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"While it is difficult to estimate populations, the site was home to at least 10,000 inhabitants – and perhaps as many as 15,000 or 30,000 at its peak..."

"... a dense network of settlements and connecting roadways, tucked into the forested foothills of the Andes, that lasted about 1,000 years..."

theguardian.com/science/2024/j

Police in the UK have arrested six people over a plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange (more like barricade it so no trading could happen) to protest the UK’s support for Israel’s ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank. Predictably the Metropolitan Police and a lot of the press are talking about the planned protest like it would have been worse than what the people were protesting.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Zu guter Letzt in meiner Serie von letzter Woche kommt nun ein Objekt, das eher selten gezeigt wird - Sh2-171. Zusammen mit Sh2-170 (der rote "Punkt" links) ähnelt es für mich einem kosmischen Fragezeichen, mit einer Menge Dunkelnebel und interessanter Struktur im Inneren.

Volle Version: adfr.io/astro/20240110_sh2-171

#astrodon #astrophotography #astrophoto #narrowband #narrowbandimaging #deepsky #deepskyobjects #deepskyphotography #sh2-171 #sh2-170 #ngc7762 #ngc7822 #berkeley59 #10cas #v398cephei

Over 100 days of bombs and destruction, some Palestinians in Gaza have returned to the ruins of where they once lived.It has become a way to gather together ...
Gazans find solace amid ruins: Stories of survival after 100 days of bombing

I just booted up my surface pro for the first time in a while and discovered that microsoft put a bullshit copilot button on the task bar.

So now I'm seriously researching how viable it is to boot linux as a daily driver and still be able to play the 1 video game I still play.

(cities skylines 2; probably pretty viable)

I got an email from a recruiter for a company that does AI for law firms.

* They're based in SF.
* California law requires job listings to include a salary range.
* There is no salary range in the job listing.
* To reiterate, they are making AI services for law firms.

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How would you vote in the 2024 UK General election? 🏳️‍🌈🗳️

#UKPol #unscientificPoll

Edith Gascoigne died in Banbury, 17 June 1920 ...
"DROWNED IN A WATER BUTT.
A young woman named Edith Gascoigne, about 30 years of age, who kept house for an uncle, Mr. George Gascoigne. cabinet maker and undertaker, North Bar, Banbury. was found head downwards in a water butt at the rear of her home on Thursday morning, fife being extinct. Her sister was found under similar circumstances some years ago."
Northampton Mercury, 18 June 1920 #SuspiciousDeath #FamilyHistory #ColdCase #Banbury

europesays.com/1002264/ Eight ways the UK government ‘eroded’ human rights in 2023, according to damning new report #UnitedKingdom

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