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"At a time when the world is plunged into a deep darkness not seen in many decades – and some would say is being held captive and being destroyed by a handful of evil, cynical men – it's flabbergasting that the Catholic Church is so self-absorbed to think it has the luxury to spend even 10 minutes fighting over an internal affair such as its liturgy."

~ Robert Mickens

#Catholic #PopeLeo #CatholicRight #LatinMass #CardinalBurke
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in reply to William Lindsey

I say they should go for it and let’s see how fast Catholic membership declines when people can’t understand mass when they go to it. I’m all for any move that causes religion to shoot itself in the foot.


Terra dallo spazio: Parco nazionale della Groenlandia nord-orientale

#terra dallo spazio @scienze

Parte del paesaggio ghiacciato del Parco Nazionale della Groenlandia nord-orientale è raffigurato in questa immagine catturata dalla missione Copernicus Sentinel-2.

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Hearing from a prof (to my knowledge, a decent guy) in Russia inviting me to a committee, who's stuck with "We are honored to have already received confirmations of participation from distinguished professors from universities in China, India, and Belarus". Some list, that.
in reply to Shriram Krishnamurthi

Sorry, I thought it would be more obvious why I shared the link, but I can explain.

Your post was dismissive of academics and institutions in the noted countries. My link notes some quite relevant research being supported by China that isn't evidently of interest in America.

Unless current policies change, American institutions will be the target of ridicule before long as the exodus of scientists continues. We're not really in a position to deride others. Rather, we need to actively discourage xenophobia.

in reply to Mason Loring Bliss

@mason I was not trying to be dismissive. It's hard to convey nuance on SM. I should have been more careful with limited characters.

As a person in academia, I'm well aware of these dynamics. We live it every day.

There are also messy things about that story that make it less clean than the article suggests. A lot of people move because they're promised an empire. That's not a statement about systems but about people.

in reply to Shriram Krishnamurthi

@mason Also, the statement about supported research is a misunderstanding of what research is being supported in the US. The claims here are not "researched" independently, they're mirroring the views of one disgruntled person. There's some truth to the complaint but also a lot of diversity of the AI work happening in the US. In particular, US ≠ Silicon Valley.
in reply to Shriram Krishnamurthi

That was the most disappointing part of the article for me. I wanted them to focus on the ideas, and they gave equal or greater weight to the geopolitics.

I hadn't considered "personal empire building" as I read it, but now that you've offered up the idea, I can see that as a possibility.

Still, the core of the article spoke to me. I believe the current LLM fad is somewhat wrong-headed and that an approach perhaps more oriented towards artificial life is the way forward. I don't see people talking about that ever amidst the deluge of wild enthusiasm for the climate-killing hallucination engines. (I may be hinting at my biases there.)

I should spend time digging to see who else is approaching AI from different angles. I'd welcome pointers.

in reply to Mason Loring Bliss

@mason Well, I think they're trying to solve different problems. And it's the usual short-term vs long-term gain. It is interesting that people like Rich Sutton ("bitter lesson") are not entirely bought into LLMs, some of which may be depth of insight, some of which may be slightly tribal (because it removes some room for RL).

I'm unfortunately not qualified to provide pointers, I just see a variety of things in, eg, the colloquia around me, including people openly questioning the status quo.



La Rai rinvia «No Other Land»: il dietrofront sulla messa in onda del documentario prevista per il 7 ottobre. Spunta l’ombra di una “telefonata politica”
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/rai-rinvia-no-other-land-7-ottobre-telefonata-politica/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su ULTIME NEWS @ultime-news-OpenGiornale



Nordio sui suicidi in carcere: «Non sono legati al sovraffollamento ma alla solitudine». E l'aula lo contesta
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/nordio-suicidi-carcere-sovraffollamento-solitudine/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su ULTIME NEWS @ultime-news-OpenGiornale



"Jetzt, wo es übereinstimmenden Einschätzungen nach also wirklich darauf ankommt, gelingt der Switch in die ökologische Moderne nicht. An Hubers Erwartungen, seinen Ansprüchen und seinem Menschenbild kann demnach etwas nicht ganz stimmen."

Yo. So isses.

Aber halt nicht jeder ist fähig, sich dann aus den Trümmern seiner zerschellten Träume ein neues, hilfreicheres Menschenbild zu zimmern. Bei näherer Hinsicht sogar nur die Allerwenigsten. 🤷🏽

zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2025-09/…

in reply to Nutt Los

...Auch aus diesem Artikel:

"Exakt an diesem Punkt endet sie offenbar, die Lernwilligkeit der westlichen Gesellschaften. Die Einsicht in einen unauflösbaren Zielkonflikt zwischen einem bewohnbaren Planeten und dem kurzfristigen Erhalt des Wohlstands scheint zu schmerzhaft zu sein."






Another #book I've read lately: Automatic Noodle, by Annalee Newitz. Exactly the cozy, community-building sci-fi I wanted. I love all the robots and now I'm hungry for noodles.

#amreading #cozy #nearfuture #scifi




La contaminación lumínica hace que las aves canten 50 minutos más al día. Esto podría disrumpir su descanso y su necesidad calórica, especialmente en épocas de cría.
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Please also follow me there now as i will from now on use it as my active account :blobfoxheartcute:
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Il Toro a Parma per cominciare il “suo” campionato, Baroni: “Dobbiamo diventare squadra”
https://www.lastampa.it/sport/2025/09/27/news/toro_parma_allenatore_baroni_dobbiamo_diventare_squadra-15327235/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su La Stampa Sport @la-stampa-sport-LaStampa



Are you fulfilling your need to truly know yourself?


Me faltan 27 seguidores en YouTube para llegar a los 500. Lectores en Patreon y seguidores en Tiktok. Podéis echarle un vistazo aquí. Y compartid si ya me seguís.linktr.ee/Santi1981

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#Israele vieta che i pacchi di aiuti alimentari per #Gaza contengano biscotti, marmellata e miele: "Ci preoccupiamo per la loro glicemia".

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Die Palestina Demo ist nun gestartet und auf dem Weg Richtung Graf-Adolf-Platz. #dis2709 #Düsseldorf


Based on their research into #AI on screen, scholars spotlight 4 films that reveal key human–AI dynamics:

🎥Blade Runner (1982)
🎥Moon (2009)
🎥Resident Evil (2002)
🎥Free Guy (2021)

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#ai


do you protect your PC against power outages with a UPS? if yes, which one do you use and why? :peeking:

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in reply to kaia

My kit has no UPS, but everything runs via a surge-suppressor, to protect from spikes.
in reply to kaia

Yeah, I got an Eaton Ellipse ECO 1600. It handles my computer and a monitor perfectly fine. I had another cheaper UPS before which didn't do shit during most power outages, so all I can say is don't be stingy when it comes to a UPS. ​:wvrnFlat:


If I were very rich and wanted to use my money to protect American liberties, I'd build on the grand jury momentum we're seeing by taking out ads everywhere I could to educate Americans about jury nullification so every juror going forward knows it's an option.
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#Österreich hat die #Solarförderung im zweiten Call deutlich aufgestockt. Statt geplanter 12 Millionen Euro wurden fast 50 Millionen Euro bereitgestellt.

Damit sollen über 9.000 Anträge für #Photovoltaik-Anlagen und #Speicher unterstützt werden. Erwartet werden rund 220 Megawatt neue PV-Leistung und 200 Megawattstunden Speicherkapazität.

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#Energiewende #Energieversorgung #Batteriespeicher





#Chicago #Unions, Community Groups Fight ICE Raids, Nat’l Guard Deployment Threats

from #WorldOutlook
By Cathleen Gutekanst (local activist)
September 27, 2025

On Sept16, Joe Botello, a man born in the #US, was zip-tied, questioned, and had his front doors shattered by #ICE agents. He was one of four men shown on a video released by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was present at the raid. He was let go later after showing proof of citizenship.

“I’m just blessed that I’m still alive,” he said. “I’ve been hearing it and seeing it through social media. But it never crossed my mind that it was going to happen here at the house … where I live.”

The raid came amid escalating threats by Donald #Trump that he would target this city by sending in federal troops to “fight crime.” While troops have not yet been deployed, an #immigration crackdown by ICE is already underway.


world-outlook.com/2025/09/27/c…

#ImmigrantRightsAreHumanRights
#deportations #USpol #politics
#news

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Heute haben wir einen kleinen Tripp nach Luxemburg gemacht.

Die Stadt ist wunderschön. Es ist witzig, dass hier deutschsprachige Läden neben französischen existieren und jeder die Sprache nutzt, die er will 😁

#Urlaub #tagestrip #luxemburg

in reply to Phoebe

Das Bild zeigt eine malerische Stadtansicht mit historischen und natürlichen Elementen. Im Vordergrund ist ein massiver Steinmauerabschnitt zu sehen, der mit Moos und Flechten bedeckt ist. Auf der Mauer befindet sich ein gepflasterter Weg, entlang dem sich ein Fluss schlängelt. Auf der rechten Seite ist ein gelbes Kirchengebäude mit einem hohen, schmalen Turm zu erkennen. Im Hintergrund erstreckt sich die Stadt mit weiteren Gebäuden und Bäumen, die die Landschaft umrahmen. Der Himmel ist teilweise bewölkt, was dem Bild eine dramatische Atmosphäre verleiht.

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Dieses Scheißgefühl, dass bei jungen Leuten als Zukunftswunsch „irgendwas mit Medien“ durch „irgendwas mit #nazis“ verdrängt worden ist.
#faschismus


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Benjamin Netanyahu e la banda di criminali che governa Israele, non stanno “soltanto” perpetrando lo sterminio di un popolo, quello palestinese. Stanno anche infangando la memoria della Shoah.

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Caccia senza regole: il Governo Meloni sblocca la violenza contro gli animali a favore della lobby venatoria

Se vuoi andare in motocross nei boschi non puoi perché disturbi gli animali. Ma puoi andare a sparargli col fucile.

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I watched Dog Day Afternoon for the first time yesterday & it was not what I expected at all! Still thinking about it.

#movies



Telefonjoker für Judenhasser: ESC-Onlineabstimmung über Israel-Ausschluss journalistenwatch.com/2025/09/… 80 Jahre nach dem Holocaust ist der Antisemitismus in Europa wieder zu einer Selbstverständlichkeit geworden. Spanien, Irland, Slowenien, Island und Belgien drohen mit einem Boykott des Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Wien im kommenden Jahr, wenn Israel nicht die Teilnahme verweigert wird – obwohl der


An der überwältigenden Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber dem Schicksal anderer wird unsere Gesellschaft vermutlich scheitern - es sei denn, wir setzen uns gemeinschaftlich das Ziel, unsere Sozialisation zu hinterfragen, unsere Traumata zu bearbeiten, unser Mitgefühl und altruistisches Handeln zu kultivieren.


Kickl vor Wiederwahl: Chaoten stören FPÖ-Parteitag in Salzburg exxpress.at/politik/kickl-vor-… Beim 35. Bundesparteitag der FPÖ in Salzburg steht Herbert Kickl vor seiner Wiederwahl als Parteichef. Während drinnen 850 Delegierte zusammenkommen, sorgen draußen linke Chaoten mit Blockaden und einer Dach-Aktion für Aufsehen. Die FPÖ spricht von einem „massiven Angriff auf die Demokratie“. #news #press





The Thought Police Are Real: How Western NGOs Wage Information War Under the False Flag of “Fighting Disinformation” restmedia.io/the-thought-polic…