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Penny's been with me since May 2006. She stayed with me when I was sleeping rough. She's been my most constant and most loyal companion for eighteen years. She's now unable to walk, unable to keep herself clean, in pain and incontinent. I am going to take her to the vets today to be put down. It's a hard decision.

Whenever I walk through some backwater towns, I'm surprised how many young people walk on the right side of the road. Do schools no longer teach pupils to walk on the left side?
At least I think I was taught that at school. We've also gotten the reasonable explanation: you're walking on the left side, because cars drive on the right side, so you see the cars driving on the same side of the road coming from the front, and you can jump away before they hit you. If you walk on the right side, you either have to look behind you all the time, or you won't even notice when a car drives into your arse.
Curious enough, much time later I've heard a myth. Apparently, soldiers traditionally walked on the right side of the road, but Napoleon Bonaparte sent his troops walking on the left side, to confuse the enemies who were listening to the foot traffic. In my opinion, that's absurd, but what do I know?
#CarFree

sa_companies: South African companies (1919)
A bipartite network of the affiliations between a small group of individuals and five important companies in South African finance, around 1919.
This network has 11 nodes and 13 edges.
Tags: Social, Affiliation, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/…

Ukraine downs 11 Shahed drones, 2 Kh-59 missiles, Russian Su-34 aircraft: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/28/ukraine-downs-shahed.html

As Twitch shuts down in South Korea citing high costs due to new "sender pays" network rules, livestreamers struggle to use Korean rivals like AfreecaTV (Morgan Sung/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2024/south-korea-twitch-exit-problems-stream…

South Korean streamers struggle with Twitch’s sudden exit
The streaming giant attributed its departure to high network fees.

Warum die Verkehrswende im Stau steht
Längst ist das Auto nicht mehr das gesellschaftliche Statussymbol für Erfolg und Reichtum. Gleichwohl bleibt es das Verkehrsmittel der Wahl bei der Mehrzahl der Deutschen. Die Verkehrswende steht im Stau. Warum ist das Auto an so vielen Orten im Land unersetzlich und wie können Alternativen aussehen?

Warum die Verkehrswende im Stau steht
Autos verstopfen die Städte, auf dem Land fährt kein Bus. Der Verkehrssektor ist das Sorgenkind beim Klimaschutz, doch die Mobilitätswende lässt auf sich warten. Wir fragen Verkehrsforscher nach Ursachen und Lösungen.

Internationale Raumstation: Aus Leck in russischem Teil entweicht viel mehr Luft
Seit Jahren plagt ein Luftleck die Internationale Raumstation. Seit wenigen Wochen ist das deutlich größer, wurde jetzt bekannt. Die Crew ist nicht in Gefahr.

Remarks by President Biden at a Political Event at South Carolina's First in the Nation Dinner | Columbia, SC (The White House)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/s

Remarks by President Biden at a Political Event at South Carolina's First in the Nation Dinner | Columbia, SC | The White House
South Carolina State FairgroundsColumbia, South Carolina (January 27, 2024) 7:37 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello, South Carolina!  (Applause.) AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years!  THE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you. AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years! THE PRESIDENT:  It’s — AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years! …

Sources: Apple met with DOJ Assistant AG Jonathan Kanter last week in a final bid to avoid an antitrust suit, which is expected to be filed by the end of March (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Apple Met With Justice Department in Final Bid to Avoid Antitrust Suit
Apple Inc. representatives met with the Justice Department last week in a final bid to persuade the agency not to file an antitrust suit against the company, according to people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft erneuert den Installationsbildschirm zum ersten Mal seit Windows Vista
Der aktuelle Canary-Build von Windows 11 aktualisiert die Installations-UI, verknüpft Fotos von Android-Smartphones und hat ein neues Task-Manager-Symbol.