It is 1:45 in the morning. I am out in the farmland of Kansas trying to get a cell site back up. Waiting on other people now to hopefully do their part.

Hazel likes my back pack.

This is a daily post for “casual” conversation. If you want to post or talk about something non autism related this is where to do it. For example if you want to info dump about your special interest but it doesn’t fall into “autism related” then you can post it here in the comments. All other rules are still active, be respectful to each other.

https://bsky.app/profile/iceblock.app/post/3lmzykc7rb42d

Apple stores which devices/users install which apps. They have the device IDs. US government could obtain a list of people who installed the app if a court authorized it. Not clear what they mean by having to store device IDs. Those IDs aren't accessible to Android apps.

ANDROID_ID is a per-app-per-profile random ID. Not clear why they would need it. Android has privacy-preserving hardware-based attestation if they're talking about making it harder to spoof a location. Can't prevent either iOS or Android users making false reports via attestation APIs regardless.

https://bsky.app/profile/iceblock.app/post/3lswryqarlk2l

Making posts with inaccurate technical claims about Android doesn't inspire confidence. It's a closed source app with a closed source service fully under their control. Why is that the approach if their goal is helping people rather than monetizing interest in it?

https://bsky.app/profile/iceblock.app/post/3lpewifycls27

Apple records which apps people install and requires an account to use their app store. Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) has comparable privacy to Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). However, iOS apps must use APNs for push while Android apps do not have to use FCM.

Android apps can implement their own push service or allow the user to choose a service via the UnifiedPush framework. Play Store has a policy of requiring FCM for most use cases for battery reasons but there are exceptions. Unlike iOS, Android allows installing apps from other app stores / sources.

ICEBlock app is very clearly misleading people about privacy and their safety. Apple has a list of which accounts/devices have installed the app. They will provide it to the US government if they receive a court order. FCM is also not less private than APNS and FCM doesn't work the way they claim.

iPhones have good overall privacy and security but Apple does collect telemetry, forces people to have accounts and knows which apps each user/device has installed. They do not have magical privacy and security properties. An app like this claiming iOS gives them 100% anonymity is very strange.

iOS has significantly worse support for VPNs than Android and requires using Apple services. Android exists without Google services and people can install apps from elsewhere. The mandatory or effectively mandatory services on Google Mobile Services devices and iOS have comparable privacy.

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https://archive.is/QkiSO

Polluting sectors such as steel, cement and aluminium should not pay for the carbon emissions of their exports, the commission will propose

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The original was posted on /r/ukraine by /u/Mil_in_ua on 2025-07-03 07:45:08+00:00.

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/3391030

China is bolstering its geopolitical influence in the Pacific by “branding” Asian Development Bank projects – funded in significant part by Australian taxpayer dollars – as Chinese projects, the Australian government says.

On the island of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea to Australia’s north, the state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation has begun work to strengthen the runway at Kieta-Aropa, on the outskirts of the largest city.

When the government of Bougainville announced the upgrade of the airport, there was no mention of the Asian Development Bank – who is funding the project – only the state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation.

And when an inauguration ceremony was held last month at the airport’s runway, the president of Bougainville and the prime minister of Papua New Guinea broke the ground with a shovel wearing hard hats adorned with the name and logo of the CRCC. An ADB sign was visible in the background.

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Australia’s minister for the Pacific, Pat Conroy, said the “branding” of multilateral development projects had been a consistent frustration for the government.

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“The largest donors to the ADB are countries like Japan and Australia, which is part of my frustration … because people driving past would assume it’s funded by China because you see Chinese state-owned enterprise branding everywhere, but it’s funded by the taxpayers of countries like Japan and Australia.”

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The ADB is a major development backer across the Pacific. Australia is the fund’s second-highest contributor after Japan.

Asked if he felt China was seeking to bolster its influence through multilateral organisations like the ADB, Conroy told the Guardian: “I think that’s a reasonable conclusion.

“I’m sure they seek to make money out of these projects as well, but if they’re able to brand them with a [state-owned enterprise]’s name, then there’s a secondary benefit, obviously.”

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Emma Veve, director general of the ADB’s Pacific Department, said the bank was expanding across the region, with strong support from countries like Australia.

“ADB is proud of its work and committed to ensuring that project information is visible to the public during the execution of construction works and that there is a precise acknowledgment of project funding sources.”

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So back a few years ago the SK hynix Gold P31 was the GOAT for laptops due to the low idle wattages and low usage wattages. This allowed you to squeeze about 10% extra battery life out of your laptop.

Is that still considered the best M.2 drives for laptops in terms of power usage?

Personne ne sait où va votre argent.

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Klaus ist 76 Jahre alt und kurvt gerade unter den strengen Blicken der Fahrlehrerin durch enge Wohn- und über vierspurige Ausfallstraßen. "Schulterblick, Klaus"! sagt Fahrlehrerin Dörte streng und Klaus reagiert ein bisschen verschnupft: "Als ich vor 58 Jahren den Führerschein gemacht habe, hat mein Fahrlehrer gesagt: Klaus, geradeaus gucken, nicht rechts und links! Das ist jetzt anders, ermahnt Dörte ihren Fahrschüler streng.

Mosaic of overlapping post-drive L-NavCam images - NASA/JPL-Caltech

The spyware operation's exposed customer email addresses and passwords were shared with data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned.

In het zuidoosten van het Griekse eiland Kreta woedt sinds woensdag een grote natuurbrand. Door de sterke wind is de brand moeilijk te bestrijden. Honderden bewoners en toeristen zijn geëvacueerd. Ook Turkije kampt met grote natuurbranden.

(Thanks to Rima Hassan)

July 2, 2025

We, ministers and Knesset members, call for the immediate initiation of sovereignty and the application of Israeli law over Judea and Samaria.

This is a demand to approve a government decision to begin sovereignty, and to do so before the end of the Knesset’s summer session.

After the historic achievements of the State of Israel under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in confronting the threats from Iran and terrorism, it is necessary to complete the Zionist vision, eliminate hopes for the establishment of a Palestinian state, and secure a promising future in the heart of our homeland.

Strategic cooperation and support from the United States and President Donald Trump demonstrate a willingness to assist Israel in securing its security and asserting its rights.

The July 1, 2025 Supreme Court ruling proves that the absence of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria is what creates legal and security risks for Israel. The time for sovereignty has come!

Signatories :

Amir Ohana – Speaker of the Knesset
Yariv Levin – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice
Israel Katz – Minister of National Security
Yoav Kisch – Minister of Education
Miri Regev – Minister of Transportation and Road Safety
Eli Cohen – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Miki Zohar – Minister of Culture and Sports
Nir Barkat – Minister of Economy and Industry
Avi Dichter – Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
Shlomo Karhi – Minister of Communications
Haim Katz – Minister of Tourism and former Minister of Housing and Construction
Gila Gamliel – Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology
Amichai Shikli – Minister of Diaspora Affairs and the Fight Against Antisemitism
Idit Silman – Minister of Environmental Protection
Mai Golan – Minister for the Advancement of the Status of Women
Dudi Amsalem – Minister in the Ministry of Justice, Minister for Regional Cooperation, and Minister for Government-Knesset Relations

Back in May, Russia and Ukraine carried out the largest prisoner exchange since the beginning of the full-scale war, with each side releasing 1,000 soldiers. But the families of many returned Russian servicemen say their husbands, brothers, and sons weren’t allowed home for a single day — not even those who were seriously wounded. Instead, they were taken straight back to the front. Now, some families are pleading with the authorities to let the men come home after they’re released — and some are even hoping their loved ones remain in captivity to avoid being sent back to war.