Filings: in 2024, ByteDance and TikTok spent $7M combined on lobbying against the US TikTok bill; AdImpact: TikTok spent $4.5M on TV and digital ad campaigns (Brian Schwartz/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/bytedance-tikto…
Now that Pierre-Elliott Trudeau International Airport has a mascot, let bloom a thousand historical research projects into Trudeau's feelings about poutine.
https://www.yulexpress.com/en/2024/03/welcome-to-yultine-yuls-very-first-mascot/…
There is no red in this picture; your brain is filling in the red color. The picture is made entirely of light blue, black, and white.
[Edited to add source information that another responder provided. Thank you.
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In the 1980s, there was a fad where every bit of food advertising had to make sure we knew about Oat Bran. It was added to everything, and all news/conversation about nutrition was “now with Oat Bran.”
Turns out that maybe it is actually good for you in some ways, but it certainly has no business being in every part of the conversation…
I was reminded of this ridiculous fad, as someone who just spent 15 minutes trying (and failing) to turn off an “AI” “helper” in one of our chose…
Dat groente duurder wordt is voor de boeren het probleem niet…. https://mastodon.online/@NOSRSS/112631806374985983
📷 Eco-brutalism: when angular concrete meets the wonder of nature – in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/11/eco-brutalism-when-angular-concrete-meets-the-wonder…
There's nothing quite like the feeling of a 60-minute meeting coming in at only 15 minutes.
Dat groente duurder wordt is voor de boeren het probleem niet…. https://mastodon.online/@NOSRSS/112631806374985983
In the local league, Kid1 is playing on the Dodgers this year. He wants to be no. 42 - "like Jackie Robinson." I have all kinds of feelings. #baseball