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Suddenly, the unbearable noise of the speakers has stopped

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The story between the two Koreas has been full of disagreements. Let’s put as an example the last twelve months: South Korea received a rain of balloons loaded with garbage, and reply to the “neighbor” arrived in drones and propagandato which “the north” replied marking the enemy in the very constitution. North’s revenge was a noise -shaped rumble, and the south was no less with an infinite playlist of K-Pop. And, suddenly, one of the two has taken the white flag, and the other has followed him. Silence on the border. In what could be considered as a historical fact, a symbolic and strategic turn towards reconciliation, South Korea has off the speakers of propaganda that during the last year transmitted K-pop songs without stopping next to ideological news and messages through the border with North Korea. The decision, taken by the New President South Korean Lee Jae-Myung, marks one of his first specific steps to lower tensions Between Seoul and Pyongyang, after years of deterioration Under his predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol. The measure intends to restore Trust channels and dialogue in a peninsula that follows Technically at war Since 1953. As explained by its spokesman, the suspension seeks to “restore confidence in intercorean relationships and build peace in the Korean Peninsula.” The War of Sound. We already said it at the beginning. The previous policy had resulted in a peculiar climbingbut the most intense: while South Korea used high -power speakers to broad Sound equipmentgenerating disturbing noises that affected everyday life in border South Korean villages. He counted The New York Times That, to protect themselves from noise, many residents installed windows with double glazing and insulation systems. In turn, the conflict moved to heaven, with South Korean activists (many northern deserters) Sending balloons Loaded with critical pamphlets to Pyongyang, to which the North Korean regime replied with balloons Full of plillas and garbage. This dynamic of mutual reprisals further aggravated a relationship already marked by hostility and distrust. The Donghae Bukbu line on the east coast of Korea. This road and rail connection was built for the South Koreans visited the tourist region of Monte Kumgang in the north Change of course. The former president Yoon Suk Yeol, deposed after imposing Briefly martial law in December and accused of promoting conflict with North Korea, had promoted the Use of propaganda as a means to undermine Kim Jong-un informative control. His government not only defended the speakers, but also encouraged Balloon sending as part of an ideological offensive in the name of freedom of expression. In contrast, Lee Jae-Myung, chosen in part for his promise to reduce tensions, has asked activists to cease in launch of pamphlets, arguing that these actions do not improve North Korean access to external information, but also raise the risk of Armed reprisals and endanger the southern border communities. Strategic pragmatism. On the other hand, human rights organizations and activists They have criticized harshly the decisions of the new government, accusing him of giving in to Pyongyang and limiting freedom of expression in South Korea. They argue that, by interrupting the speakers and discouraging the balloons, citizens of the north of one of the few access as possible to outside world information. For its part, the South Korean government has indicated that it could resort Aviation laws and public safety to prevent these practices, considering that they raise the risk of direct confrontation and endanger local inhabitants, who in many cases have expressed their relief due to the recent sound calm on the border. There is truce, but fragile. It is the last of the legs to analyze. North Korea’s reaction to this gesture of distension has not been immediate, although the next day It also ceased Its own speaker transmissions, which suggests a positive response, at least momentary. However, the general context continues to be tense. Under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, the regime It has hardened his position to the south, openly declaring that does not seek reunification And that will treat South Korea As an enemy To defeat in case of war. In addition to cutting all land ties between the two countries, North Korea has intensified their essays With nuclear missiles and has rejected all kinds of dialogue with Seoul and Washington. A new attempt. What seems clear is that, although Turn off the speakers It will not resolve the multiple open fronts in the interorean relationship, it represents a significant gesture in a prolonged cycle of sound and symbolic confrontation. By unilaterally suspending these actions, Lee Jae-Myung seeks to establish the basis of a New political narrativebased on the reduction of tensions and the reconstruction of diplomatic channels. No doubt, the balance between democratic principles, national security and geopolitical realism remains delicate. But for now The silence reigns On the border, and it is possible that the future of this truce depends on whether the north or the south end up turning the decibels of their speakers again. Image | Driedprawns In Xataka | The day that USA invaded Panama at the rhythm of rock. He spent three days without stopping “bombing” the Vatican embassy In Xataka | North Korea has deployed a new psychological weapon against South Korea: an unbearable noise

Advertise five more dates suddenly

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At the end of May, Bad Bunny will play in Madrid and Barcelona inside his tour ‘I had to throw more World Tour’ photos. Since it was announced a few days ago, it instantly became one of the most important live musical events of 2026 in Spain. Some expectation could be guess, taking into account that the launch of the album of the same name in January became a Viral phenomenon. But the answer has been overwhelming. And points to certain problems in the current management of macroconciertes. The hunger games. At 12.45, a quarter of an hour before the presale of the (initially) three concerts that the Puerto Rican singer was going to give in Spain in 2026, The Ticketmaster website He fell due to the very high demand. Error messages on the server (“Error 503” and “500 Internal Server Error” were the most frequent) have ended up deriving in a tail of several hundred thousand people waiting for their turn. Soon chaos began to refer to social networks, which They started to fill of protests. Accessing inputs, limited to a maximum of eight per person, was impossible. Like mushrooms. The demand has been of such caliber that Bad Bunny has announced, in the following hours, five more concerts that are added to the three planned, four in Madrid and one in Barcelona. The dates are like this: Friday May 22 – Barcelona – Estadi Olìmpic Saturday, May 23 – Barcelona – Estadi Olìmpic Saturday, May 30 – Madrid – Riyadh Air Metropolitano Sunday May 31 Madrid – Riyadh Air Metropolitano Tuesday, June 2 – Madrid – Riyadh Air Metropolitano Wednesday, June 3 – Madrid – Riyadh Air Metropolitano Saturday, June 6 – Madrid – Riyadh Air Metropolitano Sunday June 7 – Madrid – Riyadh Air Metropolitano The one -week space that originally mediated among the concerts of Madrid and Barcelona suggests that these extra concerts were already planned. Likely, These new ads They are not so much an answer to the brutal demand as a strategic maneuver to generate more expectation for the shortage of dates. At the moment, the tickets are depleted, but they are still to be sold: when the general tickets will be opened on May 9, new sectors of the Metropolitan and the Olìmpic Stadi will be opened. The culture of the event. The two and a half million people who came In Rio de Janeiro to see Lady Gaga They made it clear. We are becoming addicted to a “culture of the event” that neglects small concerts or cultural consumption in private, to give way to an enjoyment of music or cinema that only has meaning when it is a great show that can be shown to the rest of the world saying “I was there.” This way of accessing culture brings a feeling of Fomo (Fear of Missing Outor “fear of lost it”), since the feeling that these mastodontic concerts transmit is that it will spend a long time before they are repeated, if they are repeated (as has happened, no doubt, with Lady Gaga). Bad Bunny, for example, did not act in Spain since 2019. This expectation is the one that generates problems to get entries in the Taylor Swift concerts or oasis. When will Taylor give another tour of this size? When will the Gallagher speak again? It is not known. Technical problems. The problem is that although Live Nation is a multinational in live events, the problems are repeated with each of these events. Falling servers, excess demand and finally thousands of people running out of tickets after days with very high expectations. The trips to other countries To see artists become common, and an additional problem is generated: the sale of second hand, a problem that It is still to be solved in these times in which, thanks to the Internet and platforms dedicating themselves exclusively in this, they make overpricing something practically immediate. Ticketmaster has been trying to combat the proliferation of bots that Systems saturate from purchase requests And that led to 2022, for example, Taylor Swift concert tickets at the start of their world tour They will quote $ 22,000. A problem that only adds firewood to the fire, because the bots are not completely falsifying the real demand: with resale or without it, hundreds of thousands of authentic followers of Bad Bunny fight to get an entry by 2026. The problem of macroconcientes. With physical formats at the dead man, macroconcientes have become the most effective form of the industry to make money. In Spain in 2024, live music entered 25.32% more than the previous year, 725.6 million eurosand this is not only because there are more concerts, but for prices are shot. According to Pollstar dataonly the 100 most successful tours in the world (it can be said that all of them are macroconciertes) reached a joint collection of 9,500 million dollars. While the circuit of small and medium groups He is touched from death because the public already wants shows in enclosures that allow the entry of dozens of thousands of people every night, for a whole weekthe industry feeds on these giants. But those responsible do not even put the means for this implosion of the music business: even buying an entrance of three hundred euros for the fashion singer is very complicated. In Xataka | Taylor Swift has already released 34 editions from his latest album. OBJECTIVE: Never abandon success lists

And suddenly, a great battery and the Sun of Murcia saved me from the great blackout

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After a crisis, a couple of disturbing war conflicts, Trump’s second mandate And a worldwide pandemic, The biggest blackout in Spain I shouldn’t have caused me so much concern. But at home, at three o’clock at the beginning and with the children newcomers of the school, his nervousness was very evident. And ours. No electricity grid for almost 12 hours And disconnected from the world almost the same hours except for the blessed radio to batteries, at home the tranquility for the tense and indefinite wait came to us in the most unexpected way: the radiant sun of Murcia and some test batteries in Xataka. This is the story of how some Solar panels connected to a large battery The great blackout of Spain mitigated at home. The reality that everything works with electricity The entrance/exit door of the work center, which we usually opened through an application installed on the mobile, only paid attention to our need to exit urgently when the concierge, analog key in hand, opened it and threw from it under the almost 30 degrees of two in the afternoon in Murcia. At the end of April. “Googlear” if the suppliers of the service stations need food to work, something that would have taken me 10 seconds at another time, was the beginning of many hours of energy uncertainty whose solution did not remember that I had at home On the way by car home, with the deposit near the reserve and without knowing for sure if the suppliers need food to function – or possibility of Googlear the answer to my doubt – the radio was the only point of connection with the real situation. Because the theories about what was happening did not take 10 seconds to run from Boca by ear and another ear … Suddenly, everyone had spoken with a family member abroad who confirmed without any doubt that it was a European issue. What European, world. An “makeshift” installation of solar panels on the home terrace With the few news that I could hear about what was happening I got home. The atmosphere was very similar to that of pandemic, with uncertainty dominating everything. And the feeling of living too many things for the first time. The noon food had to improvise according to very clear criteria: use the perishable of a refrigerator that we did not know when it would be operational and resort to gas barbecue. Yes, the induction cuisine does not get along with the lack of electricity. Already with the serenity that gives the stomach well attended, as a game to calm the kids, we analyze the situation at home and draw a plan for the afternoon. We are looking for lanterns, laptops, “powerbanks” and any device that could be charged. The smartphones and tablets between them. To do so we had an immense, literally, allied at home: some ecoflow batteries tested in Xataka. Time to recharge everything rechargeable. And cook the “cooking” With the internal load of the batteries, a main of 4,000 mAh and an assistant of the same capacity, almost 80%, the four plugs and four USB ports (two of type C and two of type a) they began to recharge everything that we found at home. Including the batteries that we already know that they must be in every emergency kit that boasts. Without the possibility of loading of any kind, the solar batteries of the house offered a recharge point to family and friends who requested it The objective was that, if the situation was extended until night, we could have operational devices And of course Lights ready so that, at least at home, the situation was the most similar normality. Batteries, camping and reading/leisure lights for the long wait Since it was still the beginning of the afternoon in Murcia, the batteries continued to recharge to the usual rhythm in their “rush hour”, about 1,000-1.200 W per hour. One of the great advantages of these Ecoflow batteries for recharge is that they can be feed both from the electricity and connected directly to solar panels. The radio we were about to “recycle” last summer We take advantage of this situation of energy surplus for both less important issues and relax with a fresh coffee and to use certain thermomix type appliances, the microwave or a small electric oven. Everything we could take advantage of that solar energy seemed to us a good idea at that time. Things of situations that are first lived. Mobile of friends and family who lived near them were recharged with our house battery We also rejoice at home of having stored an old analog radio because, without data or functional telephone, it was our only source of reliable information. The great blackout was not this time through streets. No neighborhoods. Not even in cities. But the most alarming was that the duration of it was a great unknown. So the very few moments of connectivity allowed us Offer our batteries to family and friends They lived close to recharge their mobile phones. And without sun, the batteries take control of the house With the different official information about everything that happened arriving via radio but on droppers, the sunset reached us at home with the unknown about what would take the electricity grid of our Murcia area to be operational. So without a sun, it was time to start squeezing the Energy stored throughout the day until it exhausts her. At night, the solar battery was ready to use the stored energy and feed the refrigerator for hours and thereby save food for a very valuable time The system that we have ecoflow proof does not allow energy injection to the home network itself if it is not connected to the general. But his poOutput tenance of up to 4000 W gives us the possibility to use powerful appliances in a timely manner, as we did with the water tank or microwave. At night, in … Read more

What is the “energy zero” and why the supply can go suddenly but it takes hours to recover

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The general blackout in Spain is causing many problems at the level of transport or trade, and in the meantime hospitals are going to their emergency generators. The situation has been caused after the so -called “energy zero”. Energy zero. This is called the situation in which the flow of electricity in an electrical system is interrupted or significantly reduced, reaching zero. The question, of course, is why this problem occurs. Diverse causes. This event can occur for various reasons such as infrastructure failures, climatic events or great imbalances between supply and demand. Consequences. We are living them: lack of supply in essential homes, businesses and services such as transport, communications or health, in addition to damage to teams and the consequent economic impact. It has already happened in the Canary Islands. In June 2020 there was an energy zero in the south of Tenerife, and in fact in the Canary Islands there have been several similar episodes In recent years. The Governing Council approved in September 2022 a sanction of eight million euros to Red Eléctrica de España for the problems derived from that fall. And in the world. There have been large electric blackouts in various parts of the world for decades. In Italy, in 2003, 57 million people They were affected by a high voltage line affected by a series of fallen trees during a storm. In India, in July 2012, 700 million people They were affected by an electricity overdex. Chile suffered a recent blackout last February A very serious infraction of the Law of the Electric Sector. The law of the electrical sector that regulates these situations establish that these types of problems represent a very serious infraction. In article 64.31 The following is specified: “The interruption or suspension of the supply without the legal or regulation requirements established or outside the assumptions provided legally or regulation.” The supply goes fast, but slowly returns. In this type of event, the electricity supply goes completely in an instant, but its recovery is much more gradual and can take hours. From Red Electrica Español they indicated half an hour after the blackout how the supply begins to recover in the north and southern peninsular, but it will take some time that the recovery is complete. It is not known how exactly, but in some parts of Spain the electricity supply is already being recovered, they indicate media such as being. Xataka | There are so many Australians with solar panels in their roofs that the electricity grid has been one step away from the abyss

It has rained 143% more than normal and Spanish agriculture has suddenly entered into crisis mode. They do not lack reasons

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After more than 20 days of continuous rainfall and four huge high impact stories, peninsula floors They are practically saturated. And it should not be a surprise: the amount of water that has fallen has been 143% above Normal. And, although it may seem good news, it doesn’t always rain to everyone’s taste. Isn’t it good news? At the agroganadero level, there are many farms to which this Borrascas festival has been very good: vineyards, olive groves, nuts, dryland cereals and, in general, the livestock that feeds on pastures. But the field is much bigger. Andalusia It’s a good example. Only in the province of Seville, sunflower, chickpea, pea, cabbage and grelo have been affected. But there are more: the red fruits of Huelva, the pepper, the cucumber, the watermelon and the melon Almeria or the lettuce, the broccoli and the Murcian cauliflower. This is going to add the Granada asparagus if the situation is maintained. But why? For a concatenation of factors, of course. Floods have drowned many sown (with “root, gangrene and fungal asphyxiation problems”); The low temperatures are slowing down the development (when not burning) numerous crops; and the lack of labor (or the impossibility of working on lands) prevents the necessary works – or even collection. In figures, According to news four“Farmers find only 15% production.” So much so that a few days ago the Andalusian farmers sighed for just 15 days of sun. And what will happen? If everything goes well (that is, if everything goes as expected) nothing should happen. It is true that the situation has been harmful, but if the time is normalized and without water restrictions, the campaign is in time to save. If the “anomalous” situation lengthens, we will have a problem. However, whatever it is, it is very possible that we notice the break in the supermarket. A couple of years ago, Europe He ran out of red pepper For a cold wave. What has happened is very similar. Right now, there are a dozen products that play with the breakage of the supply. In case climate change I would not assume enough problemsnow it is stubborn to mess up the stations. And that, of course, is a challenge for one of the key sectors of Spain. Image | Markus Winkler | CHANDLER CRUTTINGE In Xataka | “Not a crop is saved”: Spain is about to discover in its flesh the effects of water scarcity

What is happening and why you can’t suddenly send content

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Let’s explain What about the chromecast who have stopped workingan extended mistake that many users around the world are reporting. Simply, using several Chromecast models have stopped being able to do it, and not even restart them. We are going to start this article explaining what exactly this error is and what is happening. Then we will specify the models to which it seems to be happening, and we will end up talking about what you can do about it. What’s happening Suddenly, there seems to be an error that is affecting some Chromecast models around the world. Simply, cannot send content to the devices. This means that when you enter the mobile in a video or content and the option to send to the Chromecast is chosen, this does not work simply. In addition to the chromecast becoming pisapapeles, another problem is that You cannot access your configuration through the Google Home application that serves to manage them from the mobile. It is as if they had stopped working. Apparently, an error that says that You cannot identify the chromecast. This error occurs although so far it had worked. In other cases, the error seems to point to an old firmware. What devices affect This error seems to be affecting To the oldest Chromecast modelssuch as the second generation or the Chromecast Audio. The most modern models such as the Google TV or the Chromecast Ultra work without any problem, only affects the old. How to solve the problem The worst of this problem is that Currently you can’t solve it. If you throw for classic solutions such as restoring the device or restarting it, this does not fix anything. Chromecast will still not work and nothing can be done. It is normal to think that In a few hours or days, google throw an update that serves to solve this problem. Therefore, you must pay attention to the updates of the Google Home OA app that your chromecast can receive. In Xataka Basics | Seven unusual things for which you can use your chromecast with Google TV

Something totally unexpected is happening in Ukraine. Suddenly, North Korea soldiers have disappeared

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Since November 2023, Ukrainian forces and intelligence in the United States have calculated that up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers have moved In Kursk’s Russian region to stop the Ukrainian offensive. In recent months we have known The strategy that pyongyang troops followedlarticles that lead to the battlefieldand even Ukraine captured soldiers who betrayed the misinformation with which they seemed to have arrived in Europe. However, something has happened in the last two weeks. North Korean paper. CNN had through interviews with Ukrainian troops that many of the northorean soldiers deployed were using extreme combat methods that remember tactics of the cold war. With a formation focused on sacrifice and unwavering loyalty to Kim Jong Un, these soldiers had demonstrated fierce resistance, although they were suffering from mass losses, With about 4,000 dead or injured. His behavior on the battlefield, in fact, had baffled the Ukrainian forces, since instead of surrendering, Many prefer to immolate themselves with grenades or use desperate strategies How to shed your protective team to move faster. In fact, several teams captured to the fallen soldiers revealed that They carry only the minimum to survive: Limited water rations, without shelter clothes and with backpacks full of ammunition. Although they carry modernized versions of the AK-47 rifle and other more or less recent Russian teams, their lack of armor and preparation for current war technology was accelerating its wear on the battlefield. And suddenly, they are no longer. One withdrawal? According to the New York TimesNorth Korean troops sent to Russia to strengthen their offensive against Ukraine They have disappeared from the battlefield for two weeks. It is possible, as analysts explain, who have been removed from the front after suffering those devastating losses we were talking about. Its deployment in November 2023 generated alarm when the measure was interpreted as a significant climb of the conflict. However, in just three months, The number of troops was drastically reduced Due to the lack of coordination. According to Ukrainian sources, the Russian strategy consisted of Send them in waves through mined fields and under intense firewhich resulted in a high number of casualties. Now, the withdrawal is not necessarily definitive, since it is evaluated the possibility that these soldiers return after receiving a resentment or if the Russian controls find more effective ways to use them in combat. Impact of the Ukrainian offensive on Kurk. The Ukrainian incursion in the Russian region of Kursk in August 2024 surprised the Kremlin and altered the dynamics of the conflict. For the first time in more than a decade of confrontations, including the Russian in large scale in 2022, Ukraine seemed to take and maintain territory within Russia. This movement, although criticized by some as an unnecessary wear of resources, is seen by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a key tool to press in future peace negotiations and a strategic barrier against new Russian offensives in the northeast of Ukraine. Although Russian forces have managed to recover about half of the lost territory, the Ukrainian presence in Kursk It is still a challenge for Moscowforcing Putin to balance their military resources without weakening their main operations in eastern Ukraine. The North Korean alliance. It We have counted in the past. The sending of North Korean troops seems to be part of A broader cooperation strategy between Moscow and Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un, by supporting Putin, Search in return assistance in military technology and diplomatic support. In addition to troops, North Korea has supplied Russia millions of artillery and missile projectiles, covering approximately half of the armament that Russia uses daily at the moment. In return, Moscow provides oil, food and improvements in North Korean weapons. In fact, the recent restoration of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the two countries reinforces this relationship, which reminds of the era of the cold war. The North Korean future. Although the withdrawal of North Korean soldiers suggests that their initial deployment did not have the expected impact, Your possible return is not discarded. Russia could reconsider its integration strategy with these troops, perhaps avoiding their use as a simple shock infantry and improving its coordination with local units. Besides, The situation in Kursk continues to evolve, with new Ukrainian offensives facing a growing Russian resistance. Meanwhile and as we said, the alliance between Russia and North Korea continues to consolidate, and along the way increasing tensions with the West. As the war continues, the participation of external actors such as North Korea could become an even more relevant factor in the development of the conflict and in the global geopolitical balance. And Trump is still missing, although it is about to see how he will. Image | Ukraine forces In Xataka | North Korea has officially entered the Ukraine War, although a barrier is being lethal: the language In Xataka | The Ukrainian invention that has allowed to repel the waves of Russian attacks: a 41 km fiber optic cable

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