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Der Ukraine-Krieg könnte der definitive Katalysator für die von Ökonomen gefürchtete Situation sein, wenn eine hohe Inflation auf eine Stagnation oder Rezession trifft
Wissenschaftsgesellschaften wie Fraunhofer reagieren mit Sanktionen auf den Krieg in der Ukraine. Allerdings schaden diese auch. Eine Analyse von Werner Pluta (Ukraine-Krieg, Cern)
Wissenschaftsgesellschaften wie Fraunhofer reagieren mit Sanktionen auf den Krieg in der Ukraine. Allerdings schaden diese auch. Eine Analyse von Werner Pluta (Ukraine-Krieg, Cern) Kon-Texte zur letzten ZDF-“Anstalt” von Max Uthoff und Claus von Wagner
Krieg in der Ukraine: Anregungen zum Nachdenken über die aktuelle deutsche Empörungskultur
Hit series shows no sign of pulling back on its violently bloody outrageousness.
Prime Video's hit series The Boys returns for a third season on June 3.
Prime Video unveiled a new red band teaser for the third season of its hit series, The Boys, during a SXSW panel on Saturday. The show is based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. There are a couple of new faces among the cast, plus a scene in the teaser that definitely takes place in THAT infamous storyline from the comic book series.
(Spoilers for the first two seasons below.)
The Boys is set in a fictional universe where superheroes are real but are corrupted by corporate interests and a toxic celebrity-obsessed culture. The most elite superhero group is called the Seven, operated by the Vought Corporation, which created the supes with a substance called Compound V. The Seven is headed up by Homelander (Antony Starr in a career-making performance), a violent and unstable psychopath disguised as the All-American hero. Homelander's counterpart as the head of the titular "boys" is Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), a self-appointed vigilante intent on checking the bad behavior of the Seven, especially Homelander, who brutally raped Butcher's late wife.
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Dealmaster also has Sony noise-canceling headphones, standing desks, and Mario games.
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It's the weekend, which means it's time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a good discount on HyperX's Cloud Alpha, a gaming headset we like. It's currently down to $60 at several retailers, which matches the best price we've tracked and comes in about $15 below its typical street price online.
The Cloud Alpha has been available for a few years now, but it remains a commendable option for those who want a no-frills gaming headset, particularly at this discounted price. For one, it's comfortable: the design doesn't clamp down too hard on the head, and the ample amount of soft padding on the headband and earcups keeps the headset comfortable to wear for hours at a time. The headband is adjustable, the included 3.5mm cable is fully detachable, and the whole thing feels sturdily built. There's no wireless connectivity, but that shouldn't be a big negative for gaming purposes: every modern gaming console and PC still uses a 3.5mm jack, and the microphones found on wireless headsets tend to sound worse anyway.
In general, headsets explicitly marketed toward gaming often don't sound as sharp as the best standard headphones at the same price, but the Cloud Alpha performs well for what it is. There's a slight bass boost, but it's never muddy or overwhelming. The headset also does a good job of accurately locating and separating sounds in a mix, so you won't have trouble, say, pinpointing where shots are coming from in an online first-person shooter. That said, the treble range is a bit lacking in detail and, like most closed-back headphones, the soundstage isn't especially wide. Likewise, the included boom mic could stand to sound clearer, though it does well to block out background noise. It's fine. It's also fully detachable.
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With a fresh batch of DMCA subpoena applications filed in the US, the MPA and ACE want Cloudflare to hand over the personal details of dozens more pirate streaming site operators. One application is of particular interest since it contains what appear to be questionable piracy allegations designed to obtain information on domains that carry no infringing content.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is a global anti-piracy coalition that counts the major Hollywood studios, Netflix, Amazon, and dozens more media giants among its members.
From Apple TV+ to the BBC, Bell Canada, and Canal+, ACE members want pirate streaming platforms out of business but to do that effectively, identifying pirate site operators is a key aim. This can be achieved in a number of ways. One of the most popular options is to obtain DMCA subpoenas in the United States that compel infrastructure and domain companies to hand over the detail of their clients.
DMCA subpoenas requesting data on the operators of hundreds of ‘pirate’ domains have been filed in recent years, with many targets eventually ending up in ISP blocking applications. Others are hit with cease-and-desist notices and/or direct legal action.
The fate of those behind dozens of domains targeted in the new batch of ACE/MPA subpoenas detailed below is yet to be determined but a mix of the above options is to be expected during the next few months.
“ACE includes some of the world’s largest and most respected motion picture and television rights owners including, among many others, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Universal City Studios LLC, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Amazon Content Services LLC and Netflix Studios,” the legal requests filed in the US targeting Cloudflare begin.
“As is stated in the attached subpoena, you are required to disclose to the Motion Picture Association, Inc. (on behalf of the ACE Members) information sufficient to identify the infringers. This would include the individuals’ names, physical addresses, IP addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, payment information, account updates and account history.”
The targeted domains reads as follows: hdss.nu, filmesonlinex.org, megafilmeshd20.pro, filmesonlinegratisbr.xyz, superfilmesonline.pro, filmesonlines.org, zfilmesonlines.net, onionplay.se, imaple.tv, ssphim.net, btnull.org, pttplay.cc, idlix.cc, filmpalast.to, ummagurau.com, tamilblasters.com, watchmovierulz.co, extramovies.wine, vizjer.com, vizjer.pl, layarkacaxxi.isu, moviemochha.com
This first list is mainly comprised of streaming portals together displaying a decent geographical spread. For example, imaple.tv is one of the most popular pirate sites in Taiwan while Vizjer is massively popular in both Poland and to a lesser extent, the UK. Filmesonlinex.org receives more than 96% of its traffic from Brazil while almost all of ssphim.net’s traffic comes from Vietnam.
Whatever the location in the world, the domains are all accused of infringing the rights of ACE members, with the specific movies and related rightsholders shown in the table below.
The documents for this subpoena can be found here (1,2,3, pdf)
The copyright infringement allegations in this DMCA subpoena application relate only to two movies, Frozen II and Godzilla vs. Kong. In turn, the request for information targets just two IPTV providers – strims.tv and tvlinkcanada.cc
As the image shows, the ACE members list the main domains of the platforms but also the ‘backend’ URLs from where the allegedly-infringing content was streamed. As the redacted sections show, ACE investigators clearly have accounts on those platforms that they wish to keep secret.
Any leak of that information might allow the platforms to identify MPA investigators, their IP addresses and payment information. That wouldn’t be helpful to the anti-piracy group which prefers disclosure to run in the opposite direction.
The documents for this subpoena can be found here (1,2,3, pdf)
This request to Cloudflare sees ACE/MPA demanding information on the operators of four domains – hdss.to, primewirestatus.org, soapgate.cc, and onionplay.network. However, these are not pirate site domains in the traditional sense.
All four domains are information portals that provide details on what domains are active for certain pirate sites but, importantly, none of them carry any infringing content whatsoever. There are some subtle differences to note though.
The soapgate.cc domain states clearly that it is run by the Soap2day team and it also carries clickable links to various Soap2day domains. From a purely independent and informational perspective, that isn’t exactly optimal, but it doesn’t mean that the site carries infringing content either. Hdss.to also has clickable links but nowhere does it say it’s run by the people behind the HDSS streaming site.
When looking at the two remaining domains – primewirestatus.org and onionplay.network – claims that the sites infringe copyrights are stretched to breaking point. Both domains carry a single page of text, there are no clickable links to other domains, and definitely no infringing copies of Hollywood movies.
This time, however, the DMCA subpoena application filed by ACE/MPA is framed differently. As the image below shows, the domains in question are listed as ‘index domains’ that reference other domains that in turn link to infringing content. But that doesn’t alter the fact that they do not carry infringing content themselves.
This disconnect is referenced in the text of the DMCA subpoena application, with ACE/MPA noting that, “The subpoena requires that you [Cloudflare] provide information concerning the individuals offering the websites that link to websites offering infringing material described in the attached notice.”
Even if there are valid claims in respect of soapgate.cc and hdss.to for offering links to the main domains of pirate sites, on primewirestatus.org and onionplay.network there are no hyperlinks to any other websites whatsoever, which if nothing else appears a little disingenuous on the part of the applicants.
But here’s the thing. DMCA subpoenas don’t have to be reviewed or even seen by a judge, so these will likely just get signed off by a clerk. And even then, if Cloudflare does spot the ‘error’ when conducting its own review, it seems highly unlikely it will put up a fight under the circumstances.
Add in the fact that it is extremely unlikely that anyone behind these domains will put up a defense either, and the ACE/MPA ‘oversight’ won’t make much difference at all, despite it being legally questionable. Hard to knock them for trying though, particularly given the scale of the infringement on the sites they’re actually interested in.
The documents for this subpoena can be found here (1,2, pdf) and the final one (which is only of marginal interest) can be found here (1,2,3, pdf)
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
A new crop of mini-laptops with 7 inch displays and Intel Celeron J4125 processors are available from AliExpress with prices starting around $300. For example, you can pick up a model with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD for $308, or pay a bit more for a model with up to 1TB of storage. […]
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A new crop of mini-laptops with 7 inch displays and Intel Celeron J4125 processors are available from AliExpress with prices starting around $300.
For example, you can pick up a model with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD for $308, or pay a bit more for a model with up to 1TB of storage.
The little computers are available from a number of different sellers with different names and different price points. But the basic features appear to be the same across the board. The mini-laptop has an aluminum body that measures 0.8 inches thick and weighs about 1.4 pounds, a 2MP webcam built into the side of the display, and a QWERTY keyboard for touch-typing with a TrackPoint-style pointing nub rather than a touchpad.
If the little computers look familiar, that’s because they appear to be identical (on the outside) to last year’s Topton L4 and a number of similar models released since last summer. But while those models were powered by a 2016 Intel Celeron J3455 Apollo Lake processor, the new versions have a more recent Celeron J4125 Gemini Lake Refresh chip, which was released in 2019 and which should bring a noticeable performance boost… keeping in mind that it’s still a low-cost, low-power chip designed for budget devices.
Unfortunately the processor appears to be the only thing that’s been upgraded. The display is still a low-res 1024 x 600 pixel touchscreen display. And while the marketing for the mini-laptop says that it supports pressure-sensitive pen input with up to 1024 or 2048 levels of sensitivity (depending on the seller and model), the computer ships with a capacitive pen, which makes me doubt that spec. Capacitive pens basically act like a fingertip, letting you write or draw on the screen, but without any pressure sensitivity.
Other features include 8GB of RAM, an M.2 slot populated by a 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB SSD, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 Type-A ports, an HDMI port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a microSD card reader.
The laptops are powered by 7.4V/3,000 mAh batteries and support WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2. They’re actively cooled, with a small computer inside the chassis.
If you’d rather opt for a model with the same processor, but a slightly larger and much higher-resolution display, the new Chuwi MiniBook is an 8 inch mini-laptop with a 1920 x 1200 pixel display touchscreen display, a Celeron J4125 processor, and a 360-degree hinge that lets you use in notebook or tablet modes. A model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is available from Banggood for $330.
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A new crop of mini-laptops with 7 inch displays and Intel Celeron J4125 processors are available from AliExpress with prices starting around $300. For example, you can pick up a model with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD for $308, or pay a bit more for a model with up to 1TB of storage. […]
The post This 7 inch mini-laptop with a Celeron J4125 processor sells about for $300 and up appeared first on Liliputing.
A new crop of mini-laptops with 7 inch displays and Intel Celeron J4125 processors are available from AliExpress with prices starting around $300.
For example, you can pick up a model with 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD for $308, or pay a bit more for a model with up to 1TB of storage.
The little computers are available from a number of different sellers with different names and different price points. But the basic features appear to be the same across the board. The mini-laptop has an aluminum body that measures 0.8 inches thick and weighs about 1.4 pounds, a 2MP webcam built into the side of the display, and a QWERTY keyboard for touch-typing with a TrackPoint-style pointing nub rather than a touchpad.
If the little computers look familiar, that’s because they appear to be identical (on the outside) to last year’s Topton L4 and a number of similar models released since last summer. But while those models were powered by a 2016 Intel Celeron J3455 Apollo Lake processor, the new versions have a more recent Celeron J4125 Gemini Lake Refresh chip, which was released in 2019 and which should bring a noticeable performance boost… keeping in mind that it’s still a low-cost, low-power chip designed for budget devices.
Unfortunately the processor appears to be the only thing that’s been upgraded. The display is still a low-res 1024 x 600 pixel touchscreen display. And while the marketing for the mini-laptop says that it supports pressure-sensitive pen input with up to 1024 or 2048 levels of sensitivity (depending on the seller and model), the computer ships with a capacitive pen, which makes me doubt that spec. Capacitive pens basically act like a fingertip, letting you write or draw on the screen, but without any pressure sensitivity.
Other features include 8GB of RAM, an M.2 slot populated by a 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB SSD, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 Type-A ports, an HDMI port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a microSD card reader.
The laptops are powered by 7.4V/3,000 mAh batteries and support WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2. They’re actively cooled, with a small computer inside the chassis.
If you’d rather opt for a model with the same processor, but a slightly larger and much higher-resolution display, the new Chuwi MiniBook is an 8 inch mini-laptop with a 1920 x 1200 pixel display touchscreen display, a Celeron J4125 processor, and a 360-degree hinge that lets you use in notebook or tablet modes. A model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is available from Banggood for $330.
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Der Videostreamingdienst Youtube hat die Sperrung von Kanälen und Inhalten angekündigt, die die Ukraine-Invasion durch Russland leugnen. (Youtube, Google)
Der Videostreamingdienst Youtube hat die Sperrung von Kanälen und Inhalten angekündigt, die die Ukraine-Invasion durch Russland leugnen. (
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