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Five years after the Taliban took power, an increasing number of countries are renewing ties or scaling up diplomatic contacts with the hardline Islamists, who seized power in Kabul in 2021 after 20 years of brutal insurgent warfare.
Campaigners fear that the individual contacts by different countries risk undermining “coherent, consistent” demands for an improvement in human rights in return for any diplomatic concessions.
The United Nations described a recent “cascade of [Talib…

Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistan
Campaigners fear deeper diplomatic contacts are undermining demands for improvements in human rights

cofe: Collaboration in Financial Economics (2021)
Network of authors and commenters of papers in finantial economics, obtained from the acknowledgement sections of over 5,000 published research papers.
This network has 13967 nodes and 102039 edges.
Tags: Social, Directed, Weighted, Online, Collaboration
https://networks.ske…

"Ever more people are annoyed by the climate being so pushy these days, with all its heatwaves, wildfires, and floods. KLM agrees: Freedom of expression is valuable, but if we can't do our work because people get hesitant to book flights to Italy, we have to ask whether we can still tolerate this." /s

Klimaat enorm aan het drammen met talloze overstromingen en hitterecords
Steeds meer mensen ergeren zich aan het gedram van het klimaat. Met hittegolven in Europa, bosbranden in Canada, Zwitserland en de Canarische Eilanden, en aardverschuivingen in Colombia voelt het voor veel mensen alsof het klimaat echt over de schreef gaat.

Klimaat enorm aan het drammen met talloze overstromingen en hitterecords
https://speld.nl/2021/07/29/klimaat-enorm-aan-het-drammen-met-talloze-overstromingen-en-hitterecords/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
R.E.M.:
🎵 It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
#REM
https://godisinthetvzine.bandcamp.com/track/it-s-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-feel-fine-2021-version
https://open.spotify.com/track/2oSpQ7QtIKTNFfA08Cy0ku

from my link log —
New Ansible data validation module(s).
https://blog.ipspace.net/2021/03/ansible-validation.html
saved 2021-03-05 https://

New Ansible Data Validation Module(s) « ipSpace.net blog
A few months ago I described how you could use JSON Schema to validate your automation data models, host/group variable files, or even Ansible inventory file. I had to use a weird toolchain to get it done – either ansible-inventory to build a complete data model from various inventory sources, or yq to convert YAML to JSON… and just for the giggles jsonschema CLI command requires the JSON input to reside in a file, so you have to use a temporary file to get the job done.

#Ahrtalflut #Jahrestag Nach Starkregen kam es in der Nacht vom 14. auf den 15. Juli 2021 zu einer verheerenden Sturzflut. - Sehenswerter Film von Susanne Jäger über die Ahrtalkatastrophe

Vorschau: Allein in der Flut • Mein Vater und die tödliche Nacht im Ahrtal
Das Erste am 13.07.2026: Zum fünften Jahrestag der Ahrtal-Flut erzählt Susanne Jäger vom Tod ihres Vaters, ihrer verzweifelten Suche und der Frage, ob die Katastrophe vermeidbar war. Sie verbringt mit ihrer Familie einen unbeschwerten Sommerurlaub im Süden, als sie am Morgen des 15. Juli einen Anruf vom Mobiltelefon ihres Vaters bekommt. Doch es ist nicht seine Stimme, die sie hört. Ein Bekannter der Eltern erzählt, dass ihr Vater vermutlich in der Flutkatastrophe ums Leben gekommen sei.…

#TuneTuesday (Aug 11)
I like a lot of Imagine Dragons’ songs and if I were to recommend one of them, “Wrecked” from 2021 would be the one. This song is very emotional yet demonstrates the band’s versatile musical chops, with the song transitioning from acoustic verses to the rock chorus and the choral-like falsetto vocals of the pre-chorus and outro.

The AI frenzy has divided the VC market, as the gap between top and bottom performers has more than doubled for 2024 funds compared to funds from 2017 to 2021 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-04/big…

And this "Save to Recollect" browser extension makes my replacement of Raindrop complete!
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/save-to-recollect/fbmplkcoeijdokdlidejallnpcmiobjk
I used the importer to bulk add from Ra…

Gutierrez: One game doesn’t mean everything, but it meant plenty for these Raiders https://www.raiders.com/news/week-1-las-vegas-raiders-vs-miami-dolphins-victory-meant-plenty

Quantic Dream: Streik soll „Star Wars Eclipse“ und 115 Stellen retten
Beim Studio Quantic Dream sind 115 Stellen bedroht. Die Belegschaft streikt, um das seit 2021 angekündigte „Star Wars Eclipse“ zu retten.

Quantic Dream: Streik soll „Star Wars Eclipse“ und 115 Stellen retten
Beim Studio Quantic Dream sind 115 Stellen bedroht. Die Belegschaft streikt, um das seit 2021 angekündigte „Star Wars Eclipse“ zu retten.

from my link log —
New Ansible data validation module(s).
https://blog.ipspace.net/2021/03/ansible-validation.html
saved 2021-03-05 https://

New Ansible Data Validation Module(s) « ipSpace.net blog
A few months ago I described how you could use JSON Schema to validate your automation data models, host/group variable files, or even Ansible inventory file. I had to use a weird toolchain to get it done – either ansible-inventory to build a complete data model from various inventory sources, or yq to convert YAML to JSON… and just for the giggles jsonschema CLI command requires the JSON input to reside in a file, so you have to use a temporary file to get the job done.

Bill McKibben - at length
"This newsletter turns five years old this month, which means that more than 300 times I’ve tried to assemble the latest news from the world of climate and energy and figure out what it means. I started it in 2021, intending to run through the decade, because I thought then, and think still, that this is the crucial stretch in humanity’s attempt to navigate the climate crisis."

Take Five
Halfway through the Crucial Years

Siri (Beta) is really interesting.
On one hand, I don't have to trust any new parties with my data. Apple already has it since they have my mobile devices, so if they were going to maliciously steal (e.g.) my email contents, they could already do that. This opens the door to a whole bunch of LLM data based interrogation that I wouldn't trust with other providers.
…on the other hand, the "on-device only" Siri falls over immediately when disabling the internet c…

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Herbekijk "Pano": Overstroming onderschat | VRT NWS Nieuws
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/10/14/herbekijk-pano-overstroming-onderschat/
(Ohh ... Maar dam werkt de media niet)
Link ⤴️ werkt niet

Australia road warriors: 49ers fans poised to make a splash in football-mad Melbourne https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7557372/2026/09/02/nfl-australia-game-49ers-fans/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
KMFDM:
🎵 Juke Joint Jezebel
#KMFDM
https://kmfdm.bandcamp.com/track/juke-joint-jezebel-2021
https://open.spotify.com/track/4zHRHotgEcUcQzheUld3n9

Donald Trump’s legal team is making an 11th-hour attempt to block a court order
that would grant the BBC access to the president’s financial records,
as part of his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the British broadcaster.
Trump claims that the BBC’s 2024 documentary on the January 6 attacks have damaged the president’s business interests.
In July, a Miami-based judge ruled that the president would have to start handing over detailed financial records to the BBC b…

Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records
President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harm

cofe: Collaboration in Financial Economics (2021)
Network of authors and commenters of papers in finantial economics, obtained from the acknowledgement sections of over 5,000 published research papers.
This network has 13967 nodes and 102039 edges.
Tags: Social, Directed, Weighted, Online, Collaboration
https://networks.ske…

"Sweden could face 150,000 metric tons of end-of-life panels annually"
#Sweden #SolarPower #Energy #Recycling

Sweden could face 150,000 metric tons of end-of-life panels annually - pv magazine Global
Sweden decommissioned just 17 metric tons (MT) of solar panels in 2021, but a new industry roadmap warns that figure could reach 150,000 MT per year by around 2060, and says current recycling and reuse systems are not yet equipped to handle it.

cofe: Collaboration in Financial Economics (2021)
Network of authors and commenters of papers in finantial economics, obtained from the acknowledgement sections of over 5,000 published research papers.
This network has 13967 nodes and 102039 edges.
Tags: Social, Directed, Weighted, Online, Collaboration
https://networks.ske…

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Donald Macleod reflects back on the life and work of Titan of Musical Theatre Stephen Sondheim.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030tbr

/2 ondertussen:
'Volgens de onderzoekers zijn tussen oktober 2021 en maart 2026 in Nederland minimaal 41 wolven gestroopt. Daarnaast zijn er sinds 2015 nog eens 38 wolven – bijna 15% van de geregistreerde populatie – onverklaarbaar van de radar verdwenen. De Veluwe vormt, samen met de noordelijke provincies, een van de belangrijkste hotspots van deze illegale jacht.'
Schiet, schep en zwijg: De wolvenstroperij rond Ede - Edese Vos
#wolf #debat

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Donald Macleod reflects back on the life and work of Titan of Musical Theatre, Stephen Sondheim.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030w28