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I saw a shooting star 🌠 last night.
There may be even more today, keep your eyes open! 🤩
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/12/stargazers-prepare-for-meteor-shower-of-the-year-as-the-perseids-peak

Royal Ramble: Breaking Down Canelo vs. Crawford https://raiderramble.com/2025/09/12/royal-ramble-breaking-down-canelo-vs-crawford/

There was once a machine that told you "you want this" and "this is good." It said, "there can be no better system and it's foolish to try to build one." That machine has long since failed to function. Now you choke on fumes as it is consumed by the wild flames of an abandoned cause.
That machine could not possibly work anymore because the evidence of it's falsehood has become too overwhelming.
No, only abject terror now can keep you from plotting your escape, from creating an alternative. No, the illusion has long since broken. All that's left now is triggering fight, flight, freeze as hard as possible. Most will be paralyzed, and those who fight can be used as an excuse to escalate the terror.
These are the final stages of a dying sun, expanding and consuming it's children before the final supernova.
There is no longer a stable system, no longer a system with a future. All that remains is the spectacle that hopes to distract you long enough that you too can be consumed, that it may sustain itself a few moments longer.

As a Canadian used to the idea of annual property taxes, the derangement in Britain over the one-time stamp duty levy that constitutes the only tax on residential property ownership here is quite a spectacle to behold.

Trump turned the shutdown into spectacle. That's not helping him. (Nnamdi Egwuonwu/MSNBC)
https://www.msnbc.com/news/news-analysis/trump-shutdown-blame-project-47-newsletter-rcna235861
http://www.memeorandum.com/251007/p41#a251007p41

Future Illiteracies -- Architectural Epistemology and Artificial Intelligence
Mustapha El Moussaoui
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23434 https://arxiv.org/pdf/…

Future Illiteracies -- Architectural Epistemology and Artificial Intelligence
In the age of artificial intelligence, architectural practice faces a paradox of immense potential and creeping standardization. As humans are increasingly relying on AI-generated outputs, architecture risks becoming a spectacle of repetition- a shuffling of data that neither truly innovates nor progresses vertically in creative depth. This paper explores the critical role of data in AI systems, scrutinizing the training datasets that form the basis of AI's generative capabilities and the impli…

That is a lot of fun! The update to 6.4.4 is rolling out as we speak, but just to give a first impression.
Plasma 6.4.3, Wayland session, basics installed and up and running. Even Spectacle (was a big issue previously) works well.
Wrapping up tomorrow, I've deserved that cool 🍻 for now.
#freebsd

"In a world that demands spectacle, moss reminds us: softness can be a strategy." -- more @ #activism

the season of small things
how to trust the quiet work that doesn't look like progress yet

The Alaska Summit and the Danger of Trump's Diplomacy-by-Spectacle (Mark Hertling/The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-alaska-summit-and-the-danger-of-donald-trump-diplomacy-by-spectacle
http://www.memeorandum.com/250818/p106#a250818p106

Challenging Disability and Interaction Norms in XR: Cooling Down the Empathy Machine in Waiting for Hands
Yesica Duarte, Puneet Jain
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15481

Challenging Disability and Interaction Norms in XR: Cooling Down the Empathy Machine in Waiting for Hands
Virtual Reality (VR) is often described as the "ultimate empathy machine," framing disability as an experience to be simulated through such technologies, which can reduce disability to a spectacle of pity or inspiration. In response, we present Waiting for Hands (WfH), an interactive eXtended Reality (XR) installation that critiques this logic by: (1) repurposing interaction norms in XR through the creation of Alternative Controllers, and (2) staging an absurd XR performance using the built con…

Sexy single elk, you say? In MY area? 🤔 https://flipboard.com/@smithsonianmag/smartnews-343feuq8z/-/a-KOOSWUv9Rdic7ZBBD0XB0A:a:2586892611-/0

Amorous Elk Are Looking for Love Across North America in an Annual Spectacle Called the Rut
Fall in North America means colorful foliage, pumpkin spice-flavored goodies, harvest festivals and football. But for elk, autumn is also the most …

Cowboys Make Micah Parsons Decision Ahead of Week 4 Clash https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/micah-parsons-decision-tribute-jerry-jones/?adt_ei=[email]

Good Morning #Canada
Collingwood Ontario today is known as a resort town, supporting skiers at Blue Mountains and swimmers at nearby Wasaga Beach. But the town was built on their reputation for ship building for over 100 years. The Collingwood Shipyard, established in 1882, was a major shipbuilding center, building over 200 ships including Great Lakes freighters, naval vessels, and the HMCS Hochelaga. During #WWII the shipyard launched ships for the Canadian Navy. The shipyard was famous for its unique side-launching technique, necessary due to harbour constraints, which became a significant local spectacle. It closed in 1986, and after significant remediation efforts, the site is now a waterfront park with mixed housing and a marina.
#CanadaIsAwesome #History
https://definingmomentscanada.ca/all-for-9/historical-articles/whats-a-side-launch/

The Tom Brady-Pete Carroll Raiders home opener almost had it all https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6633643/2025/09/16/las-vegas-raiders-monday-night-football-chargers/