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Apple's partnering with Google to upgrade Siri with Gemini AI. Here are 8+ new iPhone features coming in iOS 26.4 and iOS 27.Chance Miller (9to5Mac)
Nomad’s new Icy Blue Glow Stratos Band adds glow accents and Grade 4 titanium hardware to one of the best Ultra bands.Fernando Silva (9to5Mac)
"Why is science fiction so bad at predicting the future, even as we continue to use science fiction terms to describe reality?"
Author @kenliu.author tracks a brief history of human innovation and science fiction as myth-making:
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Ken Liu discusses the project of science fiction and the creation of modern mythologyKen Liu (Reactor)
Here's 7 to 12 (of the 12) vampire movies, in alphabetical order.
10. Shadow of the Vampire
The alphabet places these nicely. Go from 1922 to 2000. Willem Dafoe places the actor who plays Nosferatu, John Malkovich plays the director, and Cary Elwes plays the cinematographer. Excellent historical, breaking the fourth wall blend. Ah, and Nicolas Cage was one of the producers, which leads to...
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Shadow of The Vampire (2000) Official TrailerSubscribe For BEST Horror Movies TRAILERS: https://invidio.us/channel/UCKF1Eh3eh5P5IUQsTKutspgcredit -Lions...Horror Lover (YouTube)
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We saw the red flags early. If officials had listened, humanity's biggest iatrogenic tragedy might never have happened.Jessica Rose (Unacceptable Jessica)
Video clips from down under summarizing the COVID vaccine fraud and propagandaDr. Robert W. Malone (Malone News)
Question for geopolitical nerds and tech nerds.
If you have a stock android phone, it's almost impossible to use it without a Google account. If your nation becomes what is essentially at war with the US, or is under sanction. Does the whole country get their Google accounts blocked, thus rendering their phone almost unusable (without rooting it or reflashing the os etc?).
Here's 7 to 12 (of the 12) vampire movies, in alphabetical order.
9. Nosferatu
And the only reason Bela' Dracula isn't on this is because I haven't been able to get a proper DVD copy of it... but anyway, Nosferatu was made with only the slightest variations to avoid copyright issues back in 1922. The DVD copy that I have of it... uh, while it fits, Type O Negative's music was used as the score. It was an official DVD release.
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*This is just a university job, not suposed to be realistic.University project, no copyright Infringement intended.Trailer for a fake release in Blu-ray, mad...Vinicius Reis (YouTube)
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Is Norway's tourism industry gonna be okay??? I imagine Türkiye's economy would take a hit if every town in the northern hemisphere suddenly got free hair transplant specialists...
Here's 7 to 12 (of the 12) vampire movies, in alphabetical order. Next will be 8 vampire movies I ain't gots on DVD yet, which I plan to get.
8. Near Dark
Also from 1987, with a lot of the cast from the second Alien movie (Aliens), and also the same dickhead (his character) who was in River's Edge, an equal nasty young dickhead in this (his character)... this is a nice take on vampires. Ah, and the actress played the groupie in Pink Floyd's The Wall.
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Kathryn Bigelow's cult classic modern vampire western returns to Shudder as part of 2022's #HalfwaytoHalloween Month. Starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, L...Shudder (YouTube)
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I remember designer Mary Keen at a Snowdrop Study day where we were both speakers saying that among the best snowdrops for naturalising are ordinary Galanthus nivalis. She's right! These are from just a handful of bulbs and this is just part of the display along our drive, They've even 'hopped' over to the other side. A real mood-lifter in these gloomy days - both the weather and the news.
#galanthus #snowdrops #gardens #gardening #plants #cotswolds
Pluralistic: Social media without socializing (19 Jan 2026)Cory Doctorow (Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow)
Oh thank goodness finally some good news: We know when the Laika movie is coming!!
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Colin Meloy's novel comes to the screen in October!Molly Templeton (Reactor)
Here's 7 to 12 (of the 12) vampire movies, in alphabetical order. Next will be 8 vampire movies I ain't gots on DVD yet, which I plan to get.
7. Lost Boys
Yeah, I know... the Cory's are in it. Eh... but fine for what they are in it. Nice Doors cover, and the ending with the grandpa (that actor was also in Tron) just makes this one. Kiefer and his vampire buddies are great, as is Max. And if this is too puff, you got the next one, also from '87.
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The Lost Boys lives on, newly remastered in razor sharp 4K Ultra HD!SUBSCRIBE to Warner Bros. Entertainment: http://bit.ly/32v18jfConnect with Warner Bros. E...Warner Bros. Entertainment (YouTube)
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Episode two of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy explores Academy classes (and unfortunate roommate situations) while drawing from Lower Decks and Prodigy. Let's discuss "Beta Test"!
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The Athena returns to earth, where Admiral Vance negotiates with the president of Betazed...Keith R.A. DeCandido (Reactor)
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headlights in general from brown people and anyone over 50
Night driving is for the young white man
Write a tragedy in four words. You mean chai 𝘵𝘦𝘢?
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I guess do not sniff hydrogen peroxide even if you want to breath more Oxygen per time because you might inhale hydrogen peroxide instead of Oxygen damaging your lungs
(Stand Up Comedy) Bill Burr: Why Arnold Schwarzenegger Slept with the Maid 🧹 (Stand Up Comedy) Bill Burr: Why Arnold Schwarzenegger Slept with the Maid 🧹 (...Daily Dose of Burr (YouTube)
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"A classic work of science fiction, told from the viewpoint of spacefaring hunters and explorers — who just happen to be lions."
The SFF Bestiary tackles CJ Cherryh's The Pride of Chanur!
The EU's anti-coercion instrument, which French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday mentioned activating after US President Donald Trump's tariffs threats regarding Greenland, is a trade tool that the…FRANCE 24 (France 24)
Blue dog.
#Cira #setter #englishsetter #EnglischSetter #dog #dogsofmastodon #shotoniphone #iPhone15ProMax
Let there be light! 💡
I've been trying (and failing) to learn how to create lighting from nothing. You know, a good hobby to keep me off the streets stealing candy from children. It's much more difficult than I had anticipated (at least for my dumb ass) and I commend all editors out there! 👏🏻 So, here is my first attempt that I just finished that I don't completely hate!
(All edits were done in Snapseed, I'll post the original photo in the comments)
#photography #amateurphotography #stairs #urban #city #urbanphotography #streetphotography #moody #atmosphere #night #nightphotography #bologna #cityscape #lighting #photoediting #italia #citta #urbanarchitecture #europe
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Well I found out why the nice whipcream maker I bought last year never worked right.
Why do I have to always be such a square. 🙁
_The Darkest Nudge_
FTA: January 15, 2026. Tore Says monitors document simultaneous Zoom calls across every major activist network in the United States. Sunrise Movement. Federal employee resistance groups. Military reservist networks. Senior Executive Service officials. Antifa organizers. Ideologically opposed groups, different platforms, never having worked together publicly.
Jake broadcasts intent to burn a Quran to provoke the left.
Pink broadcasts alerts about an “anti-Muslim rally” to mobilize the Left.
They both specify the exact time. They both name the location.
On the surface, they are enemies. In the intelligence chatter, they are the same network. One operative amplifies the threat. The other provides the violence. Two hands of the same foreign-funded clock.
Every Zoom call Tore documented discussed the same objective: create sufficient unrest that the president invokes the Insurrection Act.
Upper-level conversations revealed specific instructions.
Stage provocations at mosques.
Arm counter-protesters.
Ensure cameras capture everything.
Coordinate media amplification across all platforms.
Then further instructions surfaced:
Promote the Insurrection Act subversively through conservative outlets. Embed in right-wing media. Make supporters demand the mechanism that will remove Trump.
The Left creates chaos to force federal crackdown.
The Right demands emergency powers thinking they’ll crush the opposition.
The synthesis advances through the collision. The moment Trump invokes the Act to restore order, the narrative locks. He becomes the strongman they warned about for a decade. Every news chyron, every influencer post, every talking head will say the same thing: You see? He IS the dictator.
The truth is irrelevant. Perception is the verdict. The justification for his removal is written by his own signature.
That’s what I’m talking about. Open protocols are where it’s at.
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Fallout 1 and 2 music
Claims it does not follow standard music rules which makes it hard to memorize or describe perfectly and so less boring when heard repetively, resulting in people wanting to listen to it years after the game was made
I want to talk to you about the music in 90’s Fallout games. What makes it special? Why do people revisit it? Let's try to understand that. 00:00 Intro01:14 ...Simon Zinzovski (YouTube)
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🧠 Algorithms learned your habits. You learned to flinch. New research shows resistance is not rage but cognition. Fatigue alone does nothing. Agency comes from literacy, relevance, and digital self control. The smarter the feed, the sharper the filter. The user adapts. The system leaks power.
People do not push back because they are tired, but because they are literate, regulated, and alert to relevance.
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Portland-based duo Utility performs 9 pm Jan. 22 at John Henry’s as part of a series of shows tied to the vinyl release of their second album, How to Protect What’s Left?
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
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Portland-based duo Utility performs Jan. 22 at John Henry’s as part of a series of shows tied to the vinyl release of their second album, How to Protect What’s Left? Utility formed as a two-member …Kat Tabor (Eugene Weekly)
Forgot to post last weeks greeknotes! A cold but sunny week in athens featuring a protest in Petralona, the Benaki museum, traversing athens on foot through parts unknown, the acropolis, plaka and exarcheia. Also probably more souvlaki than is healthy.
#Mozambique #floods force thousands to flee as rising waters cut off communities
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Severe floods from heavy rains left some stranded on roofs as surging waters swamped settlements.
_BUSTED: California Ordered to Return $1+ BILLION After Dr. Oz–Led Audit Exposes Federal Healthcare Funds Spent on Illegal Immigrants_
FTA: The Trump administration has dropped the hammer on California and a coalition of deep-blue states after a sweeping federal audit uncovered more than $1.3 billion in misused federal healthcare funds spent on non-emergency medical care for illegal immigrants, a clear violation of federal law.
According to a bombshell report highlighted on Fox News, the administration’s aggressive audits, led by Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, found that seven states and Washington, D.C., improperly billed the federal government for healthcare services that go far beyond what is legally permitted.
Under federal law, states may only use federal Medicaid funds to cover emergency medical services for illegal immigrants. Routine care, elective procedures, and non-emergency treatments must be paid for by the states themselves.
That did not happen.
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli wrote on X, “California must return more than $1 billion to the federal government after an audit by Dr. Oz and his team uncovered federal dollars being spent on healthcare for illegal immigrants. We are teaming up to combat healthcare fraud so the money can be used for American citizens who need it!”
Federal auditors identified nearly $1.4 billion owed back to U.S. taxpayers, with California alone accounting for the overwhelming majority:
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The Trump administration has dropped the hammer on California and a coalition of deep-blue states after a sweeping federal audit uncovered more than $1.Jim Hᴏft (The Gateway Pundit)
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a glass mosaic face bead. 1st century AD.
📷️ Landesmuseum Württemberg
LOL you may be taking my pissy work-blogging too seriously, but I can respect that. My job is VERY low stakes so the fact that I ever get a high-importance email is extremely silly.
This is going to vary from org to org. Things that need an immediate or near-immediate response to avert potential social, ethical, moral, physical, psychological, or structural damages are the things that are 'high-importance', to me. Things where the company may collapse, someone is in real danger in the next week or so, or - MAYBE - a big deadline is coming up quickly and work is not on-track.
But with the last one, that's now another one of my pet peeves: How did we fuck up bad enough to get into that situation??? Lol.
But yeah don't read into it too much! My email job just should not, broadly, ever be getting high importance emails. These people are just uppity and/or have their default set to high importance (eyeroll)
Alberta Separation Petition Drive Got a Bad Case of 'Holy SMOKES, We Got This Thing in the Bag'
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Alberta's independence petition drive gains overwhelming support across the province.Beege Welborn (hotair.com)
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Not parody. Fellow Quods, I give you Athika Ahmed, Health Ambassador from Wales.
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And again:
"You two ladies from Scotland?"
"It's Wales, you idiot."
"Oh, sorry. Are you two whales from Scotland?"
Yes, Athika Ahmed is a real health advocate in Wales. She's part of the Cardiff and Vale health board's youth panel and has contributed to women's health education resources, as covered by BBC and t.co/KhUSutqeID.Grok (X (formerly Twitter))
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Milton Friedman - Illegal Immigration only helps when its Illegal
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So what was Elon Musk saying about doing what Milton Friedman was saying?
Good ole fashion common sense.TheAsianRepublican (YouTube)
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