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- You can get 5 years in prison just for going to the street with a sign[1] - Cuba sends doctors to other countries, claiming to be a humanitarian nation. However, they violate the human rights of the doctors they send without any mercy [2]. Fun fact: I have a family member who worked as a Cuban doctor in Africa. Despite earning only $200 while the government kept the rest, this person decided not to return. As punishment for ending the exploitation, they were not allowed to visit their family for more than 10 years. On July 11, 2021, people took to the streets demanding change. The result? Brutal repression.[3]

[1] https://havanatimes.org/features/luis-robles-the-cuban-youth...

[2] https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/23/cuba-repressive-rules-do...

[3] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/07/five-things-y...

I recently discovered Swift Playgrounds and have been using them to teach my 7-year-old son to code. I think he enjoys it, and the instant feedback (moving Byte, the main character, through a maze) is both helpful and fun.

For JS I use https://github.com/vercel/ncc

Yes and no. I grasp, or at least I believe I grasp, some of the complexities involved. However, the primary issue arises from the system's refusal to allow the submission of a claim simply because the shipment status is marked as shipped. So it is super simple for a bad actor to take advantage of buyers.

- You make an online purchase.

- A bad actor ships an item of similar weight .

- During transit, the bad actor interrupts the shipment and requests an address change.

- Consequently, the buyer is left responsible and unable to file a claim.

Also, it looks there are a couple problems with Marketplace in general [1]

[1] https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-grew-marketplace...

Thank you. Yes, I did that. Also, while filling out the letter for my credit card company, I noticed a review from a buyer a few days ago claiming to have been scammed from the same seller. And what is Facebook doing about it? Absolutely nothing. The system is deeply flawed; it doesn't allow you to file claims simply because the item is marked as shipped.

Via Card, stored on Facebook Marketplace. Using the "buy" button.

Calibre Web: https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web

One time I have to migrate around 20 huge pipelines written(using) Pentaho to Apache Airflow (Python). The key was to run Pentaho inside Docker for testing: this was crucial because the developer was able to test locally the new DAG vs the Pentaho pipeline. It was difficult but it was worth it. Later we started having issues with Airflow but that is another story.

Getting more sleep, walking 4 miles everyday and also counting calories(using Lose It![1]). I am seeing results already.

[1] https://www.loseit.com/

Just yesterday I was checking Project Sunroof [0] to get an idea about how much I can save(based on my location this app says I have 1,634 hours of usable sunlight per year) and I am seriously thinking about installing Solar Panels.

[0] https://sunroof.withgoogle.com/

Similar in Florida with FPL(the utility company) [0]. We are now paying more. These are the new rates [1].

[0] https://cleanenergy.org/blog/fpls-holiday-surprise-810-milli...

[1] https://www.fpl.com/content/dam/fplgp/us/en/rates/pdf/res-ju...

Quick question probably not super related: do you know if something similar exists for floor tiles? I live in US and recently bought a house that has tiles from Italy, they look old but I love them and I would like to see if I can find them online(I already tried Lowes and similar).

Not a solution but a way to deal with this practice: some credit card providers allow you to create virtual cards that you can cancel any time. I do this all the time with Capital One.

https://www.capitalone.com/digital/eno/virtual-card-numbers/

I live in Florida and recently subscribed to LA Fitness and after a couple days I "discovered" that it is very difficult to cancel with them: you have to send a letter.

https://www.wikihow.com/Cancel-an-LA-Fitness-Membership