We're continuing investigation to the performance issues, you can follow and react here: https://lemmy.world/c/friendicaworld

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Solar for the win
Winter is fully here in Maryland. The heat pumps have been running continuously for hours. It's 18f outside, and will get much colder with the vortex. 6-8 inches of snow tomorrow will cover the solar, so we'll be operating off our banked kWh with the utility, of which 4MWh remains. Thankful we have that much since I don't expect the solar to melt off for a week or more. If I really had to I guess I could find a teenager to broom off the ground mounts 😆 #solar #winter #renewables #Netmetering
#winter #solar #renewables #Netmetering

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Hello world
I firmly believe that decentralized, noncommercial social media is the only way to go. You can't trust a person who'd get rich off of "connecting people." I already have accounts on a Mastodon platform, Bookwyrm, and Pixelfed. I don't expect all these to last and that's OK. It's a time of upheaval, and a time of experimentation. I'm seriously considering hosting an instance if that's what it takes to get my family off facebook. Anyway, hello everyone. Nice to meet you.

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Well fortunately (unfortunately for the rampaging cheeto) is that there are three things not owned by the US and therefor out of his control. The Gulf of Mexico, Panama Canal, and Greenland.

RED-NOSED REINDLRRR

2025-01-07 22:10:09

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AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THE WHOLE "GULF OF AMERICA" THING WAS JUST AN INTERNET JOKE. BUT NOW, I JUST DON'T GIVE A FUCK. GIVE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY A BOOB JOB. NOTHING MATTERS.

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Yet another example of americans terrified by monsters of their own creation.

evacide

2025-01-07 22:10:00

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I talked to CNN's Clare Duffy about what a TikTok ban in the US might actually look like and how it's likely to affect creators and fans.

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If TikTok is Banned, What Happens to Creators and Fans? - Terms of Service with Clare Duffy - Podcast on CNN Audio

TikTok is facing a looming ban in the United States. The company will make a final effort to argue its case before the Supreme Court on Friday; if it loses, the law forcing TikTok to spin off from its China-based parent company or be banned in the Un…
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Seriously, I believe we really need to stop trying to prevent meteors from hitting Earth. Humans have run their course and it is time to etch-a-sketch this motherfucker.

MicroWave

2025-01-06 02:00:18

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Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank


Summary

Indian journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, known for reporting on corruption, was found dead in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh on 3 January after going missing on New Year’s Day.

Police arrested three suspects, including two relatives, while contractor Suresh Chandrakar, a key suspect, is on the run.

Authorities suspect blunt-force trauma, and Chandrakar’s reporting via his YouTube channel Bastar Junction has drawn attention. Local journalists protested, demanding justice and accountability for the killing.

Attacks on journalists in India are common, with 3-4 reporters killed annually for their work, according to Reporters Without Borders.

Mukesh Chandrakar: Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank

Mukesh Chandrakar's corpse was found with severe injuries consistent with a blunt-force attack, police say.
Anbarasan Ethirajan (BBC News)

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Introduction - Hello & Welcome

Zuckerberg has now apparently burned the last bridges to the good side of the Force and wants to go to hell together with his rich friends, religious fundamentalists and other Nazis. In the hope that one or two brave souls will make their way out of the meta-molloch and into the fediverse, I am starting an attempt here to make myself findable for them.

There will be a lot of content here about canoeing, geese and other pleasant things and I look forward to a lively exchange.

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Перший пост

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Faire voler un kite pour tirer des bateaux ?
#tftpbeyond

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The Hidden Profit Machine Behind Academic Publishing: A Call for Reform

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The Hidden Profit Machine Behind Academic Publishing: A Call for Reform

In the world of academic publishing, a startling economic paradox exists that challenges the very foundations of scientific dissemination. The "big five" commercial publishers—Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, and SAGE—have built billion-dollar empires with profit margins rivaling tech giants, all while relying on the unpaid labor of researchers and public funding. This system, which some critics liken to a racket, sees academics conducting research, writing articles, and managing peer review processes without compensation, only for publishers to sell these works back to the same institutions that produced them. This introductory paragraph sheds light on a pressing issue in scientific communication, raising questions about the sustainability and ethics of current academic publishing models and overall, the core of its business model.

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#AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #ResearchEthics #ScientificCommunication #PublishingReform
@The Guardian

Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that

Arash Abizadeh (The Guardian)
#openaccess #AcademicPublishing #ScientificCommunication #ResearchEthics #PublishingReform

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Toss a coin to your Fedi Witcher friends
#fediverse #bluesky #federated #fediadmins
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