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First day at the cabin. The lake is completely frozen. Went skiing with the kids, took a few pictures, went back to sit in front of the fireplace and drink hot chocolate. Spring will be nice, but only after a few wintry winter vacation days.

Video reviewed by WWL Louisiana captures tense confrontation; state lawmaker calls the response a ‘clear overreaction’

There is no truer adage to me than nothings is perfect. And when it comes to anything related to Discord it’s no different.

Sweden knew Canada’s Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.

Bonus Data the Positronic Engine:

North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.

https://t.me/andriyshTime/52417

Let’s cut the bullshit

Note: Steam Deck OLED may be out-of-stock intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages. Steam Deck LCD 256GB is no longer in production, and once sold out will no longer be available.

Is this just the tip of the iceberg?

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/noncredibledefense/p/1767335/perfectly-balanced-as-all-things-should-be

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/noncredibledefense/p/1768013/a-noble-and-praiseworthy-machine-spirit

Oh yeah. It’s Genesis time.

Some early decisions by the Homeland security secretary, including to divert Coast Guard resources from a search-and-rescue mission to the deportation of migrants, set the tone early.

Exclusive: Expert analysis of images from one hospital suggests severe trauma to the face, chest and genitals was caused by metal birdshot and high-calibre bullets

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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84.

And yes, I know people will say block keywords and communities, but people don’t understand some communities have rules and people must follow them.

This mess is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

On Thursday evening around 7:00 PM, police arrested a 40-year-old man from Ridderkerk on Prinses Beatrixstraat in Ridderkerk for computer hacking. Due to a police error, the man had inadvertently gained access to confidential police documents. When ordered to relinquish these documents, he refused. He stated that he would only comply if he received something in return. Therefore, the decision was made to arrest the man, search his home, and secure the confidential files to prevent possible dissemination.

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Dutch lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that they can’t rely on AI-generated legal advice because chatbots are often inaccurate, the Financieele Dagblad (FD) found when speaking to several lawfirms. A recent survey by Deloitte showed that 60 percent of lawfirms see clients trying to perform simple legal tasks with AI tools, hoping to achieve a faster turnaround or lower fees.

In KDE Plasma 6.6 Spectacle can read texts from screenshots, a new on-screen keybord is available for testing, a first-time wizard was added, current theme can be saved as a new global theme, emoji selector got a new easier skin tone selection, you can now connect to a Wi-Fi network via a QR code, application sound volume can be changed by scrolling over a taskbar button via mouse, and there is much more.

Gentoo now has a presence on Codeberg, and contributions can be submitted for the Gentoo repository mirror at https://codeberg.org/gentoo/gentoo as an alternative to GitHub. Eventually also other git repositories will become available under the Codeberg Gentoo organization. This is part of the gradual mirror migration away from GitHub, as already mentioned in the 2025 end-of-year review. Codeberg is a site based on Forgejo, maintained by a dedicated non-profit organization, and located in Berlin, Germany. Thanks to everyone who has helped make this move possible!

In the Linux world, there are a few primary giants that most other distros have historically been built on and one of the chief among these is Debian. Giants like this may not be quite “household names” outside our (rapidly growing) sphere, but they’re among the wise council of elders that most of us are familiar with.

Stephen Colbert lambasted CBS after the network allegedly blocked him from interviewing James Talarico, one of Texas’ Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, on his talk show Monday evening.

The question of whether we’ll be uploading our consciousness to a computer is no longer if. It’s probably when. That’s because these digital consciousnesses – our essences – will likely be the product of an AI’s interpretation of ourselves. The breadcrumbs we’ll leave across digital files, images, videos, audio recordings, and, of course, all that social media will be an ample resource to reconstruct you.