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“The German government’s failings in protecting Muslims from hatred and discrimination start with a lack of understanding that Muslims experience racism and not simply faith-based hostility,” said Almaz Teffera, researcher on racism in Europe at Human Rights Watch.
“Without a clear understanding of anti-Muslim hate and discrimination in Germany and strong data on incidents and community outreach, a response by the German authorities will be ineffective.”

Wait. Magic isn't real? 😂
Seriously, did anyone really think this was some kind of AI or "disruptive tech"?
I've always suspected this was more Flinstones technology than modern innovation.
"Though it seemed completely automated, Just Walk Out relied on more than 1,000 people in India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate checkouts. The cashiers were simply moved off-site, and they watched you as you shopped."

Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores
Amazon Fresh is moving away from a feature of its grocery stores where customers could skip checkout altogether.

I attended a classmate's memorial service today. I was there because he was important to my life 25 years ago, but sitting there listening to people describing the life of someone I'd lost touch with years ago evoked a vivid feeling of sonder—"the feeling one has on realizing that every other individual one sees has a life as full and real as one’s own, in which they are the central character and others, including oneself, have secondary or insignificant roles". (

Es sind über 14 Grad Celsius draussen. Wieso werde ich verwirrt angesehen, wenn ich im Personalrestaurant frage "Wo ist die Glacé-Truhe?"

I have decided, as a #selfhost with just two other people on my instance, that I'm going to limit threads.net following the example of @… quoted below. I didn't know that you can “unlimit” specific accounts! This is an interesting option.
For other a…

People in the old days sometimes believed there were spirits in water.
I'll never forget the weird, almost hallucinogenic feeling I got looking down at this brook, which sparkled so strangely and seemed to be trying to communicate something.
#silentsunday

Dang it to heck! My cousin, with whom I was visiting (east coast, USA) this past week prior to flying back to NZ just sent me this picture of one of the great local critters I was most hoping to see (and spent hours actively looking for!) while there... a big black rat snake. Missed it by a few days.

Belarus Weekly: Belarusian hackers claim to have infiltrated KGB computer network: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/03/belarus-weekly-belarusian.html

Es sind über 14 Grad Celsius draussen. Wieso werde ich verwirrt angesehen, wenn ich im Personalrestaurant frage "Wo ist die Glacé-Truhe?"

I'm still learning about health vs body size and this article does a good job addressing the complexities revealed by the popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs.
"By treating obesity as a disease rather than as a moral failing, these drugs and the doctors who champion them do bolster the more righteous aims of fat activists to divorce size from moral judgment. But these drugs also exist for weight loss, and their entire justification is the argument that obesity is a health …

Here’s Who Should Pay for Everyone’s Ozempic
The people responsible for getting us into this situation, of course.