When you’ve realize imitation isn’t flattery, just pure envy. I’ve passed this way before, interesting to see it half a decade behind trend elsewhere.
Anyways, a throwback to March, 2019.
#35mm #filmphotography #photography #darkshadowsandemptyhallways #pointrichmomd #flashbackfriday
Interesting (but nerdy) discussion of the current geopolitical #economic situation.
#US needs a sustainable model to reduce consumption, the #budget #deficit, and current account deficit.
Why not assess #tariffs on financial and #capital flows? e.g. tax stock and financial transactions. Of course there would be downsides and it might not be politically feasible (#oligarchs will oppose).
#economy #economics #finance #oligarchy #tradewar #geopolitics #China #Trump
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Why Global Imbalances matter
Podcast Episode · The Eurointelligence Podcast · 05/16/2025 · 35mApple Podcasts
The Labour party losing votes to the Reform party is pathetic. The UK is a dead country.
Reform U.K. Wins Special Election by Just 6 Votes, in Blow to Labour:
nytimes.com/2025/05/02/world/e…
Archive:
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OpenAI’s planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/openais-planned-data-center-in-abu-dhabi-would-be-bigger-than-monaco/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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OpenAI's planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco | TechCrunch
OpenAI's planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco, according to a report from Bloomberg.Connie Loizos (TechCrunch)
Google's AI now listens to your English language phone conversations
More than half of Americans reported receiving at least one scam call per day in 2024. To combat the rise of sophisticated conversational scams that deceive victims over the course of a phone call, we introduced Scam Detection late last year to U.S.-based English-speaking Phone by Google public beta users on Pixel phones.
We use AI models processed on-device to analyze conversations in real-time and warn users of potential scams. If a caller, for example, tries to get you to provide payment via gift cards to complete a delivery, Scam Detection will alert you through audio and haptic notifications and display a warning on your phone that the call may be a scam.
New AI-Powered Scam Detection Features to Help Protect You on Android
Posted by Lyubov Farafonova, Product Manager, Phone by Google; Alberto Pastor Nieto, Sr. Product Manager Google Messages and RCS Spam and Ab...Google Online Security Blog
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Somehow I don't think crying about "biological males in toilets" is really going to make any difference in this, but that's all the 'effort' the State will give.
"Boys will be boys..."
Incidentally, I notice Mark Francois is back in Westminster again.
theguardian.com/society/2025/m…
#Misogyny #Patriarchy #UK #UKPOL #UKpolitics
Ministers ‘oblivious’ to UK’s scale of violence against women and girls, say MPs
Refuges turn down 65% of requests for support, says parliamentary committee calling for better monitoringJamie Grierson (The Guardian)
Trump Says India Offered to Cut US Tariffs But He’s in No Rush
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/trump-says-india-offered-to-cut-us-tariffs-but-he-s-in-no-rush?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"In cases where the consul was the victim of predation, responsibility for warehousing the items seized from his place of residence, bizarrely, was often assigned to the consul himself."
— Daniel Lord Smail: Legal Plunder, p. 203
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The UK’s Clean Power Future Relies on a 100-Year-Old Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-16/uk-s-clean-power-future-relies-on-100-year-old-hydropower-technology?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Energy @energy-bloomberg
"Even seemingly innocuous objects were worth something. Otherwise, it is impossible to understand why, in Marseille in the year 1331, a man named Peire de Sepeda should have chosen to make good on a debt by invading the home of his debtor and removing, of all things, a tablecloth and two napkins. There is always the possibility, of course, that the debtor, Antoni de Serra, was eating off them at the time of the home invasion: the record carefully specifies that the tablecloth was on the table when Peire seized it. In this case, the value of the linens may have been incidental to the insult delivered by their seizure."
— Daniel Lord Smail: Legal Plunder, pp. 144-145
Pakistan Celebrates Ferdowsi Day, Honoring the Persian Epic Legacy
In a tribute to one of the most influential Persian poets, Pakistan commemorated Ferdowsi Day with a ceremony in Rawalpindi, highlighting the enduring legacy of Shahnameh and its impact across regional languages and cultures.iranpress.com
How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/16/doge-social-security-musk-trump-cuts/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-WashPost
50 Years of Travel Tips
I’ve been seriously traveling for more than 50 years, and I’ve learned a lot. I’ve traveled solo, and I’ve led a tour group of 40 friends. I’ve slept in dormitories and I’ve stayed in presidential suites with a butler. I’ve … Continue reading →The Technium
If you love architecture and design, there are some spectacular projects on The Local Project, beautifully filmed and well narrated.
17 May 1908 | A Polish Jew, Abraham Mandelbaum, was born in Nowy Sącz. A merchant.
In #Auschwitz from 16 April 1942.
No. 29718
He perished in the camp on 5 June 1942.
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この日の畑仕事のミッションは、びっしり生えているスギナ退治だったのですが、むしる前に美しいスギナのポートレート。
#nature #photography #マストドン写真部 #fedibird
Art credit: lilyseikajones.com/ (@cxxvii thanks!)
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China Pivot, Sweden's Innovation Engine, US Army Secretary Driscoll | Wall Street Week
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-16/china-pivot-sweden-s-innovation-engine-us-army-secretary-driscoll-wall-street-week?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Apple's New CarPlay 'Ultra' Won't Fix the Biggest Problem of Phone-Connected Cars - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Apple's next step for CarPlay is a version you'll only get to try if you're a fan of luxury cruisers or a popular spy film franchise.tech.slashdot.org
"The weight of justice and the omnipresent risk of indebtedness and seizure may have shaped the very profile of consumption in later medieval society, pushing consumption toward small, portable objects of high value. ... It may help us understand why there was a fashion revolution, rather than a furniture revolution, in fourteenth-century Europe."
— Daniel Lord Smail: Legal Plunder, p. 28
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#Singapore #365 #365Project #Fediphoto365 #Photo365 #365in2025 #365in25 #Cat #Catsodon #CatsOfPixelfed #CatsOfMastodon
The absolutist-free-speech presidency moves to suppress speech by dissidents and regime opponents. (Comey bears more responsibility for the Trump catastrophe than possibly any other single person who is not Trump, but even so.)
Among newly discovered ocean species, a baby colossal squid is filmed for the first time. Watch now:
thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/sch…
#coral #ocean #wildlife #nature #science
Among Newly Discovered Ocean Species, a Baby Colossal Squid Is Filmed for the First Time — Colossal
Aboard te Falkor (too) research vessel, a 35-day trek to the South Sandwich Islands led to the discovery of new marine species.Kate Mothes (Colossal)
Love this idea for quick reference travelling
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Frank Okay | Multimedia Artist
Art, music, and professional portfolio of multimedia artist Frank Okay.FRANK OKAY
PM of Poland Donald Tusk:
"The information was clear: the Russian side did not show goodwill, the Russian side was not willing to negotiate. The Russian side set absolutely unacceptable conditions again, not only for Ukraine, but also for all of us."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews
Sorry to my coworkers who no longer get to experience daily updates about medieval debt collection
(comment on Legal Plunder)
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#Macron #Election #Democracy #Europe #Romania
Macron takes centre stage in Romania’s election showdown
As Romania's election campaign closes, George Simion accused Emmanuel Macron of interference, while Nicusor Dan received Macron's support in a warm conversation.Euronews (Euronews.com)
Just remembered I'm one of the examples @merriam-webster.com uses to describe how to use "86" 😂
RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lm4eq…
> The actual moderate position on this topic is that today’s genAI tools are dangerous and unethical and should be actively avoided.
theinternet.review/2025/05/13/…
Sorry, You Don’t Get to Die on That “Vibe Coding” Hill
We desperately need to reset the terms of the conversation, because the tech media by and large is too cowardly to frame the narrative accurately.The Internet Review
米消費者信頼感、過去２番目の低さ－インフレ期待は記録的高水準 – Bloomberg
米消費者のセンチメントは５月に予想外に悪化し、過去２番目の低水準となった。関税を巡る懸念が高まる中、インフレ期待は数十年ぶりの高水準を記録した。キーポイント５月の米ミシガン大学消費者マインド指数（速報値）は50.8に低下エコノミスト予想の中央値は53.4１つを除き全ての予想下回る前月は52.2５－10年先のインフレ期待は4.6％1991年以来の高水準予想は4.4％前月は4.4％１年先のインフレ期待は7.3％1981年以来の高水準予想は6.5％前月は6.WALKNEWS (WALK NEWS)
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From the Fediverse community feed on Lemmy.ml: submitted by Teknevra to fediverse3 points | 3 commentsKnow Your Meme (KYM) is a long-established platform that documents and researches internet memes, viral videos, catchphrases, and more. It uses a hybrid model of community wiki-style contributions and professional editorial oversight, making it a rich historical archive of online
I am really happy with how Lemmy works, as a more focused place for discussion in general.
I wonder why I have to use Mastodon too, though, for just the odd feature not in Lemmy. It looks like Lemmy is only a small step away from being a better Mastodon too - support posting outside of communities, and subscribing to accounts.
BTW, in a network with #NomadicIdentity, using both #Mastodon and #Lemmy (and #Peertube, etc.) wouldn't be an issue.
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I do not need a wind-up beetle that crawls around. But I will show it to you because it's cute and cool and maybe you do know someone who needs one and now you know they exist.
If these were life-size (much smaller) and had wind up action... well then. Well then I wouldn't have been able to resist.
THE BIG ONES ARE AWESOME!
3PCs Wind-Up Beetle Insect Model Scarab Children's Battle Wind-Up Toy
a.aliexpress.com/_mOmn4gR
3 pièces Wind-Up Beetle Creative Prankster Animé Insecte Modèle Scarab Beetle Enfants Bataille Wind-Up Jouet - AliExpress 26
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.comaliexpress.
Weird! I was looking for beetle miniatures for a game just yesterday!
How big are they? The site doesn’t seem to say. I am looking for some to use as giant beetle creatures alongside 28mm-scale figurines, and the ones I have found so far are either lackluster or prohibitively expensive.
Gaza needs food and freedom
I am among the lucky because I have one meal per day.The Electronic Intifada
'Will definitely be trying this' - All For Gardening
One Reddit user's composting question has sparked a wave of eco-friendly enthusiasm, which could save gardeners time and money and prevent waste.Gardening (All For Gardening)
Mic Drop: Encrypted-ish: The problems with a Signal knockoff
Podcast Episode · Click Here · 05/16/2025 · 15mApple Podcasts
'End of 10' to Windows 10 Users: The Environment Wants You to Use Linux - FOSS Force
fossforce.com/2025/05/end-of-1…
#endof10 #linux #foss #windows #technology #capitalism
'End of 10' to Windows 10 Users: The Environment Wants You to Use Linux - FOSS Force
'End of 10' is an organization that's making it easy for Windows 10 users with computers that can't upgrade to Windows 11, to install Linux.Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
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"Relations between the two countries are deteriorating, in large measure because of charges leveled by Trump’s South African-born adviser Elon Musk."
The latest from Colbert I. King: wapo.st/4dkTOwR
「Windows 11」の動作が重いと感じたら–キャッシュや不要ファイルを削除して快適にする方法 – ZDNET Japan
コンピューターのデスクトップが少し雑然としていたり、パフォーマンスの低下を感じたりしているなら、そろそろクリーンアップを実施する時期かもしれない。システムをスムーズに動作させるための最善の方法は、「Windows」を常に最新の状態に保つことだ（どれほど多くのデバイスが、何世代も前のアップデートのままになっているか、驚くほどだろう）。しかし、すでに最新の状態であったとしても、さらに最適化のためにできることが幾つかある。 Windowsには、容量を解放するのに役立つ便利なユーティリティーが幾つか標…WALKNEWS (WALK NEWS)
Augustus, Julius Goltzius, 1596 - 1652
engraving, w c.165mm × h c.116mm
rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/R…
#rijksmuseum #musea #collection #art #mastodonart #mastoart #random
Hi GU5 BEAR! 👋🏽
I don't know him, but the Pride badge tells me he's a 🏳️🌈🐻 and the red license plate frame means hes maybe into 👊🏽
We love diversity in all areas
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in reply to btaf45 • • •Nice, wholesale illegal wire tapping. It's OK, it's legal because it's AI and Google is totally not storing any recordings. They say this is all on-device, but that's an "oops" or equivalent from them hoovering up recordings of every phone call you use one of their ~~surveillance endpoints~~ phones on.
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in reply to plz1 • • •What do you mean, "illegal?" If the phone user consents to turning it on, that makes it legal.
I hate to defend Google, but I will absolutely defend single-party consent for recording. Don't like it? Don't fucking call me in the first place. It absolutely grinds my gears when shitty software (including from Google) plays an obnoxious warning message when I want to record a call, even though I have the right to do so without warning.
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