Jeffrey Epstein, March 2014: "Ukraine upheaval should provide many opportunities." It's when Russia took Crimea.
Another reason to rest in piss. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 : r/ukraine
https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1qthhsu/another_reason_to_rest_in_piss_slava_ukraini/
With the delay of the #ArtemisII WDR to Feb. 2 finally confirmed - #Crew12 pre-launch presser day: #NASA yet, but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-5By97H_8 promises to carry the first presser at 16:00 UTC - beware: shocking preview image - while https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLxcA8Crpkg will carry the second one with the crew at 18:00 UTC).
Society should learn to celebrate and capitalise on its
“massive cohort of healthy, active, older, creative adults”,
a leading population expert has said.
While pundits and pressure groups have raised concerns over falling fertility rates, highlighting the challenges for the economy and healthcare,
others are more upbeat, arguing the rise of the “silver economy” brings new opportunities for growth.
Prof Sarah Harper, director of the Oxford Institute of Populatio…
SEC filing: CoinShares withdraws registrations for its XRP, Solana staking, and Litecoin ETFs to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of a US listing (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/coinshares-pulls-p…
Shocker 🤮
"Witkoff, Kushner, and Dmitriev designed their plan to bypass U.S. national security officials and create opportunities for U.S. businessmen to win multibillion-dollar deals to develop energy and rare-earth minerals in Russia, Ukraine, and the Arctic. "
November 28, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson
https://…
As we enter a new year, I encourage you to welcome change with optimism and resilience. As Churchill aptly noted: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." Here's to a year of growth, joy, and limitless opportunities! 🎉✨ #NewYearNewBeginnings
Meta says it will continue to operate and sell the Manus service, and Manus' talent will join Meta to deliver agents across Meta products, including Meta AI (Meta)
https://www.facebook.com/business/news/manus-joins-meta-accelerating-ai-in…
Just don’t use the internet and DHS won’t stalk you.
“What opportunities are available for individuals to consent to uses, decline…or opt out?
Any individual may decline or opt out of having their information gathered…by not posting material online or limiting access to who can view their
posts.”
PDF: <…
Parks, Libraries and Leisure: Northampton’s Social Life in the 1920s https://edintone.com/leisure-libraries-parks/ In the 1920s, increased opportunities for leisure were an important part of life for the working-class. @…
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The market opportunities for invasive visual prostheses such as the much hyped Neuralink Blindsight brain implant are slowly eroding, in favor of smart glasses with AI scene description, talking OCR and visual-to-auditory sensory substitution.
Ha someone asked a question about the steam frame: what is the situation with desktop mode? Are we getting a KDE VR desktop experience? I know it's a lot of work but Wayland is kind of VR ready and the opportunities seems so cool....
#steamframe #KDE
Comments by heads of Amazon, Microsoft, Anthropic, OpenAI and others, many delivered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, reveal a shift of narrative from optimistic inevitability towards recognition of geopolitical tensions, energy scarcity, economic bubbles and the race to make AI truly useful.
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Just wrote / blogged about my recent "training hike". I almost hadn't taken the camera with me - but I would have missed taking those pictures.
https://www.franzgraf.de/blog/2026/a-training-hike-with-unexpected-opportunities/
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In May, I'll be giving what will probably be the first ever PHP 8.6 talk: Piping Hot PHP.
8.5 isn't even cool yet, but 8.6 already has some hot new features. Combining 8.5's pipe operator with the new partial function application capabilities in 8.6 should give us a whole new way to think about structuring code!
Want to be the first to see the future? Get your tickets to #phptek
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Snoro/115753827172958693
How many opportunities like this exist in other states?
How many hidden "taxes" - mandated fees - that benefit the fossil fools are out there? Things we pay for without realizing it? Where…
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Snoro/115753827172958693
How many opportunities like this exist in other states?
How many hidden "taxes" - mandated fees - that benefit the fossil fools are out there? Things we pay for without realizing it? Where…
The EU just opened the funding floodgates for clean energy innovation.
The European Commission launched €5.2bn in new funding opportunities targeting net-zero tech, low-carbon hydrogen, and industrial decarbonization. The goal: hit 2030 climate targets while keeping European industry competitive and resilient on the path to climate neutrality by 2050.
email "I came across your profile on LinkedIn and saw you are open to new opportunities. Are you still actively looking right now?"
um, yeah, I deleted my linkedin a year ago. I guess the lesson is, never give anyone your contact information because scraping is forever.
maybe it's time to set up unique-email-per-contact.
hm, and I could approximate unique-phone-number-per-contact with a pbx.
not sure I wanna do unique-postal-address-per-contact (middle n…
Many AI founders now find it necessary to raise at valuations requiring absolute domination of the field; Brex, once valued at $12B, shows the downsides of this (Jason Lemkin/SaaStr)
https://www.saastr.com/brex-and-the-pros-and-cons-of-hubristic-fundraising/
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There aren't many opportunities to mention that one time I have successfully published a paper, but I did sneak it into a GitHub comment just now.
Manipulation of the orbital angular momentum of soft x-ray beams by consecutive diffractive optics
Nazir Khan, Rahul Jangid, Taras Stanislavchuk, Aaron Stein, Oleg Chubar, Andi Barbour, Andrei Sirenko, Valery Kiryukhin, Claudio Mazzoli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.17768 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.17768 https://arxiv.org/html/2511.17768
arXiv:2511.17768v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Production and manipulation of orbital angular momentum (OAM) of coherent soft x-ray beams is demonstrated utilizing consecutive diffractive optics. OAM addition is observed upon passing the beam through consecutive fork gratings. The OAM of the beam was found to be decoupled from its spin angular momentum (SAM). Practical implementation of angular momentum control by consecutive devices in the x-ray regime opens new experimental opportunities, such as direct measurement of OAM beams without resorting to phase sensitive techniques, including holography. OAM analyzers utilizing fork gratings can be used to characterize the beams produced by synchrotron and free electron lasers sources; they can also be used in scattering experiments.
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What's especially interesting, and dangerous to capitalism, is that there are a lot of opportunities that come out of this.
Corporations are destroying everything. We actually don't need them. We can build mutual aid networks, guerilla gardening, library socialism... When we stop with consumerism, we can find the joy in actually living, creating, being a creative human rather than simply a consumer. With a bit of momentum we can bend the system to our will. With enough momentum we can shatter it completely and free ourselves from this trap.
Things can go a lot of different ways. I'm excited to see how things go.
Edit:
I'm specifically excited about this...
https://www.blackoutthesystem.com/about-mutual-aid
This is cool. This is really fucking cool.
@…
Fantastic! Really happy for you!
I want to leave LinkedIn too.
Leaving Facebook and Twitter was easy as I never relied on them for income. I just left in disgust.
I freelance, and unfortunately a majority of work opportunities comes from people finding me on LinkedIn.
I'm on Xing as well, but in the Nordic…
@…
Fantastic! Really happy for you!
I want to leave LinkedIn too.
Leaving Facebook and Twitter was easy as I never relied on them for income. I just left in disgust.
I freelance, and unfortunately a majority of work opportunities comes from people finding me on LinkedIn.
I'm on Xing as well, but in the Nordic…
My department at California State University Northridge is hiring! We're looking for a new colleague studying microbiology or molecular/cellular biology. I'm not on the search committee, but happy to answer questions about the department and campus, and life in LA
"Rights" is a fictional abstraction. No one has "Rights", neither machines
nor flesh-and-blood. Persons... have opportunities, not rights, which they
use or do not use.
-- Lazarus Long
United States will “reassert and enforce the Monroe Doctrine to restore American pre-eminence in the Western Hemisphere.” Orders diplomats to seek “major business opportunities in their country, especially major government contracts.”
http…
Celebrate a quarter century of #NorthBeach Citizens non profit org with upcoming big bash at Bimbo's 365 Club 0n Columbus
https://northbeachcitizens.org
Better yet, join the event as a sponsor and help thi…
Retirement isn't an end – it's an exhilarating new chapter full of untapped opportunities. 🌟 At any age, redefine your purpose and chase those passions. Let's challenge the idea that age limits potential. Remember, the best way to predict your future is to create it! ⚡️ #NewBeginnings #RetirementJourney
New year, new opportunities – become a speaker at this year's Berlin Buzzwords on 7-9 June and share your projects, insights, and ideas!
We are looking for talks on search, data science, operations, store, scale, people and community, and much more. Visit our website to find out more and submit your proposal!
Call for Papers: https://2026.berlinbuzzwords.de/call-for-papers/
Thinking back, I spent a hell of a lot of time in school learning to write by hand. By far, the most text I compose is behind a keyboard, and I go out of my way to find opportunities to write in longhand. I can't help but wonder what else I could've learnt that may've been actually useful later in life.
Also, my cursive’s so impenetrable that I sometimes wonder if a given passage is in English or Dutch, only to remember I don't know Dutch. Whatever I *did* learn clearly…
In the NYT interview published yesterday, Trump openly admitted that his thirst for Greenland is not about military necessity, national security or business opportunities but simply his psychological need to own it.
I think that Trump is looking to secure his legacy as the (in his own mind at least) greatest president ever and adding Greenland would not only make America greater, literally, but also make it a bit bigger than Canada. In other words, a pure vanity project.
Darth #Trump's frequent outbursts and his thuggish behavior are indicative of his increasing senility and inability to cope, but also show that Trump, who has a knack for squandering opportunities, is losing control.
Trump is fighting for survival and sees the enormous damage he is causing to the US looming large.
The US should pull the ripcord!
It's always the defense. It's always terrible luck on deflections. It's always from a team getting completely inverted on xG, playing five in the back and having no opportunities.
Just :shitty:
#LFC
Inflection Risk Solutions provides false information when employers seek background checks on prospective new hires.
I know because I was a victim of their criminal negligence. I got my class action settlement check this week.
FUCK Inflection Risk Solutions, for all the opportunities they cost me, and everyone else who was erroneously listed as a criminal sex offender.
1 hour ago
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolšs Maduro,
according to #Charles #Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Global Advisors and a former head of inv…
Colorado just released a roadmap for coal communities facing an uncertain future.
The state's new report shows how carbon capture, geothermal, hydrogen, and battery storage could replace lost coal jobs and tax revenue in rural areas. Wind and solar are already cost-effective, while emerging tech could create new economic opportunities.
📢Forest Research in the UK is seeking two new members for the Expert Committee on #Forest #Science. 🧬🌳📖🌲🪵
Please boost.
* one early-career,
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Please see details on the link below.
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Apply below, closing 30th January 2025.
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Hyperbolic Dispersion and Low-Frequency Plasmons in Electrides
Qi-Dong Hao, Hao Wang, Hong-Xing Song, Xiang-Rong Chen, Hua Y. Geng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.17859 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.17859 https://arxiv.org/html/2511.17859
arXiv:2511.17859v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Natural hyperbolic materials have attracted significant interest in the field of photonics due to their unique optical properties. Based on the initial successful explorations on layered crystalline materials, hyperbolic dispersion was associated with extreme structural anisotropy, despite the rarity of natural materials exhibiting this property. Here we show that non cubic electrides are generally promising natural hyperbolic materials owing to charge localization in interstitial sites. This includes elemental and binary electrides, as well as some two-dimensional materials that show prominent in-plane hyperbolic dispersion. They exhibit low plasma frequencies and a broad hyperbolic window spanning the infrared to the ultraviolet. In semiconductor electrides, anisotropic interband transitions provide an additional mechanism for hyperbolic behaviour. These findings remove the previously held prerequisite of structural anisotropy for natural hyperbolic materials, and open up new opportunities, which might change the current strategy for searching and design photonic materials.
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After Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet succeeded in curbing the movements of Russia’s once-dominant Black Sea navy
The commander of sea-drone operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency
says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year
In an interview with The Associated Press, the head of the specialized maritime drone unit, Group 13,
said Ukraine’s attacks have forced Russia to adapt,
limiting opportunities for major Black Sea strikes seen…
38 coastal, remote, and island communities are getting a lifeline for their fragile energy grids.
Through the Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project, they're designing microgrids, exploring local renewable generation, and hardening systems against extreme weather. The goal: reliable, affordable power that can withstand the next storm.
Exploring new business opportunities or diving into a thrilling action novel ignites my curiosity and energy! 🚀 Isn't the business world just like an exhilarating adventure? Let’s boldly venture into the unknown together!
Welcome to the Resistance:
Eric Blanc, Leah Greenberg, and Waleed Shahid
on the liberal resistance’s sharp left turn since Trump returned to the White House.
Liberals are voting for Zohran at the ballot box,
fighting ICE in the streets,
and just generally looking favorably upon social democracy.
This discussion puts the moment in historic context and plots out the strategic exigencies and opportunities ahead.
Alex Vindman here.
The Wall Street Journal broke the news that Trump’s chief negotiator,
Steve Witkoff,
met with Russian oligarchs about lucrative post-war business opportunities.
It’s clear:
Trump’s so-called “peace plan”
is a vehicle for appeasement and personal gain for those in and around the Trump Administration.
The objective isn't peace and stability for Ukraine — it’s money.
There’s no other way to look at this but as corruption at…
Part of why #Trump has always been so hard to pin down politically is that he was always representing highly conflicting interests. Now, as that eats him alive, the GOP is fracturing in to two main groups: the Pinochet/Franco wing and the Hitler wing.
The Pinochet/Franco wing (let's call them PF) are lead by Vance. PF are also a coalition with some competing interests, but basically it's evangelical leaders, Opus Dei (fascist catholics), tech fascists (Yarvinites), pharma, and the other normal big republican donors. They support Israel, some because apartheid is extremely profitable and some because they support the genocide of Palestinian in order to bring the end of the world. They are split between extremely antisemitic evangelicals and Zionists, wanting similar things for completely different reasons. PF wants strong immigration enforcement because it lets them exploit immigrants, they don't want actual ethnic cleansing (just the constant threat). They want H1B visas because they want to a precarious tech work force. They want to end tariffs because they support free trade and don't actually care about things being made here.
The Hitler wing are lead by Nick Fuentes. I think they're a more unified group, but they're going to try to pull together a coalition that I don't think can really work. They're against Israel because they believe in some bat shit antisemitic conspiracy theory (which they are trying to inject along side legitimate criticism of Israel). They are focused on release of the #EpsteinFiles because they believe that it shows that Epstein worked for Mossad. They don't think that the ICE raids are going far enough, they oppose H1Bs because they are racists. They want a full ethnic cleansing of the US where everyone who isn't "white" is either enslaved for menial labor, deported, or dead. But they're also critical of big business (partially because of conspiracy theories but also) because they think their best option is to push for a white socialism (red/brown alliance).
Both of them want to sink Trump because they see him as standing in the way of their objectives. Both see #Epstein as an opportunity. Both of them have absolutely terrifying visions of authoritarian dictatorships, but they're different dictatorships.with opposing interests. Even within these there may be opportunities to fracture these more.
While these fractures decrease the likelihood of either group getting enough people together, their vision is more clear and thus more likely to succeed if they can make that happen. Now is absolutely *not* the time to just enjoy the collapse, we need to keep up or accelerate anti-fascist efforts to avoid repeating some of the mistakes of history.
Edit:
I should not that this isn't *totally* original analysis. I'll link a video later when I have time to find it.
Here it is:
#USPol
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There were actually a lot of good recommendations from that Committee report, the one on PR was just the final one! Here's a few more.. including some that local #Fediverse proponents could dig into! @… was on the Committee.
—>FEDI ADVANTAGE<— “The Committee heard about a number of issues related to
the electoral information environment. Members recommend
that the provincial government collaborate with Elections
BC and the federal government to review existing legislative
and regulatory measures related to misinformation,
disinformation, and hate speech during elections, including
**mechanisms to ensure the timely removal of harmful content** (**emphasis added)”
—> FEDI ADVANTAGE<— “To better address challenges associated with social media and emergent technologies such as artificial intelligence, Members recommend establishing a working group to propose amendments to BC’s privacy and election legislation. To better protect all users, the Committee recommends requiring digital platforms to act with a duty of care and establish clear safety-related requirements such as data privacy, platform design, and content policy. The Committee also heard about concerns regarding foreign interference, and recommends that these be considered by the Electoral Integrity Working Group.”
—The Committee heard about the critical importance of
civic education to ensure the public’s understanding of
democratic institutions, processes, and participation. The
Committee recommends strengthening civic education
in the K-12 school system with input from experts and a
greater emphasis on applied learning.
— the Committee suggests enhancing data collection by requiring proactive enumeration on an annual basis and ensuring that registered parties and candidates can access poll-by-poll results. Elections BC should review and improve
voter registration practices and communication, as well as
access to and public awareness of voting opportunities. With respect to expanding voter eligibility, the Committee supports further examination of extending voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds as well as permanent residents in BC.
— Committee Members recommend modernizing the candidate nominator verification process, requiring Elections BC to collect and share voters’ contact information with registered political parties and candidates, and strengthening measures related to access to multi-unit buildings for candidates and their campaigns.
Full report to the Legislature: #BCPoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli #ElectoralReform #Democracy #ProportionalRepresentation #Polarization
I really like to get back to frequent 10-mile fasting hikes/walks. I did 2-4/week in 2023-24; but very few in 2025 due to other interests and opportunities that are incompatible with that goal. If only I can do both.🤲
#health #walking #hiking #fasting #goals #conflicts #wish
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