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@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-19 11:15:48

Palestinian journalists describe being systematically tortured, abused, beaten, and starved in Israel's prisons between October 2023 and January 2026 (Committee to Protect Journalists)
cpj.org/2026/02/palestinian-jo

Palestinian journalists recount abuse in Israeli prisons, CPJ report finds  - Committee to Protect Journalists
International community must pursue accountability for Palestinian journalists harmed in Israeli custody Amman, February 19, 2026 — Palestinian journalists describe being systematically abused, beaten and starved in Israel prisons, according to a new report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).  The report, ‘We returned from hell’: Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons,...

@jackie@social.linux.pizza
2026-03-18 23:55:07

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…

Alvis
Xe Iaso's personal website.

@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-03-18 09:42:02

from my link log —
Interesting JavaScript bugs caught by no-constant-binary-expression in ESLint.
eslint.org/blog/2022/07/intere
saved 2023-11-09

Interesting bugs caught by no-constant-binary-expression - ESLint - Pluggable JavaScript Linter
A pluggable and configurable linter tool for identifying and reporting on patterns in JavaScript. Maintain your code quality with ease.

@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2026-01-18 07:23:42
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Minimize dependency on the irrational nation states, build deterrence against aggression, build alliances with other trustworthy rational nations.
The UNSC has been less and less relevant and is now largely useless.
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-11 21:06:07

EssilorLuxottica says it sold over 7M Meta AI glasses in 2025, up from the 2M that the company sold in 2023 and 2024 combined (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/02/11/ray-ban-ma

Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica says it more than tripled Meta AI glasses sales in 2025
The France-based eyewear brand has been working on smart glasses with the social media company since 2019.

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-01-18 02:56:43

Falcons hiring Kevin Stefanski as head coach: Source nytimes.com/athletic/6978950/2

Falcons hiring Kevin Stefanski as head coach: Source
Stefanski was 45-56 in six seasons with the Cleveland Browns and NFL Coach of the Year twice (2020 and 2023).

@nemobis@mamot.fr
2026-02-11 07:00:45

Ajit Niranjan writes about the supposed decoupling in #Romania.
theguardian.com/environment/20

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions, 2013 to 2023 Consumption-based emissions include those from fossil fuels and industry. Land-use change emissions are not included.
Evolution of total energy supply in Romania since 2000 Oil and oil products use increased from 400 to 460 TJ between 2000 and 2023. This matches an increase in emissions from the transportation sector.
Evolution of electricity generation sources in Romania since 2000 Hydro is at 30 %, wind+solar 17 %
Electricity generation sources, Italy, 2024 Hydro is at 20 %, wind+solar 21 %
@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-01-18 04:01:37

Who is Jarrett Stidham, the Broncos backup QB who will take over for Bo Nix? nytimes.com/athletic/6979876/2

Who is Jarrett Stidham, the Broncos backup QB who will take over for Bo Nix?
Stidham, a 2019 fourth-round pick by the New England Patriots, initially signed with the Broncos in 2023. He has made four career starts.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-02-07 06:11:51

In a wide-ranging live conversation, MIT President Sally Kornbluth joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan live in studio for GBH’s Boston Public Radio on Thursday, February 5.
They talked about MIT, the pressures facing America’s research enterprise, the importance of science, that Congressional hearing on antisemitism in 2023, and more
With new financial pressures facing universities,
increased competition for talented students and scholars from outside the U.S.,
as we…

“This is science!” – MIT president talks about the importance of America’s research enterprise on GBH’s Boston Public Radio
MIT faculty join The Curiosity Desk to discuss football, math, Olympic figure skating, AI and the quest to cure ovarian cancer.

@jtk@infosec.exchange
2026-03-06 22:53:57

The differences are stark. Cyber security strategies:
Biden 2023: bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/w
Trump 2026:

@erikdelareguera@mastodon.nu
2025-12-31 14:05:50

Önskar er alla ett gott nytt år, där sådana här ”snällare”, konstruktiva utrymmen, som på #Mastodon, får fler motsvarigheter också ute i den kalla fysiska verkligheten. Sköt om er!

@BugatellyMartin@troet.cafe
2026-02-10 16:34:52

Alle Jahre wieder.
#davos #winterferien #schnee

Der Wasserstandsanzeiger des Reservoirs des Berghotels Schatzalp. Die Uhr ist auf der Rückseite des wettergegerbten Holzhäuschens angebracht, welches die Mechanik schützt. Auf dem Giebeldächlein liegt wenig Schnee. Aufnahme von 2023.
Ausnahme von 2024. Auf dem Dachlein liegt etwa 40 cm Schnee.
Ausnahme von 2025. Auf dem Dächlein liegt der Schnee etwa 20 cm hoch.
Ausnahme von 2026. Auf dem Dächlein etwa 20 cm Schnee.
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-01-10 13:23:30

My art, but not my video[1] for #Genuary9 #Genuary2026: Crazy Automata
C-SCAPE (2022), a piece of multiple co-evolving cellular automata, running as a massive projection as part of the ALGORYTHMS group exhibition at Collective, Oslo (August 2023).

Video panorama of a dark gallery space with a massive super-widescreen projection of an abstract, colorful 1.5D cellular automata artwork, with different automata creating different structures which are partially displacing and/or morphing with each other whilst they all co-evolve in the same shared space/environment.
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-03-07 01:00:04

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 105 nodes and 1426 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
networks.skewed.de/net/spanish

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023). 105 nodes, 1426 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish_highschools#11_7

spanish_highschools — Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students. The dataset comprises 13 high school networks that represent the diverse social relationships that exist between students within each school. The weight of each edge varies between -2, -1, +1, and +2. The sign indicates the nature of the friendship, while the number corresponds to its intensity. Node properties include the age level, group, sex, and psychological attributes such as CRT and pros…

@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2026-01-15 07:10:46
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Fantastic! Really happy for you!
I want to leave LinkedIn too.

Leaving Facebook and Twitter was easy as I never relied on them for income. I just left in disgust.

I freelance, and unfortunately a majority of work opportunities comes from people finding me on LinkedIn.

I'm on Xing as well, but in the Nordic…
@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2026-03-06 20:36:42

My today's #footpathFriday is one from the archives. I was really bad prepared that day, but luckily everything turned out well -- and I got this fantastic, dramatic shot!
more about that day:

A dramatic and breathtaking mountain landscape unfolds in this image, capturing the raw beauty and grandeur of nature. The scene is dominated by rolling green hills and rugged mountain peaks, their slopes covered in lush, vibrant grass and patches of rocky terrain. The hills create a natural amphitheater, leading the eye toward the towering mountain in the center. The mountain itself rises majestically, its steep and rocky face adding a sense of scale and drama to the scene. The peak is partia…
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.social
2026-02-07 17:32:58

Olha. Não sabia desta.
eco.sapo.pt/2026/02/02/marinha

Marinha recebe porta-drones de 132 milhões este ano
Com luz verde em 2023, o NRP D. João II é o primeiro porta-drones da Marinha Portuguesa e o único navio com essas características da União Europeia.

@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu
2026-01-06 17:41:58

Les Trois Mousquetaires : D'Artagnan (2023) felt so right to watch after watching the Toy Story that The Three Musketeers (2011) basically is. It has great English subtitles. I loved the multilingual scene between Milady and the Duke. It's been very long since I've read the book (in Bulgarian). I wonder if it sounds so gritty in French (or in English) as the film is?

The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan - Wikipedia

@davej@dice.camp
2025-12-31 15:08:07

In the last, guttering hours of the year, it’s tradition to look back on the last 12 months’ #TTRPG activity and reflect. You can read last year’s summary at dice.camp/@davej/1137476646998…

A pie chart, showing the breakdown of games I played in 2025 by percentage of total hours: Call of Cthulhu 7e: 16.5% Old School Essentials: 12.7% Traveller: 12.5% Dungeon Crawl Classics: 12.1% Shadowdark: 6.2% The One Ring: 6.1% Dungeons & Dragons 5e: 3.8% Monster of the Week: 3.7% Pendrqgon: 3.7% Dolmenwood 3.5% Realms of Peril: 2.9% 23 others: 16.4%
A column chart showing how many hours I played TTRPGs in each of the last several years (rounded to the nearest half-hour): 2020: 271 hours 2021: 540.5 hours 2022: 946.5 hours 2023: 578 hours 2024: 559.5 hours 2025: 742 hours
A column graph showing the number of new and previously played TTRPG systems I played in each of the last several years: 2020: 14 new systems / 5 previously played 2021: 24 new systems / 11 previously played 2022: 41 new systems / 20 previously played 2023: 31 new systems / 17 previously played 2024: 14 new systems / 15 previously played 2025: 14 new systems / 21 previously played
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-04 05:48:13

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Depeche Mode:
🎵 But Not Tonight
#NowPlaying #DepecheMode
djpepusnik.bandcamp.com/track/
open.spotify.com/track/0mOAeFy

@axbom@axbom.me
2026-01-28 23:07:11
@… Yes! I actually wrote about exactly this in my very first long-form criticism of "AI" back in 2023.

«What should be questioned is why OpenAI chooses to let the bot present the answers in this way. It is entirely according to the company's design. The bot has not itself "figured out" that it should be self-…
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2026-01-15 08:07:27
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Indeed. And it's not just European politicians sane-washing Trump, also European media which is perhaps even more damaging.

Sadly, as we try to salvage it we need to work with the premise that NATO might already be doomed. So unfortunately European countries really need to invest more on defense and even mor…
@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-11 04:17:07

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION> University of Toronto, Department for the Study of Religion & The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies networks.h-net.org/group/annou

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION> University of Toronto, Department for the Study of Religion & The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies | H-Net
The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies (Ho Centre) and the Department for the Study of Religion (DSR) at the University of Toronto invite applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship (renewable to a second year) in the study of Buddhism. Applicants should hold a PhD in the Study of Religion or a cognate field, awarded May 1, 2023, or later. See below for more details. 

@vosje62@mastodon.nl
2025-12-22 10:11:55

Leerzaam experiment met polderrijst - Universiteit Leiden
universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2
De rijstoogst van dit jaar mag dan vrijwel volledig mislukt zijn ... De onderzoekers houden de moed er in. 🙂

@NuclearDisorder@mastodon.social
2026-01-24 07:51:11

Heute vor 3 Jahren: Am 24. Januar 2023 stellte das "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" die #Weltuntergangsuhr auf 90 Sekunden vor 12 - nach 2020 neuer Spitzenwert. Die Gründe sind die russische Invasion in der Ukraine und dadurch schwindendes Interesse für den Klimawandel.

Weltuntergangsuhr steht auf 11:58:30 (90 Sekunden vor zwölf) Autor: RicHard-59, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RicHard-59 Lizenz: CC BY-SA 4.0
@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-01-24 23:46:02

2025 was third-warmest year on record, research shows news.mongabay.com/short-articl

2025 was third-warmest year on record, research shows
2025 was the third-warmest year on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The warmest year on record is still 2024, with 2023 coming in second. The global average surface temperature for 2025 was estimated to be 1.44° Celsius (2.59° Fahrenheit) higher than preindustrial levels. The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years […]

@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
2025-12-25 10:11:02

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

Balkendiagramm zum jährlichen Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland von 2018 bis 22.12.2025. Die Werte pro Jahr in Megawatt lauten: 2018: 0,04, 2019: 0,21, 2020: 1,15, 2021: 5,58, 2022: 43,50, 2023: 210,48, 2024: 428,07, 2025: 518,01.
@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-01 06:21:37

A Georgia judge on Tuesday tossed out racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong "conspiracy" to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility that critics call “#Cop #City.”
Fulton County Judge

Charges against dozens of 'Cop City' protesters tossed
A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility. Critics call it “Cop City.” Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer tossed the charges Tuesday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Farmer said Republican Attorney General Chris Carr didn’t have the authority to secure the 2023 indictments. Carr’s office said they plan to appeal. The 61 defendants faced …

@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2026-01-07 02:01:50
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Data Science is different things to different people so the list of things you need to know is hard to pin down.
It's often understood to go beyond data analysis.

In addition to Python programming and statistics you need to know at least:
- data manipulation tools including SQL, dataframes (polars, pandas)
- fund…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-24 07:00:04

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 378 nodes and 3267 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
networks.skewed.de/net/spanish

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023). 378 nodes, 3267 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish_highschools#11_8

spanish_highschools — Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students. The dataset comprises 13 high school networks that represent the diverse social relationships that exist between students within each school. The weight of each edge varies between -2, -1, +1, and +2. The sign indicates the nature of the friendship, while the number corresponds to its intensity. Node properties include the age level, group, sex, and psychological attributes such as CRT and pros…

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-26 11:50:56

Sources: WaPo lost $100M in 2025, after losing ~$100M in 2024 and $77M in 2023; its publisher told staff that expenses surpassed revenue between 2022 and 2025 (Alexandra Bruell/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/business/m…

@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu
2026-03-01 11:36:23

Ministry - Goddamn White Trash (Official Music Video) - Premiered on 17 Aug 2023
youtube.com/watch?v=8imYWda6MOs

@buercher@tooting.ch
2026-03-06 19:38:52

Basel-Stadt hatte auch schon 2023 eine Panne bei e-Voting
steigerlegal.ch/2023/12/11/e-v

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-02-28 09:00:04

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'`,…

fly_larva: Drosophila larva brain (2023). 2956 nodes, 116922 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/fly_larva

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'`, `'ad'`, `'da'`, `'dd'`), and synapse count.

@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2026-01-06 07:40:45
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Indeed.

What the USA is currently doing in Venezuela looks very much like a semi-hostile takeover of one criminal organization by a more powerful one.

If there's any "rationality" it only exists in relation to the interests of shockingly small circles of power, in either country.
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-02-28 07:45:09

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Margaret Glaspy:
🎵 Act Natural (6 Music Session, 19 Sep 2023)
#MargaretGlaspy
margaretglaspy.bandcamp.com/tr
open.spotify.com/track/2IvHM9p

@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2026-01-06 07:02:32
I'm interested in a EU-based domain registrar to move out of the US-based registrar I've been using.

Any recommendations? I'm primarily a business customer (incorporated).

#BuyFromEU #DigitalSovereignty
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2026-01-06 09:52:01
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@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2026-01-06 09:37:37
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@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2025-12-26 00:58:58
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yes, it felt like an entirely different world too
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2025-12-26 00:03:59
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I guess it depends on the language. I use polars heavily with Python. It works really really well. It's not just faster than pandas, it's more ergonomic, more regular, more composable and less quirky.

Python is very flexible and accommodating. And you are strongly discouraged from doing fine grained computation in Python a…
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2025-12-25 12:10:44
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Yes, that is the way.
My toddlers are in their 20s now. They are big and heavy but not jumping on me any more.

Happy holidays!
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
2025-12-24 16:34:56
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They are small and light.