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Do you know what a Flemish Giant rabbit is? I went out to scout a farm for a location shoot in May and they had a “half sized” Flemish Giant rabbit - IT WAS HUGE! It was the biggest bunny I had ever seen. It was easily the size of a Jack Russell Terrier! I can’t imagine how big a full sized one would be. 😳
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A look at robots.txt, a good will-based social contract governing the behavior of web crawlers, as experts call for more rigid tools for managing AI crawlers (David Pierce/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/24067997/robots-txt-ai-text-file-web-crawl…

With the rise of AI, web crawlers are suddenly controversial
For decades, a humble text file governed the behavior of web scrapers. But as the AI industry grows, the social contract of robots.txt is falling apart.

‘Nobody saw this coming’; California dairies scramble to guard herds against #bird #flu
There is no single federal or state agency responsible for following this disease
— one that affects wildlife, agriculture and public health.
Some experts say it’s a flawed silo-like approach for a virus that concerns mul…

California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu
As the avian flu continues to threaten poultry farms and wildlife, are factory farms a sitting duck?

Reminder that you can already choose who can follow you on Mastodon, turn off “Automatically accept new followers” in “Settings > Public Profile > Privacy and reach” to make following you opt-in.
[If you get a lot of unwanted requests from one source (like a specific server) consider a domain block.]

Historians’ Perspectives on the Russian-Ukrainian War With the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, it became clear to most Ukrainian and world historians that this invasive attack wa Source : https://uacrisis.org/en/ukraine-in-flames-597

Deliveroo reports adjusted EBITDA of £85M in 2023, its first-ever profit and up from a loss of £45M in 2022, after launching Deliveroo Shopping in November (PYMNTS.com)
https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2024/deliveroo-looks-past-food-follo…

Deliveroo Looks Past Food Following First-Ever Profit
Deliveroo has logged its first-ever profit as it continues pushing past its restaurant roots into online shopping.

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday 🌟removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies 🌟
— a move supporters said was unrelated to recent scrutiny about the 🔸health of the state’s senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell.🔸
The GOP supermajority Legislature easily #overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s

Kentucky GOP lawmakers remove Democratic governor's role in filling US Senate vacancies
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have removed any role for the Democratic governor in filling a U.S. Senate vacancy. The GOP supermajority Legislature on Friday easily overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the measure. The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term. How a Senate vacancy is filled carries greater importance at a time when the Senate is close…

Ukraine's Naval Advantage: Russian Ships Ousted from Black Sea. Ukraine in Flames #585: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/14/ukraines-naval-advantage.html

The IRS launches Direct File, a free online tool to let some taxpayers in 12 US states file their federal income taxes; the IRS says 19M people may be eligible (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-taxes-98dbc44cc7649729910…

The IRS launched a free online tax filing system. Find out here if it’s available in your state
After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available for taxpayers from 12 selected states. Direct File is a free online tool. Taxpayers in the 12 states who have very simple W-2s and claim a standard deduction may be eligible to use it this tax season. The Direct File pilot is part of the agency’s effort to build out a new government service that could replace some taxpayers’ use of commercial tax preparation software, such as TurboTax.

The IRS launches Direct File, a free online tool to let some taxpayers in 12 US states file their federal income taxes; the IRS says 19M people may be eligible (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-taxes-98dbc44cc7649729910…

The IRS launched a free online tax filing system. Find out here if it’s available in your state
After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available for taxpayers from 12 selected states. Direct File is a free online tool. Taxpayers in the 12 states who have very simple W-2s and claim a standard deduction may be eligible to use it this tax season. The Direct File pilot is part of the agency’s effort to build out a new government service that could replace some taxpayers’ use of commercial tax preparation software, such as TurboTax.