Hoe afhankelijk zijn we van big tech? Techredacteur Frank Rensen maakte een maand geen gebruik van Amerikaanse techgiganten als Google, Microsoft en Meta. Het was even wennen, maar de Europese alternatieven voelden al snel redelijk normaal.
/e/ more and more. It integrated openAI without naming it (its name is Murena Voice to Text instead) and without privacy. They won't see your IP (die to a proxy) but all your spoken content.
Reasonable ctriticism in the forum was ignored or labeled as personal harassment. Which obviously was not the case.
Voting for the July Queer Romance Club (cosy theme)
Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacon and Rebecca Podos - f/nb fantasy kobo.com/au/en/ebook/homegrown… A delightful queer cottagecore romantasy full of friends-to-lovers romance, found family, rival family drama, and cozy garden magic.
The Broposal by Sonora Reyes - m/m contemporary kobo.com/au/en/ebook/the-bropo… From the author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School, two best bros fake an engagement–but will their friendship survive?
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma Alban - f/f historical (AKA More Than a Best Friend in some non-US locations) kobo.com/au/en/ebook/more-than… A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other—the lesbian Bridgerton you never knew you needed!
Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff - f/f cosy horror kobo.com/au/en/ebook/direct-de… Lake Argen’s in danger and Cassie has to choose: her hometown or Melanie. Surely an army of unearthly monsters won’t stand in the way of true love?
📣 @vincentcalame, bénévole à l'April, vous accueillera sur notre stand aux premières Assises Francophone de l'Art Libre (AFAL) pour présenter les actions de l'association en lien avec l'art libre 👍🏼
🗓️ mercredi 9 juillet de 13h30 à 17h30 📍Neuchâtel (Suisse)
The Israel-Iran conflict is sending shockwaves through African markets, particularly those dependent on imported oil, as rising prices and potential supply chain disruptions threaten to exacerbate inflation and economic instability across the contine…
Lidia, Teresa e Carla Liliana Martini contribuirono in modo significativo alla Resistenza a Padova blogger.com/feeds/767784513969… Lidia, Teresa e Carla Liliana Martini contribuirono in modo significativo alla Resistenza a Padova La famiglia Martini, i cui capostipiti furono Lorenzo Giovanni Battista Martini e Maria Giacinta Carmela Lanzani, si componeva di ben dodici figli, sei maschi e sei femmine: Maria, Augusto, Maddalena Virginia,
Lach- und Sachgeschichten, heute mit dem Geheimnis der Künstlichen Intelligenz, Trudes Tier und einer neuen Freundin, dem Lied vom KI-Mäleon, Shaun und einer wilden Scheunen-Party – und natürlich mit der Maus, dem Elefanten und der Ente.
Etwa jedes vierte Kind lebt in einer kinderreichen Familie
Mehrere Brüder und Schwestern sind nicht selten: Im vergangenen Jahr wuchs laut dem Statistischen Bundesamt etwa jedes vierte Kind mit mindestens zwei Geschwistern auf. Zuletzt stieg der Anteil kinderreicher Familien leicht.
Der Fakt an sich ist wenig informativ, wenn man keinen Kontext mitliefert! 🧐 Wie arm oder reich waren die Familien, welchen Bildungsstand haben die Eltern, leben die Familien eher auf dem Land oder in Städten, wie hoch ist das Anteil von "Patchwork"-Familien, wieviele der Familien haben einen Flüchtlings-/Migrationshintergrund? 🤔 Leider alles nicht mitgeliefert. Wo bleibt da der Bildungsanspruch??? 🧐 😒
Wie schon der große Moralist Harald Schmidt einst sagte: Es bekommen die falschen Leute Kinder.
Ich kann mich erinnern, dass er ausgerufen hatte, jeder Frau mit akademischem Titel, die eine Schwangerschaft nachweisen kann, ein WM-Ticket für ein Deutschlandspiel bei der WM 2006 zu schenken. Und dann musste er das Ticket-Versprechen kleinlaut wieder zurückziehen als deutlich wurde, dass die Teilnehmerzahl nicht zu bewältigen wäre.
(ein bisschen off-topic, ist mir nur so eingefallen)
Lt Artikel dahinter, haben 25 % der Familien 3 oder mehr Kinder
Aber in einer Familie mit 4 Kindern, leben 4 Kinder mit 3 Geschwistern zusammen
Kleines Beispiel mit 10 Familien mit einem Kind und 5 Familien mit 2 Kindern. Da leben in 30 % der Familien 50 % der Kinder! Selbstreferentiell würde ich es nennen, das Ergebnis je Kind zu formulieren
#statistik man kann mich gerne belehren, aber das ist schon schlecht, würde ich sagen
There is a push to repeal the law that allows extensions of patents that block the manufacture of important generic medicines. I've argued that patents should not be allowed on medicines at all. There are other ways to fund the development and testing
🪷 #URGENT: A nationwide manhunt is underway in Britain for thieves who stole a bronze replica head of #Antinous from the famous gardens of Ilford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon. Also stolen was a copy of the She-Wolf with #Romulus and #Remus and copies of the Villa Dei Papyri fawns. 🪷
It must be absolutely nuts working on the Strava backend, being able to poke through the database whenever. You have to assume that a bunch of people in there are in the nation-state-espionage or proxy-insider-trading business or both. "Huh, these two dozen people were all running laps northeast of Fayetteville last week, and now they're all in the woods outside Krakow? That's wild."
German Private Sector Grows With Industry Closer to Turnaround
Germany’s private-sector economy returned to growth this month, buoyed by the best manufacturing performance since 2022 that shows the sector’s prospects may finally be improving.
Why Did René Descartes Say “I Think, Therefore I Am”?
“I think, therefore I am” is not only Renê Descartes’ most quoted declaration, but one that caused a paradigm shift and profoundly influenced modern philosophy.
Why Did René Descartes Say “I Think, Therefore I Am”? because he couldn’t think otherwise, a vector within a vector, …, within a, …. , with no limit ad nauseam. #ThinkingOtherwise
Good morning! ☕🌞 I'm thrilled to share this article from the NYT discussing how coffee might contribute to healthy aging in women, according to a study by Sara Mahdavi PhD med. As someone who loves her coffee, this news is a delightful way to start the day! Let's savor our coffee with this positive thought. 💖
Check it out: That Cup of Coffee May Have a Longer-Term Perk
Tesla quietly launches its robotaxi service in Austin, with ~10 vehicles and a human safety driver; Elon Musk says customers will pay "a $4.20 flat fee" (Financial Times)
L'affermazione del Cancelliere Merz che: "Israele sta facendo il lavoro sporco per noi" seppellisce il principio ordinatore delle relazioni internazionali e riabilita la legge della giungla.
Exceptional spiced smoked eggplant with millet chapati, pickles and spiced & salted buttermilk last night at this Indian vegetarian place on Hampstead road #adelaide #vegetarian #indianfood
“Tesla's so-called self-driving software won't stop for a school bus or a kid running from behind said bus, but despite that, the automaker is moving forward with plans to introduce robotaxis, saying it's totally safe.”
Here's a wide angle shot of the Everyone Hates Elon and Greenpeace poster on the floor of the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy ahead of Jeff Bezos' ludicrous wedding.
Nahost-Liveblog: ++ Atomanlage Fordo erneut angegriffen ++
Die Atomanlage Fordo im Iran ist laut Berichten erneut angegriffen worden. Sowohl der Iran als auch Israel melden neue Angriffe. Der Sohn des früheren Schahs von Persien will sich zur Lage im Iran äußern.
US-Präsident Trump hat Unterstützung für einen Wechsel der iranischen Führung signalisiert. Der iranische UN-Botschafter Iravani warf den USA vor, mit ihren Angriffen die Diplomatie zu zerstören.
Okay cool wir lassen jetzt auch die Option "Rückkehr zur Dynastie" über die Medien laufen, weil der Schah damals so pro-westlich und in der gesamten Bevölkerung beliebt war? "Wag the dog" wäre so ein Twist zu albern gewesen.
1953: Die U.S. Regierung wirkt mittels der CIA auf einen Sturz des demokratisch gewählten Ministerpräsidenten Mossadegh hin und setzt den Schah als Regierungsoberhaupt ein. 1979: Islamistische Rebellen stürzen den Schah und errichten einen Gottesstaat unter Führung des Ayatollahs. 2025: Die USA wollen den Ayatollah stürzen und statt seiner wieder den Schah einsetzen ...
Il giocatore che rompe il mondo (e non se ne accorge)
Nel gioco di ruolo, i background dei personaggi sono uno strumento potente. Offrono spunti, legano i PG al mondo, creano traiettorie drammatiche. Ma come ogni strumento potente, se usato male può fare danni. A volte anche irreparabili.
Non è raro che un giocatore, in buona fede, scriva un retroterra personale che introduce razze inesistenti, portali dimensionali, imperi mai menzionati, capacità fuori scala o conoscenze che scavalcano l’intera ambientazione. Lo fa per arricchire la storia del suo personaggio, per renderlo “interessante”, “diverso”, “profondo”. Ma il risultato, molto spesso, è che rompe il mondo di gioco.
E nella maggior parte dei casi, non se ne accorge nemmeno.
Il background non è un override
C’è un’idea sottesa, mai detta apertamente, secondo cui il background sia uno spazio libero. Come se, in quella porzione di pregioco, il giocatore avesse pieni poteri. Ma questo è un equivoco pericoloso.
Il background è un contributo, non un override. Non può ridefinire l’ambientazione, né introdurre elementi che il tavolo non ha discusso. Un giocatore non può semplicemente dichiarare che esistono portali interdimensionali, o che è il figlio segreto dell’imperatore, o che ha viaggiato nel tempo. Non se il gioco non lo prevede. Non se nessuno l’ha messo sul tavolo prima.
Il caso del portale interdimensionale
Un esempio emblematico è emerso nella conversazione che ha ispirato questo articolo: durante una campagna fantasy, un giocatore rivela improvvisamente di provenire da un altro mondo, di conoscere l’esistenza di un portale segreto, e di volerci tornare per chiedere aiuto a un vecchio alleato.
Il problema non è solo la portata dell’elemento introdotto (un portale segreto tra dimensioni), ma il modo in cui è stato introdotto: senza preavviso, senza confronto, e con un impatto potenzialmente dirompente sulla coerenza dell’ambientazione.
Il Master, colto alla sprovvista, prova a riassorbire l’elemento nella trama con qualche contromossa (il portale è sorvegliato da nemici, è parte del piano del villain, ecc.). Ma il danno è fatto. Non solo narrativo, ma strutturale: è stato rotto il contratto implicito sui ruoli.
La sessione zero non è opzionale
Questa dinamica si verifica soprattutto quando manca (o è fatta male) la sessione zero. Quel momento iniziale in cui si definiscono le aspettative, le regole implicite, i toni e – soprattutto – i limiti del mondo.
Una sessione zero efficace dovrebbe rendere impossibile che un background simile passi inosservato. Dovrebbe chiarire:
Qual è l’orizzonte di possibilità dell’ambientazione
Che tipo di agenzia narrativa è concessa ai giocatori
Chi decide cosa esiste nel mondo
Se queste cose non sono dette in anticipo, il fraintendimento è garantito. E spesso si scarica tutto sulle spalle del GM, che si trova costretto a fare da filtro posticcio, mediatore e rattoppo ambulante.
Ma non è questione di controllo
Attenzione, il punto non è “vietare” i background creativi. Il punto è stabilire se stanno dentro le regole del gioco e del mondo condiviso. Un Master può accettare qualsiasi cosa, anche un personaggio che viene da un altro piano di esistenza, ma deve saperlo prima, e decidere se e come integrarlo.
Altrimenti, il giocatore sta esercitando un’autorità narrativa che non gli spetta. E anche se lo fa in buona fede, sta scavalcando il tavolo.
Non è una questione di controllo. È una questione di rispetto.
Conclusione
Il background non è un luogo neutro. Non è una fanfiction autonoma. È un contributo che va accordato con il resto della tavolata. Altrimenti diventa tossico: mina la coerenza, rompe i ruoli, e avvelena la fiducia.
Un buon giocatore scrive un background che risuona con il mondo, non che lo riscrive. Un buon Master lo legge, lo integra, o lo rifiuta. Un buon gruppo ne parla prima, non quando è troppo tardi.
Journée mondiale des réfugié·e·s : déconstruire le mythe des pays « sûrs » dans la politique de retour de l'UE [
communiqué / Migreurop
] gisti.org/spip.php?article7532 "À l'occasion de la Journée mondiale des réfugié·e·s, le 20 juin, EuroMed Droits publie trois fiches d'information mettant en lumière les conditions alarmantes en Égypte, en Tunisie et en Turquie, où la sécurité et les droits des citoyen·ne·s et des personnes en migration sont gravement menacés. En
À l'occasion de la Journée mondiale des réfugié·e·s, le 20 juin, EuroMed Droits publie trois fiches d'information mettant en lumière les conditions alarmantes en Égypte, en Tunisie et en Turquie, (…)
Ich verstehe manche Fotograf:innen nicht, die vor der Zusammenarbeit mit Kindern und Jugendlichen zurückschrecken. Meine Erfahrung ist vielmehr, dass wenn man sie richtig abholt, sie viel engagiertere Models sind als viele Erwachsen. Ein kleiner Denkanstoß zum #Fotomontag 😀
Das Bild zeigt eine Stadtstraße an einem sonnigen Tag. Im Vordergrund steht ein weißer Dacia Logan-Mini, der auf einer gepflasterten Straße geparkt ist. Der Hintergrund zeigt eine Reihe von Wohngebäuden mit mehreren Stockwerken, die typisch für eine städtische Umgebung sind. Einige Menschen sind auf dem Gehweg zu sehen, darunter ein Radfahrer, der in Richtung des Fahrzeugs fährt. Ein gelber Lastwagen mit der Aufschrift "Service" fährt auf der Straße entlang. Ein Baum mit dichtem Laub bietet Schatten auf der Straße. Die Szene ist belebt und zeigt ein typisches städtisches Leben.
Bereitgestellt von @altbot, privat und lokal generiert mit Ovis2-8B
First of all, I shoot in JPEG. If it's not good enough for a JPEG, it's not good enough for a RAW. Not amount of data will ever recover a totally burned area.
So after I transfer my files to my computer, I open Rawtherapee, an open-source equivalent to Lightroom. My first step is to select all the unblurry/correctly exposed pictures using a 1-star rank. You can also color-label your pics, but I find the star system more handy.
After a first pass, I filter on the starred pics and I unstar the worse ones until I have a number of pictures I'm comfortable with. Usually around 15 pictures per model. Removing pictures hurts, but it's less work down the road, and nobody wants a dozen identical shots.
Next, let's process one picture by double-clicking it
When you're out chasing large mammals in a huge jungle, it's always a pleasure to find a tiny invertebrate just hanging around in some corner no one is looking at. Here's a Garden Cross Spider from 📍 Tadoba. 🌿🖌️ 🕸️🕷️#Invertebrate #Photography #Spider #Nature
A scuola di nonviolenza dallo “zingaro” Fuad pressenza.com/it/2025/06/a-scu… Ieri sera sono andato in piazza Cicetti, una grande sindacalista comunista, a fumarmi in pace il mio toscanello, ma dopo dieci minuti la mia tranquillità è stata interrotta dalle urla volgari, sessiste e razziste che un uomo rivolgeva a due… Mauro Carlo Zanella
Ieri sera sono andato a piazza Cicetti, una grande sindacalista comunista, a fumarmi in pace il mio toscanello. Ma dopo dieci minuti la mia tranquillità è
This will roll out to the official app stores and vger.app soon(tm), once I’m confident there are no major regressions. If you prefer not to switch to beta builds, just hang tight.
Please note that Piefed support is EXPERIMENTAL! There are still many things that don't work quite right, which I'm hoping to improve over the coming weeks.
The basics including scrolling home/all/local, viewing posts, blocking, commenting and voting should work well. However there are some known issues:
Can't sign up for a Piefed account in-app, only log in with an existing one
Subscribed communities list is empty (should be fixed soon!)
Inbox tab doesn't load
Comment search doesn't work
Profile upvoted/downvoted doesn't load
No moderation tools
Mark as read doesn't persist
Creating/editing posts is currently untested
...probably a bunch of other stuff too, please let me know below!
Behind the scenes, this interoperability is made possible thanks to aeharding/threadiverse, a new library I am working on to normalize various threadiverse-software APIs. It's open source so any project use it, but it's under heavy development right now. What's cool about this is in the future, adding support for mbin, or whatever else is possible!
Again, feel free to try it out and let me know if there are any more issues to be documented and fixed.
I’ve noticed link images are very pixelated when browsing piefed (piefed.social specifically) but then same links look fine when browsing lemmy. I’m guessing this is a piefed side problem (or maybe an instance configuration choice?).
Yesterday I merged in a PR that lets the instance admin set the sizes for thumbnails.
But the real issue is that the thumbnails have a variety of uses - in the PieFed web UI thumbnails are shown quite small so 170px is fine. But some mobile apps might show the thumbnail in a manner that spans the whole screen which is going to need to be at least 350px wide.
I'll make PieFed generate a 500px version of the thumbnail and include that in the API response (as well as the smaller one).
Incentivi alle auto elettriche e PNRR: proposta da 1,2 miliardi di euro @motori 🚗 🚗 🚗 Italia destina 1,2 miliardi di euro del Pnrr per incentivi auto elettriche. Una mossa per sostenere la mobilità sostenibile e la transizione verde. motori.it/incentivi-alle-auto-… #motori #auto
Bedingungen für die zulassungsüberschreitende Anwendung eines Fertigarzneimittels (sog. "Off-Label-Use") im Wege der ärztlichen Zwangsmaßnahme bundesgerichtshof.de/SharedDoc…
On multiple levels, ‘green’, ‘renewable’ energy dams devastate freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity. “While they account for less than 1 percent of the Earth’s surface, freshwater ecosystems are home to more than 10 percent of all species,” Josh Klemm and Eugene Simonov wrote for International Rivers. “Hydropower dams are a key culprit in the rapid 84 percent decline in the populations of freshwater species experienced since 1970."
Mobile Linux-based OS @postmarketOS 25.06 introduces systemd, ships GNOME 48, KDE Plasma Mobile 6.3.5, Phosh 0.47, a new installer UI, Thunderbird mobile, new wallpapers, initial camera support for more devices, app updates, and much more. alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/…
The image displays a collection of smartphone screens arranged in a grid pattern, showcasing various interfaces and features. The screens predominantly feature a green theme, with some displaying the postmarketOS v2.0.6 welcome screen, which includes a green triangular logo and text. Other screens show different app icons, settings menus, and widgets, such as a keyboard, a script menu, and a control center with options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile data. The time and date are visible on some screens, with times ranging from 12:57 to 13:28 and dates from Friday, June 20 to Friday, June 25, 2025. The backgrounds vary, with some screens showing solid colors like purple and green, while others display app icons and widgets. The overall layout is organized, with each screen clearly visible and distinct from the others.
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Hola @rober estoy intentando usar la extension de Raycast para publicar y interactuar con Mastodon, pero cuando intento hacer login de autorización y arranca el navegador, estando logueado en masto.es, me salta siempre una pantalla de cloudflare.
No se si me puedes ayudar. Ya he abierto una incidencia con la gente de la extensión pero no tengo claro si es algo de su lado por que he probado la extensión con masto.social y si funciona.
![David August
Ho Kay, so we sent the freedom Doritos (B-2s) with some bunker busters and rumor is the bunker buster did not fully bust the bunkers at Fordow, like “have you driven a 30,000 pound bomb into Fordow, lately,” and the Doritos are like, “yeah, no, the penetrators did not penetrate fully, this never happens to me, I swear this is the first time I even tried this ordinance, can we just cuddle.” And Beijing, Moscow, Tehran and Pyongyang are like, “cool cool, you can’t hurt our bunkers quite as much as we thought. GBU? Guided Bomb Unit? More like Great Big Uh. Am I right?” And trumplethinskin is like, “hey man, I will totally f you up more, and like easier, you better shut up and stuff.” And like the rest of the world is out shopping for lead underwears while the penguins who got tariffed are making a defense pact with the orcas and Lichtenstein.
So, your average Sunday.
[B-2 bomber in flight, it is shaped a little like a Dorito chip.]](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/50612209 "David August
Ho Kay, so we sent the freedom Doritos (B-2s) with some bunker busters and rumor is the bunker buster did not fully bust the bunkers at Fordow, like “have you driven a 30,000 pound bomb into Fordow, lately,” and the Doritos are like, “yeah, no, the penetrators did not penetrate fully, this never happens to me, I swear this is the first time I even tried this ordinance, can we just cuddle.” And Beijing, Moscow, Tehran and Pyongyang are like, “cool cool, you can’t hurt our bunkers quite as much as we thought. GBU? Guided Bomb Unit? More like Great Big Uh. Am I right?” And trumplethinskin is like, “hey man, I will totally f you up more, and like easier, you better shut up and stuff.” And like the rest of the world is out shopping for lead underwears while the penguins who got tariffed are making a defense pact with the orcas and Lichtenstein.
So, your average Sunday.
[B-2 bomber in flight, it is shaped a little like a Dorito chip.]")
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in reply to Murena - choose freedom! • • •Underfaker
in reply to Murena - choose freedom! • • •/e/ more and more. It integrated openAI without naming it (its name is Murena Voice to Text instead) and without privacy. They won't see your IP (die to a proxy) but all your spoken content.
Reasonable ctriticism in the forum was ignored or labeled as personal harassment. Which obviously was not the case.