TIL about the Pizza Effect: the phenomenon of a nation's or people's culture being transformed elsewhere, then re-exported to their culture of origin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_effect
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sbubb2/til_about_the_pizza_effect_the_phenomenon_of_a/

I'm currently reading Frank Herbert's "Dune" for the first time.

I was struck by this passage. It comes right after the Reverend Mother has tested Paul Atreides. She is talking with him.

"𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺."

How apropos seventy years later.

👻Ghost In The Machine. Despite being abandoned for nearly a decade, this old power plant control room in France was anything but silent.

A persistent, ominous humming still filled the air. A modern router blinked with green lights, sending data to unknown locations from this dead, decaying site.

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/lady-red-power-plant/

#Photography #Industry #AbandonedPlaces #Urbex #UrbanExploration #France #Powerplant #Industrial

Wir haben jetzt eine Website. Pur, auf den Punkt und schnörkellos. So wie unser Vorhaben: Wir wollen Immoscout24 vergesellschaften und digitale Wohnungsvermittlung demokratisch und gemeinwohlorientiert gestalten!

https://www.redscout24.de/

Ich💀⛏️iel

geposted von u/Nicolai-Silberwald
https://www.reddit.com/r/ich_iel/comments/1s3t9w7/ichiel/

Bit of a left-field PSA this, but… if you own an iPhone/iPad in the UK and:

- you DON'T own a credit card
- you DON'T have a driving license
- you have NOT had your Apple account for more than 18 years

…don't upgrade to iOS 26.4 if you want to install (or some cases, use) 17+ rated apps or stream 18+ films/tv on itvX, netflix, etc.

The update adds mandatory OS-level age verification to meet UK law and Apple doesn't currently accept passports (!) to prove age.

#Apple #iOS26

A few months ago I programmed a little python script that pulls new releases posted by @RattleHead, searches for tracks that fit the name (with a slight tolerance) on #Qobuz and adds it to a playlist. I run this script about once every Friday. It contains always around 300 songs.

Maybe this is useful for someone. Feedback welcome :)

https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/48792967

#metal #releaseradar

in other news: Pre-announcement of BIND vulnerability issues scheduled for disclosure 25 March 2026

https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/bind-announce/2026-March/001290.html