Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/30/good-palliative-care-can-alleviate-the-pain-of-dying-this-bill-means-labour-must-fund-it?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #PalliativeCare

Anyway sorry for going on a rant but as a part time programming educator it's a pet peeve of mine when people are treated as idiots for not knowing things which are poorly explained at best and not explained at all at worst

A rising tide of e-waste, made worse by AI, threatens our health, the environment and the economy
https://theconversation.com/a-rising-tide-of-e-waste-made-worse-by-ai-threatens-our-health-the-environment-and-the-economy-244203?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY @science-technology-ConversationUK

Mastodon Follow Pack FAQ 1.0

What are Follow Packs?

They are just packaged topical lists of accounts you can follow from your Mastodon or other Fediverse account. You can follow the entire pack by importing a file. Plus, the entire pack loads into a list, so it becomes a feed for that subject. You can also just browse for accounts you might want to follow individually.

So, they’re like Bluesky Starter Packs?

Yes, but not quite as convenient. It’s not hard, but because Mastodon does not have a one-click way to do this, you need to download a follow pack file and then use Mastodon’s import facility. Instructions are provided in the directory and also below.

What Follow Packs are there?

Packs are being added all the time. Right now there are packs for Astronomy and Space, Climate, US Politics and Miscellany. For a current directory check out the Mastodon Migration FediBlog at: https://mastodonmigration.wordpress.com/2024/11/20/mastodon-follow-pack-directory-nov-20-2024/

How do I do do it?

Check out the latest directory at https://mastodonmigration.wordpress.com/2024/11/20/mastodon-follow-pack-directory-nov-20-2024/ . Basically determine which pack you want to follow and download the .csv then import the pack. Instructions are provided. Follows are loaded into a list in your account.

OK, but I don’t want to mess up my lists. What happens if I already follow an account in the pack?

That’s fine. The followed account will just be added to the new list, and if you already had that account in a list, it will now just be in both lists.

Can I then add more accounts to the list?

Sure! That’s the idea. Many of these accounts boost other great accounts in their topic area. You will quickly find additional accounts you will want to follow. When you do follow a new account add it immediately to the list by clicking the “…” button at the top of the profile and selecting “Add or Remove from lists”

You published an updated pack with added accounts, what should I do?

You can just download the new follow pack .csv file and import it again. Mastodon will add any additional accounts to the list, and your list feed will now include all accounts from the pack.

What if I don’t like your pack list title?

Simply change it. Click on the list, then the gear icon and you can edit the list name and contents. Also, you can determine if you want to “Hide these posts from home” so they don’t clutter up your home feed.

What if I’ve been added to a list and I don’t want to be in it?

Every follow pack has a listed administrator. Message them to ask to be removed.

How do I know if my account is in a Follow Pack?

You can search through the directory. Also, whenever a new directory is posted all members of every pack are notified by being copied on the post.

What if I don’t want to follow accounts from Threads or Bluesky?

Any pack that contains Threads or Bluesky bridged accounts will have a special notice. Just don’t import one of them.

#FollowPack #StarterPack #MastodonMigration #MastoTips #Help #Directory #Guides #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediBlog

Follow Pack Notices

NOTIFICATION NOTICE: If you receive the Follow Pack Directory post in your Notifications, your account may be included in one or more packs.

OPT-OUT NOTICE: If your account is listed in any Follow Pack and you do not want it to be, please message the pack administrator and refer to the pack from which you would like your account removed.

BRIDGE ACCOUNT NOTICE: Packs that include accounts that bridge outside the Fediverse will be identified with a special notice.

REPLIES ON MASTODON NOTICE: Replies include all named accounts. Please edit any replies to remove addresses you do not intend to send the reply.

Follow Pack Instructions

Download the pack .csv file and import into Mastodon to follow all accounts:

– Click on a FollowPack .csv file link to download
– Click on Preferences (gear) icon on bottom right
– On mobile or narrow desktop click top right “hamburger” button
– Click Import and Export >>> Import
– Import type dropdown: Select “Lists” (NOT “Following list”)
– Verify that ‘Merge’ is selected (IMPORTANT)
– Click Browse… button >>> Select “[file name] – list.csv”
– Upload >>> Confirm

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This post comes from the WordPress Mastodon Migration Blog: https://mastodonmigration.wordpress.com/

You can receive all new posts to this WordPress Blog on Mastodon by following Mastodon account:

https://mastodonmigration.wordpress.com/@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com

(Copy and paste above address into search to find and follow)

Important: Replies on Mastodon to this WordPress post by default include all named accounts. Please edit your reply to remove all addresses you do not intend to send the reply. Thank you.

#Directory #FediBlog #fediverse #followpack #Guides #Help #mastodon #mastodonmigration #MastoTips #StarterPack

Big Follow Friday Follow Pack Update

- New Cybersecurity and Legal packs!
- Accounts added to Astronomy, Miscellany and USPolitics packs.
- Directory Updated to Rev. 1.3

What's a follow pack? Kind of like a Bluesky starter pack, but less convenient and what we can do today with Mastodon's tools.

Follow Pack FAQ and updated Directory available on the Mastodon Migration FediBlog (scroll down passed FAQ to view the directory) >>> @mastodonmigration.wordpress.com

The US is sending anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine – here’s what it means

The US decision to provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines expands the use of a weapon that the international community has long condemned because of its danger to innocent civilians

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/land-mines-ukraine-anti-personnel-biden-illegal-b2650985.html

Some exciting stuff to look forward to this weekend: #ESA's and #JAXA's #BepiColombo will make its fifth #Mercury flyby on Sunday!

▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/11/BepiColombo_s_fifth_Mercury_flyby

Flybys are not just exiting because of all the flight dynamics & trajectory magic, but also because we can actually use them to do science! For example, during the third flyby, scientists were able to map the magnetosphere of Mercury:

▶️ https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/Mercury_s_magnetic_landscape_mapped_in_30_minutes

#astrodon #SolarSystem

Israeli settlers yesterday attacked Palestinian farmers as they picked their olives in the village of Salem, east of Nablus, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.

According to local sources, a group of settlers from the Alon Moreh settlement assaulted Palestinian farmers in the Khalet Al-Mousa area, north of Salem village, caused damage to the olives and stole a harvesting machine.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241129-settlers-attack-palestinian-olive-pickers-steal-their-fruits/

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#Gaza #Palestine

Can’t we just tax rich people and corporations?

Any folk in Scotland want to help soil research? The ECHO project is looking for ambassadors. They're not recruiting from the rest of the UK right now so I can't join in :(

https://www.hutton.ac.uk/hutton-hunts-for-soil-ambassadors-across-scotland-to-help-dig-deep/

#Scotland #CitizenScience

A reminder to all of you scanning through Black Friday deals online....

Remember 'up to' (as in 'up to 70% off') also includes the number zero....

They're out for you're money & have no qualms about using Black Friday to mislead you about the 'nowness' of any deals on offer.

[This post has been bought to you by Good Sense]

#BlackFriday #capitalism

#AI #chatbot #Gemini tells student "Please die" and #Google dismisses it by saying 'it is nonsensical". Given the entire paragraph that accompanies that invitation, it is not nonsensical: it is, as the student & his sister experienced, loaded with potent meaning, that could lead to death.
All #techbros not understanding the #enshittification of the internet via #disinformation & AI aggregation show how much they stole rather than earned their money.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-ai-chatbot-threatening-message-human-please-die/

Donald Trump has tapped an art collector and GOP megadonor with no military experience to lead the U.S. Navy.
#John #Phelan is the leader of the private investment firm Rugger management
and was a major fundraiser for Trump’s campaign.
He donated $834,600 to Trump’s joint fundraising committee in April, FEC filings show,
and also hosted a dinner for the president-elect at his $38 million home in Aspen, Colorado, The Guardian reported.
The dinner raised $12 million for Trump's campaign. 
Trump selected Phelan after a series of interviews in Mar-a-Lago earlier this week, sources told Politico

Throughout his first term in office, Trump was regularly frustrated with the military’s refusal to obey his every demand,
which included firing missiles into Mexico to target drug labs and to "just shoot" protestors marching against police brutality.

His 2024 nominations suggest an intent to fulfill his promise to fill the government with loyalists and self-styled disruptors
who will follow-through with his plans to use the military for mass deportations to go after the “enemy from within."

The president-elect also said he would fire military generals who are “too woke” and has vowed to ban transgender people from serving in the military,
which would result in at least 15,000 active members being forced to leave, The New Republic reported.

Hegseth, who has promised to get rid of diversity initiatives in the military
and wrote that America is head towards "some form of civil war,"
appears to have the right amount of inexperience and loyalty Trump is looking for.

Though Phelan's views are lesser-known than Hegseth's, his similar lack of experience has invited questions as to why he's been selected.

“And of course, Phelan has not served in the Navy. Or any other branch of military service.
But he is a big Trump donor,”
Paul Rieckhoff, a veteran and founder of Iraq War Veterans of America wrote on X.

“The least qualified and most overtly political cabinet in American history continues to expand. #OurEnemiesAreCelebrating.”

https://www.salon.com/2024/11/27/taps-art-collector-with-no-experience-to-lead-us-navy/

Es gab einen neuen Gravitationswellen-Kandidaten in der vergangenen Nacht. Er ist Nr. 164 seit Beginn des vierten gemeinsamen Beobachtungslaufs (O4) am 23.05.2023.

Das vermutliche Signal mit der Bezeichnung S241129aa stammt – wenn es echt ist – von der der Verschmelzung zweier Schwarzer Löcher in einer (Leuchtkraft-)Entfernung von 7,5 Milliarden Lichtjahren.

Die Falsch-Alarm-Rate wird auf 1 in 1.000.000.000.000 Jahren geschätzt. Das bedeutet: Rein zufällig dürfte ein vergleichbares Signal nur einmal in einer Billion Jahren Beobachtungszeit auftreten.

ℹ️ https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S241129aa/view/
ℹ️ https://gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/S241129aa/view/

#Gravitationswellen #Astrodon #Astronomie #SchwarzeLöcher #O4IsHere

#NFL Week 13 Scores:

Ended Games:
#CHI 20 @ 23 #DET
#NYG 20 @ 27 #DAL
#MIA 17 @ 30 #GB
Upcoming Games:
11/29 - 3:00 PM EST #LV @ #KC
12/1 - 1:00 PM EST #LAC @ #ATL
12/1 - 1:00 PM EST #PIT @ #CIN
12/1 - 1:00 PM EST #ARI @ #MIN
12/1 - 1:00 PM EST #IND @ #NE
12/1 - 1:00 PM EST #SEA @ #NYJ
12/1 - 1:00 PM EST #TEN @ #WSH
12/1 - 1:00 PM EST #HOU @ #JAX
12/1 - 4:05 PM EST #LAR @ #NO
12/1 - 4:05 PM EST #TB @ #CAR
12/1 - 4:25 PM EST #PHI @ #BAL

Happy Thanksgiving, to all who celebrate it!

🦃🥧

Hello everybody!

We've released a new stable version of Invidious, which fixes the very annoying "Youtube API returned error 400" error on the channel pages.

It however does not change the video playback capabilities of Invidious: currently a PO token/visitor data pair and inv_sig_helper are required to watch videos. We're still working on a solution that make them optional.

A lot of other bugs were also fixed. Read the full changelog here:

https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/releases/tag/v2.20241110.0

-SamantazFox

Israeli occupation authorities yesterday arrested nine individuals, including eight soldiers and police officers, for assaulting and abducting a Palestinian man last August in the Occupied West Bank.

The Israeli suspects are accused of attacking Laith Awaine, who was visiting Auja Stream with friends when the violent incident occurred.

The Israeli soldiers and officers accused Awaine and others present of being associated with Hamas.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241127-israel-soldiers-police-arrested-for-assaulting-abducting-palestinian-in-the-west-bank/

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#Gaza #Palestine