Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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Cool, thanks, add to my website free software page.
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FFmpeg 8.0 is out, and it’s packed: Vulkan-based encoding/decoding (on any GPU that supports Vulkan 1.3), native ProRes RAW decoding, Whisper AI for speech-to-text, and new filters that offload to GPU.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ffmpeg-8-vulkan-compute-codecs-professional-video?v1
You could say just because the goverment of a country does not take a very dim view of the IDF actions, does not mean the people in that country lack any moral, or ethical compass.
The people of Gaza and west bank have far more friends in the west than they realise.
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I just don’t know what to write anymore. Israel is committing genocide with the full support of our countries in the West.
What do I say to my friends in Palestine who don’t know if they’re going to survive the night? That we are morally vacuous? That we are horrible human beings? That we’ve lost any semblance of humanity we might have had? That we deserve their eternal wrath?
What do you say about societies that, far from failing to prevent genocide, support and profit from it?
Zionists love to ask you if their genocidal project deserves to exist. They’re not asking a broad enough question. Does a system that cannot even prevent genocide deserve to exist? What is the purpose of us if we are to exist shackled to the bloody whims of the worst of humanity?
What ever you do, don't post to mainstream social media, I get the impression that usually results in the place being over run by influences, then over run by self-serving selfie hunters who will just wreck the place.
MURDERED!!, The attack was intended to target and kill alleged Hamas operatives, as they were never there then the IDF succeeded in killing more innocent people. This is Murder and a clear violation of international law.
We could do with an account a bit like @auschwitzmuseum but for Gaza, each day post a little about a person murdered by the IDF plus a photo if available.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This idea is not in any way meant to devalue the fantastic work of that account and associated work, but to serve a similar purpose to put names/faces to the casualties. The holocaust can and should never be forgotten, but we are actually meant to learn from it, and not let it happen again.
The human race has FAILED.
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And now a toad! This one was under an old pile of tiles by the woodshed. To be fair it looked like a cozy spot. However, I’m clearing space for some logs and I don’t want toady to get squished. They’ve been relocated to another heap that will remain undisturbed for the foreseeable.
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On Mastodon, the beginner hurdle is learning how to engage in conversations.
The next is building trust so people actually respond and connect with you.
#writing #humor #writer #books #Wordle #wordweavers #scribesandmakers #today
It is about time that these actions were considered an act of WAR agaist the country either the citizen, journalist, medic or even just nationality those killed belong to.
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Foreign Press Association expresses outrage after hospital attack
“We call on Israel once and for all to halt its abhorrent practice of targeting journalists.”
“This must be a watershed moment. We appeal to international leaders: Do everything you can to protect our colleagues. We cannot do it ourselves.”
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New NASA research has found that Ceres may have had a lasting source of chemical energy: the right types of molecules needed to fuel some microbial metabolisms. Although there is no evidence that microorganisms ever existed on Ceres, the finding supports theories that this intriguing dwarf planet, which is the largest body in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may have once had conditions suitable to support single-celled lifeforms.
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“These systematic crimes against #journalists demand a robust response from the international community and all relevant governments. Urgent and effective measures are required to protect journalists, civilians, and the fundamental right to information.
“Those holding positions of global leadership have a moral and legal responsibility to end the deliberate killing of journalists, safeguard basic human rights, now facing alarming regression and deterioration and to uphold press freedom.”
AJ
@Al_Quds_News14
BBC news suggests 5 now :(
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These Ultra-Orthodox settlers are the Jewish of Hamas – radical, violent, and determined to drive Palestinians into the sea. And they often act with the support of the Israeli state, either tacit or direct.
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The IOF raided the occupied West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, North East of Ramallah, on Thursday morning, under the pretext that a settler had been shot near the illegal settlement of Malachei Hashalom, and the perpetrator was seen heading to the village.
According to Marzouq Abu Naim, a member of Al-Mughayyir’s Council, they blocked the village entrances, and then dozens of soldiers and 15 army vehicles went in.
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/08/24/israeli-al-mughayyir/
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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News
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Happy 34th birthday to the Linux kernel!
On this day, August 25th, we celebrate 34 years since Linus Torvalds announced his new toy project. What started as a small, personal project has grown into the powerful Linux kernel, the heart of countless devices worldwide.
Its success is a good reminder of the power of opensource collaboration and the global community of developers who have contributed to its growth. Thank you, Linus, and thank you to everyone who has made Linux what it is today!
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We need to know what humans do before we argue that machines can do it just the same. There can’t be AI literacy without a literacy in being human: how we make meaning in work and life, distinguishing the artificial from the imaginary from the true. https://mail.cyberneticforests.com/human-literacy/
Four journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on hospital, Gaza officials say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn725ny0ryjt
How many more are going to be slaugtered / murdered / starved before the world acts robustly? Today the BBC spoke to a British (I think) medic who was in Gaza 4 weeks ago, the IDF claims that they do not target civilians and their claim that Hamas use hospitals, is as everyone has known all along lies, zero evidence, zero credibility and no verfication. This medic has confirmed what people knew all along. Netenyahu et al are lying.
Lets stand in full solidarity with the civilians in Gaza, those in Israel who want and end (not an escalation to this) get a ceasefire now, get the hostages (or their remains) out, get Netenyau before the ICC in the hague (as his cohorts) and finally end this genocide. People in Israel are angry, jews around the world are angry, even holocaust survivors are calling this GENOCIDE.
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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