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When you are a Xogot user, every day is Xmas!
Performance, exploration, usability, live shader debugging and more!
https://blog.xogot.com/xogot-1-6-2-is-out/

Xogot 1.6.2 is out
We just published Xogot 1.6.2, a quick follow-up release to our launch of Xogot 1.6, powered by Godot 4.6. With performance improvements, a redesigned MultiMeshInstance3D populate workflow, a much more usable GridMap editor, and early access to the Godot 4.7 shader previewer. Performance We

from my link log —
Let's Encrypt prepared to issue 200 million certificates in 24 hours.
https://letsencrypt.org/2021/02/10/200m-certs-24hrs.html
saved 2021-02-10

Preparing to Issue 200 Million Certificates in 24 Hours
On a normal day Let’s Encrypt issues nearly two million certificates. When we think about what essential infrastructure for the Internet needs to be prepared for though, we’re not thinking about normal days. We want to be prepared to respond as best we can to the most difficult situations that might arise. In some of the worst scenarios, we might want to re-issue all of our certificates in a 24 hour period in order to avoid widespread disruptions. That means being prepared to issue 200 mill…

Oh, here it is (July 2018). It's nice that this report back didn't include any names or initials so I didn't need to sanitize it:
Meeting Notes:
Table-top exercise scenario topic was state and far-right repression.
Responses:
Strong networks require redundancy, so no one person is a social connection, skills, or resource gatekeeper. These people are often targeted by the state, and if they get burned out and leave, it also weakens and jeoprodizes groups.
Ways to strengthen our networks:
Mentoring/sharing responsibility. Creating a culture of mentorship and support so new people learn skills, take on responsibilities, and are introduced to other folks. Reducing burden on a few key people too.
Chaos Monkey exercise: ask central people to step back from communications/organizing to see what happens.
Regular check-ins! & Delegates check-in with new members they sign up
Ask well connected folks to introduce people to build social redundancy.
Gaming (D&D, board games, etc) committee could support a more fun, and socially robust network.
Practical safety tool:
Burner phone. Not everyone needs one, but good to have access to.
TO DO LIST:
Make regular announcements at each meeting for people to check-in with folks they know (especially those they haven’t heard from in awhile!)
Start google doc for disaster preparedness zine
Why you should prepare (ideological argument)
What people should have (the basics)
How to prepare
Frame as questions, so people can find the answer that best suits themselves.
Such as “what are you preparing for?”
Where do you spend most of your time? (home? Office? car?)
Make it as easy as possible for folks to get the basics (list locations for supplies, etc.)

Abu Dhabi broke ground on Dar al Funoon (House of the Arts),
a major performing arts center on Saadiyat Island set to open by 2030.
Designed by the late architect Frank Gehry,
it will seat over 6,000 patrons across a main 2,000-seat multipurpose hall,
a 3,500-seat amphitheater,
and smaller performance venues

Construction Begins on Frank Gehry's Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Center
Construction has started on Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi, one of Frank Gehry's final works, a performing arts hub opening in 2030 on Saadiyat Island.

in unserer bibliothek am schlossplatz (germanistik & bio-didaktik) gabs heute mal wieder einige spannende spezialfälle: ein buch mit perforierten seiten (für bibliotheken nicht unbedingt ideal; wir haben eine dublette mit buchbindereinband, in dem die perforation im bund verschwunden ist, daher wird das andere "raustrennbare exemplar" ausgesondert), eine dissertation aus den 1990ern mit "prachteinband" (haben wir als geschenk erhalten) und …

It is good to see more progress on getting tetraethyl lead (TEL) out of #aviation fuel, for two reasons.

1. Lead is really bad for us; the more we learn the clearer this gets

“Buildings are the single largest energy consumer in Europe. Transposition and implementation of the #EPBD is key to boosting the EU's current very low annual energy renovation rate (1%), reducing bills for citizens and businesses and the EU's dependence on imported fossil fuels, and achieving a zero-emission and fully decarbonised building stock by 2050.”

The Commission calls on EU countries to transpose the reinforced rules on the energy performance of buildings
The European Commission decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to all 27 EU Member States for failing to fully transpose into national law the provisions of the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2024/1275.

Microsoft says it's retiring Teams' Together Mode, debuted in 2020, and plans to simplify meeting layouts and focus on video quality, stability, and performance (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/932215/microsoft-teams-together-mode

Preparem-se para novas crises financeiras parecidas com a do subprime, que estes idiotas não aprenderam rigorosamente nada.
https://expresso.pt/economia/sistema-bancario/2026-07-17-maria-luis-albuquerque-prep…

Again, this is focused on community organizations that work directly with emergency management (police, fire, etc). But the ideas still work well (if not the execution) for all sorts of other types of orgs:
https://cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king-county/depts/dph/documents/safety-injury-prevention/emergency-preparedness/cre/cbo-tabletop-exercise-guide.pdf?rev=e9695770e3e2444ab635e2af14254dfc&hash=55894CC9A38E70249D494DF367FD6310