An octopus tentacle! This was taken whilst I was away in Turkey, hopefully I'll have some more edited photos up soon!
Taken on 2025-07-03 using a #GooglePixel 6 Pro at 1/2000 f/1.85 ISO 40. Edited in #AdobePhotoshop 2021.
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xAI updated Grok to be more ‘politically incorrect’
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xAI updated Grok to be more ‘politically incorrect’
Elon Musk’s xAI instructed its AI chatbot, Grok, to “not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect,” after a weekend of controversial claims it made on X.Hayden Field (The Verge)
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xAI updated Grok to be more ‘politically incorrect’
Elon Musk’s xAI instructed its AI chatbot, Grok, to “not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect,” after a weekend of controversial claims it made on X.Hayden Field (The Verge)
Republican FALLOUT from budget bill SURGES into spotlight. Via @briantylercohen #Politics 🇺🇸 🗳️
Republican FALLOUT from budget...
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Dishonored co-creator says Game Pass is ‘increasingly damaging’ gaming after Xbox layoffs
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Dishonored co-creator says Game Pass is 'increasingly damaging' gaming after Xbox layoffs
"I don’t think GP can co-exist with other models, they’ll either kill everyone else, or give up," says Raphael Colantonio.Bradly Shankar (MobileSyrup)
Scientists taps cold temperature, simple sorbents to capture CO2 at one-third of cost
Scientists just found a cooler way to fight climate change — literally. A research team...
#engineering #technology
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New method pulls CO2 from air using cold air, simple sorbents
Georgia Tech researchers use LNG’s wasted cold to make carbon capture cheaper, scalable, and shockingly effective.Neetika Walter (Interesting Engineering)
Acampamento no Texas Confirma 27 Mortes Após Enchentes; Busca por Meninas Desaparecidas Continua - Gazeta
O acampamento de verão Camp Mystic, tradicional espaço exclusivo para meninas no Texas, divulgou nesta segunda-feira (7) que está “de luto pela perda” de 27Gazeta Brasil
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We are now living in Idiocracy where stupidity is the norm...
And you can't fix stupid...
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They don’t only fall out of windows
Meduza reviews the sudden deaths of 13 Russian energy and transportation executives since 2022Meduza
Meta just hired Apple’s head of foundation models
https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/07/meta-just-hired-apples-head-of-foundation-models/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Meta just hired Apple’s head of foundation models - 9to5Mac
As reported by Bloomberg, Ruoming Pang is bound to Menlo Park, and joining Mark Zuckerberg's all-star Meta Superintelligence Labs group.Marcus Mendes (9to5Mac)
My first verified imperative program
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My first verified (imperative) program
One of the many exciting new features in the upcoming Lean 4.22 release is a preview of the new verification infrastructure for proving properties of imperative programs.Markus Himmel
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Hoy empieza el #GrandPrixTVE y yo quería rendirle homenaje con esta figura de pasta de modelar de la vaquilla.
Si queréis ver el vídeo del proceso, comentad.
Y por supuesto, estoy abierta a encargos y colaboraciones remuneradas en bealucart@gmail.com
#airdryclay #GrandPrixDelVerano #mastoart
Restructuring Pressure Rises in Italy and Nordics, BCG Says
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大人気“何でも破壊”サンドボックス『Teardown』まさかのマルチプレイ実装へ。協力プレイ＆4対4バトルどどんと登場、みんなでぶっ壊し放題 - AUTOMATON - YAYAFA
デベロッパーのTuxedo Labsは『Teardown』に向けて、近日中にマルチプレイを実装予定と発表した。本作の対応プラットフォームはPC（Steam）/PS5/Xbox Series X|Sで、ゲーム内は日本語表示に対応している。YAYAFA
Alluvioni in Texas, il bilancio supera le cento vittime - Nord America - Ansa.it
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Alluvioni in Texas, il bilancio supera le cento vittime - Nord America - Ansa.it
Si aggrava di ora in ora il bilancio delle vittime delle alluvioni in Texas. L'ultimo, riportato da Nbc News, parla di almeno 104 morti in sei contee. In quella di Kerr, la piu' colpita, le autorita' contano 84 deceduti, 56 adulti e 28 bambini.Agenzia ANSA
Gemini CLI AI Is Cool, but You Should Wear Protection - FOSS Force
Sure, Gemini CLI is fun to play with, but don’t forget: it’s Google under the hood. Privacy shields up!Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
A New Supreme Court Case Could Give the Wealthy Even More Political Power
truthout.org/articles/a-new-su…
A GOP court challenge could lead to the biggest erosion in campaign spending limitations since “Citizens United.”…
#Plutocracy #USA #NoLimits #Corruption #Bribery #Disenfranchise #99Percent #Billionaires #Control #ToxicEnvironment #Impoverishment #Gentrification #DeathPanels
Lenovo & DreamWorks Expand Tech Partnership
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Lenovo & DreamWorks Expand Tech Partnership
In this news we coverd about Lenovo & DreamWorks Expand Tech Partnership in the simplest way possible.GadgetsGadder (GadgetsGadder News)
This is still one of the best #Mastodon themes out there 
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Edit: it's a default Mastodon flavour in the Glitch-soc fork:
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A glitchy but lovable microblogging server. Contribute to glitch-soc/mastodon development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Egypt Lake via Healy Pass Banff National Park, AB
Hard, 17.2 mi out and back
4,656 ft elevation gain
Hiked 6/9/25
Continuing on past Healy Pass will take you through sensitive grizzly habitat (stay on trail in place) down to Egypt Lake and surrounding Egypt themed mountains. This adds 6 mi to roundtrip, and almost doubles the elev. Campground near lake is highly sought after, and would be a great base camp. Also has a through hike associated with it, but I forget where the trail goes after Egypt Lake (my turnaround).
Scarab Ridge with various patches of snow dotting the mountain and larger areas of snow in the avalanche zones. Egypt lake may be seen in the lower right and partially frozen Scarab lake center.
Glacier lilies bloom all around Egypt lake campground with Greater Pharaoh rising above.
Looking across the snow patch on top of Healy Pass towards Greater Pharaoh Peak and all of the surrounding mountains.
⚡️🇺🇦Ukraine’s economy minister breaks down the justification for the US minerals deal, and the halting of US military aid shipments (The Kyiv Independent VIDEO) #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
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📄 NEW: "As Trump Fails to Deliver, Russia Looks to Musk's America Party for Leverage"
While Donald Trump has shown deference to the Putin regime, Moscow is turning to Musk to help close the gap on their most important policy goals. My latest.
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⚡️🇺🇦President Zelensky: “I held a Staff meeting today. Reports on the front – primarily the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions, as well as the Orikhiv direction, the Sumy region, and separately – our (VIDEO and more) #Ukraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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#11yrInvasionofUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
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I held a Staff meeting today. Reports on the front – primarily the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions, as well as the Orikhiv direction, the Sumy region, and separately – our actions on Russian territory near the border, in the Kursk and Belgorod r…Telegram
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Intelligenza artificiale, attenti ai buoni: quando l’etica diventa marketing
L’intelligenza artificiale, oggi, non è solo una tecnologia, ma una costruzione narrativa. Una narrazione strategica in cui il vero terreno di ...Il Sole 24 Ore (Il Sole 24 ORE)
OK, so #Pocket is shutting down. A bit late into moving my stuff over, just created an export and looking at installing something in the next few days. What are people looking at moving to, or have moved to?
I think I'll go for self-hosting, so I'm looking to test the following three (which all have a Pocket import 👍):
- Karakeep (karakeep.app/). Lots of hype around this, though the demo UI feels somewhat less compared to the hype. Maybe the hype is mainly due to the AI labeling stuff I would never enable?
- Wallabag (wallabag.it/en/). An old friend I tried for a while years ago. It felt a bit clunky then, so I stayed with Pocket, but the video on the site looks pretty good at least.
- Readeck (readeck.org/en/). Something that didn't immediately come up as an alternative, but something that looks quite good. Lack of mobile app to save stuff from seems a bit of a bummer though, but at least a Firefox extension exists.
Karakeep
The Bookmark Everything app. Hoard links, notes, and images and they will get automatically tagged AI.karakeep.app
You do know we just mute or block drive-by reply guys, right?
And also, you’re not obligated to be an arsehole on the internet. It’s not a requirement for access. Not since PC World stopped giving MSN away free on a cover-mounted CD, in fact.
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Die, die den Krieg Israels gegen #Gaza für gerechtfertigt hielten, weil es sich um legitime Verteidigung handele, und den Protest fast immer für antisemitisch hielten: Seht Ihr das weiterhin so?
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Versorgungslage im Gaza-Streifen
Wie Hilfs-Lieferungen für die Zivil-Bevölkerung im Gaza-Streifen wieder hochgefahren werden können, bespricht tagesthemen-Moderator Ingo Zamperoni mit dem Nothilfe-Koordinator der Vereinten Nationen.tagesschau.de
Die, die den Krieg Israels gegen #Gaza für gerechtfertigt hielten, weil es sich um legitime Verteidigung handele, und den Protest fast immer für antisemitisch hielten: Seht Ihr das weiterhin so?
Versorgungslage im Gaza-Streif...
Versorgungslage im Gaza-Streifen
Wie Hilfs-Lieferungen für die Zivil-Bevölkerung im Gaza-Streifen wieder hochgefahren werden können, bespricht tagesthemen-Moderator Ingo Zamperoni mit dem Nothilfe-Koordinator der Vereinten Nationen.tagesschau.de
アマゾン、プライムデー米売上高28％増の238億ドルに アドビ予想 | ロイター - WACOCA NEWS
アドビ・アナリティクスは７日、米アマゾン・ドット・コムが８─１１日に開催する有料会員向けセール「プライムデー」期間中の米オンライン売上高が前年同期比２８．４％増の２３８億ドルになるとの予想を公表した。WACOCA News Editor (WACOCA NEWS)
Catch up on everything we've published so far from the July/August 2025 issue of our magazine: texasobserver.org/issues/july-…
#Texas #journalism #media #nonprofit #news #politics #USpol
What is the real reason it's annoying to be asked to use Linux? Why are folks so insistent on it? Why do they seem to get so disheartened or even aggressive if you say no?
Politics.
See my video on constructive politics and what a lot of foss people are trying to achieve by asking: friprogramvarusyndikatet.tv/w/…
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"Groups emphasize shared infrastructures, hardware longevity, free software, and collective approaches. Challenges include dominant narratives about “unlimited resources,” limited time to experiment, centralized infrastructures and lack of repairable hardware. Challenges include dominant narratives about 'unlimited resources,' limited time to experiment, centralized infrastructures and lack of repairable hardware."
@mayfirst, 2025
Zeg Nee tegen de digitale #euro ze zeggen en beloven veel maar als puntje bij paaltje komt dan is de burger toch de Sjaak. Massa surveillance. #eu
Kabinet wil winkeliers in beginfase digitale euro financieel tegemoetkomen security.nl/posting/895272/Kab…
Kabinet wil winkeliers in beginfase digitale euro financieel tegemoetkomen
Het demissionaire kabinet wil winkeliers in de beginfase dat de digitale euro wordt ingevoerd financieel tegemoetkomen. Dat ...www.security.nl
The message Trump's Ukraine weapons pause is sending to Putin.
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What Is Trump Trying to Do With Russia and Ukraine Now?
The president is sending mixed messages.Fred Kaplan (Slate)
Richmond, BC, Canada is so Asian that one block from my house there’s a bilingual English and Mandarin school.
Most people assume it’s only for Chinese expats. This is not the case.
I see a few white and Indian kids attend Chaoyin Bilingual Academy. Thing is, Mandarin is a super useful language. It’s actually the most spoken language in the world.
But my town is a great place for this school because you can speak Mandarin everywhere.
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La Musica contro il Silenzio, manifestazione contro l’apartheid e il genocidio in Palestina.
Abbiamo potuto seguire di persona La Musica contro il Silenzio a Varese e a Brescia e abbiamo conosciuto gli organizzatori.Anna Polo (PeaceLink)
E il gotico che incontri dappertutto.
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What word do you use for a carbonated soft drink? @TheConversationUS takes a look at the origin of some of the most common terms in the U.S. — soda, which likely comes from "sodium," pop, an onomatopoeia, and coke — as a generic term for all drinks, not just cola. We want to know, what do you say?
#Language #Linguistics #English #Food #FoodCulture #Drinks #USCulture #Lifestyle
Pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate
An expert in American dialects explains how a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawned so many names and variations.The Conversation
- Pop (0 votes)
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- Something else — say in the comments (0 votes)
In Scotland we call it juice. Sometimes the prefix fizzy will be added.
A typical exchange might go like this:
"Do you want a can o juice?"
"Aye, get us an Irn-Bru."
We are thrilled to announce our new Fiscal Sponsorship Program to help Ruby open source projects with the back-office aspects of fundraising! 🙌
Read more about our new initiative 👇
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Ruby Central Announces Open Source Fiscal Sponsorship Program & Hanami Support
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Ruby Central is well-positioned to support open source projects with the administrative side of fundraising through fiscal sponsorship. And today, we’re excited to share our first partnership: Hanami!Marty Haught (Ruby Central)
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