Admiring Colorado's wildflowers in places famous and foreign | Lifestyle - All For Gardening
Where the masses continued toward one of Colorado’s most iconic scenes, the Maroon Bells, Christian Murdock veered off for an unfamiliar road. There, nearGardening (All For Gardening)
Tech Companies Have Created a Loneliness Doom Loop
Tech companies have found a way to market digital goods to lonely people, promising relief through connection, but this kind of connection isn’t the solution; it’s the problem. Calling loneliness an epidemic transforms a feeling into a pathology to be cured, creating a loneliness economy. Reframing a universal human experience like loneliness as a medical diagnosis creates a market opportunity to manufacture, sell and buy treatment. The prescription given for loneliness is connection, and Big Tech has found a way to seize the vulnerability of lonely people eager to escape their predicament.Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, argues that A.I. companions can help fill what he sees as a friendship gap. Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, is developing an A.I. “companion” that will live with users and, the company claims, be capable of sensing their surroundings. Replika, a generative A.I. chatbot, touts customer claims like “I love my human-like A.I. companion” and “Replika understands me better than any real guy ever did.” “Friends come and go, but GalaxyAI has your back,” another ad reads. Social media, dating apps and A.I. companions won’t alleviate loneliness; they will make it worse by giving people a way to avoid their aloneness.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/opinion/loneliness-ai-social-media.html
Trying out Surge.sh
Getting back into web design, so I'm also trying out hosting options for static HTML sites.
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First time trying out TOMORO COFFEE.
It's single origin from Neyid Pilimue Colombia.
DING DONG. Helter skelter, in a hasty disorderly manner.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
Thailand Confident of Securing Lower US Tariff With Trade Offers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/thailand-confident-of-securing-lower-us-tariff-with-trade-offers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Here's a photo I took recently! Photosynthesized oxygen from moss got trapped under surface tension of the puddles, it created this fantastical microlandscape 😀
Are hashtags a thing here? #photography #botany #landscape #art
3-year-old dies after shooting in D.C., police say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/07/07/toddler-shot-died-southeast-dc/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Local @local-WashPost
When tech hardware becomes paperweights
Now I have this blood pressure monitor device that doesn't work without a logged in app and is a paperweight. I'm lucky I never invested into their ecosystem of health products. Lesson is no matter how popular a brand is, there is no guarantee they will be around. I've lost all my health data and there is no way to get it back.
When tech hardware becomes paperweights
Today I was taking my blood pressure with a device I've owned for several years. The app logged me out and I couldn't sign in. The error was no internet conn...Welcome To My Blog
America’s Copy-and-Paste Tariffs Will Rile ‘Mr. Japan’
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-08/trump-s-copy-and-paste-tariffs-will-rile-mr-japan?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Bloomberg Opinion @bloomberg-opinion-bloomberg
Not a fan of the peekaboo apps that appear off screen on iPadOS after you switch away from them. They even show motion effects like video in the apps and content updating off screen.
Russian air travelers faced disruptions over the past three days due to the threat from Ukrainian drones, resulting in 485 flight cancellations and 1,900 delays. Costing the airlines $254 million.
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Yet to my knowledge no attacks on any civilian aircraft, no civilian deaths or injuries.
Ukraine may be onto something here
Until Putin orders a false flag attack on Russian civilians, of course
爬蟲盜資料重判／七法當庭坦承法源資料完整才去爬 「法學版Google」遭重判揭密
知名法學資料庫業者法源資訊公司，指控有「法學版Google」之稱的七法公司透過爬蟲程式，抓取法源資料庫中的數十萬筆法規沿革及附件後，供檢索查詢方式營利，被告當庭坦承法源「法規沿革」資料內容豐富完整才會去爬取，新北地院痛批業者「昧著良心與事實」，明明公司有被起訴，負責人卻發公告稱公司「沒有被起訴」來誤導消費者，日前依違反著作權法，分別重判七法創辦人郭榮彥與謝復雅4年及2年有期徒刑，且須與七法連帶給付法源1億0545萬餘元，引起各界矚目。
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爬蟲盜資料重判／七法當庭坦承法源資料完整才去爬 「法學版Google」遭重判揭密 - 鏡週刊 Mirror Media
知名法學資料庫業者法源資訊公司，指控有「法學版Google」之稱的七法公司透過爬蟲程式，抓取法源資料庫中的數十萬筆法規沿革及附件後，供檢索查詢方式營利，被告當庭坦承法源「法規沿革」資料內容豐富完整才會去爬取，新北地院痛批業者「昧著良心與事實」，明明公司有被起訴，負責人卻發公告稱公司「沒有被起訴」來誤導消費者，日前依違反...鏡週刊 Mirror Media
根據判決書指出，該起官司最大爭點在於「法規沿革資料」，因為法官認為法源耗費大量心力、時間與金錢找人逐筆整理編輯的「法規沿革資料」屬於《著作權法》所保護的「語文編輯著作」。
判決書直指，法源對法規制定、修正發布日期、發文字號、沿革序號等12點特色均有其獨創性的編排方式。對於政府「公文」或「編輯物」，必須進一步審閱法規條文、主管機關嗣後之施行命令或其他與法令異動有關之內容，整理出其整部法令或不同條文之脈動，尤其涉及法令之施行、替代、廢止、合併、移轉管轄…等特殊情事。此均有賴精準之文句，詳述其變動狀況，更顯示其必須具備專業法律知識之高度「原創性」。
其中更有很多資料幾乎在全國法規資料庫與司法院法規查詢系統中都無法查詢到，法源為了建立資料庫，不惜砸大錢、找人從舊書攤買書比對文件核實、一字一句輸入並印出校對，長年投入龐大心血才能在司法圈累積信譽，七法利用多隻爬蟲程式每天爬走法源資料，已明顯侵害其著作權
Hangar Bicocca: mostre di luglio 2025
@milano
Quella di Tarek Atoui non l'ho proprio capita: quella di Yukinori Yanagi è invece molto bella.
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I think Fedora patched for this:
Several major Linux distros hit by serious Sudo security flaws | TechRadar Several major Linux distros hit by serious Sudo security flaws | TechRadar share.google/VNlARPh9ItAE4HQYv
Several major Linux distros hit by serious Sudo security flaws
Two flaws allow local users to run arbitrary codeSead Fadilpašić (TechRadar)
President Donald Trump said he’d ship more weapons to Ukraine.
Trump didn’t specify what the US would provide except to say the armaments would be “defense weapons primarily.”
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Trump Issues New Tariff Rates, Says US Still Open to Talks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-07-08/trump-issues-new-tariff-rates-says-still-open-to-talks-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Bloomberg Television @bloomberg-television-bloomberg
Tom Barrack's project to destabilize Lebanon
Washington has dispatched a billionaire Lebanese-American proxy to Beirut with a plan to force Hezbollah's disarmament and unravel the last standing pillar of the Axis of Resistance. The price? Total submission, with nothing in return.thecradle.co
GitHub - menloresearch/jan: Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer
Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer - menloresearch/janGitHub
Getting up to YVR for a bit tonight really hit the spot.
#aviation photo of the day:
Air Canada Airbus A320 | Vancouver YVR | 2025
I looked into this, too. It is a lot to take in. It almost feels like I have to rewrite me entire site/processes to support it. So, I just post to my site, then cross post to Mastodon. See these posts as examples:
- mastodon.social/@readbeanicecr…
- mastodon.social/@readbeanicecr…
I know it's not the same, but it's the closest that I can come to it for now.
💭️ Small Web July | July 05, 2025 - 8:30 p.m.Since I have seen a few posts and comments about Small Web July, I think I will give it a shot. So for my Small Web July, my plans are:
readbeanicecream.surge.sh/chat…
Chatter RSS: readbeanicecream.surge.sh/chat…
Main RSS: readbeanicecream.surge.sh/feed…
#indieweb #smallweb #smallwebjuly
Thanks to the Netflix Danish show "Equinox" I've just discovered the art of Anne Laddon.
Wow! Just wow!
How affordable housing in National City became a cash machine for San Diego County labor unions
About 11 cents of every dollar collected from tenants has been used to influence elections, finance ballot initiatives and pay union leaders.Cody Dulaney (inewsource)
The Freedom Flotilla is setting sail again: Handala will sail to break the blockade—for the children of Gaza (Freedom Flotilla , 2025-07-07)
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>> On July 13, 2025 the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) will launch #Handala — a civilian boat setting out to challenge Israel’s illegal, deadly blockade of Gaza. The vessel will carry life-saving humanitarian aid and a message of solidarity from people around the world refusing to stay silent as Gaza is starved, bombed, and buried under rubble.
>> … In 2023 and 2024, Handala sailed to ports across northern Europe and the UK, breaking through the media blockade, engaging the public, and building solidarity through press events, art installations, and political education in every port it visited…
#FreedomFlotilla #Madleen #BreakTheSiege
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel
We all became detectives in Erin Patterson’s trial. But as a crime writer I can’t help wonder, at what cost?
The true crime industry is making a professional crime solvers of all of us. We must not lose sight of the victimsGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Was #Israel in #Gaza anrichtet, ist ein Zivilisationsbruch.
„Die israelische Armee tötet Zivilisten beim Versuch, humanitäre Hilfe zu erhalten, Kinder mit Schüssen in Kopf und Brust, Journalisten und Künstler in einem Café am Strand, Rettungssanitäter im Einsatz. Damit tun die Soldaten, was Kommandeure und Regierungsvertreter von ihnen erwarten – sie zerstören palästinensische Existenz.
Viele Israelis sehen das ähnlich. Einer Umfrage der Pennsylvania State University zufolge sind 82% der jüdischen Israelis für die ethnische Säuberung Gazas, 47% meint, die #IDF solle alle Bewohner eines eroberten Gebietes töten, mehr als die Hälfte (56%) ist außerdem für die Ausweisung ihrer nicht-jüdischen Mitbürger.
Der Genozidforscher Martin Shaw spricht deshalb von einem „demokratischen Genozid“, der nicht nur von der Regierung beabsichtigt und vom Militär umgesetzt, sondern auch von Medien, Politikern & Teilen der Öffentlichkeit unterstützt werde.“
berliner-zeitung.de/politik-ge…
Israels Krieg in Gaza: Zivilisationsbruch eines Verbündeten
Wer gegen Rassismus, Antisemitismus und die AfD ist, muss auch für die Menschen in Gaza seine Stimme erheben. Eine Kolumne.Berliner Zeitung
L'intention du crime contre l'humanité se double du passage à l'acte tandis le PM UK Starmer déclare terroriste le soutien au peuple palestinien, Tony Blair fait des plans de Riviera et Macron en visite tient bien enfoncé dans ses chausses son plan de reconnaissance de la Palestine.
theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’
Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ experts call an internment camp for all Palestinians in GazaEmma Graham-Harrison (The Guardian)
3 Postscripts 3 IV.- OF CATS AND BOXES. (Oh, I know. I said there were 3 P.S. 3, but… weren’t there 4 of the Three Musketeers? … ok, ok, ok, I lied: there aren’t 3, there are…)
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"3 Postscripts 3 IV.- OF CATS AND BOXES. (Oh, I know. I said there were 3 P.S. 3, but… weren’t […]"
3 Postscripts 3 IV.- OF CATS AND BOXES. (Oh, I know. I said there were 3 P.S. 3, but… weren’t there 4 of the Three Musketeers? … ok, ok, ok, I lied: there aren’t 3, there are…)
3 Postscripts 3 IV.- OF CATS AND BOXES. (Oh, I know. I said there were 3 P.S. 3, but… weren’t there 4 of the Three Musketeers? … ok, ok, ok, I lied: there aren’t 3, there are…) A parado…Enlace Zapatista
German far right’s strategy for seizing power: foment US-style polarization
https://www.politico.eu/article/german-far-right-strategy-seizing-power-foment-us-style-polarization/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into POLITICO Migration @politico-migration-POLITICOEurope
German far right’s strategy for seizing power: foment US-style polarization
The approach appears to be inspired in part by Donald Trump’s attacks on the left in the United States.James Angelos (POLITICO)
BRICS declaration on global challenges adopted following summit in Rio de Janeiro
BRICS declaration on global challenges adopted following summit in Rio de Janeiro Rossa Primavera News from Latin AmericaAvis Krane (Rossa Primavera International News)
Gli incappucciati contro il parco eolico del Giogo non riusciranno a fermare il vento
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come la canzone, voi non potete fermare il vento, gli fate solo perdere tempo ...
spedite un 33 giri al vaticano ...
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Gli incappucciati contro il parco eolico del Giogo non riusciranno a fermare il vento
Bloccheranno l’energia rinnovabile? Certamente no. L’intimidazione è l’ultima risorsa del vecchio che non vuole cedere il passo al nuovoUgo Bardi (Il Fatto Quotidiano)
USA to Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War (1898, Colorized)
#socialism #imperialism #colonialism
@UsagiTsukino
Estudo inédito da USP e UnB revela que Brasil gastou mais de R$ 10 bilhões em um ano com fornecedores estrangeiros de tecnologia
O montante desembolsado pelo setor público brasileiro com licenças, nuvem e produtos tecnológicos internacionais entre junho de 2024 e junho de 2025 ultrapassou R$ 10,35 bilhões, valor superior ao orçamento de diversos ministérios federais. Segundo o estudo, o recurso seria suficiente para pagar bolsas integrais de pós-graduação para 100% dos 350 mil mestrandos e doutorandos do país, considerando os valores atualizados da CAPES e do CNPq: R$ 2.100 mensais para 250 mil mestrandos e R$ 3.300 para 100 mil doutorandos, durante um ano inteiro.
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Pesquisadores responsáveis pelo estudo:
Ergon Cugler / Isabela Rocha / José Carlos Vaz / Camila Modanez / Julia Veneziani
#SoberaniaDigital #colonialismodedados #SoftwareLivre #dinheiropublicocodigopublico #InfraestruturasDigitaisPublicas #bigtech
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Contratos, Códigos e Controle
A Influência das Big Techs no Estado Brasileiro Autores Ergon Cugler de Moraes Silva1; Isabela Rocha2; José Carlos Vaz3; Julia Ribeiro de Almeida Veneziani4; Camila de Camargo Modanez5baobaxia.net
A imagem apresenta um infográfico com o título "Maiores contratos" em destaque. Abaixo do título, há um texto explicativo que informa sobre os contratos firmados por grandes empresas tecnológicas no Brasil, especificamente no Comprasnet e no PNCP. O texto destaca que a Microsoft lidera com contratos no valor de R$ 3,27 bilhões, seguida por Oracle (R$ 1,02 bilhão), Google (R$ 938 milhões) e Red Hat (R$ 909 milhões). Cada empresa tem um logotipo e um valor em reais associado, com uma breve descrição de como esses valores foram obtidos, indicando que os contratos foram firmados diretamente ou por meio de intermediários de serviços, via Portal Comprasnet ou Portal Nacional de Contratações Públicas. A imagem é organizada de forma clara, com os valores em destaque e os logotipos das empresas em círculos pretos. No canto inferior esquerdo, há a indicação "Página 10".
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#Tiktok soll US-Version seiner App entwickeln
Die Veröffentlichung soll im September erfolgen. Außerdem könnten die Gespräche mit China über den Verkauf von Tiktok in dieser Woche beginnen.
RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wvjjk…
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Trump dispatches letters outlining new tariffs on foreign nations
Letters sent to South Korea, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, South Africa, Kazakhstan and Malaysia.AFP (DAWN.COM)
Plan your week around the Death By Scrolling weekly blog post. Party like it's 2007!
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Death By Scrolling part 1
Ron Gilbert's often incoherent and bitter ramblings about the Game IndustryGrumpy Gamer
For yucks let me do a pass at the end so I can add in bad jokes and comments starting with "ELISSA:" like in Notion.
ELISSA: I have nothing to add here I just wanted to say I had a real nice pasta bake last night. Cheese sauce is good.
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