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I’m back from this summer’s silent retreat, stepping into ordinary life again. Whoah!
It was an intense time for for me, as you’ll see from this I gave at the retreat, in which I encounter myself in the form of a demon, in the form of a painting, and in the form of a hermit-nun.
#zen #Art

If You See a Demon
A dharma talk on seeing yourself in the form of a demon, in the form of a work of art (Ma Yuan, The Solitary Angler), and in the form of a hermit-nun.

"Invading the globe: Bird flu now threatens Australia and Oceania"
#Australia #Oceania #Animals

Invading the globe: Bird flu now threatens Australia and Oceania
Like a dark cloud of pestilence spreading across the globe in a science fiction movie, a highly contagious, fatal strain of avian influenza is continuing its death march across the globe, infecting wild birds, poultry, dairy cattle and mammals from pole-to-pole, sometimes with massive mortalities. In mid-June, it invaded the last bird flu-free continent, Australia, when […]

"ARCHIVE x SOCIAL-MEDIA-Plattformlogiken. Öffentlichkeitsarbeit im Spannungsfeld von Interaktion und Erosion von Nutzungsqualität"
https://archivwelt.hypotheses.org/5398
"In diesem Essay wird der Ansatz diskutiert, dass

"Early in my career, I learned how to hit singles...until I knew I could hit a single, I didn't go for the moon shots."
—Bryan Cranston
#acting #coaching #inspiration

I've seen Prof. Terrence Tao speak to some of the top regional math students at UCLA on the impact of AI. He is rational & measured but also recognizes the massive unintended impact that AI poses for his field & for society as a whole.
#ucla #math

Why mathematician Terence Tao thinks AI must spark a rapid revolution  | New Scientist
This year has left mathematicians reeling as AI models are increasingly solving seemingly intractable maths problems. Terence Tao, the world's leading mathematician, says a rethink of the entire field is the only way out of the crisis 

#Health: Amazon is recalling "Amazon Extra Strength Pain Relief #acetaminophen 500mg caplets" as they may be unclean/unsafe.
#recall

FDA Recalls and Warnings: Amazon Acetaminophen, Millions of Eye Drops and More Compounded Glutathione - MedShadow Foundation
Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns affecting your prescriptions. In this installment, we’re highlighting drug recalls for Amazon Acetaminophen Extra Strength Caplets, Benzoyl Peroxide Wash, Clindamycin Phosphate Foam, Compounded Glutathione, Estradiol Gel, FOCUS PI Eye Drops,

#Ackerböden können durch Maßnahmen wie #Agroforst, #Pflanzenkohle, Hecken und Humusaufbau mehr Kohlenstoff speichern.
Fachleute sehen darin Potenzial für den

About those #Flock cameras, watch this and take it to heart.
#ai

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #ElSonido
Austin TV:
🎵 Kokoro
#AustinTV
https://austin-tv.bandcamp.com/track/kokoro-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/0uvNnZUr97NEl4Gd7GxwnV

As foretold by the prophecy of #Soundgarden
#Astronomy #LittleRedDots

Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’
The body is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light about 30bn light years from Earth

We keep hearing how lack of #AffordableHousing is a major problem for San Francisco -
So please, #MayorLurie, explain how dedicating revenue to address this identified problem is a #SlushFund. …

Lurie slams affordable housing tax measure
Mayor and public safety unions warn of a "slush fund."

We keep hearing how lack of #AffordableHousing is a major problem for San Francisco -
So please, #MayorLurie, explain how dedicating revenue to address this identified problem is a #SlushFund. …

Lurie slams affordable housing tax measure
Mayor and public safety unions warn of a "slush fund."

ist eine dieser Trollanfragen der #AfD #ArschlochfrontDeutschland, aber die Antwort ist interessant. "Antisemitische Straftaten an Universitäten und Fachhochschulen in #NRW"

'Gamers!' is such a weird anime, ngl.
I don't even know what to feel, anymore 🫪
#Gamers #Anime #SliceOfLife

What are we using to package up Python application & dependencies into a single distributable file now?
I'm thinking of bundlers like RollupJS.
PEX? Zipapp? Docker image? Trying really dang hard to only use stdlib and shipping a boring wheel?
#python #packaging #askfedi

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Antonio Vivaldi:
🎵 Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate": I. Allegro mŠ non molto
#AntonioVivaldi
https://open.spotify.com/track/61TeCsBeZZrH4IDr9yIvoj

Wenn ich mich durch TV, Radio und Zeitung bewege, habe ich das Gefühl, bis zur Wahl in Sachsen-Anhalt gibt es eine Dauerwerbesendung für die #AfD.
#nichtsgelernt #noafd

True Footy
A fan's footy podcast and YouTube channel...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #AusPods

Pregnant. #AI. Agents.
This climate change is too slow, I’d like to order one meteorite strike, please.
https://www.occrp.org/en…

Albania's Cheerful 'AI Minister' Is the Product of a Government Agency Under Investigation for Massive Corruption
Prosecutors are investigating the agency that developed Albania’s AI-minister ‘Diella’ in a case that involves alleged rigged tenders, a kidnapping, and tens of millions in seized assets. The affair deepens doubts about how artificial intelligence will be used to address the country’s widespread graft problem.

Im CAREX (Centro de Arqueología Experimental) von #Atapuerca sitzend und auf die #Sonnenfinsternis wartend komme ich endlich zum Bericht von gestern. Bis hierher waren es von #Tosantos kommend …

Ich glaube ich habe #Aerobert|s Setup fürs #TCRno13 gefunden. 😂
https://imginn.com/reel/DYoH0LPT3b_/…

Bradley Philip Kearns (@bradkearns1): And you had reservations that instagram post download - imginn.com
bradkearns1: And you had reservations that the supershoes were distorting previous performance standards and inte Video by Bradley Philip Kearns on May 21, 2026. May be an image of helmet.

#authoritarianism

Trump’s justice department arrests expert on far right as part of SPLC crackdown
Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center

#DavidChokachi #AlexandraPaul #PamelaAnderson

Season 6 Episode 22 "Go For The Gold"

#Fussball Ü70-Nationalmannschaft zur Weltmeisterschaft nach #Australien ab 12. Oktober. Herbert, Reinhard und Wolfgang sind dabei
#Sport

Ü70-Fußball-WM in Australien: Drei Männer aus MV dabei
Zwölf Teams kämpfen um den Titel. Herbert, Reinhard und Wolfgang spielen für Deutschland. Zusammen bringen sie 211 Lebensjahre auf den Platz.

What will our economic future look like?
#anthropic

Rock progresivo chileno, «Irrationally», lo nuevo de Aisles
#Aisles #AlbumReleases

A new author lost his debut contract over allegations of #AI usage. How can you protect yourself? Here's one strategy. #amwriting
https:…

How to Prove You Wrote It: An Audit Trail for Writers Accused of Using AI
Accused of using AI? A detector score proves nothing. Here is the audit trail that shows how your writing was made, why it protects honest AI users too, and how to start one today.

A publication
The corrections are pretty trivial, but the use of #AI to check reproducibility may be of interest.
https://

'Re: [patch] ext4fs rw' - MARC
#openbsd

Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon's biggest city #Amazon

Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon's biggest city
The largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, closed public schools on Friday as smoke from hundreds of wildfires blanketed the metropolis amid an intensifying El Niño event.

Give your friends a zucchini; give your enemies two.
#AncientGardeningProverbs #gardening

🖼️ Can images replace text as LLM context? A #DeepSeek paper claims one image token carries ~10 text tokens of information at close to 100% accuracy, with 59-70% cost reduction reported by PixelPipe. ThePrimeagen put it to the test. #AI

#AileenWeibeler darf übrigens rund um die Uhr nicht auf mein Grundstück. Das hat bloß überhaupt nichts mit #Rassismus zu tun.
Es reicht völlig, dass ich es nicht will. Wie bei so 'nem #Freibad

"A researcher and 'lifelong Swiftie,' discovered a new species of insect — and named it after Taylor Swift"
#Insects #Animals

Taylor Swift inspired the name of a new type of insect — and each subspecies is its own 'Easter egg'
The bugs have a “blonde” exterior and red accents, similar to Swift’s signature red lip.

It's so fun how the the new Avatar show is making Janet Varney sweat. It's 100% a bit and she is killing it.
#AvatarSevenHavens

Rode our new bikes to Pramort, the easternmost accessible point of the Zingst peninsula, where we saw a wild boar, deer, and many birds. About 60 km total.
#BalticSea #AnnerOstseeIssesImmerSchön

У!
by Peke (#art #anime

oh my, I love the cynicism of #artcraft apps: stealing from big tech using llm, exactly the same way big tech stole from artist, programmers and writers.
Definitely try it, there is #appImage for all platforms, you can try it in minutes on

Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools
Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.

This one is interesting if yr interested in #datapoisoning and ways to add friction to #aicompanies harvesting of data.
https://

Today in #AI assisted spam slop, I got a cold email from someone who wants to setup amateur arm wrestling tournaments in public spaces as a way to drive foot traffic to downtowns and encourage community building.
I am not making this up.

Es kommt der Tag wo #Trump wie #Assad nach #Russland flüchtet.

Jetzt Demo gegen die #AfD auf dem Markt in #Leipzig. Sicher über 1000 Leute da. #LandtagswahlSachsenAnhalt

Played with energy level during a scene with an #acting #coaching client, and we found a layer, or well, or source of anger within it. And that highlighted how the characters still care about each other and hold each other close, even in anger. Good discoveries.

The downside of a rolling release distro like #Arch - #FFMPEG updated and now has broken media playback in @… - So this gives me on opportunity to try out some Chromium-based brow…

humanizer
"A 12B model that rewrites AI-written drafts (emails, essays, reports, forum posts; English and Chinese) so they read like a person wrote them. It is trained to keep every number, unit, date, name and quote and to add nothing, and it runs locally."
#ai #opensource

Sahra #Wagenknecht hat es immer noch nicht realisiert - ihre 15 Minuten sind vorbei. Aber sie will als "Königsmacherin" in Sachsen-Anhalt der #AfD die Steigbügel halten.
Wie tief kann man sinken?

Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt: Wagenknecht bietet sich als AfD-Königsmacherin an
Die Spitzen der Wagenknecht-Partei BSW kündigen an, einer rechtsextremen Landesregierung in Sachsen-Anhalt per Enthaltung zur Macht verhelfen zu wollen.

Brief detour while running errands today. Who knows where this is, without image searching? #ArchitecturalHistory

#Google hammers another, extremely petty nail in the #Android #OpenSource Project’s coffin

If the net result of LLMs on education is that homework becomes unworkable and is abandoned in favor of in-school work... I am OK with that.
#Homework #Education #AI

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Albert Ayler:
🎵 Our Prayer
#AlbertAyler
https://albertayler.bandcamp.com/track/love-cry-truth-is-marching-in-our-prayer-albert-ayler-quartet-albert-ayler-tenor-saxophone-vocals-donald-ayler-trumpet-richard-davis-bass-milford-graves-drums-recorded-live-on-july-21-1967-at-joh
https://open.spotify.com/track/62qPYypIsVQgNCpQXDy4K8

"A fisherman rescued an orphaned seal in 1971. Five years later, the animal started speaking English."
#Seals #Animals

A fisherman rescued an orphaned seal in 1971. Five years later, the animal started speaking English.
When a Maine fisherman rescued an orphaned harbor seal in 1971, he had no idea the animal would eventually learn to speak English with a thick regional accent.

Gestern stand der Tag im Zeichen der #Sonnenfinsternis, die ich zusammen mit einem netten Franzosen auf einem Gebirgszug zwischen #Atapuerca und
#Rubena mit großartiger Sicht in die Landsch…

"Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people."
—Adam Driver
#acting #coaching #inspiration

#authoritarianism

Urge the Government to Take Action for Animals! #animals

Urge the Government to Take Action for Animals! - PETA UK
The UK’s new Labour government is in place, and we must press newly elected ministers to take action for animals.

Clayton Utz
Enjoy podcast episodes from Clayton Utz...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #AusPods

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Antonio Vivaldi:
🎵 Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate": II. Adagio - Presto
#AntonioVivaldi

"If #AI can do all the things we are promised it will do — hardly a given, but stick with me — then we are left with a question: What does using it accomplish? If you do not have to pay attention or do work to meet your goal, does your goal mean anything at all? In some ways, that throws us back to some of the oldest and most profound questions our species has encountered: What does it mean to l…

Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live
Mark Zuckerberg wrote a manifesto on the future of AI. Its view of human experience is grim.

If you’re brave, you don’t say a prayer before going to bed — you send a /goal 😂 😂 🙏 🙏
#ai #coding

Bisher hielt ich einen #Auftagsverarbeitungsvertrag für ein "Standardprodukt". Das heißt, wenn ich jemanden mit der #Verarbeitung von personenbezogenen Daten beauftrage, wird ein Vertrag geschlossen.
Heute erzählt mir wieder ein Vertreter einer Firma, dass er nach &g…

How I feel about #AI "Detectors"
#LLM

"Come to work on time, know your lines and don't bump into the other actors."
—Spencer Tracy
#acting #coaching #inspiration

Beim Lesen eines Kommentars zum DIE ZEIT Artikel "Gericht erlässt #Haftbefehl gegen #AfD-Abgeordneten #Krah" frage ich mich, ob das tatsächlich stimmt:
"FunFact:
Statistisch gesehen sind AfD-Polit…

Maximilian Krah: Gericht erlässt Haftbefehl gegen AfD-Abgeordneten Krah
Gegen den AfD-Abgeordneten Maximilian Krah ist ein Haftbefehl verhängt worden. Hintergrund ist sein Rechtsstreit mit dem Satiriker Jan Böhmermann.

#Klimakrise und #Alter
Der Hitzesommer 2026 belastet ältere Menschen besonders stark, wie Zahlen zeigen. - Und die Kommentare zum Artikel...

Hitze Zürich: Wie die Stadt Seniorinnen und Senioren hilft
Während der Hitzewelle stürzt Ruth Keller in ihrem Wohnhaus in Zürich. «Uns Alte trifft die Hitze besonders», sagt sie. Wie die Stadt Seniorinnen und Senioren im eigenen Haushalt helfen will.

"Kazakhstan releases first tiger into the wild in 70 years"
#Kazakhstan #Tiger #Animals

Kazakhstan releases first tiger into the wild in 70 years
Kazakhstan has released its first tiger into the wild more than seven decades since the last confirmed sighting of the big cat in the country. On July 31, 2026, an adult female Amur tiger called Umit, which means “hope” in Kazakh, leapt from her cage on the back of a pickup truck, as she was […]

The writers are really killing it on A Different World. They are juggling so many characters and some how they all have time to have a story line and some good dialogue. Impressive!
#ADifferentWorld

"A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds"
#Birds #Animals

A 'Living Roof' is Growing Atop Ford's Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds
The mixture of drought-resistant sedum and freely-growing wild plants provides amazing benefits to biodiversity and energy bills.

"Only you can be you. What a privilege! Nobody can reach what you can if you do it. So do it. We need your best, your voice, your body."
—Stella Adler
#acting #coaching #inspiration

📦 Beyond native code: #JavaScript and #Electron apps (modules, IPC, source maps), .NET assemblies, #Android APKs via JADX, live devices via adb, WASM, EVM bytecode, firmware, HAR captures a…

Many Americans underestimate health risks of extreme weather, new study finds #America

Many Americans underestimate health risks of extreme weather, new study finds
A changing climate increases the health risks posed by extreme weather. However, according to the 2024 Yale Climate Opinion Maps, only 47% of U.S. survey participants believed that global warming would harm them personally.

The Dutchy & Swoop Show
Brodie Holland and Swoop Luke have a weekly debrief on all things Collingwood...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-dutchy-swoop-show/

Peter #Altmaier schreibt auf Xitter:
»Einige Dinge gelingen scheinbar doch! Seit einigen Wochen dringt nichts mehr aus vertraulichen Sitzungen des CDU-Präsidiums. Die allseits beliebte Standleitung ist offenbar stillgelegt. Das ist gut, denn nur in geschützten Räumen kann man sich alles sagen.«
Ich frage mich, was sich seitdem geändert hat und was das mit Jens

#Ahrtalflut #Jahrestag Nach Starkregen kam es in der Nacht vom 14. auf den 15. Juli 2021 zu einer verheerenden Sturzflut. - Sehenswerter Film von Susanne Jäger über die Ahrtalkatastrophe

Vorschau: Allein in der Flut • Mein Vater und die tödliche Nacht im Ahrtal
Das Erste am 13.07.2026: Zum fünften Jahrestag der Ahrtal-Flut erzählt Susanne Jäger vom Tod ihres Vaters, ihrer verzweifelten Suche und der Frage, ob die Katastrophe vermeidbar war. Sie verbringt mit ihrer Familie einen unbeschwerten Sommerurlaub im Süden, als sie am Morgen des 15. Juli einen Anruf vom Mobiltelefon ihres Vaters bekommt. Doch es ist nicht seine Stimme, die sie hört. Ein Bekannter der Eltern erzählt, dass ihr Vater vermutlich in der Flutkatastrophe ums Leben gekommen sei.…

"I don't really look for specific types of projects any more. I'm not taking care of a career anymore. I'm just having fun acting."
—Kurt Russell
#acting #coaching #inspiration

"Wildlife populations have dropped 73% since 1970, WWF finds"
#Wildlife #Animals #Environment

Activists Exposed This Pig Gas Chamber And Now The Entire Site Has Been Flattened #AnimalRights

Activists Exposed This Pig Gas Chamber And Now The Entire Site Has Been Flattened
The UK pig gas chamber demolished at Ashton is a powerful symbol of how activism can challenge cruel slaughter practices.

"Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different."
—Ian Mckellen
#acting #coaching

"Invasive species have more severe environmental impacts in Global South, study finds"
#Animals #Environment

Invasive species have more severe environmental impacts in Global South, study finds
The environmental impacts caused by invasive alien species are more severe in poor countries of Global South than wealthy countries of Global North, a new study finds. The study shatters a long-standing assumption that wealthier Global North countries suffer the worst effects of invasive alien species (IAS) and highlights weak governance and insufficient management capacity […]

"Everyone forgets comedians are actors. There's no question about it. A Robin Williams cannot say the same line every night for 40 weeks and make it sound fresh unless he's doing an acting job."
—Joan Rivers
#acting #coaching

"Virtually trying on clothes using AI can help cut fast‑fashion waste, study reveals"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Clothes

Virtually trying on clothes using AI can help cut fast-fashion waste, study reveals
Virtually trying on clothes could persuade more people to experiment with renting clothes.

"AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FossilFuels

AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds
Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid

Had an #acting #coaching client try to tell the other character they loved them, but using lines as written, on the face of them, do not mention love. That take revealed the fear their character was feeling, made the peril more real. Revelation through counterpoint.

"Secret tunnels in Maine help wildlife cross the road safely. Now, they're expanding for bears and moose to fit, too"
#US #USA #America

Secret wildlife tunnels in Maine will soon be big enough for moose and bears to cross the road
While the tunnels already attract turtles and foxes, expanding them will make it easier for big mammals to traverse.

"‘Lawyers should be running to courts’ to stop coal approvals after landmark ruling, NSW MP says"
#Australia #NewSouthWales #FossilFuels

‘Lawyers should be running to courts’ to stop coal approvals after landmark ruling, NSW MP says
High court finding in favour of Hunter Valley community group sets precedent other environmentalists should follow, advocate says

"My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it."
—Morgan Freeman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

"Zoo welcomes 'pups' with shocking lineage: 'It's incredible to think these little animals are so closely related to elephants'"
#Zoo #Animals

England zoo's newest pups look like badgers — until you see their 'elephant-like' feet
Spud, Russ, and Jackie are just 12 ounces — the same size as a soda can.

"I think when you're just counting on your voice, you actually need double the energy. I find myself acting out the scenes and being very physical while I'm recording because I think you can tell when someone is just sitting on a stool."
—Judy Greer
#acting #coaching …

"Two of Africa's rarest birds broke a dry spell after the dad finally stepped in to raise his eggs, a first in 95 years"
#Africa #Birds #Animals

Two endangered 'lovebirds' just broke a dry spell for their species, a first in 95 years
Two secretarybirds, John and Jolene, have welcomed five chicks for the first time in the zoo’s 95-year history.

"If you get a chance to act in a room that somebody else has paid rent for, then you're given a free chance to practice your craft."
—Philip Seymour Hoffman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

"Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island"
#Tortoises #Animals

Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programme

"World’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’"
#Penguins #Animals

World’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’
Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis

"Leo DiCaprio Launches $200M Project to Bring 100 Most Threatened Species Back From the Brink"
#Animals #Environment

DiCaprio Launches $200M Project to Bring 100 Most Threatened Species Back From the Brink
Leonardo DiCaprio and the Bezos Earth Fund just committed $200 million to support the recovery of 100 species facing extinction worldwide.

"One day, the people that didn’t believe in you will tell everyone how they met you."
—Johnny Depp
#acting #coaching #inspiration

"The hardest part of acting is not being guaranteed work. Every job could be your last."
—Henry Cavill
#acting #coaching #inspiration

"New-to-science Amazon frog stands out for its slow ‘lazy’ song"
#Amazon #Frogs #Animals

New-to-science Amazon frog stands out for its slow ‘lazy’ song
Scientists recently described a new species of a tiny brown frog found in the Amazonian floodplain forests of Ecuador and northwestern Brazil. It looks nearly identical to related species but its slow, widely spaced out call sets it apart, researchers note in a study. “I’ve had to get into arguments because people said the frog […]

"New crocodile species found fossilized in stone used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx"
#Crocodiles #Animals #Egypt

New crocodile species found fossilized in stone used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx
About 45 million years ago in northern Egypt, a long-snouted crocodile hunted in the warm, shallow sea. Its bones settled into the same limestone formation that ancient Egyptians would later carry and carve into the Great Sphinx. Now, a century after researchers first dug up the fossils, they say the animal is a species new […]

"Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest level since 2013, Brazilian data show"
#Brazil #AmaonRainforest #Trees

Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest level since 2013, Brazilian data show
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years, according to new satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), continuing a decline that began after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to office in 2023. INPE’s DETER alert system detected 2,874 square kilometers (1,110 square miles) […]