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Today in digital archaeology: I wanted a PDF calendar generator and found one from 2009 that seemed nice, but the website had long ago disappeared. Luckily the internet archive had crawled it, and since the code was GPL'ed, I was able to update it to build on a modern system and produce page-a-day agendas for my e-ink tablet. github.com/osresearch/DynamicT

Litigation against federal surveillance is slow moving, but we are chipping away at the government secrecy that hinders legal action. eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/liti

"There is a new climate of intellectual opinion in France—a spirit of anti-Marxism and anti-Sovietism that will make it difficult for anyone to mobilize significant intellectual opposition to US policies." -CIA report, 1985

The share of electricity being produced with fossil fuels has remained stable since the 1980s.

Such a pain to look at the inaction and the empty promises...

https://ourworldindata.org/worlds-energy-problem

Comrade Arya Rajendran, is slated to become the Mayor of Trivandrum. CPI(M) first time Councillor from Mudavanmugal division, she will be the youngest Mayor in India. Aged 21.She is a state committee member of the SFI and President of the Kerala Balasangam.

Whistleblower Edward @snowden's revelations opened the world’s eyes to a new level of government misconduct, and reinvigorated EFF’s work in the courts and with lawmakers to end unlawful mass surveillance. We need your help to keep up the fight. eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/we-c

@cuervo
i'd prefer Sessions, but sometimes i need telegram for work stuff

happy holidays from your friends at the pond

In a recent Quanta story, Marijn Heule’s collaborator John Mackey said watching him work on solving Keller’s conjecture in dimension seven was “like watching LeBron James in the NBA Finals.” Heule is now working on one of math’s biggest problems. quantamagazine.org/can-compu


The Indian Farmer Protest Shaking the World

Farmers and workers around the world are protesting against India’s neo-liberal farm reforms that could change the way farming is done there, forever.

youtube.com/watch?v=xMcBDrEfK1

#VICENews #News

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”
― Benjamin Franklin

Met a very lovely farm kitty :googlecat:
Gave it alot of pats and rubs :blobcatpats:
She loved to get massaged :ablobcatheart: :ablobmeltsoblove:

@calculsoberic @stux diamonds are valuable because of monopoly over supply from 4 decades ago

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