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my cosmos garden
コスモス園

The cosmos are blooming steadily here and there; since the latter half of May, they have consistently maintained around 100 blossoms. Last year they all bloomed at once, but this year they are blooming sporadically.

コスモスは順調にポツリポツリと咲いていて、5月後半からずっと100個くらいお花をキープしています。昨年は一斉に咲いたけど、今年はバラバラです。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

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Met zijn bedrijf Politie Casting probeert agent Marco Eradus films en series authentieker te maken. Op de filmset let hij op de kleinste details om frustratie bij kenners thuis te voorkomen.

LPF-politicus Cees van Leeuwen kwam de afgelopen jaren regelmatig in opspraak als vastgoedverhuurder. Vrijdag gaf de rechter hem ongelijk in een conflict met een huurder. Van Leeuwen moet 12.000 euro terugbetalen.

What's an idiom you find yourself using a lot in life or that you used to hear but rarely do now? This is your free thread! So you can also talk about anything like food, love, life or the number 42. Just no politics.

Progress Software has ordered some ShareFile customers to pull the plug on their own servers after detecting what it describes as a "credible external security threat" targeting the on-premises component of its enterprise file-sharing platform. The emergency warning, sent by email and seen by The Register, instructed organizations running ShareFile Storage Zone Controllers to take the unusual step of manually shutting down the Windows servers that host the software, with no patch or configuration workaround yet announced. "We have reason to believe there is a credible external security threat targeting Progress Software's ShareFile Storage Zone Controllers," the company wrote, adding that it had already disabled access to ShareFile accounts using Storage Zone Controllers, but warned this alone was not enough. "IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: You must manually shut down the server hosting your Storage Zone Controllers," the email continued. “This is a critical additional step to ensure the safety of your data." The company said the restrictions were being imposed "out of an abundance of caution" as it works with internal and external security experts to investigate the threat. Customers reported that Progress was also calling affected organizations directly to reinforce the message. A follow-up notice over the weekend offered little additional detail. Progress said it had "no indication of unauthorized access to any ShareFile customer account or data, and we have not identified any active threat," but instructed customers to keep Storage Zone Controllers offline even as cloud services were gradually restored. Exactly what prompted such a dramatic response remains unclear. Progress has not disclosed the nature of the threat, whether any customers have been compromised, which software versions are affected, or when administrators can safely power systems back on. A spokesperson at Progress Software did not answer our questions, instead they sent a statement to The Register: "Protecting our customers' data and maintaining the security of our services remain our highest priorities. As of 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 12, we notified all ShareFile customers with Storage Zone Controllers that their access to the Progress ShareFile cloud service has been restored. However, Storage Zone Controllers must remain turned off while we complete our investigation. At this time, we have no evidence of unauthorized access to any ShareFile customer account or data, and we have not identified any active threat. We will continue to provide customers with updates as additional information becomes available. " The information vacuum has fueled speculation. One Progress customer on Reddit speculated that if the vendor is telling customers to completely shut down servers, "it's almost certainly an unauthenticated RCE being exploited in the wild." Storage Zone Controllers are the on-premises component of ShareFile that allows organizations to keep files on their own infrastructure while continuing to use Progress's cloud platform for authentication and management. Because they typically sit on internet-facing Windows servers, they present an attractive target if a serious, remotely exploitable flaw emerges. The incident also arrives just months after Progress patched two critical vulnerabilities in ShareFile Storage Zone Controller v5 that could be chained into unauthenticated remote code execution, although the company has not linked the current incident to those bugs. Progress is no stranger to security crises. The vendor spent much of 2023 and 2024 dealing with the fallout from mass exploitation of its MOVEit Transfer software by the Clop ransomware gang, a campaign that snowballed into one of the largest supply chain breaches on record. Whatever Progress has found this time around, it has decided that customers are better off with their servers powered down than running. ®

Microsoft and backup are two words often uttered together, usually in the form of "Microsoft Windows has crashed again, where's my backup?" The question is: what would a backup look like for a digital sign in Derby? Spotted by eagle-eyed Register reader "nategee" on a stroll in Derby, this sign appears to have spent much of the day pleading to be backed up. This poses an interesting question. What, exactly, would constitute a backup for a sign? Microsoft would obviously like somebody to log in with a Microsoft account so the data on the computer behind the scenes can be squirted into its cloud. However, we'd contend that a more appropriate backup for a digital sign would involve glue, paper, and a person on a ladder, wielding a brush. Although the words "if anything gets my back up" is often muttered by Windows users faced with yet another surprise update or unexpected screen of blue, the backup suggestion usually pops up when Windows restarts after an update. Microsoft has examined the user's device and tightly clutched its pearls upon realizing that the PC isn't backed up. And now would be the perfect time to back it up by signing in with a Microsoft account, at least as far as the tech giant is concerned. The owners of the billboard might disagree. Sadly, there is nowhere obvious for a technically minded passer-by to attach a keyboard and mouse to let the sign continue the startup process, and the hard-pressed techie responsible, doubtless sitting behind a desk at the mothership, has yet to give a remote command to unbork the signage. Digital signage might be flexible, but we doubt Microsoft is advertising backups here - or reminding everyone that Windows has a habit of nagging users into doing what Redmond thinks is best for them. Perhaps it's best to back up to something that doesn't involve Microsoft's OS, or maybe even save the power, dust off the poster poster and glue pot. No tech required. ®

En dan schakelen we nu over naar de rechtbank van Alkmaar waar Super Mario voor de rechter moet verschijnen voor de moord op ABN AMRO-medewerkster Karin (al heeft Saskia Belleman het over 'Carin'). Adil Qoraich is een 'Italiaanse' arbeidsmigrant die bij Schiphol een lappie over de vliegtuigen haalde, en in Nederland al vaker in aanraking was gekomen met de politie: voor een winkeldiefstal en voor een mishandeling in een hostel in Amsterdam. Adil heeft tot nu toe nog niet verteld waarom Karin precies dood moest, mogelijk trekt-ie nu voor het eerst z'n bek open. In het Italiaans, natuurlijk. Sas is erbij! Later meer.
Update - Karin (tot we het zeker weten houden we het even op Karin met een K) was bij ABN AMRO trouwens de persoonlijke assistente van Leonie, die op dezelfde dag werd vermoord in Amsterdam. Dat lijkt te berusten op puur toeval
Update - Belleman: "Ze had 2 steekletsels en meerdere snijletsels. De eerste steek doorkliefde de halsslagader. Ook had ze talrijke ribbreuken en waren er sporen van verwurging te zien."
Update - Adil had in februari 2026 VERPLICHT opgenomen moeten worden in een psychiatrische instelling in Italië. Maar toen was hij dus niet meer in Italië... maar in (of op weg naar) Nederland. En dan kun je blijkbaar je goddelijke gang gaan
Update - Adil (die knettergek is) wil niet onderzocht worden in het Pieter Baan Centrum en hij 'accepteert geen tbs'
Update - Adil MOET naar het PBC. Ook als hij niet wil
Update - Adil gedraagt zich echt als een zak stront. Wat een nachtmerrie voor de nabestaanden

​De troepenopbouw van de Russen bij de grenzen met de Baltische staten hebben lang voor grote onrust gezorgd, maar die zorgen zijn inmiddels weggenomen door de Nederlandse inlichtendienst. “De AIVD heeft ons meerdere malen benadrukt dat de Russen hier echt niet gaan binnenvallen”, klinkt het opgelucht.

De Estse premier Kristen Michal zegt zich ‘totaal niet meer druk te maken’ om de Russische agressie. Hij heeft uitgebreid gebeld met hoge functionarissen van de AIVD. “De Nederlanders hebben een bron binnen het Kremlin die zegt dat er niets aan het handje is. En als de AIVD zoiets zegt, dan is er geen reden om daaraan te twijfelen.”

Geconfronteerd met de groeiende Russische troepenopbouw én waarschuwingen van Zelensky dat dat ook in Belarus gaande is, wuift Michal al het alarmisme weg: “Nee, nee, nee. Het kan er misschien wel dreigend uitzien, maar dat doet Poetin alleen maar om een betere onderhandelingspositie te hebben. Dat hebben de Nederlanders ons nog gezegd. Wij kunnen met zijn allen weer rustig slapen.”

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