2024-02-29 03:35:00
US Military Aid Spurs Russian Panic: Is Ukraine Preparing for a Major Strike?: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/30/us-military-aid.html
In its first TikTok Shop Safety Report, TikTok reports 500K sellers in the US and 15M sellers worldwide in December 2023, adding 6M in H2 2023 (Alex Barinka/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Demon Nebula.
2 Free wallpapers for you to use!
Also uploaded to my Ko-fi completely uncompressed (Mastodon compresses images to 1280 px) for free here: #AIart
Don't Stop Us Now! Podcast
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods…
Strained U.S. Immigration System Draws More and More Asylum Claims (Miriam Jordan/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/us/us-immigration-asylum-border.html
Parks Milkwright 1854, Sparrow Hill,
Loughborough, November 2023.
#photography #photographyonmastodon #photooftheday
US: Islamic Resistance group is to blame for Jordan attack | AP News https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-us-navy-mideast-tensions-israel-hamas-red-sea-6d5662d09aad8aed0875025b75928ef5
Quelle: …
In its first TikTok Shop Safety Report, TikTok reports 500K sellers in the US and 15M sellers worldwide in December 2023, adding 6M in H2 2023 (Alex Barinka/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
us_roads: United States roads (2000)
The road networks of the 50 US States and the District of Columbia based on UA Census 2000 TIGER/Line Files. Edges are stretches of road and vertices are intersections of roads. The data sets were assembled by Dominik Schultes. The 'merged' network contains all the states merged together.
This network has 49109 nodes and 60512 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted
Texas battles second-biggest wildfire in US history
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68428496
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Drohne soll #Graffiti an Straßen im US-Bundesstaat Washington übermalen
https://www.heise.de/news/Drohne-soll-Graffiti-an-…
It remains to be seen whether following this account will have any therapeutic value. Might be worth a try.
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This week my friend Jeff and I go on an art pilgrimage to see a performance by one of our favorite artists, Ali Sasamoto.
Snail shells animated by puffs of air, performers crawling through ventilation tubes, and an impending mid-life crisis.
#Art #Performance
US man accused of destroying Satanic Temple statue charged with hate crime
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/01/satanic-temple-hate-crime-charge-iowa
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#FlashbackFriday Attic box cleaning.
My little brother Kevin Babyak flexing. Maybe 8th grade? A born athlete. Was already practicing with the varsity soccer squad by this time. Here's two great little stories about his athleticism.
The first one is from when my dad was replacing the roof on our one story ranch home. This would have been when Kevin was ve…
😿 ‘The EPA needs to humble itself’: why some US non-profits are turning down agency funds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/26/epa-grants-requirements-nonprofit-pollution-communities
How does https://retention.com/ work to scrape email addresses from web visitors? Does it sniff out webmail cookies from the same browser?
"Bei der mehrstündigen Anhörung ging es um Probleme wie die Verbreitung kinderpornografischer Inhalte sowie Mobbing und sozialen Druck, der etwa zu Essstörungen führt." https://www.golem.de/news/anhoerung-im-us-
Patriots QB Jacoby Brissett on Drake Maye: 'Competition brings out best in all of us' https://www.nfl.com/news/patriots-qb-jacoby-brissett-on-drake-maye-competition-brings-out-best-in-all-of-us
Here's more commentary on #LKQvGM, from Chris Carani & Dunstan Barnes: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/federal-cir…
US Treasury Secretary: Frozen Russian assets are no substitute for Ukraine aid: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/01/us-treasury-secretary.html
Meta says it plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in early April 2024 and won't sign new deals for news content in those countries (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024…
Strues – 2024
"Murex"
#experimental
Don't Stop Us Now! Podcast
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods…
US: Islamic Resistance group is to blame for Jordan attack | AP News https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-us-navy-mideast-tensions-israel-hamas-red-sea-6d5662d09aad8aed0875025b75928ef5
Quelle: …
Meta says it plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the US and Australia in early April 2024 and won't sign new deals for news content in those countries (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024…
US election workers face thousands of threats – so why so few prosecutions?
The US Department of Justice circulated a memo to all federal prosecutors and FBI agents. There had been a “significant increase in the threat of violence against Americans who administer free and fair elections”, the memo said.
The increase in threats amounted to “a threat to democracy. We will promptly and vigorously prosecute offenders.”
The memo announced the formation of a new unit within the ju…
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Let’s do some arithmetic. A company takes in $4 million in total revenue. To accomplish this, it spends $62 million.
Net loss: $58 million.
How much would you pay to buy this company? https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112196716174826637
Andrew Yang warns US 'not doing enough' to prepare for AI's impact: 'Dramatic changes' (Andrew Miller/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/andrew-yang-warns-us-not-doing-enough-pr…
Austin says US urging other partners to provide Patriots to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/30/austin-says-us.html
😿 ‘The EPA needs to humble itself’: why some US non-profits are turning down agency funds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/26/epa-grants-requirements-nonprofit-pollution-communities
Luís Antero
"Live (@Go Romaria Cultural’23)"
#ambient
This afternoon I submitted the manuscript of my new book, 'Scholarly Editing in Perspective', to the series editor of the 'Editors and Editing' strand in the CUP Elements Series. It's been interesting and (well) fun to write. It certainly helped me sharpen my ideas and push them to a new level.
#scholarlyediting
Over 40 years. Must be some kind of record...
Former US ambassador accused of spying for Cuba says he’ll plead guilty to charges | The Hill
https://thehill.com/regulation/national-security/4499068-former-u…
Ah, so THAT'S what we were celebrating....😂
#Easter #HappyEaster
Well, loser, that's a pisser. 😉
Donald Trump’s ‘sex and bribes’ data protection case rejected by UK court;
Ex-US president took action over allegations he took part in ‘perverted acts’ and bribed Russian officials
https://www.thegua…
Canadian payments company Nuvei has agreed to be purchased and taken private by PE firm Advent International in a $6.3B deal (Josh Scott/BetaKit)
https://betakit.com/nuvei-to-be-acquired-by-us-based-advent-and-taken-private-in…
Chesa Boudin: "If we're at a point in American history where seeing poverty makes us uncomfortable or unsafe, living in big cities is going to be tough. Every big city in America has visible poverty."
"At the same time, people like you and I do have a right to feel safe. We have to think about what's actually going to work... The courtroom that's being used to prosecute the homeless is not being allocated to prosecute actual crimes."
I have a March Madness Syndrome flare up going on.
#ExcusesForCallingOffWork
#HashTagGames
Of note, the last couple nights of the NCAA playoffs, #HashTagGames
Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds
Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support
https://www.theguardia…
Floating Mind
"Waves Of Deep"
#CreativeCommons
Donald Trump's 'sex and bribes' data protection case rejected by UK court (Daniel Boffey/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/01/donald-trump-sex-bribes-data-protection-claim-rejec…
Ahead of CZ's sentencing on April 30, a look at the contrast between CZ/Binance and SBF/FTX, as Binance claims more than 40M new users in 2023, up 30% YoY (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-…
Thousands of millionaires don’t even bother to pay their taxes, and Republicans keep protecting them. If you pay taxes, doesn’t that make you angry?
(Gift link.)
https://wapo.st/49VthDi
Why are US campuses facing an orgy of state repression in the ‘land of the free’?
The right has painted nonviolent protests against the war on Gaza as hotbeds of ‘woke’ terrorism.
It’s a pretext for repression
https://www.theg…
New #TerraForm blog post "Always recreating a TerraForm resource": https://blog.wyrihaximus.net/2024/04/always-recreating-a-terraform-resourc…
Ejler Berry
"Crooks & Nannies"
#alternative
#Verpasstodon
Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Standortdaten der Kunden verkauft: Millionenstrafen für US-Mobilfunker
consider donating to some campus bail funds with me
https://campusbailfunds.com/
and/or to Palestinian writers to help get the word out about what's happening in Gaza
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposes subjecting carmakers to the Safe Connections Act to protect domestic abuse survivors from misuse of internet car systems (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-law-domestic-abuse…
U.S. PUNISHED Companies for Cooperating with Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/29/us-punished-companies.html
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. https://mastodon.social/@Some_Emo_Chick/112016009084364649
And THIS is why I hate corporate social media....🤬
Literally made a Threads/Insta account and got InstaBanned without even doing anything....submitted an appeal.
30 or so hours later I realize I can actually login (they didn't send ANY email) and start setting up my profile and notice Fediverse option isn't there. After mucking around for 30 minutes or so, I'm banned AGAIN! I didn't even post anything or put anything in my bio...the only thing I did was upload my …
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This is not news to some folks.
Bias hiding in plain sight: Decades of analyses suggest US media skews anti-#Palestinian | Salon.com
https://www.
Shaven Worm Orchestra
"Wormy Razor"
#alternative
Biden urges Trump to help him pass immigration deal as both visit US border
President implores Republicans to ‘show a little spine’ and support bipartisan border and security bill as Trump speaks at Eagle Pass
“It’s long past time to act,” Biden said in his remarks, challenging Trump to “join me” in calling on Congress to pass the “toughest, most efficient, most effective border security in this country has ever seen”.
Writing this month's #GitHub sponsors update while watching The Cup Head Show on the side: https://github.com/sponsors/WyriHaximus
(It includes a blog post preview 😎 .)<…
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposes subjecting carmakers to the Safe Connections Act to protect domestic abuse survivors from misuse of internet car systems (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-law-domestic-abuse…
Mitch McConnell did so much to destroy our democracy that it’s hard to pick just one thing. But Josh Marshall says this is the worst:
"These days you often hear reporters and commentators saying matter of factly that legislation requires 60 votes in the Senate. This is truly McConnell’s greatest accomplishment. People say this like it’s in the Constitution, like the two-thirds requirement for conviction at impeachment or to approve a treaty. (1/2)
Legalizing cannabis is great. How do we deal with the side effect of making the War on (other, still criminalized) Drugs look more defensible?
The problem with the #WarOnDrugs wasn't just that relatively harmless cannabis was included, but also the hard stuff must be addressed as a public health rather than criminal issue. That debate is being tragically lost right now in San Francisco…
Dental Drill Slips
"Plays Away"
#CreativeCommons
Join us for an informative day dedicated to one of the most crucial steps in starting a business: business modeling and financing: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/30/join-us-for.html
Godzilla attempting to use the self checkout line.
#AIart #MidJourneyArt #MidjourneyAI
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Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of food, and may also involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craft work for household use or sale. Let's play!
#HomeSteadASong
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Nitrogene
"Terminate The 2nd Fight"
#byncnd
Trump can’t come up with the money he owes; begs the court for mercy.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/28/trump-appeal-bond-fraud-case?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Who dis? New #PHP package coming soon:
Aaron Peskin must really not be running for mayor, because if he were this would doom his campaign. Gonna look snobbish and obstructionist to anyone not a homeowner in those specific neighborhoods.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/28/desp
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This image is not real.
Testing Midjourney's new "style reference" feature.
#AIart #MidJourneyArt #MidjourneyAI
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian retreat looms without US support, ATACMS is ‘the answer,’ says Zelensky: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/31/ukraine-war-latest.html
In a letter to the US Labor Department, Google says the US could lose out on valuable AI and tech talent if some of its immigration policies are not modernized (Emilia David/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/1/24146053/google-ai-talent-i…
Got to play the last game of our friends at @…. Thanks for the fun, Dan.
"Here lies a man who should've measured the bungee cord twice."
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Lord Cernunnos
"Calling Out From The Abyss"
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https://www.clongclongmoo.org/2024/02/29/lord-cern…
A US judge clears Chinese state-backed chipmaker Fujian Jinhua of economic espionage and other charges, over five years after the US blacklisted the company (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-2…
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"Here lies a man who should've measured the bungee cord twice."
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The US EIA plans to begin surveying crypto miners' electricity use next week; the EIA cited bitcoin rising 50% in recent months as an emergency justification (James Hunt/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/275622/us-to-collect-crypto-miner-energy…
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Arkham: the US government appears to have transferred out about $922M worth of bitcoin from two crypto wallets that held funds seized from a 2016 Bitfinex hack (Timmy Shen/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/279733/us-gov
Filing: Applied Materials discloses "multiple subpoenas" as recently as February from US agencies, including the SEC, about the company's Chinese business (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20