
2025-08-09 16:15:12
It's ironic that so many people are blinded by their own pattern recognition abilities that were billions of years in the making, misleading them into thinking LLM pattern generators have human-like intelligence
Qantas confirms personal info of 5.7M customers were held on the system compromised in a recent cyberattack, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers (Stephanie Chalmers/ABC)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/qan
We had a really boring all-white powder room and decided to give it a little pizzazz.
#Photography
August 2025 was the third-warmest August globally, behind only 2023 and 2024, with an average surface air temperature of 16.60°C, 1.29°C above the estimated 1850-1900 average used to define the pre-industrial level.
https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temper…
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ZJIT has been merged into Ruby.
https://railsatscale.com/2025-05-14-merge-zjit/
saved 2025-05-14 https://
Russia losing ground in the oil market: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/russia-losing-ground-in-the.html
"We didn't include a printed manual because everything you need to know about this device can be found at this dead link."
Just like in Nazi Germany...educators get reported and thrown out
https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/am-dean-professor-removed-following-student-complaints-over-curriculum/
"Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people."
—Adam Driver
#acting #coaching #inspiration
»Plötzlich Vollzugriff – Angriffstechnik trickst Android-Nutzer mit Animationen aus:
Durch eine Angriffstechnik namens Taptrap erlangen Angreifer völlig unbemerkt weitreichende Zugriffsrechte. Selbst Android 16 bietet davor keinen Schutz.«
Es müssen immer noch die User dazu gebracht werden darauf zu reagieren aber viele tun dies am Handy und im Web so oder so permanent leichtgläubig unbedacht.
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Ich frag mich, ob Herr #Mäurer auch einen "Kick" verspürt, wenn er seine Polizei davon abhält, geltendes Recht auf Fußwegen durchzusetzen.
Der Innensenator, der bei der Durchsetzung der StVO vorsätzlich konzeptlos rumwabert, will sein Profil schärfen und tut einen auf harten Hund und Posaunt angebliche Vorzüge des Überwachungsstaats in die Welt. Dabei ist er unfähig einfache Ti…
Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/10/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sh…
Ich sollte nicht schon seit zwei Stunden wach sein.
Apple’s new mobile operating system, iOS 26, includes a new feature
designed to curb unwanted spam calls and text messages.
It will do so by segregating texts that come from outside a recipient’s contacts into an unknown senders screen,
where they are likely to languish unchecked.
For unknown callers, the phone will automatically respond on users’ behalf
to request more information before asking if they would like to pick up.
We've Issued Our First IP Address Certificate
#LetsEncrypt
immer wenn ihr seht wie ein starlink abstürzt dürft ihr euch was wünschen
Stelle frei in Bremerhaven:
Leitung des Seemannsclubs Welcome
Diakon / Diakonin (m/w/d) gesucht
https://seemannsmission.org/arbeiten-wo-die-welt-zu-gast-ist/
Der Angriff auf Wissen(schaft): ein guter Überblick über die Entwicklung drüben, aber ob man in der Überschrift nun wirklich auf das finstere Mittelalter rekurrieren musste? Je mehr ich über den Maga-Wahn lese, desto mehr fühle ich mich an die chinesische Kulturrevolution erinnert. Aber auch der Vergleich hinkt natürlich.
I didn't expect a future where self-driving electric cars would spew nazi rants like somebody's crazy uncle.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2025/07/10/elon-musk-grok-tesla-vehicles/84535654007/
Anyone still think having Facebook or Meta around (or whatever that asshole Zuckerberg wants to call his bullshit company this week) is good for the fediverse? And they're making Social Network 2 to further glorify him. Fuck all this shit. https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/meta-facebo
i know there's many all-stars to choose from but my favorite german word remains Steuererstattung
What is it with people washing their hair with sham poo?
I mean, I guess it's better than using real poo, but wouldn't soap do a better job?
Wishing my wife good luck with that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BohXQF4dWT0
Hi friends of research software 👋
The @… is running a free workshop on test-driven development on Monday.
https://events.digital-research.academ
Department of Homeland Security Memo | The New Republic
https://archive.ph/2nETW
Und so wollt ihr die Nazis von AFD aufhalten? Wie war das mit der letzten Patrone? Ist die schon verballert, oder kommt das noch? - Schwarz-Rot, go home, you are drunk - @…
Und vor allem die #CDU und
Grok Goes Full Hitler (David Strom/HotAir)
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/07/09/grok-goes-full-hitler-n3804613
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p81#a250709p81
Office of the Future, 1969 Via https://thegikitiki.tumblr.com/post/177164262991/office-of-the-future-retro-futurism-1969
Heavy rain this morning - we have a half-day rest. Our legs are quite happy about it after 6 days #hiking in a row.
Tja, da radle ich durch halb Italien und heute reißt mir in Stuttgart die #Fahrradkette. Uff.
#MeinRadUrlaub2025 #fedibikes
Samsung unveils the $2,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7, with a thinner 8.9mm design, bigger 8-inch and 6.5-inch displays, a new 200MP camera, and more in four colors (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/09/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-official-pri…
Welcome back to AI Terms Explained!
“synthetic training data corpus”: eating its own shit
Tune in again next time to AI Terms Explained!
@… There’s some weird shit in the dusty corners of Unicode: https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1FB00.pdf
What Russian bombardment feels like in Kyiv: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/what-russian-bombardment-feels-like.html
"I think my high-school acting career lasted a day."
-Dennis Farina
#acting #coaching #inspiration
"Demissionair minister Femke Wiersma van Landbouw (BBB) heeft „misbruik gemaakt van haar bevoegdheden” door de publicatie van uitstootgegevens van veehouderijen te blokkeren. „Het handelen van de minister kan niet anders worden begrepen dan een actie om de openbaarmaking van de gevraagde emissiegegevens te vertragen”, schrijft de rechtbank Overijssel donderdagochtend in een uitspraak."
Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio
agi = allgemeine günstlische indälligäns
Your periodic reminder
(like, every time he opens his mouth):
Matthew Whitaker's primary claim to fame
before getting senior Trump admin. posts
was that he worked for a company shut down for fraud by the FTC marketing special toilets for men.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/p
Cleaning up my lab after removing a piece of client hardware from a $dayjob project.
Durng that project I was using *every single one* of the 12 RJ45 gig-e drops on the west wall of my lab:
* Siglent load
* MultiLane BERT
* 4 GHz LeCroy scope
* R&S DMM
* R&S PSU
* Work laptop on sandbox vlan
* 2x Siglent AWG for ThunderScope testing
* Windows laptop for ThunderScope testing
* Siglent PSU on bench with client device
* Two NICs on…
The magat review-bombing of Superman isn't working.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/07/10/superman-just-set-a-rotten-tomatoes-audience-score-record/
Dr. Phil's Road From Oprah to ICE Raids (Matt Flegenheimer/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/style/dr-phils-road-from-oprah-to-ice-raids.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250810/p32#a250810p32
Ich war live dabei. Sehr #hörenswert und anregend und in sympathischem Schweizerdeutsch
@…
Gmail: Google kündigt vereinfachte Abo-Verwaltung an
Google startet in Gmail eine zentrale Abo-Verwaltung, um Newsletter einfacher zu verwalten und abzubestellen.
https://www.heise.de/news…
Shoulda called it the Dolittle Center. No imagination.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/12/new-research-centre-to-explore-how-ai-can-help-humans-speak-with-pets
from my link log —
Mel's Loop: a comprehensive guide to The Story of Mel.
https://melsloop.com/
saved 2025-05-31 https://dotat.at/:/SIPS…
Millions of China's gig workers are having to endure record heat waves without legally mandated "heat wave allowances", cooling breaks, or adequate insurance (Karoline Kan/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic…
Today is one of those “Face ID doesn’t recognize me” days, I think swollen eyes from allergies?
Rubio discusses 'new approach' to ending Russian war in talks with Lavrov despite US 'frustration': https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/rubio-discusses-new-approach-to.html
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Update für Mastodon: Die "Quote Posts" kommen und mehr Infos auf Profilseiten
»Security-Bericht – On-Premises-Angebote erleben Renaissance:
Unternehmen sorgen sich um Bedrohungen durch KI und den Verlust von Daten - On-premises wird wieder beliebter. Das geht aus einer Umfrage hervor«
IT-Sicherheit ist sehr wohl wichtig und das verschlüsseln der Daten ein Teil davon. Die KI braucht unmengen an Daten und ist das Gegenteil davon. Zu viele nutzen dies leichtsinnig aber auch Paranoia für ITSec wird gefördert.
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As we turned into Lone Pine to begin the half-marathon ascent of Mount Whitney,
I got the sense that Frederick had been distilled into a person whose focus was so singular that she only needed someone to show her direction.
That someone was Boyd.
Frederick asked him to pace the miles into the base of the climb,
and it was then that Boyd told her,
finally, that she was on pace to break the age-group record.
This was the final arrow in his quiver.
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extended obit for magical power mako, japanese underground weirdo who departed earlier this year. https://oakiedog.substack.com/p/behold-the-magical-power
Senate panel advances Trump's nominee to lead CDC (Sophie Gardner/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/09/congress/senate-panel-advances-trumps-nominee-to-lead-cdc-00442848
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p75#a250709p75
As in "point to where he touched you"?
New Orleans church’s proposed settlement with abuse survivors lays out ‘point’ system
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/new-orleans-catholic-archdiocese-cle…
from my link log —
Mach-O linking and loading tricks.
https://blog.darlinghq.org/2018/07/mach-o-linking-and-loading-tricks.html
saved 2025-02-05
After years of relative calm, a western Ukrainian city comes to terms with being in Russia's crosshairs: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/after-years-of-relative-calm.html
Filmmaker and artist Cauleen Smith on valuing community over status – #creativity and #community …
Mistral raised a €1.7B Series C at an €11.7B valuation; ASML led the round with €1.3B to become its largest shareholder, joined by a16z, DST, and others (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/98e78f6b-0ebf-4546-b25f-bf7621e26c8b
Trump’s Hooters-loving Malaysia ambassador pick worries Asean diplomats
Nick Adams, who rallied actively for Trump at the 2024 US election,
has drawn controversy over his misogynistic remarks and brash nature
https://www.scmp.com/wee…
Ukraine's largest battery energy storage project enters final testing phase, set to power 600,000 homes: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/ukraines-largest-battery-energy-storage.html
Trump's auto safety nominee has a history of tangling with Tesla (Sam Ogozalek/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/trumps-auto-safety-nominee-has-a-history-of-tangling-with-tesla-00443026
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p78#a250709p78
Sources: Apple is in talks to acquire US streaming rights for Formula 1 following the success of F1 the Movie, which has grossed ~$300M at the box office (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/ef6bbb12-1ef5-4fc7-bff5-77d000c36bff
“Why I Ditched Spotify, and How I Set Up My Own Music Stack” | LeshiCodes https://leshicodes.github.io/blog/spotify-migration/
Russia's 'imperialist plan' is only beginning, Merz says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/09/russias-imperialist-plan-is-only.html
Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/politics/elon-musk-curtis-yarvin-third-party.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p79#a250709p79
Dreaming is more than what happens while you sleep #inspiration https://muz4now.com/2022/dreaming-is-more-than-what-happens-while-you-sleep
Romania, Czechia, and Hungary disband Belarusian espionage network in Europe: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/09/romania-czechia-and-hungary-disband.html
Republican senator says hiring freeze resulted in key meteorologist vacancies (Ben Johansen/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/republican-senator-says-doge-hiring-freeze-resulted-in-key-meteorologist-vacancies-in-his-state-00444507
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p77#a250709p77
Anti-corruption detective charged with graft as conflict with security service escalates: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/10/anticorruption-detective-charged-with-graft.html
Slingshot Poll: The NYC Mayor's Race, July 2-July 6 (Wassim Serhan/Slingshot Strategies)
https://www.slingshotstrat.com/media/slingshot-mayoral-poll-general-election-7-9
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p76#a250709p76
'If someone doesn't like it, we'll close it' — Poland's Duda calls out Ukraine, allies over attitudes toward key military aid hub: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/if-someone-doesnt-like-it.html
SBU officer shot dead in Kyiv, investigation underway: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/sbu-officer-shot-dead-in.html
GOP senators start turning against Powell (Hans Nichols/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/10/powell-fed-senate-bernie-moreno-interest-rates
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p142#a250709p142
Zelensky arrives at Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/zelensky-arrives-at-ukraine-recovery.html
Trump on Brennan, Comey probe reports: "Maybe they have to pay a price" (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/09/trump-comey-brennan-fbi-investigation
http://www.memeorandum.com/250709/p148#a250709p148
US reportedly resumes some arms deliveries to Ukraine after pause: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/us-reportedly-resumes-some-arms.html
Trump directed top aide to warn Qatar that Israel attack was coming, White House says (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-directed-top-aide-warn-qatar-that-israel-attack-was-coming-white-house-2025-09-09/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250909/p124#a250909p124
12 killed, 52 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/killed-injured-in-russian-attacks.html
Trump administration immigration policies leave Ukrainian refugees in limbo: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/trump-administration-immigration-policies-leave.html
Eric Trump Removed From Board Role After Firm Consults Nasdaq (Zach Everson/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/09/09/eric-trump-world-liberty-financial-alt5-sigma-nasdaq-crypto/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250909/p70#a250909p70
Ukraine needs new Marshall Plan, Trump's envoy Kellogg says ahead of Recovery Conference: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/ukraine-needs-new-marshall-plan.html
Lukashenko regime designates exiled Belarusian opposition body as 'terrorist organization': https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/lukashenko-regime-designates-exiled-belarusian.html
Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railways in Russia's Volgograd, occupied Crimea, group claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/proukraine-partisans-sabotage-railways-in.html
EU suspends Ukrainian language interpreter for suspected espionage on Zelensky for Russia, Le Monde reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/eu-suspends-ukrainian-language-interpreter.html
MASSIVE attack on Kyiv: consequences of the strikes on the Ukrainian capital #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/10/massive-attack-on-kyiv-consequences.html
Russian oil refineries under attack – Ukrainian drones destroy the enemy's economy: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/09/russian-oil-refineries-under-attack.html