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Inside the Bureau of Meteorology’s forecast failings: As the Bureau of Meteorology pulls back on its international obligations, increasing automation and a lack of experienced staff has made forecasts less reliable. By Rick Morton.
https://www.

Inside the Bureau of Meteorology’s forecast failings
Bureau of Meteorology chief executive Dr Andrew Johnson turned up to Senate estimates last month without his right-hand man, Peter Stone, many of the bureau’s other executives and, apparently, his briefing notes. Johnson, who is also the director of meteorology, appointed to the now $533,000 a year job in 2016 by former environment minister Josh Frydenberg, claimed not to be able to answer basic questions about BoM processes. At one stage, he even attempted to prevent his chief operating offi…

“Maybe Don’t Name That Landmark”
https://adrianroselli.com/2024/06/maybe-dont-name-that-landmark.html
TL;DR: You probably don’t need to name that landmark. Even if you have two of the same landmark.

Maybe Don’t Name That Landmark
TL;DR: You probably don’t need to name that landmark. The Ngong Ping Village tourist trap on Hong Kong’s Launtau Island. All the pricey tourist spots have named landmarks on the map, but the ones people generally care about (bathrooms, food, that lovely tea house) are not. Approach The following landmarks…

@… I'm having trouble installing your VPN app on Fedora Linux. The instructions on your site tell me to add your repo to DNF with the following command:
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sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo

Autism spectrum, feelings and (against all odds) a Witcher quote
"""
[…] Because you're a witcher and you can't feel any emotion. You don't want to fulfill my request, because you think that you care about her, you think that… Geralt, you are with her only because she wants that, and you'll be with her for as long as she wants to. What you're feeling is a projection of her emotion, her interest in you. To all demons of the Pit, Geralt, you're not a child, you know who you are. You're a mutant. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying this to offend or disdain you. I'm just stating a fact. You're a mutant, and one of the basic features of your mutation is your full immunity to emotion. You've been made like this so that you could do your job. Do you understand? You can't feel anything. What you're taking as emotion is actually cell memory, somatic memory, if you know what that means.
"""
(Andrzej Sapkowski, Miecz przeznaczenia, Okruch lodu, Istredd's words, my own translation)
However the context is different, it made me think of my own problems with emotions.
Am I capable of love? Or perhaps I can merely project somebody else's feelings, return them at the best. Or perhaps just intellectually be aware of what I am supposed to feel.
Was perhaps that, what I used to take for "love", actually gratitude that somebody was nice to me, or that she showed interest?
Or perhaps was it that she fitted into an unrealistic model that I've engraved into my personality as a child?
Or just an attachment, a feeling of safety, stemming from a large data set. A conviction that unpleasant surprise is no longer that likely.
Or just desperation, a need that's been forced into me since I was a child and that now I'm trying to attain based on what the media, books and personal stories tell me about it.
Or even something resembling a Stockholm syndrome. "At least she's paying attention to me. I know the worst she could do to me."
#ActuallyAutistic

UAE-based Tenderd, which uses AI to help reduce emissions, raised $30M led by Danish firm A.P. Moller, following a Peter Thiel-backed $5.8M seed in 2019 (Fahad Abuljadayel/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Mastodon tool request: show me accounts I frequently like / boost / reply to but am not already following.

From Saturday, June 15, and in parallel to the exhibition Thomas Arslan at n.b.k., Arsenal will present a comprehensive retrospective of Thomas Arslan’s films! It explores the film aesthetics that have influenced Arslan and is accompanied by introductions and discussions.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8JrlZnIf-u/?i…

Neuer Berliner Kunstverein on Instagram: "From Saturday, June 15, and in parallel to the exhibition Thomas Arslan at n.b.k., Arsenal will present a comprehensive retrospective of Thomas Arslan’s films! It explores the film aesthetics that have influenced Arslan and is accompanied by introductions and discussions. These are the dates for June (the program continues in July & August, find the full schedule on our website!) Unless otherwise stated, all films are by Thomas Arslan, in German, and subtitled in English: Sat, June 15, 8 pm Am Rand (1991); Am Rand Revisited (2024); Im Sommer (Die sichtbare Welt) (1992) Followed by a discussion with Thomas Arslan, moderated by Birgit Kohler Sun, June 16, 8 pm Preview: Verbrannte Erde (2024) Followed by a discussion with Thomas Arslan, moderated by Birgit Kohler Tue, June 18, 8 pm Mach die Musik leiser (1994) Introduction: Diedrich Diederichsen Thu, June 20, 8 pm Geschwister – Kardeşler (1996) Introduction: Till Kadritzke Sat, June 22, 7 pm The Cool World (by Shirley Clarke, 1963, original English version without subtitles) Introduction: Thomas Arslan Wed, June 26, 8 pm Dealer (1998) Introduction: Michael Baute Fri, June 28, 8 pm Der schöne Tag (2001) Followed by a conversation with Serpil Turhan, moderated by Birgit Kohler The film series is curated by Birgit Kohler (Head of Programming Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art in Berlin). Venue: Kino Arsenal at Filmhaus am Potsdamer Platz, Potsdamer Str. 2, 10785 Berlin Part of the exhibition Thomas Arslan June 8 – August 4, 2024 Tue–Sun 12–6 pm / Thu 12–8 pm @neuerberlinerkunstverein A project in cooperation with the Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art. Funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Images: Film stills Verbrannte Erde (2024); Geschwister – Kardeşler (1997); Dealer (1999); Der schöne Tag (2001) © Thomas Arslan #neuerberlinerkunstverein #nbkberlin #thomasarslan #berlinfilm #berlincinema @neuerberlinerkunstverein @arsenalberlin @medienboard @piffl_medien @dffb_berlin #machdiemusikleiser #geschwister @tameryigitberlin @koolsavas #kardesler #dealer @idiluener #derschoenetag @florianstetter_official #verbrannteerde @marie_leuenberger_official @alexanderfehling #berlinerschule #berlin"
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Professors giving instructions: I shall tell my students exactly what to do and they had better do it.
Professors following instructions: hahaha, nice try, but why don't I just make up my own and sow chaos.
I'm not referring to any Dagstuhl event, of course.

So, France plans to force the Internet domain name system servers (such as Google's 8.8.8.8) to give wrong answers.
(Imagine what that will do to DNSSEC, or how it will boost DoH and DoT access to DNS.)
Sounds a lot like the Fifth Lateran Council's attempt to limit the publication of books (using excommunication as a tool.)
Compare the following two items (in the second one, search for the heading "On printing books")

Filing: Paramount controlling shareholder Shari Redstone received 32.2M board election votes, the lowest among six candidates, and 905K votes against, the most (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-tel