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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 23:08:40 JST 
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>[...] According to the Daily Mail:
>[ibid.] “A nine-year-old child is among the youngsters being probed by police over hate incidents… Officers recorded incidents against the child, who called a fellow primary school pupil a ‘retard’, and against two schoolgirls who said another student smelled ‘like fish.’ The youngsters were among multiple cases of children being recorded as having committed non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs), The Times discovered through freedom of information requests to police forces.”
>“Non-crime hate” was introduced in 2014 as part of the Hate Crime Operational Guidelines.
>It is chilling in its ambiguity and scope. It only requires the perception of either a victim or a third party that a statement is motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or transgender identity.
>The HCOG stresses, “The victim does not have to justify or provide evidence of their belief, and police officers or staff should not directly challenge this perception. Evidence of the hostility is not required.”
>That guarantees the maximal level of investigation and documentation of speech incidents. The chilling effect on free speech is glacial.
>For years, I have been writing about the decline of free speech in the United Kingdom and the steady stream of arrests. A man was convicted for sending a tweet while drunk referring to dead soldiers. Another was arrested for an anti-police t-shirt. Another was arrested for calling the Irish boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend a “leprechaun.” Yet another was arrested for singing “Kung Fu Fighting.” A teenager was arrested for protesting outside of a Scientology center with a sign calling the religion a “cult.”Last year, Nicholas Brock, 52, was convicted of a thought crime in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The neo-Nazi was given a four-year sentence for what the court called his “toxic ideology” based on the contents of the home he shared with his mother in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
>While most of us find Brock’s views repellent and hateful, they were confined to his head and his room. Yet, Judge Peter Lodder QC dismissed free speech or free thought concerns with a truly Orwellian statement:
>“I do not sentence you for your political views, but the extremity of those views informs the assessment of dangerousness.”
>Lodder lambasted Brock for holding Nazi and other hateful values:
>“[i]t is clear that you are a right-wing extremist, your enthusiasm for this repulsive and toxic ideology is demonstrated by the graphic and racist iconography which you have studied and appeared to share with others…” [...]
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 12:59:30 JST
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 14-Nov-2024 12:19:35 JST
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>On Monday the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that at least 90 Hezbollah rockets were fired on the major port city of Haifa in a massive barrage.
>A first large wave of 80 rockets was inbound, and the IDF says it intercepted most, and this was followed by a smaller second barrage of ten missiles. This set off sirens across the whole Haifa area. "Damage was caused to homes and cars in Kiryat Ata, and a teenager was slightly hurt by glass shards," Times of Israel reports of the attack.
>"It marks one of the largest rocket attacks on the port city amid the fighting with Hezbollah," the report continues. The prior single day's record was as follows: "On October 8, 2024, Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at Haifa in two barrages."
>Elsewhere in northern Israel some 50 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards the upper and western Galilee areas, and many of these were also intercepted, with others falling in open areas.
>[...] The Israeli army is meanwhile continuing to issue forced evacuation orders for parts of southern Lebanon. It is calling on the civilian population to move north of the Awali River.
>The order was addressed to the towns of Sheheen, al-Jebbayn, Tayr Harfa, Abu Shash, Beit Shama, Majdal Zoun, al-Mansouri, Zebqin, Rashidieh, Barghliyeh, Qasmiyeh, al-Bayyaada, Naqoura, Bint Jbeil, Ainata, Kounine, Aitaroun, Taybeh, Rab Thalathin, Markaba, and Bani Hayyan.
>The Lebanese government and humanitarian groups have complained that these tactics amount to a forced military cleansing of territory - given that anyone remaining is then deemed an armed militant and can be killed.
>But in northern Israel, some 80,000 Israeli residents have remained forcibly evacuated from their homes for over a year, due to the constant threat of Hezbollah rockets and drones.
>[from @WarMonitors, image] "⚡️Fire in Haifa following strike"
>In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly acknowledged for the first time that he had personally approved the series of pager attacks that killed and wounded dozens of Hezbollah operatives in September. This marks the first official confirmation that Hezbollah was behind the attacks.
>It is believed that Israeli intelligence Mossad years ago covertly intercepted shipments of communications devices bound for Hezbollah, and rigged them with explosives, and then waited to send a signal that would detonate them.
The fight continues.
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 21:21:15 JST
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 30-Sep-2024 18:04:53 JST
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@augustus And did it mention the Holocaust and Austrian economics like the rest of Mayncius Fentbug's works? -
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 30-Sep-2024 17:53:53 JST
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 20:22:27 JST
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Brat if true.
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 04:50:41 JST
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>AMD is warning about a high-severity CPU vulnerability named SinkClose that impacts multiple generations of its EPYC, Ryzen, and Threadripper processors. The vulnerability allows attackers with Kernel-level (Ring 0) privileges [that is, device drivers] to gain Ring -2 privileges and install malware that becomes nearly undetectable.
>Ring -2 is one of the highest privilege levels on a computer, running above Ring -1 (used for hypervisors and CPU virtualization) and Ring 0, which is the privilege level used by an operating system's Kernel.
>The Ring -2 privilege level is associated with modern CPUs' System Management Mode (SMM) feature. SMM handles power management, hardware control, security, and other low-level operations required for system stability.
>Due to its high privilege level, SMM is isolated from the operating system to prevent it from being targeted easily by threat actors and malware.
>Tracked as CVE-2023-31315 and rated of high severity (CVSS score: 7.5), the flaw was discovered by IOActive Enrique Nissim and Krzysztof Okupski, who named privilege elevation attack 'Sinkclose.'
>Full details about the attack will be presented by the researchers at tomorrow in a DefCon talk titled "AMD Sinkclose: Universal Ring-2 Privilege Escalation."
>The researchers report that Sinkclose has passed undetected for almost 20 years, impacting a broad range of AMD chip models.
>Ring -2 is isolated and invisible to the OS and hypervisor, so any malicious modifications made on this level cannot be caught or remediated by security tools running on the OS.
>Okupski told Wired that the only way to detect and remove malware installed using SinkClose would be to physically connect to the CPUs using a tool called a SPI Flash programmer and scan the memory for malware.
Access to Ring 0 on Windows is trivial:
>[...] Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors, like the North Korean Lazarus group, have been using BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver) techniques or even leveraging zero-day Windows flaws to escalate their privileges and gain kernel-level access.
>Ransomware gangs also use BYOVD tactics, employing custom EDR killing tools they sell to other cybercriminals for extra profits.
>The notorious social engineering specialists Scattered Spider have also been spotted leveraging BYOVD to turn off security products.
>These attacks are possible via various tools, from Microsoft-signed drivers, anti-virus drivers, MSI graphics drivers, bugged OEM drivers, and even game anti-cheat tools that enjoy kernel-level access.
Whose lucky Russian \ Chinese state APT group will pounce on this to create another bootkit?
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-amd-sinkclose-flaw-helps-install-nearly-undetectable-malware/ -
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Aug-2024 11:18:56 JST
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@Terry How much time has he left before the mass protests, the defection of his loyal cadres and so on? -
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 17:57:46 JST
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>The biggest European car market, Germany, saw the sales of electric vehicles plummet by 36.8% in July from a year earlier, as EV sales are softening worldwide and as Berlin ended subsidies at the end of 2023.
>New car registrations of battery vehicle vehicles (BEVs) in Germany slumped to 30,762 vehicles in July from the same month of 2023, the latest data rom the German Federal Motor Transport Authority showed on Monday. July marked the largest annual drop in EV sales since the government ended subsidies for EV acquisitions in December 2023.
>While BEV sales plunged, the overall car market held relatively flat. New car registrations of gasoline-powered passenger vehicles rose by 0.1% year-over-year in July, and diesel car sales increased by 1.4%.
>Tesla’s new registrations slumped by 36.7% in July compared to the same month of 2023, and was among the worst-performing foreign brands in Germany last month. Renault, Hyundai, and Fiat, among others, also saw their sales on the German market fall in July compared to a year earlier.
>EV demand has visibly softened over the past year, leaving legacy automakers in the U.S., Germany, and France struggling with an overcapacity of their EV models as they realize that the transition to fully electrified transportation will be taking longer than they thought.
>Earlier this year, BEV sales in the United States fell for the first time since the onset of Covid in 2020.
>With lower EV sales than expected, major carmakers in the U.S. and Europe are scaling back production of electric vehicles amid overcapacity and are rethinking their ambitious EV sales goals.
>Rising concerns about EV capital costs, uncertainties around a number of elections this year, especially in the U.S., and a shortage of rapid-charging stations are the three key factors slowing the EV momentum, Goldman Sachs Research analyst Kota Yuzawa said in May.
>The slowdown in global EV sales has hit the profits of the major EV battery manufacturers this year, too.
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 13-Jul-2024 10:43:16 JST
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>Dramatic footage from the largest airport in northern Italy, which serves Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, and the Swiss canton of Ticino, captures the moment a LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300 experienced a severe tail strike incident.
>Aviation blog AIRLIVE reports that a LATAM Boeing 777-300 departing from Milan Malpensa Airport to Sao Paulo suffered a tail strike on runway 35, left.
>"The Boeing aircraft is seen performing the rotation too early making the tail to strike the runway for 10 seconds before finally climbing," AIRLIVE wrote.
>The leading cause of tail strikes in the aviation world is premature rotation by the pilot of an aircraft. However, an investigation needs to be conducted into this incident to see whether the incident was a human error or perhaps a mechanical one.
>AIRLIVE said, "As the tower noticed the pilots, the B777 climbed to 6,000 ft before circling for about one hour. It landed back at Milan on runway 35R one hour and 9 minutes after departure."
>Local media outlet VareseNews posted CCTV footage of the incident on YouTube, along with a caption that read (translated into English):
>The accident which occurred at Malpensa at 1.32pm on Tuesday 9 July is part of a codified type of accident, called "tail strike": it occurs when the tail of a plane touches the runway during take-off or landing. This type of accident can cause significant damage to the aircraft structure, compromising its integrity and safety. During a tail strike, the lower part of the rear fuselage, including the tail, suffers a direct impact with the ground, causing abrasions, deformations and, in more serious cases, failure of the structure.
>This week has yet to inspire much confidence in the aviation industry following a series of Boeing jet mishaps this year.
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 09:41:58 JST
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>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Warsaw on Monday, where he signed a new security agreement with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
>Given that the sought-after admission into NATO has been on hold, Zelensky has been inking separate defense pacts with individual G7 and NATO countries, including Germany, the US, UK, France, and the EU. But there's a key and unprecedented provision in this newest pact with Poland, centered on authorization for Polish forces to intercept inbound Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory.
>According to the agreement, Ukraine has formally given its permission for such anti-air intercepts in the scenario where Warsaw believes a Russian rocket is headed toward Polish territory.
>[from the Kyiv Independent] "Ukraine and Poland agreed to further develop political, military, and economic cooperation, and "cooperate closely in the reconstruction of Ukraine as a sovereign and democratic state.
>During the joint press conference with Tusk, Zelensky thanked Poland for the "special agreements" in the document.
>The president added that the security agreement includes a provision to develop "a mechanism" for intercepting Russian missiles and drones in Ukraine's airspace aimed at Poland."
>Tusk said in a press conference that the two partners "will work together to work out how we can quickly implement this point" of the deal.
>Tusk confirmed that the provision is mentioned as part of the agreement, but still attempted to downplay it, explaining that it "indicates the need for talks on this matter," as cited in regional reports.
>Apparently recognizing the potential that this could trigger Article 5, Tusk continued: "We need clear cooperation within NATO here, because such actions require joint NATO responsibility."
>He stipulated, just ahead of this week's annual NATO summit in Washington D.C., that "We will include other NATO allies in this conversation. So we treat the matter seriously as open, but not yet finalized."
>The provision appears a desperate attempt of Zelensky to get a NATO country to ink deals premised on commitments to come directly to Ukraine's military aid. If Poland did so, it would not be merely defending its neighbor Ukraine, but would be intervening against Russia's military.
>While there have been 'errant' missiles from the Ukraine war which have fallen on Polish territory, in once instance causing a civilian's death, neighboring NATO states have thus far not fired directly on Russian forces or assets.
So, what will be the first hospital in Poland misteriously shot by a Russian missile ahead of an important summit?
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2024 20:42:31 JST
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>A Clarify Capital survey of more than 1,000 hiring managers showed that, beyond fake growth metrics and productivity drivers, one third of professionals claimed they used ghost posts to placate overworked employees.
>The phenomenon has caused universal frustration on both the applicant and hiring side. On average, it can take up to eight weeks for a job seeker to receive an offer after submitting an application online, according to job listing site Indeed. The process often includes resume tailoring, lengthy applications, and multiple rounds of interviews. That means applicants are wasting hours trying to get hired by companies that aren’t actually looking.
>Consequently, it’s not surprising that 55 percent of Americans say they’re “completely burned out” from job hunting, according to staffing company Insight Global.
>Many hiring professionals say ghost posting hurts businesses that are actually trying to recruit new talent. Creating a pre-qualified pool of candidates for future openings is why 37 percent of surveyed hiring managers say they ghost post, but some argue it'll have the opposite effect.
>“Ghost job postings are definitely problematic for companies legitimately trying to hire people,” Ben Lamarche, general manager at Lock Search Group, told The Epoch Times. “Not only do these clutter job boards and make it more difficult for candidates to find and apply to genuine job openings, they also cause frustration and mistrust among candidates.”
>Working at a recruitment and consulting agency, Mr. Lamarche has witnessed the rise of fake job posts. A former recruiter friend of his confessed to posting “ghost jobs” to impress clients and boost his performance metrics. Mr. Lamarche noted the recruiter didn’t seem concerned about the candidates’ quality or level of interest, he was just looking for contact information.
>He’s also seen incidents where professional candidates with perfectly matched skills suddenly face radio silence from hiring managers, only to find the exact job with the same ad posted on repeat every few weeks.
>Tech companies, recruiters, and staffing agencies are among the biggest ghost posters, according to Stephen Greet, the CEO of BeamJobs.
>“Tech companies are often cited as major users of ghost postings,” he said. “With how fast the industry moves, maintaining a pool of potential candidates ready to go is key. That way if a new project pops up or someone leaves, they’ve already got qualified people to consider.”
>The fake job listing trend isn’t limited to applicants with a broad range of expertise. Mr. Lamarche recalled the case of a colleague with a niche skill set who also fell into this trap. The colleague worked with X-ray systems on machines to determine metal fatigue.
>“The company scheduled an interview but then ghosted, and the job posting is still up over a year later,” Mr. Lamarche said. “It’s possible that these fake job postings are used for internal purposes, such as keeping the HR department busy or to avoid discrimination liabilities.”
>Some evidence supports this claim. A 2023 Visier analysis of 1,000 full-time U.S. employees revealed nearly half spend more than 10 hours per week trying to look busy instead of being productive. Eighty-three percent of respondents admitted to engaging in busy work over the past 12 months. This is something Visier calls “productivity theater.”
Do people wonder why young men drop dead from fentanyl abuse, enter in militias or check out of society entirely?
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 08:11:26 JST
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Another week of defenestration for PHP.
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 05:29:52 JST
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America will only get worse.
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Apr-2024 03:24:30 JST
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>Ukraine is currently working to produce 1 million military drones each year, some of which would be specially designed to neutralize armored military vehicles. To this end, the Ukrainian military industry has copied one of Russia’s most successful weapons, the ZALA Lancet anti-tank drone.
>The official name of the device, dubbed “Ukrolancet” on social media, is not yet known, but it is known that series production started in February this year, that it will be equipped with a 3-kilogram warhead and feature a range of 100 kilometers. The drone can be used to destroy both static and moving targets and has already been used in live operations against a Russian air defense system.
>Russia is reportedly having difficulty manufacturing these drones because they use U.S.-made circuit boards from NVIDIA and AMD. The price of the drones is estimated at around $35,000.
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 05-Apr-2024 17:04:17 JST
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@kirby @Fash-E @WaifuPoaster88 @kvit >Kvit is gone
Why it can't be the most retarded people to go? Why all the good people? -
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 03:52:33 JST
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>On Tuesday morning, the Baltimore District, US Army Corps of Engineers published new 3D images of the wreckage at the bottom of the shipping channel on social media.
>"These 3D images show the sheer magnitude of the very difficult and challenging salvage operation ahead," the US Army Corps of Engineers said in a Facebook post.
>The post continued, "The underwater sonar imaging tool, known as CODA Octopus, is the primary survey tool used by divers, with visibility clouded to just one to two feet because of the four to five feet of mud and loose bottom of the Patapsco River."
>"Divers are forced to work in virtual darkness, because when lit, their view is similar to driving through a heavy snowfall at night with high-beam headlights on. So murky is the water, divers must be guided via detailed verbal directions from operators in vessels topside who are viewing real-time CODA imagery," Army Corps of Engineers pointed out.
>They added that "no usable underwater video exists of the wreckage" because, as one Navy diver put it, "there's no need to take video of something you can't even see."
>The complexity of this salvage operation suggests the main shipping channel will be closed for weeks if not months.
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 01-Apr-2024 20:10:08 JST
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:afire: palingenetic man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Mar-2024 09:38:21 JST
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@sickburnbro This does not account for the divergence between homosexual transsexuals (who possess an average IQ, even if reported often to be slightly on the right side of the median) and the autogynephilics who test for these high scores.
sillyolme.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/smarter-than-the-average-bear/
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