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Espionage can result in a death penalty but it’s currently the case that the UK (courts) would like a guarantee from the US (lol) that he won’t be executed. Other than that I think it’s over 100 years and they can add more charges when he arrives.

They did something similar with Chelsea Manning, announced they were “thinking about a pardon” to see if there would be pushback.

It’s proving to be rather embarrassing for the UK, it’s clear to many here how he’s been treated and how much of a stitch up the trial has been. I imagine the US could do without the international attention on this - court cases, more Russia speculation in an election year.

And the “authorities” have made their point: don’t try to take the piss out of us, we will ruin your life even if we don’t get you to trial. Julian Assange’s case will certainly be putting off quite a few people from becoming radical journalists.

Shit in… shit out, or to put it another way: racism in… racism out.

I propose we create another LLM… a Left Language Model.

Sorry, you are correct. I researched plans to get a Kobo last year and I guess what I found out morphed from a rooted Kobo with Koreader into Kobo being open source. My apologies.

I can’t wait to get a (regular) Kobo, my Kindle Paperwhite is still going strong and it’s 10 years old, but I really want a Kobo because it’s opensource. Amazon’s OS is dreadful, mine’s been in airplane mode for most of those 10 years and I just use a usb cable with it. I hope it dies soon so I will have a good excuse to replace it.

Nice news to read. I hope we will see many more court cases; it’s clear we cannot rely on politicians to try to fix this problem.

Let’s hope they chose a memorable password for the account… a very very memorable password.

@genocide.joe@beehaw.org?

I put malt extract in my porridge, it adds a lovely colour and flavour, I’d never thought of using it in bread!

It might be that the bakers of the really dark stuff are using a caramel colouring, I have seen a couple of recipes that use it: https://artisanbreadinfive.com/2008/10/26/pumpernickel-bread-how-to-make-your-own-caramel-coloring/

I could imagine it might be popular with commercial/artisnal breadmakers as people think darker breads are healthier breads.

People in India were watching people checkout?! Poorly paid workers watching Westerners consume… this is so grim.

Time to dust off those guillotines.

People are still printing? I love it, proppa old skool that is. I thought the only person who printed stuff anymore was my mum who prints out her daily crossword.

Don’t forget to boycott HP because, not only are they shit printers, they provide computer hardware for the IDF, Israel’s police, and their Immigration and Population Authority. https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp

There have been a couple of recent (post-October) studies into BBC coverage, the issue I raise concerning the language used in the title is consistent with its use of language elsewhere. For example, Israelis are “killed” and Palestinians “die”.

"About 700 people have been killed in Israel since Hamas launched its attack on Saturday, with a further 500 having died in Gaza in retaliatory air strikes."
"Some 1200 people have been killed in Israel, while more than 1000 have died in retaliatory air strikes on Gaza."
"More than 700 people have been killed in Israel since Saturday and over 500 people have died in Gaza."

[…] the openDemocracy analysis found that the phrases “murder”, “murderous”, “mass murder”, “brutal murder” and “merciless murder” were used a total of 52 times by [BBC] journalists to refer to Israeli deaths – but never in relation to Palestinian deaths.

When I read this sort of coverage on a daily basis, I see these patterns repeated again and again, it’s a subtle reframing that many don’t notice but editors (and headline writers) at the BBC will be very aware of how they are using language. Space is not an excuse to remove the perpetrator from the picture regardless of how obvious that perpetrator might be, it is disingenuous.

Study shows BBC ‘bias’ in reporting on Palestinian and Israeli deaths - The National

One very important word missing from that headline. The BBC should be ashamed of its coverage as they do this again and again.

Corrected version: “World Central Kitchen halts operations in Gaza after ISRAELI strike kills staff”

Oh, this looks great. Honestly, I am very happy when closed-source apps become worse, these are all just opportunities for open source to move in and take over.

I’d imagine quite a bit of the stuttering and lag on Androids was/is a result of all the bloatware phone companies insist on putting on their phones. I’ve a 2018 OnePlus 6 that doesn’t lag or stutter because the only apps on it are the ones I choose to have on it and allow to run - it’s a degoogled phone running Lineage OS (Android 14) with zero bloat and zero ads and as a result a six-year-old phone is still buttery smooth. Phone companies have a lot to answer for… it’s lucky they don’t sell cars; they’d sell you a Ferrari and then weld a mobile home to the back of it to make it incredibly difficult to disconnect.

Mine is also oatmeal based… porridge, but I try to up it a little.

• 70g porridge oats
• 400ml whole milk
• Maple syrup
• Malt extract
• Any fruit will go with this.
  The malt extract gives a lovely colour and the maple syrup so as to avoid processed sugar (I don’t mind processed sugars, just not for breakfast) I also like to cook it on a very low heat for 30 minutes - porridge cooked to quickly doesn’t soften to a nice texture. It’s also really easy as I can wake up, put in on and get ready for my day and return to it when it’s done.

Looks delicious, I really think no-bake cheesecake is the way to go; it has a texture and density I much prefer. Though perhaps I’ve just not found the right baked cheesecake recipe!