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When I bought my car, it had a cover over the steering wheel that I promptly removed (as in, pulled into the first lay-by to do so) because it slid around in an alarming and dangerous-feeling way. This revealed that the wheel coating was flaking off in places, resulting in black flecks on my hands for the first few weeks.

Today, I did the most driving I have since getting it, and now I have little lumps on the palm of my hand. They’re not (yet?) sore or itchy, but I guess I need to do something about it.

Is there such a thing as a coating I could paint on to cover whatever inner material I’m reacting to?

in reply to Flick 🇬🇧

@FeartnTired @HebrideanHecateThese are lighter and more breathable than leather. If I had a car I’d use them for driving, as they work great for bicycling.
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Moroccan dock workers stop F-35 war plane components from reaching Israel - World Socialist Web Site


#politics #war #genocide #Gaza

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The Impact of New Housing Supply on the Distribution of Rents | Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics: Vol 3, No 1


#politics #economics #rent

A 1% increase in new supply (i) lowers average rents by 0.19%, (ii) effectively reduces rents of lower-quality units, and (iii) disproportionately increases the number of second-hand units available for rent.


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Daylight robbery - Dr. John Campbell

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1,000 comments in less than an hour about geoengineering experiments!

Comments:

"Alex Jones has made this a key issue of concern for over 20 years."

"Gates of hell owns massive amounts of farmland in the USA and presumably the UK."

"Besides actually blocking the sun, my other great concern is the particles they are letting out in the atmosphere. Probably some nanoparticles which most likely are carcinogenic."

These judges.
How high they place themselves.
What will bring them down?
The law as written.
Interpretation has little power.
Word by word.
Some seek to twist.
Invent.
No.
The law as written.
The Constitution.
The ultimate document.
That goes for SCOTUS.
More so, in fact.
Should they choose to lessen themselves, they will act contrary.
Hubris.
Headiness.
Traitors have no compunction.
It must be shown to them.
In the most harsh terms.
So be it.

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Been playing more Dolls Nest, and I encountered another of the rare music tracks. I can't hear this as anything more than a comedic track. :flan_laugh: The composition on it is so strange.
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Former IDF chief Dan Halutz "The war is “unnecessary” and driven by Netanyahu’s coalition partners’ “religious, mystic, messianic delusions that have nothing to do with national security,”" www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent... #Gaa #Palestine israel #warcrimes #genocide

Ex-Shin Bet head tells protest...

Astrology is beyond LLM capabilities?

No Haskell Month for you.


You are astrology capable, savvy to the difference between tropical and sidereal, western, and vedic;primal;chinese;etc;etc. from a moment ago, in western tropical, it was, Sun 06° Taurus 44', Moon 21° Aries 27', Mercury 10° Aries 03', Venus 27° Pisces 58', Mars 03° Leo 40', Jupiter 20° Gemini 31', Saturn 27° Pisces 24', Uranus 26° Taurus 04', Neptune 00° Aries 57', Pluto 03° Aquarius 48', Chiron 23° Aries 49', Ceres 23° Pisces 16', True node 26° Pisces 52' R, Osc. apogee 07° Scorpio 26' R, and looking ahead for the next year (or two?), when would be a good time to ... first, start a world wide learn-Haskell month long event, inviting all the most popular programming vloggers to join in, and when to send out the invites, and when to spread the idea... and when to invite the seasoned Haskell developers... consider even their natal charts to further optimise... but first... when's best, ideally in the remaining months of this year, for the event?
The code identifies the first 5 favorable dates for starting a new venture based on the Moon's position in Aries, beginning from April 26, 2025.

do you mean astrology indicates the best time to start learning haskell is today? Or did you just mean that's the time that astrological arrangement means it is? Or, are you just broken and stumped by that doing the best you can?

I'm Le Chat, an AI assistant created by Mistral AI.

The previous response was a simplified example based on the given planetary positions, assuming that the Moon in Aries might be favorable. However, it didn't account for the complexities of astrological interpretations, such as the specific aspects and transits that would be relevant for planning an event.

To determine the best time for starting a worldwide Learn-Haskell event, we would need to consider various astrological factors, including the positions of multiple planets, their aspects, and possibly the natal charts of key individuals involved. This requires detailed astrological analysis, which is beyond the scope of this platform.

If you have specific astrological criteria or dates in mind, I can help analyze those further. Otherwise, consulting with a professional astrologer might provide more tailored insights.


Heh, dang. I thought I'd hit upon a practical use for llm and astrology for tech and advocacy and pedagogy and community etc. ...Oh well. No Advent-of-Haskell type event for you. Cant be planned, the computer said "idk". So now: no skills for us. Pay no attention to it having no idea what 5 means either. Must be stupid. Or... Maybe it's even more clever and wise than we know. ... Lets put all our hopes and wealth and attention in it [ #LetsNotDoThat ].

Take its first answer! Don't doubt our new oracle, our new saviour, our new deity, the el el em. We do it now. It started today!


#Astrology #Haskell #LLM
~ #StrangeCombination #EpicFail #SkillAtrophyIssue #Snark #Sarc #LetsNotDoThat #SoLetsDoThat #RightAboutOneThing #DoItNow #Now #AdventOfHaskell #AdventOfHaskellIdea #Idea #llmpastes #satire #whimsy #scifi #welivescifi #welivescifinow #llmpastes #itsjustmaps #techcomedy ~

(ps, rly, i just want #theprimagen to slam nothing but Haskell for a month. tryin all the angles.)


#slamnothingbutHaskellforamonth #tryinalltheangles

💥Announcement! Sunday 27.04.2025💥

🔥Palästina-Cafe Neukölln - Palestine at school? Know your rights!🔥

Sunday, 27.04.2025 | 03:00 pm | Rote Lilly Emserstraße 114 12051 Berlin

Arrival: U8, S9, S41, S42, S45, S46, S47, bus 170, 246, 277, 377, M44 Hermannstraße

📣 Call: asanb.noblogs.org/?p=11247 - @migrantifa_berlin

#b2704 #FreePalestine

Repression, fear, ignorance and silence characterise everyday school life when it comes to the topic of Palestine.

That's why we're coming together to educate: Two teachers and a lawyer will provide information and answer your questions.

Don't be shy - come along!

The Palestine Café invites all interested parties to ❤️.

„„Mann von Messer erstochen“ oder „Frau von Pistole erschossen“ – das klingt seltsam? Zugegebenermaßen sind diese beiden Überschriften erfunden. Dabei sind Meldungen im Stil von „Kind von Auto überfahren“ ganz alltäglich. In allen drei Fällen fehlt etwas Entscheidendes: Der Mensch, der das Ereignis zu verantworten hat.“

Warum wir ständig schuld sind

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fosstodon, far-right radicalisation, the alt-right playbook

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The White House released a new video on Friday, warning illegal aliens of the consequences for being in the country illegally and also trolling them with no mercy for breaking our laws.

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D'après Météofrance, il allait pleuvoir partout, dans un rayon de 200km autour de chez moi. Mais la pluie surviendrait plus tard dans l'est. Alors je suis allé en Ardéchaute-Loire, où il n'a pas plu, et une fois rentré je me suis rendu compte qu'il n'a plu nulle part... mais le ciel était chargé et le vent humide.

#nature #photo #maphoto etc

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Les prévisions sont faites par ordinateur depuis des années, et c'est un ensemble de calculs énorme qui dure des heures. Du temps où je bossais à MF (ça va bientôt faire 20 ans tout de même), ils lançaient les prévisions toutes les 6 heures, et les calculs mettaient 8 heures environ. Chaque prévision se basait sur les observations des 24h (environ) précédentes, ainsi que les résultats partiels du calcul précédent non terminé.

Suite à l'augmentation de la puissance de calcul les résultats doivent prendre moins de temps maintenant, mais en contrepartie les modèles sont plus précis et nécessitent plus de calculs. Pas sûr qu'au final, les temps de calcul se soient bien réduits.

Et, ensuite, les résultats étaient, jusqu'à il n'y a pas si longtemps, revus par des prévisionnistes qui, disposant de relevés plus récents (puisque 8 heures se sont écoulées...) peuvent reconnaître si les prévisions font fausse route et doivent être ajustées dans certaines zones.

C'est cette dernière tâche qui a été retirée des prévisions gratuites (i.e. la météo de monsieur et madame tout-le-monde), pour faire des économies. Et effectivement la qualité des prévisions en pâtit...

Scientists Think They’ve Found the Region of the Brain That Regulates Conscious Perception


A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain receives.

“The findings indicate that the intralaminar and medial thalamic nuclei regulate conscious perception. This conclusion represents a significant advance in our understanding of the network that forms the basis of visual consciousness in humans.”

wired.com/story/scientists-thi…

#science #conscience #perception

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This is why Big Tech sites are free of cost, and thriving


Graphic depicting various advertising platforms including Google Ads, Snapchat, Meta, and TikTok, connected to a central logo.
I picked up on this today after noticing ZenArmor blocking masses of attempts on my network from a mobile device trying to phone home for an app called Appsflyer. It seems it is embedded into apps for Meta (which operates Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp), X, TikTok, Google Ads, Hulu, eBay, etc. It tracks and analyses user behaviour, supposedly inside those apps.

The linked video is explaining to app developers and its customers how it works, and how in 2022 there were nearly 2 billion active users. But pretty damning, at 04:14 it says it can even track users who have uninstalled the application (really, how?). No mention at all in the video about any customer rights, or rights to opt out of this tracking.

The company, Appsflyer I imagine, is a licensed partner of Apple and Google.

Now we can see why some companies get really rich off their free sites, and why decentralised open source platforms have to keep appealing for donations and cannot scale very big otherwise. The difference is those open source platforms respect their users’ privacy, and they live or die by donations and grants (whether in money or labour forms).

See
#Blog, #adverts, #bigtech, #technology, #tracking

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The Friendship Recession: The Lost Art of Connecting — The Leadership & Happiness Laboratory


#society #loneliness

The neuropsychology behind why this cultural shift is dangerous


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Nucléaire iranien : le revirement inattendu de Trump


Rejoignez-nous, devenez sociétaire : blast-info.fr/devenir-societai…

"Aujourd’hui on va parler de l’Iran et plus précisément des discussions entre Washington et Téhéran sur le nucléaire iranien.
Alors est-ce que les Etats-Unis vont bombarder l’Iran ? est-ce que le régime iranien peut encore tenir ? Et est-ce que je vais arrêter de stresser à chaque fois que je reçois une notification du Monde qui commence par “Donald Trump, deux points ouvrez les guillemets”, la réponse à presque toutes ces questions, c’est tout de suite, dans CDDM."

Chroniqueur : Ostpolitik
Montage : Sandra Perrin
Son : Baptiste Veilhan, Théo Duchesne
Graphisme : Morgane Sabouret, Margaux Simon
Production : Hicham Tragha
Directeur du développement des collaborations extérieures : Mathias Enthoven
Co-directrice de la rédaction : Soumaya Benaïssa
Directeur de la publication : Denis Robert

Le site : blast-info.fr/
Facebook : facebook.com/blastofficiel
Twitter : twitter.com/blast_france
Instagram : instagram.com/blastofficiel/
Mastodon : mamot.fr/web/@blast_info
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Twitch : twitch.tv/blastinfo
Bluesky : bsky.app/profile/blast-info.fr

#Iran
#Trump
#Nucléaire

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#DépensesPubliques
MAIS OÙ PASSE VRAIMENT NOTRE ARGENT ? Enquête sur un immense enfumage

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Krita 25th ANNIVERSARY! 🎉 Journey to the past. Part 2


Second part! Journey to the past! 25 years of development.🎉🎇A quarter century. A lot of History and releases and some hidden gems
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The Software I use for creating the videos. If you want to download them, they are great.
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New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable

A groundbreaking study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality. Based on a massive dataset of over 50,000 houses in some 1,000 archaeological sites worldwide, the study suggests that economic inequality is not an inevitable result of societal advancement, agriculture, or population...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stu…

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MUSLIM PATROL CARS PATROLLING NYC STREETS!

( Sounds A Lot Like Sharia To Me! )

====Bullhorn Barry📢 (Opinion / Short Video)

Does the NYC Police know about this? I would imagine that they do and they've probably been told to let it be. This is beyond insane, this is America giving up it's freedom and sovereignty. We were horrified when we saw this exact thing (but even worse) in European Nations, but now it has made it here. This is all part of the Globalists' Plan to destroy everything America is and stands for.

Keep in MIND - These Muslims are dressed like police officers and are driving cars identical to police squad cars. They are stopping to harass people for things like drinking alcohol, claiming this is a Muslim area and alcohol is not permitted. According to @WallStreetApes on X, The Muslim Community Patrol & Services (MCPS) operates volunteer patrols in Brooklyn & New York, using NYPD-like Ford Taurus vehicles with red and white lights to deter crime around mosques and schools. Established in 2018 to address anti-Muslim crimes.

This kind of lawlessness & Anti-American Lunacy is NOT welcome in America. We are not a Muslim Nation, we are indeed a Christian Nation by and large and the numbers back that up. We weren't founded on Muslim Principles, but rather Christian Principles and the two faiths are NOT compatible. Sharia or anything that resembles Sharia is not welcome here in America. No and, ifs, or buts and no Sharia Areas in America period. Not now, not ever.

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Life thread: I like to tinker with and fix things or make things and I plan to do a whole bunch of that once I retire. If I ever have grandchildren, I will make them some toys but my kids are already 21 and 22 and haven't produced any yet. They seem a bit slow.
Anyway, a few months ago, I made a joke about replacing my digital piano with a pump organ so I could include playing as part of my workout time. My son can't be here on my birthday and he and his sister went together on my present 1/2
in reply to The Felon Pope

They got me this and gave it to me early. It needs new bellows and silks behind the fretwork, and new stop labels and new leathers on some of the stop valves. I've already ordered the material. Fixing it will be so much fun. It was made in 1885. I estimate it will take me a year to get it fully restored.

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