2026-05-24 11:16:43
“Western civilisation” is a gun aimed at your head with a please and a thank you.
“Western civilisation” is a gun aimed at your head with a please and a thank you.
Papst veröffentlicht Enzyklika zu Künstlicher Intelligenz
Das Thema KI beschäftigt Papst Leo XIV. schon länger. Seine erste Enzyklika dazu gilt sozusagen als Regierungserklärung – mit einem besonderen Gast.
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If you already have to use an LLM to vibe-code for your job, Google’s Modern Web Guidance is kind of like a Band-Aid / Elastoplast for a gaping chest wound. Don’t count on it making conformant performant hamformant output.
https://adrianroselli.com/2026/05/mayb
A deep dive into Apple Watch and Health efforts; sources: iOS 27 to get a revamped AirPods control panel and default support for AirPlay rivals like Google Cast (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters
Senate Democrats announced plans last week for new legislation to restore the independence of Stars and Stripes, including mandating a civilian publisher (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/05/21/2026/democrats-move-to-restore-…
Anzahl der neuen #Windkraftanlagen je #Bundesland in #Deutschland im Jahr 2026 mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Die "Ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone" bedeutet
"The overlooked ecosystems that hold massive carbon stores"
#Carbon #CarbonCapture
https…
@… Fedibirdだけ特殊処理してるので、他のサーバではご注意を
True luxury is not to be found behind hotel walls, but in the great outdoors.
-- #bergwelten magazine
"Come to work on time, know your lines and don't bump into the other actors."
—Spencer Tracy
#acting #coaching #inspiration
«Social-Media-Verbot für Jugendliche? Das sagt die #Wissenschaft — Forschung mahnt zur Vorsicht: Social-Media-Verbot - Fachwelt hat Zweifel an Wirkung.
Der Ruf nach einem #SocialMedia-Verbot für #Jugend
First direct detection of an #RRLyrae star conclusively associated with an intermediate-age cluster: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22336 -> Meet The Youngest Confirmed RR Lyrae Variable Star: https://astrobites.org/2026/05/21/intermediate-age-rr-lyrae/
Measles kills more than 500 children in Bangladesh : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/24/g-s1-123661/measles-outbreak-bangladesh-deadline-vaccine
Fun engineering problem I am currently facing: Generate a very long sine wave in ngscopeclient, accurately and in parallel, using only single-precision floating point and 32-bit integer math.
The current implementation, used in both the "sine" and "downconvert" filter, looks basically like (pseudocode with some stuff like scaling and offsets removed for simplicity)
double rate;
uint depth;
for GPU thread i in 0...depth-1
double tmp = (i * ra…
„412 medizinische Einrichtungen hätten sich inzwischen an die [japanische] Regierung gewandt, weil bei ihnen die medizinischen Kunststoffhandschuhe knapp werden […] Als Notfallmaßnahme werde die Regierung insgesamt 1,6 Millionen solcher OP-Handschuhe aus den staatlichen Beständen freigeben.“ https:…
“We need a strong centrist party!”
So a party that’s politically to the left of both Republicans and Democrats?
Dijkstra, “On the foolishness of ‘natural language programming’”:
“When all is said and told, the 'naturalness' with which we use our native tongues boils down to the ease with which we can use them for making statements the nonsense of which is not obvious.”
https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/…
Heute bereits vormittags (und das am Wochenende wo doch eigentlich™ keine Vormittage existieren 😉) mit dem #BromptonElectricGLine zu einer größeren #Radtour #rausgeschafft. 78.9km u. 723 (Gar…
Huh. This is interesting (shows where the IRD (our tax department) hosts our data): https://hosting-checker.net/websites/ird.govt.nz how's that data sovereignty working out for us, Aotearoa NZ?
RE: https://graz.social/@publicvoit/116590278393987319
Hier ein weiterer Artikel über Songtexte mit einem meiner absoluten Lieblingssongs:
"Tomorrow We'll See" von
#HilfegardOchse setzte sich 1983 fotografisch mit der #Stadtbahn auseinander. Leider habe ich die Serie selbst nie gesehen.
https://
Our brains—as are all brains, really—are remarkably talented at discerning patterns in all of our sensory input, filtering and interpreting it all, and letting that interpretation guide our behavior. We’re pretty good at it, really. We need to see the patterns or we die. Are we the only ones who see patterns that aren’t really there, or that make shit up to support our misinterpretations? That would explain gods, religion in general.
Same. I plan to continue my subscription as additional donation.
When propaganda and hate is free, it's important to make good journalism accessible to everyone.
#Utah #Utahns #NoPaywall…
Der Weltklimarat hat verkündet, das 5° Erderwärmung aus Wirtschaftlichen Gründen trotz Fossil-Lobbyismus nicht mehr erreicht werden, soweit ich das verstanden habe.
Wir sind seit einigen Jahren in der Phase, in der die Lobbytätigkeit der Fossilinfustrie nicht nur dem Klima sondern auch der Volkswirtschaft nicht nur langfristig sondern ganz akut schadet.
#pol
Wenn das nächste Mal jemand "AbER dIE NorMALEn MeNsCHen" sagt:
https://youtu.be/SHin21xQTEU?si=8b50pWW-mXYXr2FI&t=1830
For one of the campaigns against surveillance I am looking for a designer to help us with some of the creative work. Paid project for a few days that can turn into something beautiful. Please send some of your work as DM here, ideally with your hourly rate. Reposting also helps.
The work should do to print in May. So please hurry.
#foss
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Musik-Business: Universal schließt Tech-Pakt mit TikTok gegen unautorisierte KI
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116628363841732321
So why does @… have to keep suing the…
Hands-on with a pre-release build of Google Docs Live, an AI-powered voice tool for drafting documents, rolling out this summer to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/goo
system🫘
Some Vox Staffers express cautious optimism about James Murdoch's acquisition, noting that he is saying all the right things about long-form journalism (Scott Nover/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/…
"Food and drink plastics dominate marine litter across 112 nations, research reveals"
#Plastic #Plastics #Environment
Anzahl der installierten #Windkraftanlagen pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: 14 Tipps zum #Energiesparen
«Scaling Rust codebases: Lessons learned organizing large projects and managing errors»
Puh... yes, I'm still learning about that…
🦀 https://kerkour.com/rust-organize-large-projects-code-error-handling
Mind-bending photos show the pain and dreams of Afghan women : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/24/g-s1-123443/photos-afghanistan-women-taliban
Hiking tip: just bring your water filter to the hike. Even if you don't plan to use it.
Vielleicht nennen wir die Bundesregierung in LarsKlingbeilWahlkreisregierung um?
Zur Verbesserung des Schienenverkehrs in Norddeutschland schreibt der @…:
„Nach NDR Informationen finden Gespräche zwischen den Regierungsfraktionen CDU und SPD und Vertretern der betroffenen Gemeinden statt, ...“
Ich frage mich, wann die nach Kiel, Hannover, Hamburg und Bremen k…
Learn all about “the most moral army in the world” (currently committing genocide, but, hey, no one’s perfect):
How three terrorist groups formed the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) [aka Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=OCGtHMxNr…
Die Energiewende nimmt richtig Fahrt auf! 🌍 Das Jahr 2025 markiert einen absoluten Meilenstein beim Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11221660?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege…
RE: https://toot.cat/@devopscats/116635317373308343
Woke up this morning.
Time to make it everyone's problem!
How the AI boom is transforming global M&A, now dominated by the AI-driven race to control the world's energy, fiber networks, and computing capacity (Financial Times)
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/8e044bee-edcb-4be7-…
"What sets you apart can feel like a burden, but it’s not. A lot of the time it’s what makes you great."
—Emma Stone
#acting #coaching #inspiration
CBS issued takedown notices to YouTube users over Stephen Colbert's return to public access series Only in Monroe, but says it will stand down after outcry (Michael Schneider/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/cbs-stephen-colbert-…
Anzahl der neuen #Windkraftanlagen je #Bundesland in #Deutschland im Jahr 2025 mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Die "Ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone" bedeutet
Were Those Killers Radical Right Wingers? – Digby's Hullabaloo
https://digbysblog.net/2026/05/23/were-those-killers-radical-right-wingers/
"Australia installs 400,000 home batteries in 10 months for 11.2 GWh"
#Australia #Batteries #Energy
«Digitale Rasterfahndung — Wenn Bilder im Netz Leben zerstören:
Die Öffentlichkeitsfahndung wird zunehmend für Bagatellfälle genutzt. Experten warnen vor unverhältnismäßigen Grundrechtseingriffen und fordern eine Reform.»
Genau das und es wundern sich viele, dass Nazis dadurch erfolgreich sind. Was als Sicherheit angeboten wird, wird sehr wohl zur Machtmissbrauch genutzt - schon immer.
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RE: https://climatejustice.global/@parents4future/116629209663860393
Well how else are billionaires supposed to become trillionaires?
Some of you only ever think about yourselves…
RCA stands for Root Cause Animal
https://cybersquirrel1.com/
Galaxy A57 und A37: Samsungs neue Mittelklasse
Samsung hat das Galaxy A57 5G und A37 5G vorgestellt. Die neuen Mittelklasse-Modelle bieten neue Prozessoren, Android 16 ab Werk und sechs Jahre lang Updates.
https://www.…
OpenAI plans to invest $1B in AI-related causes in 2026 via the OpenAI Foundation, and names co-founder Wojciech Zaremba to lead its AI resilience initiatives (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Jährlich genehmigte #Windenergieleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Genehmigt bedeutet noch nicht gebaut oder in Betrieb. Nicht alle Anlagen benötigen eine Genehmigung.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:
RFK Jr.’s Push to Curb Antidepressants Has Shaken Psychiatry - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/science/rfk-jr-antidepressants-ssri-psychiatry.html
French political title Contexte, which generates 100% of its revenue from subscriptions, reports a €268K net profit for 2025, its first profit without subsidies (Alice Brooker/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/
Spain: We’re outraged that Israeli barbarians are brutalising our peace activists… we’re perfectly capable barbarians who can brutalise them ourselves (we were trained by them, after all).
Any word from friend of Palestine, Pedro Sšnchez on this? Are all these officers being fired as we speak?
🤔
#spain
"The hardest part of acting is not being guaranteed work. Every job could be your last."
—Henry Cavill
#acting #coaching #inspiration
"Experts celebrate record-breaking start for sea turtle nesting season"
#Turtles #Animals
https://www.
«Predator kann unbemerkt Apple-Geräte überwachen:
Die kommerzielle Spyware Predator soll Apple-Geräte weltweit ausspionieren können, ohne dass die üblichen Warnanzeigen von iOS sichtbar werden.»
Hier mal den Hinweis für die Menschen, die immer noch glauben, dass Apple Produkte um einiges Sicherer so wie Abhörresistent seien. Betreffen kann dies alle, denn auch in Partnerschaften geschieht das.
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Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Undercover auf Facebook und Instagram ermittelt: Geldstrafe gegen Meta verhängt
Häufigkeitsverteilung der Anzahl der Module von #Balkonkraftwerken in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten vor 2018 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum ersetzt. Sonderregelungen nach
For international students seeking U.S. jobs, the 'American dream ... is collapsing'
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/24/for-international-students-seeking-us-jobs-the-american-dream-is-collapsing.html
Had a dream last night where I offered shelter from some incoming rain in the "cat storage" shed.
They apologized for it was all they could offer, but I was happy!
Squeezed myself right in there with like 30 sleepy cats :3
eMarketer: live sports TV ad spend in the US will top $20B in 2027 and hit ~$25B by 2030, growing 27% from 2026 to 2030, 4x the rate of the overall TV ad market (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/sports-tv-ad-spend-20-billion-live-games…
A $16B financing for a giant Oracle data center in Michigan has closed, with BofA selling $14B in bonds; Oracle plans to use the campus to power apps for OpenAI (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-25/oracle…
Falsche CPUs: Chuwi ruft Notebooks zurück
Manche Chuwi-Notebooks gaukeln dem Käufer schnellere Prozessoren vor als wirklich vorhanden. Ein Rückruf kommt mit Bedingungen.
https://www.heise.de/news/Fal…
"I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself. That is the best combination."
—Judi Dench
#acting #coaching #inspiration
"Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages"
#Environment #Nature #Emissions
Louisiana lawmakers shelve maternal mortality resolution despite nation-leading death rates • Louisiana Illuminator
https://lailluminator.com/2026/05/24/maternal-mortality-4/
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Smart-TV: Europäische TV-Sender wehren sich gegen Tech-Konzerne
Sources: Love Island brought Peacock ~2M new subscribers in 2025, a rare bright spot after ~$1B in recent losses; Comcast says Peacock has 46M subscribers (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/how-lov
Häufigkeitsverteilung der Bruttoleistung von #Balkonkraftwerken in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten vor 2018 durch Registrierungsdatum ersetzt. Sonderregelungen nach
Koah, which embeds sponsored ads directly into AI chatbots and aims to build an AdSense for AI, raised a $20.5M Series A led by Theory Ventures (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/koah-adsense-for-chatgpt-series-a/
Netherlands:
Gov´t won't label Antifa as terror organization due to lack of centralized structure | NL Times
https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/24/govt-wont-label-antifa-terror-organization-due-lack-centralized-structure
Rechtslage Deepfakes: Warum der Straftatbestand kommen soll
Eine Regelung für pornografische Deepfakes hat die Politik schon lange in der Schublade. Angesichts der neu entflammten Debatte will sie jetzt handeln.
…
European Audiovisual Observatory: global streaming platforms increased their share of spending on original European programming from 8% in 2020 to 24% in 2024 (Ed Meza/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/streaming-pay-tv-european-audio…
REPORT: Palm Beach County Was Threatened With Defunding Unless They Renamed Airport For Trump - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/05/report-palm-beach-county-was-threatened-with-defunding-unless-they-renamed-airport-for-trump/
TSA workforce, aviation leaders challenge Trump push to expand privatized airport screening - Government Executive
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/tsa-workforce-aviation-trump-privatized-airport-screening/413674/?oref=ge-skybox-hp
#GiftLink
Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/us/politics/trump-legal-immigration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.k1A.mNf3.PJ2znfppGF69&smid=url-share
"Prosecutors say accusers who chose to drink or get high have a “very high burden” of proving they were physically helpless and unable to consent. There is a push to change the law."
New York’s Rape Laws Leave Out Many Victims Who Drank Willingly - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Free Software Foundation's Call for 'LibreLocals' Answered on Six Continents - With More Coming - Slashdot
https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/05/23/0639208/free-software-foundations-call-for-librelocals-answered-on-six-continents---with-more-coming
"Progressive influencers Hasan Piker and CodePink cofounder Susan Medea Benjamin were served subpoenas by the Treasury Department on Saturday, Fox News reported."
Trump officials serve subpoenas to two popular progressive influencers: report - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676935747/
Former prosecutor pursued by Trump calls for crackdown on election lies: ‘Lying can be held to account’ | US politics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/24/andrew-weissmann-donald-trump-liars-kingdom
"former Trump-supporting Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) wrote in February that the president has turned his party into a cult of personality — which is evidenced by their poor understanding of the issues."
Trump supporters are ignoring the math — and the consequences: analysis - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-supporters-math/
Eighteen suspected Ebola patients escape after treatment tent is set on fire for a second time in Congo | PBS News
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/eighteen-suspected-ebola-patients-escape-after-treatment-tent-is-set-on-fire-for-a-second-time-in-congo