If you like books about men who cross their arms, Waterstones in Manchester has a bunch of them
@Federation_Bot
"This Week in KDE Apps" brings the news that Itinerary gets vector-based tiles that make maps much more detailed, NeoChat gets improvements across the board, and KDE gets a new whiteboard app called Drawy!
https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/04/this-week-in-kde-apps/
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Modi Faces a Resurgent Trump Post US Action Against Maduro
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-05/modi-s-dilemma-how-to-keep-trump-happy-post-venezuela-action-by-us?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Bloomberg Asia @bloomberg-asia-bloomberg
The part of 1984 that I didn't expect would become a reality was the partition of the world into Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia... and... looking in the direction of Trump, Putin and Xi... Yikes...
Giubileo, oltre 33 milioni di fedeli a Roma - Ultima ora - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2026/01/05/giubileo-oltre-33-milioni-di-fedeli-a-roma_bb75257b-e6d5-42cc-b582-1131dd122d11.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su ANSA Ultima ora @ansa-ultima-ora-AgenziaAnsa
Ue, 'sulla Groenlandia si rispetti principio dell'integrità territoriale' - Ultima ora - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2026/01/05/ue-sulla-groenlandia-si-rispetti-principio-dellintegrita-territoriale_2a8b87ef-958f-4c99-bb1b-b54efe5e7d06.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su ANSA Ultima ora @ansa-ultima-ora-AgenziaAnsa
BREAKING: Trump has said that oil companies were told of the attack on Venezuela before it happened.
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
"Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong."
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/11/democrats-tricked-strong-economy-00203464
> In other words, nearly one of every four workers is functionally unemployed in America today — hardly something to celebrate.
and
> Our alternative indicator reveals that, since 2001, the cost of living for Americans with modest incomes has risen 35 percent faster than the CPI.
'Avatar 3' Crossed This Major Milestone, But It's Still Behind Parts 1 and 2
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/avatar-fire-and-ash-box-office?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into News @news-mensjournal
Analisti, 'Venezuela non impatta sul mercato valutario, dollaro si rafforza a breve' - Notizie - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2026/01/05/analisti-venezuela-non-impatta-sul-mercato-valutario-dollaro-si-rafforza-a-breve_e0a851e2-b653-477c-9f1d-81b8cfd78618.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Economia @economia-AgenziaAnsa
January 5, 1907: Food poisoning from aged cans of pork and beans kills three people staying at a mountain cabin.
http://ladailymirror.com/2026/01/05/january-5-1907-a-fatal-can-of-beans/
@LMHarnisch Symptoms (and cause!) are a dead ringer for botulism. Which is a problem with canned goods that aren't properly sterilized before sealing.
The U.S. strikes on Venezuela and seizure of the country’s president could push Latin American nations closer to China while simultaneously emboldening Beijing in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/asia-pacific/politics/us-china-venezuela-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #venezuela #donaldtrump #china #taiwan #pla #indopacific #usmilitary
Trump is determined to have all out war. Maybe he’s just a psychopath, maybe he wants to ramp up the military so he can justify more overtly interfering with domestic elections in 2026. I don’t actually care about the why, I just want to note how wildly dangerous he is. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/04/nicolas-maduro-jailed-us-attack-venezuela-donald-trump-reaction-latest-news-updates-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-695b0d778f087b8b68f61323#block-695b0d778f087b8b68f61323
@heidilifeldman Wow… I spent quite a bit of time reading your answers and I find your point of view and your approach to problem-solving incredibly engaging. Your insights are always well-structured, informative, and passionate. I just wanted to say hello and let you know how much I admire your contributions on Mastodon
“all models are wrong but some are useful” i say about the model that just confirmed all my existing prejudices. extremely useful. love this model. Can I interest you in my course about this model
@Daojoan Wow… I spent quite a bit of time reading your answers and I find your point of view and your approach to problem-solving incredibly engaging. Your insights are always well-structured, informative, and passionate. I just wanted to say hello and let you know how much I admire your contributions on Mastodon
If you want a preview (or are among the 99.9999% of people who aren't able to watch in person), here's a nicely recorded talk I gave almost a year ago (RASC Toronto uses VDO ninja! Good open-source stuff).
The numbers of satellites and pieces of debris on the ground have been updated, as well as adding a short discussion of the CRASH Clock, but it's all basically the same message: https://www.youtube.com/live/6MDI7rEgb6g
@sundogplanets Wow… I spent quite a bit of time reading your answers and I find your point of view and your approach to problem-solving incredibly engaging. Your insights are always well-structured, informative, and passionate. I just wanted to say hello and let you know how much I admire your contributions on Mastodon
Sir, please do not tempt ANYONE's fates with absolute pronouncements like that. I fear I may end up seeing Torment Nexus v. 17.2 before I get yeeted from this mortal plane.
@johannab @susankayequinn In that case you're going to need to live another 700,000 years before you're allowed time off the wheel of karma! (It's a long-term space opera.)
Con l’intervento in Venezuela gli Stati Uniti rivendicano apertamente l’uso della legge del più forte e una politica imperialista simile a quella della Russia di Vladimir Putin.
Una rinuncia disastrosa al dir...
Returning Home No Longer Seems Out of Reach for Venezuelans in Florida
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/venezuela-florida-us-immigrants-home.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into U.S. @u-s-newyorktimes
@mspro @reticuleena Und beim Bereich Encryption: Wir haben schon Algorithmen, die nach aktuellem Kenntnisstand nicht so einfach durch Quantencomputer angegriffen werden können und die sind in allen aktuellen Systemen auch umgesetzt. Ist also eher ein Legacy Problem
@stuartyeates I am not sure, but I think WMDE is just providing know-how about the platform and the work is done locally. There was a talk at WikidataCon, the first one on Saturday (slides and recording available). https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikidataCon_2025/Program#Saturday,_November_1st_-_Notes
@ainali @stuartyeates there is also a recorded talk by the same speaker at Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program/How_to_Wikibase:_National_Library_of_Nigeria_Authority_Semantic_files_on_Wikibase
