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It took me way too long, but I finally migrated from PostgreSQL 13 to 17. The last two times I started working on it, I wasn't able to finish. I was convinced that a direct upgrade would have been best and got lost in researching how to do that with my setup (unraid, docker). Today, I went the backup restore route and was done in half an hour.

Please, please, please let's be clear about the use or lack of use of cyber to cut off power in Venezuela. I began researching this possibility the second Trump finished his press conference, in which he referenced that the US has "expertise" to cut off power, which most people immediately concluded was cyber.
At this point, I've spoken to a bunch of ICS cyber experts. Given that the Venezuelan government claims the power outage was caused by the destruction of two su…

Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Energía Eléctrica
#Video 📹 | La agresión militar de Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) afectó la operatividad de la subestación Panamericana, encargada de alimentar los circuitos Nueva Granada, Caricuao, Prado de María, Escuela Militar y Coche. El ministro del Poder Popular para la Energía Eléctrica, Jorge Márquez, constató la devastación sufrida en equipos esenciales y en la sala de control, acompañado por trabajadores de CORPOELEC, quienes se mantienen desplegados y trabajando sin descanso para resti…

Filing: Zuckerberg considered changing how Meta studies social issues after a WSJ story about Instagram and teen mental health, noting Apple faces less scrutiny (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/report/874176/meta-zuckerberg-new-me…

Zuckerberg considered changing how Meta studies social issues after research got it in trouble
In an email newly unsealed as part of the New Mexico Attorney General’s case against Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed tradeoffs of researching its platforms’ harms.

Nation-state hackers ramping up use of Gemini for target reconnaissance, malware coding, Google says https://therecord.media/nation-state-hackers-using-gemini-for-malicious-campaigns

Philip Rivers could be NFL head coach candidate during 2026 cycle, per report

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/phillip-rivers-return-nfl-head-coach-search-colts-quart…

🥨 Biofilm streamers harden under flow, making bacterial infections harder to treat
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-biofilm-streamers-harden-bacterial-infections.html

Biofilm streamers harden under flow, making bacterial infections harder to treat
Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi is researching how these slime-like protective films are formed, with the aim of making it easier to remove pathogenic bacteria.

When I was researching and then pursuing obtaining my Spanish citizenship, I came to realize that citizenship laws are incredibly varied and changeable. They'll change with the political winds, for good and bad!
It looks like Canada has gone a little against the grain and opened up its citizenship requirements!
Now anyone with a proveable ancestral connection to Canada can apply, not just one generation back! This is even better than Spain “Historical Memory" changes that are now slowly expiring!
"“In January 2025, we had 32 requests for certified copies of vital records and this year in January 2026, we've had over 1,000,” she said, adding most of those requests were made by Americans.”
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Heritage #Geneology