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Sweden’s new Per Geijer iron ore & rare earth metals mine, owned by LKAB, is being fast-tracked thanks to its EU-granted 'strategic' status: but the indigenous Gabna Sameby community warns the project threatens their very way of life.
👉 https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/05/permission-pollute
#OnThisDay, 13 May 1995, Alison Hargreaves becomes the first woman to scale Everest without supplemental oxygen or sherpa guides.
Lovingly handwritten title on the spine! Meteorlogical Observations / Royal Observatory / Sydney / 1874-77
I love my job. (do you have random photos from work that make you happy?)
Web history disappears when it can’t be preserved.
Today, many publishers are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving parts of the public web, putting decades of digital history at risk.
Tell publishers: don’t block the Wayback Machine. Sign the petition ➡️ https://www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/
Tristan da Cunha Government News: Details of the Daring Airdrop at Tristan da Cunha, 9th May 2026
https://www.tristandc.com/government/news-2026-05-11-airdrop.php
"More details and pictures have come in of the intrepid airdrop of urgent medical support sent to Tristan by the UK Government on the 9th May 2026."
This really is worth a read, and a watch of that second POV video clip.
#TristanDaCunha #UKGovernment #parachute #HealthCare #raf #BrizeNorton #paratrooper #PeterMillington
Friends Don't Let Friends Use #Ollama https://sleepingrobots.com/dreams/stop-using-ollama/
For running LLMs locally use llama.cpp with its built-in web UI, or try #ramalama https://ramalama.ai/
Ollama gained traction by being the first easy llama.cpp wrapper, then spent years dodging attribution, misleading users, and pivoting to cloud, all while riding VC money earned on someone else's engine. Here's the full history, and why the alternatives are better.
#Palantir, #NHS Patient Data, #UKGovernment, and #Money.
4 links...
1. Government Selling People's Stuff.
https://www.digitalhealth.net/2026/05/palantir-to-be-granted-unlimited-access-to-nhs-patient-data/
2. Money Talking.
#ElPaís is paywalled but the headline says it all:
"#European money pours into Palantir: Over 100 asset managers and banks boost their investments in the controversial tech company."
3.
People Opting Out.
https://digital.nhs.uk/services/national-data-opt-out
4.
People telling their #MP what they think.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mps/
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I'm especially trying to help new or non-technical people who want straightforward easy-to-understand advice 🙂
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