https://www.europesays.com/1705556/ Senate approves bill to expand Social Security to millions of Americans #Economy

Geothermal electricity production has been getting good press this year and that's great, but let's keep it in perspective shall we.

I hope that geothermal electricity can break out from its niche role in the locations with high near-surface temps. It's still a blip in terms of clean energy production.

I worked in the field prior to leaving the Ivory Tower. It's human nature to tout the technology that you work most closely so take big predictions with a grain of salt.

Saturday News: “Musk Applauds the German Neo-Nazi Party”; No Government Shutdown – “House Republicans just exposed the limits of Trump’s power”; “Biden Just Beat…Trump On This Extremely Important Metric”; “Congress passes RFK bill in surprise move” https://bluevirginia.us/2024/12/saturday-news-musk-applauds-the-german-neo-nazi-party-no-government-shutdown-house-republicans-just-exposed-the-limits-of-trumps-power-biden-just-beat-trump-on-this-extremely-import

Rund Dreiviertel der Weltbevölkerung drohen extreme Wetterereignisse
https://www.wissenschaft-aktuell.de/artikel/Klimawandel__ndash__Rund_Dreiviertel_der_Weltbevoelkerung_drohen_extreme_Wetterereignisse1771015591042.html

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https://www.europesays.com/1705554/ Ukrainian soldier of the “Combat Action” unit holds his trench with a MG-3 while beeing under enemy fire. December 2024 #CombatFootage #Conflicts

A video of a walk along the Chattahoochee RiverLands trail in Mableton, the first segment of the 100+ mile project #CobbCounty #Mableton #ChattahoocheeRiverLands

https://cobbcountycourier.com/2024/12/a-walk-along-the-chattahoochee-riverlands-trail-in-mableton/

"Southern #California will see intensified storms driven by increased ocean evaporation, while #AtmosphericRivers in the Pacific Northwest will become more powerful, fueled by rising temperatures in the ocean and atmosphere."

https://www.newsweek.com/atmospheric-rivers-west-coast-climate-change-oregon-washington-california-2004322

The Christmas tree at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
#ChristmasTree #SFO #SanFrancisco

A Matter Of Trust 🏳️‍⚧️
#BillyJoel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYchgX1fMw

https://www.europesays.com/1705550/ Does this apply to your country as well #2WesternEurope4u #2WesternEurope4u #europe

Der Senat stimmt mehrheitlich für einen Übergangshaushalt. Zuletzt hatte eine Haushaltssperre mit unbezahltem Zwangsurlaub für Staatsbedienstete gedroht.

Hey check this out, in the last few days I have been putting up a lot of #quilts that were created my mom up for sale. She sent me a photo of this one the other day, it is the quilt in the pic below. This one she is including for free to the next person who buys a #quilt! It measures 13 x 13 in (33 x 33 cm). Her quilts are already very affordable, and now you get a second quilt added as well. Msg me if interested, LOTS of ones to choose from

#art #quilting #quilter #quilters

In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water

“This is the biggest, most complicated and most expensive ecosystem restoration project in the world. It’s really important that we get it right.”

https://apnews.com/article/everglades-florida-water-restoration-quality-f59f0a48e58d2fd3d23169c8b8e54e50

#environment #wildlife #coastal #climatechange #ecosystem #water

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Oh, and Happy Solstice to everyone who celebrates!

(Including me, I celebrate it!)

ЦИК отказался считать Конституцию правдой

🔓 Kmotr Motoristů donášel StB na kolegu závodníka, ten pak přišel o pas. „Je mi z toho zle,“ říká
https://denikn.cz/1609839/kmotr-motoristu-donasel-stb-nebojujeme-valky-minuleho-stoleti-reaguje-sef-strany-macinka/?cst=3f6226ca0b50960851156b7f6a8bfd434c303fd63af4356d85ff6f77c10c090b

The thing about always having room for #dessert isn't about actually having a "dessert pouch"; it's much more about a different #flavor experience (which is also why meals with varied dishes can be more satisfying).
As a side note, this is also an important difference between "eating until you're full" and "eating until you're satisfied" (which might actually be #eating more).

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1998-07236-010

Alle islamcritici het land uit.

Ich: Bitte drucke Datei A.

3d-Drucker: Möchtest du wirklich, dass ich Datei A drucke?

Ich: Ja.

3d-Drucker: Ich heize mal das Hot-End vor...

3d-Drucker: Ok, dann drucke ich jetzt Datei B.

Reproduzierbar, drei oder vier mal hintereinander. Grr. Also es zeigt den Namen von Datei B, und druckt auch wirklich die Inhalte von Datei B.

In two days we go to a rented beach house with our whole family to celebrate Christmas and my wife's birthday. Tonight we were invited to a dinner party with two other couples, and I just had a bad feeling about it – the last thing I want is to have COVID sneak into our group and ruin this trip, so I came up with an excuse.

Lo, today one of those friends woke up with a bad sore throat and so is canceling as well. He's hoping it's not strep; I'm hoping it's not COVID. Either way, I feel vindicated.

Justice Thomas hit with new allegations of undisclosed jet and yacht trips: report - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/clarence-thomas-undisclosed/

没抢到yoasobi 的票

https://www.europesays.com/1705546/ Faces of Elon Musk #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics

Why ABC settled a case they knew they would win — and why the Lincoln Project didn't - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/abc-news-lawsuit/

Psychiatrische und psychotherapeutische Behandlungen sind vor allem eins: Begegnungen von Mensch zu Mensch. Damit Kliniken Menschen in Krisen qualitätsvoll behandeln können, ist eine entsprechende Personalausstattung notwendig.

Daher ist es gut, dass das Bundessozialgericht die ab 2026 geltenden Sanktionen bei Nicht-Einhaltung von Personaluntergrenzen bestätigt hat. Damit sind Anreize gesetzt, die Personalsituation zu verbessern. Richtig ist aber auch: Bei Fachkräftemangel wird es schwierig werden, alle Stellen entsprechend besetzen zu können.

https://www.aerztezeitung.de/Wirtschaft/BSG-billigt-kommende-Sanktionen-bei-Unterbesetzung-in-Psychiatrie-und-Psychosomatik-455374.html

#psychiatrie #personal #kliniken #ppprl

I wish that there were marijuana bars where folks could gather and enjoy herb together. 💡💡💡

Businesses Back Georgian Protests as Crisis Disrupts Economy - https://civil.ge/archives/647053 “The crisis has transcended the boundaries of party politics and put the country in social and political danger,” #georgia

an interesting thing about using an API to interact with an LLM rather than like a chat box in a browser is you get to see more clearly what is actually happening.

I have a mini-PC set up on my home LAN running an Ollama endpoint. if you send a basic cURL request as a JSON, it looks like this:

very pleased that the YouTube algorithm has finally figured out i like to watch movie trailers.

Lindsay Owens: "Musk is going to pay for HIS tax cut with YOUR Social Security money." #politics

does anyone here know how a computer works? i think i've got a problem with mine

https://www.europesays.com/1705542/ Assessing the Potential Impact of the EU Forced Labor Regulation and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive #europe

https://www.europesays.com/1705540/ Jones Engineering named in European Union data centre investigation – The Irish Times #CompetitionAndConsumerProtectionCommissionCcpc #DataCentres #europe #EuropeanCommission #JonesEngineering #sisk