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Doing well radically limiting my exposure to Google, then someone shares a Google sheet with the group.

Good article from Graham Fisher of Broadcast 2040 in this week's Big Issue
Why Freeview should not be switched off.
See also,
#Broadcast2040

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RE: https://toot.cat/@plexus/116283016837715719
I guess people are tired of the Vim vs. Emacs or the tabs vs. spaces holy wars? 😅

This is a good introduction to the problem of reducing energy return on investment. How it works and what implications it has.
What Are the Broader Economic Implications of Low EROI? − Question https://energy.sustainability-director

What Are the Broader Economic Implications of Low EROI? → Question
Declining energy surplus mandates higher capital reinvestment, increasing systemic costs, resource competition, and reducing funds for social programs and societal complexity. → Question

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #WordsAndMusic
Johann Sebastian Bach, Rachel Podger, Andrew Manze & Academy of Ancient Music:
🎵 Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV.1043 (1st mvt: Vivace)
#JohannSebastianBach
https://open.spotify.com/track/3p6MzX67qzgzgHlGaq62HM

#TuneTuesday (Mar 24)
Upbeat breakup songs are a common trope in pop songs and one of these that I really enjoy is #EdSheeran’s “Overpass Graffiti”.
It seems common to hate on this guy, but I actually like him, his musical skills, and a lot of his songs.

The government of California is implementing a law that requires operating system providers to implement some form of age verification into their account setup procedures.
Assembly Bill No. 1043 was approved by California governor Gavin Newsom in October of last year, and becomes active on January 1, 2027 (via The Lunduke Journal).
The bill states, among other factors, that "An operating system provider shall do all of the following:"
"(1) Provide an accessib…

A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup
It's basic, and by the looks of it, near unenforceable.

WTF
"California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup" | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/…

California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup
AB 1043 also requires OS providers to pipe a real-time age checker to every app developer who requests it.

“[Niantic Spatial]’s latest product is a model that it says can pinpoint your location on a map to within a few centimeters, based on a handful of snapshots of the buildings or other landmarks in view. The firm wants to use it to help robots navigate with greater precision in places where GPS is unreliable.”

How Pokémon Go is helping robots deliver pizza on time
Niantic's AI spinout is using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players to train a new world model.

I don’t know why Warner Bros. thinks a 2:30 video is a teaser, but I am freaking here for it! 🤩
#movies #films

#TuneTuesday (Mar 17)
I don’t consider myself a Gleek, but I do like quite a lot of songs featured in the TV show #Glee. And among the numerous covers, one that is in my top favorites is Chris Colfer’s rendition of The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. The original upbeat love song becomes this sl…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach, Amandine Beyer, Alba Roca & Gli Incogniti:
🎵 Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
#JohannSebastianBach #AmandineBeyer #AlbaRoca #GliIncogniti
https://open.spotify.com/track/6iZyZPHl5Gg6A24unyzwk4

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Johann Sebastian Bach, Rachel Podger, Bojan Čičić & Brecon Baroque:
🎵 Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV 1043 (3rd mvt)
#JohannSebastianBach #RachelPodger
https://open.spotify.com/track/1O4kdVakKNlWiuFj3X33LZ

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #SaturdayMorning
Johann Sebastian Bach & Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra:
🎵 Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
#JohannSebastianBach
https://open.spotify.com/track/0hIr784kGfRf5EVFGP1dFi

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
Johann Sebastian Bach, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Alison Bury & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment:
🎵 Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043 (2nd mvt)
#AlisonBury
https://open.spotify.com/track/365JIaWO8Tm45gj1SLQGGU

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Johann Sebastian Bach, Sarah Christian, Dmitri Smirnov, CHAARTS & Maximilian Hornung:
🎵 Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043
#JohannSebastianBach #SarahChristian
https://open.spotify.com/track/4UWBXmlo4Qzchko23FaXl9

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach, Arabella Steinbacher, Christoph Koncz & Stuttgarter Kammerorchester:
🎵 Double Violin Concerto BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
#JohannSebastianBach #ArabellaSteinbacher #ChristophKoncz

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Johann Sebastian Bach, Sigiswald Kuijken & La Petite Bande:
🎵 Concerto for 2 violins and string orchestra (BWV.1043) in D minor
#JohannSebastianBach #SigiswaldKuijken #LaPetiteBande #newRelease 🆕 album

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Johann Sebastian Bach, Rachel Podger, Bojan Čičić & Brecon Baroque:
🎵 Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV 1043 (3rd mvt)
#JohannSebastianBach #RachelPodger
https://open.spotify.com/track/3p6MzX67qzgzgHlGaq62HM

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Johann Sebastian Bach, Stéphane Grappelli, Eddie South, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Eddie South & Django Reinhardt:
🎵 Improvisation on the first movement of Bach's Concerto in D minor, BWV.1043
#JohannSebastianBach
#Spotify