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This property contains the text summary of a referenced item, for display within lists or trees. It may contain wikicode, although square brackets do not seem to work when using the [[property::value]] syntax; use the {{#set:property=value}} syntax instead.
Type="Text" is usable but not quite right. Wikicode displays correctly in the footer of the page using this property, but displays in raw form on the property page's listing of pages using it.
Type="String" seems to be identical, except that it has a 255-character length restriction (which isn't likely to be a problem, but doesn't confer any useful advantages for this property).
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">Meta has announced plans to build a 50,000km (31,000 mile) sub-sea cable across the world.</span>'''»''' ... '''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">[[Project Waterworth]] - connecting the [[US]], [[India]], [[South Africa]], [[Brazil]] and other regions - will be the world's longest [[undersea cable|underwater cable]] project when completed.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">Some good news about #[[software/Mastodon|Mastodon]], there has been a very significant bit of code added which will automatically fetch all the replies in a thread. This means everyone will be able to see a thread's whole conversation no matter which server they are on! 🥳 ''[/]'' The code has just been "merged" which means it should become available in the next update to Mastodon, hopefully within the next few months. ''[/]'' (Those who want the technical details can see the Pull Request at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/32615)</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">Forget [[AI]]. [[Google]] just created a version of its [[search engine]] free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add "<code>udm=14</code>" to the search URL.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">[[France]] has upped the ante in the quest for [[nuclear fusion|fusion]] power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on [[2025/02/12|February 12]] at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives [[CEA WEST|(CEA) WEST]] Tokamak reactor.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">In mid-March 2024, [[KrebsOnSecurity]] revealed that the founder of the personal data removal service [[Onerep]] also founded dozens of people-search companies. Shortly after that investigation was published, [[Mozilla]] said it would stop bundling Onerep with the [[Firefox]] browser and wind down its partnership with the company. But nearly a year later, Mozilla is still promoting it to Firefox users.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">The inner core is usually thought to be shaped like a ball, but its edges may actually have deformed by 100m or more in height in places</span>'''»''' over the past 20 years, '''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">according to Prof John Vidale who led the research.</span>'''»''' ... '''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">The change in shape could be happening where the edge of the solid inner core touches the extremely hot liquid metal outer core.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">It's the end of an era. [[Microsoft]] is shutting down [[Skype]] in May and replacing it with the free version of [[Microsoft Teams]] for consumers. Existing Skype users will be able to log in to the Microsoft Teams app and have their message history, group chats, and contacts all automatically available without having to create another account, or they can choose to export their data instead. Microsoft is also phasing out support for calling domestic or international numbers.</span>'''»''' +
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news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing +
'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">[[Microsoft]] today [https://news.microsoft.com/azure-quantum/ introduced] [[Majorana]] 1, the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture that it expects will realize [[quantum computer]]s capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades.</span>'''»''' +
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arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/rip-icq-remembering-a-classic-messaging-app-that-was-way-ahead-of-its-time +
'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">After nearly 28 years in operation, messaging service [[ICQ]] will cease operations on June 26, [https://web.archive.org/web/20240529002250/https://icq.com/desktop/en according to its current owners].</span>'''»''' ... '''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">ICQ was eventually purchased by [[AOL]], and it lost ground to more heavily financially backed services like [[AIM]] and [[MSN]]. Then came [[MySpace]], [[Facebook]], [[social media]], [[iMessage]], and so on, leaving no more room for old ICQ. ''[/]'' In 2010, ICQ was acquired by a company that was then called [[Mail.ru]], a major [[Russia]]n Internet applications provider. That company eventually morphed and changed its name to [[VK]], and it has been keeping ICQ on life support as a sort of Russian [[Skype]] alternative since then.</span>'''»''' +
'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">Whether you're a CEO strategizing the future of your company, a tech enthusiast debating your next career move, a high school teacher eager to enlighten your students, or simply tired of the relentless quantum hype, this is crafted just for you. Cutting through the complex jargon to deliver the straight facts on [[quantum computing]], peeling away the layers of mystique to reveal the true potential and limitations of this groundbreaking technology. Prepare to have your misconceptions challenged, and your understanding deepened in this clear-eyed view of the quantum future, written to inform and inspire readers across the spectrum of curiosity and need.</span>'''»''' +
'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">[[software/Mastodon|Mastodon]], it's really simple. ''[/]'' You want everyone to leave [[Elon Musk|the dodgy car salesman]]'s [[X-Twitter|X-hole]]? ''[/]'' You want a future where social media is community-owned and decentralised, instead of a corporate surveillance sphere? ''[/]'' Well, those things won't happen until [[Black Twitter]] migrates here. ''[/]'' And Black Twitter won't touch this place until there's proper [[social media/moderation|moderation]] in place.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">Until recently, the "moon king" title was held by [[Jupiter]], but [[Saturn]] now has a total of 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets combined. The team behind the discoveries had previously identified 62 Saturnian moons using the [[Canada France Hawaii telescope]] and, having seen faint hints that there were more out there, made further observations in 2023.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">Since I worked on [[ActivityPub]] which connects together [[software/Mastodon|Mastodon]], [[Sharkey]], [[Peertube]], [[GotoSocial]], etc, etc, etc in the present-day [[fediverse]], I often get asked whether or not I have opinions about [[ATProto]] vs ActivityPub, and the answer is that I do have opinions, but I am usually head-down focused on building what I hope to be the next generation of [[decentralization|decentralized]] [[social network|(social) networking]] tech, and so I keep to myself about such things except in private channels.</span>'''»''' ... '''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">But recently I have received some direct encouragement from a core [[Bluesky]] developer that they have found my writings insightful and useful and would be happy to see me write on the subject. So here are my thoughts.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">A Black Twitter user joins [[the Fediverse]] in Nov 2022. She picks a random server (e.g. Mastodon.cloud) that does not block known nazi instances. A user on a Nazi instance finds her profile, and replies to her post with [[racist]] threats, along with gore gifs taken from video of a racist mass shooting. ''[/]'' The racist users' followers see the hate, and [[dogpile|pile on]]. ''[/]'' But good users on the Black woman's instance don't see any of this.😮</span>'''»''' +
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bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-28/microsoft-msft-to-shut-down-skype-as-zoom-teams-dominate-video-calls +
'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">[[Microsoft]] Corp. is signaling the end of the line for [[Skype]], the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought almost 14 years ago. ''[/]'' Once a byword for digital calls that bypassed long-distance charges, Skype was surpassed in recent years by smartphone-native communication apps and [[Zoom]] video calls. When Microsoft tried to stretch the Skype brand into the workplace, it lost out to [[Slack]] Technologies Inc. ''[/]'' Microsoft's response was to start from scratch and build [[Microsoft Teams|Teams]], a chat, voice and video communication service for the workplace, which gained ground as part of its software bundle.</span>'''»''' +
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'''«'''<span style="font-family:serif; color:#800;">After more than 21 years, [[Skype]] will soon be no more. Last night, some users (including [[Ars Technica|Ars]] readers) poked around in the latest Skype preview update and noticed as-yet-unsurfaced text that read "Starting in May, Skype will no longer be available. Continue your calls and chats in Teams." ''[/]'' This morning, [[Microsoft]] has confirmed to Ars that it's true. [[2025/05/05|May 5, 2025]] will mark the end of Skype's long run.</span>'''»''' +
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A community celebrating synthesizers. Whether you love the classic minimoog synth, a eurorack modular system, a software vsti, or DIY Lunettas. All enthusiasts are welcome. +
Public information must be free. +
The challenges that affect us all are that related to power and democracy. The protection and expansion of democracy brings equality of power. This includes equality of relations between people, social justice and fairness. We are conservatives, independents and progressives united, because it's not about right vs left. It's about right vs wrong. +
The process of discovery, innovation, or technological progress depends on antifragile tinkering and aggressive risk-bearing rather than education. The next industrial revolution is in the hands of the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers. +
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