
2025-06-04 07:52:00
« “I have read and agree to the Terms” is the biggest lie on the web. Together, we can fix that.»
This reminds me of how for openSNP we used to say that our ToS are “human-readable instead of being lawyer-readable”.
This collaborative effort tries to do the same for many large online services.
https://tosdr.org/en/
Call your senators and thank them, or not, for their votes.
Contact your Representatives and urge them to reject Trump tariffs.
#Democracy
That sinking feeling: Australia’s Limestone Coast is drying up https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/05/that-sinking-feeling-australias-limestone-coast-is-drying-up
H'mmm... My @forgejo instance has been hit very hard last night by AI crawlers, including from
* https://openai.com/gptbot (125,467 hits in 24 hours)
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Yep, seems like different parts of the Fosstodon mod team just keep doubling down on "we are apolitical" – as if that was a real thing and not just reinforcing the existing power and abuse…
And in true fashion for FOSS priorities, the admin can't seem to get a statement out as it's more important to first pick a blogging platform.
This could fit into a FOSS-centric reboot of that Silicon Valley comedy show if it wasn't so sad 😅
#fosstodon
Frame-Level Real-Time Assessment of Stroke Rehabilitation Exercises from Video-Level Labeled Data: Task-Specific vs. Foundation Models
Gon\c{c}alo Mesquita, Ana Rita C\'oias, Artur Dubrawski, Alexandre Bernardino
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03752
Scientists call for permanent ban on high seas exploitation #sea
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Ich sag nix dazu.
#gmiatlichRadln #rausgeschafft #thueringen
Rethinking the effects of data contamination in Code Intelligence
Zhen Yang, Hongyi Lin, Yifan He, Jie Xu, Zeyu Sun, Shuo Liu, Pengpeng Wang, Zhongxing Yu, Qingyuan Liang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02791
Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-28/alfalfa-hay-beef-water-colorado-river
Jon Ossof's fundraising has slowed dramatically since Marjorie Taylor Greene said she wasn't running.
And Republicans are ramping up their attacks and their spending against Jon.
The timing is not great, to say the least.
You made your last donation to Jon Ossoff in 2020 -- Thank you for that.
But if we are going to reach our goals and defend this seat, Jon needs you one more time.
Can you do it? For Jon? To hold this seat?
Please use this link …
Great weather, finally for beer gardens. #Löwenbraukeller
#munich #Muenchen #beer
This https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.12829 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@a…
A new report lists the world’s 25 most endangered primates. Most people have never heard of them. https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/a-new-report-lists-the-worlds-25-most-endangered-primate…
Setting :xfce: #Xfce desktop background image on :nixos: #NixOS with #homeManager for all known monitors
Das frag ich mich bei #Kretschmann auch regelmäßig... 🤷♂️ #Grüne
"Nietzsche Discovers AI Art", I hope this becomes a regular segment with a rotating cast of philosophers 😅
https://existentialcomics.com/comic/605
Over half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by drought in mid-May #Europe
Langston Hughes
Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.
(America never was America to me.)
full poem here:
#Poetry
Spielt hier eigentlich sonst noch jemand "10.000"?
#wuerfel #wuerfelspiel
#gesellschaftsspiel
Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 127 ppb
Aguillard, Albahri, Allspach, Annala, Badgley, Bae{\ss}ler, Bailey, Bailey, Barlas-Yucel, Barrett, Barzi, Bedeschi, Berz, Bhattacharya, Binney, Bloom, Bono, Bottalico, Bowcock, Braun, Bressler, Cantatore, Carey, Casey, Cauz, Chakraborty, Chapelain, Chappa, Charity, Chen, Cheng, Chislett, Chu, Chupp, Claessens, Confortini, Convery, Corrodi, Cotrozzi, Crnkovic, Dabagov, Debevec, Di Falco, Di Sciascio, Donati, Drendel, …
Brandheißer Tipp an die #MVG #München: markiert die Verbindungen mit "Pünktlich". Damit ließe sich der Platz besser ausnutzen. #BahnlandBayernAberImmerZuSpät
There's still a few things I want to improve, like maybe adding some tags and having the archival links in the feed as well, but at least it works for now!
Wildfire smoke could bring hazy skies to Massachusetts, possible air quality issues https://phys.org/news/2025-06-wildfire-hazy-skies-massachusetts-air.html
Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest
England's water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs—here's what will help #England
I added a link collection page to my website that's also subscribe-able via #RSS.
I thought that's a nice way to preserve them for myself (instead of hunting in the Mastodon search via in:library), while also surfacing them for others.
Let's see if I can build a habit to keep adding to it!
#indieweb
https://tzovar.as/links/
Inspect the ICE detention facility in Aurora. Repeat.
coloradonewsline.com/2025/05/30/inspect-ice-detention-facility-aurora-repeat/
Members of Congress from Colorado should exert their authority to its fullest
By Quentin Young in Colorado Newsline
@…
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#ICE #ImmigrantDetention #JusticeMatters
UK Records Its Hottest and Sunniest Spring, With 43% More Sunshine Than Usual #UnitedKingdom
This is a super interesting read on Ukraine's use of cheap drones and FLOSS software for its targeted strikes deep inside Russia.
https://www.404media.co/ukraines-massive-drone-attack-was-powered-by-open-source-software/
Smoke from Canadian fires reaches Europe: EU climate monitor #Canada
«Sure, people from Latin-language-majority countries also list their “pronouns” in e-mail signatures and on social-media profiles, but this is, I think, largely the subconscious acceptance of the English-speakers’ hegemony over social norms (and queerness?).»
🔥 by @….
I'd even go one further and say "USian English's hegemony, both for online social norms generally and queerness in particular 🙈
https://blog.achintyarao.in/post/the-english-language/
That's a first for me: The health insurance tries to force folks into using their app, but their app won't work unless you have Google Chrome installed. 😂
So, if you've been using Fly to deploy stuff you might want to reconsider. Given this true believer post on "AI" my trust into the security of their infrastructure has plummeted to zero. (My one deployment I had with them was incidentally already deleted before reading this 😅).
https://fly.io/blog/youre-all-nuts/
As we're approaching winter, it's getting a bit colder. So, Ohana gets to sleep and dream under a blanket.
Ooof, this is a really depressing read: Teachers commenting on how the use of LLMs by students is affecting not only their teaching but also students' learning.
https://www.404media.co/teachers-are-not-ok-ai-chatgpt/
UK registers warmest spring on record: Weather service #UnitedKingdom
Ask your MP to support a ban on the import and sale of fur in the UK #AnimalRights
I'm at the stage where I wish I got a split keyboard built in into my laptop. @… this looks like it fits your interests, both in terms of keyboards but also linguistically!
https://note.com/saoto28/n/n716b7ca2e1f9
lol, 'accidentally' read up on the latest #fosstodon meta and seems the new moderation team includes another volunteer nazi safety advocate…
Air-quality monitoring underestimates toxic emissions to Salton Sea communities, study finds https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250602154610.htm
Air-quality monitoring underestimates toxic emissions to Salton Sea communities, study finds
«An extremely simple, coherent and sober visual system, but above all, within everyone's reach, and with almost zero resources»
This article has a nice overview of the collage method used by Stern and the groups in France: https://www.grapheine.com/en/graphic-design-en/branding-social-movement-against-feminicide
Why forests aren't coming back after gold mining in the Amazon #Amazon
Colon cancer recurrence and deaths cut 28% by simple exercise, trial finds https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/06/exercise-improves-colon-cancer-survival-high-quality-trial-finds/
Brazil set to blast 35 km river rock formation for new Amazon shipping route https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/brazil-set-to-blast-35-km-river-rock-formation-for-new-amazon-shipping-route/
Nations urged to make UN summit a 'turning point' for oceans #environment
«OpenAI featured chatbot is pushing extreme surgeries to “subhuman” men»
https://www.citationneeded.news/openai-incel-chatbot-subhuman-men/
lol, basically every single example in this post shows how the LLM is just generating context that's not in the actual image. But somehow this is sold as being better than "classical" computer vision.
I don't know folks, if I actually wanted to do "data science", with focus on the "science" bit, I'd be disturbed by that. 🤷♂️
https://fosstodon.org/@Posit/114597245963405210
Plant Based Data - Explore the library of peer-reviewed articles and summaries on the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle #plantbased
«The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, plans to fire 10,000 civil servants by the end of this parliament, 2029 at latest. Reeves told the BBC that “advances in technology and artificial intelligence” would surely make this possible, let alone sensible»
LOL, the UK's civil services are already crumbling as is, between lack of staff and corruption. But surely the firing people and replacing them with "AI" will fix that.
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/30/the-uk-will-totally-replace-two-thirds-of-junior-civil-servants-with-ai-chatbots-says-the-chatbot/
(2023) The True Costa Dairy #AnimalRights #milk
Sea Shepherd fights to defend, conserve and protect the ocean. #ocean #environment
«HellCaptcha: Accessibility Theater at Its Worst»
hCaptcha is not only useless and easily broken by bad actors (we tried it for the personal science/#quantifiedself wiki without it having any impact on spam), it also is impossible to use by legitimate users who rely on accessibility tools…
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/hellcaptcha-accessibility-theater-at-its-worst/
(2014) Watch the 'Fed Up' documentary #documentary
Burnbrae egg cartons show a smiling egg, grassy fields, and sunny skies. But the hens that laid those eggs live trapped in small wire cages, inside industrial barns. #AnimalRights
Tell WestJet to Stop Sponsoring Calgary Stampede Rodeo Cruelty #AnimalRights
Make This Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Your Go-To Summer Meal #plantbased
5 Actions of the Month to Help End Speciesism #AnimalRights
«AI systems are an attack on workers, climate goals, our information environment, and civil liberties. Rather than enhancing our human qualities, these systems degrade our social relations, and undermine our capacity for empathy and care.»
Nice writing by @…!
https://thedabbler.patatas.ca/pages/ai-is-dehumanization-technology.html
«AI systems are an attack on workers, climate goals, our information environment, and civil liberties. Rather than enhancing our human qualities, these systems degrade our social relations, and undermine our capacity for empathy and care.»
Nice writing by @…!
https://thedabbler.patatas.ca/pages/ai-is-dehumanization-technology.html
Stop Elephant Abuse at Two Tails Ranch in Florida #AnimalRights
«Un tribunal desestimó una demanda contra RWE presentada por el campesino peruano Saúl Lliuya, que pedía ayuda financiera al gigante energético contra posibles inundaciones debido al derretimiento de los glaciares.»
Saúl Lliuya vs. RWE: tribunal alemšn desestima el caso
https://www.dw.com/es/saúl-lliuya-vs-rwe-tribunal-alemán-desestima-el-caso/a-72702423
«Un tribunal desestimó una demanda contra RWE presentada por el campesino peruano Saúl Lliuya, que pedía ayuda financiera al gigante energético contra posibles inundaciones debido al derretimiento de los glaciares.»
Saúl Lliuya vs. RWE: tribunal alemšn desestima el caso
https://www.dw.com/es/saúl-lliuya-vs-rwe-tribunal-alemán-desestima-el-caso/a-72702423
«the idea of LLMs as a technology that's largely parasitic on status games in a crumbling society does a great deal to explain the recent spate of AI use mandates in businesses. While they're obviously, transparently bad for materially getting work done, they're amazing status boosters, and if people are willing to take on material harm in order to improve their relative status, this behaviour actually makes considerable sense.»
Keeping up appearances | deadSimpleTech
https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/keeping_up_appearances
«At this point, things are so ridiculous that I feel like I'm huffing paint fumes every time I read Techmeme. If you're a member of the media reading this, I implore you to look more critically on what's going on, to learn about the industries in question and begin asking yourselves why you continually and blandly write up whatever it is they say.»
🔥🔥🔥
https://www.wheresyoured.at/measures/
What factors are increasing zoonosis emergence? (Diseases transmitted from animals to human)
#environment #forest #deforestation
Finally got my ID! 🪪 🥳
Join the millions using their voices and everyday choices to tackle the climate crisis! #climate
«Universitätsangehörige in Argentinien streiken erneut»
Mittlerweile liegt das Gehalt vieler Forschenden unter der Armutsgrenze und suchen deshalb trotz verdauerter Stellen Jobs in der Industrie
https://amerika21.de/2025/05/275384/argentinien-universitaet-protest
(2022) Pig Farms In Mexico | Undercover Investigation #AnimalRights
No more new oil and gas projects! #fossilfuel #FossilFuels
Milk: Make Your Own Mind Up - (2021) Full Documentary #AnimalRights #milk
Help Stop the Killing of Rabbits, Cows, Goats, and Other Animals for Fashion #AnimalRights
Over $14 Billion in U.S. Clean Energy Investments Have Been Canceled or Stalled This Year: Report #UnitedStates
Animals are abused and exploited in various ways for the sake of entertainment. LCA strongly opposes the use of animals in entertainment.
Animals have their own needs, interests, and rights, especially the right to engage in their natural behaviors in their natural habitat. https://www.lcanimal.org/…
Boycott Cruel Dolphin Encounters #AnimalRights
What factors are increasing zoonosis emergence? (Diseases transmitted from animals to human)
#environment #forest #deforestation
Join the millions using their voices and everyday choices to tackle the climate crisis! #climate
(2022) Pig Farms In Mexico | Undercover Investigation #AnimalRights
No more new oil and gas projects! #fossilfuel #FossilFuels
Milk: Make Your Own Mind Up - (2021) Full Documentary #AnimalRights #milk
Help Stop the Killing of Rabbits, Cows, Goats, and Other Animals for Fashion #AnimalRights
Over $14 Billion in U.S. Clean Energy Investments Have Been Canceled or Stalled This Year: Report #UnitedStates
Animals are abused and exploited in various ways for the sake of entertainment. LCA strongly opposes the use of animals in entertainment.
Animals have their own needs, interests, and rights, especially the right to engage in their natural behaviors in their natural habitat. https://www.lcanimal.org/…
Boycott Cruel Dolphin Encounters #AnimalRights