Futurology Today

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Therapists report increased anxiety among clients, particularly millennial women, LGBTQ individuals, and reproductive rights advocates, ahead of Donald Trump's second term.

Many feel unsafe due to his policies, unpredictability, and rhetoric.

Concerns include anti-trans legislation, threats to gay marriage, and restricted reproductive rights.

Experts note that Trump's media dominance amplifies stress, while burnout from past activism leaves some feeling powerless.

Therapists recommend limiting news consumption, seeking community support, and focusing on areas of personal control as ways to cope with these heightened political anxieties.

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Nearly six million kids fear family separation as Donald Trump’s administration prepares for the largest deportation operation in American history

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As you may know, I now wear 3D-printed glasses.

I've been wearing glasses for decades, since age 3, and because I'm lazy, I never take off my glasses even when I sleep, I'm not sure how, but even when I'm asleep, I never turn into a position that would damage my glasses. Decades of habit I guess...

Anyhow, the point is, apart from when I shower and when I go to the swimming pool, those 3D-printed glasses are sitting squarely on my face all day, every day. So probably close to 23.5 hours a day.

And I'm happy to report, PLA and PETG seem to have zero effects on my skin. No rash, no redness, no itching, zero discomfort. I've worn each material for at least 2 months straight and they seem perfectly fine.

I don't see any degradation of either material either, even after being exposed to acidity and oil from my skin for hours on end. I didn't expect PETG to react to anything, since it's more or less the same stuff soda bottles are made of, but I thought maybe PLA would degrade. But it doesn't. Perhaps it degrades slower than I anticipated. I'll report back in a year 🙂

A fire broke out early Monday at a retirement home on the outskirts of the Serbian capital Belgrade, killing eight people and injuring seven others.

Luka Causic, a police officer overseeing the emergency response, said there were around 30 people inside when the fire broke out at 3:30 am (02:30 GMT).

Causic said initial findings suggested that a resident may have started the fire.

"There is suspicion that this fire was caused by one of the residents, but the investigation will establish all the details," Causic told AFP.

Fire crews and emergency responders combed the area in the wake of the blaze, with a large portion of the facility's roof visibly charred, according to an AFP reporter.

Serbian officials later praised the rapid response of the local fire crews, despite the facility being located in a remote area.

"Unfortunately, eight individuals lost their lives in the fire. I must say that members of the emergency response sector reacted very promptly and successfully rescued, or rather evacuated, 13 people," Labour Minister Nemanja Starovic told local media.

The injured were being treated at hospitals in the Serbian capital.

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I finished Titanfall 2 last week and have looked at my deck ever since and have just been like "siiiiigh...."

I was so determined to keep going and then the game ended. And my heart was tugged on.

Does anyone know if there is a way to make the Web browser (Firefox-based in my case) ignore audio volume control commands coming from a site? Youtube has its automatic levels thing that it's forcing on me and I can't even disable it. (It's disabled and grayed out, but still happening.) Every time I open a new video it has changed the application volume to what they've arbitrarily decided is correct (but meanwhile the player in the page is still set to 100%.) I have a volume control I can reach with ease, so I don't need their "help."

I know there is an extension or a script to disable Youtube doing this, but it is my understanding that we have to use as few extensions as possible to reduce fingerprinting...

#WebBrowser #Firefox #Youtube #VolumeControls

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What are we thinking, new game or HD remake of stronghold crusader?

Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police.

The cybercrime known as "digital arrest" -- where fraudsters pose online as law enforcement officials and order people to transfer huge amounts of money -- has become so rampant that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued warnings.

Singh told AFP that money was his life savings.

"Over the years, I have skipped having tea outside, walked to avoid spending on public transport," the 62-year-old said, his voice breaking.

"Only I know how I saved my money."

Police say scammers have exploited the vast gap between the breakneck speed of India's data digitalisation, from personal details to online banking, and the lagging awareness of many of basic internet safety.

Fraudsters are using technology for data breaches, targeting information their victims believe is only available to government authorities, and making otherwise unlikely demands appear credible.

Indians have emptied their bank accounts "out of sheer fear", Modi said in an October radio broadcast, adding fraudsters "create so much psychological pressure on the victim".

Mobile phones, and especially video calling, have allowed fraudsters to reach straight into people's homes.

India runs the world's largest biometric digital identity programme -- called "Aadhaar", or foundation in Hindi -- a unique card issued to India's more than one billion people, and increasingly required for financial transactions.

Scammers often claim they are police investigating questionable payments, quoting their target's Aadhaar number to appear genuine.

They then request their victim make a "temporary" bank transfer to validate their accounts, before stealing the cash.

Singh, from India's eastern state of Bihar, said the web of lies began when he received a call in December, seemingly from the telecom regulatory authority.

"They said... police were on their way to arrest me," Singh said.

The fraudsters told Singh that his Aadhaar ID was being misused for illegal payments.

Terrified, Singh agreed to prove he had control of his bank account, and after spiralling threats, transferred over $16,100.

"I have lost sleep, don't feel like eating," he said. "I have been ruined."

The surge of online scams is worrying because of "how valid they make it look and sound", said police officer Sushil Kumar, who handled cybercrimes for half a decade.

The perpetrators range from school dropouts to highly educated individuals.

"They know what to search for on the internet to find out basic details of how government agencies work," Kumar added.

India registered 17,470 cybercrimes in 2022, including 6,491 cases of online bank fraud, according to the latest government data.

Meeta, 35, a private health professional from Bengaluru who also did not want to be identified, was conned by fake police via a video call.

"It seemed like a proper police station, with walkie-talkie noises," she said.

The scammers told her to prove she controlled her bank account by taking out a 200,000 rupee ($2,300) loan via her bank's phone app, before demanding she make a "temporary" transfer.

Despite making it clear to the bank that she had been scammed, Meeta continues to be asked to pay back the loan.

"My trust in banks has mostly gone," she said, before cursing the thieves.

"I hope they rot in proverbial hell."

Dusted.

It's tough to express how much of a bummer this whole mess has been. Veilguard is such an embarrassingly lazy, shallow experience.

Placing all of the blame on Busche isn't fair, as she was brought in at the end of the development process, but it was her leadership that prevented the game from getting the extra time it needed.

The creative and design aspects of the game's failure falls primarily on John Epler's lap.

BioWare was so special for such a long time. Watching them fumble the ball directly into the deepest part of the toilet three times in a row feels completely insane.

Fuck EA forever, man.