What is Hackers' Pub?

Hackers' Pub is a place for software engineers to share their knowledge and experience with each other. It's also an ActivityPub-enabled social network, so you can follow your favorite hackers in the fediverse and get their latest posts in your feed.

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a libi rose @rose_alibi@post.lurk.org
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it's December 22nd and I learned about the greenhouse gas effect when I was 4 because my parents are scientists and they were doing that research and it's been 36 god damned years and no one did anything with the knowledge that I had as a barely sentient being. it's December 22nd and it feels like the world has a fever.

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Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name
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State regulators vote to keep utility profits high angering customers across CA

Link: latimes.com/environment/story/
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

Southern California Edison lineman Randy Adams is grounding the power line at the top of this 80 foot transmission line pole on Imperial Highway in La Habra. This morning at 6:43 am a motorist headed East on Imperial crashed into the next pole West snapping it off at ground level, putting the pole in traffic lanes. Traffic was limited to one East bound lane on Imperial for the next several hours as Edison replaced the destroyed pole. (Photo by Don Kelsen/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

State regulators vote to keep utility profits high, angering customers across California

The California Public Utilities Commission voted 4 to 1 on Thursday to keep profits at Southern California Edison and the state’s other big investor-owned utilities at a level that consumer groups say has long been inflated.

www.latimes.com · Los Angeles Times

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pkg update @pkgupdt@hl.pkgu.net
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조종성(혹은 필링) 좋은 차라고 해서 횡G 성능이 꼭 더 좋지는 않아서, 고성능 차를 몰수록 조심해야 합니다. 특히 MR은 조종 불능 상태 직전까지 버텨주기 때문에 오히려 더 위험한 면이 있죠...

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Hacker News 100 @hn100@social.lansky.name
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Ultrasound Cancer Treatment: Sound Waves Fight Tumors

Link: spectrum.ieee.org/ultrasound-c
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

Sound Waves Replace Scalpels to Fight Cancer's Toughest Tumors

How does a technique called histotripsy turn tumors into a liquid slurry without harming healthy tissue? Learn about this new noninvasive cancer treatment.

spectrum.ieee.org · IEEE Spectrum

Link author: IEEE Spectrum@ieeespectrum@mastodon.social

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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Encyclopedia of Race and Crime by Helen Taylor Greene, 2010

As seen almost daily on local and national news, race historically and presently figures prominently in crime and justice reporting within the United States, in the areas of hate crimes, racial profiling, sentencing disparities, wrongful convictions, felon disenfranchisement, political prisoners, juveniles and the death penalty, and culturally specific delinquency prevention programs.





The Encyclopedia of Race and Crime covers issues in both historical and contemporary context, with information on race and ethnicity and their impact on crime and the administration of justice. These two volumes offer a greater appreciation for the similar historical experiences of varied racial and ethnic groups and illustrate how race and ethnicity has mattered and continues to matter in the administration of American criminal justice. Key Features Covers a number of broad thematic areas: basic concepts and theories of criminal justice; the police, courts, and corrections; juvenile justice; public policy; the media; organizations; specific groups and populations; and specific cases and biographies Addresses such topics as gender, hate/bias crimes, immigrant experiences, international and cross-cultural issues, race and gangs, and race and law, Presents experiences of all major racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., including Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, and Ethnic Whites, as well as religious minorities, such as Muslims Includes coverage of recent incidents like the alleged rape of a black female North Carolina Central University student by white male members of the Duke University Lacrosse Team;, the Jena 6 incident; the Tulia, Texas drug arrests; the Rodney King beating; the O. J. Simpson trials in the 1990s; and more recent racial profiling incidents.
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Paul Cantrell @inthehands@hachyderm.io
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There is variation in everyone, but society / context / environment makes that variation more burdensome for some than for others. “Neurotypical” is not a thing that anyone •is•, but rather an archetype that human systems are designed for / evolved around.

When we recognize that “neurotypical” is an archetype and not an actual person, we can reach the same insight that the Air Force reached: you don’t build things to some single optimal set of “normal” dimensions; you make things more adjustable, flexible, accommodating of variation.

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Sara Joy :happy_pepper: @sarajw@front-end.social
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@inthehandsPaul Cantrell yes yes yes yes this

Very much of the opinion that modern life is far too intense, and those that struggle with the (increasingly narrow) way of being that allows you to thrive in it are seeking help one way or another - be that via diagnosis, medication, therapy, drugs...

"We didn't have that back then!"

Oh yes you did. Was life as expensive, as full of tricks to con you at every turn, as competitive for every job, as precarious?

We are safer than ever, but so very stressed.

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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Fashion under Fascism by Eugenia Paulicelli, 2024

Looking at the dark history of Italian fashion by focusing on the impact of 1930s Fascism.

In Fashion under Fascism, Paulicelli explores the subtle yet sinister changes to the seemingly innocuous practices of everyday dress and shows why they were such a concern for the state. Importantly, she also demonstrates how these developments impacted on the global dominance of Italian fashion today.





Alongside interviews with major designers, such as Fernanda Gattinoni and Micol Fontana, this newly expanded revised edition includes updated material on gender and masculinity, the role of uniforms in standardizing individuality, race and colonial Italy, and the reception of 1930s cinema. It sheds new light on the complicated relationship between style and politics and is an essential read for all those interested in the history of fashion, politics, national identity and the culture of fascism.
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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Global Champions of Sustainable Development by Patricia M. Flynn et al, 2020

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) embody the collective aspirations of the world’s peoples: peace, freedom, development and sustainability. The challenges associated with the struggle for attainment of these goals and objectives are as diverse and complex as the variety of human societies, national conditions and natural ecosystems worldwide.





The problems to be addressed range from extreme poverty and pandemics to racism and refugee crises. Some of the best strategies and solutions to these problems emerged from unlikely places, ranging from the corporate boardrooms and halls of administration to the fields of civic engagement and the vortices of crises. Often, a single person is the dauntless driving force behind these innovative programs and courageous experiments that made all the difference to the poorest and most disadvantaged social groups. Somehow, they were able to turn the abstract goals and principles of sustainability into concrete programs and effective action. This book, the first of its kind, offers a platform that shares the individual experiences and personal studies of champions around the world that ‘make sustainability work’ in different contexts. In the trenches of practice, results are far from guaranteed, while sacrifice and obstacles are inevitable. These champions forge the paths forward – advocating ideas, mobilizing support and exercising leadership – in diverse nations, organizations and communities. In their struggle, they develop plans and solutions that inevitably involve adaptation, sacrifice, trade-offs and compromises that address the concerns of competing groups.
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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Help in a Hurry: Simple Tips for Finding Peace When You're Overwhelmed, Anxious, or Stressed by Caroline Leaf

Learn how to manage your anxiety and find peace with:· Evidence-based strategies to fight feelings of overwhelm and cope in the moment· Actionable ways to experience a better, more fulfilled life· Tips from expert and bestselling author Dr. Caroline Leaf.



Even though it's uncomfortable and sometimes even distressing to us, it's perfectly normal to feel lost, anxious, or overwhelmed at times. It's okay to be a bit of a mess! But none of us wants to stay that way for long. With actionable, evidence-based strategies to handle our most common challenges in life, this practical guide from bestselling author and clinical neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf offers the tools you need to prevent a descent into chaos and instead find peace and strength amid the turmoil of daily life. If you have felt stuck in crisis mode, the strategies found in this book will help you cope in the moment, manage a chaotic mind, and start living each day with intention and inner peace. "Help in a Hurry is jam-packed with evidence-based strategies to address a variety of common difficulties, including the experience of stressful, anxious, intrusive, or other overwhelming thoughts. Readers will come to understand what's going on in their mind and body and will learn practical steps to break these dysfunctional habits.
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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Negative Capitalism: Cynicism in the Neoliberal Era by J. D. Taylor, 2013

Negative Capitalism: Cynicism in the Neoliberal Era offers a new conceptual framework for understanding the current economic crisis. Through a ranging series of analyses and perspectives, it argues that cynicism has become culturally embedded in the UK and US as an effect of disempowerment by neoliberal capitalism.



Yet despite the deprivation and collapse of key social infrastructure like representative democracy, welfare, workers' rights and equal access to resources, there has so far been no collective, effective and sustained overthrow of capitalism. Why is this? The book's central call is for new strategies that unravel this narcissistic cynicism, embracing social democracy, constitutional rights, mass bankruptcies and animate sabotage. Kafka, Foucault, Ballard and de Sade are clashed with the X-Factor, ruinporn, London, and the artwork of Laura Oldfield Ford. Negative Capitalism's polemic is written to incite responses against the cynical malaise of the neoliberal era.
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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Sunset Solstice over Stonehenge

Yesterday the Sun reached its southernmost point in planet Earth's sky. Called a solstice, many cultures mark yesterday's date as a change of seasons -- from autumn to winter in Earth's Northern Hemisphere and from spring to summer in Earth's Southern Hemisphere. The featured image was taken just before the longest night of the 2025 northern year at Stonehenge in United Kingdom.

English Heritage, Josh Dury





There, through stones precisely placed 4,500 years ago, a 4.5 billion year old large glowing orb is seen setting. Even given the precession of the Earth's rotational axis over the millennia, the Sun continues to set over Stonehenge in an astronomically significant way.
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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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says it is working to distribute large quantities of tarps, blankets and winter clothes in Gaza but is still well short of meeting people’s needs.

“We have been able to distribute 250,000 [kits of winter clothing for children],” said UNICEF communications chief Jonathan Crickx. “It’s an important achievement for us, but the total number of children in Gaza is 1 million, so we are nowhere close to supporting all children in Gaza.”
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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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says it is working to distribute large quantities of tarps, blankets and winter clothes in Gaza but is still well short of meeting people’s needs.

“We have been able to distribute 250,000 [kits of winter clothing for children],” said UNICEF communications chief Jonathan Crickx. “It’s an important achievement for us, but the total number of children in Gaza is 1 million, so we are nowhere close to supporting all children in Gaza.”
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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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US advocacy group denounces Israeli strike on wedding in Gaza

The Council on American-Islamic Relations () has condemned an Israeli attack on a wedding celebration in Gaza that killed at least six people, including a five-month-old.

“Bombing a wedding celebration is an act of brutality,” CAIR said, adding that the attack showed “there can be no genuine ceasefire while the Israeli occupation continues to murder people across Gaza with impunity.”


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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Europe, India top buyers as Israeli defence industry sees unprecedented weapon sales

Israel’s defence industry is making record profits as its weapons manufacturers are marketing their products as “battle-tested”, using images of strikes on Gaza as proof of their purported success.

In 2024, Israel sold weapons worth $15bn, a 13 percent increase compared with the year before. Europe was the top buyer of Israeli weapons, followed by India.


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복설 뉴스 @boknews.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
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"가격? 할인? 궁금하면 계약부터"…결혼식 예산이 항상 초과되는 이유 www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2... "서울 강남구 코엑스에서 열린 한 웨딩박람회를 찾아, 기자가 직접 상담을 받아봤다. 가장 기본인 예식장 대여 비용을 묻자 “4,000만 원”이라는 답이 돌아왔다. 놀라서 입이 떡 벌어진 기자에게 업체 관계자는 “예식장을 둘러보고 그 자리에서 곧바로 계약하면 할인해 주겠다”고 제안했다. 그러면서 “다른 업체 예식장까지 본 뒤 다시 와서 계약하면 가격이 더 비싸질 수 있다”고 엄포를 놨다."

"가격? 할인? 궁금하면 계약부터"…결혼식 예산이 항상...

"가격? 할인? 궁금하면 계약부터"…결혼식 예산이 항상 초과되는 이유 | 한국일보

공정거래위원회가 웨딩업계 스드메 가격 공개를 의무화했지만 대부분 업체가 참여하지 않아 불공정 관행이 지속되고 있다. 가격 공개 기준도 모호해 예비부부들은 투명한 정보를 얻기 어렵고, 추가 비용 부담이 크다. 실효성 있는 제도 개선과 인센티브 제공이 필요하다.

www.hankookilbo.com · 한국일보

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