The Looming Threat of Christian Nationalism
,    -  Americans United for Separation of Church and State / Mother Jones

_Stephan: I am seeing more and more explicit calls to make and enforce Christianity as the national religion of the state, and to breach the firewall separating church and state. That firewall was one of the things the Founders felt most strongly about. At the time of the Revolution (and today for that matter) Great Britain was a nation that since King Henry  VII … ⌘ Read more

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What to Do if You Can’t Afford Your Medications
DIANE HARRIS,  Staff Writer  -  Time Magazine

_Stephan: One of the major issues with the United States’ awful illness profit system, instead of universal birthright healthcare, is the obscene greed of the pharmaceutical industry. For many Americans, the cost of the drugs they need to stay healthy or even alive is a daily crisis. I hope this article will help any of you who are caught up in this disgusting system to find a solution … ⌘ Read more

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Renewable Energy 44.7% of EU Electricity Production in 2023 — Now #1!
Zachary Shahan,  Staff Writer  -  Clean Technica

Stephan: The EU nations are really trying to get out of the carbon power era. This also makes a difference, or should, to Americans, because the Earth’s matrix of life is is an interconnected interdependent system, and the success of the EU countries helps the Earth and all the countries on it.

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Israel Opposes Rebuilding Gaza’s Internet Access Because Terrorists Could Go Online
Sam Biddle,  Staff Writer  -  The Intercept

_Stephan: I confess I do not understand Israel. How can a religious nation of Jews who themselves for hundreds of years were persecuted, ghettoized, and killed by the millions, become a nation carrying out a genocide, and carrying out policies that replicate what was once done to them? To be candid I just can’t get p … ⌘ Read more

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Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative
Many years ago, I made VJ softwares (to mix live visuals in clubs) for unexpected platforms like the Game Boy Advance, the Playstation 2 and the Raspberry Pi. This year, I’m back with a new web-app: Pikimov.

Inspired by Photopea (a free Photoshop clone), I created this web-based motion design & video editor as an alternative to After Effects, to fill empty void.

It’s free, without signup, without cloud uploads (your files stay on your machine), and your projects are not used for AI models training … ⌘ Read more

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10 Musicians Who Changed How Everyone Plays Their Instruments
Music, an ever-evolving art form, has seen its fair share of revolutionaries, but few have truly transformed how instruments are played. From the haunting melodies of a guitar to the vibrant rhythms of a drum, these musicians didn’t just play music; they redefined it. This list celebrates ten such trailblazers who didn’t merely master their […]

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10 Bizarre, Little-Known Phenomena
Like the unknown, the unfamiliar excites our innate curiosity, whether we’re scientists or laypersons. Add the appeals of the strange, the novel, and the mysterious, and weird, unprecedented, or unheard-of phenomena become even more interesting. The 10 bizarre phenomena on this list, which range from mysterious radio messages and pillars of light in the sky […]

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iPhone 16 Pro Models to Adopt ‘M14’ Advanced Samsung OLED Panels for Improved Brightness and Lifespan
The upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be the first Apple smartphones to adopt Samsung’s high performance “M14” OLED display panel, claims a new report coming out of South Korea.

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Monero Observer Blitz #31 - June 2024
Here’s a recap of what happened this June in the Monero community:

Breaking
  • P2Pool hardfork was scheduled for October 12th 2024 at 20:00 UTC ( 1)
  • Trocador was struggling to contain ‘non-stop DDoS attacks’ ( 2)
  • spackle-xmr published the first progress report for the Monero ‘Stressnet’ project ( [3](/spackle-xmr-publishes-first-progress-report-mo … ⌘ Read more

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Seraphis Wallet Workgroup meeting scheduled for 8 July 2024 1800 UTC
The next Seraphis Wallet Workgroup 1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, July 8 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the IRC/Libera #no-wallet-left-behind 2 channel and the bridged Matrix room3.

Consult the project’s wiki4 page to learn more about Seraphis, Jamtis, and wallet3.

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.

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Vivaldi takes firm stance against AI, will not include it in its browser
The web browser Vivaldi is taking a firm stance against including machine learning tools to its browser. So, as we have seen, LLMs are essentially confident-sounding lying machines with a penchant to occasionally disclose private data or plagiarise existing work. While they do this, they also use vast amounts of energy and are happy using all the GPUs you can throw at them which is a prob … ⌘ Read more

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Neo Geo architecture: a practical analysis
Straight from the arcade world, the Neo Geo was, without a doubt, the most expensive hardware of the 4th generation. This begs the question: how capable was it and how did it compare with the rest? In this entry, we’ll take a look at the result of one company (SNK) setting budget restrictions aside and shipping a product meant to please both arcade owners and rich households. ↫ Rodrigo Copetti Rich households, indeed. Back in the ’90s, when Ninten … ⌘ Read more

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