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It has to be said as I am getting fed up of the people spending scare stories about the fact Windows 10 will become unusable once Microsoft withdraws support.
It is simply not the case it will still be usable for years to come!
The first says, “I’ll have a beer.”
The second says, “I’ll have half a beer.”
The third says, “I’ll have a quarter of a beer."
The fourth says, "I'll have..."
The bartender interrupts them and says, “You really ought to know your limits," then pours them two beers.
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Paul Colford, longtime journalist and author who became top AP spokesman, dies at 71 | AP News
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#journalism #rip #deaths #whodied #obits #obituaries #RestInParadise
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Leads A Busy Week For Big Deals
Investor enthusiasm for AI once again drove the bulk of funding for the week’s largest rounds, led by Anthropic’s $13 billion mega-financing.Joanna Glasner (Crunchbase News)
Roblox says it will build a system to ensure that adults and children aren't communicating unless they know one another outside the gaming platform.
Guerra a Gaza: «Chiedo indignazione. La voce di Hind non deve far sentire a proprio agio»
https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/chiedo-indignazione-voce-hind-non-deve-far-sentire-proprio-agio-AHUqJxTC?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Guerra a Gaza: «Chiedo indignazione. La voce di Hind non deve far sentire a proprio agio»
A chi dice che The voice of Hind Rajab non è cinema, bisognerebbe chiedere che cosa sia il cinema, se non quello che ti tiene inchiodato per un’ora e ...Cristina Battocletti (Il Sole 24 ORE)
DenTech China 2025
DenTech China 2025 will be held from October 23–26, 2025, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center.China Business Forum
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Microsoft PC Manager (Beta)| Cómo optimizar y proteger mejor tu PC
Nueva sección de Software gratis para los que nos gusta descargarnos todo. Eso sí, me… #Ciencia #Tecnología
#Blog No te olvides de dejar un comentario!
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Microsoft PC Manager (Beta) y versión estable ya disponible| Cómo optimizar y proteger mejor tu PC
Empezamos por el optimizador de Microsoft, que quizás no es muy famoso aun, pero cada día tiene vistas de ir a por todas en el terreno optimización y limpieza. Aún está en inglés, pero es muy intui…El Multiverso de FeniXBMS
Commission fines Google €2.95 billion over abusive practices in online advertising technology - #EU #Google #DigitalAdvertising #monopoly #Online #Europe #regulation
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Commission fines Google €2.95 billion over abusive practices in online advertising technology
The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry (‘adtech\'). It did so by favouring its own onliEuropean Commission - European Commission
Trump Takeover of Democracy!
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday called for renewed scrutiny of the Federal Reserve, including its power to set interest rates, as the Trump regime continues its efforts to exert control over a central bank whose insulation from short-term political pressures is widely seen as key to its effectiveness
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
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Anarchist Stickers Archive (@anarchist_stickers_archive@kolektiva.social)
Attached: 1 image "Solidaridad con lxs compas" (ES: Español) "Solidarity with our comrades" (EN: English) Source: instagram:@amanposters Original: https://gateway.ipfs.anarchiststickersarchive.kolektiva.social
The linguistic diversity of Africa and Its absence in AI development
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The linguistic diversity of Africa and Its absence in AI development | Africanews
Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world's languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates - many are missing when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence (AI).Africanews
I keep seeing pull requests clearly generated by LLMs, but what’s really awkward is their inability to create separate branches and PRs for each fix, even after asking the contributor multiple times.
Can we conclude that git is still out of reach for LLMs to really understand?
#git #llm #ai #opensource
A 26-year-old employee at was killed when a valve blew off a pump last year. Another worker had sued the company two years earlier after being injured on the job.
Our friends at Inside Climate News reveal how a controversial oil field disrupted small town life near the Louisiana border ... texasobserver.org/oilfield-was…
#OilAndGas #energy #politics #USpol #labor #workers #safety #environment #news #EastTexas
Embattled Texas Oilfield Waste Company Fined After Worker’s Death
A 26-year-old employee at McBride Operating in Waskom was killed when a valve blew off a pump last year. Another worker had sued the company two years earlier after being injured on the job.Martha Pskowski (The Texas Observer)
Mantellini, un po' lungo ma (purtroppo) realistico
mantellini.it/2025/09/02/la-pr…
... «Voi dite “alfabetizzazione digitale delle masse” ed io metto mano alla pistola.».
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«E mentre il potere del default si organizza dentro i laboratori tecnologici di Asia e nord America (e all’Europa come sempre del tutto fuori dalla partita resta nelle mani la piccola bandierina regolatoria) il disegno che lo sostiene non è mai stato tanto trasparente. »
Su quest'ultimo capita a fagiolo il film di ieri sera con A.Sordi
– Ma come!? Lei mi ficca un dito in culo e mi dice di state tranquillo.
ed il secondino
– È il regolamento ...
La preistoria digitale
Un mio vecchio amico, quando 25 anni fa ci immergevamo nelle prime barbose discussioni sulla nascita degli ambienti digitali e sui loro influssi sulla società, era solito ripetere questa frase: “Te…manteblog
Das hier, ist das internationale Zeichen für "HILFE!" Schaut nicht weg, wenn jemand euch um Hilfe bittet.
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Vielen Dank @Ursuursulala für deinen original Tröt. 🙂👍
Wer mag, bitte teilen oder neu tröten!
#troetcafe, #troet_cafe, #gegengewalt, #gegenmissbrauch, #hilfe, #deutschland, #mastodon
With the news that President Trump has taken a sudden interest in renaming the Department of Defense the “Department of War,” one has to wonder: Was the U.S. military really in need of some kind of hypermuscular rebrand?
The “Department of War” Is the Most Honest Thing Trump Has Ever Done
The president’s desired update to the agency’s name marks the collapse of the liberal international order—and a military finally marching with its mask off.The New Republic
Jobs Report Boosts Fed Cut Hopes, RFK Takes on Tylenol, More
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-09-05/jobs-report-boosts-fed-cut-hopes-rfk-takes-on-tylenol-more?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Bloomberg Talks: Austin Goolsbee
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-09-05/bloomberg-talks-austan-goolsbee-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Ex-Airbus CEO Enders in Talks to Join Tankmaker KNDS as Chairman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-05/ex-airbus-ceo-enders-in-talks-to-join-tankmaker-knds-as-chairman?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Bloomberg Wall Street Week: September 5th, 2025
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-09-05/bloomberg-wall-street-week-september-5th-2025-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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We could always ask people to stop posting fun and interesting stuff.
⚡️⚡️⚡️Hungary has nowhere else to buy oil but from #Russia, and Croatia and the #EU are to blame, said Szijjártó⚡️⚡️⚡️
🇷🇺IL RUSSO🇷🇺
⚡️⚡️⚡️Hungary has nowhere else to buy oil but from Russia, and Croatia and the EU are to blame, said Szijjártó⚡️⚡️⚡️Telegram
The Clock That Changed the World: How John Harrison’s Portable Clock Revolutionized Sea Navigation in the 18th Century
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The Clock That Changed the World: How John Harrison's Portable Clock Revolutionized Sea Navigation in the 18th Century
In the early eighteenth century, a pocket watch could keep reasonably accurate time, give or take a minute per day. This may not sound too bad, given how we now regard even the most advanced technology of that era.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here's what that says about us
https://apnews.com/article/song-summer-alex-warren-ordinary-recession-pop-127547a42cdeeaec7a8b8c6667b6224f?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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No talk, just coffee
#Groningen #Monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #photography
⚡️🇬🇧9/4 - Trump will ‘rail against the UK’ if state visit goes up in flames | Fiona Hill, Ph.D (Times Radio VIDEO) #Ukraine #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Germany #Norway #Sweden #UN #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
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EFF Awards Spotlight ✨ Software Freedom Law Center, India
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"In 1992 EFF presented our very first awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing civil liberties and human rights online. Now in 2025 we're continuing to celebrate the accomplishments of people working toward a better future for everyone with the EFF Awards!All are invited to attend the EFF
The irony. Tim Berners-Lee publishes a book ("This is for Everyone") and ask us to follow the journey on a site that is certainly not for everyone 🤦♂️
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Marking the Web’s 35th Birthday: An Open Letter
Marking the Web’s 35th Birthday: An Open Letter Original Hope Three and a half decades ago, when I invented the web, its trajectory was impossible to imagine. There was no roadmap to predict the …Tim Berners-Lee (Medium)
@raffaele seriously, and he goes on and says
"Yet in the past decade, instead of embodying these values, the web has instead played a part in eroding them."
The Reckoning For Trump's Idiocy, Extremism, And Betrayal Has Begun
It has become impossible to ignore the damage he is doing to the countrySimon Rosenberg (Hopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg)
Les Américains et leurs pelouses c'est un délire
> Kemp put seeds in the front yard to see whether grass or natives would prevail during last year's drought. By spring, natives had won: North American primrose, goldenrod and coneflowers sprouted. Their nearby peach tree, which isn't native, yielded even more fruit.
> The village government noticed, but not for the same reasons. In mid-June, Kemp received a notice of violation on her front door for “Overgrowth of Brush & Grass.”
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The government says her lawn is 'unsightly.' She's fighting to keep it that way.
Which is more appealing: neatly mowed grass or a 'rewilded' lawn that supports a diverse habitat?, USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
"What WhatsApp’s “Advanced Chat Privacy” Really Does" from @eff
I am definitely not a #WhatsApp user but many of my family and friends are so this caught my attention. I hope some of you will find it useful.
eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/what…
#AI #privacy #technology #communications
What WhatsApp’s “Advanced Chat Privacy” Really Does
In April, WhatsApp launched its “Advanced Chat Privacy” feature, which, once enabled, disables using certain AI features in chats and prevents conversations from being exported.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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in reply to Nico198X • • •@nico198X All a little sad and really reflects our modern world scaring people with half truths rather than the truth.
I have to smile there are business out there still using Windows 7 and MSDOS which includes Currys.😀