X removed many harmful Grok posts but not before they reached tens of thousands.
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Heron at the Farmington Bay Bird Refuge, Great Salt Lake, Utah (January 2021)
#GreatSaltLake #Utah #photography #bird #heron #birds #birdsofmastodon #nature #naturephotography #2021
Altice USA Subsidiary Lightpath Seeks to Sell Fiber Network ABS
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/altice-usa-subsidiary-lightpath-seeks-to-sell-fiber-network-abs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Iran’s FM Araghchi, Saudi Crown Prince MBS hold ‘fruitful’ talks in Jeddah
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Iran’s FM Araghchi, Saudi Crown Prince MBS hold ‘fruitful’ talks in Jeddah
Tehran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi visits Saudi Arabia for the first time after Iran’s 12-day war with Israel.Al Jazeera
Tim Cook has a new deputy but Apple’s next CEO is probably still someone else
https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/08/apple-ceo-succession/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Tim Cook has a new deputy but Apple’s next CEO is probably still someone else - 9to5Mac
Jeff Williams, often considered Tim Cook’s successor, is leaving Apple. Sabih Khan, a 30-year veteran of the company, is Apple’s...Zac Hall (9to5Mac)
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#Migranti, Piantedosi accusato di ingresso illegale e respinto dalla Libia di Haftar
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Migranti, Piantedosi accusato di ingresso illegale e respinto dalla Libia di Haftar
Con i suoi omologhi greco e maltese e il commissario Ue Mark Brunner avrebbe dovuto incontrare il presidente e il governo per chiedere maggiori sforzi nel bloc…Alessia Candito (la Repubblica)
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🎬️ watched New Nightmare (1994)
AKA Wes Craven's New Nightmare AKA Nightmare on Elm Street 7.
Probably the most interesting film in the series? That doesn't mean it's the best, though. There's a lot here that's real good, but unfortunately all the main important stuff for something like this is kinda weak.
Extremely rare case where going full meta works. Probably because it's taken seriously while not thinking that doing this is making it very smart. Just playing it very straight.
The image is a movie poster for "Wes Craven's New Nightmare." The background is predominantly red, creating a sense of foreboding. At the top, the text reads "From the creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street" followed by "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" in large white letters. A menacing figure with a red, wrinkled face and a mechanical glove with sharp, metallic claws is prominently featured. The glove is positioned in the center, with the figure's face partially visible behind it. Below the figure, there is a tagline in red text that says, "This Time Staying Awake Won't Save You." In the lower part of the poster, there is a silhouette of a man and a child standing in front of a window with a warm, orange glow, suggesting a sense of danger. The names of the cast and crew are listed at the bottom, including Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, and Wes Craven. The overall design is dark and ominous, with a focus on the horror theme.
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“Dazi insopportabili”: agricoltori all’attacco, governo in imbarazzo
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“Dazi insopportabili”: agricoltori all’attacco, governo in imbarazzo
Confagricoltura respinge l’ipotesi della tassa al 10% ma Lollobrigida frena: “Evitare il protezionismo è molto difficile”Rosaria Amato (la Repubblica)
How Trump's media war came for CBS - The Washington Post
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Harris English without his caddie who is waiting on visa approval over past drug conviction
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Prime Day is a vapid shrine to excess capitalism.
We need to go back to, and celebrate, the real meaning... The death and rebirth of Optimus Prime.
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The image is a political cartoon depicting a truck labeled "USAID" with a handshake symbol and an American flag motif. A figure labeled "US AID" is emerging from the truck, holding a sack labeled "TAX CUTS FOR MILLIONAIRES." The figure is surrounded by a crowd of people reaching out, some holding sacks labeled "TAX CUTS FOR MILLIONAIRES" and "TAX CUTS FOR BILLIONAIRES." The figure is saying, "AID FROM MY ADMINISTRATION GOES TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST." The cartoon is signed "©2025 by Appear in eaglecartoons.com" and is attributed to "Aetter." The overall theme of the cartoon is a critique of the distribution of aid and tax cuts, suggesting that aid is being directed towards the wealthy rather than those in need.
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Israeli Far-Right Ministers Urge to Withdraw from Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Call to “Conquer” Gaza
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israeli far-right ministers have urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “immediately” withdraw from the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks, “conquer” the PalestinEditing Team (Quds News Network)
If step 1 & 2 are required then I doubt step 3 is going to happen...
Step one is explaining what a resistor is.
Step two is explaining how to buy a power cord(!) and explaining what a breadboard is.
Step 3 is hooking up an oscilloscope & signal generator
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#electronics #knowYourAudience
3 Ways to Measure Inductance - wikiHow
Inductance is the ability of a coil to stop an electrical current from flowing through it. An inductor coil can stop one current so a different one is able to flow. TVs and radios, for instance, use inductance to receive and tune into...Martin Hennum (wikiHow)
Elon Musk said that he would "fix" his AI chatbot Grok, which he thought was too liberal. Whatever he did turned Grok into a Nazi — approvingly invoking the name of Adolf Hitler and suggested the need for a second Holocaust. Here's @Gizmodo's story.
#ElonMusk #Twitter #Grok #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Nazism #FarRightPolitics
'Round Them Up': Grok Praises Hitler as Elon Musk's AI Tool Goes Full Nazi
Grok even endorsed another Holocaust against the Jews.Matt Novak (Gizmodo)
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The President of the United States: "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?"
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#Politics
9 Sculptures You (Probably) Didn’t Know Existed
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"Which one is your favorite?
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9 Sculptures You (Probably) Didn’t Know Existed
From a 50-foot Native American monument overlooking the Missouri River to a surreal hammock strung across a border fence, these sculptures push the boundaries of form, meaning, and public space. Whether constructed from stone, steel, wire, or illusion, each work defies convention — and chances are, you haven’t seen them before. Locations span from Barcelona to Philadelphia, from South Dakota plains to Turkish landscapes.
More: 8 Inspiring Sculptures Seamlessly Integrated with Nature
1. Melancholy — Albert György in Geneva, Switzerland
This bronze sculpture of a seated figure appears hollowed out from within, forming an arched void from chest to head. The minimalist facial features and slumped posture evoke absence and loss, using emptiness as its central element.
2. Window and Ladder – Too Late for Help — Leandro Erlich in Montevideo, Uruguay
A fragment of brick wall with a single window floats mid-air, supported by a ladder that leads nowhere. Placed in an empty lot, this illusion-based sculpture alters space and challenges logic.
3. Border Hammock — Murat Gök in Istanbul, Turkey
Two fence poles curve inward to cradle a man resting in a hammock made from the fence itself. By bending an otherwise rigid border element into a place of rest, the sculpture offers a quiet yet clever political statement.
4. Freedom — Zenos Frudakis in Philadelphia, USA
This bronze wall shows four human forms in various stages of breaking free, culminating in a fully emerged figure stepping into open space. It explores transformation and personal liberation.
5. Giant Slingshot Bench — Cornelia Konrads in Germany
A wooden bench is suspended by two long red straps tied to a massive Y-shaped branch. The setup mimics a slingshot ready to launch, blending utility with playful imagination.
6. Dignity — Dale Lamphere in Chamberlain, South Dakota, USA
Standing 50 feet tall, this stainless steel monument honors Native American women. The figure wears a star quilt composed of blue diamond shapes that shimmer in the wind.
7. The Kiss of Death — Unknown Artist in Barcelona, Spain
This marble sculpture in Poblenou Cemetery shows a skeleton with wings gently kissing the forehead of a lifeless young man. Created in 1930, it’s both romantic and haunting.
8. The Weight of Grief — Celeste Roberge in Portland, Maine, USA
A crouched human form is constructed from a metal frame filled with smooth river stones. The heavy material and posture communicate emotional burden through literal weight.
9. UMI — Daniel Popper in Lisle, Illinois, USA
This monumental figure is composed of sculpted wood and branches shaped into a female form. Her hands and body are formed by intertwining tree limbs, suggesting organic unity.More: When Street Art Meets Nature (40 Photos)
Which one is your favorite?
When Street Art Meets Nature (40 Photos) - STREET ART UTOPIA
When street art meets nature, the results are stunning. Some artists blend their murals seamlessly with the landscape, while others use real plants to bring their work to life.Vidar (Street Art Utopia)
Model of a Hull Section at the Main Frame, anonymous, c. 1740 - c. 1785
wood and brass, h 45cm × w 52.7cm × d 14.4cm
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After Musk said Grok was improved "significantly", Grok wrote numerous antisemitic posts, sometimes without any clear prompting; some posts were later deleted (NBC News)
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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok makes antisemitic posts on X
Elon Musk's Grok made several antisemitic posts on X days after the tech billionaire released an updated version of the AI chatbot.Ben Goggin (NBC News)
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I palestinesi, l’avanguardia dell’ultima generazione globale senza futuro
di Fabio Ciabatti Franco Berardi “Bifo”, Pensare dopo Gaza. Saggio sulla ferocia e la terminazione dell’umano, [...]Carmilla on line
The wrong lesson to take from Trump’s gutting of Medicaid
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The Forty-Seven Rōnin and Japan's Shōguns
The revenge of the 47 rōnin is a classic story of the Edo period when Shōguns ruled Japan. See their graves at Sengaku-ji in Tōkyō.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
In Putin’s Russia, a dead soldier is worth up to $200,000.
Entire regions lifted from poverty — not by policy, but by coffin money.
This is Deathonomics.
A war economy powered by grief.
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#Russia #Ukraine #Putin #Geopolitics #WarEconomy #DeathBenefits
Deathonomics: How Putin Profits from War and Death
In Putin's Russia, a dead soldier is worth more than a living one. Discover how death has become the country’s fastest path out of poverty — and its biggest economy.Ryan Hite (Ryan J. Hite)
BOJ Faces Inflation Risks and Has Room for Hikes, Nakaso Says
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Previsioni meteo: tanto sole ma con temperature gradevoli, torna l’estate com’era una volta
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Previsioni meteo: tanto sole ma con temperature gradevoli, torna l’estate com’era una volta
Dopo il caldo africano e i nubifragi monsonici simil-tropicali, arriva una fase di clima più mitela Repubblica
New short filmed in Utrecht.
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in reply to Ars Technica • • •there is something very familiar about all this
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Microsoft terminates its Tay AI chatbot after she turns into a Nazi
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in reply to Ars Technica • • •Reminder: this was on purpose. Musk wants Grok to be nazi.
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