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The trickle of news from Sweden and Finland has continued when it comes to the firearms programs. To begin with, the deliveries of AK 24 are up and running, with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) having run their verification testing – including a 30,000 round service life test – and the formal delivery of the first batch of 1,200 series-produced rifles from FMV to the Swedish Armed Forces took …

"What's the Showstopper?""A feature, of course. The other two, calling cards or proof of concept. This is the biggie." — "It's got evyerthing from the previous films?" — "All that and more. I mean, it's different, but the same." — "I get this OJ vibe." — "You're not off. You like the amibiguous shit after all, right?" — "Sure I do." — "So what's to say we doing have IP …

On our year-end publishing break, we reflect on how 2024’s contradictions reveal a fractured world grappling with inequality, digital activism, and the blurred lines between action and spectacle. Circuito de playas in Lima, Perú. Image credit alobos life via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. As we prepare to take our annual publishing break, the question on everyone’s minds is: what should we make of 2024? In this moment of global certainty, …

As the year draws to a close, I’d like to look back a bit on this year, and talk about what I have planned for 2025. First off, thank you so so much for the feedback and kind words you left me in my survey!I feel very humbled by all of your positive, encouraging words, ... Read more Source

At first glance, Canada’s target looks less ambitious than those already set by our trading partners. But the numbers only tell part of the story. The post How does Canada’s new 2035 climate target stack up internationally? appeared first on Canadian Climate Institute.

Wishing all the readers of Silent London happy holidays and great things for 2025! Have yourselves some fabulous festivities and don’t forget to vote in the Silent London Poll of 2024. xx

Mon collègue Julius Translation in English Lazygyu의 한국어 번역 Vous connaissez Julius ? Mais si, Julius ! Vous voyez certainement de qui je veux parler ! J’ai rencontré Julius à l’université. Un jeune homme discret, sympathique, le sourire aux lèvres. Ce qui m’a d’abord frappé chez Julius, outre ses vêtements toujours parfaitement repassés, c’est la qualité de son écoute. Il ne m’interrompait jamais, acceptait de s’être trompé et répondait sans …

Photos by Jonny Garrett This editorially independent podcast has been supported by VISITFLANDERS as part of the “Game Changers” series of podcasts. Garrett is the co-founder of The Craft Beer Channel and the author of several books about beer including Beer School, A Year in Beer, and his most recent book The Meaning of Beer. Jonny’s story about Westvleteren 12 was recently published on Belgian Smaak, and in this podcast, …

And that is a wrap for 2024. Merry Xmas and happy holidays to everyone! Thank you all for your kind support in what has been a tough year and hope you have enjoyed the archive this year. Having a well … Continue reading →

Image: The electrically heated table that we build in this manual. Photo: Marina Kálcheva. Model: Anita Filippova. Why build an electrically heated table? The table Step 1: Get a table Heating the table Step 2: Choose a heat source Step 3: Choose a thermostat Step 4: Wire everything together Step 5: Program the thermostat Insulating the table Step 6: Insulate the heat foil Step 7: Get a carpet Step 8: …

I’m not a Creep. I belong here. # If you’ve just joined us, welcome to my series: Wristwatch Roulette, where I furnish my forearm with two fancy finds a fortnight, from fan-favourite Ali Express, market of choice for my 2023 series Shenzhen Safari, and 2024 series Shenzhen Sojourn. Your Skin Makes Me Cry # Synoke: Face Pusher # There are four ways to press my face. And many ways to …

So the big news this week is that o3, OpenAI’s new language model, got 25% on FrontierMath. Let’s start by explaining what this means. What is o3? What is FrontierMath? A language model, as probably most people know, is one of these things like ChatGPT where you can ask it a question and it will write some sentences which are an attempt to give you an answer. There were language …

As usual, December has got away from me. I had meant to update this series with my latest Linux adventures, but haven’t had the time until now. I’ve made quite a few changes, so let’s dive in. Teething issues I continue to love Hyprland for its snappiness and flexibility, but I began to ran into a few rough edges. The most irritating thing was that Hyprland evidently did not enjoy …

Books, especially novels, often quote song lyrics – typically as an epigraph and sometimes in the body text. If, that is, the author or publisher can afford it. But what of novels that quote songs accidentally, or ‘accidentally’? This is the kind of thing I mean, in Joe R. Lansdale’s A Fine Dark Line: ‘I know,’ Buster said. ‘I heard it through the grapevine. Ain’t nothin’ happens in this town, …