An explanation why Pakistan is so solar-happy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEL1vcA6VuI

The Kalashnikov he was shaving with fully discharged two magazines into him as he tumbled down.

Official tl;dr for Russian readers: Russian forces are on the outskirts of Lisbon, preparing to assault it in the next few days.

The fools!! Muhahahaha!

At this rate, he’s gonna be the most popular president who’s ever lynched!

I didn’t event think of that… True, that is even better.

I wonder why this didn’t happen sooner! I’ve been expecting it for four years, it seems. It’s been ridiculously inefficient to have to destroy a drone just to take out another.

Next up, super-maneuverable drones semi-autonomously zig-zagging to close in, then lunging and ramming other drones’ propellors with a tiny shield to break them, without ammo limitations. But that’s probably gonna becomes feasible only after this war ends.

Translated:

April 30, 2026: Strike on the Y.M. Sverdlov Plant (Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)

Two AN-196 “Lyutiy” UAVs struck two production facilities manufacturing military explosives.

The Sverdlov Plant is one of the largest enterprises in the Russian defense industry in the industrial and military explosives sector. It produces TNT, hexogen, and octogen, and assembles ammunition for the army’s needs. In fact, it is the primary supplier of explosives for most of the Russian Federation’s artillery systems.

The facility was protected by three Pantsir-S1 air defense systems on embankments. Despite this, both UAVs reached their targets.

Both damaged workshops have massive containment structures—a standard protective measure for explosive production facilities that limits the spread of debris and localizes detonation. Despite this, the strikes on two separate buildings indicate a targeted attack specifically on the production infrastructure.

Workshop 1: 56.266592, 43.358641 Workshop 2: 56.266701, 43.353240

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I think it’s a case of “guaranteed overthrow if we stop” vs “very likely overthrow if we continue”. So they (Putin et. al) continue, hoping for a miraculous reversal of fortune. Which is not impossible, unfortunately.

They’ve cornered themselves, and have no strategy beyond delaying the inevitable.

All the time! My opinion is very important.

He’s running the US like a business… A racketeering business. And he would like you to cheer and clap.

Two? This is getting out of hand!

Its kinda crazy that Russia is now essentially out of tanks… The intermittent trickle of them has ceased completely over the past few days.

Nice, but even that is too optimistic… No player asks if the pawns want to play. There are no moves at all for most of us.

Not all of them use the “case around a camera” approach (although a lot do, admittedly). The Olympus Tough series of cameras don’t, for example. And really, phones would have pretty simple seams around the battery.

TL;DR

• A legal complaint was filed against Google for handing over a user’s data to the government before informing the user.

• Google says it informs users “when their accounts have been subpoenaed, unless under legal order not to or in an exceptional circumstance.”

• The Electronic Frontier Foundation has now chimed in, stating that Google’s exceptions do not fit this situation.

Spoiler alert: they went for the large top-right tank.

https://sopuli.xyz/post/44234681

Copy pasting some AI summary from Google since I’d never heard of it:

Key Improvements of AV2 over AV1

Higher Compression Efficiency: Early tests indicate a 30%–40% improvement in coding efficiency, enabling lower bandwidth usage for high-quality streaming (VMAF/PSNR improvements).
Larger Block Processing: AV2 supports superblocks up to
pixels, up from AV1’s
, allowing better handling of high-resolution video.
Enhanced Partitioning: Features fully recursive partitioning with improved flexibility (semi-decoupled luma/chroma).
Advanced Prediction Techniques: Includes Temporal Interpolation Prediction (TIP), data-driven intra modes, and improved chroma-from-luma modeling.
Newer Coding Features: Enhanced support for HDR10+, 360-degree video, and split-screen viewing.
Improved Screen Content Coding (SCC): Offers improved handling of screen content, crucial for application sharing and gaming. 

Technical Advancements

Transform Kernel Redesign: The codec uses new 8-bit multiplier-based transform kernels for better coding efficiency.
Data-Driven Transforms (DDT): Implements DDT for inter-predicted blocks to adapt to varying image textures. 

Development and Adoption

Timeline: The final specifications are expected late 2025, with hardware implementations anticipated for 2026.
Status: While 53% of AOM members planned to adopt within 12 months, the codec remained in draft status as of early 2026.
Licensing: Like its predecessor, AV2 is designed to be royalty-free. 

AV2 is designed to compete with VVC (H.266) while providing a significant boost to streaming efficiency, which will help reduce CDN costs and improve buffering in high-definition video applications.

Hehey, so she got her legs! I hope she can still sing! :) That’s cool, I had no idea about any of this. It’s uncanny how much the details on the collar bones add to the realism of the body.

The hat is perfect, it’s incredibly tightly and cleanly crocheted once you consider the scale!

I thought it was a reference to Lenna at first. Also, sorry if this is a little crude, but since when does Barbie have nipples?..