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"Qualität der Informationen spielt bislang offenbar keine Rolle. Denn das, was Googles Gemini als “AI Overview” präsentiert, ist oft richtig lausig, falsch zusammengesucht oder herbei halluziniert. Und trotzdem klebt der Konzern es an die beste Stelle, die er in seinem Interface zu bieten hat. "
Aus dem Internet-Observatorium #140 #Google

Aus dem Internet-Observatorium #140
Traffic der Maschinen: Nach der Websuche / LLMs und die Illusion des Denkens / Lügendividende

“Under a 287(g) task force model, such as the agreement being pursued by the University of Florida, participating officers would have the authority to interrogate “any alien or person believed to be an alien” about their right to remain in the country, as well as the power to make arrests without a warrant in some cases.”
https://www.wuft.org/public-safety/2025-04-14/uf-other-florida-universities-to-deputize-campus-police-for-immigration-enforcement
Imagine being asked to learn while you can be stopped and interrogated just walking between classes because a campus police officer believes you might not be a US citizen.

🌍🛰️ How do NRENs & RRENs support Earth Observation research?
At our April infoshare with the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), RedCLARA & ASREN, we explored how R&E networks enable Earth Observation research, supporting data access, policy, training, and cross-border collaboration.
Daniela Brauner also shared these insights at GEO Global Forum 2025 last week.
📅 Don’t miss Part 2 of the infoshare series on 27 May!
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Infoshare Series on Earth Observations Support Through NRENs - Part 2

In the final talk of the morning sessions of the #SolarEclipse Conference Thoby Dittrich talked about the Modern Eddington Experiment (the website https://moderneddingtonexperiment.org is under heavy construction): the best observing result of gravitational deflection of starlight by the Sun in the optical during solar eclipses is still Brun's from 2017 - https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.00343 - while others have tried with a vengeance since. The goal remains to observe the significant deflection of star positions between 1 and 2 solar radii from the center of the Sun: this is known as the 'forbidden zone' because the corona can be very bright here and only bright stars can be measured reliably - but those in turn are rare. It turns out that the star fields around the totally eclipsed Sun in 2027 and 2028 will be unusually rich in good candidates so there is (or should be) considerable interest in the physics didactics community to make use of these eclipses in southern Spain / northern Africa and Australia, respectively. 4/n

On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi Off-grid PV-Powered Server (2014) - How I set up a Raspberry Pi (Model B then B ) after the SheevaPlug. ~1.6W consumption typical, 400x less than my original server rack! #RPi #frugal #offGrid

On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi Off-grid PV-Powered Server (2014)
How I set up a Raspberry Pi (Model B then B+) after the SheevaPlug. 1.6W consumption typical, 400x less than my original server rack! #RPi #frugal #offGrid

Feds from IRS agents to refugee officers are deploying to assist ICE conduct raids (Eric Katz/GovExec.com)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/06/feds-irs-agents-refugee-officers-are-deploying-assist-ice-conduct-raids/406078/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250613/p130#a250613p130

✅ Der neue #Flächenentwicklungsplan regelt den Ausbau der Offshore #Windenergie in #Deutschland bis 2034.
Es sollen 40 Gigawatt

Neuer Plan regelt Ausbau der Offshore-Windenergie bis 2034

3 observations after the Raiders’ 3-day minicamp https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/3-observations-after-the-raiders-3-day-minicamp-3384894/

❝Police on horseback charged at the crowd, striking some with wood rods and batons as they cleared the street in front of the federal building. Officers then fired teargas and crowd control projectiles at the large group, sending demonstrators, hotdog vendors and passing pedestrians fleeing through the street. Some have since regrouped, ignoring an LAPD dispersal order.
‘It was a total 100% over-reaction. We weren’t doing anything but standing around chanting peaceful protest,’ said Samantha Edgerton, a 37-year-old bartender.”❞
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/14/trump-birthday-military-parade-no-kings-protest-live-updates?page=with:block-684e0b918f08be826d571aa2#block-684e0b918f08be826d571aa2

Upcoming GÉANT infoshare 🚀
Earth Observations Support Through NRENs - Part 1
Explore the multi-national policy context which supports earth observation, the complimentary RREN research engagement approaches employed, and discover the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
👥 Hosted by Daniela Brauner, Chris Atherton and Hendrik Ike (GÉANT), with presentations from Paola De Salvo (GEO Secretariat), Yousef Torman (ASREN), and Mark Urban (RedCLARA).
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Infoshare Series on Earth Observations Support Through NRENs - Part 1
Earth observation has a direct impact on societal ambitions to reduce the effects of climate change, monitor the achievement of the UN sustainable development goals, and for its use in disaster and emergency response.  As a wide-ranging topic area, Earth observation is reliant upon ever increasing volumes of data for achieving the latest scientific discoveries.  It is because of the societal impact, and large-scale data transit to universities and national institutions which makes this an...