I'm genuinely SO excited about the new ocean map that will be at the heart of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich when this hall reopens on June 7th. It's an unusual ocean-focussed map with so much detail, and it's just brilliant. ๐๐ Below is a video sneak peak.
rmg.co.uk/stories/ocean/turninโฆ
And if you're anywhere near Greenwich, do bring your family to the excellent (and free) World Ocean Day event on June 7th - there will be loads to see and do.
rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maโฆ
Turning our view of the world inside out: introducing the new Ocean Map
The National Maritime Museum's Ocean Map reminds us just how much of the Earth is covered by water โ and how important the ocean is to our planetwww.rmg.co.uk
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Category:Open Source - Open Risk Manual
Articles about the use of Open Source platforms, tools, libraries, or other software components supporting Risk Management in the broader sensewww.openriskmanual.org
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America's global news services reached a combined 427-million people every week, an extraordinary tool of influence promoting the rule of law and the institutions of democracy.
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I just learned, via a mutual, that cron, the job-scheduling command-line utility, is celebrating 50 years this month.
(In case anyone cares for this sort of thing on here.)
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Domain, email, Wordpress amd Nextclould hosting
Anyone willing to recomend a provider who offers #domainname #nextcloud, #email and #wordpress #saas ? Ideally #uk or #eu. Its for a sporting club. #google and #microsoft are too expensive for about 30 users.
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For small projects I like uberspace.de/en/ and for something more professional netcup.com/en
Both have tutorials and labs explaining how to install wordpress and so on.
Uberspace - Hosting on Asteroids
Uberspace.de is your platform for websites and mail. We have a lot of options, dedicated support from experienced Linux admins - and you choose how much you pay for it.Uberspace
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Most of us will leave behind a large โdigital legacyโ when we die. Hereโs how to plan what happens to it
Most of us will leave behind a large โdigital legacyโ when we die. Hereโs how to plan what happens to it
Just as we prepare wills for our physical possessions, we need to plan for our digital remains.The Conversation
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"You canโt remember their favourite song, so you try to login to their Spotify account. Then you realise the account login is inaccessible, and with it has gone their personal history of Spotify playlists, annual โwrappedโ analytics, and liked songs curated to reflect their taste, memories, and identity"
Instead you could track your listening habits on ListenBrainz. In doing so you safeguard yourself from Spotify ever restricting access to your data, data which they consider theirs. For ListenBrainz of course you must be willing to share your data freely, but it will be for the benefit of all, whilst if you don't it will only be used for the benefit of Spotify corporates. You'll help facilitate a healthy online music ecosystem, because people can built apps on top of the ListenBrainz dataset. You can get recommendations from algorithms of your choice instead of having to rely on Spotifys algorithms.
Not working for Listenbrainz in any way, just an enthousiastic user that plugs it when he sees fit :)
ListenBrainz
Track, explore, visualise and share the music you listen to. Follow your favourites and discover great new music.ListenBrainz
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My mother passed away before the internet evolved into something a middle aged woman would enjoy using.
I went searching for anything I could find, and I did manage to come across an ancient website for alumni of her highschool where her name and email were listed. Sort of blew my mind, she'd obviously come across the website and emailed the admin to add her contact info.
This would've been 8 or 9 years before Facebook blew up. Man, she would've loved Facebook and Farmville. She'd probably be doing Wordle every day and be a Rachel Maddow wine mom if she'd survived.
How much I wish she'd had a significant online presence so I could look her up and sort of connect with her again in some way.
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7 Tiny Street Dramas by Slinkachu
In the puddles, cracks, and cigarette butts of the city, Slinkachu builds entire worlds. These nine miniature installationsโspotted in cities like London, Berlin, and beyondโturn everyday trash and sidewalks into unexpected stage sets.
From a bottle cap turned umbrella to kayakers paddling through spilled milk, each scene blends humor with sharp observation. Scroll down to explore some of his most brilliant work.
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Little People โ A tiny Street Art Collection (1 of 4)
Little People โ A tiny Street Art Collection (2 of 4)
Little People โ A tiny Street Art Collection (3 of 4)
1.
Shelter in the Rain
A couple huddles under a green bottle cap propped up like an umbrella. The miniature figures stand on a rain-drenched surface, their delicate scale contrasting with the oversized texture of the metal cap.
2.
Blue Kiss
Two tiny lovers embrace beneath a blue bottle cap held aloft like a romantic umbrella. The background is softly blurred, focusing attention on their intimate moment.
3.
Spilled Rapids
A tipped-over cup spills its contents, becoming a rushing river for two tiny kayakers. The creative twist turns an accidental mess into an action-packed adventure.
4.
Beach Break
Two tiny vacationers lounge under a Thai beer bottle cap that serves as a beach umbrella, complete with folding chairs and a backdrop of real ocean and mountains.
5.
Big Proposal
A man kneels to propose with a candy ring, repurposed as a massive engagement ring for his tiny partner. The Houses of Parliament rise in the distance.
6.
Picnic by the Van
A miniature family enjoys a roadside picnic beside a classic green and white VW camper. Spread out on a cloth, their meal unfolds at the foot of a real boulder.
7.
Crime Scene
Dressed in hazmat suits, miniature forensic investigators examine a discarded cigarette butt as though it were the scene of a major crime.
By shrinking the human experience to fit the cracks of the sidewalk, Slinkachu reveals just how big small moments can feel. His miniature art invites us to pause, laugh, and look closer at the overlooked corners of our cities.
More: More: [strong]14 Street Art 3D Masterpieces You Wonโt Believe Are Real[/strong]
Which one is your favorite?
14 Street Art 3D Masterpieces You Won't Believe Are Real - STREET ART UTOPIA
Get ready to be mesmerized by the fascinating world of 3D street art! In todayโs blog post, weโll delve into the mind-bending realm of anamorphic masterpieces, as we explore how these optical illusions are created and what makes them so captivating.Vidar (Street Art Utopia)
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UK government withholding details of Palantir contract
UK seems like it's getting a bit ahead of itself acting like their citizens have already agreed to hand over all regulations and oversight.
These people submitted a Freedom of Information request regarding the NHS Palantir contract and it keeps getting delayed (sounds familiar). However, might be worth noting that as of yesterday, a health trust in Britain turned down a Palantir contract, at least until they have more information about the risk vs benefit of the platform.
Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) has decided not to adopt a national data platform โ prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir โ until it has more evidence of the benefits and risks.The regional health leadership team heard that its existing data platform, which it had built over six years, exceeds the capabilities of the national Federated Data Platform (FDP), created by the US spy-tech firm under a much-criticized ยฃ330 million ($445 million) seven-year contract awarded in November 2023. Soon-to-be-defunct quango NHS England signed the Palantir contract after a series of non-competitive deals with the vendor totaling ยฃ60 million ($81 million) that established several use cases present in the FDP.
Seems like maybe people refusing to just give up and let things go can still make a difference, at least some places. So once again, I'm begging anyone in the U.S. to urge your Senators not to allow the ban on AI regulation to move forward.
UK government withholding details of Palantir contract:
Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) has decided not to adopt a national data platform โ prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir โ until it has more evidence of the benefits and risks.The regional health leadership team heard that its existing data platform, which it had built over six years, exceeds the capabilities of the national Federated Data Platform (FDP), created by the US spy-tech firm under a much-criticized ยฃ330 million ($445 million) seven-year contract awarded in November 2023. Soon-to-be-defunct quango NHS England signed the Palantir contract after a series of non-competitive deals with the vendor totaling ยฃ60 million ($81 million) that established several use cases present in the FDP.Itโs been a good week for Palantir. The controversial spy-tech company, co-founded by Trump donor Peter Thiel, looks set to secure even more UK government work after the defence secretary pledged to expand the role of AI in the military.
Palantir already holds a ยฃ330 million NHS data contract. But as Democracy for Sale revealed last week, most hospitals in England are not using the software, with many complaining that it simply isnโt up to scratch.
To encourage hospitals to take it up, the government signed an ยฃ8 million deal with consultancy giant KPMG to "promote the adoption" of Palantirโs tech in the NHS.
We wanted to know more about how this money is being spent. How exactly has KPMG been promoting Palantirโs software to hospitals? And has it worked?
So, we submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), asking for reports produced by KPMG under its contract, as well as briefings prepared for Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who publicly supported the deal.
The governmentโs response? Silence. Theyโre refusing to release the informationโso now weโre fighting for transparency.
Sue Hawley, executive director of Spotlight on Corruption, told us the governmentโs โimpulse to secrecy around public money and public contractsโ is โdeeply concerning.โ
"KPMGโs contract raises a real question: if [Palantirโs] software is so good, why does the government need to give ยฃ8 million of taxpayersโ money to a management consultancy to encourage NHS hospitals to use it?,โ she added.
Labour MP Rachael Maskell, who previously sat on the health select committee, called on the government to โoverhaul its procurement processes before another disastrous contract is signed with Palantir.โ
We filed our FOI request in March. Under the law, public bodies must respond within 20 working days. But on the day the response was due, DHSC said it needed an extra month to โassess the public interest.โ
Officials claimed that releasing details of KPMGโs work could damage the โformulation of government policy.โ
A month later, the department delayed its response againโciting the same reasoning. Now itโs saying we can expect a response by mid-June.
While FOI law allows deadline extensions when public interest is involved, Democracy for Sale has seen this provision repeatedly abused to delay legitimate disclosures.
Just last year, DHSC withheld details of meetings with Tory mega-donor Frank Hester for four monthsโblaming โan administrative system error.โ
Our case matters. Palantirโs ยฃ330 million NHS contract has been deeply controversial. Privacy campaigners warn that a company that is helping Trumpโs migrant deportations should not have access to sensitive UK health data.
Yet Palantir continues to deepen its ties in the UK. The recent Strategic Defence Reviewโwhich relied on Palantirโs technology to โsift through submissionsโโis expected to spark a wave of new AI investment, much of which will benefit firms like Palantir.
The company also enjoys top-tier political access in Westminster. Peter Mandelsonโs lobbying firm Global Counsel has advised Palantir, and the company has hired several former politicians, including ex-Tory Defence Minister Leo Docherty.
One of Britain's largest health trusts says 'no ta' to Palantir-run data platform โ for now
: Care board defers decision to adopt national systemLindsay Clark (The Register)
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Why are SSH keys better than passwords for authentication under #Linux ??
Because trying to brute-force a good SSH key is like trying to find a specific grain of sand on all the world's beaches... while blindfolded... and the beaches are on different planets ๐
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Humans step up as Texas steps back from autonomous trucking
Human operators, aka drivers, are back in the driver seat as partners have requested them says Auroraโs CEO.
electrek.co/2025/05/24/humans-โฆ
Humans step up as Texas steps back from autonomous trucking
Texas State lawmakers are reviewing House Bill 4402 โย a proposed law just passed the House, effectively banning full self driving trucks.Jo Borrรกs (Electrek)
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Just rode Waymo through a crowed hilly part of SF. It was excellent. Missed having a driver, but the two Lyft rides we took were a guy who didnโt speak English, and a very confused young woman who told us crazy beliefs she had for 20 minutes.
Professional drivers - trucks, fork lifts, ride service, delivery service are all on the robotics/AI chopping block.
Manual labor is a thing of the past. Learn a skill that requires creative application of knowledge.
Nelson was 5 foot 4. The statue in Trafalgar Square is 169 foot.
Thatโs Horatio of 31.7 to 1.
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Software for Homeserver router combo
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Generally speaking I would avoid combining critical networking infrastructure with other services. Just from a reliability standpoint.
Let your router be just a router. Simple = reliable.
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I want to do a:
What does this sign mean, wrong answers only
thread, but I have no idea what the sign actually does mean. I'd welcome both humorous answers and the correct one
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That's a pretty good explanation, considering it was sent to me by a friend who's currently biking in Spain
So you're saying there are speed limits for bikers, and they use drones and helicopters to issue tickets to violators, or to warn them to slow down?
That sounds really crazy when I type it
Giant battery: first stage of Ruakฤkฤ Energy Park switched on
New Zealand's first super-sized grid-connected battery - built at a cost of $186 million - will help improve Northland's energy resilience in future power outages, Meridian Energy says.The company said its Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) would also help smooth out power peaks and troughs, by storing energy when electricity is cheap and releasing it at times of peak demand, such as early mornings and evenings.
The battery park consisted of 80 shipping-container-sized batteries spread over a two-hectare site at Marsden Point, next the former oil refinery south of Whangฤrei.
Project director Alan de Lima said at full capacity the giant battery could supply 100 megawatts (MW) of power, enough for 60,000 homes or about half Northland's population, for two hours.
It had been connected to the grid since the beginning of the year and would start operating as soon as final tests had been signed off.
It was also stage one of Meridian's planned Ruakฤkฤ Energy Park.
Stage two would involve building a $227m 130MW solar farm, with 250,000 panels spread over 172ha of land next to the battery.
Work was due to start in August with power expected to start flowing in early 2027.
Giant battery: first stage of Ruakฤkฤ Energy Park switched on
The country's first super-sized grid-connected battery will help improve Northland's energy resilience in future power outages, Meridian Energy says.Peter Degraaf (RNZ)
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Batteries will be a great way to cover peak shortfalls.
Pumped hydro might have been a better way, rather than all that battery manufacturing, but I haven't given up hope on the pumped hydro yet.
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I don't know much about pumped hydro but it sounds good!
This is really dumb of me but I just realized someone tried to describe this battery facility to me and I somehow thought they were talking about this fish farm.
Ruakฤkฤ kingfish farm a vision of sustainability for the future
The journey to this point has been one of scientific discovery and practical application.NZ Herald
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Pumped hydro is basically pumping the water from a hydro dam back to the top of the dam to be used again. It's basically a form of battery, use energy on days when you have too much so that you have water in your hydro lakes for days when you don't have enough power.
The incoming government cancelled it pretty early on, I think this long term thinking was getting in the way of tax cuts.
This is really dumb of me but I just realized someone tried to describe this battery facility to me and I somehow thought they were talking about this fish farm.
Ah interesting!
Ruakฤkฤ kingfish farm a vision of sustainability for the future
The journey to this point has been one of scientific discovery and practical application.NZ Herald
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Is there an active geothermal area in Northland? I once saw a proposal to use forestry slash in combination with geothermal. Use the slash as fuel to get the geothermal heated water up to the next level for better power generation, then capture the CO2 and pump it underground. I think this is the article I read.
I think Northland has a lot of forestry, so if you have geothermal you could do this idea!
How NZ could become a world leader in decarbonisation using forestry and geothermal technology
Our research shows NZโs potential to burn forestry waste and capture the emissions in geothermal wells. But weโll need new partnerships between power generators, manufacturers and the forestry sector.The Conversation
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Fascinating out of the box idea. It does have geothermal at Ngawha which is relatively near a forestry and could be expanded significantly.
While looking for that website I just stumbled on a tiny, rickety old hydro station
so turns out I was wrong about that!
Omiru / Wairua Falls | Maungatapere.nz
Find out more about the history of the 'Niagra Falls of New Zealand' and when is best to visit.Maungatapere.nz
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It does have geothermal at Ngawha which is relatively near a forestry and could be expanded significantly.
Opened in 2020! Your link also says "The Ngฤwhฤ geothermal field is the only high temperature geothermal resource in New Zealand, outside the Taupo Volcanic Zone." so I think I'm allowed to be surprised ๐
While looking for that website I just stumbled on a tiny, rickety old hydro station so turns out I was wrong about that!
It can be fascinating reading the list of power stations in NZ.
I noticed one that's believed to be one of the oldest continually operating hydroelectric plants in the world. Mokopeka, since 1891. Some photos here.
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Its horses for courses. Pumped hydro is great in areas with suitable terrain and for longer term storage. In other areas / applications batteries make sense. NZ is of course capital constrained. It would be great to do everything altogether all at once but its a journey right and you have to bring people along with you.
There is also a weird effect with new tech where delaying actually makes economic sense if costs are going down so you get the most bang for your buck by holding off for a bit.
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