2026-01-06 19:25:38
HarperCollins France says it is testing using AI-assisted translation, citing declining sales and following in the footsteps of Taylor & Francis and others (Eva Baron/Publishers Weekly)
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-to…
HarperCollins France says it is testing using AI-assisted translation, citing declining sales and following in the footsteps of Taylor & Francis and others (Eva Baron/Publishers Weekly)
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-to…
OPNsense 25.7.9 released
Started by franco, December 04, 2025, 03:12:42 PM
#opnsense
Scriptarium viens de mettre un place un fil sur son forum pour collecter les coquilles sur les livres liés Š la Gamme Rêve de dargon.
https://scriptarium.org/forums/topic/3476-miroirs-des-terres-médianes-collecte-des-erratas…
Infection Control Matters
In this podcast series, we discuss new research and issues on the topic of infection prevention and control...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/infection-control-matters/
On another unspecified social media, I joined a photography challenge called '52 flickers'. I'm supposed to take and post one photograph per week for the entirety of 2026. No archives, no backups, no spares, no descriptions - just a photo of any topic taken on a given week.
I typically shun this kind of challenges for millions of reasons, but since I take photos almost everyday, I decided to give it a shot. But to make it more interesting for myself, I decided not to use the most frequent categories of photos, i.e. reportage or stock.
Adding a thread here for backup purposes. Always tagging as [#]52flickers2026.
Here goes 👇
#photography #52flickers2026
I'm betting on Betteridge's Law for this one. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6936576/2026/01/06/heated-rivalry-nhl-hockey-culture-change/
Today is going to be a good day for several large (very large) shots of Scotch.
Working with client for a test file and asked questions on how we are to set up the test environment. It hit me after I asked that I didn't even know what the hell those changes to the files were for.
I checked our current release documents and the next release documents. Zero notes on the changes. I am the release coordinator and I remember nothing on the topic for the current two releases. …
I remember seeing someone make a post about this topic a few weeks ago here on Mastodon, but for the life of me I can’t find it, so I can’t tag the author or reply to it :(
Not all heroes wear capes; some just wear ∀s and ⊃s.
https://forum.cspaper.org/topic/191/iclr-i-can-locate-reviewer-how-an-api-bug-turned-blind-review-into-a-data-apocalypse
'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag 'Fog, Mist'
Hmm that topic is a bit of a pity. I know that I have some #fog / #mist photos but it seems like I haven't tagged them in a way so that…
"Both candidates agreed that Market Street should be reopened to cars (a few people booed, then some cheered). They also both agreed that new housing developments should include more parking."
No problem for the "urbanists" at SF YIMBY, who just endorsed Sherrill.
https://
I have been very impressed in recent months with https://www.youtube.com/@TLDRnews. They're a small, independent news org based in the UK, and their videos have a higher "understandable information"/time density than any other I've seen. Good context and background on the topic, no-BS, an…
If you missed it on Tim's blog, here it is again.
Long critical read on the #decoupling myth.
A response to Jonathan Aldred: On the tortuous relationship between GDP and macroecological footprints - resilience
My thread on the topic, if anyone wants to hear it: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/115375443649657017
@…
2/2
Largest federal employee union calls for Noem, Miller's resignations (ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-doj-investigating-apparent/?id=129340693&entryId=129600588&userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_b_redesign-1939,abcn_popular_reads_exp-497*variant_c_3days_filter-2078,abcn_ad_cadence-481*control-a-1962,abcn_news_for_you_exp-496*variant_a_control-2074,otv_web_content_rec-445*variant_c_trending-1851&userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_b_redesign-1939,abcn_popular_reads_exp-497*variant_b_7days_filter-2077,abcn_ad_cadence-481*control-a-1962,abcn_news_for_you_exp-496*variant_a_control-2074,otv_web_content_rec-445*variant_b_less_popular_bias-1850
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p142#a260127p142
The rise of candidates centering gun violence is a result of the growing prevention movement across the US, which has become something of 👉a pipeline for new candidates running for office.
#Maxwell #Frost, the nation’s first gen Z US representative, started off as a volunteer before becoming organizing director for <…
It's clips like the one between Trump and that CNN reporter that make you understand why the top trending topic on Twitter when the attempt on his life was made was "HOW DO YOU MISS"
Raiders Receive Strong Take Involving Bears, Maxx Crosby https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/strong-take-bears-maxx-crosby/
The #Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module has been discovered again, at first mistaken for an asteroid on an exotic orbit but swiftly ID'd: https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/116985030#msg41240
At the World’s Largest General Science Meeting, Surviving Trump Is the Topic https://www.404media.co/at-the-worlds-largest-general-science-meeting-surviving-trump-is-the-topic/
Funny how folks in the West will debate the ethics of going back in time to kill baby Hitler whenever the topic of time travel comes up but no one ever considers going back to stop colonialism.
🤔
MapComplete — Verschiedenen Themenkarten, zu denen ihr beitragen könnt
Nutze @…, um Daten zu einem bestimmten Thema auf @… einzutragen. Beantworte Fragen, und in wenigen Minuten sind deine Beiträge überall verfügbar.…
trans women need to stop wearing hot topic and amazon basics and start weaving and sewing their own garments, forming an original culture of visual symbolism and pattern akin to many women in ancient societies
what if Colin Robinson would be Agent 47?
2026 NFL combine: Spencer Fano expresses openness to position change after arms measure 32 1/8 inches https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-combine-spencer-fano-expresses-openness-to-position-change-after-arms-measure-32-1-8…
#TIL there’s no longer a Twenty Twenty-Six theme for WordPress this year. So I won’t change the theme of my blog like I did in the past years.
ref: wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-plugins-color-plugins-2026-official-theme/
Spectre gcr - Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers - AtariAge Forums
#atari
Since the topic came up in the whole "I run models locally so it's all fine" conversation:
"Open Source AI" does not meaningfully exist. It's just openwashing proprietary shit
https://tante.cc/2024/10/16/does-open-source-ai-really-exist/…
This DHS funding battle is part of a bigger question Democrats must answer as they fight to regain power.
Large sections of the Democratic base are now echoing calls to “abolish ICE.”
Some Democratic leaders, like New York Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader,
are pushing back against this with much more tepid, unwieldy, and frankly pretty weak ideas to “restrain, reform, and restrict” the agency.
ICE is just over 20 years old, formed as part of the sec…
One hot topic for every team at the 2026 NFL combine: Quarterback contracts, Kelce's future https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7063486/2026/02/23/nfl-combine-team-future-question-quarterback-draft/
I fucking hate KDE on Wayland. Entire evening wasted thanks to their goddamn fucking unnecessary hardcoded gestures. I am to the point of rebuilding kwin_wayland with the patch from the Arch AUR `kwin-without-gestures` package.
This was supposed to be getting fixed!
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/06/1…
He visto esta comparativa de navegadores y me parece sublime https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30262814
Emily Fox with a fun to read retrospective on what my team and a few other teams have done with post-quantum #cryptography at #RedHat and in #RHEL:
I really like this viewpoint on AI performing "semantic ablation". It hits home as I work diligently to write a textbook that contains plenty of nuance and (I hope) a unique perspective on the topic (computer networking).
"By running a text through successive AI "refinement" loops, the vocabulary diversity (type-token ratio) collapses. The process performs a systematic lobotomy across three distinct stages:
- Stage 1: Metaphoric cleansing. The AI identifi…
More on the topic (I still like this metaphor):
https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/114094173419383163
I'm afraid my students might not be pleased with one of tomorrow's assigned readings. Of course, I didn't read it ahead of time and threw it on the syllabus mainly because of the topic and the fit with this week's lecture. I should've known that the author, who writes mildly interesting but bone dry stuff now, wouldn't have written more interesting or less dry material in the past.
RE: https://social.makerforums.info/@mcdanlj/115834722555775922
This morning, I heard the first report of someone passing their US ham radio exam by using Open Ham Prep …
One thing I like to do is to compare the articles in different Wikipedia language editions about the same topic (I know, I'm a nerd). My daughter was watching me, and then she suggested a topic and that we should ask an AI to help.
She suggested YouTuber Technoblade, whose article is available in 35 language editions of Wikipedia, and I chose Gemini since I got a free subscription for its paid-tier service.
Since all are tired of AI dialogs, it is radically edited. Full dialo…
Is there some actual study on the "life expectancy" of magnetic media such as cassette tapes or floppy disks?
E.g. I have a pre-recorded compact cassette that is 50 years old and works just fine (and sounds great!), and floppy disks from the early 80s that read with no problems.
Yet when I search for this topic everyone always claims "10–20 years" is what to expect from magnetic media.
Interested in taking YDS-style courses online? Try our Summer Study program, open to the public; featuring renowned YDS faculty in small seminars that focus on the Bible or on a specialized topic in religion and theology. Courses are not for academic credit, but can count towards continuing education requirements for some clergy. https://summerstudy.yal…
"Try to research a topic that hasn't been investigated before." Ok, google scholar, lets see what I can find. So my topic MIGHT have been done before, but it will cost be $56 to find out. WTF?! Journal articles are insane. I keep having to ask my wife (works @ an ivy) to get articles for me I can't get myself.
🛏️ Social standing and isolation shape sleep quality in mice, study finds
#sleep
The topic has also highlighted the rise of “fictosexuality” and fan culture in Japan, where many young people form strong emotional connections with fictional characters.
Media Shied Away From Climate Coverage in 2025
Despite Increased Reader Interest
Mainstream media around the world last year drew back from reporting on climate change, according to new reports.
This drop occurred despite increasing reader interest in the topic,
while greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations continued to hit new historic highs.
According to a year-end analysis by the Media and Climate Change Observatory (MeCCO),
Listen to @… radio this week with some Greenland commentary including Inuit #accordion
And donation suggestions from my friends on the ground in Minneapolis
Because we’re a full-service socio-political-musical
One hot topic for every team at the 2026 NFL combine: Quarterback contracts, Kelce's future https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7063486/2026/02/23/nfl-combine-team-future-question-quarterback-draft/
(14 years ago, in 2011) Building the bionic eye: an emerging reality and opportunity https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3326660/ "blind individuals will continue to benefit from the use of sensory substitution devices";
This is an essential read from @… – well worth your time to understand the points he’s making fully as he’s spot on and the excellent analogies will make it easier for you to discuss the topic with others.
Searched for the film Big on Duck Duck Go. I pressed "continued on Wikipedia" and ended up on a non-existing page for "Big (film)" on Icelandic Wikipedia.
I went back and noticed that Iceland was checked as my location. I unchecked and tried it again and got the expected English language article.
There are levels of problems here but the most obvious might be the assumption that Icelandic Wikipedia has a page about any topic and that the Icelandic article woul…
'Hohe Berge' #FotoVorschlag 'High Mountains'
High #Mountains - okay - I had to smile this morning because I thought "yeah, I have something for this topic!"
This is one of my very loved photos. It took me a bit until I was able to take right this photo b…
Excellent conversation on the F-stop podcast with Jason Hatfield about intersection of landscape photography, endurance, ethics and the controversial topic of gatekeeping sensitive locations. Really good listen.
https://overcast.fm/ AALaCzGAmLw
Want to check the google trends for a topic? Use {gtrendsR} directly from within your favorite language: #googletrends
The English in this article is so poor, there are several paragraphs I had to read several times to get any sense out of them. AI or the four(!) reporters named? Interesting topic, but nothing much added in this piece.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/13/politic…
On that topic, see my text in the “Software in Context” section at the bottom of this reading assignment from one of the courses I teach:
“Generating code is the easiest part of software development.”
https://comp127.macalester.digital/f25/resources/classes_objects_state_behavior/
One hot topic for every team at the 2026 NFL combine: Quarterback contracts, Kelce's future https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7063486/2026/02/23/nfl-combine-team-future-question-quarterback-draft/
Kubernetes Server Side Apply is the topic for the next few minutes at #12Clouds thanks to Rafa Brito
My slides and a video of my talk "Grow your [engineering] brand while putting privacy first" are available on my blog: https://talkweb.eu/openweb/4500/
If you want a funny, but useful talk on that topic, reach out!
@… @…
Technically every message is rather manipulative.
I think one problem is that admins on topic related instances are likely preferring advocacy groups targeted against another lobby, e. g.
"oil against …
farewell to my one true book format. #books
@… thanks.
Let's note, at the foot of the penultimate archived page (prior to removal of the topic):
― opening poster RypPn pleaded for people to be better
― eternal_noob replied, "But i'd like to watch things burn. 🥸".
The flames certainly entertained that one person. Moderators might have been less amused; it …
OMG, why in God's name are we killing Lens? JFC, 'OneDrive scan' doesn't have a 1/10th of the features of Lens. 🤬
☑️ Retirement of Microsoft Lens - Microsoft Support
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/ret…
That's good to read.
"Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, South Milwaukee, and Oconomowoc have changed their zoning ordinances and taken other steps in recent years to encourage construction of ADUs. Shorewood and Waukesha are considering zoning changes to allow ADUs, with the topic surfacing as an issue in Brookfield's mayoral race."
#Milwaukee #Shorewood #Brookfield #ADUs
We had some issues with media files stream/download but its now fixed : #osint
Le créatuer de la chaine YouTube `Lowang_jdr` demande votre avis sur son travail, je pense qu'il cherche a se motiver pour continuer.
https://scriptarium.org/forums/topic/3480-chaîne-youtube-lowang_jdr/
Looking for other people here who're interested in analog "alt process" photography (especially Kallitype & salt prints in general) and who are also making their own prints. There used to be a few more such people in my TL, but they all seem to have vanished or stopped posting in the past year, and generally it feels there's precious little interest in this topic on Mastodon... (I too have a feeling, either my own photography went drastically downhill over the past 3-4 …
International postdocs: Come to Bochum for a two-week stay to plan a research project and learn how to apply for funding for it in Germany.
I'm available as a host for any topic related to my research interests: digital forensic linguistics, experimental semantics/pragmatics, emojis, (computational analyses of) harmful language, metaphors, discourse, etc.
https://www.research-academy-ruhr.de/programm/researchexplorer/
Circana BookScan: US print book sales hit 762.4M units in 2025, up 0.3% YoY, settling at levels higher than before the pandemic; graphic novels saw a 9.2% rise (Jim Milliot/Publishers Weekly)
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-top
This is a human-curated small selection of interesting accounts to help you get started on Mastodon and the Fediverse.
Once you follow a few people on a particular topic, you will discover even more people through all the posts they share etc.
For more info on how to follow the accounts listed, see the Help section
https://fedi.directory/
Our second episode is the first one on a more specific topic. This time we talk about knowing your Language. In order to be able to communication effectively through your code, you have to know your programming language, its features, and its idioms.
As always, enjoy, subscribe, and give us constructive feedback.
https…
Any publication that uses a topic like
"The subject that is/does something or other special"
Without naming the subject, will directly blocked by me.
I'm not going to fall for these click baits any more.
Gary H. comments on 1 Peter 1, topic of holiness:
#Bible
'Eingefrorene Bewegung' #FotoVorschlag 'Frozen Movement'
Ah I almost didn't want to post a photo for this topic until this photo came to my mind. And it's a frozen motion even literally... right?
More about this day:
Drake Maye injury: Patriots QB, dealing with shoulder issue, misses practice due to illness, per Mike Vrabel
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/patriots-mike-vrabel-drake…
Indiekit for Cloudron - IndieWeb Publishing Server https://rmendes.net/bookmarks/2026/01/24/indiekit-for-cloudron-indieweb-publishing-server
This speech by Zelenskyy at Davos is biting. Glad to see him call out the European hypocrisy of “speaking of values [when] they often mean valuables.” But, my friend, not one mention of Gaza or Palestine given the topic? Ukraine is the closest thing to Palestine Europe has and still no solidarity, not even an acknowledgement? I just don’t get it.
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by His Own Hubris
On topic after topic, Trump made clear that he thinks he is the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties.
"My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
“I don’t need international law,”
he added.
“I’m not looking to hurt people.”
When pressed further about whether his administration needed to abide by international law,
Trump said,
It's hard to approach the topic of Persona and all their partners without just falling into the suggestion of telling everyone to self-host their life online, it's probably gonna be what everyone needs to do eventually but in a way it's a platform-wide version of when we were leaving Twitter.
What do NFL players think of tush push, hip-drop tackles and kickoff rules? We asked them https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6999586/2026/01/28/nfl-player-poll-tush-push-kickoff-rules/
Okay, submitted a #rp26 talk. It's a topic I care deeply about, sadly those talks often don't go through. So wish me luck.
It's about decomputing.
Frontiers call for papers: Innovative electrode and bioelectronic technologies for neural recording and stimulation https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/75514/innovative-electrode-and-bioelec…
The Raiders Were Responsible for One of NFL's Biggest Storylines https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-were-responsible-for-one-biggest-storylines
⏰ Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious
#animals
Trump Orders States Not to Protect Children From Predatory AI: "States have been the only effective line of defense against AI harms."
On the topic of states rights, Donald Trump doesn’t exactly follow the party line. During his first term, he couched himself in populist, small-government rhetoric — even as he attacked individual states that dared to defend migrants and legalize marijuana.
This is a fashion trend. It’s not just functional; camo serves no purpose of disguising whatsoever on Minneapolis streets. Militaries are dressing the part — and ICE is playing dress-up.
Avery Trufelman’s excellent podcast Articles of Interest spent an entire season on this topic, under the name “Gear.” Here’s on relevant episode.
2/2
https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/p/gear-chapter-5
@… off-topic, a GitHub hint. Note the blank line in this screenshot.
I learnt the hard way. Today I discovered some online hints:
GitHub spoiler markdown – <https://gist.…
The Psychology Of Your 20's
Hosted by Jemma Sbeg, we deep dive into the science and psychology behind a topic, concept or universal experience that defines our 20s...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/psychology-of-your-20s/…
What do NFL players think of tush push, hip-drop tackles and kickoff rules? We asked them https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6999586/2026/01/28/nfl-player-poll-tush-push-kickoff-rules/
Transcript of a talk by Cory Doctorow @… on the topic of AI and its near -term effects on society. Long. Summary of an upcoming book.
Many good thoughts in it, some I haven't found described so well before, some new to me. I'm quite aligned on his points about copyright, and he's tying this up better than I have seen in other places. I don…
Top DL prospect Rueben Bain Jr. says teams not 'concerned' with arm length during combine meetings https://www.nfl.com/news/top-dl-prospect-rueben-bain-jr-says-teams-not-concerned-with-arm-length-during-combine-meetin…
What do NFL players think of tush push, hip-drop tackles and kickoff rules? We asked them https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6999586/2026/01/28/nfl-player-poll-tush-push-kickoff-rules/
NobleSole | Where Creativity Meets Consciousness
Join hosts Amy Sole and Ben Noble as they delve into where creativity meets consciousness. Each week they tackle a different topic about the intersection of being a creative and being a human...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpod…
'Tierische Begegnungen' #FotoVorschlag
'animal(ic) encounter'
I wasn't sure if I have a good or funny one to share with this topic. But I remembered visiting a wildlife park nearby at an autumn day.
It was a beautiful stroll through the park, watching the wildlife there when this situation came to be. Unplanned, just by pure luck.
And well.. I thin…
Raiders GM John Spytek breaks silence on Maxx Crosby saga at 2026 NFL Combine, expects pass rusher to return
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/maxx-crosby-contract-raiders-john-spytek/
A much-discussed topic on here is how many pundits only assign agency to Democrats.
(Not Ned, other people.)
Clear R role in MN cop-tracking/mocking.
Seems very clear to me that the mass pardon of J6ers made it hard for Rs to credibly finger-wag about Disrespecting Law Enforcement.
https://
Do you remember when I once feared that having my photos as background in video conferences might be unprofessional?
Just yesterday I went into a workshop with strangers and a pretty well known investor - and guess what the first topic was in the call? The beautiful background and that I took it in sub -10°C.
I think it was profess enough