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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-12 10:55:40

Sources and filings: Peter Thiel donated $3M to a group to beat California's wealth tax, the first of several expected major donations by tech leaders in 2026 (New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/poli

Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax
More large donations from wealthy Silicon Valley figures are expected as they try to marshal opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would impose a new tax on billionaires.

@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
2025-12-13 14:26:33

#TIL I learned that anyone can register a #MediaType for a format they didn't create *and* get it registered with their name in the media type.
#MIME

@_tillwe_@mastodon.social
2026-02-12 08:09:25

Neben #startrek Starfleet Academy ging's in meinem Science-Fiction-Januar auch um diverse Weltraumsagas (von 1968 bis 2025) und um Ken Lius Thriller in einer AI-gesättigten Welt, All That We See or Seem.

Science Fiction und Fantasy im Januar 2026
Ich fange mit dem Bildschirm an, das ist einfacher, weil in den letzten Wochen recht reduziert - zum einen deswegen, weil meine Kinder mehr Lust auf Gesellschaftsspiele als auf das gemeinsame Filmgucken hatten, zum anderen, weil ich meine freie Zeit neben Arbeit und Wahlkampf dann lieber in Lego ges

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-03-10 17:40:45

Xicoia Studios releases a single and music video made by "real humans" starring AI "actor" Tilly Norwood ahead of Norwood's official AI acting debut this year (Lily Ford/The Hollywood Reporter)
hollywoodreporter.com/news/ge…

AI Actor Tilly Norwood Drops Debut Single and Music Video ‘Take the Lead’: “I’m Just a Tool, but I’ve Got Life”
Featuring Norwood flying through the clouds on a blow-up flamingo, the video begins with a note: "The following production was made by 18 real humans."

@trochee@dair-community.social
2026-02-12 18:16:31

> the rot has taken somebody...
> it’s chewed out that chunk of their brain that understood decency and responsibility once upon a time.
> It’s the sound of somebody letting that happen, because they never really liked feeling those things in the first place.
tell it, @… !

@floheinstein@chaos.social
2026-01-13 08:30:46

TIL: @… was sold, to the highest bidder. At least one in the EU. It could have been much worse.
#Threema

@idbrii@mastodon.gamedev.place
2026-01-11 18:04:31

#TIL about Benford's law where for some data sets of numbers, the first digit is usually 1 and rarely 9 (with descending probability in between). It's especially common in data sets following the power law (which is common in nature).
Seems a useful consideration when generating random numbers shown directly to players (like a multiple choice) -- even if they're unfamiliar, …

Two distribution curves with descriptions. Left: A broad probability distribution of the log of a variable, shown on a log scale. Benford's law can be seen in the larger area covered by red (first digit one) compared to blue (first digit 8) shading. Right: A narrow probability distribution of the log of a variable, shown on a log scale. Benford's law is not followed, because the narrow distribution does not meet the criteria for Benford's law.
@toooobeeee@social.linux.pizza
2026-02-12 22:08:48

TIL: Bud "Harold" Cort hatte auch eine kleine Rolle in einem meiner absoluten Lieblingsfilme. Er spielte in Michael Manns "Heat" von 1995 den schmierigen Pommesjongleur ('Solenko'), der den späteren Fluchtfahrer ('Donald') brutal runtermacht und dessen Lage als Häftling auf Bewährung eiskalt ausnutzen will...
#funfact

Filmstill aus 'Heat' (1995) von Michael Mann: Bud Cort als Solenko, der schmierige Imbissbudenmanager. Unrasiert, mit zynischem Gesichtsausdruck, die rechte Augenbraue verächtlich hochgezogen, die Haare mit weit zurückweichendem Haaransatz glatt nach hintengekämmt. Eine durch und durch unsympathische Rolle.
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-12 07:11:10

#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 05 - The Harvest of Kairos
VILA: Tell that to Servalan. They don't take kindly to scrumping on Kairos.
ZEN: The planet has an orbital revolution of fifteen Earth years. The fertile zone is small, and noted for the suborganic growth of Kairopan, a highly prized crystal, which is gathered during the first week following the vernal equinox. This is know…

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image shows a close-up shot from what appears to be a British science fiction television production from the late 1970s or early 1980s. The scene features an actor in a cream-colored ribbed turtleneck sweater with a beige vest or waistcoat over it. The styling and costuming are characteristic of the era's television production aesthetics. The actor displays an expressive, slightly skeptical or questioning look, with raised eyebrows and an upward …
@floheinstein@chaos.social
2026-01-11 15:11:25

TIL that while the collective noun for crows is murder, the collective noun for ravens is a conspiracy.
But my favorite still is the improbability of puffins.