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Der #AI-Hype kennt offenbar keine Grenzen....

VidCon is leaving Anaheim and combining with Lions Creators to hold VidCon x Lions Creators events, starting in Nashville in 2027; Informa bought VidCon in 2024 (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/vidcon-leaving-anaheim-li…

VidCon's Annual Creator Confab Is Leaving Anaheim After Merging With LIONS, Parent of Cannes Lions
VidCon is leaving its home of Anaheim after 16 years in Southern California after merging with the digital creator business of LIONS, parent of Cannes Lions.

Luckily, I only rarely get calls on my mobile phone—a not-smart-at-all Nokia 3210 (2024). But every time I wonder: is the voice quality of smartphone so much better? I see people happily talking on their smartphones in the metro or the bus, where it's extremely noisy. But I hardly understand a word on the Nokia, even in the best circumstances.

from my link log —
ppstep: an interactive C/C preprocessor macro debugger.
https://github.com/notfoundry/ppstep
saved 2024-05-09 https://dotat.at…

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Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report
Alleged talks between the billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications
“If people like Musk get Trump re-elected, they’ll expect all kinds of regulatory gifts in their favour,”
said Fiona Hill,
who is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, the chancellor of Durham University and a defence adviser to the UK governm…

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report
Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ThroughTheNight
- Schoenberg and Zemlinsky from the BBC Proms
From the 2024 BBC Proms, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Ryan Bancroft play Schoenberg and Zemlinsky.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00317pl

FPF Submits Comments to Inform California Children’s Social Media Protections Rulemaking Process
https://fpf.org/blog/fpf-submits-comments-to-inform-california-childrens-social-media-protections-rulemaking-process/…

Commanders' Jayden Daniels aims to remind people of his talent: 'I can't live off’ 2024 season https://www.nfl.com/news/commanders-jayden-daniels-aims-to-remind-people-of-his-talent-i-can-t-live-off-2024-season

The EU General Court dismisses Apple's legal challenges against its designation as a DMA "gatekeeper" for its App Store and iOS; Apple filed the case in 2024 (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-court-rej

Brevyn Spann-Ford, Ryan Flournoy react to signing extensions: 'I'm so grateful' https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/brevyn-spann-ford-ryan-flournoy-react-to-signing-extensions-i-m-so-grateful

A Hong Kong court convicts Dow Jones of deterring WSJ reporter Selina Cheng from exercising union rights but acquits it of dismissing her in 2024 for doing so (Danny Vincent/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/10/wall-st…

Wall Street Journal publisher convicted in Hong Kong of deterring reporter from union role
Dow Jones convicted of one count of deterring Selina Cheng from role at Hong Kong Journalist Association but cleared of second charge

👻 #Mythos zum #Frühstück: 😱
„Die #Wärmepumpe ist zu teuer - die Leute kaufen #Gasheizungen

Mythos: „Die Wärmepumpe ist zu teuer - die Leute kaufen Gasheizungen“
Wärmepumpen auf dem Vormarsch: Warum der angebliche Einbruch 2024 in Wahrheit kein Rückgang war – Marktanteil im Faktencheck.

BPOLD-H: Bilanz der vorübergehend wiedereingeführten Binnengrenzkontrollen an der deutsch - niederländischen Grenze in Niedersachsen im Zeitraum vom 16.09.2024 bis einschließlich zum 30.06.2026 Hannover / Bad Bentheim (ots) - Seit dem 16. September 2024 kontrolliert die Bundespolizei in ganz Deutschland den grenzüberschreitenden Verkehr mit vorübergehend wiedereingeführten Binnengrenzkontrollen. Für Reisende zwischen Niedersachsen und ...

Four million users of Seoul's public bike-sharing service Ttareungi who had their data stolen in a breach will receive a 30-day pass worth a measly $3.40.
https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/seoul-to-compensate-4-mi…

Seoul Ttareungi data breach: 4 million users to get free 30-day bike pass
Seoul’s Ttareungi bike-sharing service will give a free 30-day pass to about 4 million users affected by a 2024 data breach. The leak exposed personal information of roughly 4.62 million users, city officials said.

Various Artists: "No-Ones Listening Anyway - UK DIY Post Punk & Dubs 1980-1984 (Volume 1)". (2024)
An interesting collection of no name UK bands from the early 80s who made some cool music after being inspired by the DIY culture of the time.
#music #compilation

wow, got one of these on archive.ph linked from https://www.mgaudet.ca/blog/2024/12/30/memories-of-noah-gibbs
has anybody figured out how that's possible?

from my link log —
The X window system at 40.
https://blog.dshr.org/2024/07/x-window-system-at-40.html
saved 2024-07-04 https://

X Window System At 40
X11R1 on Sun Techfury90 CC0 I apologize that this post is a little late. On 19 th June the X Window System celebrated its 40th birthday. W...

Schon die Einleitung beeindruckt. Die heutige USA reiht sich nahtlos in die Aufzählung der Autokratien der Welt ein. Das konnte Applebaum 2024 nicht wissen, aber in der Rückschau erschüttert das schon sehr. Ich bin gespannt auf ihr Buch „Die Achse der Autokraten“ in der Ausgabe der #büchergildegutenberg

Started as a "cozy afternoon MTB #cycling loop" and ended with apersonal record over 40km 🤔
Fun fact: the whole loop was exactly 40.01km long. But it was a good ride and I feel so much better now.
#bikteooter

Nepal pushes for hydropower in protected areas through legal grey area https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/nepal-pushes-for-hydropower-in-protected-areas-through-legal-grey-area/

Nepal pushes for hydropower in protected areas through legal grey area
KATHMANDU – Nepal’s government has allowed several private hydropower producers to develop projects inside protected areas and the buffer zones surrounding them, contravening a Supreme Court order, a Mongabay investigation reveals. In January 2025, the Supreme Court declared that a 2024 amendment to a key conservation law opening up protected areas to commercial projects was […]

NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League https://www.nfl.com/news/myles-garrett-won-t-push-aaron-donald-s-difficult-comeback-decision-with-rams

#Streudiagramm der #Bruttoleistung von #Balkonkraftwerk​en in #Deutschland mit …

Sources: Bain Capital stands to make $15B in profits on its 2018 Kioxia buyout, a ~20x return, as Kioxia's stock has surged 5,000% since its December 2024 IPO (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/22bc5436-d5a1-4d03-b8c0-5840f1e3a515

Schon die Einleitung beeindruckt. Die heutige USA reiht sich nahtlos in die Aufzählung der Autokratien der Welt ein. Das konnte Applebaum 2024 nicht wissen, aber in der Rückschau erschüttert das schon sehr. Ich bin gespannt auf ihr Buch „Die Achse der Autokraten“ in der Ausgabe der #büchergildegutenberg

from my link log —
ChatGPT is bullshit.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5
saved 2024-06-29 https://

ChatGPT is bullshit - Ethics and Information Technology
Recently, there has been considerable interest in large language models: machine learning systems which produce human-like text and dialogue. Applications of these systems have been plagued by persistent inaccuracies in their output; these are often called “AI hallucinations”. We argue that these falsehoods, and the overall activity of large language models, is better understood as bullshit in the sense explored by Frankfurt (On Bullshit, Princeton, 2005): the models are in an important way…

Renner's 2027 NFL Draft scouting series: Ranking the top 10 safeties, including the next Kyle Hamilton?

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2027-nfl-draft-safety-rankings/…

"The individual views that Britons are most likely to both hold and incorrectly think are the most common public view – are that the 2024 England rioters had legitimate concerns (24%) and that people should not be able to identify as a different gender than their birth gender (also 24%)"

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheBethDittoShow
David Bowie:
🎵 Moonage Daydream (Arnold Corns Version) (2024 Remaster)
#DavidBowie
https://fulagoogin.bandcamp.com/track/4-david-bowie-moonage-daydream
https://open.spotify.com/track/6mib3N4E8PZHAGQ3xy7bho

#Streudiagramm der #Bruttoleistung von #Balkonkraftwerk​en in #Deutschland mit …

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Nubya Garcia:
🎵 Clarity (6 Music Session, 2 Oct 2024)
#NubyaGarcia
https://nubyagarcia.bandcamp.com/track/clarity-outerlude
https://open.spotify.com/track/3gvSk09m7tUz3hUa8BCrqF