Half a million march to Downing Street to urge Starmer to cut ties with Israel
By Imran Mulla
Published date: 17 May 2025 17:59 BST
"It was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Compaign, Friends of Al-Aqsa, the Muslim Association of Britain, Stop the War, the Palestinian Forum in Britain and other pro-Palestine groups.
Protesters came from around the country, including from Wales and northern England. Stop the War said the demonstration was attended by an estimated 600,000 people, making it the biggest since November 2023."
Half a million march to Downing Street to urge Starmer to cut ties with Israel
An estimated 600,000 people marched through central London to Downing Street on Saturday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Nakba.Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)
Mexican naval ship rams into Brooklyn Bridge, injuring at least 3
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/17/brooklyn-bridge-crash-mexican-navy-ship/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into National @national-WashPost
Lula: Latin America, the Caribbean and China show it is possible to fight climate change without sacrificing growth and justice - Friends of Socialist China
The Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC [Community of Latin American and Caribbean States] Forum, which was held in Beijing on May 13, 2025, saw Chinese President Xi Jinping joined by Colombian President and current CELAC president Gustavo…Friends of Socialist China
One killed in explosion at California fertility clinic that FBI called an 'act of terrorism'
https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/18/one-killed-in-explosion-at-california-fertility-clinic-that-fbi-called-an-act-of-terrorism?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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One killed in explosion at California fertility clinic that FBI called an 'act of terrorism'
A burned-out vehicle was seen in the parking lot behind the clinic after the blast, which caved in the building's roof, sprayed debris across a five-lane road and shattered windows in businesses blocks away.Emma De Ruiter (Euronews.com)
Quizzino della domenica: Sottostringa
È sempre possibile trovare un quadrato perfetto tale che al suo interno sia contenuto un numero dato?
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Devers homers in 9th to give Red Sox 7-6 win over Braves
https://apnews.com/article/red-sox-braves-score-devers-d9529596ed375edd42b7b66d511d936e?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Just as I suspected, #Israel tried to song-wash their #genocide in #palestine in #Eurovision
They should not be in it in the first place, as they are not in #europe, but do try to elevate their toxic culture, even as they bomb and starve children is right up there in the ranks of ****** and *********.
無論前面的路有多難行，只要堅持做對的事總有一天會成功的。
#写真 #街角スナップ #紅柴坑漁港 #harbour #morning #photography #streetphotography #mobilephotography #streetsnap
Hot damn, my touch-typing is HYPER inaccurate, especially when transcribing text.
I think it's too late in my life to actually build this skill. 🙁
@bjb I just worry that my habits are too ingrained.
When I tell you I'm a fast typist I mean it. Like, really fast.
So what I'm worried about is that I'll get frustrated with not typing quickly enough and just throw my computer into a dumpster.
I should try though.
The 100+ wpm was calculated as the actual wpm minus some value for each mistake. And it counted mistakes. So you could choose to work more on speed, or more on accuracy. Eventually, both improve. Seems in your case you already have speed.
Bomber of California fertility clinic identified, described himself as pro-mortalist - BNO News
The bomber at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, has been identified as a 25-year-old man who left an online manifesto in which he described himself as a pro-mortalist, saying people didn’t give consent to exist.BNO News
Informa Pirata: informazione e notizie
Perché votare 5 sì - Fallo per la democrazia Ecco perché dovremmo votare sì ai #Referendum dell'8 e del 9 giugno #JobsAct #Cittadinanza #TuteleCrescenti #SubappaltoTelegram
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The Lost 256 KB Japanese ROM for the MacIntosh Plus Has Been Found
The Apple MacIntosh Plus was one of the most long-lived Apple computers and saw three revisions of its 128 kB-sized ROMs during its life time, at least officially. There’s a fourth ROM, sized 256 kB, that merges the Western ROMs with Japanese fonts. This would save a user of a Western MacIntosh Plus precious start-up time & RAM when starting software using these fonts. Unfortunately, this mythical ROM existed mostly as a kind of myth, until [Pierre Dandumont] uncovered one (machine-translated, French original).
Since this particular ROM was rumored to exist somewhere in the Japanese market, [Pierre] went hunting for Japanese MacIntosh Plus mainboards, hoping to find a board with this ROM. After finally getting lucky, the next task was to dump the two 128 kB EPROMs. An interesting sidenote here is that the MacIntosh Plus’ two ROM sockets use the typical programming voltage pin (Vpp) as an extra address line, enabling 256 kB of capacity across the two sockets.
This detail probably is why this special ROM wasn’t verified before, as people tried to dump them without using that extra address line, i.e. as a typical 27C512 64 kB EPROM instead of this proprietary pinout, which would have resulted in the same 64 kB dump as from a standard ROM. Thanks to [Doc TB]’s help and his UCA device it was possible to dump the whole image, with the images available for download.
Using this ROM image was the next interesting part, as [Pierre] initially didn’t have a system to test it with, and emulators assume the 128 kB ROM format. Fortunately these are all problems that can be solved, allowing the ROM images to be validated on real hardware as well as a modified MAME build. We were informed by [Pierre] that MAME releases will soon be getting support for this ROM as well.
Top image: Mainboard with the two 128 kB EPROMs containing the special MacIntosh Plus ROM image. (Credit: Pierre Dandumont)
Ohtani throws 50-pitch bullpen session in return from elbow surgery; Kershaw activated
https://apnews.com/article/dodgers-kershaw-ohtani-a4e297347efc1769ade65c4562f07487?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Sports @sports-AssociatedPress
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The House bill to cut taxes on the rich includes a rider that would allow arbitrary removal of any organization's tax exemption. I hope the Democrats have the courage to filibuster the whole thing.
Republicans Sneak Nonprofit Killer Bill Into the Tail End of Trump’s 389-Page Tax Plan
It would give the Trump administration the power to strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems a “terrorist-supporting organization.”Noah Hurowitz (The Intercept)
or just wait four years and make a point.
Pull status from all right wing groups.
Obviously this is a terrible idea, but I do sometimes wonder if folks need a taste of their own medicine to understand why people are rejecting it.
A Vine's world premiere, Elgar with Haverorn and Vaughan Williams with Fagan from Sydney - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Andrew Haveron, violin, Lauren Fagan, soprano, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simone Young perform: Carl VINE: Dreams Undreamt, world premiere. ELGAR: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No.www.worldconcerthall.com
Putin announces first Russia-Arab summit
Putin announces first Russia-Arab summit Rossa Primavera News from RussiaAvis Krane (Rossa Primavera International News)
Sara Duterte Wants Impeachment Trial to Go On, Sees ‘Bloodbath’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-18/sara-duterte-wants-impeachment-trial-to-go-on-sees-bloodbath?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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What was it that finally convinced them? Their children telling them they are monsters every morning?
skwawkbox.org/2025/05/15/rhode… #USPol #Palestine #Genocide
Rhode Island city council now flying Palestine flag
Israel lobby melts down after US state’s capital Providence marks solidarity with Gaza against genocide City Hall in Providence, the state capital of Rhode Island (flag added digitally). Orig…SKWAWKBOX
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You Won’t Believe How Much Richer the Trumps Have Gotten This Year
How in the hell does he get away with this? Here’s the answer.The New Republic
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That cat is playing it way too cool. It needs to go in the scanner to search for hidden catnip.
What was its alley of origin and who's paying its ticket?
Heyo maybe americans could finally get the medical scans they need by simply buying a plane ticket.
It would be a lot cheaper…
Meta adia chegada de sua IA mais potente, o Behemoth
Previsto inicialmente para abril e depois junho, maior modelo da Meta segue sendo adiado internamente, com poucos avanços e alto custo de desenvolvimento.
Meta adia chegada de sua IA mais potente, o Behemoth
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<p>A Meta teria acionado o sinal de alerta após adiar, de novo, o lançamento de seu mais potente modelo de IA até agora, conhecido como Behemoth (Gigante, na tradução para português). Segundo apuração do <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, a empresa enfrenta dificuldades para atingir os avanços esperados com o novo sistema, o que tem freado os planos de disponibilizá-lo ao público.</p>
<p>A princípio, o Behemoth, parte da família <a href="https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/llama-4-e-anunciado-pela-meta-com-tres-tipos-de-llms-diferentes/">Llama 4, lançada em abril</a>, estava planejado para ser um dos destaques da conferência inaugural de IA da Meta para desenvolvedores, realizada naquele mês. A empresa adiou o lançamento para junho e agora, segundo fontes ouvidas pelo <em>WSJ</em>, empurrou novamente para o outono do hemisfério norte (primavera no Brasil) ou até mais tarde.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-estrategia-da-industria-comeca-a-ser-questionada">Estratégia da indústria começa a ser questionada</h2>
<p>Por anos, empresas do setor impulsionaram a corrida pela supremacia em inteligência artificial ao criar modelos cada vez maiores, treinados com grandes volumes de dados. A premissa seguia a lógica de que, quanto maior o modelo, mais capaz e inteligente ele se tornaria. </p>
<p>No entanto, os recentes problemas da Meta e de outras gigantes do setor sugerem que os ganhos dessa abordagem podem estar diminuindo, enquanto os custos e a complexidade de treinamento disparam. </p>
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<p>Engenheiros e pesquisadores da Meta estariam preocupados que o desempenho do Behemoth não corresponda às expectativas geradas publicamente pela empresa, que já chegou a afirmar que o modelo superaria tecnologias similares da OpenAI, Google e Anthropic em alguns testes. Na ocasião, <a href="https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/meta-e-acusada-de-manipular-benchmarks-de-ia-do-llama-4/">a empresa foi até acusada de manipular benchmarks do Llama 4</a>. </p>
<p>Internamente, o desenvolvimento do Behemoth tem enfrentado desafios significativos de treinamento, segundo a imprensa dos Estados Unidos. A frustração com a falta de progresso já estaria levando a cúpula da Meta a considerar mudanças na gestão de seus produtos de IA. </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-um-desafio-comum-na-industria">Um desafio comum na indústria</h2>
<p>O que vem acontecendo nos laboratórios da Meta não é um caso isolado. Outras empresas líderes em IA também enfrentam atrasos ou dificuldades para lançar seus próximos grandes modelos. Entre eles, o GPT-5, da OpenAI, inicialmente esperado para meados de 2024, teve seu desenvolvimento atrasado. </p>
<p>Em fevereiro deste ano, a <a href="https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/gpt-4-5-novo-modelo-de-ia-tem-interacoes-mais-naturais-e-menos-alucinacoes/">OpenAI anunciou o modelo GPT-4.5</a> enquanto o CEO Sam Altman indicou que grandes avanços (esperados para o suposto GPT-5) ainda levariam mais alguns meses. A Anthropic também anunciou o Claude 3.5 Opus, uma versão maior de seus modelos, mas ainda não lançou o novo sistema.</p>
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<p><a href="https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/meta-adia-chegada-de-sua-ia-mais-potente-o-behemoth/">Meta adia chegada de sua IA mais potente, o Behemoth</a></p>](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/46443853 "<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img alt=\"Arte com a logomarca da Meta ao centro e o rosto de Mark Zuckerberg abaixo. Na parte inferior direita está a logomarca do Tecnoblog.\" class=\"wp-image-811592\" height=\"596\" src=\"https://files.tecnoblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Capa-Mark-Zuckerberg-03-1060x596.png\" width=\"1060\" /><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\">
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<li>Outras gigantes de IA também enfrentam atrasos em lançamentos.</li>
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<p>A Meta teria acionado o sinal de alerta após adiar, de novo, o lançamento de seu mais potente modelo de IA até agora, conhecido como Behemoth (Gigante, na tradução para português). Segundo apuração do <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, a empresa enfrenta dificuldades para atingir os avanços esperados com o novo sistema, o que tem freado os planos de disponibilizá-lo ao público.</p>
<p>A princípio, o Behemoth, parte da família <a href=\"https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/llama-4-e-anunciado-pela-meta-com-tres-tipos-de-llms-diferentes/\">Llama 4, lançada em abril</a>, estava planejado para ser um dos destaques da conferência inaugural de IA da Meta para desenvolvedores, realizada naquele mês. A empresa adiou o lançamento para junho e agora, segundo fontes ouvidas pelo <em>WSJ</em>, empurrou novamente para o outono do hemisfério norte (primavera no Brasil) ou até mais tarde.</p>
<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-estrategia-da-industria-comeca-a-ser-questionada\">Estratégia da indústria começa a ser questionada</h2>
<p>Por anos, empresas do setor impulsionaram a corrida pela supremacia em inteligência artificial ao criar modelos cada vez maiores, treinados com grandes volumes de dados. A premissa seguia a lógica de que, quanto maior o modelo, mais capaz e inteligente ele se tornaria. </p>
<p>No entanto, os recentes problemas da Meta e de outras gigantes do setor sugerem que os ganhos dessa abordagem podem estar diminuindo, enquanto os custos e a complexidade de treinamento disparam. </p>
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<p>Engenheiros e pesquisadores da Meta estariam preocupados que o desempenho do Behemoth não corresponda às expectativas geradas publicamente pela empresa, que já chegou a afirmar que o modelo superaria tecnologias similares da OpenAI, Google e Anthropic em alguns testes. Na ocasião, <a href=\"https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/meta-e-acusada-de-manipular-benchmarks-de-ia-do-llama-4/\">a empresa foi até acusada de manipular benchmarks do Llama 4</a>. </p>
<p>Internamente, o desenvolvimento do Behemoth tem enfrentado desafios significativos de treinamento, segundo a imprensa dos Estados Unidos. A frustração com a falta de progresso já estaria levando a cúpula da Meta a considerar mudanças na gestão de seus produtos de IA. </p>
<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-um-desafio-comum-na-industria\">Um desafio comum na indústria</h2>
<p>O que vem acontecendo nos laboratórios da Meta não é um caso isolado. Outras empresas líderes em IA também enfrentam atrasos ou dificuldades para lançar seus próximos grandes modelos. Entre eles, o GPT-5, da OpenAI, inicialmente esperado para meados de 2024, teve seu desenvolvimento atrasado. </p>
<p>Em fevereiro deste ano, a <a href=\"https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/gpt-4-5-novo-modelo-de-ia-tem-interacoes-mais-naturais-e-menos-alucinacoes/\">OpenAI anunciou o modelo GPT-4.5</a> enquanto o CEO Sam Altman indicou que grandes avanços (esperados para o suposto GPT-5) ainda levariam mais alguns meses. A Anthropic também anunciou o Claude 3.5 Opus, uma versão maior de seus modelos, mas ainda não lançou o novo sistema.</p>
<p><em>Com informações do <a class=\"icon-external\" href=\"https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-is-delaying-the-rollout-of-its-flagship-ai-model-f4b105f7?st=AmEUWo&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" target=\"_blank\">Wall Street Journal</a> e <a class=\"icon-external\" href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/05/15/meta-behemoth-llama-scaling-delays\" target=\"_blank\">Axios</a></em></p>
<p><a href=\"https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/meta-adia-chegada-de-sua-ia-mais-potente-o-behemoth/\">Meta adia chegada de sua IA mais potente, o Behemoth</a></p>")
TikTok ativa meditação forçada para adolescentes durante a noite
O recurso, chamado "Sleep Hours", já foi testado e mostrou alta adesão entre adolescentes, mas pode ser ignorado com etapas adicionais.
TikTok ativa meditação forçada para adolescentes durante a noite
Kim Jong-un held a live-fire drill of air units and called on the army to be ready for war
The drills focused on intercepting cruise missiles and kamikaze drones, as well as neutralising drones with radio-electronic means. The DPRK leader declared the need to radically strengthen the army’s combat readiness.newsmaker newsmaker (English News front)
Mexican Navy boat crashes into Brooklyn Bridge; multiple injuries reported
Multiple people were injured after a Mexican Navy boat on a training cruise crashed into the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge.Eyewitness News (ABC7 New York)
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Zen Flute Is A Teensy Powered Mouth Theramin
An intriguing mouth-played instrument emerged—and won—at the 2023 Guthman Musical Instrument Contest hosted by Georgia Tech. [Keith Baxter] took notice and reproduced the idea for others to explore. The result is the Zen Flute Mouth Theremin, a hybrid of acoustics, electronics, and expressive performance.At its core lies a forced Helmholtz resonator, a feedback system built with a simple microphone and speaker setup. The resonator itself? The user’s mouth. The resulting pitch, shaped by subtle jaw and tongue movements, is detected and used to drive a MIDI controller feeding an external synthesizer.
Zen Flute Is A Teensy Powered Mouth Theramin
An intriguing mouth-played instrument emerged—and won—at the 2023 Guthman Musical Instrument Contest hosted by Georgia Tech. [Keith Baxter] took notice and reproduced the idea for others to explore…Hackaday
Enjoy various scenes around Arashiyama, the area of Kyōto with the most nature and traditional Japanese architecture: 1) The legendary Moon-Crossing Bridge (渡月橋), 2) Yaezakura (八重桜), a late-blossoming type of sakura with many petals, 3) Traditional architecture deep in a mountain canyon, and 4) The little-known lookout over the river and gorgeous gorge.
#Japan #Kyoto #Arashiyama #nature #architecture #sakura #travel #sightseeing #photos #photography
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The unique Buddhist temple Otagi Nembutsuji (愛宕念仏寺) deep in a canyon in northwest Arashiyama in Kyōto has had a long and complicated history, but its distinctiveness today stems from the 20th Century when a head priest commissioned the carving of over a thousand stone rakan (羅漢, based on arhats, adept disciples of the Buddha). Each statue is unique, unlike the stereotype of Asians, and some are really funny. The moss in this shady side of the mountain also adds to their character, sometimes like hair.
#Japan #Kyoto #sculpture #travel #sightseeing #unique #Buddhism #funny #humor #photos #photography
250 years ago this July, General Washington took over the Army in Cambridge MA, with this house as his headquarters for the Siege of Boston.
Pax is happy with herself. She's made it to the 2nd floor without being chased away by her siblings. Now, the trick is, to make it back downstairs without them noticing.🙄
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Zen Flute Is A Teensy Powered Mouth Theramin
An intriguing mouth-played instrument emerged—and won—at the 2023 Guthman Musical Instrument Contest hosted by Georgia Tech. [Keith Baxter] took notice and reproduced the idea for others to explore. The result is the Zen Flute Mouth Theremin, a hybrid of acoustics, electronics, and expressive performance.
At its core lies a forced Helmholtz resonator, a feedback system built with a simple microphone and speaker setup. The resonator itself? The user’s mouth. The resulting pitch, shaped by subtle jaw and tongue movements, is detected and used to drive a MIDI controller feeding an external synthesizer.
Zen Flute Is A Teensy Powered Mouth Theramin
An intriguing mouth-played instrument emerged—and won—at the 2023 Guthman Musical Instrument Contest hosted by Georgia Tech. [Keith Baxter] took notice and reproduced the idea for others to explore…Hackaday
artist: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
source: National Portrait Gallery
notes: The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand […]
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Almost done with Chihiro!
A bit conflicted, because this sprite is the only one of the three that doesn't just have a white face (plus blushing cheeks!) so I don't know if I should turn it white too for consistency or use the only colour I have that's even close to skin colour, which I will also be using on Miu's hair...
I think I'll leave it like this for now and start on Miu, then get back to it once my new floss arrives, in case any of those colours fit better.
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in reply to kali • • •The image displays a webpage from Baker Hughes, focusing on the "Rig Count" section. The page features a table titled "Rig Count Overview & Summary Count," with columns for "Area," "Last Count," "Count," "Change from Prior Count," "Date of Prior Count," "Change from Last Year," and "Date of Last Year's Count." The table shows data for three areas: the U.S., Canada, and International.
For the U.S., the last count is 576 rigs on 16 May 2025, a decrease of 2 from the prior count of 578 on 9 May 2025, and a decrease of 28 from the last year's count of 604 on 17 May 2024.
Canada has 121 rigs on 16 May 2025, an increase of 7 from the prior count of 114 on 9 May 2025, and an increase of 7 from the last year's count of 114 on 17 May 2024.
The International area has 891 rigs on 16 May 2025, a decrease of 8 from the prior count of 900 on 3 May 2025, and a decrease of 87 from the last year's count of 978 on 17 May 2024.
The table uses green for increases and red for decreases, with the dates of the prior and last year's counts in parentheses. The Baker Hughes logo is visible at the top left, and a "Menu" option is present at the top center.
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