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😳 New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-link-endorsing-easily-disproven-prioritizing.html

New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
Why do some people endorse claims that can easily be disproved? It's one thing to believe false information, but another to actively stick with something that's obviously wrong.

All the talk today about the morality of killing a monstrous person (C. Kirk) reminded me of the Arthur Clarke short story "Exile of the Eons".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_of_the_Eons

Gaur ezagutu berri dot @euwikipedia@mastodon.eus-ren "Ikasi Otsorekin". Oso ondo dago.
https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari:Ondarea/Euskal_Herriko_historia_100_objektutan/Ikasi_Otsorekin

This is the dreck they want to foist off on WA schools???
In Copilot In Excel Demo, AI Told Teacher a 27% Exam Score Is of No Concern - Slashdot
https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/12/0328228/in-copilot-in-excel-demo-ai-told-teacher-a-27-exam-score-is-of-no-concern

"Ideally, that's what you've got in an acting career is an equal number of dramas and comedies and an equal number of small films and big films."
—Jason Bateman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

So Windows 10 support ends in a month from now, and many PCs can’t be updated due to bullshit arbitrary requirements from Microsoft.
And there’s a group of people who insist that “you can just easily upgrade to Linux” and try to convince non-techies to do so.
It’s hilarious.

»Israelische Spyware-Firma angeblich an Hollywood-Produzenten verkauft:
Das bekannteste Produkt der NSO Group ist die Spähsoftware Pegasus, mit der Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten überwacht wurden.«
Was wohl Hollywood nun an Propaganda mittels Spyware verbreitet?!?? Verwunderlich ist dies mMn nicht aber um so mehr sollte die Welt das Auge auf Spyware-Services, egal welche von wo, offen haben.
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Israelische Spyware-Firma angeblich an Hollywood-Produzenten verkauft
Das bekannteste Produkt der NSO Group ist die Spähsoftware Pegasus, mit der Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten überwacht wurden.

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