2024-03-01 15:15:05
RT by @NatalieAmiri: Iran Revolutionary Guards member killed in strike in Syria, state media says https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-revolutionary-guards-member-killed-strike-syria-state-media-says-2…
RT by @NatalieAmiri: Iran Revolutionary Guards member killed in strike in Syria, state media says https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-revolutionary-guards-member-killed-strike-syria-state-media-says-2…
“Free Palestine!”: Active Duty Air Force Member and Anarchist Aaron Bushnell Dies After Act of Self-Immolation in front of Israeli Embassy in DC https://itsgoingdown.org/active-duty-air-force-member-aaron-bushnell-final-act-protest/
Unity names ex-Zynga COO Matthew Bromberg as its new CEO, president, and board member; ex-CEO John Riccitiello resigned in October 2023 after a pricing fiasco (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)
https://venturebeat.com/games/unity-appoints-ex-zynga-exe…
Missouri GOP moves to toss 'honorary' member of Ku Klux Klan from governor's race (Dareh Gregorian/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/missouri-gop-moves-toss-honorary-member-ku-klux-klan-governors-race-rcna141237
http://www.memeorandum.com/240229/p87#a240229p87
Lawmaker accused of illegally acquiring close to $300,000: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/02/lawmaker-accused-of.html
Hmm, trying to quote-post a federated Bluesky post didn't work very well. To get a feeling for the thing, it’s probably easier just to give the handle: @…
You could follow this if you wanted, but my primary online conversational voice will remain here on CoSocial (reminder: Sustainable member-owned co-op instance for Canadian…
Wieviele Wissenschaftler*innen sind nötig, damit Politiker*innen ihre Meinung ändern?
http://csa-scientist-open-letter.org
#Chatkontrolle
we own these albert ayler LPs because john sinclair recommended them to his brother who in turn recommended them to my dad & every other member of their SDS section circa 1965, which very coincidentally also included my future partner's father, who likewise bought one, neither of them regular out #jazz listeners. peace to john sinclair! dope & fucking in the streets, too, while we're a…
In an election year partially defined by Gen Z’s exhaustion with politics, #Joe #Vogel is energized by it.
At 27 years old, the Democrat became the youngest Maryland state delegate in history.
He won his legislative seat in 2022, replacing a 16-year incumbent who retired.
Now, Vogel has his eyes set on Capitol…
ERC Scientific Council member Tom Henzinger, a computer scientist at the Institute of Science & Technology Austria in Klosterneuburg, claims ChatGPT seems no different from running text by a colleague for feedback. And that particular use, as a critic of your paper, might actually be useful, but no, Tom, it's more like asking random undergrads to pen the core parts, and then not check their work.
Nature: Is ChatGPT making scientists hyper-productive?
How many Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have done it with a member of the team?
I'm 50 tommorow and I got one (1) card in the post.
It was from my local Tory member of parliament.
Announcement: #socialcoop member Nathan Schneider has a book that recently went open access!
[[Governable Spaces]]: Democratic Design for Online Life
https://luminosoa.org/site/books/m/10.
#USPol #HunterBiden
Didn't see any of the Hunter Biden hearings - is this for real? If so, I like this Swalwell guy ...
Via FEISTY😈 @crzyfkinworld.bsky.social
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Eric Swalwell and Hunter Biden's exchange during Hunter Biden’s hearing yesterday is FIRE.…
Lunachicks - “Sugar Luv” EP
Double 7” gatefold (1989)
Original UK pressing on Blast First Records (Import)
Working at an independent record store allowed me to order imports like this one. Pretty sure I heard “Jan Brady” on the radio and immediately wanted to get this disc.
Turns out my favorite track is their cover of “Get Off The Road”. I played the hell out of this on my radio show.
Also got to meet these crazy chicks when they toured with L7 and Fugazi in ‘…
Het antwoord op de vraag is natuurlijk nee. 🙈
“De eerste conclusie van Huijzer luidt dat de markt voor het bouwen van zulke complexe installaties er nog niet helemaal klaar voor is. “Je hebt niet alleen een elektrolyser nodig, maar ook een compressor en nog allerlei andere apparatuur”, legt hij uit”
Joh. Goh.
#waterstof
Mistrial declared in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/abu-ghraib-military-contractor-abuse-detainees-caci-3626690f14850075310a771d95ec5ab1
A worthy cause. A long-time #EFF member, how could I not...?
#Gaza
#ElectronicIntifada
"Legend has it that the first program written in the BASIC programming language was executed in the early hours of May 1st, 1964 in the DTSS of Dartmouth College. The minds behind this language are Mr. Kurtz, and John G. Kemeny. The latter is a member of The Martians, the famous group of Hungarian scientists that migrated to the USA before World War II, including luminaires such as John von Neumann, Theodore von Kšrmšn, and Paul Erdős."
Happy 60th birthday, BASIC!
Missouri GOP Moves to Remove 'Honorary' KKK Member from Ballot (Ryan Krull/St. Louis Riverfront Times ...)
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/missouri-gop-moves-to-remove-honorary-kkk-member-from-ballot-42007923
http://www.memeorandum.com/240229/p85#a240229p85
EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support | European Union | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/25/eu-nature-restoration-laws-in-balance-as-member-states-with…
Lawmaker accused of illegally acquiring close to $300,000: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/02/lawmaker-accused-of.html
I generally try to avoid shopping on #amazon (for various reasons), but my rule is that if something is only available on amazon or is much cheaper, I will shop there.
I bought something recently. They added me as a Prime member (I didn't click anything to become a prime member, but apparently I didn't uncheck something so they gave me a "free" month; which I don't…
2024 NFL Draft: Clemson's Jeremiah Trotter Jr. says it'd be 'blessing to play' for Eagles like his All-Pro dad
https://www.cbsspo…
I am hoping today is a very quiet work day. I need to transcribe an online board meeting (I act as recording secretary). On average for every hour the meeting lasts it takes me four hours transcribing.
I keep asking for briefing notes from participants for their portion, but nothing. They prefer to 'wing it' and makes my life difficult checking acronyms and terms to ensure accuracy.
Then there is the member list updates and revise the meeting invites.
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"EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support"
#Europe #EuropeanUnion #Environment
we own these albert ayler LPs because john sinclair recommended them to his brother who in turn recommended them to my dad & every other member of their SDS section circa 1965, which very coincidentally also included my future partner's father, who likewise bought one, neither of them regular out #jazz listeners. peace to john sinclair! dope & fucking in the streets, too, while we're a…
I go to a *lot* of car meets and car shows in the #sfba; that’s one of the main ways I relax and socialize on weekends.
Last week, a regular and very active member of the local car community died in a solo crash on a local highway when his car caught on fire; the cause of the fire and crash is still a mystery. He was a very popular character in the local car scene, and was friendly and generous t…
#GothamFC Hype Crew Member ($200 a day) https://www.teamworkonline.com/soccer-jobs/nwslsoccer/gotham-fc-jobs/hype-crew-member-2068482
Report: Tyron Smith unlikely to return to Dallas Cowboys in free agency https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/report_tyron_smith_unlikely_to_return_to_dallas_cowboys_in_free_agency/s1_17236_40046059
Lunachicks - “Sugar Luv” EP
Double 7” gatefold (1989)
Original UK pressing on Blast First Records (Import)
Working at an independent record store allowed me to order imports like this one. Pretty sure I heard “Jan Brady” on the radio and immediately wanted to get this disc.
Turns out my favorite track is their cover of “Get Off The Road”. I played the hell out of this on my radio show.
Also got to meet these crazy chicks when they toured with L7 and Fugazi in ‘…
Swedish defense minister on stepping up Ukraine aid and a new era in European security: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/01/swedish-defense-minister.html
github: GitHub contest (2009)
The bipartite project-user membership network of the software development hosting site GitHub. A user connects to a project if that user is a member of that project.
This network has 177386 nodes and 440237 edges.
Tags: Economic, Production, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net…
PSA: Being a member of a marginalized group doesn’t make it OK to be an asshole (especially not to other marginalized groups)
In a subpoena, Elon Musk asked Helen Toner to hand over documents about her departure from OpenAI's board and how OpenAI decides when a technology achieves AGI (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
More than 100 arrested in Spain in $900,000 WhatsApp scheme https://therecord.media/spain-arrests-whatsapp-impersonation-scams
politics, two party gridlock
my "thing" in politics is still: "you should have multi-member districts and STV/approval voting, REGARDLESS of your party"
and I actually think most politicians are fed up with the current state of affairs as much as voters, for ONCE. (legacy retiring GOP folks vs crazy trumpers)
don't like voting for hillary vs bernie?
don't like that the republicans got trump?
electing 3 reps instead of 1 allows for basically everything to become more purple. means every state is more swing-ish.
having RCV, STAR, or Approval, makes it so 3rd parties can reasonably be voted for, and 30% dem 30% dem 40% gop votes split right.
having voting mechanics that mathematically don't scuttle third parties would allow for something BESIDES the two parties we have.
So... good shot to change it. politicians start local and get bigger ambitions. so, if you change your city, county, or state elections, more national folks will be familiar with it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger's_law
change election physics.
About Those Claims Planet Fitness Canceled Membership of Woman Who Photographed Alleged Trans Member in Locker Room
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/those-claims-planet-fitness-canceled-234000108.html
Still time to register for today's webinar to learn from two experts (from EEA & ACER) on how European Member States, by collaborating strategically, can unlock flexibility and enhance energy security, while contributing to long-term climate neutrality.
https://
"Israeli Knesset member Hanoch Milbitsky:
"You will die, your children will die, your grandchildren will die, there won't be a Palestinian state, there will never be,"
He shouted at Arab member Ayman Odeh following the voting regarding the possible recognition of a Palestinian state, which was refused by 99 out of 120 members.
https:/…
Efficient Processing of Subsequent Densest Subgraph Query
Chia-Yang Hung, Chih-Ya Shen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18883 https://arxiv…
Members of Congress demand answers on Mario Andretti's rejection from F1 races (Juhi Doshi/ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/members-congress-demand-answers-mario-andrettis-rejection-f1/story?id=109838108
http://www.memeorandum.com/240501/p75#a240501p75
April 25, 1970:
Abbie Hoffman... co-founder of the "Yippies," SNCC member, anti-war activist, "Chicago Seven" instigator, fierce critic of the C.I.A., student of Herbert Marcuse and Abraham Maslow... and musician Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, who allegedly composed "White Rabbit" in an hour... were ejected from the gate of the White House, having intended to crash a "ladies-only tea party" being given by Tricia Nixon for fellow alumnae of Fi…
"UN member states are meeting to plan how to tackle the world’s environmental crises"
#UN #UnitedNations #Environment
Do you remember the shakes Angela Merkel had at an official meeting with the PM of Finnland in 2019?
Now look at Christina Freeland 🇨🇦
Is this when the lizard tries to come out of the human suit?
MiB style?
@… @…
The Social Web Community Group in the W3C is restarting monthly calls. Join us?
https://www.w3.org/groups/cg/socialcg/calendar/
In light of massive public expenditure on the maintenance of infrastructure necessary for personal automobiles, not to mention the climate crisis, I've long thought that free commercial parking in cities is an abomination. If you happen to live in Toronto, you may wish to send a message to your councillor asking that the city implement a commercial parking levy for the support of the TTC.
Only one member of a couple can call people "Kiddo."
In a subpoena, Elon Musk asked Helen Toner to hand over documents about her departure from OpenAI's board and how OpenAI decides when a technology achieves AGI (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
“William C. Robinson, a pastor working for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries in Corpus Christi, received 10 years probation after sexually abusing an underage family member [for years].”
Probation? Sounds about white… He molested his own relative and the court ordered him to take parenting classes! Unreal.
A prominent Republican National Committee member is proposing two resolutions that would put some distance between the national party and former President Donald Trump — at least for a little bit longer.
🔸The first resolution from Henry Barbour — a longtime member from Mississippi — would prohibit the national party from coordinating with Trump or fundraising with his campaign until he wins enough delegates to be the party’s presumptive nominee.
The draft resolution, in part, state…
🚨 🚨 🚨 RNC member floats draft resolutions to bar committee from paying #Trump’s legal bills | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/
How many people do I know who use TelemetryDeck for a Mac App?
Edit: Oh that was a lot of answers in a short time 😍 guess we're adding that to the list of Member Shoutout Topics
Ouchy! UK would run out of ammunition within two months in war against Russia Defence Chief admits
Tory defence committee member Mark Francois states that the UK would not be able to fight an enduring war past a few months. The deputy chief of defence staff, Lt Gen Sir Rob Macgowan confirms that this is true.
The Icelandic headline about this event involving a member of parliament in #Finland being arrested for firing a gun did not name the party he belongs to but somehow I managed to guess correctly.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20086058
PSA: Being a member of a marginalized group doesn’t make it OK to be an asshole (especially not to other marginalized groups)
“The simplest way of outlining the ideal university policy toward protest is to say that it should protect free speech, respect civil disobedience and uphold the rule of law. That means universities should protect the rights of students and faculty on a viewpoint-neutral basis, and they should endeavor to make sure that every member of the campus community has the same access to campus facilities and resources.”
På torsdag kl 16-18 deltager jeg i boglancering for antologien “Partnervold og partnerdrab - samfundets blinde vinkel” med et oplæg om hvordan betegnelserne “husspektakler” og “familietragedie” slŸrer spŸrgsmål om ansvar og gerningstype.
Her opslag fra LinkedIn - man kan vist stadig nå at tilmelde sig arrangementet:
One snooker player and one snooker audience member have wandered onto #TOTP and started singing.
A member of Qatari royal family invested ~$50M in Newsmax in 2019, 2020; sources: before and after the deal, staffers were urged to soften coverage of Qatar (Washington Post)
https://wapo.st/3xbV1FI
When the wrong board member at Delft is quitting and there's some stuff going on at Leiden which is quite close...
Delft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSozKKrHVmM
Leiden: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/04/leiden-university-starts-dismissal-procedure-against-professor-on-the-grounds-of-unacceptable-behaviour
At these moments I'm extra happy that I'm a part of great teams that prioritise inclusiveness.
"What is the UN Environment Assembly and how is it tackling the triple planetary crisis?"
#UN #UnitedNations
European Parliament calls on EU to 'give Ukraine whatever it needs to defeat Russia': https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/29/european-parliament-calls.html
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution
that would have called on all states to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in space
and not take steps to develop weapons of mass destruction that could be deployed above Earth.
Thirteen member nations voted in approval of the U.N. Security Council resolution, including the U.S. and Japan, which spearheaded the measure.
While Russia was the lone no vote, Moscow is a permanent member and can…
What? You looking for me?
Sorry I can’t right now, i‘m busy preparing the garden for spring.
https://slaynews.com/news/wef-member-calls-farming-serious-crime-equal-genocide/
“William C. Robinson, a pastor working for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries in Corpus Christi, received 10 years probation after sexually abusing an underage family member [for years].”
Probation? Sounds about white… He molested his own relative and the court ordered him to take parenting classes! Unreal.
FSB claims it foiled 'terrorist attack' by anti-Kremlin militia member: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/26/fsb-claims-it.html
This is how the world comes closer to Nuclear War, and it's aided by the idiotic and corrupt US Congress.
___
Putin: I want you to make ammunition for my forces in Ukraine.
Kim: OK, but I want to be able to develop my nuclear weapons without oversight.
Putin: Deal.
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Either we help Ukraine beat Russia ASAP or we go further down this nuclear road…
#RussiaUkraineWar
Colts general manager intends to keep WR Michael Pittman with extension or franchise tag https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-general-manager-intends-to-keep-wr-michael-pittman-with-extension-or-franchise-tag
Polygamous sect member pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
https://religionnews.com/2024/03/20/polygamous-sect-member-pleads-guilty-in-scheme-to-orchestrate-sexual-a…
A member of Qatari royal family invested ~$50M in Newsmax in 2019, 2020; sources: before and after the deal, staffers were urged to soften coverage of Qatar (Washington Post)
https://wapo.st/3xbV1FI
When the wrong board member at Delft is quitting and there's some stuff going on at Leiden which is quite close...
Delft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSozKKrHVmM
Leiden: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/04/leiden-university-starts-dismissal-procedure-against-professor-on-the-grounds-of-unacceptable-behaviour
At these moments I'm extra happy that I'm a part of great teams that prioritise inclusiveness.
What? You looking for me?
Sorry I can’t right now, i‘m busy preparing the garden for spring.
https://slaynews.com/news/wef-member-calls-farming-serious-crime-equal-genocide/
NATO military chief: No imminent threat of Russian attack on NATO, urges alliance to 'become more prepared': https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/30/nato-military-chief.html
An active member of the US Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on Sunday, officials said, as media reported he was protesting the war in Gaza.
Emergency responders rushed to the scene just before 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) in response to a "call for person on fire outside the Israeli Embassy," according to a message on X, formerly Twitter, by the capital's fire department.
They arrived to find that officers from the Secret Service -- the US…
"MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies"
#Climate #ClimateChange #FossilFuels
Atlassian's co-CEO Scott Farquhar plans to step down on August 31, 2024, after 23 years at the company; he will remain a board member and a special advisor (Scott Farquhar/Work Life)
https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/scott-farquhar-ceo-tra…
"MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies"
#Climate #ClimateChange #FossilFuels
Trump says US won't leave NATO if member states 'play fair': https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/19/trump-says-us.html
Atlassian's co-CEO Scott Farquhar plans to step down on August 31, 2024, after 23 years at the company; he will remain a board member and a special advisor (Scott Farquhar/Work Life)
https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/scott-farquhar-ceo-tra…
The Supreme Court’s conservatives often accuse liberals of inventing provisions nowhere to be found in the Constitution. Now, the fingers are pointed in the other direction.
At the attention-grabbing arguments this week over Donald Trump’s claim of sweeping presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, the six-member conservative bloc seemed largely unconcerned by a key flaw in Trump’s theory:
Nothing in the Constitution explicitly mentions the concept of presidential immunit…
We didn't send them our best, obvs:
Former MA City Council Member Facing Child Porn Charges Flees To Russia, Joins Army
https://www.wonkette.com/p/former-ma-city-council-member-facing
Filing: Sun Microsystems co-founder Andreas Bechtolsheim settles with the US SEC for alleged insider trading on Cisco's $2.6B offer to buy Acacia in 2019 (Austin Weinstein/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Russia may attack the territory of the NATO member states from 2026: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/18/russia-may-attack.html
Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax
A member of the Qatari royal family invested roughly $50 million in Newsmax, according to documents and representatives for the media company and the royal, in a moment of acute Middle East tensions during the Trump administration.
The investment bolstered a key conservative media outlet at a time when Qatar was facing intense diplomatic pressure from its neighbors and seeking allies in the United States.