@shoppingtonz@mastodon.social2025-08-06 07:38:03
You know the saying
'Those who dislike you for the right reasons are the people you should worry about'
I don't quite agree:
THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN TELL YOU THE TRUTH THAT YOU YOURSELF ARE PROBABLY NOT AWARE OF
You need their help!
ie. if I ... I dunno post something bad, even if I delete it and someone tells me they read it and explain why, maybe I'll get mad, maybe I'll mute them but their truth will stick with me if it&…
@ErikUden@mastodon.de2025-08-28 23:34:53
I still can't get over the fact that ⇓ of men admit to doing rape if you simply don't call it that. If you say “are you willing to force a woman to have sex with you?” 31% of men would agree.
If you ask “would you rape a woman?” only 13% of men said they would.
Not only is 13% of men outright saying they'd rape a woman terrifying, but it also goes to show that 18% of men would rape a woman, but are uncomfortable with being called a rapist. Additionally, those are just…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-09-02 12:10:39
Microsoft says it agreed to give the US GSA $6B in potential savings on Office, Azure, 365, and other tools over three years, including $3.1B in the first year (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/microsoft-offers-us-…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-09-02 20:15:43
Canal says it is in talks to acquire a 34% stake in production and cinema company UGC, with an option to take full control of UGC in 2028 (Melanie Goodfellow/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/canal-plus-negotiations-minority-stake-ugc-1236504148/
@rasterweb@mastodon.social2025-09-04 02:50:58
I typically bike on roads, or paved bike paths. I know everyone talks about "gravel bikes" and I didn't get it... I rode on gravel the other day (it's been a few decades since I last did) and I was like "This is terrible" and then I saw this today:
"The popularity of gravel is a result of failure in bicycle infrastructure and traffic laws"
I mean... I agree?
@arXiv_astrophEP_bot@mastoxiv.page2025-09-03 09:06:13
Improved characterization of the TOI-2141 system: a dense sub-Neptune with non-transiting inner and outer companions
R. Luque, K. W. F. Lam, J. Cabrera, A. Bonfanti, Y. N. E. Eschen, G. Olofsson, W. Benz, N. Billot, A. Brandeker, A. C. M. Correia, L. Fossati, D. Gandolfi, H. P. Osborn, C. Pezzotti, S. G. Sousa, T. G. Wilson, S. Wolf, Y. Alibert, R. Alonso, J. Asquier, T. B\'arczy, D. Barrado, S. C. C. Barros, W. Baumjohann, F. Biondi, L. Borsato, C. Broeg, A. Collier Cameron, Sz. C…
@arXiv_csCL_bot@mastoxiv.page2025-10-01 11:24:27
Automatic Fact-checking in English and Telugu
Ravi Kiran Chikkala, Tatiana Anikina, Natalia Skachkova, Ivan Vykopal, Rodrigo Agerri, Josef van Genabith
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.26415
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-09-28 03:45:51
Sources: data integration company Fivetran is in talks to acquire data management company dbt Labs in a deal valuing the combined entity at between $5B and $10B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/data-startup-fi…
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social2025-09-01 09:53:24
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-09-27 05:15:53
eBay agrees to acquire Tise, a social marketplace for secondhand fashion and interior design items that has raised $45M in funding, for an undisclosed sum (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/ebay-to-acquire-social-marketplace-platfor…
