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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-22 02:47:52

A parasite that has been eating people for 3,500 years is about to be wiped off the planet.
It infected 3.5 million people in 1986.
Last year, it infected 10. And I have not seen it make a single front page
resete…

Guinea worm is close to being the second disease eradicated in history, following smallpox
https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/02/04/guinea-worm-is-close-to-being-the-second-disease-eradicated-in-history-following-smallpox You may have seen this online at some point, a long white worm being pulled from someone's leg, looking almost like a white string. This worm has been plaguing...

@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu
2026-04-21 16:05:51

Microsoft Cuts Price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate | IGN
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Microsoft Drops Price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - IGN
Microsoft has dropped the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 per month to $22.99 per month, while PC Game Pass is being reduced from $16.49 per month to $13.99 per month. Both changes are effective immediately. Meanwhile, new Call of Duty games will no longer be included as day-one releases in either service, and instead will be added "during the following holiday season (about a year later)," according to Microsoft. Call of Duty games that are already part of any tier of Game Pass a…

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-24 03:52:43

Raiders GM Doesn’t Hold Back on Fernando Mendoza Selection heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas

Raiders GM Doesn’t Hold Back on Fernando Mendoza Selection
On April 23, the Las Vegas Raiders selected Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick and now have the franchise QB to build around. Once the Silver and Black clinched the No. 1 pick following the 2025 season, it was clear that Mendoza was going to be the selection.Nonetheless, despite many expecting Mendoza to be the pick, the Raiders did their homework on the player. After the announcement, Raiders general manager John Spytek spoke with team columnist Paul Gutierrez about why it made sense…

@karlauerbach@sfba.social
2026-03-23 00:06:00

This article is interesting about thoughts of using flying networks to support military operations.
It is a complex system - and my sense is that they will screw it up with application specific protocols and APIs that evolve and change over time as as military events (the kind that go boom or are intentional forms of in-band attacks - think everything from hyper-phishing to spoofing to zero-day attacks).
But even if it were put together with the precision of a Swiss watch, my old…

The RQ-180 Drone Will Emerge From The Shadows As The Centerpiece Of An Air Combat Revolution
The Air Force's secretive, very stealthy, and high-flying drone won't be just a better spy aircraft, it will be a deeply networked game-changer.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-23 11:20:42

Turkey's parliament passes a bill requiring social media and online game companies to restrict access for children under 15, following a school shooting (Andrew Wilks/Associated Press)
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Turkish lawmakers pass bill to restrict social media for children under 15
State-run media says Turkish lawmakers have passed a bill that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15. The legislation is the latest in a global trend to protect young people from dangerous online activity. Its passage late Wednesday comes a week after a 14-year-old boy killed nine students and a teacher at a middle school in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. Police are investigating the online activity of the perpetrator in a bid to uncover his motivation for…

@nic@geno.social
2026-02-23 15:24:51

Ich kann diese ständigen Meldungen, wie uns KI alle retten wird, nicht mehr sehen!
Alles ist angeblich mit KI auf dem Optimierungsweg.
Ernährung, Umweltschutz, Klimakrise, ...
Nachweise: Fehlanzeige.
Das Narrativ ist dennoch erfolgreich, weil es verspricht, dass wir so weiter machen können, wie bisher.
Gegen alle Erkenntnisse.

@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-23 13:26:59

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Mamas Gun:
🎵 Food For The Flames (Radio Edit)
#NowPlaying #MamasGun
open.spotify.com/track/6Mox4m6

@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-23 09:52:39

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Mamas Gun:
🎵 Food For The Flames (Radio Edit)
#NowPlaying #MamasGun

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-17 05:01:47

Nvidia says game developers have full "artistic control over DLSS 5's effects", following backlash alleging that the AI upscaling tech altered source material (Tyler Wilde/PC Gamer)
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DLSS 5 clearly overwrites game characters with AI beauty standards, but Nvidia says devs have 'artistic control'
The first demo for Nvidia's new AI rendering technique doesn't do much to combat the perception that generative AI homogenizes artwork.