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@ 9c5d006c:e0e4eeb7
2025-05-17 15:04:18
Microsoft says it provided AI to Israeli military for war but denies use to harm people in Gaza
https://fortune.com/article/microsoft-ai-azure-cloud-computing-israel-military-gaza-war/
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@ 9c5d0c00:d5aee5f2
2025-05-17 15:03:23
How to Watch Eurovision 2025 Live from Abroad
https://gizmodo.com/how-to-watch-eurovision-2025-live-from-abroad-2000602700
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@ 9c5d0715:51b81399
2025-05-17 15:03:03
Microsoft gets its own Spotlight-like feature with the Command Palette launcher
https://www.engadget.com/apps/microsoft-gets-its-own-spotlight-like-feature-with-the-command-palette-launcher-150006977.html?src=rss
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@ 9c5d0bcc:4787ce5e
2025-05-17 15:01:38
Russian court sentences Australian man to 13 years for fighting with Ukrainian forces
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/russian-court-sentences-australian-man-to-13-years-for-fighting-with-ukrainian-forces/articleshow/121237663.cms
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 14:46:17
More specifically, npubs are alive.
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:59:48
Builder Stocks Shrug Off Bad Construction Data. Mortgage Rates Matter More.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/builder-stocks-housing-starts-9c992add?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
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@ 58c741aa:a6d23196
2025-05-17 14:41:00
Nostr is ALIVE
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@ 9c5d0d56:c73ddeca
2025-05-17 14:52:18
Could the Vatican host Russia-Ukraine talks? What Marco Rubio said
https://globalnews.ca/news/11185102/vatican-host-russia-ukraine-talks/
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-17 13:21:23
I had reports like this before and told them I am not hosting that content and they never replied
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@ 93332f1e:95ae4735
2025-05-17 15:01:31
i like the 1 version better.
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@ 47be0b2a:e8d8816e
2025-05-17 15:04:17
Bidet. No é just e.
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 14:38:29
Yes, ‘DO NOT ENGAGE!’ is often the best option.
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-17 12:14:30
GM
https://nostr.download/291e91d27d817d0ff9f294c780a256e3b19f7b9d19472c6914d936c3c47bf0b0.mp4
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:51:07
She’s Trump’s Pick for Banking Supervisor. Why Banks Are Cheering Her Nomination.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/fed-michelle-bowman-banking-regulation-76d4a6df?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
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@ 18905d0a:0b229b08
2025-05-17 15:04:08
GM T! Try Mullvad
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@ 3c724e48:8ee944f3
2025-05-17 15:04:08
Eh... not holding my breath
nostr:nevent1qqsz5xqytsd49v9hcd09rx4esg26xmltl025c9y0mxp8gluke55le9qpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7q3qwdy5sx4qqjahjnjxy5prh29fx03y22dkzfkfk2cpwjt0wu2kslyqxpqqqqqqzkn5el4
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:51:04
Stocks Are Rising. S&P 500 on Track for 5-Day Win Streak
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-051625/card/stocks-are-rising-s-p-500-on-track-for-5-day-win-streak-8sRBd6YHp9kMwl7mGdXK?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
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@ a95c6243:d345522c
2025-05-17 10:39:19
Reitschuster: DDR reloaded: Wer unbequem ist, bleibt daheim
'Bundespolizei stoppt Ausreise von 30 Deutschen – wegen falscher Gesinnung.
Laut einem Bericht des „Focus“ hat die Bundespolizei rund 30 Personen an der Ausreise nach Italien gehindert. Der Vorwurf: Sie könnten zu einer „rechtsextremen Gruppe“ gehören und in Italien Straftaten begehen. Beweise? Fehlanzeige. Stattdessen reicht offenbar das Etikett – und schon wird das Grundrecht auf Freizügigkeit kassiert wie ein ungültiger Fahrschein.'
-> Und vom Mainstream durchgewunken: 'Bundespolizei machte ihnen einen Strich durch die Rechnung'
https://reitschuster.de/post/ddr-reloaded-wer-unbequem-ist-bleibt-daheim/
https://www.focus.de/panorama/bundespolizei-verweigert-deutscher-rechtsextremisten-gruppe-reise-nach-italien_55a537c8-736d-4b07-8f12-420171811ba7.html
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@ 0fb38b99:147f62bb
2025-05-17 15:00:02
1 #USD = 5.668 #BRL
Fonte: https://www.xe.com
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@ 71df2119:9542d9d7
2025-05-17 08:25:17
Bringing users to Nostr...
https://geyser.fund/project/fininfofreedom/posts/view/4493
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@ 1afe0c74:6808e36d
2025-05-17 14:28:02
Sometimes people that are contrarian (bitcoiners) don’t realize how easy they are to control.
If you’re always contrarian, you’re just as predictable as those who conform. Total resistance is still control because they can steer you by expecting your defiance.
Power lies not in answering every challenge, but in choosing which are worthy.
They want to own you.
Deny them your reactions, and you deny them power over you.
When you master your impulse to react, you master yourself because those who cannot be provoked cannot be controlled.
The strongest response is often no response.
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:51:01
TESCO Recognized as Pilot Partner in NEMA’s 'Make It American' Program, Reinforcing Commitment to U.S. Manufacturing and BABA Compliance
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesco-recognized-pilot-partner-nema-132432535.html
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:50:58
Bitcoin Price Rises, XRP Falls. Why Stablecoin Bill, Coinbase Matter for Cryptos.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-price-xrp-coinbase-stablecoin-bill-crypto-59f844a4?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
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@ 71df2119:9542d9d7
2025-05-17 05:58:09
GM nostriches, loop (create value; enjoy life). #coffeechain
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@ a95c6243:d345522c
2025-05-16 19:38:24
Apollo News: Baerbocks Besuch in New York endet in einer Blamage
'Baerbock sprach in ihrer Rede vor der UN vom Klimawandel und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit. Noch vor ihrer Wahl zur Präsidentin der UN-Vollversammlung hat sie bereits sowohl Russland als auch Verbündete wie die USA und Israel gegen sich aufgebracht.'
-> Die berüchtigte Brückenbauerin in Aktion ...
https://apollo-news.net/baerbocks-besuch-in-new-york-endet-in-einer-blamage/
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@ 9c5d0bcc:4787ce5e
2025-05-17 14:48:26
'Americans are getting laid off': Viral post flags how H-1B beneficiaries sharing tips on getting sponsorship
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/americans-are-getting-laid-off-viral-post-flags-how-h-1b-beneficiaries-sharing-tips-on-getting-sponsorship/articleshow/121238057.cms
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@ 9ce93661:44d63154
2025-05-17 15:04:07
#LFG nostr:nprofile1qqsraa68llhjwwha9rxg8v57x08efr843fp0c7850f6yghgll38c25cpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucpzdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ukzcnvv5hx7un8qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqg7tr6q nostr:nprofile1qqspnzgrfett3asxcuj0gksje6z2zxzpvgd27uvz58m9vsuqh8zzw6cpr9mhxw309a382emdv9hzumt8w4ujumn9wsargwp58qq3vamnwvaz7tmzv46xztnwdaehgunfdshxxctdqydhwumn8ghj7en9v4j8xtnwdaehgu3wvfskuep0w3hku7gpewmsc nostr:nprofile1qqsxf0af40l7tvvdquc7a4tm8qtn4hpt4zdlslqk3k5s29lsy8nj9dgprfmhxue69uhkzun59ehx7um5wfn8yetpddejucm0d5hszyrhwden5te0v5hxummn9ekx7mp0qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq070jd
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@ f648d923:820d7bb9
2025-05-17 14:57:30
累到不行了。哈哈哈😝。
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@ f648d923:820d7bb9
2025-05-17 14:56:59
我今天，最忙。起码清理餐桌1万次。
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 13:25:42
But a pizza can be infinitely sliced!
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@ 9c5d0bcc:4787ce5e
2025-05-17 14:48:23
Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/russian-drone-strike-in-northeastern-ukraine-kills-9-people-officials-say/articleshow/121238182.cms
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@ 6734e11d:c7e34e8f
2025-05-16 14:27:34
Bärbick? muss man die kennen?
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 13:24:26
I dig the zapvertising in my account history feed. I might evolve this to some sort of ‘pay to read’ feed in #safebox
https://image.nostr.build/559a5c282e7ada36df70e40fc4d4966ae33ede772b2faeee6b857e10dbca6d4d.jpg
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@ 3fdf8b43:27eaaad8
2025-05-17 15:04:06
#Bitcoin Block Art by Blockstr!
Height: 897126
Weight: 3993604
https://thebitcoinblockclock.com/blockstr/00000000000000000001c14df63089b6b5720051c9e4f44f0ced1e32d78fec57.png
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@ a95c6243:d345522c
2025-05-15 19:14:27
Tagessau: Baerbock sieht sich als Brückenbauerin
'Baerbock strebt ein neues Kapitel bei den Vereinten Nationen an: Die frühere Außenministerin präsentierte ihre Vision als designierte Präsidentin der UN-Vollversammlung. Sie wolle allen Mitgliedsstaaten dienen und Reformen vorantreiben.
Baerbock tritt ohne Gegenkandidatinnen oder Gegenkandidaten [also quasi Gegenkandidat*Innen] für die einjährige Spitzenposition an.'
-> Beachtliches Selbstverständnis und erbärmliches Gemauschel, das ist die Show.
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/un-posten-baerbock-100.html
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@ 9c5d04b8:b5b2cb2c
2025-05-17 14:47:23
'Failure's not an option': Trump budget bill will be 'big' help for seniors, top House tax-writer says
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-budget-bill-big-help-seniors-top-house-tax-writer-says
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@ 43f3c970:c41162b6
2025-05-17 13:11:23
Like it or not, the unit bias will soon run in the opposite direction
Few
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:42:17
Berkshire Has New Mystery Stock. Here’s What It Might Be.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/berkshire-mystery-stock-buy-buffett-ecb182c4?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:42:14
Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Stock -- Backed by Nvidia and Billionaire Jeff Bezos -- Could Go Parabolic After May 20
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prediction-artificial-intelligence-ai-data-140500467.html
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@ cbab7074:f9f0bd61
2025-05-17 13:00:20
Block 897105
3 - high priority
3 - medium priority
3 - low priority
2 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ f648d923:820d7bb9
2025-05-17 14:56:03
加油👏
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-16 22:01:35
Well that doesnt impact me so I don't really care only that im not being poisoned while walking down the street
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-16 21:47:47
Also no toxic gases emitted
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@ fdf99350:71eeb6af
2025-05-17 15:04:03
Definitely heard of it. Not sure if anyone has used it or not
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:42:11
From Berkshire to Levi, stockholders are saying 'no' to more DEI rollbacks
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/from-berkshire-to-levi-stockholders-are-saying-no-to-more-dei-rollbacks-133017833.html
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-16 16:12:32
Pushed v0.6.0 of the zap.stream app
# Added
- Custom zap amount
- Simple profile editor
- Live running timer on stream info
- Following streams on all stream lists
- Embedded note mentions with note previews
# Fixed
- Hide zap button on chat modal for profile with no lightning address
- Trim chat comments
- Stop video player when navigating off stream page
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/nostrlabs-io/zap-stream-flutter/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0
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@ 71df2119:9542d9d7
2025-05-15 08:49:55
Yes, I think it is not to late. How? This is a more complex question, but one important pilar is education to reach a critical mass. And for that we need uncensored information, bitcoin on its own and nostr comes into play here and can be a game changer.
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@ 71df2119:9542d9d7
2025-05-15 06:48:10
That's what I say, it depends on what people do with bitcoin.
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@ e0a8cbd7:f642d154
2025-05-17 15:04:01
隣の部屋のテレビから「Smoke On the Water」が聞こえてきたので、見に行ったら、若いころの西城秀樹が歌ってた。
それを聞いたらオリジナルが聴きたくなってYouTubeで検索！
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2FzZSBD5LE
「Smoke On the Water」を聴いたら「Highway Star」も聴きたくなっちゃうよねってことで・・・
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XWayY7JuD4
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-15 14:10:46
Unique users on nostr.download content (24hrs)
https://npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49.blossom.band/854063f752339560153250aec7341295311ae84c623a3a620ae856a568f58c72.png
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-14 19:42:51
lol had to add nsec login because no amber on iOS, but I’ll add bunker login later
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@ 19f6b702:2a50d388
2025-05-17 15:04:01
🚨 “Europe is becoming a nursing home for non-innovation.”
In this clip nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqsy2ga7trfetvd3j65m3jptqw9k39wtq2mg85xz2w542p5dhg06e5qmhlpep shares his take on MICA regulations and how they’re choking competition and innovation in Europe.
🎙️ From our full conversation on All in Bitcoin. One of the most powerful episodes to date.
Follow nostr:nprofile1qy3hwumn8ghj7en9v4j8xtnwdaehgu3wvfskuep0dehhxarjdp5hxurpdehszrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqqgqe76msyvvump47sc59d6482q0kqjaafymwqphfrrxwzwdj55xn3qy69wl9 for more. Posting a new clip from the archive every other day.
https://blossom.primal.net/8e9839106f5896a02374356890f47fd2a6a52aa8a91072752069531b79d24680.mp4
Links to full episode....
https://linktr.ee/allinbitcoin
#Bitcoin #MarttiMalmi #FreedomTech #BitcoinPodcast #Innovation
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@ 71df2119:9542d9d7
2025-05-15 06:15:51
The future of bitcoin depends on what individuals do with it, that's all.
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@ 5af07946:98fca8c4
2025-05-17 15:03:58
Unit is fundamental way we consume the things ... I don't know if you ever tried homeopathy ... A super tiny dose of even poison acts as medicine :-) .. That's why Satoshi made SATs super small ..
SATs are for the plebs ... A non KYC way to acquire hard money ... They been priced out of the real estate , gold and even stocks ... And thus they end up hoarding fiat ... The solmn goal of Bitcoin network should be to take SATs to 8 billion people - #zaps is the best way todate .. but that is just the start ..
We need to focus the education on SATs .. because not only it is the real unit .. it also makes it the saving account of poor people ...
The debates around self custody , or OP_Return , or Unit of Exchange vs SOV .. are great time pass for the insiders and the rich ... They don't serve the poor !
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@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676
2025-05-17 12:40:17
Block 897102
6 - high priority
5 - medium priority
4 - low priority
2 - no priority
1 - purging
#bitcoinfees #mempool
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@ cff1720e:15c7e2b2
2025-05-15 06:03:34
nostr:naddr1qqxnzde5xccrjwpj8ycrvvesqgs06z703ng6a6plua0xcr7lc4pcghjmc06s6fkj6hjud5l62g0e3sqrqsqqqa28zun4zh
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-14 19:34:28
iOS testflight should be live now
https://testflight.apple.com/join/5Qh7mfvU
nostr:nevent1qqs8wc2g2dk2rq9sgnn97qgz430zwnt292cnhpp3kvc5hf8yd2admtspqqpzqcl7vvvdckzc8nlpdqg0smwsncvtl4m240py5qypec59dues2p8dqvzqqqqqqy4v2j22
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@ b133bfc5:49d5789d
2025-05-17 14:52:22
Haas*
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@ 9c8096eb:66e47555
2025-05-14 19:35:12
Dein erster Artikel? Respekt, mehr davon.
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@ 9c5d0714:798b2576
2025-05-17 14:42:08
Vincent Chan Shares Tricks People Use To Appear Richer Than Their Friends: 'You're Not Behind'
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vincent-chan-shares-tricks-people-143146638.html
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@ f648d923:820d7bb9
2025-05-17 14:45:26
今天真的考核我的英语水平了。我真有信心学好英语了。
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@ 1ec45473:d38df139
2025-05-17 12:28:55
https://laantungir.github.io/img_repo/a1a46e3d76b519ae76d87c5798c26e266d13128a4da9fdb030cf5f6dcccf8102.jpeg
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@ 75d12141:3458d1e2
2025-05-17 15:03:57
https://image.nostr.build/94f582c885ae40079031682ec67145c4377f3b306ce339516b5f1ec78b635720.jpg
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@ 7ceaf7c2:4a10dd4d
2025-05-17 15:03:52
Como Mourinho mudou a vida de Huijsen, novo central do Real Madrid
Recordação de quando o português apostou no jovem central e o chamou para a Roma, por empréstimo da Juventus
https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/como-mourinho-mudou-a-vida-de-huijsen-novo-central-do-real-madrid-2025051714440690464
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-14 15:34:18
javascript sucks
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@ 9c8096eb:66e47555
2025-05-14 19:23:27
Toller Artikel, stark recherchiert, wichtige Themen aufgegriffen. Top.
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@ ebb93aa6:7d9e5f6f
2025-05-17 14:44:17
Have a nice day #anon 🫦 #nostr
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@ 9c5d0674:181409e0
2025-05-17 14:41:33
Alleged AMD RX 7500 prototype surfaces with 1,536 shaders and 6GB VRAM
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/alleged-amd-rx-7500-prototype-surfaces-with-1-536-shaders-and-6gb-vram
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@ a296b972:e5a7a2e8
2025-05-14 15:44:06
Es gibt Deutsche, in deren Personalausweis steht unter Staatsangehörigkeit: DEUTSCH
Ist das jetzt auch gesichert rechtsextrem? Wo kann man einen neuen systemkonformen Perso beantragen?
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@ 165b9d37:167cfac1
2025-05-17 15:03:52
We building a fortress with bitaxes
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 12:13:53
Long weekend. I plan to deep-read these docs to see how off-base their assumptions are.
https://uncefact.unece.org/display/uncefactpublic/Global+Trust+Registry
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 11:51:45
Europe’s free-speech problemThe Economist (North America)
May 17, 2025
The continent that gave the world the Enlightenment has forgotten how to nurture free expression
WHEN AMERICA’S vice-president accuses Europe of failing to protect free speech, the obvious retort is that he is a hypocrite. The White House in which J.D. Vance serves is an energetic foe of speech it dislikes, deporting students for their political views, harassing critical media and bullying universities. But just because he is a hypocrite does not mean he is wrong. Europe really does have a problem with free speech.
That problem is not evenly distributed. By far the worst offender in the European Union is Hungary, where the government has crushed or co-opted most independent news outlets. (Curiously, its pro- MAGA ruling party escapes Mr Vance’s barbs.) Other notable offenders include Germany and Britain. Germany’s ban on denying the Holocaust is understandable, given its history, but its law against insulting politicians is a travesty. The powerful wield it shamelessly. A former vicechancellor has pursued hundreds of criminal complaints against citizens, including one who called him an “idiot”. Last month a right-wing newspaper editor was given a hefty fine, plus a seven-month suspended jail term, for sharing a meme of a doctored photo showing the interior minister holding a sign reading “I hate freedom of opinion”.
All European countries guarantee a right to free expression. However, most also try to limit the harms they fear it may cause. This goes well beyond the kinds of speech that even classical liberals agree should be banned, such as child pornography, leaks of national secrets or the deliberate incitement of physical violence. It often extends to speech that hurts people’s feelings or is, in some official’s view, false.
In some places it is a crime to insult a specific group (the king in Spain; all sorts of people in Germany). In Britain it is a crime to be “grossly offensive” online. Blasphemy laws still exist in more than a dozen European countries. The whole continent criminalises “hate speech”, which is hard to define but keeps being stretched to cover new groups. In Finland it is illegal to insult a religion, yet quoting scripture can also be risky: an MP was prosecuted for posting a Bible verse on homosexuality (see Europe section).
Fuzzy logic
Britain’s police are especially zealous (see Britain section). Officers spend thousands of hours sifting through potentially offensive posts and arrest 30 people a day. Among those collared were a man who ranted about immigration on Facebook and a couple who criticised their daughter’s primary school.
The aim of hate-speech laws is to promote social harmony. Yet there is scant evidence that they work. Suppressing speech with the threat of prosecution appears to foster division. Populists thrive on the idea that people cannot say what they really think, a view now shared by more than 40% of Brits and Germans. The suspicion that the establishment stifles certain perspectives is heightened when media regulators show political bias. France fined a conservative TV channel €100,000 ($112,000) for calling abortion the world’s leading cause of death—a commonplace view among pro-lifers, from which the public must apparently be shielded. Online-safety laws that slap big fines on social-media firms for tolerating illegal content have encouraged them to take down plenty that is merely questionable, infuriating those whose posts are suppressed.
Things may get worse. Vaguely drafted laws that give vast discretion to officials are an invitation for abuse. Countries where such abuse is not yet common should learn from the British example. Its crackdown was not planned from above, but arose when police discovered they rather liked the powers speech laws gave them. It is much easier to catch Instagram posters than thieves; the evidence is only a mouse-click away.
When the law forbids giving offence, it also creates an incentive for people to claim to be offended, thereby using the police to silence a critic or settle a score with a neighbour. When some groups are protected by hate-speech laws but not others, the others have an incentive to demand protection, too. Thus, the effort to stamp out hurtful words can create a “taboo ratchet”, with more and more areas deemed off-limits. Before long, this hampers public debate. It is hard to have an open, frank exchange about immigration, say, if one side fears that expressing its views will invite a visit from the police.
Because this point is made stridently by the populist right, many European liberals have grown queasy about defending free speech. This is foolish. Not only because laws that can be used to gag one side can also be used to gag the other, as can be seen in draconian responses to Gaza protests in Germany. But also because believing in free speech means defending speech you don’t like. If democracies fail to do that, they lose credibility, to the benefit of autocracies such as China and Russia, which are waging a global struggle for soft power (see International section).
What, practically, should Europeans do? They should start by returning to the old liberal ideas that noisy disagreement is better than enforced silence and that people should tolerate one another’s views. Societies have many ways of promoting civility that do not involve handcuffs, from social norms to company HR rules. Criminal penalties should be as rare as they are under America’s First Amendment. Libel should be a civil matter, with extra safeguards for criticism of the mighty. Stalking and incitement to violence should still be crimes, but “hate speech” is such a fuzzy concept that it should be scrapped.
Privately owned digital platforms will have different content-moderation policies. Some will be stricter than others; users are free to choose the platform they prefer. Legally, online speech should be treated the same as offline speech. Though there are obvious differences, such as the possibility of going viral, police should generally stay out of private chats. Clearer, less sweeping laws would help all platforms to focus on removing genuine threats and harassment.
Europeans are free to say what they like about Mr Vance. But they should not ignore his warning. When states have too many powers over speech, sooner or later they will use them. ■
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 11:48:26
Doctor issued jab passes without checks
Fiona Chow fiona.chow@scmp.com
South China Morning Post
May 17, 2025
Accused admits making Covid-19 vaccine certificates without full diagnosis
A doctor has become the first practitioner among seven facing government accusations to be convicted over issuing Covid-19 vaccination exemption certificates without making a proper medical diagnosis.
Appearing at the District Court yesterday, 62-year-old Dr Wong Ping-leung pleaded guilty to the offence of issuing certificates without conducting proper checks between February and June of 2022.
The city had a “vaccine pass” scheme in place at the time. Under the policy, members of the public needed to have received the necessary coronavirus jabs to enter shopping centres, restaurants and other public premises.
Exemptions were granted to those diagnosed with specific medical conditions or at risk of a severe allergic reaction to the Covid-19 vaccines. But they were required to obtain a certificate from a practising doctor.
In September 2022, Wong was among seven doctors accused by the government of failing to follow the Department of Health’s guidelines and issuing certificates without conducting proper medical consultations or examining patients’ medical records.
As part of the guidance, general practitioners needed to confirm the jab was unsuitable for patients before providing the certificates.
Prosecutors yesterday cited official figures showing that individual general practitioners at private clinics issued, on average, 38 certificates each between February and November that year.
But Wong confirmed to the court that he had issued 6,635 certificates, including more than 900 certificates in April 2022 alone, followed by nearly 3,000 in May and another 2,000 in June.
He is the first of the seven accused doctors to be convicted after pleading guilty to four counts of access to a computer with dishonest intent, referring to his use of the government system to generate the certificates.
Wong, who had practised medicine for more than 30 years, fell under suspicion after four patients who obtained certificates from him between April and June of 2022 told police their consultations with the doctor had been brief, in some cases lasting only about a minute.
All four went on to aid the police investigation.
One said he had received a certificate after telling the defendant he had a family history of heart disease and was concerned about the risks of Covid-19 vaccination, adding that Wong did not carry out any medical examinations.
Another said she was pregnant and had a rash on her face at the time, with Wong also conducting no medical checks and only writing “allergy” as the reason for the exemption certificate.
The other two said they were not properly examined either.
The court also heard that about 90 per cent of Wong’s patients during that period went to him specifically to get exemption certificates, with the defendant charging up to HK$500 per consultation.
Wong’s lawyer said his client stopped issuing the documents right after noticing an alert popping up in the system that warned him that doctors had a legal responsibility when issuing the certificates.
The defence added that patients directly told Wong why they felt they qualified for the certificates, with the doctor complying with their wishes without performing any medical examinations.
But Judge Kwok Wai-kin asked: “It doesn’t take a doctor to know that it was wrong to do so, right?”
Wong’s lawyer urged the court to consider community service rather than sending the doctor to prison, arguing he had been disgraced, suffered emotional distress due to the case and had stopped practising medicine since his arrest. But Kwok turned down the request and scheduled sentencing for June 5.
Dr Annie Choi Suk-mui, another of the accused medical practitioners, appeared at the same court for allegedly issuing vaccination exemption certificates without conducting thorough checks.
The court heard she had issued 14,385 certificates between January and September 2022, with prosecutors saying more than 12,000 only listed “vaccine phobia” as the reason for the exemption.
Prosecutors said Choi typically only consulted patients for a few minutes each time before signing the certificates, with long queues being spotted outside her clinic in Yuen Long at that time.
She and her husband, Pak Wai-hung, also face charges of money laundering. The court heard that more than HK$700,000 in cash was paid into the clinic’s account between April and September of 2022.
Prosecutors said Choi and her husband had opened a joint account around that time, which recorded nearly 100 cash transfers of more than HK$7 million. They argued these were the proceeds from issuing the certificates, noting no transactions involving the account were recorded after Choi was arrested in September 2022.
Her trial is expected to continue for two more weeks.
Among the remaining six, Dr Tai Kong-shing pleaded not guilty and will stand trial in March. Dr Chan Hoi-yuk was placed on a police wanted list in March 2022.
6,635
The number of exemptions issued by Wong Ping-leung. The average between February and November 2022 was 38 per doctor
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@ cff1720e:15c7e2b2
2025-05-14 15:29:05
nostr:naddr1qqxnzde5xuerxve3xgurwd3nqgs2994ewgrzjzxlqjc9dmddt5xf4zz84g0dnnlqvtkknsxzukn696qrqsqqqa28nmky28
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@ 58277d6e:62e948b7
2025-05-17 15:03:50
GM ☕🥳
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@ e62f27d2:e6b21cb7
2025-05-17 15:03:47
夕陽の丘に来たけどDQNとやりらふぃーしかおらんな…
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@ 9c5d004e:9ae3d3cf
2025-05-17 14:38:48
Severe storms sweep through Kentucky, killing at least 14 people, after tornado batters Missouri
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kentucky-storms-1.7537994?cmp=rss
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@ 9c5d0c00:d5aee5f2
2025-05-17 14:32:27
Bungie Apologies for Stolen Artwork in ‘Marathon’
https://gizmodo.com/bungie-apologies-for-stolen-artwork-in-marathon-2000603439
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@ ed03fa54:d1c21c40
2025-05-17 14:27:43
Gelatina de limão
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-14 15:28:49
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY
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@ 7ceaf7c2:4a10dd4d
2025-05-17 15:03:46
Vasco Vilaça em segundo lugar no circuito mundial de triatlo
Olímpico português brilhou no Japão e só entregou o triunfo na última volta, mas segurou o segundo lugar também no 'ranking' mundial. Ricardo Batista foi 7.º e Maria Tomé, em estreia, terminou em 10.º.
https://www.abola.pt/modalidades/noticias/vasco-vilaca-em-segundo-lugar-no-circuito-mundial-de-triatlo-2025051714344969008
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@ 9c5d0793:0176d77e
2025-05-17 14:31:48
Rogan Guest Reveals Facebook's Secret Experiment That Manipulated 700,000 Users
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/rogan-guest-reveals-facebooks-secret-experiment-manipulated-700000-users
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@ 68620ddb:d88d4e32
2025-05-17 14:27:22
GM
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@ a38a5cd0:92b1b8f0
2025-05-14 10:19:49
Not a bad office today in Bern.
https://blossom.primal.net/30e09feec138fbc6922f6b22388176046e84bc0e1509f32520e6b10a3c32da64.jpg
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 11:44:08
$WAMP coinsThe Economist (North America)
May 17, 2025
An industry that dreamed of being above politics has become synonymous with self-dealing
WHEN OFFERED a Boeing 747 by the government of Qatar to replace Air Force One, President Donald Trump responded: why not? Only someone dumb would turn down free money. No presidency has generated so many conflicts of interest at such speed in modern history. Yet the worst self-dealing in American politics is found not on a runway but on blockchains, home to trillions of dollars in cryptocurrencies.
Over the past six months crypto has taken on a new role at the centre of American public life. Several cabinet officials have large investments in digital assets. Crypto enthusiasts help run regulatory agencies. The industry’s largest businesses are among the biggest donors to election campaigns, with exchanges and issuers deploying hundreds of millions to defend friendly legislators and to crush their opponents. The president’s sons tout their crypto ventures around the world. The biggest investors in Mr Trump’s meme coin get to have dinner with the president. The holdings of the first family are now worth billions, making crypto possibly the largest single source of its wealth (see Briefing).
This is ironic, given crypto’s origins. When bitcoin was started in 2009, a utopian, anti-authoritarian movement welcomed it. Crypto’s earliest adopters had lofty goals about revolutionising finance and defending individuals against expropriation and inflation. They wanted to hand power to small investors, who would otherwise be at the mercy of giant financial institutions. This was more than an asset: it was technology as liberation.
That is all forgotten now. Crypto has not just facilitated fraud, money-laundering and other flavours of financial crime on a gargantuan scale. The industry has also developed a grubby relationship with the executive branch of America’s government that outstrips that of Wall Street or any other industry. Crypto has become the ultimate swamp asset.
The contrast with what is happening outside America is striking. Jurisdictions as varied as the European Union, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates have managed to give digital assets new regulatory clarity in recent years. They have done so without the same rampant conflicts of interest. In parts of the developing world, where expropriation by governments is rife, inflation is highest and the debasement of currencies is a real risk, crypto still fulfils something like the role that the early idealists once hoped it would.
All this is happening as the underlying technology of digital assets is coming into its own. There is still plenty of speculation. But crypto is slowly being taken more seriously by mainstream financial firms and tech companies. The amount of real-world assets, including private credit, US Treasury bonds and commodities, which have been “tokenised” to be traded on a blockchain has almost tripled over the past 18 months. Vanilla financial institutions like BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are large issuers of tokenised money-market funds. Crypto firms have become involved, offering tokens pegged to assets such as gold.
Perhaps the most promising use is by payments firms. Some are embracing stablecoins (digital tokens backed by other, more conventional assets). In the past month alone, Mastercard has said it will allow customers and merchants to pay and settle transactions in stablecoins. Stripe, a fintech firm, has launched stablecoin financial accounts in 101 countries. Stripe also bought Bridge, a stablecoin platform, this year. Three years after scrapping its Diem project, Meta may dip its toe in the water again.
This is an opportunity that crypto firms risk blowing. Boosters argue that they had no alternative but to fight dirty in America when Joe Biden was in the White House. Under Gary Gensler’s leadership, the Securities and Exchange Commission took a dim view of the sector, enmeshing many of its most prominent firms in enforcement actions and legal cases. Banks were scared away from offering services to crypto firms and from dabbling in crypto, especially with stablecoins. In that sense the industry has a point. Clarifying the legal status of crypto through the courts, rather than through Congress, was neither particularly effective, nor always fair. The regulatory pendulum has now swung hard in the opposite direction, and most of the cases against crypto firms have been abandoned. The result is that crypto needs saving from itself in America. New rules are still needed to ensure that risks are not injected into the financial system. If politicians, scared of the industry’s electoral power, fail to regulate crypto properly, the long-term consequences will be harmful. The danger of putting too few guardrails in place is not just theoretical. Three of the largest banks which collapsed in 2023, Silvergate, Signature and Silicon Valley Bank, all had large exposures to the crypto industry’s flighty deposits. Stablecoins can be vulnerable to runs and should be regulated like banks.
Without such changes, the leading lights in crypto land will come to regret the bargains struck in Washington. The industry is largely silent about the florid conflicts of interest generated by the Trump family’s crypto investments. Legislation is needed to clarify the status of the industry and the assets, to give the regulatory security the more sensible crypto firms have long hoped for. The blending of the president’s commercial interests and the business of government is already making that harder. A crypto bill in the Senate failed to advance on a procedural vote on May 8th after many Democratic senators withdrew their support, along with three Republicans.
Me, me, meme
No industry that becomes so associated with one party can be immune to the mood swings of the American electorate. In hailing Mr Trump as a saviour, and becoming the favoured swamp asset, the industry has picked a side. Crypto has a new role at the policymaking table. But the industry’s reputation and fate are now tied to the ups and downs of its political benefactor. Crypto has been good to the Trumps. But ultimately the benefits of this deal will flow only one way. ■
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@ 9c8096eb:66e47555
2025-05-14 08:02:09
Congrats. Sounds great and needs to be tested soon. Love to see it on Google Play. Please consider also adding to nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0, which is great for the community approach.
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@ 700c6cbf:a92816fd
2025-05-17 14:26:01
Unfortunately, yes
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@ 493a5a07:e00c2557
2025-05-17 15:03:41
Worthless drug addict.
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@ 9c5d0bcc:4787ce5e
2025-05-17 14:30:42
Severe weather, including possible tornado, leaves at least 14 dead in Kentucky; 7 dead in Missouri
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/severe-weather-including-possible-tornado-leaves-at-least-14-dead-in-kentucky-7-dead-in-missouri/articleshow/121237895.cms
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-14 13:28:20
Published v.0.4.0 of zap.stream app with todays changes, going to setup iOS testflight today maybe ill drop a link later for that..
# Added
- Chat raids
- Stream info card to display summary / cards
- Follow / Unfollow buttons on stream info card and chat modal card
# Fixed
- Unfocus chat when sending message
- Filter non-hls streams
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/nostrlabs-io/zap-stream-flutter/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0
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@ d4338b7c:f1d23a5b
2025-05-17 15:03:39
Gm ☕️ 🤙 🫂
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@ d9dba0e0:e37320e2
2025-05-17 15:03:39
Funny.
What would you do and say to a state that has you locked in an open air prison with zero ability to self govern the most important parts of your society (energy and water.)
What would you say today when the same people that have had their boot on your neck are actively ethnic cleansing your people?
What words would you use for the aggressor and oppressor here?
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 11:27:14
Self-zap test using NWC
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@ 98de3e4c:849315e5
2025-05-17 14:25:08
肯定不能让他们做大，一群没有软肋的青壮年男性聚在一起会发生什么，想想都可怕，会得艾滋病啊😈
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@ cff1720e:15c7e2b2
2025-05-14 07:53:33
nostr:naddr1qqv9xct5d3skuarfwvk5zunjd9mx2uedw4ek6up30gpzq6ksswfdrw4r7mlh49qfu2k9u4zrtpextk955kquvpna3r4rq9vyqvzqqqr4gu0x49fz
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@ a95c6243:d345522c
2025-05-13 08:19:11
Heise: Meta will wohl doch Gesichtserkennung in smarte Brillen einbauen
'Laut Berichten entwickelt Meta Funktionen zur Gesichtserkennung für seine Smart Glasses. Der Konzern vermied diese Technik dort bisher aus Datenschutzgründen.'
https://www.heise.de/news/Privatsphaere-Meta-will-wohl-doch-Gesichtserkennung-in-smarte-Brillen-einbauen-10379476.html
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@ 41de1771:0b1d3243
2025-05-17 14:21:28
and fits for you!!
#smij #zapd #grownostr
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@ 5b74dc08:7453758b
2025-05-17 15:03:38
秋元康スレで川の流れのようにを知らない5ちゃん初心者がイキリちらす
https://greta.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/poverty/1747491710/
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秋元康が作詞した曲数、４,５００曲を越えてしまう・・・ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ [348480855]
https://greta.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/poverty/1747487948/
10 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止です (ﾜｯﾁｮｲW 23ce-c72B) 投稿日:2025/05/17(土) 22:20:32.15 ID:CGL/q1Zd0
太ってるお爺さんは嫌い
40 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止です (ﾜｯﾁｮｲW 23ce-c72B) 投稿日:2025/05/17(土) 22:26:25.97 ID:CGL/q1Zd0
この人作詞家なのか。一曲も知らないな。十把一絡げの整形ブスグループプロデューサーだと思っていた。
51 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止です (ﾜｯﾁｮｲW 23ce-c72B) 投稿日:2025/05/17(土) 22:29:05.41 ID:CGL/q1Zd0
>>48
だから美空ひばりなんて知らないんだって。誰もがお前みたいな還暦や古稀の爺さんだと思ったら大間違い。
57 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止です (ﾜｯﾁｮｲW 23ce-c72B) 投稿日:2025/05/17(土) 22:30:04.02 ID:CGL/q1Zd0
高齢者ってなんで自分が知ってると他人も知ってるのは当然だと思うのか
統合失調症なのかな
69 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止です (ﾜｯﾁｮｲW 23ce-c72B) 投稿日:2025/05/17(土) 22:33:17.36 ID:CGL/q1Zd0
>>59
高齢者や老人はすぐ動画を見せようとしたりわけのわからん画像が大好きだけど、そんなリンクは踏まないから。
一度精神科受診をするといい。思考回路が老人か統合失調症の典型だから。投薬治療が遅れると美空ひばりみたいに早死にするのでは
72 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止です (ﾜｯﾁｮｲW 23ce-c72B) 投稿日:2025/05/17(土) 22:34:25.06 ID:CGL/q1Zd0
誰もが演歌を聴いて酔いしれると思ったら大間違いだよ、昭和８年生の爺さん
77 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止です (ﾜｯﾁｮｲW 23ce-c72B) 投稿日:2025/05/17(土) 22:36:13.06 ID:CGL/q1Zd0
タレントのCD大量に買わせて握手イベントするんだっけ
昔よくゴミ捨て場で見たよ。
87 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止です (ﾜｯﾁｮｲW 23ce-c72B) 投稿日:2025/05/17(土) 22:41:33.31 ID:CGL/q1Zd0
>>78
そういう誰にも支持されてない狭いジャンルの低知能やギリ健アタオカに愛好される趣味をさも日本人の大多数が愛好してるみたいに一般化するのはやめろよ爺さん
趣味なんて他人に押し付けしたり、関係者が居るから気をつけろよと強迫するものじゃないんだよね
Aさんてネット対策に強迫行為をする工作員を使ってるのか？？
98 名前:番組の途中ですがアフィサイトへの転載は禁止で
（省略）
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@ 63fe6318:330504ed
2025-05-14 08:32:27
No, but it makes you wonder if we should be eating these things at all
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@ a296b972:e5a7a2e8
2025-05-13 07:48:00
Blackrock-Spargel 2. Wahl
Was da so alles seit dem 6. Mai 2025 aus Berlin kommt, ist sowas von keine-4-Jahre.
START - STOP - SCHADE !
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@ 06b7819d:d1d8327c
2025-05-17 11:24:30
getsafebox is just the front end web app. Your actual safebox lives independently of the web app. I haven’t yet built the front end part yet, but you’ll be able to recover your safebox to another web service.