China is mulling a bid to host U.N. climate talks in 2028, two sources familiar with the matter said Friday, as it seeks to burnish its reputation as a leader in the fight against global warming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/22/climate-change/china-host-2028-un-climate-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #un #china #us #donaldtrump

@mia I mean, based on the last Parker I knew, seems about right…

Residents in Gary, Indiana have been without power for nearly two weeks

Many are under a boil water advisory, which is nearly impossible without electricity

Thousands without power or safe water… and it’s barely a blip on the news

The richest country in the world is choosing to let people suffer

Please remember to check on the disabled and elderly … they are the first to die during catastrophic events like this

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-going-on-in-gary-how-residents-are-still-without-power-nearly-two-weeks-later/3978350/?amp=1

#gary #indiana #uspol #disability #poverty #ableism

US-Ermittlungen gegen TikTok enden mit 400-Millionen-Dollar-Vergleich

Die US-Regierung warf TikTok vor, illegal Daten von Kindern gesammelt zu haben. Nach dem Besitzerwechsel im US-Geschäft und einer Zahlung von mehreren hundert Millionen Dollar enden die Ermittlungen.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/tiktok-vergleich-usa-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#TikTok #USA #Datenschutz

@nextcloud funny how when you want companies to delete any of your personal data stored for whatever useless purpose, they can't, they have to jump through more hurdles than a 110m hurdler first, but always have the ability to instantly delete anything that your purchased or personally stored/backed up etc.

IMPORTANT! Can we all talk about how weird it is that the lead singer of Weezer's name is RiverS?

Why did it need to be plural?

❌ As long as third-party vendors can revoke access to your files at any time, you are at their mercy.

Case in point: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-deletes-user-s-account-after-it-was-hacked-wiping-25-years-of-data-and-thousands-of-euros-worth-of-games.1342770.0.html

Whatever happens, we cannot access your Nextcloud. Your data is under your control.

❌ As long as third-party vendors can revoke access to your files at any time, you are at their mercy.

Case in point: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-deletes-user-s-account-after-it-was-hacked-wiping-25-years-of-data-and-thousands-of-euros-worth-of-games.1342770.0.html

Whatever happens, we cannot access your Nextcloud. Your data is under your control.

@willowbl00 I blame society.

OTel isn't going well (and I made a spreadsheet about it)

https://matduggan.com/otel-isnt-going-well-and-i-made-a-spreadsheet-about-it/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49391553

#HackerNews #OTel #Observability #Spreadsheet #TechInsights #Monitoring #Performance

There is a lizard living in the handle of the pooper scooper.
#bushlife #lizard

@siracusa I do, but maybe this is an iOS 27 thing? 🤷‍♂️

Today has been a good day for us.
I got some things done besides having some fun.
Muggy days like today bring out my lazy side.
I just struggle to want to move very much.
After mowing I was debating what to do about dinner.
My husband piped up that spaghetti sounded really good. The problem was that I didn't have any sauce premade.
I hesitated so he immediately said tacos sounded good too.
The thing is that I can do something nice for him, he will eat needed calories and I cook a decent spaghetti. I can do this small thing.
So three hours later he had his pile of spaghetti and was a pretty happy camper.
Full too.
Having the power to make someone happy is real power.

@Alice And no one talks about their second band, The Chainsmokers.

Sickly hilarious to hear the pro-AI gang trying to talk up jobs that will be created by data centers. Yeah, there will be construction jobs until construction finishes. And then the whole gigantic hyper-scale data center monstrosity will be operated by a dozen people or so. JOBS ARE THE BIG AI LIE. One of them, anyway.

Early Humans Likely Ate Carbs and Sugary Foods

https://www.history.com/articles/early-human-ancestors-diet-sugar-carbs

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396086

#HackerNews #earlyhumans #diet #carbs #sugaryfoods #foodhistory #anthropology

31 Years Ago Today, The Greatest RPG in Gaming History Released
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/31-years-ago-today-the-greatest-rpg-in-gaming-history-released?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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