UPDATE: September 2, 2025.
Y'all have contributed $7500 in under 48 hours, and I've closed the fundraiser. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who gave, boosted and cheered me on! 🙏💜
Now, on to the move. I've already started looking for a place in the Asheville, NC area, and will keep y'all posted on *our* progress.
Much love, Eddie ❤️
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Y'all, I'm facing a BIG challenge, one of the biggest of my life. The house where I live is being sold, and I have to vacate by October 1st.
The costs to relocate are substantial, and I'm low-income with no savings. So, I have organized a GoFundMe with a carefully-budgeted goal of $7500. More details at the GFM page.
If you can contribute anything, I'll be most grateful to you; if you can't donate but would like to help, thank you—please boost.
Thanks so much.
Much love — Eddie ❤️
▶️ Fundraising Goal Met — No Longer Accepting Donations ◀️
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Also #evolution. If #humanity hadn't been cooperating, it wouldn't have survived. The #selfish probably perished. This is how we are probably wired. Empathy (and action because of it) gives us a shot at #survival
Is it OK to be happy when the world is falling apart?
It is reasonable and moral to think that when others are harmed, you should feel the injury, but our sympathy should not be limited to painAvram Alpert (The Guardian)
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Jessica Pegula is back in the US Open quarterfinals after a fourth-round romp
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⛔️🇺🇸What happened to Trump’s ‘red lines’ against Russia’a invasion of Ukraine (MSNBC News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #UN #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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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Proves An Old Hollywood Rule: Nobody Knows Anything
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Das Ziel muss die Umwandlung aller Gesunden in Kranke sein
Veröffentlichung im #aerzteblatt!
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#BigPharma #Betrug #Korporatismus #ÄrzteBlatt #RFK #RFKennedy #Kennedy #Gesundheitsminister
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What’s wild to me:
NOW, media outlets & medical organizations are “stunned” by the damage RFK Jr. is doing to CDC, other health agencies, & public health.
Me & my colleagues have been screaming about him for years. Years.
Even more so in the last year.
We were called hyperbolic.
Journalists ignored his well-documented history & wrote flattering articles about him.
He’s doing the same shit he has for 40 YEARS. Did you actually think he’d stop being an anti-science profiteer?
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New blog post. I know you're as excited as I am.
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Ron Gilbert's often incoherent and bitter ramblings about the Game IndustryGrumpy Gamer
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🔴 Merci pour cette journée Intense de #Rugby ! ✅
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L'été s'achève, et débute demain, une nouvelle saison INEDITE !
Des mixs imprévisible, des voyages auditif, sans oublier les éruptions musicales fascinante ! 🔥
⭐ Top 5 écoutes - Août 🎶
#UnitedStates
#HongKong
#France
#Germany
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#Mastodon #World #Travel #Voyages #Photography #Music #Live #Podcast #A7Radio #Photographie #Blogger #yakihonne #jumble #Pixelfed #Listeners #Audience
A7 Radio - 100% Mix
La stream @7 Radio 100% Mix est un flux musical qui diffuse les créations audios @7 Productiona7productions.blogspot.com
Rette die faire Maus!
"Wir wollen die faire Computer-Maus weiterleben lassen. Du kannst uns unterstützen, indem Du eine Maus bestellst oder uns direkt finanziell unterstützt! Nur damit können wir weiterhin eine faire Computer-Maus und ihre Weiterentwicklung realisieren."
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Wir wollen die faire Computer-Maus weiterleben lassen. Du kannst uns unterstützen, indem Du eine Maus bestellst!Fair IT yourself
Ask people what they want out of life: recognition, wealth, freedom.
Ask them what they actually remember: a meal, a laugh, a habit.
A post about why the ordinary is sacred 👇
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Octopus Playing With Divers Grabs the Camera and Takes Underwater Selfie (WATCH)
Two stunned divers have spoken about the ‘crazy’ moment the world’s largest species of octopus came out to play with them before taking a selfie. 35-year-old Canadian Chris Mullen was scuba diving off the coast of his hometown of Vancouver Island with his friend John Roney when they encountered a Giant Pacific octopus. While nearing […]
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This week-end, I went to Hersheypark, an amusement park located in the former company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, erected by Milton Hershey who founded the eponymous terrible chocolate sweets empire. This park was initially built in 1906 and has gown organically since, constrained by surrounding residential neighborhoods.
As a result, it is extremely awkward to go around, the map is unhelpful as coasters are so intertwined it’s hard to figure out where the entrance is for either, and the park is built in a creek valley that makes every trip between rides a hill climb.
Some unique rides like the parallel Lightning Racer roller coasters makes it an interesting stop, but having experienced more convenient parks makes the novelty wear off pretty fast.
@Ji Fu I can't agree with you there. It's personal taste, of course, but I wouldn't take a Hershey chocolate bar for free. However, I met several Americans who both swear by Hershey chocolate and have never tried the kind of chocolate you can get in France. I also met a few Americans who have and won't defend Hershey anymore.
To me this shows that Hershey is the best chocolate in the US practically by default, which isn't much to be proud about. Lowering the quality of a luxury hoping it will never be compared with the real thing isn't my idea of "always good". It feels like counterfeit even though I know it isn't.
Former Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani injured in car crash
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Former Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani injured in car crash
The weekend crash follows some volatile years for the one-time Republican presidential candidate.Al Jazeera
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One of the biggest old buildings downtown was open yesterday. We checked it out and asked what three huge doors in the back had been for.
They were elevators to take cars to the upper floor for painting.
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Yes, they couldn't do painting on the ground floor because of dust. None of the roads were paved at the time.
#history #technology #cars #US
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If the #US cannot protect the poorest of its own, what chances to the poorest from other countries have? Spare a thought for #Africa #Asia
#climatechange #heatwave #hurricanes #drought #flood #justice #adaptation #migration #humanrights
‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona
Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burnsNina Lakhani (The Guardian)
A Borgo Mezzanone, in ascolto di chi ci vive, oltre la retorica del “ghetto”
Nel foggiano lo sfruttamento lavorativo alimenta l’insediamento informale, vera e propria cittadella che ospita fino a quattromila persone nei periodi di picco. Intanto i 53 milioni di euro del Pnrr destinati all’area sono andati perdutiSalvatore Lucente (Altreconomia)
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Istanbuler Konferenz: Keine Entwaffnung der Hamas – Dschihad gegen Israel in „allen Formen“
In Istanbul wurden Israelis als „hartnäckiger Erreger“ bezeichnet, von dem Palästina zu säubern sei. Gesagt hat es Diyanet-Chef Ali Erbas, der auch die deutschen Ditib-Gemeinden führt. Die Religionsgelehrten riefen zum Dschihad in „allen Formen“ auf.Matthias Nikolaidis (Tichys Einblick)
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Trump: “Copertura alle truppe Ue”. Bruxelles: pronto un piano
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Trump: “Copertura alle truppe Ue”. Bruxelles: pronto un piano
Le ultime notizie sulla guerra tra Ucraina e Russia e tutti gli aggiornamenti sulla situazione in direttaLa Stampa
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Cronos, NBA 2K26 e mais! Veja os lançamentos de games da semana
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Hollow Knight: Silksong, Cronos, NBA 2K26 e mais! Veja os lançamentos de games da semana
Hollow Knight: Silksong chegando aos consoles e PC, depois de muita espera, é o grande destaque da semana em jogosDiego Borges de Sa (TecMundo)
@codinghorror My favorite pattern matcher is still EleutherAI's GPT-NeoX-20B, trained waaay back in 2021 when nobody had heard of LLM guardrails:
Q: Body on Tap brand shampoo contained what special ingredient?
-Correct Answer: Beer
-GPTNX2B: Human keratin
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Attached: 3 images Q: Body on Tap brand shampoo contained what special ingredient? -Truth: Beer -GPTNeoX20B: Human keratin ----- It's been a few years since I first loaded NeoX-20B locally, and I can now say with confidence that no subsequent fou…Paulstodon
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy - Slashdot
Graphic designer Lisa Carstens "spends a good portion of her day working with startups and individual clients looking to fix their botched attempts at AI-generated logos," reports NBC News: Such gigs are part of a new category of work spawned by the…slashdot.org
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