A suspected #bitcoin "mining" operation illegally stealing electricity has been found by police who were searching for a cannabis farm 🇬🇧
My mind keeps linking these two facts together:
• Only 28% of patients are able to complete the list of their symptoms without being interrupted by their physician. (Cf. Marvel, M K et al. “Soliciting the patient's agenda: have we improved?.” JAMA vol. 281,3 (1999))
• Victor Lustig, the fraudster who “sold” the Eiffel Tower, listed “being a patient listener” as the first commandment of con men.
Let's not be surprised if people who are in distress shun the doctors and turn to quacks.
This is the behavior I expect from leaders of cooperative software communities: https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/73dafr/vlc_creator_refused_several_tens_of_millions_of/
On second thought, installing Russian keyboard does make some sense as it might actually interfere with this simple friend-or-foe mechanism implemented by RU/UA teams. If everyone installs RU/UA keyboard, they either need to take risk, or miss targets, or come up with something new 🤔
UK Right to Repair petition: Give everyone a real right to repair
Mauthausen Oath, May 16th, 1945
""The gates to one of the worst and most bloody concentration camps are being opened: those of Mauthausen."
Worth reading in whole...
https://www.mkoe.at/en/memorial-and-commemoration-work/mauthausen-oath
I think B4RN seem to have done a decent job of fibre-based community internet, what do you make of it?
The Flatpak/Flathub community migrates to the Matrix side of life :)
Meet us at: #flatpak:matrix.org
For the lazy people: https://matrix.to/#/#flatpak:matrix.org?via=shivering-isles.com&via=matrix.org&via=kittenface.studio
I'm really looking forward to see everyone around and never have to worry about NickServ again.
A was quite surprised to discover Thames Water (as most, if not all UK water utilities) is a private for-profit company owned by a few foreign investment funds...
The infamous "terrorist email" that Belarus authorities said caused redirection of the plane was sent 24 minutes *after* the plane was redirected
in Russian
https://dossier.center/bel-hamas/
in English
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/lukashenkos-crazy-stupid-hamas-headfake/
"Thousands of Chrome extensions are tampering with security headers"
https://therecord.media/thousands-of-chrome-extensions-are-tampering-with-security-headers/
This video explains why blanket, real-time mass surveillance of all your emails and messages is inefficient, counter-productive, dangerous and causes severe collateral damage, including to children: https://peertube.european-pirates.eu/videos/watch/d64e6e10-0ad0-4b37-8813-3f5bc329f03b
#chatcontrol (2/3)
Em... From official #Hamas statement on #Belarus: "... it is outrageous act that demonstrates archaic type of thinking of belarusian government, who doesn't understand that we live in the era of free media"(Mousa Abu Marzook)
Even islamists distance themselves from #Lukahesnko
All of this circus with #Hamas is happening while #Belarus regime published a video of beaten bloger Protasevich where he is saying that he is fine and nobody is beating him up and he cooperates with investigation. The whole story with the plane was to capture him. #repressions
Polish expat into UK. Information security engineer. Caver & cave rescuer (thus the bat). NHS volunteer & blood donor.