Answer Engine.
An AI surveillance oracle that confidently serves up the official answer™ — even when it's dead wrong or flattens nuance beneath its weight.
For when you want groupthink, but faster. No need to think, doubt, or dig.
"I asked the answer engine for alternatives—it gave me the most popular opinion and told me diversity is inefficient."
The dueling splits followed by the leap over the railing makes me feel sore just watching.
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Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
Just so I don't fool you, and just so I'm speaking for the record, my plan to implement the ability to convert YouTube links to embedding in Vue.js was then abandoned.
However, I realized that I could achieve the same functionality with Misskey's summary proxy; Iceshrimp originally had the ability to convert YouTube URLs to embedded videos with the summary proxy.
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Save 40% on Stage Chorus creative chorus effect by Platone Studio rekkerd.org/stage-chorus-creat…
#3D #ADSR #AU #chorus #MIDI #Sale #VST
Save 40% on Stage Chorus creative chorus effect by Platone Studio
Stage Chorus redefines the chorus effect by offering precise control over each virtual choir member's pitch, timing, and spatial placement.Ronnie (Rekkerd.org)
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Mutant Rice and Bill Gates’s Lab Rats: Grand Experiments in India’s Fields
In late 2024, Bill Gates sparked outrage in India after describing the country as “a kind of laboratory to try things” during a podcast with Reid Hoffman. Gates emphasised the nation’s stability as…OffGuardian
Not Just More Babies: These Republicans Want More Parents at Home nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/poli…
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"Naturschutz-Eule" bekommt neues Design zum 75. Geburtstag
Seit Jahrzehnten gilt sie als Symbol für den Schutz der Natur - jetzt erhält die einst in der DDR entworfene "Naturschutz-Eule" ein neues Design. Das Umweltministerium möchte damit "neuen Sehgewohnheiten" Rechnung tragen.www.rbb24.de
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It's worth remembering that Frederick Douglass saw photography as a method of combating white supremacy -- specifically, the cruel racist caricatures from white painters: "Negroes can never have impartial portraits at the hands of white artists."
Mal wieder #FotoMontag .
Vorletztes Wochenende war ich in der sächsischen Schweiz unterwegs und habe damit meinen Jahresvorsatz, pro Monat an einen neuen Ort zu gehen, für Mai schon sehr früh erfüllt.
Hier sehen wir den Lilienstein von einem Punkt etwas flussaufwärts von Bad Schandau.
#Photography #SächsischeSchweiz
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#photography #photographer #canon #canonphotography #macro #macrophotography #macromania #instagood #justgoshoot #nature #naturephotography #naturepics #landscape #landscapephotography #ig_landscape #ig_nature #travel #travelphotography #lovenature #naturelove #plants #spring #butterfly #schmetterling #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wilderness #insect #insectphotography
@WolvericCatkin "Curious is the trap-maker's art... his efficacy unwitnessed by his own eyes." 
ebony mimic you win this time
Opinion | After 250 years, we don’t need an ‘official language’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/12/english-official-language/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Opinions @opinions-WashPost
Opinion | How Republicans became America’s ‘de-growth’ party
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/12/republicans-economy-growth-democrats/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Opinions @opinions-WashPost
Share alike continues with ***Together, impossible is nothing***, with **David Revoy** - @davidrevoy (illustrator and comic book author) and Sarah Diep and Soizic Pineau from **Manifesto XXI**
Directly and collectively financing creation shifts decision-making power, as exemplified by David Revoy’s Pepper & Carrot community, which participates in his creative process.
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Share alike : Together, impossible is nothing
With David Revoy (illustrator and comic book author) and Sarah Diep and Soizic Pineau from Manifesto XXIDirectly and collectively financing creation shifts decision-making power, as exemplified by David Revoy’s Pepper & Carrot community, which participates in his creative process.
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Share alike in english - Share alike
Presentation Share alike is a documentary series produced by Lent ciné, comprising nine episodes of around fifteen minutes each. Every episode focuses on a theme and follows an artist or a collective.Lent ciné
@scienza
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Nel dibattito pubblico e nei messaggi di prevenzione, il consumo solitario di alcol è spesso visto come il segnale più preoccupante di una relazione malsana con la bottiglia. Tuttavia, numerose ricerche recenti stanno ribaltando questa convinzione, indicando che
Il Vero Pericolo dell'Alcol: Quando Bere in Compagnia Fa Più Male che Bene
Il Vero Pericolo dell'Alcol: Quando Bere in Compagnia Fa Più Male che Bene | Scopri perché il consumo di alcol in compagnia, spesso sottovalutato, rappresenta una delle principali cause dei danni legati all’alcol, secondo recenti studi e dati sanitar…Marco Inchingoli (Focustech)
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There is a growing global freshwater crisis. Big Tech is increasingly taking the water we need to drink and grow food. This is only the very beginning.
How water vapor is powering the next generation of soft robots
"Our innovation leverages the liquid-to-gas phase transition of water to generate mechanical motion in a way that is simple, scalable, and remarkably powerful."
techxplore.com/news/2025-05-va…
How water vapor is powering the next generation of soft robots
Phase-change actuation has been revived for the era of untethered, electrically driven soft robots. Our team at the University of Coimbra have developed a phase transition soft actuator designed to power electric soft robots that require high force a…Diogo Fonseca (Tech Xplore)
Foreign media and academics should avoid amplifying Chinese propaganda narratives that war in the Taiwan Strait is inevitable and coming soon, writes J. Michael Cole
jmichaelcole.substack.com/p/is…
Is the War in Ukraine Not Enough?
Foreign media and academic publications should refrain from amplifying Chinese cognitive warfare that aims to cultivate the view that war in the Taiwan Strait is imminent and inevitable.J. Michael Cole (J. Michael Cole’s Substack)
Na quarta-feira, dia 14, vamos receber Benedito Machava (Yale University) para uma aula aberta integrada no nosso novo Joint International Workshop "Hopes and Fears. Anti-colonial and Postcolonial Imaginaries in the Lusotopy and Beyond".
ENTRADA LIVRE
ℹ️ ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/moralid…
#Histodons #PostColonialism #Mozambique #Moçambique #Socialism #Socialismo #Lusotopy #Lusotopia #ColonialismoPortuguês #PortugueseColonialism #PoliticalHistory #HistóriaPolítica
A Moralidade da Revolução | Aula Aberta | IHC
Aula aberta com Benedito Machava acerca do seu mais recente livro, que examina as campanhas urbanas e campos de re-educação no Moçambique socialista.ihc
Yellow-rumped Thornbill. Acanthiza chrysorrhoa. Rooting around in the undergrowth on a misty morning in Queensland.
#birds #birdwatching #photography #darktable #wildlifephotography
#nature #wildlife #australia #inaturalist #ecology #biodiversity
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iNaturalist is a social network for naturalists! Record your observations of plants and animals, share them with friends and researchers, and learn about the natural world.iNaturalist
Trump finally found Jesus.
And promptly had him deported without due process.
Bathsheba at her Toilet, Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1594
Bathsheba bathes out of doors assisted by two maidservants. King David spies the young woman from the roof of his palace and instantly falls in love. In this painting, the king remains unseen as Cornelisz van Haarlem depicted the Old Testament story from his point of view. We, the viewers, assume the role of David spying on the three nude women.
oil on canvas, h 77.5cm × w 64cm
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#rijksmuseum #musea #collection #art #mastodonart #mastoart #random
US Retailers Are Facing Post-Tariff Spending Disorder
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-12/us-china-trade-deal-us-retailers-are-facing-post-tariff-spending-disorder?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Bloomberg Opinion @bloomberg-opinion-bloomberg
Linux 6.15 Fix Merged For Sizable Performance Regression On Newer AMD CPUs
At the end of April I reported on a significant performance regression affecting newer AMD CPUs and was bisected to a change in the AMD SRSO mitigation handling for Zen 4/5 processors with the Linux 6.15 kernellxer.com
Klimaschutz jetzt zurückzufahren ist unverantwortlich.
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Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz streicht Posten der Klimabeauftragten
Auf den Klimagipfeln ist Deutschland eine wichtige Stimme. Nun wird das Amt der Beauftragten für Klimapolitik abgeschafft. Kritiker fürchten, dass Schlagkraft verloren geht.Spektrum.de
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The BSD Cafe Mastodon instance has been updated to v4.3.8
#BSDCafe #Mastodon #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements
Samenstand und Staubfäden einer Clematis/Waldrebehier gibt's die ganze Blüte
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U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough.
CNBC reports: "The deal means 'reciprocal' tariffs between both countries will be cut from 125% to 10%."
#Tariffs #TradeWar #News #Trade #China #Politics
U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
The U.S. and China on Monday agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other's goods in a move that shows a thawing of trade tensions.Sam Meredith (CNBC)
Google Keep brings text formatting to the web
NGoogle Keep has finally expanded the text formatting options for its web app, almost two years after making them available for Android users.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
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while Vivaldi is an awesome browser that I'd like to use as my default, there are two things I use regularly that make me switch back to Safari every time for reasons of user-friendliness:
1. (less important) Open tabs that have been synchronized from other devices are displayed on the new tab page below the favorites (Safari's version of SpeedDial).
2. (most important) When I click on the address bar, the favorites and synced tabs are also displayed there, so I can easily switch between my favorite sites without having to open a new tab every time to get to SpeedDial...
It would be great if there was something similar in Vivaldi (desktop and mobile) too!
Interesting ideas. 
Please post them to our feature requests category on the Forum, so they could gather support from others.
forum.vivaldi.net/category/185…
Desktop Feature Requests
Join the Vivaldi Community to connect with friends from around the world and discuss technology, the future of the web, and development of the Vivaldi Browser.Vivaldi Forum
a least one similar feature request is already there...
...since 2019 🤔
forum.vivaldi.net/topic/42572/…
Show speed dial/bookmarks on address bar click
I would like to have an option to show bookmarks or speed dial (don't care which) as a popup when the user clicks on the address bar. The appearance could be...Vivaldi Forum
Nice! In that case, upvote 👍 the first post and leave a comment if you want to add something to the request.
All over the world, the e-waste plague is growing
"The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has warned the country is facing a growing threat to the environment and the health of its citizens due to indiscriminate disposal of electronic waste (e-waste)."
#wrensday #superbfairywren #birds #australianbirds #nature #photography #darktable
ould Tariffs Hurt Hydrogen's Lofty Promises?: BNEF
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-12/ould-tariffs-hurt-hydrogen-s-lofty-promises-bnef-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Kraszna-Krausz photography book awards – longlist
'Colonial and familial archives, intergenerational storytelling and deeply personal approaches to identity, gender and sexuality are some of the themes considered among the 10 longlisted titles for the annual Kraszna-Krausz photography book award'
‘Buy America’ Sweeps Across Global Markets After China-US Talks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-12/-buy-america-sweeps-across-global-markets-after-china-us-talks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Jo, no, taky bychom si mohli vybrat v koloniálu z přehršle jiných, místních dodavatelů reaktorů, tvl... 🙄
Regulační peklo... 🤦♂️
Novinky: https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/ekonomika-brusel-chce-odklad-podpisu-k-dukovanum-40520720 (Adam Kahánek)
Jaderný tendr na stavbu dvou jaderných bloků v Dukovanech narazil na další překážku. Tentokrát se ozvala Evropská komise (EK), která Českou republiku žádá o odklad podpisu dohody s jihokorejskou firmou KHNP.
Bar-shouldered Dove, Geopelia humeralis, on a misty morning in QLD, #Australia
#birds #birdwatching #photography #darktable #wildlifephotography
#nature #wildlife #australia #inaturalist #ecology #biodiversity
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iNaturalist is a social network for naturalists! Record your observations of plants and animals, share them with friends and researchers, and learn about the natural world.iNaturalist
Il nuovo post di universita-it: Università di Parma al centro del Parma Climate Neutral
Qui il post completo: universita.it/universita-di-pa…
Università di Parma al centro del Parma Climate Neutral - Universita.it
Università di Parma al centro del Parma Climate Neutral. Studenti e cittadini coinvolti nelle attività di sostenibilità e biodiversità.Luca Testa (Universita.it)
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I am struggling with my railway work just now. The industry doesn't want what I am saying, consultants want it for free (because I am a risk), and the political winds are cold.
What should I do from here?
jonworth.eu/railway-work-what-…
Railway work: what I am doing has some ethical purpose, but is anyone listening? - Jon Worth
This summer will be my last big #CrossBorderRail tour – 80 more borders, mostly in Central Europe. There simply are not too many more borders to visit.Jon Worth
投稿でのネタバレを防ぐ“テキスト黒塗り機能”をThreadsがテスト中。見たい人はタップすれば表示
投稿でのネタバレを防ぐ“テキスト黒塗り機能”をThreadsがテスト中であることが明らかになった。INTERNET Watch
🚨 We’ve launched our new YouTube channel: Ethics and Critical Theories of AI!
🎥 Full lecture recordings, talks & presentations
📲 Subscribe now: youtube.com/@ECTAI_UOS
#AIethics #CriticalAI #Philosophy #AI #YouTube
Ethics and Critical Theories of AI @Osnabrück
Welcome to the official channel of the research group Ethics and Critical Theories of Artificial Intelligence at the Institute of Cognitive Science at Osnabrück University headed by Prof Dr Rainer Mühlhoff.YouTube
AI data centers demand more water
"In the previous generation, each eight-processor tray had ten 80-mm fans and a large heatsink that together required eight rack units (RUs) or a compute density of one GPU per rack unit. The next generation uses direct liquid cooling with low-profile water block cold plates, with two CPUs and four GPUs per one RU tray. This equates to a processor density of four GPUs per rack unit, a 4X increase."
electronicdesign.com/technolog…
Disaggregating Power in Data Centers
In this Q&A, Vicor contends that ±400-V DC power distribution to AI racks in data centers is inevitable.James Morra (Electronic Design)
(perchè anche Pleroma ha i suoi problemi ogni tanto XD)
@Uilebheist XD
È l'Adige, ma l'ho presa a caso. Volevo vedere se prendeva un'immagine in po' pesante, perchè @matz aveva problemi a postare immagini.
Alla fine secondo me sono problemi generali di connessione e le immagini non c'entrano per niente.
Però sono problemi di connessione strani...vabbeh. Sto indagando.
Comunque è un fiume.
Lui ha problemi a caricare immagini e a scaricare le notifiche. Sono tutte e due operazioni che richiedono almeno qualche secondo di connessione stabile.
Il server è su e non ha loggato errori.
Direi che è un problema del telefono di Matteo se non fosse che gli succede anche dal mac a casa e quindi con un'altra macchina e un'altra connessione.
Così com'è non me lo spiego.
Stamattina non riuscivo a visualizzare i vostri profili.. volevo prendere l'handle per seguirvi da di quà e mi dava pagina bianca.
@lorenzo @Uilebheist @matz dici sia il mio sia quello di Matteo?
Uhm...
(Incidentalmente ho già detto che non mi piace per niente Pleroma? Non mi piace per niente)
@lorenzo @Uilebheist @matz da snac mi restituisce vuoto l'elenco dei messaggi, ma lo fa con tutti e vedo il mio profilo...
Non so.
Tra l'altro adesso sono sul tablet e non riesco a fare prove. 🫤
Sta cosa è sempre più strana.
Questo te lo confermo facilmente...ma dopo, quando arrivo a un pc.
@lorenzo @matz Non so perché da qui ha *sempre* dato uno schermo vuoto. Il profilo visto dall'istanza funziona, ma se seguio il link "apri il profilo originale" è sempre una pagina vuota.
[edit, tale link in teoria è inviato dall'istanza insieme alle altre informazioni del profilo, e quindi non ha motivo di essere sbagliato...]
uhm...
a me apre direttamente cubalibre e il profilo di Matteo, ma non vuol dire niente perchè sono loggatə qui.
Esco e riprovo.
ok, uhm... anche se mi scollego dal mio utente e provo da zero a caricare il link
y.cubalibre.social/users/matz mi restutisce il profilo correttamente.
Non è che sia un problema di javascript?
Edit: senza javascript mi presenta la pagina bianca.
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The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia
Link: sigarch.org/the-academic-pipel…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia
The Research Pipeline is Stalling The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) froze all outgoing funding, including new awards and scheduled payments on active grants. Over 1,000 NSF research projec…SIGARCH
Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 52,800 As Israeli Strikes Hit Displaced Civilians
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least eight Palestinians, including four children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on tents sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, as Gaza's death toll continues to climb past 52,800, local officials said Sunday.Tasnim News Agency
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Navigating anxiety
My personal journey through anxiety after experiencing layoffs, entrepreneurship challenges, and a serious injury - and how I'm learning to cope.Pedro Piñera
Thank you for sharing this with us. I too have been learning the hard way how to untangle my sense of personal identity from what I "do" — especially whatever it is I'm doing online. That is a recipe for disaster…
I hope your foot injury continues to heal!🤞
"The most advanced AI models are becoming bigger, reaching up to 1 trillion parameters and 15 trillion tokens. As a result, model training is taking more time and resources (up to 100 days and 38 billion petaFLOPS, or PFLOPS), while training costs continue to rise (up to $192 million). What about the power required to train one of these models? More than 25 million watts."
electronicdesign.com/technolog…
Disaggregating Power in Data Centers
In this Q&A, Vicor contends that ±400-V DC power distribution to AI racks in data centers is inevitable.James Morra (Electronic Design)
Αυτό το Σάββατο, συνεχίζουμε με Grim Machine, H.C.N., Threads και Putsum από Αθήνα, σε ένα αυτοοργανωμενό live, κινούμενο προς πιο ηλεκτρονικούς και noise ήχους. Από τις 21:00.
The image is a vibrant poster for a live noise event featuring Grim Machine Threads. The background is a mix of pink and yellow, with a brick wall and a framed picture. The central illustration shows a person with a duck head wearing a green shirt and a black apron with the word "PUTSUM" on it, injecting a syringe into a person's arm. The person is wearing blue gloves and is positioned next to a large industrial machine. Above the illustration, the text "GRIM MACHINE THREADS" is prominently displayed. Below the illustration, the event details are written in Greek: "ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ 17 ΜΑΙΟΥ 2025 ΟΡΑ 21:00 LIVE NOISE." The bottom of the poster features hazard symbols and the text "ΤΑ ΕΣΟΔΑ ΟΑ ΔΙΑΤΕΟΟΥΝ ΓΙΑ Η ΣΤΗΡΙΘΕΝ ΤΗΣ ΥΠΟΓΑΣ." The overall style is graphic and edgy, with a comic book aesthetic.
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Some logos I designed through the years.
#logo #icon #design #designer #LogoMonday #CharacterDesign #artwork #illustration #illustrator #digital #DigitalArt #style #art #artist #arte #arts #GraphicDesign #2D #3D #blender #Blender3D #B3D #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots #ArtistsOnMastodon
今朝の散歩: 裏寺通、宝蔵寺
小さなお寺なのに思いのほかいろいろ花が咲くらしいことを知った。
本堂の手前右手に小さな池があるんだけど、キショウブとカキツバタが咲いていた。
#photography #flowers #マストドン写真部
Stubb talks to Trump, Zelensky
Putin has proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul this week.
Nel corso dei primi anni Cinquanta, l’attività dell’UAR [Ufficio Affari Riservati, servizio di spionaggio del Ministero degli Interni della Repubblica Italiana, istituito da Mario Scelba] nei confronti di Johannes [Gehlen] sarebbe
Ciononostante, legami tra il servizio segreto del Viminale e l’Organisation Gehlen vi furono, sebbene per vie traverse | Frammenti di storia
Nel corso dei primi anni Cinquanta, l’attività dell’UAR nei confronti di Johannes sarebbe andata intensificandosi. Nel 1954 il servizio segreto delcasamaini (Frammenti di storia)
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in reply to Mojeek Search Engine • • •We should not forget that all #LLM were trained with stolen #data. It is simply illegal, but it is accepted by governments and their societies. Harming many independent artists for the profit of Big #Tech. Fuck them.