Day: August 23, 2023
Prigozhin Shot Down – Megathread
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Xi Jinping’s aide forcibly blocked from escorting him (VIDEO)
South African security men are seen slamming doors on Xi Xinping’s aide as he enters BRICS summit venue, in video that has now gone viral
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How the Cultural Revolution shapes Chinese families decades later
In her book “Red Memory,” journalist Tania Branigan offers a candid look at China’s Cultural Revolution and illuminates the relevance of that decade of chaos in deciphering China today.
Ending Ukraine conflict now is ‘smartest thing we can do’ – retired US Army colonel
Ukraine is losing its military campaign against Russia, and Western intervention would risk a nuclear conflict, an ex-Pentagon adviser warns
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Issues with a bell circuit on a DSC 3128
My company has a big system in a school in Florida. The system took a big lightning strike and we’ve had all sorts of issues. Seemingly the last issue on hand is a bell circuit trouble. We have replaced the panel, the resistor, the removable terminal t…
US Agency No Longer Knows Who is Visiting Potentially Dangerous Chemicals Plants
An anonymous reader shares a report: When Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, addresses the annual Chemical Security Summit in Arlington later this month, she’ll be without a Big Stick she once wielded ov…
Gunfire in Pittsburgh neighbourhood prompts evacuations, draws large police response
Authorities evacuated neighbours from a Pittsburgh neighbourhood on Wednesday after someone reportedly facing eviction began firing from inside a home, with witnesses saying they heard what sounded like hundreds of shots fired.
You can demo Meta’s AI-powered multilingual speech and text translator. Here’s how
The single-system approach of SeamlessM4T reduces errors and delays, Meta claims, increasing the efficiency and quality of the translation.
BBC too worried about ‘avoiding offence’, says Louis Theroux
Documentary maker tells Edinburgh TV festival he fears broadcaster is playing it safe after ‘volleys of criticisms’Louis Theroux says the BBC is increasingly reluctant to cover morally complex topics because the broadcaster is too worried about “avoidi…