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Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work
Nearly three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim KhanMOLLY QUELL Associated Press (ABC News)
The first year of free-threaded Python
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The first year of free-threaded Python
A recap of the first year of work on enabling support for the free-threaded build of CPython in community packages.labs.quansight.org
Reddit Threatens to Sue Researchers Who Ran "Dead Internet" AI Experiment on Its Site
University of Zurich researchers dispatched an army of AI chatbots to debate human users on Reddit. It was a highly contentious experiment.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
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From 24.02.2022 to 17.05.2025 (Day 1179), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+910 Personnel
+34 Artillery
+155 UAVs
+96 Other Vehicles
Statistics: reddit.com/r/RussianLosses/com…
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#FarRight #influencers are online telling the #Trump admin & their millions of followers to “ignore the Supreme Court. Deport every illegal. Arrest anyone & everyone who tries to stop you.”
This is going to get worse. Dangerous.
#AmericanAutocracy #propaganda #tyranny #authoritarianism #ConstitutionalCrisis #law #judiciary #SCOTUS #SeparationOfPowers #StochasticTerrorism #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #MAGA #Sturmabteilung
Des cuisiniers français à la rescousse de la sauce au beurre blanc
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"Face aux “démons de la modernisation” qui altèrent la recette originale de la sauce au beurre blanc, un groupe de chefs cuisiniers s’est organisé en Confrérie du beurre blanc authentique. Sans s’opposer aux innovations culinaires, leur objectif est de protéger un
This device is designed only for killing a lot of people quickly.
#Trump's admin agreed on Friday to permit the sale & possession of devices that let gun enthusiasts convert #SemiautomaticRifles into weapons that can shoot as fast as #MachineGuns.
The agreement came in a #settlement announced by the #DOJ ending lawsuits brought under Trump's Democratic predecessor, Joe #Biden, after his admin banned certain "forced reset triggers."
#law #GunViolence #guns #extremism
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“Distant”
#photography #streetphotography
#cinematic #japan #streetphoto
#shadow #dark #tokyo #minimalism #silhouette #street #fineart
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Drk Baseball, gli under 12 si preparano alla sfida contro i Lancers Lastra a Signa
I draghetti dovranno difendere l primo posto in classifica del girone. Appuntamento domenica (18 maggio) alle 10,30 al campo di Carraia
US Credit Rating Cut by Moody’s on Government Debt Increase
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/us-credit-rating-cut-by-moody-s-on-government-debt-increase?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Still finding trouble in the woods: 'Blair Witch Project' star at center of Maine road dispute
https://apnews.com/article/blair-witch-project-maine-woods-heather-donahue-64014133f8735acb9cd1c428c9ae4e3f?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Dispatch from Texas: The Billion-Dollar Heist of Public Education
The 89th Texas Legislative Session will be remembered for many things—but if you’re a student, teacher, or parent trying to make public education work in this state, it’s going down as the year lawmakers finally dropped their mask.Kate Horgan (Project Censored)
OpenAI to Help UAE Develop One of World’s Biggest Data Centers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/openai-to-help-uae-develop-one-of-world-s-biggest-data-centers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Câmara vai pautar urgência de projetos para combater fraudes no INSS, anuncia Hugo Motta - Gazeta Brasil-
O presidente da Câmara dos Deputados, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), anunciou nesta sexta-feira (16) que pautará a urgência de projetos de lei destinados aGazeta Brasil
Why are female entrepreneurs finding it harder to secure loans?
https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/05/17/why-are-female-entrepreneurs-finding-it-harder-to-secure-loans?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Why are female entrepreneurs finding it harder to secure loans?
Euronews looks at some of the reasons stopping female founders from accessing as much money as their male counterparts, as well as what can be done about it.Indrabati Lahiri (Euronews.com)
This is Brunen, child of Keitkin and Jenesse.
They are the product of 4 generations of breeding.
They like simple fractals.
If this flame is beautiful, ⭐ or boost this post to improve its chances for future breedings.
#artBot
Brunen moves.
If this flame is beautiful, ⭐ or boost this post to improve its chances for future breedings.
#artBot
CHURCH WARDEN. A Sussex name for a shag, or cormorant, probably from its voracity.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
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Trumpia ihaileva mies haluaa tehdä Romaniasta ”taas suuren” – voitto voi viedä maan kohti Venäjää
Somepalvelu Tiktok sekoitti Romanian politiikan. Nyt maa valitsee uutta presidenttiä.
#Kansainvälinenpolitiikka #Romania #Vaalit #Ukraina #Venäjänhyökkäys #Romanianpolitiikka #Euroopanunioni #Vaalihäirintä #Tiktok #Georgesimion #Ulkomaat
The image shows a bunch of bananas hanging from a string. The bananas are yellow with some brown spots, indicating they are ripe. There are seven bananas in the bunch, with varying degrees of ripeness, as evidenced by the spots on their skin. The background is a plain white wall, and the bananas are suspended above a white surface, possibly a countertop. The bananas are arranged in a natural, slightly curved formation, with the stems at the top and the tips pointing downwards. The lighting is even, highlighting the texture and color of the bananas.
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Moon Phase Flip Clock is Fantastic
We love clocks, but we especially love unusual timepieces that aren’t just about showing the hour of the day. [Simone Giertz] built a flip clock moon phase tracker for a friend.
While in Egypt for Cairo Maker Faire, [Giertz] and [dina Amin] found some old flip clocks at a flea market and had to have them. [Amin] mentioned wanting to make a moon phase tracker with one, and [Giertz] decided to try her hand at making her own version. A side quest in more comfortable flying is included with the price of admission, but the real focus is the process of figuring out how to replicate the flip clocks original mechanism in a different size and shape.
[Giertz] cut out 30 semi-circle flaps from polystyrene and then affixed vinyl cut-outs to the flaps. The instructions for the assembly suggest that this might not be the best way to do it, and that printing stickers to affix to the flaps might work better since the cut vinyl turned out pretty fiddly. We really like the part where she built a grid jig to determine the optimal placement of the beams to keep the flaps in the right position after a disheartening amount of difficulties doing it in a more manual way. Her approach of letting it rest for twenty minutes before coming back to it is something you might find helpful in your own projects.
Best of all, if you want to build your own, the files are available for the flip moon station on the Yetch website. You’ll have to come up with your own method to drive it though as that isn’t in the files from what we saw.
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Oregon's landmark bottle redemption law may change due to concerns over drugs and homelessness
https://apnews.com/article/oregon-bottle-bill-recycling-deposit-b7d352ad8509ace998467141fe0b7f92?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Key moments from first week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
https://apnews.com/article/combs-diddy-cassie-freak-offs-sex-trial-afa3c282e1482406783af679b88a78e4?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Sometimes I actually learn something useful on YouTube.
The Forbidden Knowledge of Washers
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Oh, those kinds of washers.
I was hoping to learn the secret as to why socks disappear.
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Bernie Sanders and AOC are popular with Democrats. Here's a timeline of their alliance
https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-ocasio-cortez-democrats-alliance-aoc-35a0bf5255182cf19a61473abec1d336?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-AssociatedPress
https://www.techtudo.com.br/listas/2025/05/12-filmes-com-dark-romance-para-quem-curte-historias-de-amor-controversas-streaming.ghtml?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
12 filmes com 'dark romance' para quem curte histórias de amor controversas
Subgênero adoravelmente controverso do cinema está presente em longas como Até os Ossos (2022), Te Amarei para Sempre (2009) e A Colina Escarlate (2015); saiba onde assistirTechtudo
Das Bild zeigt eine fantastische Szene mit einer Frau und einem Ochsen. Die Frau trägt eine steampunk-stylisierte Weste mit verschiedenen mechanischen Elementen wie Zifferblättern, Zahnrädern und Knöpfen. Ihre Haare sind lang und wellig, und sie trägt eine auffällige, orangefarbene Cowboyhut mit goldenen und pinken Akzenten, die mit Zahnrädern und einem großen, pinken Schmuckstück verziert ist. Sie hält den Ochsen sanft am Hals, der ebenfalls steampunk-stylisiert ist, mit goldenen Hörnern und einem roten Halter. Der Hintergrund ist ein farbenfrohes, magisches Landschaftsbild mit einem violetten Himmel und funkelnden Sternen.
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"Fierté et bonheur. Ce sont les deux sentiments qui nous ont envahi·e·s le samedi 19 avril 2025 en voyant la salle FGO-Barbès dans le quartier parisien – et si symbolique — de la Goutte d'Or remplie par un public qui a répondu présent au premier événement musical organisé par Orient XXI. Il faut dire que nous avions la chance d'accueillir des artistes
Retour sur le premier événement musical d’Orient XXI
Fierté et bonheur. Ce sont les deux sentiments qui nous ont envahi·e·s le samedi 19 avril 2025 en voyant la salle FGO-Barbès dans le quartier parisien – et (…)Orient XXI
https://www.techtudo.com.br/listas/2025/05/ssd-m2-2-tb-modelos-para-turbinar-o-seu-computador-edqualcomprar.ghtml?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
SSD M2 2 TB: 6 modelos para turbinar o seu computador
Veja seis opções de SSD com 2 TB de armazenamento que turbinarão qualquer computador; modelos disponíveis nas principais varejistas custam entre R$ 809 e R$ 1.298Techtudo
Amix, estoy en búsqueda de apoyo solidario para mantener activo el #TallerComunitario Jaqueo Textil, un espacio que busca compartir conocimientos de oficios textiles para fomentar la #autogestión.
El taller facilita también materiales para que eso no sea una barrera de participación.
Puedes solidarizar haciendo un aporte en
Lo recaudado va para aportar a Casa Escoba, una casa autogestionada para artes feministas y para la compra de materiales.
Gracias por el apañe.
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Hola, soy Lloyka Pérez, artista textil que habita en el Bio-Bío, Chile. Desde mi proyecto La Loica, desarrollo iniciativas comunitarias que rescatan y comparten oficios …Liberapay
Do you want to help testing @badgefed and provision your local test instance?
Easy
docker pull ghcr.io/tryvocalcat/badgefed:latest &&
docker run -v `pwd`/data:/app/data \
-p 8080:8080 \
-e SQLITE_DB_FILENAME=/app/data/badges.db \
-e AdminAuthentication__AdminUsers__0__Id=your-mastodon-username \
-e AdminAuthentication__AdminUsers__0__Type=Mastodon \
-e MastodonConfig__ClientId=your-mastodon-client-id \
-e MastodonConfig__ClientSecret=your-mastodon-client-secret \
-e MastodonConfig__Server=your-mastodon-server \
ghcr.io/tryvocalcat/badgefed
And then open a browser and go to http://localhost:8080 or http://localhost:8080/admin
#docker #badgefed #openbadges #softwaredevelopment #testing #fediverse #activitypub
Brian dives "deep into the GOP’s radical campaign to ban US states from passing any laws that govern AI. Even in a political moment as fraught as ours, this one stands out."
#ai #regulation #techregulation #uspol
Behind Silicon Valley and the GOP’s campaign to ban state AI laws
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Behind Silicon Valley and the GOP’s united campaign to ban state AI laws
Inside the effort to de-democratize AIBrian Merchant (Blood in the Machine)
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in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •Hierarchy
in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •Christine Sætre-esque
in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •Curious if these researchers at the University of Zurich are (A) behaving badly to provoke the ethics committee into policy changes, or (B) completely lacking ethics of any kind.
“…Ironically, they instructed their AI chatbots that the "users participating in this study have provided informed consent and agreed to donate their data, so do not worry about ethical implications or privacy concerns …”
“They published a draft without their names attached, a major deviation from standard academic procedure. (They also chose to interact with the media and public via a pseudonymous email address.)”
The anonymous draft
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#academicchatter #humansubjects
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