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ajayiyer , to linux
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Gentle reminder to everyone that support for ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can't upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options:

  1. Continue on Win 10 but with higher security risks.
  2. Buy new and expensive hardware that supports Win11.
  3. Try a beginner friendly distro like . It only takes about two months to acclimate.

@nixCraft @linux @windowscentralbot

LeFantome ,

Gravity is not just attraction to the closest thing but also the heaviest thing.

As the galaxies “pass” each other, all stars will be attracted to the dense cores of each galaxy. That is going to change the trajectory of individual stars and, as an aggravate effect, the overall shape and distribution. Unless the galaxies are aligned on the same angle, this is going to drag stars off the primary plane.

As the galaxies approach, the arms will stretch out to each other. As they pass through each other, the planes will tug on each other, and after they “exit”, the arms will reach back.

All this new motion will disrupt the natural shape and trajectory of the galaxy as a whole. Depending on the momentum, it could get pulled back and the whole process could happen again ( and again ) with greater disorder each time.

cafeinux ,

Just an update because I just figured what happened: I booted the iso through Ventoy, and just saw today that by default Ventoy injects register entries to bypass the online account requirement (as well as the hardware checks). Good to know.

emdiplomacy , to random
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5 Dante Fedele: Configuring Diplomatic Office and Activity: The Literature on the Ambassador (1/6)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110672008-005

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As always with theory, we have to look at the relationship between theory and practice: Most of the authors of texts on had at least some diplomatic experiences themselves.
Moreover, these texts played an important role in the education of , although it is usually difficult to pin down their influence on a certain individual diplomat. However, before the general establishment of diplomatic academies these treatises provided a certain guidance and generally promoted the need for adaquate training. (5/6)

emdiplomacy OP ,
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We could not have found a better expert to write this article, as Fedele is research fellow at the university of Lille and focusses in his work on premodern and international law. His seminal study “Naissance de la diplomatie moderne” is available open access.

https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/9783845284361/ naissance-de-la-diplomatie-moderne- xiiie-xviie-siecles

elonjet , to random
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Landed near Del Valle, Texas, United States. Apx. flt. time 1 h 53 min.

elonjet OP ,
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1,095 mile (952 NM) flight from LAS to TA55

~ 952 gallons (3,605 liters).
~ 6,383 lbs (2,895 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $5,334 cost of fuel.
~ 10 tons of CO2 emissions.

elonjet , to random
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Took off near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Going to Los Angeles, California, US (LAX, Los Angeles International Airport) arriving in ~35m.

desafinado , to random
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Your attention, please.

Today’s Word of the Day is “spork.”

This has been The Word of the Day.

That is all.

UPDATE: Ceci n’est pas une spork.

desafinado OP ,
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@riggbeck @desafinado @bookstodon I don’t know what it was, truly. Something of a mess.

riggbeck ,
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@desafinado @bookstodon

It certainly wasn't a well-made novel, too much bleeding from the wounds, but none the worse for that. It has an intensity and sharpness, and sometimes it's better not to blunt the edges of a story with artifice.

elonjet , to random
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Landed near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Apx. flt. time 10 min.

elonjet OP ,
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42 mile (37 NM) flight from NV98 to LAS

~ 92 gallons (348 liters).
~ 615 lbs (279 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $514 cost of fuel.
~ 0.9691 tons of CO2 emissions.

CdnCurmudgeon ,
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@elonjet What's a mile?

elonjet , to random
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Took off near Pahrump, Nevada, United States.

elonjet , to random
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Took off from San Francisco, California, United States.

elonjet , to random
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Landed in San Francisco, California, United States. Apx. flt. time 1 h 9 min.

elonjet , to random
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Took off from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

monkeyninja , to random
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(1/4) I don't really consider myself old per se, but I'll be 50 in a year and a half so I'm not exactly young either. There are so many things that have changed since I was a kid. I see so many ways in which life is better but also so many ways in which today's kids in public school have been robbed. There are classes I had that no longer exist in the US public school system anymore like wood shop or home economics.

btaroli ,
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@monkeyninja This trend away from trades and skills, in preference to Tech Bro IPO and standardized testing as a measure of success, has had some tremendous impacts on society and the economy. And in circles there are opportunities for success lost when youth don’t have avenues for success that aren’t part of hegemony. Bring back skills and trades!! We need them! @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd

johncormier , to random
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A couple of months ago, I read something on here that quite literally changed my life. It sent me on an unexpected journey of self-discovery that continues to this day. When you’re 54, you don’t expect too many surprises about who you are. But when I read a thread on here about being autistic, something just clicked. So I went down the rabbit hole, read a bunch of articles, did some self-evaluations, and came to the inescapable conclusion that I am autistic.

EmilyMoranBarwick ,
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@johncormier
One thing I’ve tried in these situations is explaining that it’s actually BECAUSE I care so much that I have trouble in the moment.

The more I care about something, the harder it is for me to communicate about it. Especially “in the moment”.

This reframing can be helpful sometimes.

Similarly, I’ll explain that NOT making eye contact means I’m MORE engaged & able to process what’s being said


@actuallyautistic
@independentpen

johncormier OP ,
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@EmilyMoranBarwick @actuallyautistic @independentpen excellent tips, so much to think about 🤔

elonjet , to random
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Landed in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Apx. flt. time 2 h 17 min.

elonjet OP ,
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1,090 mile (947 NM) flight from AUS to LAS

~ 1,156 gallons (4,376 liters).
~ 7,748 lbs (3,514 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $6,474 cost of fuel.
~ 12 tons of CO2 emissions.

elonjet , to random
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Took off near Austin, Texas, United States.

keefeglise , to random
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I read Iron Curtain by . A page-turner set in the 1980s. A young privileged 'red princess' from a poor unnamed central European country elopes to London in the name of love. The sense of displacement has echoes of the Patricia Engel book I read just before this. There's also enjoyable farce here even if the clichés about the UK are laid on a little thick at times.

keefeglise OP ,
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Given I enjoyed Okwiri Oduor's short story in that collection so much I read her novel Things They Lost. A story of dysfunctional families and love between two girls (Mbiu Dash from the short story is one of them.) Set in a strange shifting world inhabited by wraiths. Feels like visiting a strange dream. @bookstodon

keefeglise OP ,
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after Warhol by Richard Dorment. The story of the charlatans and grifters who ended up deciding what is and is not a Warhol. But given the artist's rather hands-off approach to his work perhaps it is fitting it ended up like this. A real page-turner. Can't remember the last time I read a book in a day. @bookstodon

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