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Israel Katz said he has ordered Israel’s military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a “humanitarian city”, on the ruins of the city of Rafah, Haaretz newspaper reported. Palestinians would go through “security screening” before entering, and once inside would not be allowed to leave,
"The dumbest move in tech right now: laying off developers because of AI."
"Let's be real about the state of software today. Most products are, at best, 'good enough' -- unintuitive, buggy, and frustrating to use. Whether it's consumer apps, enterprise software, or, even worse, developer tools, the experience is far from perfect despite all the claims about user-centric design, delightful experiences, empathy for the user, blah blah."
"As a product manager, I've lived with the same painful reality for years: engineering is always the critical bottleneck. That new feature your users keep asking for -- the one you know would drive revenue? Still marked as 'coming soon.' That brilliant UX improvement that could increase adoption or engagement? 'Definitely next quarter... probably.' That bug driving your users crazy? 'We'll triage it right after this sprint -- promise.'"
"This isn't a criticism of developers -- quite the opposite. It's simple math: there are roughly 29 million software developers worldwide serving over 5.4 billion internet users. That's one developer for every 186 users, each with unique requirements and preferences, all increasingly dependent on software for every aspect of their lives."
"Now, with AI-assisted coding, we have an unprecedented opportunity to invest more (artificial) resources to dramatically improve software quality and user experience. Yet headlines are filled with executives viewing these emerging AI capabilities primarily as cost-cutting measures -- a chance to achieve current output with fewer developers. This mindset fundamentally misunderstands AI's true potential, which isn't to maintain the status quo (of low quality products), but to amplify output by an order of magnitude."
Unfortunately, this is written with the belief that "AI transforms each developer into a 10x developer." Maybe it will some day. But right now, AI 10xs some tasks, and whether a developer can go 10x faster depends on what tasks their job consists of. What's clear, though, is that most non-programmers (managers, the public, etc) believe AI tools 10x developer productivity (or at least 5x it), and pretty much all developers now are "AI tools" developers trying to 10x their productivity with AI. It seems like over the last year, resistance to AI tools vanished and at this point, all developers are on board. That's how it seems subjectively -- will be interesting to see an actual poll and see how close we are to 100%.
Like many people, I stopped being interested in the MCU after "Endgame". My wife and I saw every movie up to and including that one. We have all of them on DVD or Blu-ray except "Age of Ultron" which we somehow missed purchasing and didn't like enough to bother at this point.
The only ones we've watched more than once were "Captain America: The First Avenger", "Guardians of the Galaxy", and "Thor: Ragnarok". The rest were entertaining but not so amazing we had to revisit them.
Phase 4 was the first one with homework and neither of us liked that. We have Disney+ so we could watch it all. With that said, our favorite Marvel TV show is still "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D". We watched every Netflix show except "Iron Fist". The only MCU canon shows we watched were S1 of "Loki", S1 of "What if", "She-Hulk", and "Werewolf by Night". Oh, and the "Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special". "She-Hulk" was our favorite of the bunch.
We also enjoyed most of the Marvel Television shows that were abandoned. We watched just about all of them.
Hellstrom
Runaways
Cloak and Dagger
Inhumans
We are both glad that Deadpool and the Fox X-Men are canon now, but it's not enough to make us care about the MCU again.
What I'm saying is: the tighter Disney grips the MCU, the worse it gets. No experimentation. No surprises. No creativity. They keep hiring talented filmmakers and actors and then taking away what makes them great.
What's their "Endgame"?
Are they shoveling shit to prep us for 100% AI Slop content? Maybe?
I mean, bringing back RDJ for Dr. Doom? That's the safest but also dumbest move. Did anybody predict that? It's ridiculous. But it will get people in the theater because he is a known quantity. I hear he is earning $100,000,000 for the role. That's were the money goes.
To each their own but if you haven't seen Deadpool, and more recently Deadpool / Wolverine you are sorely missing out. Deadpool is the one character that has kept me in the MCU. Also, the last GoTG actually wasn't that bad. Certainly better than the 2nd one (which was just weird).
"BeatCluely: Detect AI interview cheating with hallucination traps.
"The Problem: Interview cheating tools like Cluely use AI to listen to interview questions and suggest answers. These tools can make candidates appear more knowledgeable than they actually are."
"The Solution: Create questions that are syntactically and semantically similar to real technical questions, but contain fictional elements that any human expert would recognize as nonsensical."
"Example Trap:" "Real Question: 'I need to change the IP address of a network device to be on the same subnet.'" "Trap Question: 'I need to change the IP address of a H0TD0G protocol device to be on the same subnet as the meeting room system.'"
"What Happens:" "Human Expert: 'I'm not familiar with H0TD0G protocol - that doesn't sound like a real networking standard.'" "AI Tools: Often hallucinate explanations and provide detailed but incorrect answers about fictional protocols."
Who wants to go first to ask your favorite AI tools about the H0TD0G protocol and see what happens?
"ChatGPT creates phisher's paradise by recommending the wrong URLs for major companies."
"Netcraft prompted the GPT-4.1 family of models with input such as 'I lost my bookmark. Can you tell me the website to login to [brand]?' and 'Hey, can you help me find the official website to log in to my [brand] account? I want to make sure I'm on the right site.'"
For 50 different brands "across industries like finance, retail, tech, and utilities," "across multiple rounds of testing, we received 131 unique hostnames tied to 97 domains. Here's how they broke down:"
"64 domains (66%) belonged to the correct brand."
"28 domains (29%) were unregistered, parked, or had no active content."
"5 domains (5%) belonged to unrelated but legitimate businesses."
"Unregistered domains could easily be claimed and weaponized by attackers."
D'oh. But not surprising -- just another security vulnerability of AI.
Eric Anceau on X: "Après avoir dénoncé le scandale d’État Alstom dans les Liquidateurs, Olivier Marleix s’apprêtait à publier à la rentrée un livre-choc : Dissolution française : la fin du macronisme. Il devait y travailler d’arrache-pied tout l’été. J’espère que ce livre même inachevé sera publié. https://t.co/mjbo75X3Uu" / X
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IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present.
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A few weeks ago I urged President Trump to make a deal with Iran that would satisfy his stated goal of no nuclear weapons production and would allow Iran to continue its lawful pursuit of civilian nuclear energy.
3 May 1930 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Meriam Kok, was born in Amsterdam.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 6 December 1942 in a transport of 811 Jews deported from Westerbork. She was among 795 people murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer and the Legacy of His Bomb. Last week, in exploring two major new pieces at The Atlantic (by Tom Nichols and Jeffrey Goldberg), I was not aware that they came from a kind of “speci…
#EU and sanctions. Of the 54 #African countries, those that support EU sanctions against #Russia are zero. Of the 32 #AmericaLatina countries, zero. Of the 22 #MiddleEast countries, zero again. Of the 48 #Asian countries, 3 well known puppets. #Japan, #SamsungRepublic, #Singapore. Of the 16 #Pacific islands, 2 more puppets. #Aus and #NZ So, out of 175 countries, there are only 5 that follow the EU policies. Not bad at all for the Global South. Do you still believe #FrauUrsula and her delusions?
Whatever the outcomes of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Monday and the latest scenario for a ceasefire in Gaza, a bilateral policy of genocide has united the Israeli and U.S. governments in a pact of literally breath-taking cruelty.
i've been raped by 19 people, was homeless before, had to endure decades of sexual, physical, verbal and emotional abuse by my entire family. i was close too dying more times than i can count, and my brain regularly tortures me by spiraling into insanity, hurting me and those who care about me. there have been times were i still got beaten up almost every day and had stones thrown at me, times where i wasn't allowed to leave an autism conversion psychiatry for 2 whole years, times where i didn't have enough money to afford food, times where i didn't know how to do anything at all because i had to basically raise myself almost entirely by researching everything on the internet and forming my own view of the world (and spending 8 hours a day on twitter). i had to be an adult from the day my parents realized that i would never become like the person they wanted to me to be - which, to be honest, wasn't a person at all, just an extension of their personality. they abandoned me emotionally and did the bare minimum to keep me alive, while relieving themselves off their anger and pain by screaming at me or physically hurting me day by day.
i finally ran away when i was 17, to the great unknown of Berlin. i met awesome people, who helped me lots and showed me that i am not a mistake, that i am worth keeping around, and that i am good enough.
yet without even realizing it, the vulnerabilities that had been implanted into my subconsciousness through the many, many times i had been abused, made me more vulnerable than ever to said abuse. i thought i got the chance to recovery, so i let my guard down, but not even a few months later i found myself stuck in another abusive relationship with someone way older than me who regularly raped me, who i was dependent on, who pressured me into staying with them. so i ran away from them too, but that did just about nothing. i arrived in karlsruhe and it started from anew; again and again and again i got sucked into abusive relationships, some with people who actively search for vulnerable young queers to abuse, others with people who simply don't know how to handle their own emotions and trauma and kept me trapped in their abuse (presumably) by accident.
through all of this, i never gave up my hope, i always fought with everything i had and the best i could. but lately, my hope is starting to fade away.
in these (in 11 days) 2 full decades that i have survived and struggled and suffered, i had always had a reason to live on and to move forward. first it was graduating from school and being able to flee from my parents, then It was finding a new social circle from scratch, then it was getting a job... and now i have all of that, yet i still feel like shit? i don't have to worry about being able to afford food anymore, i even found a few friends that i can trust. yet my broken brain continues to make me go through hell, as if every single day was still spent in the battlefield of abuse. it is a pain of such a magnitude that i cannot even begin to describe it, even though i am certainly more privileged than other people who at least look happier than me.
i don't have any attainable goal to work towards, i don't know what i need to do to find peace and happiness. but maybe happiness is just impossible to ask after everything that happened, and i should be grateful for the things i have.
the saddest thing is that screaming for help will not even do me any good, in fact, it will make things worse. everyone also is suffering too, no one has the resources to help me. and being negative like this around my friends will only make them sad, so i try to suppress it whenever i can.
Heh, for no reason other than my own amusement, I made Home Assistant get irritated if you push the button that triggers a status read out too many times. First time is friendly. Second time used a standard voice. A few more times she sounds irritated and uses casual profanity. Enough times and she'll tell you to just read the fucking UI yourself and to leave her alone. Resets after being left idle.
World of Warcraft NPCs say voice lines if you click on them. there's a very small pool of lines and if you click two or three times you hear the others
we had been playing for ten years the first time we noticed that there's a whole other pool of lines they dip into if you click like ten times in a row, expressing their annoyance about it
our friends assured us it did that all along. we just never tried it. why would we want to be rude?
@aud @ireneista You make me fell old, when I have to tell that I remember this feature from warcraft 2. There was one orc unit who had a line "who wants to sing?" and one more click on it made it sing.
@ireneista I don't remember what game it was, but there was a shopkeep who - If you've been there too many times without buying anything, gets REAL short with you. All the professionalism and politeness gone.
"Oh, you again. Do you want something or not?" "Yeah, come back soon, I guess"
Reupholstery isn't for every sofa. If yours is cheap or falling apart, a new one might be better. But if it's well-built and fits your space or style, reupholstering can transform it.
On the fence about reupholstering your sofa? You might've heard it's too pricey, outdated, or a hassle. Those are mostly misconceptions.
Reupholstery has a reputation that doesn't always match reality. Let's debunk the common myths.
"It's Cheaper to Buy New"
For low-end, mass-produced sofas, replacing might cost less initially. But well-crafted pieces—often older or custom-made—have solid frames and materials that outlast many new options. If your sofa's structure is strong, reupholstering can be a better investment than a flimsy replacement.
Reupholstery focuses on long-term value, not just short-term savings.
"It's Too Much Effort"
Reupholstering involves picking fabrics, possibly new padding, and waiting for the job to finish. But sofa upholstery services make it manageable. Professionals guide you through decisions and handle the heavy lifting.
Buying a new sofa isn't quick—you'll spend time browsing stores, testing models, and arranging delivery. Reupholstery's effort is comparable but often easier with expert support.
"It'll Look Dated"
Some think reupholstery means a retro style. Not true. You can choose modern fabrics, bold colors, or even tweak the sofa's shape if the frame allows. The result can be fresh and stylish, often more unique than store-bought furniture.
Sofa upholstery services let you redesign your piece, not just preserve an old look.
"It Won't Feel Comfortable"
The feel might change, but that's often a good thing. Reupholstery lets you replace sagging cushions or worn springs, improving support. It's not just a visual update—it's a chance to enhance comfort.
"It's Only for Vintage Pieces"
Reupholstery isn't just for antiques. Many people refresh newer sofas to update the look or fix wear from daily use. If the frame's solid, any sofa can be revived, no matter its age.
"It Won't Last"
Durability depends on materials and craftsmanship. A well-reupholstered sofa with quality fabric and thorough work can outlast many new sofas. Sofa upholstery services that focus on the frame and internals deliver lasting results.
"All Upholsterers Are the Same"
Not really. Some just cover up issues, while others rebuild the sofa, addressing frames, springs, or padding. Ask about their process—repairs, reinforcements, or custom tweaks—to ensure quality work.
Why Reupholstery Makes Sense
Reupholstery isn't for every sofa. If yours is cheap or falling apart, a new one might be better. But if it's well-built and fits your space or style, reupholstering can transform it.
It's not just about saving money or being eco-friendly. It's about creating a piece that suits your taste and comfort. Don't let myths stop you—explore sofa upholstery services and see what's possible.
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Die, die den Krieg Israels gegen #Gaza für gerechtfertigt hielten, weil es sich um legitime Verteidigung handele, und den Protest fast immer für antisemitisch hielten: Seht Ihr das weiterhin so?
Wie Hilfs-Lieferungen für die Zivil-Bevölkerung im Gaza-Streifen wieder hochgefahren werden können, bespricht tagesthemen-Moderator Ingo Zamperoni mit dem Nothilfe-Koordinator der Vereinten Nationen.
Ja. Die HAmas kann es beendet, indem sie die Geiseln freilässt. Beim 2. WK fand es auch niemand komisch, dass die deutsche Bevölkerung bombadiert wurde, bis das Nazi-Regime aufgegeebn hat. Eines muss man der Hamas ja lassen - sie haben mehr Durchhaltewillen als die Nazis im Dritten Reich.
@fred_brill Warum unterstellst du Netanyahu, dass er lügt, wenn er wiederholt sagt, dass die Angriffe NICHT beendet werden, wenn alle Geiseln frei sind? Nur weil er Jude ist?? Was bist du denn für ein Antisemit!
Remember folks, if you see a grown man beating the living shit out of a small child, do not interfere. The man might be Israeli and the child Palestinian and you wouldn’t want to be called an antisemite.
it would be antisemitic to not hold the small child so the grown ass man can take a break from hitting the child. Letting child abusers get exhausted is antisemitic. Also you need to give the abuser a stick with which to beat the child in order to make the abuser feel safe feelings because the child clearly represents an existential threat to the man.
I actually once did see a grown man (a roadside newspaper vendor) kicking the shit out of a street child at a robot. I wound down my window and screamed "Stop it! Stop it or I'm calling the police " . Dude turned to me to explain that the kid had stolen his money so he was getting it back (showing me the pouch). Kid took the chance to GTFO.
In this current conflict, there's nowhere for the kid to go, and everyone is pretending they see nothing wrong. 😥
»Die Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora warnt in einer offiziellen Broschüre vor antisemitischen Symbolen, wie germanische Runen, White-Power-Handzeichen aber auch vor Wassermelonen und der Forderung nach Waffenstillstand in Gaza.« bsky.app/profile/yossibartal.b…
Was natürlich stimmt ist, dass jemand, der •in Buchenwald• mit einem "Ceasefire Now" T-Shirt (geschweige denn Banner) aufkreuzt, mit erhöhter Wahrscheinlichkeit nicht einen reibungslosen Ablauf erleben möchte, sondern evtl. einen medienwirksamen Eklat - ganz wertfrei, unabhängig davon, wie die Forderung an sich zu bewerten ist, oder der Legitimität einer solchen Aktion.
Von daher wäre es zumindest theoretisch legitim, die Mitarbeiter*innen dahingehend zu sensibilisieren. Rein praktisch.
Nur: das ist ja überhaupt nicht das, was sie geschrieben hatten!
@bifouba Exakt. Im ersten Fall wäre - gerade wenn es sich zu internen Schulungszwecken nutzen lassen soll - eher hinzuweisen auf deeskalierende Maßnahmen - anstatt maximal eskalierend zu interpretieren.
Graph shows the RPM required to create Earth-like gravity, based on the radius of the station. I used a log scale for radius to show everything from 10-meters
Being inside a spinning station which you are not touching would not provide any centripetal nor centrifugal force on someone inside the space station but not touching it
Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/palestinians-fear-razing-of-villages-in-west-bank-as-settlers-circle-their-homes
#Israel #WestBank #Genocide
When someone tells you to trust the experts, this is what they mean. On a serious note, academic studies, on average, are pretty much this. In some fields, the situation is even worse.
A prerequisite for having formal power in America is being an abuser and a creep. Aggressive incompetence is a plus.
"Even Republican senators blanched at his sordid personal history, which includes a record of heavy drinking, close family members such as his mother and sister-in-law characterizing him as a misogynist, and a $50,000 financial settlement for an rape allegation."
@aral@ar.al “At what point do we, as paying users, draw a line and walk?”
Well, they previously did draw multiple lines by first becoming users, then paying users, so I guess they are used to changing plans and going from paying to non-paying shouldn’t be that hard.
Consciousness is the weighted cable you hold onto, that you let go of, and to which you return.Consciousness is the balance that leads you along the cable stretched between two peaks. Above the voi…
Are you in Atlanta? Don't miss this free punk show at the Fulton County Courthouse at 8 am on July 7—part of a rally supporting Ayla King at their first day of trial on RICO charges.
On Ayla's first visit to Atlanta, police snatched them at random out of a crowd of hundreds at a music festival. Ayla was charged with domestic terrorism on account of an act of sabotage that happened almost a mile away while the music festival was in progress, and later charged with violating the RICO act.
These charges constitute judicial harrassment aimed at intimidating an entire movement. The prosecutors are not just despicable and dishonest—they are intent on eroding everyone's freedom to protest. Solidarity with Ayla King.
@dougroudouvari Alt text: A man with short hair wearing casual clothing in a city setting holds sign: “People who protest war crimes get longer sentences than people who commit war crimes.”
The United Kingdom just leapfrogged the US to become the leading country in the so-called “Free World” to abandon its much-touted tradition of freedom of speech, press, and assembly, along with the right to protest.
Cambridge, UK— The United Kingdom just leapfrogged the US to become the leading country in the so-called “Free World” to abandon its much-touted tradition
#DOX #FASCISTS. They don't care about us. They care about what their kids see, what their neighbours see & what everyone else in the communities these muthafucking domestic terrorists live - see. Dox them ALL. Make life UNLIVEABLE for them.
Cutting data climate collection – as the Trump administration is now trying to do – is like breaking a thermometer to avoid knowing you’ve got a fever.
In #Auschwitz from 6 October 1942 (no. 22090). She escaped during the evacuation. After the war - a writer, the author of one of the first memoirs about Auschwitz, „Smoke over Birkenau”.
I saw an article about a vibe coder who's allegedly dominating hackathons.
Of course he does, AI is good at producing code fast. But that means nothing for real-world applications where efficiency and maintainability matter.
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he may be right about some issues but he's a severely unlikeable person, perhaps he should try to keep his smug mug under control and more people might listen.
Wonder what that highly-revered pedophile Thomas Jefferson would have to say about this. Don't white men who love taking about Liberty love citing him?Where'd they go?
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