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On Killing by Dave Grossman, 2014
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
A controversial psychological examination of how soldiers' willingness to kill has been encouraged and exploited to the detriment of civilian society. "An illuminating account of how soldiers learn to kill and how they live with the experience of having killed.
See also:
On Killing Remotely by Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps, 2021
The Psychology of Killing with Drones
A "can't-miss for anyone interested in current military affairs," On Killing Remotely reveals and explores the costs—to individual soldiers and to society—of the way we wage war today (Kirkus Reviews, starred).
Big Tupperware can wait, we have bigger fish to fry
On Killing by Dave Grossman, 2014
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
A controversial psychological examination of how soldiers' willingness to kill has been encouraged and exploited to the detriment of civilian society. "An illuminating account of how soldiers learn to kill and how they live with the experience of having killed.
New START nuclear treaty expires, removing key constraints on Russia and US
‘Grave moment’: end of US-Russia nuclear pact comes at worst possible time, UN chief warns
“For the first time in more than half a century, we face a world without any binding limits on the strategic nuclear arsenals of … the two states that possess the overwhelming majority of the global stockpile of nuclear weapons,” Guterres said in a statement on Wednesday.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/russia-us-nuclear-new-start-treaty-expires-un-warning
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“This dissolution of decades of achievement could not come at a worse time – the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is the highest in decades.”
Guterres
New START nuclear treaty expires, removing key constraints on Russia and US
‘Grave moment’: end of US-Russia nuclear pact comes at worst possible time, UN chief warns
“For the first time in more than half a century, we face a world without any binding limits on the strategic nuclear arsenals of … the two states that possess the overwhelming majority of the global stockpile of nuclear weapons,” Guterres said in a statement on Wednesday.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/russia-us-nuclear-new-start-treaty-expires-un-warning
*digipres-related job opportunity in hannover*
Are you interested in the intersection of webscraping, BitTorrent and safeguarding research data? ;-P As part of the DFG funded project SHIELD 
@tibhannoverTIB is looking to fill 2 TV-L 13 positions, full-timed, fixed term through dec 31 2027:
Research Software Engineer for Digital Research Infrastructure
https://www.tib.eu/en/tib/careers-and-apprenticeships/vacancies/details/stellenausschreibung-nr-7-2026
Data Engineer/ Research Data Manager
https://www.tib.eu/en/tib/careers-and-apprenticeships/vacancies/details/stellenausschreibung-nr-6-2026
はじめまして
“China regrets the expiration of the New START treaty as the treaty is of great significance to maintaining global strategic stability,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.
“The international community is generally concerned that the expiration of the treaty will have a negative impact on the international nuclear arms control system and the global nuclear order.”
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday night said in a statement that “under the current circumstances, we assume that the parties to the New START Treaty are no longer bound by any obligations or symmetrical declarations within the context of the Treaty, including its core provisions, and are fundamentally free to choose their next steps”.
Ukraine and Russia appear to remain far apart on key points as talks resume
Ukraine has said the conflict should be frozen along the current front lines and rejects any unilateral pullback of its forces. Kyiv says it wants control of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
Russia occupies about 20 percent of Ukraine’s national territory, including Crimea and parts of the eastern Donbas region seized before the 2022 invasion.
Ukraine and Russia appear to remain far apart on key points as talks resume
Ukraine has said the conflict should be frozen along the current front lines and rejects any unilateral pullback of its forces. Kyiv says it wants control of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
Russia occupies about 20 percent of Ukraine’s national territory, including Crimea and parts of the eastern Donbas region seized before the 2022 invasion.
Moscow says Russia must control #Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, but open to working with US
Russia is ready for international cooperation over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, including with the United States.
However, the facility must be under Russian control, said Alexei Likhachev, head of the state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
The six reactors are not in operation, and the plant relies on external power to keep its nuclear material cool and prevent a catastrophic accident.
![Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been under Russian control since 2022 [File: Alina Smutko/Reuters]](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/018/079/100/579/268/original/7ff49c4436a52405.png)
Show HN: Look Ma, No Linux: Shell, App Installer, Vi, Cc on ESP32-S3 / BreezyBox
Link: https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46918429
Roots by Frida Kahlo, 1943
「マフティのやり方、正しくないわ」
Kidney damage
In the UK, more than 10% of the population is estimated to have some stage of chronic kidney disease and more than 600,000 people develop some form of acute kidney injury each year.
The kidneys play a vital role in maintaining overall health by filtering waste, excess fluids and electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, from the blood. They also help regulate blood pressure, red blood cell production and calcium balance in the body.
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When the kidneys are damaged, their ability to filter waste and maintain balance is compromised, leading to a buildup of toxins, fluid retention, and an imbalance in electrolytes. This can cause a range of health problems, from high blood pressure to heart disease and weakened bones. Kidney damage can progress to chronic kidney disease and kidney failure over time.
Kidney damage
In the UK, more than 10% of the population is estimated to have some stage of chronic kidney disease and more than 600,000 people develop some form of acute kidney injury each year.
The kidneys play a vital role in maintaining overall health by filtering waste, excess fluids and electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, from the blood. They also help regulate blood pressure, red blood cell production and calcium balance in the body.
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When the kidneys are damaged, their ability to filter waste and maintain balance is compromised, leading to a buildup of toxins, fluid retention, and an imbalance in electrolytes. This can cause a range of health problems, from high blood pressure to heart disease and weakened bones. Kidney damage can progress to chronic kidney disease and kidney failure over time.
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Kidney damage, then, can affect almost every part of your body – but there are simple lifestyle changes you can make today to avoid harming your kidneys tomorrow.
Here are seven potentially kidney-harming habits to avoid:
https://www.sciencealert.com/these-7-common-daily-habits-could-be-damaging-your-kidneys
#Seoul, South Korea
Students wearing traditional hanbok dresses bow as they attend a graduation and coming-of-age ceremony at a girls’ high school.
Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images
投票してきた
Florida, US
A roseate spoonbill lands on a tree at the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Orange county. The brightly coloured wading birds are known for their vivid pink plumage and spoon-shaped bills.
Photograph: Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
An aerial view shows tons of waste filling the Drina river.
Photograph: Armin Durgut/AP
Idaho, US
A person jogs along the Lewiston Levee Parkway Trail as the sunset lights up the Snake River.
Photograph: August Frank/AP
Grazalema, #Spain
A rescue worker amid flooding caused by Storm Leonardo. The southern Spanish region of Andalusia has borne the brunt of the extreme weather with regional authorities declaring a red alert after torrential rainfall triggered flooding and caused rivers to overflow.
Photograph: Francis Gonzalez/Sopa/Shutterstock
あっつうい
左翼アドバイス
国はなくせる
労働組合はつくれる←NEW!!
#ポリタスTV
RE: https://mastodon.social/@joyousjoyness/116026643943023163
Warm kitty in a tub in a tub :3
I recently saw someone leave fedi at least temporarily as a result of harassment, and one thing they highlighted was that most of us don't see the harassment they were getting because of how federation works and the fact that our instances block all the vile ones most of the harassment was coming from.
They were running their own single-user instance. 🙁
We really need better resources for single user instances to benefit from third-party moderation resources, but we also need to get the narrative out that running a single user instance is a horrible idea unless you want to be your own fulltime moderator or drowned in engagement from the worst parts of the net. Treating it as a viable option now really sours folks to the whole concept.
Winter Mood ❄️ © Marcel Siebert
via pangeen
いかめしき 音や霰の 檜木笠
[Ikameshiki oto ya arare no hinokigasa]
Hail is falling on my Hinokigasa(hat), making a thunderous sound.
By 松尾 芭蕉[Matsuo Bashō](Haiku poet, 1644-1694)
春雨や 檜は霜に 焦げながら
[Harusame ya hinoki wa shimo ni kogenagara]
In the woods of Hinoki covered in frost, spring rain falls and steam rises, as if they are burning and smoldering.
By 芥川 龍之介[Akutagawa Ryūnosuke](Novelist, 1892-1927)
いかめしき 音や霰の 檜木笠
[Ikameshiki oto ya arare no hinokigasa]
Hail is falling on my Hinokigasa(hat), making a thunderous sound.
By 松尾 芭蕉[Matsuo Bashō](Haiku poet, 1644-1694)
春雨や 檜は霜に 焦げながら
[Harusame ya hinoki wa shimo ni kogenagara]
In the woods of Hinoki covered in frost, spring rain falls and steam rises, as if they are burning and smoldering.
By 芥川 龍之介[Akutagawa Ryūnosuke](Novelist, 1892-1927)
稲妻や 檜ばかりの 谷一つ
[Inazuma ya hinoki bakari no tani hitotsu]
Lightning flashes over a single valley where only the trees of Hinoki grow.
By 正岡 子規[Masaoka Shiki](Haiku poet, 1867-1902)
世の中の にほひ袋は いやしけど 檜のにほひ 嗅げと(ど)あかなく
[Yo no naka no nioibukuro wa iyashikedo hinoki no nioi kagedo akanaku]
Scented pouches found in the world are coarse, but the scent of Hinoki never grows tiresome, no matter how much I smell it.
By 蕨 橿堂[Warabi Kyōdō](Tanka poet, 1879-1947)
稲妻や 檜ばかりの 谷一つ
[Inazuma ya hinoki bakari no tani hitotsu]
Lightning flashes over a single valley where only the trees of Hinoki grow.
By 正岡 子規[Masaoka Shiki](Haiku poet, 1867-1902)
世の中の にほひ袋は いやしけど 檜のにほひ 嗅げと(ど)あかなく
[Yo no naka no nioibukuro wa iyashikedo hinoki no nioi kagedo akanaku]
Scented pouches found in the world are coarse, but the scent of Hinoki never grows tiresome, no matter how much I smell it.
By 蕨 橿堂[Warabi Kyōdō](Tanka poet, 1879-1947)
黒き檜の 沈静にして 現しけき、花をさまりて 後にこそ観め
[Kuroki hi no chinsei nishite utsuhikeki, hana osamarite nochi ni koso mime]
Only after all the seasonal flowers have finished blooming is it time to truly appreciate the magnificent, black (deep green) Hinoki.
By 北原 白秋[Kitahara Hakushū](Poet, 1885-1942)
via konjaku
鬼 (oni) “Demon”
Sometimes translated as “demon”, “devil” or “ogre”, an oni is a traditional Japanese monster typically depicted as wearing a tiger pelt and carrying an iron club. They usually have red or blue skin and horns. They are popular characters in Japanese fairy tales and legends.
In early February the annual bean-throwing festival is practiced to drive out oni and to welcome in spring.
via japanwords
A charm of finches … goldfinches fly over a field in Sieversdorf, near Germany’s eastern border, in search of food.
Photograph: Patrick Pleul/Avalon
普通の日本人「物価が高くて生活は大変だけど、外国人が増えて不安だし、なんか治安が悪くなってる感じするし、中国にズバッといってくれる高市さんが頼もしいし、笑顔が素敵だから応援したくなる。」
多分脳内はこんな風なんだろう。
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