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A few weekends ago, his Vancouver Island map won first place in the reference category at the CaGIS Map Design Competition, an international contest. In 2024, his Sea-to-Sky map won the same award as well as "best of show."

"It is not a mild infection, it is not a mild virus; it is a severe illness. And they kept on telling me they wish they'd known beforehand how bad measles was, so that they could have protected their family," she said.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/48826507

The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that allows Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.4, the fourth maintenance update in the stable 11.x series. Here are the main highlights.

A key update is the reimplementation of the SAX reader in MSXML. This change modernizes XML parsing using Microsoft’s XML technologies, which are essential for many Windows applications.

Wine 11.4 also improves audio performance. Developers have optimized resampling in DirectSound, which should increase efficiency and reduce overhead when processing audio streams.

This goes over the indigenous land rights issue in BC.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43929767

The stock market fell and crude oil prices skyrocketed as the U.S. and Israel launched heavy attacks on Iran. Crude and LNG shipments essentially halted through the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury yields also jumped. The Dow Jones and Russell 2000 were the hardest hit. The Nasdaq fell modestly as software continued to rebound while AI chipmakers Broadcom (AVGO) and Marvell Technology(MRVL) jumped on earnings. Still, all of the key indexes are below their 50-day moving averages.

The jobs report stunned with a sizable drop in nonfarm payrolls, adding to market woes on Friday.

Hi! I am running Umbrel on a Raspberry Pi 4 and I have "Home Assistant" installed in it, I oly have some smart lights connected to it. I would like to integrate a Thermostat with HA. But I am a bit overwhelmed with the different types of connections (Z-wave, Zigbee, Wifi, ...)

Do you guys have any kind of recommendation, what connection is better? I would like to keep it local (or connecting remotely via Tailscale) but I would like to avoid any cloud or third-party server solution.

What thermostat hardware can I buy?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43920398

You know like the classic hitman, criminal, or secret agent, etc. trying to present as a normal suburban family.

Canadian AI styles itself as ethical but is slowly reorienting towards dual-use and military technology.

Mastodon displays properly Markdown posts from other instances, but doesn't allow creating posts with it. I'm trying to fix this. I know there is glitch-soc, but I don't want to switch to a fork for a single feature. So is there a patch for mainstream Mastodon that adds this functionality?

Hardware wallets like Trezor and Ledger are terrible choice for privacy as they're more like hot wallets. You need to download their shitty electron app to configure your wallet and even if these apps are open-source I can't consider them safe, because they have toooooo much features. At the same time they're missing basic features like connecting through TOR network to them which should be must have as they rely heavily on internet features like online exchanges which can easily reveal your data.

Do you have any idea how to access crypto easily while at the same keep it private and safe?

Bandcamp Fridays began in March of 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when the shuttering of venues led to a loss of vital tour revenue for artists. Since then, Bandcamp Fridays—on which we waive our revenue share and pass the funds directly to artists & labels—has resulted in millions of fans paying over $120 million directly to labels and musicians they love. In addition to helping artists pay the rent, or fund album recordings and tours, Bandcamp Fridays have also become a beacon for artists and record labels looking to raise awareness for causes or raise money for charities. The final Bandcamp Friday of 2025 will be this Friday, December 5th. You can help us spread the word by downloading these handy social assets. And we’re happy to announce that Bandcamp Fridays will be continuing in 2026! Find the dates below, and mark your calendars:

• February 6th
• March 6th
• May 1st
• August 7th
• September 4th
• October 2nd
• November 6th
• December 4th

Taken from This is bandcamp friday

Continuing the trend of forgetting one every once in a while.