo.
Per essempio, pisciare sui piedi dei Lancieri di Montebello che stanno di guardia al Quirinale è vietato, ok; ma non è accettabile che quando ti avvicini all'ingresso del Quirinale la clip che lo Stato ti ha impiantato chirurgicamente alla radice del pene ti blocchi l'uretra.
Sì, la metafora è ardita, però funziona 😂 tuttavia, a parte che l'articolo è chiaramente scritto da un autista convinto (e da come scrive sembra quasi uno di quelli che non si muove se non ha un motore a spostarlo), è effettivamente una funzione superflua; il problema è che non risolve il problema, ma lo ritarda, perché chi sfruttava quella funzione sarà molto probabilmente la stessa gente che lascia comunque il motore acceso per far scaldare l'automobile.
@Imprinted @Mannivu tipo i sedili riscaldabili di BMW. Non se qualcuno ricorda o sa questa cosa, ma qualche anno fa fece notizia il fatto che sulle BMW negli stati uniti si poteva usufruire dei sedili riscaldabili pagando un abbonamento.
Un sedile riscaldabile non è altro che una resistenza, un bottone e un termostato, se sono già nella macchina, per quale diavolo di motivo dovrei pagare per usarlo? Considerando che già ogni volta che lo accendo consumo un po' di carburante in +?
@betelgeuse93 @Imprinted @Mannivu l'automotive si sta spostando sui servizi in abbonamento. È tutto abbastanza normale, Considerando che le auto elettriche non hanno praticamente bisogno di meccanici e pezzi di ricambio Ossia le due cose sulle quali si basa l'attuale modello di business di tutto l'automotive
@Imprinted @Mannivu e parlando di elettriche, questo mi ricorda la riparazione di una tesla che ricevette una batteria più grande, quando Tesla se ne accorse, da remoto ne limitarono la batteria.
@betelgeuse93 @Imprinted @Mannivu Ok, allora rilancio con il fatto che in alcuni server della mia ex azienda vengono montati comunque tutti i processori e tutta la RAM possibile ma da remoto ti abilitano solo quello che hai pagato.. questa è una cosa che mi ha sempre mandato ai matti
@migbox AHAHAHA! 😂 Comunque ha senso dal punto di vista: - operativo: puoi acquistare tutto insieme a prezzo più basso e montarlo insieme in una volta - commerciale: puoi permetterti di attivare promo gratuite ma anche di scalare l'offerta in tempo zero
E resta il fatto che il cliente compra ciò che ha chiesto 😅
@migbox @betelgeuse93 @Imprinted @Mannivu per non parlare degli AS/400, macchine che in Italia hanno avuto enorme successo , nelle quali la llicenza era applicata sul processore stesso, definendone in parte anche le funzionalità... Questo vecchio video è interessante...
Presenter Malcolm Haines was a very dry but humorous speaker and he found his role in life doing this after starting at IBM as an SE. The guys in the USA esp...
@Mannivu Non mi sembra la stessa cosa: qui lo Stato dice: "questa cosa che fate non la potevate fare: non fatela", e i proprietari dei software tolgono questa funzione. Più o meno come quando i prodotti vengono richiamati perché difettosi.
Il problema se mai è che le compagnie lo possano fare, ma questo già lo sappiamo col caso killswitch di John deer e bus cinesi. Con software "normali" sarebbe stato da fare un richiamo come con qualsiasi altro prodotto difettoso @Mannivu
@albertone @Mannivu vogliamo parlare del fatto che iPhone ti disinstalla le applicazioni? Oppure di Amazon che sulle proprie Fire stick blocca l'esecuzione di applicazioni ritenute corresponsabili delle trasmissioni streaming pirata?
@migbox @albertone @Mannivu bisognerebbe acquistare dispositivi android ancora configurabili prima che la possibilita' di cambiare sistema operativo venga rimossa.
@deepthroat @migbox @albertone @Mannivu ...tempo fa era più semplice, con poco tempo e poca "sapienza" potevi "rooutare" il tuo smartphone e configurarlo come ti pareva, oggi è praticamente impossibile perché ci sono troppe applicazioni proprietarie che, se le disinstalli, pregiudicano il funzionamento del device.
@more_word @migbox @albertone @Mannivu GrapheneOS utilizza una versione mirror dei Google Play Services, consente l’installazione e l’uso sicuro e sandboxato di tutte le app, dalle quelle proprietarie di Google a quelle bancarie. La configurazione inoltre e' alla portata di tutti.
@deepthroat @more_word @migbox @albertone @Mannivu ho sempre utilizzato CD prima, poi DVD e USB per installare Linux su ogni PC sulla quale ci metto le mani, ma uno smartphone mi mette in soggezione, lo trovo più difficile e fuori della mia portata, richiede un PC giusto ed avere il sistema rootato se non sbaglio. Ma poi mi fermo lì per paura di non avere un SO funzionante. In fin dei conti mi serve per la banca e per tutte le cose che mi servono tutti i giorni. Meglio comprarlo.
@albertone @Mannivu non stanno ritirando i prodotti al supermercato. Ti stanno entrando a casa e rovistano nella dispensa per toglierti le confezioni di pasta, perché hanno deciso che la cottura della pasta ha un impatto ambientale più alto rispetto a quella del riso
Il punto però è chi ti sta entrando in casa: non lo stato ma i produttori di auto. Lo stato ha semplicemente detto che quella funzione non è conforme alle leggi esistenti in materia di inquinamento e invece che richiamarle i produttori fanno un killswitch perché possono. Questa cosa è riportata su poche testate in lingua tedesca (nessuna autorevole) perciò sospendo il mio giudizio finché non ne parleranno in modo articolato.
@albertone @Mannivu a quanto capisco in realtà non hanno fatto nulla sulla macchina, non c'è nessun kill switch, semplicemente hanno tolto dall'app la possibilità di avviare il riscaldamento da remoto. Nessuno ti impedisce di andare fisicamente in macchina, accenderla e accendere il riscaldamento, cosa che però in molti paesi è già vietata da un pezzo (l'auto ferma non può stare accesa perché inquina)
@albertone @Mannivu tra l'altro stando all'articolo che hai linkato la possibilità di rimuovere funzionalità gratuite dall'app (come quella in questione) è esplicitamente prevista dai TOS dell'app stessa
@albertone @Mannivu in altri termini: hanno fatto qualcosa che era previsto potessero fare, e l'hanno fatto per far rispettare una legge dello stato (in materia di inquinamento). Sicuramente sono io che non ci arrivo, ma il problema quale sarebbe esattamente?
@Mannivu come ho spiegato altrove, il problema non è che sia vietato, ma che qualcuno ti possa impedire di farlo.
Per essempio, pisciare sui piedi dei Lancieri di Montebello che stanno di guardia al Quirinale è vietato, ok; ma non è accettabile che quando ti avvicini all'ingresso del Quirinale la clip che lo Stato ti ha impiantato chirurgicamente alla radice del pene ti blocchi l'uretra.
@albertone @Mannivu la metafora non è ardita, è semplicemente sbagliata: non ti chiudono il pene da remoto, ti stanno solo impedendo di attivare l'apertura automatica della cerniera con il telecomando. Puoi sempre aprirla a mano e orinare sui piedi del lanciere, per poi essere giustamente preso a mazzate da quest'ultimo. Nessuno sta toccando le macchine, stanno disabilitando dal telecomando una funzione che comunque legalmente non potresti eseguire
@albertone @Mannivu fammi pensare ... no. decisamente no. - ti stanno impedendo di usufruire del bene (l'auto) che hai acquistato? no - ti stanno limitando un qualche diritto fondamentale? no - l'app è indispensabile per usufruire dell'auto? no - stanno facendo qualcosa che non è prevista dal TOS dell'app? no - puoi continuare a riscaldare l'auto prima di partire? si (facendolo manualmente) a tuo rischio e pericolo (sei passibile di multa)
- impedendo di usufruire del bene acquistato? no, ma di un servizio acquistato sì - ti stanno limitando un diritto fondamentale? il punto è che hai meno libertà di ieri - l'app è indispensabile? irrilevante - non è prevista dal TOS dell'app? tante cose sono nei TOS - puoi continuare a riscaldare l'auto? si ma è più scomodo
Stare peggio di prima ti piace? Bene: sei libero di non protestare o di difendere il controllore. Spiace solo che non vedi il problema
@albertone @Mannivu - hai acquistato l'auto, non l'app - hai meno libertà di fare qualcosa che è contro la legge (pur potendo continuare a farlo) - il TOS è un contratto, se lo accetti (cosa che fai installando e usando l'app) poi non puoi lamentarti quando l'azienda fa qualcosa che è prevista nel TOS - "è più scomodo" ... dai, seriamente?
Come detto sicuramente è un mio limite, continuo tuttavia a sostenere che il problema non lo vedo perchè non esiste
@mrphelz @albertone @Mannivu - ho acquistato l'auto E le funzionalità connesse (la app) - nel momento in cui acquisti un mezzo fisico, i TOS non dovrebbero proprio esserci - e se un giorno te la spengono e non si riaccende più? Per qualche legge creata a posteriore (vedi: euro 5)
Il problema in sé non è il preriscaldamento da remoto (che è una boiata e sono felice che non possano più farlo). Il problema è il concetto che gli va dietro.
che porcata colossale. Per 5 minuti di motore acceso prima di partire. È proprio il caso di dire che questa tipologia di "legislatori" sono persone che non fanno un cazzo dalla mattina alla sera.
Però come dicevano altri, nessuno vieta il jet privato o il mage-yatch.
@salvadorbs si, ma: - è una funzione che probabilmente i clienti hanno pagato ed ora se la trovano negata - non c'è bisogno di una funzione fatta a posta per lasciare accesa la macchina in modo che si riscaldi - con -5 sinceramente partire e trovare l'abitacolo non gelato non la vedo male come cosa
@betelgeuse93 onestamente? Ecologicamente parlando, se stai qualche minuto al freddo o ti sbrini il vetro (o previeni) prima di partire non ti fa male.
La funzione remota (qualunque essa sia) mi fa molto più paura quando verrà disabilitata per l'obsolescenza programmata. In quel caso, si sta facendo qualcosa?
@salvadorbs certo si stanno impegnando affinché sia più dolorosa possibile. Sui pc basta vedere quanto sono pesanti i framework web oggigiorno. Sulle automobili, la lo fanno con gli incentivi ed i blocchi sul traffico (non sono contrario ma i blocchi devono essere integrati con mobilità alternativa, non con compra una macchina nuova) e con le cose che si rompono. A proposito di questo, quei mattacchioni di Stellantis e Ford la sanno lunga ed hanno deciso...
ridicoli cialtroni! Hanno buttato 600 miliardi in rinnovabili (senza capirle davvero), chiuso centrali nucleari prematuramente per poi scoprire che "oh mannaggia, dobbiamo riaprire quelle a carbone". Risultato: bollette tra le più alte in europa (industria non riesce a stare sul mercato) e si stima da qualche centinaio a un migliaio di morti in più all'anno (dal 2011) a causa inquinamento carbone. Ma "chiaramente" il problema è il riscaldamento delle Lexus!
@CorruptedBit i tedeschi non sono cialtroni. Al massimo sono servomeccanismi che continuano a muoversi anche quando nessuno più ricorda qual era il motivo per cui erano stati attivati
penso solo che abbiano avuto una classe dirigente "cialtrona" sui temi ambientali (per non dire collusa, ma qui mi femro). Non saprei come altro definire uno come Robert Habeck e soci Verdi. E l'hanno pure fatto ministro del clima...
7-bis. È fatto divieto di tenere il motore acceso, durante la sosta del veicolo, allo scopo di mantenere in funzione l’impianto di condizionamento d’aria nel veicolo stesso; dalla violazione consegue la sanzione amministrativa del pagamento di una somma da euro 223 a euro 444.
@Moonrise2473 qusto è irrilevante. Sulla base dello stesso principio potrebbero costringerti a usare il limitatore di velocità per non superare il limite previsto, l'impossibilità di sterzare se non metti prima la freccia, l'impossibilità di procedere in presenza di un semaforo rosso quando non c'è nessuno, l'impossibilità di marciare se il bollo è scaduto o se c'è il blocco del traffico e così via. Ti va bene? Vuoi un'automobile o un dispositivo di arresti domiciliari controllato da remoto?
Lara Comi: per la Corte d’Appello non fu corruzione, condannata solo per truffa all’Ue. Pena ridotta da 4 anni e 2 mesi a un anno @news eunews.it/2026/01/15/lara-comi… Nel 2019 era stata ristretta agli arresti domiciliari e poi condannata a 4 anni e 2 mesi il 2 ottobre 2023
Non è il futuro che fa paura. È il presente che fingiamo di non vedere: è parte della guerra cognitiva globale. Va oltre alla propaganda classica ed è più profonda, intima ed epistemica.
Non è il futuro che fa paura. È il presente che fingiamo di non vedere: è parte della guerra cognitiva globale. Va oltre alla propaganda classica ed è più profonda, intima ed epistemica. Chi...
Non è il futuro che fa paura. È il presente che fingiamo di non vedere: è parte della guerra cognitiva globale. Va oltre alla propaganda classica ed è più profonda, intima ed epistemica.
Non è il futuro che fa paura. È il presente che fingiamo di non vedere: è parte della guerra cognitiva globale. Va oltre alla propaganda classica ed è più profonda, intima ed epistemica. Chi...
Federico II di Svevia Pochi sovrani hanno cambiato il corso della storia medievale quanto Federico II di Svevia.
L'uomo che i suoi contemporanei chiamavano "Stupor Mundi", la Meraviglia del Mondo, parlava sei lingue, fondava università, scriveva trattati di scienza, promulgava leggi che anticipavano lo Stato moderno e, nel frattempo, sfidava il papato più potente della storia.
Con la Costituzione del Regno di Sicilia del 1231, fu sancita la pacifica coesistenza e tutela di ebrei e musulmani.
“A Ebrei e Saraceni concediamo le medesime garanzie perché non vogliamo che innocenti vengano perseguitati soltanto perché ebrei o musulmani”.
Ich hab die früher immer aufgepustet und geknallt. Im Ergebnis waren dann überall Brötchenkrümel verteilt. Heute falte ich sie manchmal zur späteren Verwendung auch zusammen.
Das ist absolut korrekt so, denn auf dise Weise geht mehr Papier in den lokalen Papiersammelbehälter in der Wohnung und es dauert länger bis er voll ist und man ihn runterschaffen muss.
Gefaltet spart mehr Platz, als geknüllt ... ... und ist leichter im Handling.
Allerdings gibt es natürlich auch die Möglichkeit einer Zweit-Verwertung, z.B. als Mülltüte oder für Papierschnipsel zum Recycling (egal, daß kleine Teile direkt aus dem Sortierprozess rausfallen).
Da oggi sul mio canale #telegram saranno pubblicate anche le rivendicazioni di attacchi #ransomware ai danni di realtà italiane, direttamente dal feed di @ransomfeed
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