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In New York social circles, he was known as the “Jewish James Bond”:
a refugee from Nazi Germany whose gratitude to his American hosts was such that he volunteered to join the US army and became the CIA’s first station chief in Berlin as a mere twentysomething,
filing early warnings about Soviet activity that have been credited with ringing in the cold war.
Like 007, Peter Sichel also appreciated a fine tipple, and after leaving the US foreign intelligence service it was h…

CDU weiterhin Verbotspartei:
„Demnach soll die Nutzung von Social-Media-Plattformen bei Kindern unter 14 Jahren verboten werden“
"Eine Klarnamenpflicht für Nutzer in den Online-Netzwerken wurde gestrichen“
Berlin Table Newsletter
https://table.media/berlin/news/soc…

Every once in awhile I catch up on the state of knowledge about really early evolution and there's at least one phylogeny where you have to hunt for the eukaryotes
The archaeal roots of eukaryotic life https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2516062123

The kids are alright

NFL mock draft: League insiders predict the top 10 picks, including two for Giants https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7213951/2026/04/21/nfl-draft-mock-draft-coaches-scouts-execs-top-10-2026/

@eminem 無関係の人が利用すると問題が多いですが、本人が再取得するなら解放してもいいですよ。

Tomorrow marks 10 years since Prince passed. For the first time, I gathered nearly two decades of my writing, podcasts, talks & more into one curated resource, including playlists, rarities, a review of every video he ever made, and collaborations I did with his estate. I close it out with a talk I gave in Minneapolis on Prince’s birthday just after he passed – one of my most personal ever, and one I’m most proud of. I hope you’ll check it out.

Discovering Prince, Ten Years Later
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

@… That certainly depends on a lot of context, so I selected “no, but”.
No in general, but if it was in a context where it was a problem, or they were behaving inappropriately, then yes.

Trump signs order imposing 'temporary' 10 percent global tariff after Supreme Court ruling (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/20/donald-trump-10-percent-global-tariff-00791317
http://www.memeorandum.com/260220/p133#a260220p133

If you live in #Willowdale two journalists are starting a new initiative to bring a new news outlett to the neighborhood.
They want to hear from the community, fill out this Google survey

Lonely people who want chatbots for long-term role-play, growthmaxxing “I ask claude everything” sorts of people, people who want to feel like they're living in the future. Weirdly few Bladerunner references for a social space that has such strong Bladerunner vibes. Lots of people who talk past each other.

De taken zijn verdeeld.
De VVD bepaalt het beleid.
D66 en CDA mogen het behang uitzoeken.
Als ze geluk hebben.
Taken kabinet-Jetten officieel verdeeld, eindverslag overhandigd https://nos.nl/l/2603412

Taken kabinet-Jetten officieel verdeeld, eindverslag overhandigd
De formateur heeft zijn eindverslag aangeboden aan Kamervoorzitter Van Campen.

Ground penetrating radar observations of ancient large-scale deltaic structures in Jezero crater, #Mars: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz6095 -> Perseverance’s radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/perseverances-radar-revealed-ancient-subsurface-river-delta-on-mars/ - there may be a river delta hidden under the obvious delta in a Martian crater.

Felsenbirnenblühexplosion!
#bloomscrolling am #klexenhaus

Elon Musks Meinungsmaschine: X-Algorithmus beeinflusst politische Einstellungen
Ein europäisches Forschungsteam konnte erstmals zeigen, wie der Empfehlungsalgorithmus von X politische Meinungen beeinflusst: ein bisschen.

Most people in history would not be impressed to hear that some people live past 75 today. They would be flabbergasted to hear that most people live past 75.

Es geht los. Der Zeitplan steht. Um 9 Uhr 30 beginnt das #MediaCampNRW

Axios: Trump-Branded Mega AI Center Is On The Rocks - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/04/axios-trump-branded-mega-ai-center-is-on-the-rocks/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@aseelfromgz/116097728946124841
Aseel is one of our Gaza Verified team of volunteers. She helps verify other Palestinians from Gaza while suffering through the same situation.
Please help her and her family – who are s…

Friday Links 26-10
The podcast about culture is great, so is the one with the creator of Kotlin.
@…'s techno set is pretty great too.
https://christof.damian.net/2026…

You strangle us for forty years and then criticize us for the way we breathe.
A quote often attributed to Fidel Castro regarding the state of Cuba, yet there being no official record of him ever saying it. One way or the other, it's a perfect summary of both Cuba's situation under imperialist oppression, as well as the 'egoism' workers develop in a capitalist state. We are products of our environment, shape the environment, shape the people and the countries th…

...was too afraid...

@… @… @… Ebe, deswegen möchte ich auch nicht spekulieren (ich müsste unsere kleinsten fenst…

2026 NFL Mock Draft: New York Giants ready to party after trade changes top 10 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7209490/2026/04/19/nfl-mock-draft-2026-top-10-new-york-giants/

Has science gone too far?

The UK proposes an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to ban smartphones in all schools in England; a ban was previously just advisory (Sally Weale/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/…

#ListeningTo #nowListening https://www.twitch.tv/janiceroberta

JaniceRoberta - Twitch
GSG Safety Fest | Up Next | @guitars_games

A bit coarse, but spot on: https://www.otherstrangeness.com/2026/03/14/have-a-fucking-website/
This is POSSE <- to which we should all aspire.

This study's results suggest that LLM sycophancy amplifies publication bias (the "file drawer" problem)
The LLMs didn't like to tell the user that their hypothesis was not confirmed by the data
H/t @…

POL-NOM: Fahrraddiebstahl am Bahnhof in Kreiensen Einbeck (ots) - - 37574 Einbeck, OT Kreiensen, Bahnhof, Mi., 15.04.206, 06:10 bis 16:38 Uhr Einbeck (pfa) Am 15.04.2026 kam es im Zeitraum von 06:10 bis 16:38 Uhr zu einem Fahrraddiebstahl am Bahnhof in Kreiensen. Die bislang unbekannte Täterschaft ... https://www.pressep…

RIDE STANLEY PARK
The Rotary Ride for Hearing is coming up on June 14, and if you’ve been meaning to sign up, this is your reminder.
https://mailchi.mp/4d5852f0c79f/have-you-registered-yet?e=cde3f9ffea

Anzahl der #Windkraftanlagen je Hersteller in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 17.02.2026.
Ohne Berücksichtigung des Betriebsstatuses. Teilweise Berücksichtigung von M&A durch händische Recherche. Ansonsten keine Berücksichtigung im MaStR.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: Wie läuft es eigen…

RE: https://mastodon.social/@campuscodi/116432146593057423
Today I learned that Qmail (at least a heavily patched version) is still used in the Internet. I last used it over 20 years ago.

As I did a quick search on SCAR, and some of it's members - I can't help but feel that the driving force is that they feel they do not receive
"The deference due
To a man of pedigree"
Texas congressional candidate with extremist views backed by hard-right donors
https://…

I’m still calling my Senators and telling them not to vote in support of the guy who called Alex Pretti a terrorist. No matter how extravagantly he apologizes. After something like that, you just leave public life.

#AI is making CEOs delusional. (And product managers. And developers. And...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6nem-F8AG8

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Die Bewerbungsfrist ist bis Montag, den 27. April 2026.
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Worth a read, even if I feel called out
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/apr/14/art-sex-nature-why-is-everything-sold-to-us-as-a-means-to-an-end-rather-than-an-end-in-itself

Art, sex, nature: why is everything sold to us as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself?
How a reductive worldview is stripping meaning from our most valued activities

📢 Früherer britischer Prinz Andrew laut BBC festgenommen
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ist nach Angaben des Senders BBC festgenommen worden. Die Festnahme des früheren Prinzen erfolge wegen des Verdachts des Amtsmissbrauchs im Zusammenhang mit seiner Verbindung zu Sexualstraftäter Jeffrey Epstein.
➡️

Früherer britischer Prinz Andrew laut BBC festgenommen
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ist nach Angaben des Senders BBC festgenommen worden. Die Festnahme des früheren Prinzen erfolge wegen des Verdachts des Amtsmissbrauchs im Zusammenhang mit seiner Verbindung zu Sexualstraftäter Jeffrey Epstein.

Still seeing this on a dead #RPKI PP. I hope this thing isn't used to validate routes on a real network:
GET /rrdp/notification.xml HTTP/1.1 RIPE NCC RPKI Validator/3.1-2020.08.20.14.52

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MidnightInAPerfectWorld
Taraneh:
🎵 Spinning Out
#Taraneh
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https://open.spotify.com/track/63TxxmMwEh0U2A3RPSBOEW

Baghdad Bob energy.... but this time there is a competition for most ridiculous lies and Hegseth is winning.
#usa #iranUSAIsraelWar

Wanna guess?
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Iran war: Over $1 billion made from suspiciously timed oil price tips—who's behind them?
https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/iran-war-over-1-billion-made-from-sus…

Iran war: Over $1 billion made from suspiciously timed oil price tips—who's behind them?
US probes $1b in well-timed oil trades as questions mount over insider access, prediction markets and who is cashing in on Iran conflict price swings.

The GCVE.eu initiative will take part in hackathon.lu (14–15 April, Luxembourg), alongside core developers of GCVE-related projects. See you there to build, experiment, and collaborate!
#gcve #cve #opensource

#Accenture: Aufstieg in höchste Ebenen nur mit #KI-Nutzung
https://www.

2026 NFL Mock Draft: Which Team Gets Love and Simpson? What Do Giants Do at No. 10? https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2026-nfl-mock-draft-which-team-gets-love-simpson-what-do-giants-do-no-10

Kleinkinder involviert - Nach Ausweichmanöver: Unfall mit vier Fahrzeugen #News #Nachrichten

Je hoort het mensen nog wel eens zeggen, serieuze ontwikkelaars maken geen gebruik van AI tooling, echt niet waar, zoals ook uit dit negatieve voorbeeld blijkt... 😀
#AI #Amazon

heise | Apple im Interview: Warum die neuen M5-Kerne mehr als nur Marketing sind
Im Hintergrundgespräch mit Mac & i verraten Apple-Manager, was wirklich hinter den Super-, Performance- und Effizienz-Kernen in den neuen M5-Chips steckt.

Ik kom het niet vaak tegen in mn mail, maar zo'n melding is een van de redenen dat ik ooit voor FairEmail koos.
De email zelf (foto 2, txt only, want ik wil geen ellende) ziet er onschuldig genoeg uit.
(En ik weet t van het bedrijf. Groot en heel ver doorgeautomatiseerd, dus niet te vermijden...)
#FairEmail

At Turkey’s showcase diplomatic conference in the Mediterranean resort town of Antalya over the weekend, the United States was rarely the official topic of conversation.
But coursing through the discussions among the thousands of participants
— including dozens of heads of state and other senior officials from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia
— were questions about how to respond when the United States disregards its allies and the global order it long professed to …

2026 NFL Mock Draft: New York Giants ready to party after trade changes top 10 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7209490/2026/04/19/nfl-mock-draft-2026-top-10-new-york-giants/

Internationale Atomenergiebehörde besorgt über Zustand des AKW Saporischschja
Nach dem Ausfall der Notstromleitung des AKW Saporischschja ist die Sicherheit des Kernkraftwerks gefährdet. Die Internationale Atomenergiebehörde ist besorgt.

Hallo @… @… @… @…

AI Reveals Explosive Growth of Floating Algae Across the World’s Oceans
https://scitechdaily.com/ai-reveals-explosive-growth-of-floating-algae-across-the-worlds-oceans/

Some very good news. Just got a message from @…:
“…we spoke with the apartment owner a few days ago and went to clean it. We’re cleaning it now and might move in tomorrow…”
I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to hear this and it’s all thanks to the 17 patrons on the fediverse who pledged a monthly contribution towards paying Aseel and her f…

We have the 5G version as Internet backup for home and for when we use our travel trailer.

Gerade gesehen: Diesel 2,33€.
Glaube, die Mineralölkonzerne kommen gut damit zurecht, dass sie die Preise jeden Tag erhöhen dürfen.

UK's Ofcom launches an investigation into Telegram over concerns of CSAM being shared on the platform and it being used by predators to groom children (Muvija M/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-regulator-investi…

Metrolinx weighs removing UP Express luggage racks to add standing room: leaked document
Also standardize 3-car trains (existing fleet), and 4-car train (would require new purchase)
https://www.…

The fundamental problem of expecting "the Market" to solve problems appears clearly:
‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance
https://www.theguardian…

❝Mullin had to roll over and show his belly in a humiliating display of submission to the popular will. … Ask yourself: when have you ever heard the Trump administration apologize like this before?❞ https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/116261988936072053

Oil markets will open in 3 hours time (midnight CEST), after the weekend break. Probably without much confidence in a quick end to the Trump-Netanyahu war and its consequences.

Chuck Norris didn't die, we just weren't invited to the next level.
Hope he meets up with Bruce.
#rip #chucknorris

Vernietigend dit.
Zoals je mag verwachten van de doorrekening van een VVD-programma.
Bestaanszekerheid anyone?
Doorrekening kabinetsplannen: lagere inkomens harder geraakt, NAVO-norm wel gehaald https://nos.nl/l/2603256

Doorrekening kabinetsplannen: lagere inkomens harder geraakt, NAVO-norm wel gehaald
De klimaatdoelen en stikstofdoelen worden niet gehaald met de huidige plannen. Dat blijkt uit de doorrekening van twee planbureaus.

Nach Beauty-Exzessen - Cat macht ihre Schönheits-OPs wieder rückgängig #News #Nachrichten

POL-STD: 14-jähriges Mädchen in Stade bei Unfall schwer verletzt, 42-jährige Frau kommt mit Krankenfahrstuhl von der Straße ab und rollt in einen Graben Stade (ots) - 1. 14-jähriges Mädchen in Stade bei Unfall schwer verletzt Am heutigen frühen Nachmittag gegen kurz vor 14:00 h ist es in Stade auf dem Obstmarschenweg zu einem Verkehrsunfall gekommen, bei dem ein 14-jähriges Mädchen schwer ...

MacBook Neo: Neuer Ansatz soll Nutzer vor Webcam-Spionage schützen
Damit Angreifer Webcam und Mikrofon nicht unbemerkt aktivieren, greift Apple zu verschiedenen Techniken. Das Neo setzt auf eine neue Variante.

Column | Het volgende Europese hoofdpijndossier: nucleaire proliferatie - NRC
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/03/20/het-volgende-europese-hoofdpijndossier-nucleaire-proliferatie-a4923546
Archive:
https://archive.ph/ejwn4
'Europa kan de Caligula’s niet stoppen. Het kan wel laten zien dat er wat betreft Iran maar één land gedraaid is sinds 2015: Amerika. En dat behalve Amerika en Israël iedereen nog steeds het internationaal recht wil volgen en onderhandelingen wil.'
Een mooie column van @…

The funny thing is that people who actually _work_ at AI firms are not the same people here. Yes, there's a few fascists, and sama is absolutely an art-hating jerk who doesn't understand people or value, but you get a lot more of the systems-thinking, cares-about-humanity people at the labs.
That said, because these are ~~paperclip maximizers~~ businesses, not shipping isn't on the menu. "We hold back because this capability can cause harm" can only be a delay. Shipping will happen, because the structure is constitutionally built _to ship products_.

KI-Update kompakt: AI Impact Summit, Security Dashboard, Ring-Kameras, KI-Bremse
Das "KI-Update" liefert drei mal pro Woche eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
https…

Our reporters look ahead to the draft: Big questions for every team selecting in the top 10 https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/47671434/2026-nfl-draft-questions-top-10-picks-raiders-jets-cardinals-titans-g…

(Note: it’s using the T-Mobile network if that makes a coverage difference for you.)

Chinese PCB maker Victory Giant surges ~57% in its Hong Kong trading debut after raising ~$2.6B in its IPO, the largest in the city so far this year (Eunice Xu/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-fina

Chinese circuit-board supplier Victory Giant jumps 57% in Hong Kong share debut
Nvidia supplier raises US$2.6 billion in its IPO as investors rush to cash in on the AI infrastructure boom.

Games fascists play - The malicious duplicity is a warning to us all.
Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/san-francisco-immigration-court-in-absentia-deportations/

Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
Former judges and attorneys question whether immigrants had adequate notice as hundreds failed to appear for hearings in court

Trump's Sunday pastime: threatening to blow up the whole country Iran (93 million people live there).
https://aje.news/w7b54q

Iran war live: Trump says Iran ship seized; Tehran denies agreeing to talks
Official IRNA news agency says US announced talks date to pressure Iran after Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Iran.

Meta geht offenbar gegen VR-Piraterie vor: Raubkopierplattform geht offline
Die größte Raubkopierplattform für Quest-Spiele hat ihre Tätigkeit eingestellt. Auslöser soll eine DMCA-Beschwerde seitens Meta gewesen sein.

damn….
#HNOM

Titelkampf-Rückschlag - SK Rapid patzt mit 2:2 bei Nachzügler Hartberg! #News #Nachrichten

I see github is taking “a complex system always runs in degraded mode" as a goal not a statement about complexity

Periodic reminder, in the US you can get flat-rate unlimited unthrottled mobile 4G/5G internet for $400/$500 a year from https://calyxinstitute.org, and they now have a bring-your-own-device option

US colleges like Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech are using AI to streamline admissions; Virginia Tech says AI that scores essay questions saved ~8,000 hours (Francesca Maglione/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Dank zwei Zufällen: Hubble fotografiert unerwartet zerbrechenden Kometen
Nur weil das eigentliche Beobachtungsziel nicht ins Visier genommen werden konnte, hat Hubble einen anderen Kometen fotografiert – mit spektakulärem Ergebnis.

It's mind-boggling that tourism to the US was only down by 6% last year. Hopefully, the drop will be a lot bigger this year. Don't go there if you don't have to.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/travel/us-tourism-declines-eu-canada.html

Why the United States Is Seeing an Ongoing Tourism Slump
Last year, the U.S. was the only major destination to see a decline in international travelers. With increased scrutiny at the border, ICE violence and unpredictable policies, the new year isn’t looking better.

Honestly obviously the Goldblum one above is a joke edit, but the Apple commercials from that time are so nice. Especially compared to the garbage shown on streaming platforms today.
https://youtu.be/83nS4EGKU04

Fascists, cryptobros, young men who play tons of video games and have very little ethical thinking skill and frame everything as a competition to be won, seasoned software engineers, accelerationists, business guys, Business Guy Grifters, hyper-neoliberal technocrats, wannabe software engineers, kids who dream of creating video games, product designers who want to prototype things, capitalist hangers-on and investmentbros who are looking for the next gamble for their money, Chinese tech company employees, third world techies who use these tools to be able to play at the rich countries tech industry table, edgy young men who want to “decensor" everything including open models, tech enthusiasts who want to try every new thing.
And very, _very_ few women. And very, very few experts.

Sources: OpenAI begins offering its chatbot ads to dozens of advertisers, initially charging per ad view, not per ad click, and asks them for <$1M commitments (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-lines-adver…

OpenAI Lines Up Advertisers, Reveals Key Details Ahead of Ads Launch
OpenAI has started offering its new chatbot ads to dozens of advertisers, according to two people familiar with the matter. To start off, the company is charging on the basis of ad views as opposed to per-ad clicks that are typical at large sellers of search ads like Google and Amazon, the ...

Altersgrenze für Social-Media: EU-Staaten wollen Regulierungen vorantreiben
Jugendschutz im Netz: Die Staats- und Regierungschefs geben der EU-Kommission eine klare Richtung vor.
https://www.

Anyway, we would never had this https://youtu.be/dQmK1CnwOUI

Someone should do an ethnography of the AI fanbase. It would be truly fascinating. Even my informal survey of the space is wild.

A look at transnational scam syndicates in Cambodia, running hundreds of online scam operations and call centers and infiltrating Cambodia's ruling class (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/cambodia-cyb…

I do not get the sentiment of so many people on here that all advertising and marketing is bad.
It’s simply not true.
(And yes, like with anything else humans do, some of it is bad.)

Palantir posts a 22-point summary of Alex Karp's book, advocating for hard power, AI weapons and deterrence, and denouncing pluralism, and "regressive" cultures (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/pala

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures | TechCrunch
Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

Thinking about the Apple Shaver irrationally often
#marchintosh

Verily raised $300M led by Series X Capital, giving it ~2 years of runway per a source; Alphabet remains an investor but no longer has a controlling stake (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2026/03/19/alphabet-sells-majority-sta…

Alphabet sells majority stake in Verily
Alphabet will be a significant minority investor in Verily but no longer have a controlling stake.

Curious why AI companies are buying software companies for their software developers.
I thought LLMs do all the programming now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

try this one weird trick discovered by a cat dad*
*it’s me, I’m cat dad

I wonder how much of the LLM-for-coding hype is because the last 15 years in mainstream coding veered ever more enterprisey layer cakes that took all the fun out of programming

Reading
#antiaireadingclub

Milky Way this morning, lo-fi phone photo, view roughly towards Sagittarius
#astrophotography