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how is there's no need to knead it? That's risible! (photo not visible)
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something I wrote a few years back
Umm Burj on Nakba Day
May 16, 2010
Just a car ride into oblivion
At the end of asphalt roads.
To a park whose signs demark
A history too crowded for meagre lives
They built their homes among ruins.
We walk among their graves.
The last of them are buried elsewhere
Their story almost silent now.
We briefly populate the hilltop,
With our talk and picture taking.
These thornfields once were gardens
Kept by water from the well.
The hilltop bloodied now
In sunset rust,
The only green is found in niches
Hewn deep into the earth
Where broad-leaved fig trees
Dream a shady coolness
Safe again for children’s song.
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Mouse has moved on.
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Mouse has moved on.
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How to Make a Voodoo Doll
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Haruki Murakami's new novel declared 'indecent' by Hong Kong censors Book must be wrapped with warnings of unsuitability and restricted to an adult readership. Should do wonders for sales.
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My Israeli partner says it's good in a way. The only new thing here is that what was formerly unofficial practice is now the law of the land, and no one can pretend that we are not living under apartheid.
But this is just the latest in a series of racist anti-democratic laws; and things could get worse.
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English: Daniel Barenboim: This racist new law makes me ashamed to be Israeli
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Belén Gopegui looks like a very interesting writer, about whom I had not heard. I don't think that having read about her on the internet will be enough to satisfy my curiosity. If I were a bit younger, it would be a worthwhile proposition also to learn Spanish.
I think there will always be some young people with curiosity because it's a feature of our humanity, par excellence. For example, in Indian philosophy the desire to know is considered to be one of three basic human qualities that correspond to the trifold essence of reality; the desire to exist indefinitely, the desire to know infinitely, and the desire to be infinitely happy.
But it's good that we can receive some limited gratification from learning about the world second hand, because very soon many things that we now take for granted, like koala bears, glaciers, libraries, and wise old teachers may not be available anymore.
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And amid beautiful surroundings- good not just for the body but for the soul.
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wow - this could actually be something useful.
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There's currently a thread on the same topic here (post by Aral Balkan)Aral Balkan (@aral@mastodon.ar.al) (Not sure if I'm referencing this properly)
Got my parents to start using Wire & Signal today. Didn't set anything up for them, just asked them to install from the App Store. They were up & running in minutes. They're in their 70s. Your argument that the alternatives are difficult to use is null and void.
#securemessaging
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The Abortion, an Historical Romance 1966, by Richard Brautigan, was my favourite book about libraries and librarians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abortion:_An_Historical_Romance_1966
... a very unusual California library which accepts books in any form and from anyone who wishes to drop one off at the library—children submit tales told in crayon about their toys; teenagers tell tales of angst and old people drop by with their memoirs—described as "the unwanted, the lyrical and haunted volumes of American writing"
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There's a great novel about an earlier period in Sri Lanka - Anil's Ghost - by Michael Ondaatje (who was himself born in Sri Lanka, and is better known for "The English Patient"). The novel is about a forensic scientist who goes to research bodies found in mass graves. Very atmospheric, like everything Ondaatje writes.
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Telegram continues to be OK, from my point of view, for the exchange of our baby pictures and setting times for weekend family meet-ups. That's basically all we use it for, and I don't think Telegram is leaking that information to data harvesters or governments. But in my office staff everyone is using WhatsApp except me, and I'm missing out on important messages from our community, because more and more people are preferring that to the email list etc. So I'm in the role of the village Luddite that refuses to move with the times / accept reality, whatever. No matter, but it makes me feel good when I can give a reasonable explanation and recommend something better. "Better" can't be something with worse privacy than WhatsApp, and it has to be easy to use and, unfortunately, free, so Signal is the available option. Even if we don't like it because it's centralized and owned by some company, etc.
Regarding email, if I ever need to exchange really confidential information, I would get the other person to use Protonmail or Tutanota. I have an account on Protonmail, but don't use use it because it doesn't work with IMAP or POP, and occasionally I like to download everything in order to save online server space.
One-time-pad sounds like fun, for playing at being secret agents; but I hope we don't really have to resort to that!
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Sri Lankan reform has 'ground to a halt' with torture used freely – UN
“distressing testimonies of very brutal and cruel methods of torture, including beatings with sticks, the use of stress positions, asphyxiation using plastic bags drenched in kerosene, pulling out of fingernails, insertion of needles beneath the fingernails, use of various forms of water torture, suspension of individuals for several hours by their thumbs, and mutilation of genitals”.
BTW Sri Lanka "Pearl of the Indian Ocean", has one of those "golden visa" programs for rich retirees
You are longing for a place "in paradise"? You are dreaming of a peaceful light life in a tropical climate - surrounded by an indescribable colourful nature, lovable kindly local people - listening the sound of wispering palm-trees and the waves of the lndian Ocean...
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I spent awhile today looking at alternatives to WhatsApp, which I refuse to use, but which has colonized our village. In our family we use Telegram, which I made the mistake of advocating as an alternative to WhatsApp several years ago. It works very well, but it's not what I would advocate today. But what would I recommend? XMPP seems to be a mixed bag, with different levels of support depending upon where it is hosted. Matrix looks promising and appears to have some decent clients. But checking out the Matrix how-to on Disroot, the use of encryption over Matrix seems rather discouraging:
Few things to be aware of when using Encryption :
Encryption keys are created per device! This means you won't be able to read history of the conversation if you joined in at later stage with your device (eg. second laptop)
If you logout, or your browser (if using browser to connect) closes the session, your keys will be lost and newly created ones upon login will not be able to read history. This makes sense as in case your account is compromised, the history of your encrypted chats won't be view-able. We recommend therefore to use Riot mobile and native desktop versions and never hit the logout button (unless you want to lose your encrypted room history).
This is not something I could suggest for ordinary mortals - the same ones that can only use passwords as long as they have one password for everything, based on the names of their grandchildren. It seems to me that, as with email, full encryption can be made to work well and in a foolproof way only with a central server (such as ProtonMail), but remains inaccessible for others who can't go through the motions of installing and using PGP (and since the recent scare, EFF is still saying that should be used only in a limited way). Therefore, looking at the alternatives, I think I will be telling people that if they want encrypted messaging, they should go with Signal. Threema looks good, but most people won't be willing to pay the monthly subscription fee.
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I see that Libravatar is shutting down on September 1, but that there is a wiki page to help coordinate those who are interested in keeping it going. Let's hope that happens.
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Gorilla Glass 6 tackles the problem of cumulative smartphone damage Anything that makes these things last a little longer will be better for the environment (and our pocketbooks).
hosh
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