"Because there are many things the simulacrum (the simulation or reproduction) of things do not have that the _actual_ things do have. People still flock to see the Mona Lisa despite reproductions, even very high quality and faithful reproductions."
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/being-hu
"The Civil War still turned states to ash, and killed hundreds of thousands of Andrew Jackson’s generation’s kids and grand-kids. Bad compromises are bad because they don’t meaningfully or persistently solve anything."
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/tyrants-fall/
🔓 A breach every month raises doubts about South Korea’s digital defenses
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/a-breach-every-month-raises-doubts-about-south-koreas-digital-defenses/
US progressives are embracing debate shows long used by conservatives, seeing the format as a more authentic alternative to "spoon-fed" political talking points (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/bus…
Debate Shows Are Having a Moment. Here Come the Democrats. (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/business/media/online-debates-democrats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wU8.Ere4.EuNpTzvP8dth&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/251026/p4#a251026p4
Stell dir vor, du bist FDP-NR und stellst eine unnötige Frage an den BR, nur um die Antwort nachher in einem Instagram-Reel zu verwenden 🤦♂️
https://www.instagram.com/feller.olivier/reel/DPEO2EtCc7X/
Why did Javonte Williams leave the Broncos? Cowboys RB scores two touchdowns vs. former team https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/why-did-javonte-williams-leave-broncos-cowboys/205934d83d68fd6956989c17
From David Suzuki
Science Matters - Costly geoengineering schemes could stall real solutions
Because the fossil fuel industry and its supporters have done everything they can to stall needed solutions to the climate crisis, some people say we must now engineer our way out of the mess we created. Many are promoting schemes that block sunlight from reaching Earth, reflect more of it back into space or absorb carbon from the atmosphere.