I published a paper today in Wilson's Journal of Ornithology, renaming a racist term I found in the literature, used for describing bills of Tundra Swans. Not the biggest work in the world, but interesting.
Here's a short blog post on why I published it: burntfen.com/2025-05-16/renami….
Renaming racist terms in science
About a new publication renaming a bill type for Tundra SwansBurnt Fen
Linux Swap Table Code Shows The Potential For Huge Performance Gains
Following recent discussions by Linux kernel developers around integrating swap cache and swap maps functionality with the swap allocator, Swap Table was bornlxer.com
China Tech Earnings Expose AI Growing Pains
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-16/china-tech-earnings-show-it-s-hard-to-make-money-from-ai?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Mozart, Butterworth, Strauss with Klieser and Saint-Saëns from Hong Kong - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Felix Klieser, horn, and the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong conducted by Vahan Mardirossian play: MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495. BUTTERWORTH: The Banks of Green Willow. R. STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op.www.worldconcerthall.com
German, UK defence ministers meet in Berlin to discuss ways to further support Ukraine
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/16/german-uk-defence-ministers-meet-in-berlin-to-discuss-ways-to-further-support-ukraine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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German, UK defence ministers meet in Berlin to discuss ways to further support Ukraine
The European Union military chief announced that the bloc plans to double its heavy calibre ammunition delivery to Ukraine this year to better equip Kyiv in its fight against Moscow.Malek Fouda (Euronews.com)
Japanese government announces plane crash
The Japanese government announced the crash of an air force plane shortly after takeoff on a training flight in central Japan.www.saba.ye
If we don't fight for privacy rights,
like right now,
We are going to lose them, and everything will suck a million times more.
Privacy rights protect so many of your other human rights. This is indeed a priority.
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MoviePass secures a $100M capital investment from Global Emerging Markets to accelerate the development of Mogul, a fantasy gaming service launched this month (Brent Lang/Variety)
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MoviePass Gets $100 Million Investment in Box Office Game Mogul
MoviePass has received $100 million capital investment from Global Emerging Markets to develop fantasy box office game Mogul.Brent Lang (Variety)
Not fully happy with this one, but posting it anyway to learn.
The scene was naturally dark, and I wasn’t sure how to approach the edit.
Would really appreciate feedback—especially on tone, exposure, or pulling more presence out of shadow-heavy scenes.
📷 Canon EOS R10
#Photography #PhotoFeedback #MoodyLight #Sculpture #CanonR10 #LearningPhotography
'Quite Attractive' Opportunities in Asian Bonds, BlackRock's Saigal Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-16/-attractive-opportunities-in-asian-bonds-blackrock-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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NJ Transit Engineers Declare Strike After Wage Negotiations Fail
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/nj-transit-engineers-declare-strike-after-wage-negotiations-fail?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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https://www.techtudo.com.br/listas/2025/05/book-friday-na-amazon-veja-descontos-em-kindles-e-livros-para-aproveitar-edqualcomprar.ghtml?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Book Friday na Amazon: veja descontos em Kindles e livros para aproveitar
E-readers, livros físicos e e-books estão em promoção no que a rede de varejo chama de Black Friday dos livros; Kindle Unlimited sai por R$ 1,99 nos três primeiros mesesTechtudo
Doctors can't endanger the fetus by removing the woman from life support.
#abortion
#georgia
#women'srights
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Brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of Georgia's abortion ban, hospital tells family
A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant.PBS News
Hope the family sues, and that this story goes viral. Heartbeat law needs to be abolished everywhere!
Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Arrested during Capitol Protest over Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Ben Cohen was removed from the Senate floor after protesting US military aid to Israel and calling for humanitarian access to Gaza. Progressive activist and Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben [...]
The post Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Arrested during Capitol Protest over Gaza appeared first on Palestine Chronicle.
They Never Stopped: Gaza and the Legacy of Israeli Colonial Violence
By Robert Inlakesh The Nakba never ended, and it is a 77-year-long campaign to destroy the Palestinian people. This is Israel, a foreign genocidal experiment aimed at completely annihilating an indigenous people. When we think [...]
The post They Never Stopped: Gaza and the Legacy of Israeli Colonial Violence appeared first on Palestine Chronicle.
They Never Stopped: Gaza and the Legacy of Israeli Colonial Violence - Palestine Chronicle
The Nakba never ended. This is Israel, a foreign genocidal experiment aimed at completely annihilating an indigenous people.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
In 1991 the Capitol Cinema in Cork, Ireland had a couple of movies advertised on it's marquee. One above the other.
Screen 1: The Pope Must Die
Screen 2: In Bed with Madonna
Either movie title could trigger a fair few people. Now combine them and it's even better.
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Initialization in C++ is bonkers (2017)
Link: blog.tartanllama.xyz/initializ…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Danish company returns its entire fleet of #Tesla vehicles, saying it doesn't want to be “associated with the values and political direction that currently accompany the Tesla brand.” electrek.co/2025/05/15/company…
Company returns entire Tesla vehicle fleet because of Elon Musk
Tscherning, a large Danish construction company, announced that it returned its entire corporate fleet of Tesla vehicles because of Elon...Fred Lambert (Electrek)
Extremely tight deadline for public response if you are in Thousand Oaks or Newbury Park to their Active Transportation Plan update. If you are a pedestrian or cyclist who is finding issues with the city, deadline is now 5/17/25 (yes, ONE day) to submit comments. Bad intersection? Missing/bad sidewalk? No way to get your wheelchair across a curb? Traffic too fast? Now is the time for input:
#BikeTooter #ThousandOaks #NewburyPark #Pedestrians
City of Thousand Oaks Active Transportation Plan Update
Official updates for the Thousand Oaks Active Transportation Plan.www.toaksatp.org
I wasn’t fully satisfied with this one, but I’m posting it anyway to learn.
The statue had presence in person, but the scene was naturally dark, and I wasn’t sure how to approach the edit.
Open to any feedback—especially around exposure, tone, and how to bring more structure out in shadow-heavy scenes.
📷 Canon EOS R10
#Photography #PhotoFeedback #Sculpture #MoodyLight #CanonR10 #LearningPhotography
⚡️Ukraine faces more diplomatic pressure to end war than Russia, Zelensky says. Ukraine has faced more diplomatic pressure than Moscow has to end Russia’s war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 14. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-fa…
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[2025/05/16 02:56]
Ukraine faces more diplomatic pressure to end war than Russia, Zelensky says
"Ukraine is fighting for itself, we are not ready to lose our lives and our land. It doesn't mean that we are aggressors," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.Volodymyr Ivanyshyn (The Kyiv Independent)
Fighter jet firms dined key witness in Israel arms export case
Air Vice-Marshal Keith Bethell accepted hospitality from companies who benefit from UK arms exports to Israel.JOHN McEVOY (Declassified Media ltd)
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Geez, TWENTY-TWO ICS advisories from CISA today? Is that as awful as it sounds?
I'm not surprised by these at all, and I'm sure you'll see more just like it next month. Industrial Control Systems have been insecure by design for 40+ years.
I can't tell if this Zero Trust Journey that Microsoft wants to send me on is gonna end with champagne or tears. Too much marketing bullshit covering up actually good policy? Can't tell.
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How the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative brings Zero Trust to life | Microsoft Security Blog
Read how you can improve your security posture by applying Zero Trust framework and principles based on learnings from the April 2025 Secure Future Initiative progress report.Mike Adams (Microsoft Security Blog)
Mariotti conducts Brahms and Dvorák's Eighth in Stuttgart - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
The SWR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michele Mariotti plays: BRAHMS: Tragic Overture in D minor, Op. 81. DVORÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88. Live....www.worldconcerthall.com
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The walls that surround us were built to make the Nakba eternal
They surrounded us with walls so that we thought the Nakba was forever. Instead, we forgot that the walls existed, so we could see the Palestine we’ve always dreamed of.Amena al-Ashkar (Mondoweiss)
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Inside the world’s largest 3-D printed neighborhood:
youtu.be/WOR612WviMs?feature=s…
I want to live in a 3-d printed home.
(links down below 🔽)
#tbt #throwbackthursday #pixelart
'I stumbled on them completely on accident' - All For Gardening
Green-thumbed Reddit users are prone to exchanging cool gardening tips and hacks, along with the occasional yard-related horror story, but one person sharedGardening (All For Gardening)
DOG'S SOUP. Rain water.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
Hey Dungeoneers, v3.1 is ready for beta!
In this blog post I’m going to go over what’s coming in v3.1! This update has a a mini Warrior rework, some new rooms in the dungeon, a new trinket, and an assortment of other changes and additions.
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Coming Soon to Shattered: Warrior Mini Rework and More!
Hey Dungeoneers, v3.1 is ready for beta, just in time to meet the estimate I gave (for once)! In this blog post I’m going to go over what’s coming in v3.Shattered Pixel
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TikTok will show teens guided meditation after 10PM
TikTok’s “wind down” prompts will now include guided meditations for users under 18. The prompts will appear if a teen is still using the app past 10PM.Emma Roth (The Verge)
“Their motto might be ‘Building Better Worlds,’ but have you been to one of their better worlds? Massive problems with terraforming, hostile lifeforms, alien viruses, mutations due to radiation … and that’s just the ‘public’ stuff! Don’t ever get involved with the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.”
#ComplaintsAtFictionalBiz
#HashtagGames
Egun on!
Venga, que el güiken ya está aquí 
#fotografia #photography #blancoynegro #blackandwhite #branches #ramas #snow #nieve #winter #invierno #nature #naturaleza
Culmina audiencia contra Batalla e investigados: medidas cautelares se conocerán hasta otra semana
El Juzgado Penal de Hacienda y la Función Pública todavía no dictó medidas cautelares en contra de los sospechosos del caso Pista Oscura, en el cual se investiga la posible desviación de $40 millones para reparar la autopista del Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanacaste, así como una aparente reducción en las ob [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Florida Farm Bill into law, officially banning fluoride from public water.
Fluoride was first introduced to U.S. water in 1945 as part of a public health decision to reduce cavities and tooth decay. And it was remarkably successful, until now.
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Second State Bans Fluoride in Water in Huge Win for RFK Jr.
Two states have now hopped on board Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “MAHA” train.The New Republic
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