Futurology Today

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29338016

So Amazon finally closed up the kindle 4 pc loophole (bah) and that means I need to learn how to find ebooks for the authors who insist on releasing exclusively on kindle.

Looks like ebook-hunter and the like are the way to go for that (and I set up a reminder to try to get an invite to myanonamouse and we'll see how that goes). But... that site uses tiny-files which is straight up cancer. Not the end of the world to click the same link and close the same blocked pop ups five times in a row for a one off but... yeah.

Back in the day we used apps like jdownloader to make this less painful but from checking out the flatpak... that might be actively malware at this point AND it wants me to install definitely malware browser plugins and the like.

So is there a better alternative? Preferably something I can run in a container on a random server.

Thanks.

But in comparison to a physical location, outreach teams are limited in the resources they can offer, says Mia Hershkowitz, a harm reduction worker. For instance: Hershkowitz describes how outreach teams can only carry small amounts of oxygen due to its weight. But as terrifying amounts of veterinary tranquilizer poison the unregulated supply of drugs, Naloxone, the medication commonly used to reverse opioid poisoning, is simply not strong enough. People who are overdosing often need oxygen to help bring their heart rate back up – but outreach teams rarely have access to it.

According to Toronto’s Drug Checking Service, more than half of all fentanyl checked in the first two weeks of April contains some form of toxic tranquilizer.

That situation would become more severe under the Safer Municipalities Act, a new bill proposed by the Ford government. If passed, it would let police ticket and arrest people using illegal drugs in public, slapping them with harsher punishments including a fine of up to $10,000 and being jailed for up to six months.

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I want to thank everyone who responded with advice for my last post.

Per the advice I received, I went ahead and found a 10-10-10 Scott's fertilizer. I tried to apply it or the instructions, mixing it into the soil, and watered it in. I'm hoping for good things. One thing I'm curious about: the instructions indicate this particular product should be applied every two months, which seems like a long interval. Shouldn't I be fertilizing more often? Did I choose the wrong kind?

Also, I finally got some straw and used it as mulch. It seems like it's keeping the soil wetter for longer.

As for my plants:

My potted tomato plant is taking off, more so than the ones I have in the actual bed. I installed a stake and a cage. I had primed of the first flower, but I believe it may be ready to bloom again. Do I need to keep trimming the flowers until it gets bigger?

The onions I started later are taking off, too. I planted them as far apart as my instructions suggested, but I'm wondering if they need to be thinned out. The container is small, I know, but I'm hoping it's just deep enough for them to succeed. I do worry if I'm keeping them too wet--the container is self-watering, so I've watered them less, but the soil is constantly moist. Will this be a problem later on?

My herbs (rosemary, dill, African and sweet basil, and peppermint) seem to be doing well. The African basil is flowering--do I need to cut these back for any reason?

My cucumbers are growing, but slowly. Three of them are definitely bigger, though one lags behind. I'm thinking the shallow depth of my bed is coming into play here. I wonder if I should try to transfer them to a deep pit like the one tomato I have already mentioned.

The four tomato plants I have in the bed, determinate and semi-determinate, aren't gaining a lot of height, but they do seem bushier. Again, I wonder if the shallowness of my bed is already holding them back. Stakes and cages are in place for the semi-determinate varieties, but I only have stakes for my two Roma plants.

Here's the peppermint I was warned would take over my bed given a chance. Do I need to go ahead and transfer it to a separate area or pot now?

My loose leaf lettuce seeds have sprouted, which is cool. I'm watching them closely to see how it grows. I didn't fertilize these plants since they're so young for fear of hurting them.

Also, the marigold seeds I planted along the edges between the mature marigolds I planted have sprouted, as well.

These pots are on the front side of my house. The small and medium size ones have more marigolds I planted from seed. I'm wondering if they're getting big enough that I will need to thin them out.

The big pot at the bottom has Shasta Daisies. They took a while to sprout, and are growing much more slowly than my other flowers.

I've got two planters with Zinnias I sewed on my porch, and they're really doing well. I'm wondering if and when I should think these too.

I appreciate any advice you guys may have as I progress. I'm trying to learn as much as I can, and you all have been an important part of my education so far.

If everyone is okay with it, I'll continue to post updates. Thanks for your help!

This is mine

I stopped listening to it because I made the "mistake" of dedicating it to my then girlfriend. I had always wanted to dedicate the song to someone, it never crossed my mind that things would not end well. When we broke up I deleted the song from my playlist and regretfully stopped listening to it, the memories it was associated with were too painful.

Recently I am trying to reconnect with the song. The memories are still there, but now they are warm and bearable, melancholic but sweet.

I made this one for dinner today. It turned out REALLY spicy 😅

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The original was posted on /r/portugal by /u/createdin1987 on 2025-05-08 22:40:21+00:00.

Eu, 38 M ( desculpa o meu mau portuguese ) estou a passar me de cabeça. Estou a trabalhar como expeditor numa fabrica de 7 anos e estao a exigir muita coisa de mim e de nos.Nunca foi promovido,ou aumentado nem a categoria profissional alterou ,o local e muito toxico,a lema e a mesma: "Quem nao gosta e que vai pra casa".Estao a substituir facil o pessoal ,e o novo empregado anda empolgado e contente .A mulher da RH age como uma rainha e nao faz nada acerca o nosso ambiente,o manager so fala com barriga cheia.So vejo propaganda tipo "consultas psicologicas'' faz com que pensar que culpa e sempre nossa mas maioria das vezes e a entidade exige muito mas nao a condiçoes,muito mau pago nos precisamos e de dinheiro nao tretas. Sempre dediquei me no trabalho ,fez coisas muito profissional,nao dei faltas e os ""fofoqueiros" ficou sempre com credito. Estou muito ,muito ,muito cansado e nao consigo dormir a noite pois faço trabalho fisico ,fecho caixas, faço paletes ,etc tambem trabalho na otica do utilizador tipo packing e a sistema sempre falha e atrapalha o meu serviço e o meu chefe me pressiona e o manager quer que trato da entrada do packing que e feita virtual. Fiquei na empressa com esperança que vai melhorar ,mas cada vez esta ficar pior ,pois foi vendida e um grupo comprou e estao a pensar so em faturaçao que se dane o estado mental das pessoal. A questao e a seguinte:

• Eu por enquanto nao pago renda,estou solteiro sem filhos,nao tenho creditos ,tenho comida na mesa sempre que chego em casa,nao tenho poupancas so fez DCA em Bitcoin durante 1 ano semanal e estou a pensar largar o trabalho de repente ja nao posso,so que tenho que dar 60 dias de casa que e um iferno e vao me colocar num spot ruin . Preguntas: - posso ir ao ACT explicar a situaçao e cessar o contrato na hora?
• posso faltar do trabalho quando me apetece ate quando eles vao me demitir por justa causa?
• se for dar 60 dias a casa posso ir ao trabalho sem fazer um Crl ou so picar no ponto e bazar? E o seguinte:Estou a pensar arrumar um part-time para eu me recompor.Mesmo se for pago 700€ por mes mas nao me importo saude mental e o numero um com prioridade. Estou a praticar desporto todos dias,como saudavel,ler livros auto ajuda e podcast mesmo assim estou afeitado do trabalho estou a dar em maluco. Algumas ideais por favor?

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O Público fez perguntas aos líderes sobre vários temas, e sendo este um que me preocupa bastante fica aqui a posição dos partidos.

PSD, PS, e BE, sim, são a favor da proibição (até sexto ano).

O Inês do PAN falou falou e não tomou posição, assim como o Paulo Raimundo da CDU.

O livre e a il consideram que devem ser os agrupamentos a decidir, mas o livre diz que deve haver uma moratória para proibir até se obter mais dados.

O ventura não respondeu, para surpresa de zero pessoas.

A mim faz me confusão este engonhanço. Proíbam....para ontem. Estar a adiar é ter mais gerações de crianças afectadas por esta epidemia. E ter partidos a dizer que devem ser os agrupamentos a decidir, é confiar demasiado nas direções, e criar ainda mais divisões entre agrupamentos, quando as crianças devem ter um acesso igualitário à educação.

As I get older, I notice that the open world formula is tiring! I much prefer a linear game told well than the same game with add-ons.

I was looking forward to Days Gone. I haven't had it spoiled for me, so I picked it up and when I realized it was open world, it killed my enthusiasm for it.

I just can't go hours on end forever just because.

For me, open worlds are almost a Nay! I've heard great things about Days Gone, and I want to play it, but the amount of time it will take to go through the story, because it's open world, I don't know. I get tired just to think about it.

What about you? Do you enjoy open-world games? Do you seek them?

The incident exposed an inherent tension in Israeli tourism during wartime. Shulkind, who leads one of the largest Jewish day schools in the U.S., said Milken came “as an act of Zionism to experience Israel for all of its wonder and all of its pain post-Oct. 7.”

“The Israeli teenagers chased our students and their much older siblings came from the other direction on the promenade and sprayed pepper spray at 10 Milken students,” she continued. “In two cases, our students were also pushed, punched, and kicked as well.”