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Oxfam: Carbon inequality kills https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/carbon-inequality-kills-why-curbing-the-excessive-emissions-of-an-elite-few-can-621656/

[ July 9, 2025 - July 11, 2025] Conference or similar: Workshop on Walter Benjamin’s “theory of fascism” https://philevents.org/event/show/127314

Workshop on Walter Benjamin’s “theory of fascism”
The aim of this workshop is to schematize what we might call Walter Benjamin’s “theory of fascism.” The name “Walter Benjamin” may not necessarily call to mind an explicit theorization of fascism. While Benjamin is well-loved for his aesthetic theory, his critique of historical and technical “progress,” and his theorization of juridical violence, none of these necessarily indicate a unifying or even detailed theory of fascism such as we find in the work of his contemporaries, such…

The ruble has lost 1/3rd of its value vs. the yuan, but if you factor in OTHER extra costs...
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China strongly limits Russian access to tech in mech. engineering, aviation, and microelectronics.
"...they openly tell us: if you want to get some technologies, buy the product as a whole. We say: no, at best we need components that we'll replace soon. They tell us: we understand this, but aren't going to do it at normal prices. Here is double the price - please.&…

КамАЗ пожаловался на нежелание китайцев делиться технологиями и надеется на возвращение западных партнеров
Российский бизнес, как и власти, надеется на скорое возвращение западных компаний и инвесторов, ушедших из страны после начала полномасштабной войны.

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„Out Changing Climate“ hat ein tolles Video über #organizing gemacht, das die Methode kurz einführt und in erster Linie mit vielen Beispielen wie von #UAW & #endegelaende zum Handeln inspiriert:

@… @… There is so much right about this that I don't know where to start.
The only worry I have is that it sounds hard for someone else to create a competing implementation, and I think that we need more of that from our…

"Tiling with Three Polygons is Undecidable"
Erik D. Demaine; Stefan Langerman 17 Sep 2024
Abstract
We prove that the following problem is co-RE-complete and thus undecidable: given three simple polygons, is there a tiling of the plane where every tile is an isometry of one of the three polygons (either allowing or forbidding reflections)? This result improves on the best previous construction which requires five polygons.
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It remains open whether tiling …

[ February 3, 2025] CFP for conference or similar: Digital Worlds Workshop https://philevents.org/event/show/129302

Digital Worlds Workshop
The philosophy departments at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and The University of North Dakota invite submissions for a virtual workshop to be conducted remotely on April 25-27 2025 . We seek papers that interrogate the way modern digital technology enhances, hampers, or alters our experience of our lived worlds. The distinction between “being on the internet” and “being in the real world” is eroding. People can increasingly be said to “live on their phones” or other dev…

#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
BLAKE: Yes! We're all right. But we're still checking.
LEYLAN: Stay in contact, Blake.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/102/628…

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Really grateful for community tonight.
We really do keep us safe and healing.

Some activities recover faster than others after crises
WHY?
To answer this question, we've divided the Swiss population in 4 lifestyle typologies using Latent Cluster Analysis:
👨‍👩‍👦 Young rural families
🧓 Low-income retired
🧍 Solo dwellers
👫 Wealthy couples
We've also developed a typology of activities covering possible interactions between crises and activities:
👉 Constrained/unconstrained
👉 Indoor/outdoor
👉 Social/solitary

«"Terms of Service; Didn't Read" (kurz: ToS;DR) ist ein Projekt, das im Juni 2012 gestartet wurde, um die "größte Lüge im Internet" zu bekämpfen: fast niemand liest wirklich die Nutzungsbedingungen, denen wir ständig zustimmen.»
P.S. Für mich pers. ein guter Einstieg um die Privatsphäre der Menschen im Internet und deren Nutzung zu erörtern, ist aber mMn nur erst der Anfang.
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Terms of Service; Didn't Read
I have read and agree to the Terms' is the biggest lie on the web. Together, we can fix that.

Can we create an English dialect that spells “colour”, “flavour”, etc, but that spells “recognizable” and not “recognisable”, “specialization” and not “specialisation”, etc?
The colour and such words with a “u” are way prettier, but the ones with an s instead of a z are just weird. Z is way better

Until 5 pm EST today, They Might Be Giants is giving away My Murdered Remains, their 2018 album.
Go grab the MP3s and maybe buy a Dr. Worm Venn diagram shirt.
#TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants

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Almost noticed this too late, and I would’ve been greatly upset if I had missed it: Voting for the #Latin Word of the Year 2024 has started, with candidates curated from the new (“newly discovered”?!) words added to the Thesaurus linguae Latinae! Make sure y’all vote!!
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After wearing my cargo pants yesterday and being spoiled by decent sized pockets (I could fit my phone in the front pocket, keys, and lipstick without it falling out when I sit) I’m pissed again about the pockets in my current pants, back pocket I can only put my hand up to my second knuckle in the back (might fit a lipstick but it would fall out) and the front ones, stuff keeps falling out when I sit. I’m going to lengthen the pockets based on the cargo pants pockets, I don’t care if it ‘ruins the line of the pants, and adds bulkiness’ because as I always say, women’s pockets, when pants have them, are bullshit. And I don’t care if they make me look fat because I value function and comfort more. My son can fit a whole keyboard in his. I’ve been gradually lengthening my pockets as I get to them, or wearing a Fanny pack, but had to go to a funeral Sunday and got pissed again about my pockets. I want to empower other women with decent pockets, so we can take over. That poem about seditious pockets comes to mind. Or at least carry phones and keys. Will post photos. #sewing #pockets #womenspants

Crap, we may have a problem.
#masks #disguises

@…
We did it!
My, and your, first bridge between Mastodon and Bluesky, via @bsky.bird.gy@bsky.bird.gy
May our two federations prosper.

Our mastodon server #datascience

Two years old
datasci.social is two years old

Mobilize. Outreach. Community.
Meet the MOC.
#CommunityDefence
(Definitely not the "Movement Offence Committee," which we are absolutely not.)

«Split Effects with no Content Duplication»
– from @…
✏️ https://frontendmasters.com/blog/split-effects-with-no-co…

Split Effects with no Content Duplication – Frontend Masters Boost
The `clip-path` property with the `inset()` shape makes for some cool design opportunities. Here we'll expand on some existing ideas, improving them by not requiring any content duplication.

Fast zu spät bemerkt, und das hätte mich richtig geärgert: Die Wahl des #Latein-Worts des Jahres 2024 steht an, aus der vom Thesaurus linguae Latinae kuratierten Auswahl neu aufgenommener („entdeckter“?!) Wörter! Unbedingt alle abstimmen!!
https://pa…

Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
BLAKE: We'll pull out. Give it another hour.
[Inside the Security station]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/168 B7B2

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Join us for an exciting episode of Tech Odyssey where we dive into stock market mastery using AI &proven strategies!
✅ Master Stocks Using AI & Proven Strategies w/ Ryan Metcalf - 9 Dec, 2024 | 9:00AM-9:40AM PST
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto…

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Rethinking Thanksgiving webinar starting in 10 minutes
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Rethinking Thanksgiving Webinar · Showing Up for Racial Justice
Rethinking Thanksgiving: Dismantling Colonial Myths, Uplifting Indigenous Rights and Honoring Mother Earth. This event aims to celebrate the victories of Indigenous Peoples, while confronting the ongoing impact of genocide and ecocide tied to settler colonialism and the military-industrial complex from Turtle Island to Palestine. In the face of fascism, we reject the trap of despair. Together, we will root ourselves in Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, resistance and solidarity with…

Frank Kunert, Wunderland, Live-Übertragung
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Series A, Episode 03 - Cygnus Alpha
BLAKE: Well, I doubt whether we'd understand the manuals, so go ahead and try one. Go on.
JENNA: Well, don't blame me if it's self-destruct.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/103/50 B7B2

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Today I'll give a talk about our #datascience research on bicycle networks at #eurosdr ..with a lump in my throat due to the us news - Now more than ever, we need more research for the interests of *people*, not for states or corporations.
Slides [pdf]:

Series C, Episode 02 - Powerplay
DAYNA: Whh, he's just one less to deal with, do we care why? [pause] But why leave him sitting there?
AVON: To delay discovery and give the murderer a chance to get away.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/302/286 B7B4

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Classifying Bicycle Infrastructure Using On-Bike Street-Level Images
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19194v1

Classifying Bicycle Infrastructure Using On-Bike Street-Level Images
While cycling offers an attractive option for sustainable transportation, many potential cyclists are discouraged from taking up cycling due to the lack of suitable and safe infrastructure. Efficiently mapping cycling infrastructure across entire cities is necessary to advance our understanding of how to provide connected networks of high-quality infrastructure. Therefore we propose a system capable of classifying available cycling infrastructure from on-bike smartphone camera data. The system …

Series C, Episode 03 - Volcano
MORI: [V.O.] If you come in that approach, you will find no detectors to pick you up, and no opposition.
SERVALAN: Excellent. We will regroup immediately and approach on that bearing.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/303/565 B7B3

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[ May 2, 2025 - May 3, 2025] Conference or similar: 2025 Mountain-Pacific Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers https://philevents.org/event/show/129066

2025 Mountain-Pacific Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers
CFP: Religious Perspectives on the Good Life Paper Submissions We invite submissions on any topic in philosophy, with preference given to philosophy of religion, and very strong preference given to submissions that engage with the conference theme, broadly and globally construed. Please note the following submission guidelines:  Long abstracts (750-1000 words) are preferred. Full paper submissions of no more than 3000 words are also accepted. Please prepare your submission for anonymous revie…

Series A, Episode 03 - Cygnus Alpha
ZEN: Course and speed confirmed.
AVON: With our speed we'll probably outrun them. This time. But they'll keep coming. Pushing us, tracking us. They'll never give up.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/103/588 B7B2

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Series B, Episode 08 - Hostage
AVON: Blake, there's a mass of ionized particles, vector three nine. If we can fly into it it could confuse their scanners for just long enough.
BLAKE: Avon might be right. Tangent one eight. Go for it.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/208/38 B…

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Series B, Episode 09 - Countdown
VETNOR: There's a main rotonoid link. If I cut through its primary impulse vein, it might break the circuit. Then again -
CAUDER: It might not. We'll chance it. [Vetnor reaches into the console and drops a tool, Grant and Cauder exchange looks. Vetnor pulls out some wires and cuts them. There is small explosion and the ticking that marks the countdown stops]

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#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 10 - Ultraworld
CALLY: [V.O. still faint] Help me, please. I don't know where I am.
AVON: Cally, where are you? We need your location.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/310/98

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Call for Papers: “Understanding the Intersection”: Rhetoric, Race, and Religion https://relcfp.com/2024/12/12/understanding-rhetoric-race-religion/

Call for Papers: “Understanding the Intersection”: Rhetoric, Race, and Religion
The Center for the Study of Rhetoric, Race, and Religion is excited to announce a call for submissions for its upcoming virtual conference on March 13-14, 2025. This interdisciplinary conference aims to delve into the intricate interplay between rhetoric, race, and religion, focusing on both historical and contemporary contexts. We seek thought-provoking papers investigating how these three critical domains converge, exert influence, and collectively shape social, cultural, and political landsc…

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And we're clear.
Significant police presence, still tailing the group. Confusing addition of CSST (crime scene techs).
A couple hundred people participated and were most definitely heard.
#FreePalestine #EndTheSiege #GenocideIsNotDefence
#PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #DefundDisarmDismantle #FuckThePolice

A new picture of the Evilstick (#Evilstick

Evilstick - Chinafake Wiki
Evilstick is a battery operated toy wand that was made by an unknown company. It gained infamy in November of 2014 after it was found that some versions contained...

[ April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025] Conference or similar: Digital Worlds Workshop https://philevents.org/event/show/129298

Digital Worlds Workshop
The philosophy departments at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and The University of North Dakota invite submissions for a virtual workshop to be conducted remotely on April 25-27 2025 . We seek papers that interrogate the way modern digital technology enhances, hampers, or alters our experience of our lived worlds. The distinction between “being on the internet” and “being in the real world” is eroding. People can increasingly be said to “live on their phones” or other dev…