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VØID CONTEMPLATION TACTICS | Daniel Chamberlin | Substack
Inter-Dimensional Music FM, Basking in Gravity, and Non-Self Improvement. Click to read VØID CONTEMPLATION TACTICS, a Substack publication.

🍝 The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax: One of TV’s First April Fools’ Day Pranks
https://www.openculture.com/2025/11/the-1957-spaghetti-grows-on-trees-hoax.html

The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax: One of TV’s First April Fools’ Day Pranks
In 1957, the BBC program Panorama aired one of the first televised April Fools’ Day hoaxes. Above, you can watch a faux news report from Switzerland narrated by respected BBC journalist Richard Dimbleby. Here's the basic premise:

Ich gehöre ja nicht zu den Leuten, die bei der Linksfraktion über Kommunikationsstrategien entscheiden (jenseits von der weitgehend irrelevanten Digitalpolitik), und ich schätze, die lesen hier auch nicht mit, aber ich hoffe, sie lesen das hier:
https://engelbecken.substack.com/p/die

Anthropic's Jack Clark argues that, while he is optimistic about AI's progress, the industry must do a better job of listening to people's concerns about it (Jack Clark/Import AI)
https://importai.substack.com/p/import-ai-431-technological-optimism…

Import AI 431: Technological Optimism and Appropriate Fear
What do we do if AI progress keeps happening?

IEEE Spectrum: Two visions for the future of AR smart glasses #AR/#AI

What Do Consumers Really Want in Smart Glasses?
As smart glasses become more mainstream, consumers choose between wearable tech that blends into daily life or stands out with immersive displays.

Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year.

These subsidies, known as enhanced premium tax credits, lower costs for people who buy their health insurance through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces ("Obamacare").
They are at the heart of
the government shutdown that has shuttered the federal government since October 1.
About 80 percent of the people who benefit from them live in states that Donald Trump …

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?
Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

Misser van Gemeente Amsterdam: extra subsidie alleen voor hybride warmtepomp vanuit de - te betwisten - gedachte dat deze het stroomnet minder belast. Besteed die subsidie aan kwaliteitsinstallatie inclusief flex. Nu weer 20 jaar vast aan gas(net).
https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsover

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Riffs and Glitter, Drifters and Litter | Lisa Jane Persky | Substack
Experiments, Ephemera, Ectoplasm. Click to read Riffs and Glitter, Drifters and Litter, by Lisa Jane Persky, a Substack publication. Launched 7 days ago.

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Chemical Poetics | Neşe Devenot | Substack
A place for updates about my psychedelic humanities research, spanning critiques of corporadelic billionaires, the literary history of trip reports, psychedelic bioethics, and the occasional high weirdness. Click to read Chemical Poetics, by Neşe Devenot, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

On November 12, the Israeli government issued an order outlining plans to -- “expropriate” 450 acres of land from ancient Sebastia -- and the village’s entire archaeological park, which includes homes and businesses.  
Israel’s seizure of the lands of Sebastia and the nearby village of Burqa will form part of a plan to create a “national park” for Israeli settlers -- on one of the most significant Palestinian historical sites in the West Bank out of 6,000 others.
Israeli settlers …

An ancient Palestinian town in the West Bank may soon no longer exist - because Israel plans on stealing it
The ancient Palestinian town of Sebastia in the northern West Bank is a testament to 5,000 years of Palestinian history. Israel announced that it plans to seize the village and its archaeological sites.