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from my link log —
The problem with counterfeit people. (paywall)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/problem-counterfeit-people/674075/
saved 2026-05-05

The Problem With Counterfeit People
Companies using AI to generate fake people are committing an immoral act of vandalism, and should be held liable.

Lol.
Face Š la Chine, les géants américains de l’IA s'unissent pour contrer la copie de leurs modèles - RFI
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/amériques/20260407-face-à-l…

Face à la Chine, les géants américains de l’IA s'unissent pour contrer la copie de leurs modèles
C’est un fait très rare : les géants américains de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) ont décidé de s’allier pour contrer la copie de leurs modèles, notamment en Chine. Selon l’agence Bloomberg, OpenAI, Google et Anthropic collaborent désormais au sein d’un forum appelé Frontier Model Forum, créé en 2023 avec Microsoft.

Was ich im März 2026 gelesen, angeschaut und gespielt habe - mein SF&Fantasy-Lesetagebuch.
https://blog.till-westermayer.de/2026/04/science-fiction-und-fantasy-im-maerz-2026/

Science Fiction und Fantasy im März 2026
Z. erinnerte mich daran, dass ich eigentlich schon letzten Monat lobende Worte über Chants of Sennaar (2023, Rundisc) verlieren wollte. Gekauft hatte ich das in Frankreich entwickelte Computerspiel wegen der - mich an Moebius und Ligne-claire-Comics erinnernden - Grafik. Es durchzuspielen, war dann

Ich würde gerne wissen, wofür die Anhänger der CxU votiert haben.

Filing: the US SEC settles with Tron founder Justin Sun over its 2023 case that alleged securities fraud; a Tron-affiliated company will pay the $10M fine (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/05/sec-justin-sun-reach-sett…

Tron's Rainberry to pay $10 million to settle SEC, Justin Sun lawsuit
Rainberry, a company affiliated with the Tron network, will pay a $10 million fine. Charges against Sun will be dismissed.

Russia Lost Ground in Ukraine in April, a First Since Mid-2023 – AFP Analysis - The Moscow Times
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/04/russia-lost-ground-in-ukraine-in-april-a-first-since-mid-2023-afp-analysis-a92679

"Germany’s heat pump public discourse is positive but volatile"
#Germany #HeatPumps #Energy

Germany’s heat pump public discourse is positive but volatile
Research from Germany analyzed sentiment in online news coverage to explore how heat pumps are portrayed in German public discourse. It found that while public perception is generally positive, it is neither uniform nor stable, and dipped significantly during debates around Germany’s heating law in 2023.

fly_larva: Drosophila larva brain (2023)
A complete synaptic map of the brain connectome of the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Nodes are neurons, and edges are synaptic connections, traced individually from brain image sections using three-dimensional electron microscopy–based reconstruction. Node metadata include the neuron hempisphere, hemispherical homologue, cell type, annotations, and inferred cluster. Edge metadata include the type of interaction (`'aa'`,…

from my link log —
Reducing Raspberry Pi 5's power consumption by 140x.
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/reducing-raspberry-pi-5s-power-consumption-140x
saved 2023-11-07

PERFECT DAYS - Officiële trailer
#ARD #rbb
https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/6972aec23f02b0bd40a4df63 (2023, 120min)
Streamen: overzicht https://www.cinema.nl/db/15096811-perfect-days
Bijvoorbeeld MUBI:
https://mubi.com/films/perfect-days (124min)
Interview: Now Is Now: On Wim Wenders's "Perfect Days" on Notebook | MUBI
https://mubi.com/nl/notebook/posts/now-is-now-on-wim-wenders-s-perfect-days
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TrueUp data shows over 67,000 software engineering job openings, up 30% so far in 2026 and the most in three years, with listings up about 2x since mid-2023 (Alistair Barr/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-isnt-killing-software-co…

Software job openings surge this year, defying AI fears
There are more than 67,000 open software engineering roles at tech companies, up about 30% so far this year, according to TrueUp data.

RE: https://mas.to/@seeingwithsound/111834395889199173
(PDF, 2023) Delivering sensory and semantic visual information via auditory feedback on mobile technology

Aus Bremen und Stuttgart kommend liest sich atemberaubend was Kiel für den Radverkehr schafft. So ein Tempo kannte ich bisher nicht vor meiner Tür.
"20 Stellen in der Stadt hat sich das Tiefbauamt vorgenommen, um die Radinfrastruktur 2026 umzubauen." An drei Stellen werden Parkstreifen und Fahrspuren für den Radverkehr aufgewertet. "Gut 50 kleinere und größere Projekte sind laut Stadt seit 2023 insgesamt umgesetzt oder zumindest begonnen worden."
1/5 🧵

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 534 nodes and 12812 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish

Tracking fifth-year options for 2023 first-rounder... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48358999/fifth-year-option-tracker-nfl-players-2023-first-round-draft-class

Sea's NY-listed shares fell as much as 27% on March 3, their worst intraday drop since 2023, after reporting Q4 net income up 73% YoY to $410.9M, vs. $442M est. (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

"Brazil bill aims to ban satellite tool used to slow Amazon deforestation"
#Brazil #Deforestation #Trees #Environment

Brazil bill aims to ban satellite tool used to slow Amazon deforestation
The agribusiness caucus is pushing restrictions on the technology that has helped halve deforestation since 2023.

Past/Present: CB Stephon Gilmore officially retires https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/past-present-cb-stephon-gilmore-officially-retires

St Dunstan Street, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingspace #streetphotography

Diarycast - Year In Review (2023) - The rollercoaster thrills and spills of 2023 at EOU Towers... #podcast #yearInReview - https://www.

Diarycast - Year In Review (2023)
The rollercoaster thrills and spills of 2023 at EOU Towers... #podcast #yearInReview

This Cyndi Lauper tune is probably my favorite track off this brilliant all Inuktitut cover album.
Elisapie, "Taimangalimaaq (Time After Time)" (2023)
https://elisapie.bandcamp.com/track/taimangalimaaq-time-after-time

Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries, and Russia had to reduce its crude oil production as a consequence. Big success!
https://aje.news/3pptw5

Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries
Despite US sanctions waiver, Russian oil exports could fall to lowest levels since 2023, sources say.

Finally! Some not-conflicted adults looking at the privacy concerns of LLM bots just slurping up your data without regulation or permission.
“OpenAI did not respect Canadian privacy laws when it trained its immensely popular ChatGPT tool, resulting in the collection and use of sensitive personal information, according to a joint investigation.
The federal privacy commissioner and his counterparts in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta outlined their findings Wednesday morning into ChatGPT— a chatbot that generates conversational, human-like responses when users type in questions or tasks.
The privacy watchdogs' launched their probe in 2023 following a complaint that the company unlawfully collected, used and disclosed personal information without consent. "
#OpenAI #ChatGPT #LLM #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Privacy

> "Energy use per ChatGPT prompt has fallen by a factor of 10 since 2023."
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications

Compute Evidence Annex: changes corrected (23 April 2026)

Filing: TSMC sold its remaining 1.11M Arm shares at $207.65 per share for a total of ~$231M this week; TSMC invested ~$100M in Arm's 2023 IPO at $51 per share (Wen-Yee Lee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan…

Past/Present: CB Stephon Gilmore officially retires https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/past-present-cb-stephon-gilmore-officially-retires

from my link log —
A proposed fix for C/C relaxed atomics in practice.
https://lukegeeson.com/blog/2023-10-17-A-Proposal-For-Relaxed-Atomics/
saved 2023-11-05

I've updated (mostly culled) my list of Milwaukee Mastodon users.
This list used to be over 80 people, but the vast majority only posted in 2022/2023. A few straggled into 2024. I removed anyone who hasn't posted more than once in 2025.
It kind of sucks, but meh... it is what it is.
Also, I should try to find more people. And, move this off of GitHub at some point.

GitHub - raster/Mastodon-Milwaukee: A list of Milwaukee Mastodon users
A list of Milwaukee Mastodon users. Contribute to raster/Mastodon-Milwaukee development by creating an account on GitHub.

UK Homes Wet Heating Retrofits Needed for Net Zero (2023) - As of 2023 how many UK homes need wet space heat pump retrofit for Net Zero? #heating #retrofit #research -

UK Homes Wet Heating Retrofits Needed for Net Zero (2023)
As of 2023 how many UK homes need wet space heat pump retrofit for Net Zero? #heating #retrofit #research

Raiders Announce Major Reason for Tyree Wilson Trade Decision https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/saints-tyree-wilson-trade-reason/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Muddy Waters:
🎵 Mannish Boy
#MuddyWaters
https://weddingparty.bandcamp.com/track/muddy-waters-mannish-boy-bad-to-the-bone-radio-mix-2023-djpitsios
https://open.spotify.com/track/58PSYdY0GFg0LFb2PxYk4T

Fifth-year option tracker for first-round picks from 2023 NFL Draft https://www.nfl.com/news/fifth-year-option-tracker-for-first-round-picks-from-2023-nfl-draft

fly_larva: Drosophila larva brain (2023)
A complete synaptic map of the brain connectome of the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Nodes are neurons, and edges are synaptic connections, traced individually from brain image sections using three-dimensional electron microscopy–based reconstruction. Node metadata include the neuron hempisphere, hemispherical homologue, cell type, annotations, and inferred cluster. Edge metadata include the type of interaction (`'aa'`,…

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says YouTube TV is getting "fully customizable" multiview, letting users pin up to four live streams, after a limited rollout in 2023 (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/streaming/919958/youtube-tv-custom-multiview-ch…

Now YouTube TV lets you multiview any channel you want
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced Tuesday that YouTube TV is getting “fully customizable” multiview.

The Goods Shed, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingspace #railway…

https://xeiaso.net/blog/alvis/
It's kind of hilarious that Xe wrote this in 2023, I read it then and thought it was too far fetched because no IT dept would ever trust an AI to *talk to customers* for them, let alone have access to the database and other things to try to fix problems on its own, and n…

How Cash App founder Bob Lee's 2023 killing fed into a narrative pushed by tech leaders like Elon Musk about SF's decline until an acquaintance was convicted (Shawn Wen/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/20

Schoen: Giants have had 'really good' conversations with Dexter Lawrence reps after trade request https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7197092/2026/04/14/new-york-giants-dexter-lawrence-trade-request/

Cisco warns of critical SD-WAN bug that was actively exploited in zero-day attacks since 2023, as CISA and international partners issue emergency directives (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

from my link log —
SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes.
https://xorvoid.com/sectorc.html
saved 2023-05-29 https://dotat.at/:/CQDLU.html

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicsJukebox
Dave Okumu And The Seven Generations:
🎵 Blood Ah Go Run (6 Music Session, 8 Apr 2023)
#DaveOkumuAndTheSevenGenerations
https://daveokumu.bandcamp.com/track/blood-ah-go-run-ft-wesley-joseph-eska
https://open.spotify.com/track/691SRHwBq4pHvxhCQmJopY

Nvidia stock rose 18% over the past ten days, its longest winning streak since 2023; Jensen Huang said in March that Nvidia has $1T of GPU orders through 2027 (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/nvidia-stock-nvda-ai-streak.html

Nvidia stock is on a 10-day winning streak and up 18% over that stretch
Nvidia denied rumors that it's in talks to buy a large PC company, telling CNBC in a statement that it's "not engaged in discussions."

fly_larva: Drosophila larva brain (2023)
A complete synaptic map of the brain connectome of the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Nodes are neurons, and edges are synaptic connections, traced individually from brain image sections using three-dimensional electron microscopy–based reconstruction. Node metadata include the neuron hempisphere, hemispherical homologue, cell type, annotations, and inferred cluster. Edge metadata include the type of interaction (`'aa'`,…

I guess it's "Public Education" be damned.
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"Don Avison, a former deputy minister of education and former board chair for Emily Carr University, has been tasked with suggesting fixes that don’t rely on additional provincial funding."
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me: Students, Insitituions, and previous NDP government reviews have been warning about this for years.
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"Freedom of Information requests obtained by student advocates showed that Wright was warning the province as early as 2023 about the dangers of colleges and universities relying on international student tuition — and that further increasing international enrolment wouldn’t solve financial issues."
"In its submission to Avison, the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators said the undermining of B.C.’s resource economy by U.S. tariffs makes having a robust system of post-secondary education outside the Lower Mainland even more vital.
It said public post-secondary institutions are “widening access, stabilizing households, and giving people the tools to stand on their own two feet.”"
#bcpoli #education #publiceducation #postsecondary #viu

Seahawks exercise fifth-year player options for Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Devon Witherspoon https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7135543/2026/03/20/smith-njigba-witherspoon-seahawks-fifth-year-player-option-nfl/

Sources: Microsoft ended production of its Surface Hub 3 collaborative touch displays and scrapped plans for a Hub 4; Hub 3 debuted in 2023 in 50" and 85" sizes (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)
https://www.windowscen…

Surface Hub is dead: Microsoft pulls the plug on its 50-inch and 85-inch collaborative touch displays
Microsoft has ended production on the Surface Hub 3, with no plans to make more in the future, putting an end to its collaborative displays line.

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 409 nodes and 8557 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
BC Camplight:
🎵 The Last Rotation of Earth (6 Music Session, 11 May 2023)
#BCCamplight
https://bc-camplight.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-rotation-of-earth
https://open.spotify.com/track/07MmMkkxvMpcc9uvfjj46i

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 121 nodes and 1793 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish