CALL FOR URGENT ACTION to stop Chat Control legislation in EU
CALL FOR URGENT ACTION to stop Chat Control legislation in EU
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?We the citizens Europe (Change.org)
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Sure, that is your reality,and I respect that you are sure that's the case (and in many cases it is), but I happen to believe that there are shades of gray from the whitest white to the darkest black. So you do you, I'll follow my own reality.
I think we can easily be in agreement that following a man or woman because of religion is, not only detrimental, but also dangerous. Whatwe will certainly disagree on is that, for me, Jesus is God, and for you, believing that makes me n irrational sheep. And that's cool, I don't think that should be a reason for one of us to hate the other, or even simply be angry (or anything similar, my English vocabulary is not too extensive).
I brought up religion because it was brought up. So, yeah, I'm not one of those that goes around pushing my believes on others, but the moment I see Jesus attacked, I will defend Him the same way He died for me on that cross.
Allie, an AI chess bot, learns to play like humans from 91 million Lichess games
Meet Allie, the AI-Powered Chess Bot Trained on Data From 91 Million Games
LTI Ph.D. student Yiming Zhang developed Allie, an AI-powered chess bot trained on data from games played by humans.Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
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this post started out as a rant about the current state of media preservation on the modern internet... but ranting and complaining rarely helps anything.so instead, i have written a few short guides and notes about ways you can help contribute to media preservation by doing it your damn self. most of the guides lean very technical, but i try to give appropriate explanations and links to the tools and documentation where i can.
Repeated exposure to an image—even if fake or AI-generated—can increase its perceived credibility
Seeing Is Believing?
A TAU-led study finds that seeing an image more than once, real or AI-generated, makes us more likely to believe it’s real.Tel Aviv University
Deepfake Whales Could Be Key Conservation Tool: AI-generated images of rare species could improve efforts to understand, monitor and protect them.
Scrolling through social media, you may have dallied on reels of Leonardo DiCaprio dancing or Tom Cruise crooning, only to realize they’re spoofs created with artificial intelligence. Hyper-realistic videos and images like these — also called deepfakes — are notorious for celebrity pranking. But the technology has serious scientific applications, too. In the field of ecology, for example, AI doppelgängers of rare species could improve efforts to understand, monitor and protect them.Specifically, wildlife deepfakes could help train AI models to detect wildlife in footage from satellites, planes and drones. Ecologists increasingly rely on such birds-eye imagery to study species behavior and population trends.
“We are truly in the age of big data when it comes to remote sensing in ecology and conservation,” says Dave Johnston, director of the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. “Over the past two decades, our ability to collect high-resolution remote-sensing imagery has grown exponentially, largely due to advances in drone technology and increased satellite capabilities.”
Deepfake Whales Could Be Key Conservation Tool
AI-generated images of rare species could improve efforts to understand, monitor and protect them.Nicholas School of the Environment
Court Blocks Expedited Subpoenas to Identify Digital Pirates, Dealing Blow to Copyright Holders
Court Blocks Studios From Using Fast Subpoenas to Identify Piracy
The 9th Circuit ruled that copyright holders cannot obtain expedited subpoenas to identify internet users suspected of piracy.Gene Maddaus (Variety)
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I'm just saying the percentage of those who may have been willing to pay is small enough to be irrelevant in the for-profit release perspective.
Netflix (when it first started streaming) and Steam (when sales included good older stuff for wildly cheap) showed that piracy is more of a service problem than anything else. A recent article called out the content problems (partial content, a few seasons behind a separate paywall, ads in the middle of playback, etc) a are directly related to an increase in piracy.
So my opinions on copyright aside - a clear model to a happy consumer is an affordable price without all the enshittification going on. People also dont like "buying" content that later disappears because of licensing changes.
So I'd put it squarely in the "their own damn fault" territory, and I'm glad when judges say "no" to them. I'll take whatever positives I can get.
100% correct. I agree with everything you wrote. I will only add: if buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing.
Edit: fixed mistype
How we can improve online political debates
With a few adjustments, the quality of online political debates can be significantly improved, according to new research. However, a better tone of debate does not necessarily change people's attitudes, the researchers behind the study point out.
L'eroe genovese senza volto Giovanni Giustiniani Longo contro Maometto II
L'eroe genovese senza volto
Giovanni Giustiniani Longo contro Maometto II
Il 29 Maggio 1453, Costantinopoli (Bisanzio prima) si avviava a cadere sotto i colpi di artiglieria ottomana e a diventare l'odierna Istanbul. Il basileus Costantino XI, per difendere la città, aveva chiesto rinforzi, anche alle due repubbliche marinare di Venezia e Genova. Il Doge genovese, Pietro Fregoso, decise di mandare "solo" due galee con a bordo 700 uomini, guidati da un valente condottiero: Giovanni Giustiniani Longo (1418-1453).
Longo ed i suoi uomini respinsero più volte con estremo valore gli assalti ottomani ...
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Every stock you take, AI could be watching you
Research pick: Every stock you take, AI be watching you - "Discrete-time EOQ with lost sales, binomial demand, and geometric lead time: inventory level distribution and performance analysis"
Researchers have developed a new way to model how inventory behaves when both customer demand and supplier deliveries are unpredictable, and...inderscience.blogspot.com
Recycle, resell, reboot
Recycle, resell, reboot
As laptops, notebook computers, become outdated as operating systems and software advance, and the hardware needed to support their myriad f...inderscience.blogspot.com
Recycle, resell, reboot
Recycle, resell, reboot
As laptops, notebook computers, become outdated as operating systems and software advance, and the hardware needed to support their myriad f...inderscience.blogspot.com
Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent
Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch
Ron Deibert, the head of the prominent digital human rights groups Citizen Lab, sounds the alarm at the Black Hat security conference about the "dramatic descent into authoritarianism," but one that the cyber community can help to defend against.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
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How is technology transforming modern education?
TrueSides - Where Tech Makes Sense
Technology isn’t just about gadgets, algorithms, or innovations. At Truesides, we believe that staying ahead isn’t just about knowing what’s new, but understanding what truly matters.Tech (TrueSides)
Pakistan will not restrict mountaineering expeditions despite the recent deaths of climbers
A Pakistani official says there are no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north
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Scientists "break impossible Century-Old Physics Barrier" with this new research
Scientists have managed to "break a theoretically impossible century-old barrier" about a fundamental physics property.
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- Source: xkcd #3126
- Explain xkcd.
![[A Cueball profile picture is shown next to five paragraphs of illegible text, which contains varied punctuation marks and two square-bracketed citations. The last paragraph in the essay is separated from the other paragraphs by a line with three dashes. Its single sentence is highlighted, and lines connect that illegible sentence to a box with an enlarged, legible version of the sentence.]
Enlarged text: Not ChatGPT output—I’m just like this.
[Caption below the panel:]
I've had to start adding this disclaimer to my messages.](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/56316285 "[A Cueball profile picture is shown next to five paragraphs of illegible text, which contains varied punctuation marks and two square-bracketed citations. The last paragraph in the essay is separated from the other paragraphs by a line with three dashes. Its single sentence is highlighted, and lines connect that illegible sentence to a box with an enlarged, legible version of the sentence.]
Enlarged text: Not ChatGPT output—I’m just like this.
[Caption below the panel:]
I've had to start adding this disclaimer to my messages.")
3126: Disclaimer - explain xkcd
explain xkcd is a wiki dedicated to explaining the webcomic xkcd. Go figure.www.explainxkcd.com
In sudden shift, American emissions rise as China’s falls
America swapped places with China as coal sees a minirevival in the U.S. In China, renewable energy is surging.
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US | Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport To Close 1 Priority Runway For Safety Improvements
The south parallel runway will be closed until September 26, 2025.
France ‘strongly condemns’ Israel’s controversial E1 settlement plan in occupied West Bank
France on Saturday “strongly condemned” the Israeli plan to build thousands of new homes in the occupied West Bank, labeling the E1 settlement plan “a serious violation of international law,” Anadolu reports.
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New report accuses France of 'continuously' delivering military equipment to Israel
A new report has accused France of "regularly and continuously" delivering military equipment to Israel since the start of its war on Gaza.Elodie Farge (Middle East Eye)
At least 31 killed as artillery strike hits Darfur displacement camp in western Sudan
At least 31 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman, were killed and 13 others wounded when artillery shelling struck Abu Shouk displacement camp in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan, a local medical group said Saturday, Anadolu reports.
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Air Canada to resume flights after government ends flight attendant strike
Canada’s labour board has ordered Air Canada to resume operations after a nationwide flight attendant strike grounded over 700 flights. The directive, issued following a request from Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu, marks the end of the airline’s first flight attendant walkout since 1985,
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Canada | Carney voices support for Trump’s peace efforts — and encourages US security guarantees
The Canadian leader’s message comes after several U.S. partners in Europe showed support for Trump’s trilateral proposal on Friday.
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Canadian government moves to end Air Canada strike, seeks binding arbitration
The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada's cabin crews and require binding arbitration to break their contract impasse, an action that the country's largest carrier had sought but unionized flight attendants fiercely opposed.
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Druze demand self determination in largest protest held since deadly clashes in Syria
Hundreds of people have demonstrated in Syria’s southern city of Sweida in the largest protests since last month’s deadly clashes in the area.
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Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is US president
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office.
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Serbia ruling party offices set on fire in fifth night of protests
Russia throws support behind the beleaguered president, saying it won't "remain unresponsive" to unrest.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui reportedly granted asylum in Australia
Exiled former lawmaker with $200,000 bounty for his arrest, who now works as a solicitor in Adelaide, says he and his family granted protection visas
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Trump reportedly to back ceding of Ukrainian territory to Russia as part of peace deal
Details of post-summit call were leaked in which US president supports plan for Kyiv to give up Donbas region
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Chat Control is back & we've got two months to stop the EU CSAM scanning plans.
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/35798480
Chat Control is back & we've got two months to stop the EU CSAM scanning plans.
Chat Control is back & we've got two months to stop the EU CSAM scanning plans. | Tuta
The EU Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse, first published in May 2022, has become the "most criticized law of all time". Here's how to stop it now!Tuta
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“Enrico da Bergamo, che annunciò a Richard Benson la morte di Pippo Baudo – La Zanzara 15.5.2020”
Stavolta, ieri sera, purtroppo la persona famosa che è morta dal niente è il basato Pippo Baudo… e avrei sperato fosse piuttosto qualche tizio meno buono a lasciarci le penne, ma tant’è… E purtroppissimo anche stavolta io non ho un coccodrillo… e probabilmente non ne avrò uno da parte nelle bozze neppure per la mia […]
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“Enrico da Bergamo, che annunciò a Richard Benson la morte di Pippo Baudo – La Zanzara 15.5.2020”
Stavolta, ieri sera, purtroppo la persona famosa che è morta dal niente è il basato Pippo Baudo… e avrei sperato fosse piuttosto qualche tizio meno buono a lasciarci le penne, ma tant’è… E purtroppissimo anche stavolta io non ho un coccodrillo… e probabilmente non ne avrò uno da parte nelle bozze neppure per la mia di dipartita, ma lasciamo stare per stavolta… 😶Per fortuna, però, a mancanza di coccodrillo, ho un pappagallo, un vecchio video su YouTube che già sta macinando per conto suo (stanno uscendo tanti commenti sotto), e che adesso sminuzzerò piuttosto io, prima che siano i microblogger raccomandati a farlo mettendoci 1/10 del mio impegno ma ottenendo 100x della riconoscenza… ahi ahi… 😱
youtube.com/watch?v=CW19iKQymu…
In questa storia c’entrano talmente tanti altri tizi che è già complicato tenere il conto, ma in breve: un tizio chiamato Enrico, da Bergamo, a suo tempo telefonò a Richard Benson (pace pure all’anima sua, maremma bona…) dicendo che era morto (non che sarebbe morto, eh) Pippo Baudo… totalmente a caso… grande cazzata… e poi fu pure intervistato a La Zanzara per questa sua sfacciataggine. E insomma, qualcuno quindi lo prendeva per il culo, mentre tutti gli altri hanno semplicemente derubricato la cosa. 🥴
Eccoci qui però, 5 anni dopo, e si scopre che questo qui aveva in realtà ragione. Ok, certo, non relativamente alla collocazione temporale, ma in effetti lui non ha mai detto date esplicite, ha solo parlato al presente ponendo la cosa come una notizia in anteprima… magari semplicemente è un viaggiatore nel tempo e in quel momento parlava dal futuro!!! Quindi oggi, quello che era il matto di quartiere fino a ieri, è veggente e visionario… e la cosa bella è che dietro pare esserci pure un sacco di lore che io non riesco ad afferrare… 🤯
Ma la cosa davvero assurda è che, tempo penso qualche giorno, e potremmo scoprire che il signore pazzoide ci ha beccato pure sulla causa di morte…! Infatti, lui ha suggerito infarto, che è qualcosa che purtroppo può capitare più o meno a chiunque… e potrebbe tranquillamente essere stato ciò a fare fuori Pippo Baudo, visto che le cause di morte effettive non sono ancora state in alcun modo chiarite, ma i media riportano che lui non avrebbe avuto malattie specifiche che sarebbero da considerare la causa diretta di una morte strana; stava male in modo generico. Ahimè, insomma, addio a Pippo Baudo, ma benvenuto tra noi al nuovo messia Enrico!!! 😻
(Qui il video completo della chiamata del tizio a Richard Benson, di cui alla Zanzara si vede solo l’inizio: proxatore.octt.eu.org/www.face…)
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If you find something else, it would be cool if it could be added to the megathread
4,000 Meters: Ukrainian Sniper Sets New World-Record Kill Using AI and Drones
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Неймовірна влучність і оновлення світового рекорду з дальності ураження! Український снайпер ліквідував двох російських військовослужбовців з відстані 4000 метрів. Куля пройшла у вікно, за яким були окупанти (лівіше від труби).Telegram
Why a Court Order to Block Internet Archive's Open Library Was Put On Hold
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/35786710
Site-blocking orders are usually binary; a court issues an order for a domain to be blocked, or it does not. In Belgium, things work differently. After we reported on a court order that compelled ISPs to block access to the Internet Archive's Open Library, a follow-up implementation order decided otherwise. Rightsholders, the authorities, and the Archive are now discussing how to move forward.
Why a Court Order to Block Internet Archive's Open Library Was Put On Hold
Site-blocking orders are usually binary; a court issues an order for a domain to be blocked, or it does not. In Belgium, things work differently. After we reported on a court order that compelled ISPs to block access to the Internet Archive's Open Library, a follow-up implementation order decided otherwise. Rightsholders, the authorities, and the Archive are now discussing how to move forward.
Why a Court Order to Block Internet Archive's Open Library Was Put On Hold * TorrentFreak
After a court order compelled ISPs to block access to tthe Internet Archive's Open Library, a follow-up implementation order decided otherwise.Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)
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