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Getty Images drops its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI in UK court but continues to pursue other claims and a separate US lawsuit (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/gett

Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues | TechCrunch
Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. 

»Telegram Purged Chinese Crypto Scam Markets—Then Watched as They Rebuilt:
Last month, Telegram banned black markets that sold tens of billions of dollars in crypto-scam-related services. Now, as those markets rebrand and bounce back, it’s done nothing to stop them.«
Is anyone of you surprised? But the real question is, how do I convince people to stop using Telegram?
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Telegram Purged Chinese Crypto Scam Markets—Then Watched as They Rebuilt
Last month, Telegram banned black markets that sold tens of billions of dollars in crypto scam-related services. Now, as those markets rebrand and bounce back, it’s done nothing to stop them.

This piece was written by a UK blogger, Carolyn Gallaher is an excellent read.
It was written back in February about the pardons of all the J6 criminals and others associated with the militia movement. 
“Trump’s pardons suggest he will run a far-right government with paramilitary backing.”
https://

Finally Friday Reads: No Kings!
Good Day, Sky Dancers! Last week was a tough one for those of us committed to keeping a working democracy in this country and with those who have been long-standing allies. We’ve watched the …

Getty Images drops its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI in UK court but continues to pursue other claims and a separate US lawsuit (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/gett

Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues | TechCrunch
Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. 

It is because I'm a curmudgeon that the first Test this year of England v India doesn't fill me with joy.
I should be happy that unorthodox batting has overwhelmed the sport.
I should also admit I didn't watch most of it, but that's because I have never watched it just for the batting. If it isn't a teetering balance between the three disciplines of batting, bowling and fielding then it isn't a sport.
Would baseball fans like a game of base hits or …

On Jan 15, 2023 I watched
𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 Season 2 Episode 14 “𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆“ 10 Feb 1992 starring #PamelaBach #VincentKlyn #DavidHasselhoff

Watched the first 45 minutes of the Gran Turismo movie on Netflix. If you imagined it mostly consisted of people dramatically delivering variations on "this is real life, this is not a game", you would be correct.

Last week I watched a new apprentice take 15 minutes to type a simple email – using the eagle-search system, eyes glued to the keyboard.
Over 12 years of #school education behind them, able to analyze Shakespeare and solve math problems, but typing as if they're seeing a computer for the first time!
HOW is it possible that in 2025 we are still producing graduates who can…

Elliptic: Tudou Guarantee and other Telegram-based crypto scam marketplaces have grown rapidly since Telegram banned the two most popular ones a month ago (Andy Greenberg/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/telegram-purged-chinese-cryp…

Telegram Purged Chinese Crypto Scam Markets—Then Watched as They Rebuilt
Last month, Telegram banned black markets that sold tens of billions of dollars in crypto scam-related services. Now, as those markets rebrand and bounce back, it’s done nothing to stop them.

I wish I'd known of this video before I started trying to hunt #POTA. It's so helpfully thorough and systematic. The past few days would have been a lot easier for me if I'd watched it before.
Anyone here who is learning #CW and thinking of trying to hunt POTA, this is totally worth yo…

Not been watching any of the recent Terminator movies but watched “Terminator: Dark Fate” yesterday on the plane and it was surprisingly good.

I've never written a novel or any other intensely-plotted work of fiction, but anyone who has read or watched it played a lot of stories can probably also recognize that some authors just aren't good at endings. They're great at setting things in motion, at keeping the twists and turns coming, at the soap opera style of drama. But they just don't have the craft necessary to tie things together into a satisfying conclusion. I imagine it's much harder than the process of getting things going out keeping them moving, since you both have to wind down all the various threads you've spun up and balance satisfaction with believability.
I just finished Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi, and it has a bad ending. The beginning is fine, the middle has plenty of drama to keep you wanting to see what happens, but the ending is murky, unsatisfying, and manages neither veracity nor satisfaction (even discounting the biggest next step that might reasonably have been left there to make room for a sequel).
Given the other issues with the book, from poor politics, to inauthentic characters, to a techno-optimism that feels as bitter in this moment as it is far from the mark in its predictions, I can't recommended it, despite having read through to the end.
#AmReading

If you watched #Eurovision and wondered what the hell just happened after Israel received nearly five times more points from the public than from the juries you should read this:
https:…

Most accurate review of Andor I have ever seen
(Link does contain hints of what was fairly obviously to come in season 2. We have yet to watch the final two episodes so no further spoilers please)
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/recent-movies-and-tv-30/

I just lost a days worth of work because I had the audacity to include an equation in MS Word. Somehow that corrupted the docx file. I guess it happens when word tried to translate latex style markup to whatever jank it uses under the hood to format equations.
Unbelievably frustrating but also sort of fascinating. In my lifetime I’ve watched word descend from the obvious best choice for writing on a computer to a pile of laggy jank that just isn’t as useful as other options. Or maybe …

This veteran health official watched Americans lose trust in science. How do we get it back? (Noam Hassenfeld/Vox)
https://www.vox.com/science/417109/trump-rfk-nih-research-cuts-francis-collins
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p62#a250618p62

Nielsen: in May, Americans watched more TV on streaming than on cable and broadcast networks combined, the first time that has happened over a full month (John Koblin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/business/media/streaming…

It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV
In May, more Americans watched television on streaming than on cable and network television combined, Nielsen said. It is the first time that has happened over a full month.

For some reason YouTube decided I'd be interested in this video I already watched many many years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo_7s4TrL28
I saw it in person in at The Troubadour in LA in 2013. I wasn't aware of it - just there for Little Boots, and was very…

Another shoe has dropped in the Michael Tait story.
There's always another shoe.
https://julieroys.com/woman-accuses-michael-tait-drugging-her-watching-newsboys-tour-manager-covered-up/

Woman Accuses Michael Tait of Drugging Her and Watching While She Was Raped; Says Newsboys Tour Manager Covered It Up
After singer Michael Tait admitted he has preyed on other men, a woman who worked with the Newsboys says she was raped while Tait watched.

Bill Burr watched the Netflix documentary "Arnold"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcU6qntGNMw

Nielsen: in May, Americans watched more TV on streaming than on cable and broadcast networks combined, the first time that has happened over a full month (John Koblin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/business/media/streaming…

It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV
In May, more Americans watched television on streaming than on cable and network television combined, Nielsen said. It is the first time that has happened over a full month.

Hmm watched the Liquid Glass movie. Just me or is everything higher contrast? Also, colors seemed distinctly more saturated.

Before this #LetterboxdFriday ends, I share my #LastFourWatched
The Greatest Hits (3½★)
Despicable Me 2 (3★)
Despicable Me (3½★)
Sing (1½★)
🔗 https://…

I'm rewatching Game of Thrones, and with all the kings trashing the world it's a more and more believable account of current events. Last night I watched season 3 episode 9… if you know you know.

I had a nice day reading by the pool while the kids played with my wife. Then watched some #F1 . Overall a perfect #FathersDay . If not counting for all the nonsense that's going on in the world today........

It's official: #StarWars #Andor's finale was the MOST WATCHED content across all streaming services in May.
▶️ Andor Finale Tops Streaming Charts With Record Viewership

Watched a little bit of Japanese woodworking on YT and now my ads are all like 𝑴𝒆𝒏, 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒌 𝒖𝒑?

John Lynch on 49ers' 'uneasy' offseason: 'We had to get younger and we had to get a little cheaper' https://www.nfl.com/news/john-lynch-on-49ers-uneasy-offseason-we-had-to-get-younger-and-we-had-t…

Watched a video about how #Bluesky is dying and that #Twitter is the bastion of social media.
All their points come from random Reddit threads with 2,000 members.
😂😂😂

Most accurate review of Andor I have ever seen
(Link does contain hints of what was fairly obviously to come in season 2. We have yet to watch the final two episodes so no further spoilers please)
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/recent-movies-and-tv-30/

Yesterday, I watched "The Match" (승부), a movie that is now available on streaming platforms after it ran in cinemas in March. It tells the story of two Korean Go players who were both considered best in the world at some point: Cho Hun-hyun and Lee Chang-ho, a master and a student who later overtook the master. Side note: Lee Chang-ho was later followed by Lee Sedol as the world's best player who was then followed by AlphaGo. 1/2

I have never been a mac fan. I've never watched a live mac announcement.
bah. humbug!

I watched Thunderbolts Asterisk.
Valentina was my favorite character.
The villain storyline, I think, almost rung true, but needed to be a bit different to be truly compelling. There’s a basic counterargument the villain should have made but didn’t. But I liked it anyway.

A feature request came in asking to allow users to enable/disable the watched check mark individually for each library.
Here's what I came up with.
A new setting button in the top left that opens the library settings menu. Currently, only 1 setting, but gives us room to expand in the future.
#jellyfin

This is a gruelling summary of all the things wrong with OpenSSL https://www.haproxy.com/blog/state-of-ssl-stacks I've mostly watched this whole thing from the sidelines, but was also affected noting that private key parsing suddenly became 70 times slower. I think they've now …

The State of SSL Stacks
The SSL landscape has shifted dramatically. In this paper, we examine OpenSSL 3.x, BoringSSL, LibreSSL, WolfSSL, and AWS-LC with HAProxy.

It makes me really happy to see that already more than 1.5k people watched my talk from last month’s @… on YouTube! 🥳🙏 I take it as a sign that it was useful to many of you and that real-world, independent conferences are still valuable and relevant – just like the long tail of YouTube when it comes to the visibility and impact of conferences. I’m so glad I can con…

Abuse in Buddhism: The Law of Silence https://openbuddhism.org/library/videos/2022/elodie-emery-wandrille-lanos-present-buddhism-the-unspeakable-truth/

I watched a video of the ukrainians blowing up Soviet era aircraft and I have to wonder: why are there tires scattered all over the wings and top surfaces of those planes?

On Mar 24, 2023 I watched
𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 Season 6 Episode 16 “𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹” 26 Feb 1996 with #PamelaAnderson #DavidHasselhoff #JennyMcCarthy

🎬 Dexter and I just watched Naked Gun. Been a while since I last saw it. Never heard him giggle so much 🤣 The opening car bit, bathroom scene, and jumping on the queen got the most laughs.

Have you ever watched a @… video? They’re incredibly well-crafted, full of meaningful motion and creative ideas...
and we’ll chat with the man himself this Wednesday to find out how they come together!
Spoiler: it’s fascinating stuff that you’re very familiar with ;)

Netflix signs a landmark deal with French network TF1 to show linear TV for the first time; TF1 will broadcast all five channels, showing live sports and more (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/4dc9accc-0024-46b6-bf33-a4125239e238

Netflix strikes landmark deal with France’s TF1 to show traditional TV
Deal will be closely watched by broadcasters, who are losing millions of viewers to streaming giants

Almost done with my first watch through of Star Trek Next Generation. Which Star Trek should I watch after this? Never watched DS9. Is that a good follow up?
#StarTrekNG #StarTrek #StarTrekNextGeneration

I watched some of @…’s fun videos while solving today’s #Strands puzzle. Tricky!
#Strands460
“String's attached”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
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Netflix signs a landmark deal with French network TF1 to show linear TV for the first time; TF1 will broadcast all five channels, showing live sports and more (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/4dc9accc-0024-46b6-bf33-a4125239e238

Netflix strikes landmark deal with France’s TF1 to show traditional TV
Deal will be closely watched by broadcasters, who are losing millions of viewers to streaming giants

NO KINGS Santa Barbara
Rally · Volunteer organized
Saturday, June 14
10:30am – 12pm PDT
Chase Palm Park
236 E Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Map
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/788033

NO KINGS Santa Barbara · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies. 🚨**On Saturday, June 14, we’re takin…

Watched someone just leapfrog the Metro faregate like it was nothing. Good use of $44 million.

Finally watched Blade Runner. Fantastic æsthetics. I'm still not sure what, if anything, happened.

1/ Watched more #openhouse with C again last night (series 3 episodes 1 and 2). It’s common that only one of the partners in the relationship really wants to be there - and the other is going along with it to people please, and out of fear of losing the other one.
I think the reasons and motivations for going into

If you haven’t watched Homestar Runner, please do. It is excellent and funny and something you will be unable to stop quoting please help i think i have a problem
http://www.homestarrunner.com

Watched the entire Dems NJ Gov debate and didn't come out disliking anyone, which is shocking! The one I know the most is Gottheimer who I have disliked for a lone while though.
New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial Debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bmv9LyRjK4&…

Cowboys appear to have a plan should Tyler Guyton fail to develop https://insidethestar.com/cowboys-appear-to-have-a-plan-should-tyler-guyton-fail-to-develop

Finished 1923 this week. Doesn't have the elŠn of Yellowstone/1883, esp when it comes to dialogue, but was a very solid ride nonetheless. My favorite thing is how they brought the era to life.
You don't have to have watched anything else to get it, but the other stories fill in context.
That said, I'd start with 1883, to this, to Yellowstone if I was new to it.
#film

1923
Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.

April was a bit of a mess (mentally). But I still had time to play Blue Prince and watch at Oni: Thunder God’s Tale (one of the good things buried in Netflix's catalog).
https://www.davideaversa.it/blog/changelog-april-2025/

The Changelog – April 2025
This month has been harsh. I spent most of it in my head, unable to control a wave of anxiety and catastrophic thoughts. Yet, I tried my best. I read Nexus, watched Conclave just in time for the real one and found another obsucre gem in Netflix back catalog.

We watched Humane last night on Hulu. It's been on my list since I heard Caitlin Cronenberg's interview on Cinema Junkie. A rare horror movie with political themes that doesn’t hit you over the head with them.
https://youtu.be/V4b-OMLNWE0?si=KRYM081cIxu0oa-6

NOW— Mass ICE arrests happened/are happening at the Manhattan immigration court at 290 Broadway on the 20th floor.
I was just outside the building and an observer came out crying, confirmed they witnessed people getting detained outside courtrooms while families watched and wept.
https://

just watched the condensed version of Thunder vs Pacers, couldn't help but laugh at all the 3s the #pacers were making in the 4th. What a crazy team. And that last shot, nothing you can say or add, clutch as clutch gets. #nba

🎬 Dexter and I just watched Naked Gun. Been a while since I last saw it. Never heard him giggle so much 🤣 The opening car bit, bathroom scene, and jumping on the queen got the most laughs.

Movies watched in March 2025, ranked (being on the bottom doesn't mean it's bad):
(1/2)
- Fargo (1996)
- Blade Runner (1982) 🔁
- Flow (2025)
- Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
- Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)
- Lady Vengeance (2005)
- Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1990)
…
🔁 — rewatch
🩸 — Creepy Crypt
📼 — SHV

TV SERIES WATCHING/WATCHED:
3/4/25 Daredevil: Born Again S1 (DISNEY )
4/13/25 Last of Us S2 (MAX)
4/22/25 Star Wars: Andor (DISNEY )
5/4/25 Tales from the Empire (DISNEY )
5/15/25 Welcome to Wrexham (HULU)

After Dr Who we watched Nonnas and that's a feel good Saturday Night film. I didn't mind at all not watching the European Cup Final, and given PSG ran Inter ragged I still don't mind.

NO KINGS Santa Barbara
Rally · Volunteer organized
Saturday, June 14
10:30am – 12pm PDT
Chase Palm Park
236 E Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/788033/

NO KINGS Santa Barbara · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies. 🚨**On Saturday, June 14, we’re takin…

Think of the number of videos you have watched where you forgot someone is there holding a camera and recording it.

March has been filled with a granola of small joys in a molasses of overall bitter mood. Those are the contradictions that, in the end, make up a solid month.
https://www.davideaversa.it/blog/changelog-march-2025/

The Changelog – March 2025
March was a month of contrasts, but, overall, I am happy with it. I wrote two articles, finally watched Flow, and read The Notebook, listen to the new clippings album. And now I am ready for the new season!

#Plex, stop! I only have so much popcorn to eat while I watch all these new changes play out🍿
https://lemmy.ml/post/30839839

Trump walked out to a thunderous standing ovation as Kid Rock’s “American Bad Ass” boomed from the sound system.
He watched martial artists slug it out behind a chain-link fence.
A female champion let the US president try on her gold belt.
It was a night of machismo, spectacle and violence.
Shortly before he joined an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday night,
Trump had signed an order deploying 2,000 national guard troop…

Literally just watched a Mission Impossible movie about this.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-new-action-to-detect-hostile-state-activity-using-ai-on-visit-to-the-arctic

UK announces new action to detect hostile state activity using AI, on visit to the Arctic
The UK is stepping up its efforts to safeguard national security by leveraging AI to detect hostile state activity in the Arctic.

On Apl 4, 2023 I watched
𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 Season 6 Episode 19 “𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲: 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭” 22 Apr 96 #PamelaAnderson #AlexandraPaul #DavidCharvet

And of course, we also watched out for flowers. Among them is Platanthera bifolia (lesser butterfly orchid) in the Burren.
#wildflowerHour #bloomscrolling #Burren #Clare

If you feel comfortable doing so, please register for this event at https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/788033/.
It helps us with our planning to have an idea how many people to expect. Thanks!

NO KINGS Santa Barbara · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies. 🚨**On Saturday, June 14, we’re takin…