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Quds News: Children in Gaza organise a stand in solidarity with the activists who were kidnapped by Israeli forces from the Madleen humanitarian ship earlier today. @palestine
FINALLY. You can color your folders again! Old timers will know that the mac used to do this. I've wanted this feature since they took it away with OSX.
I asked Grok a silly question... and learned something.
The phrase "drive on a parkway and park on a driveway" is a humorous observation about the quirky naming of roads and spaces in English. Here's why:
Parkway: Originally, "parkway" referred to a road bordered by or running through a park or landscaped greenery, like the scenic boulevards designed in the 19th century (e.g., Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, 1870s). The term emphasized aesthetic appeal, not parking. Over time, "parkway" came to describe major roads for driving, often with limited access, like highways. You drive on them because they’re built for travel, not parking.
Driveway: A "driveway" was historically a private path for driving vehicles from a road to a house or garage (think 1920s-1930s suburban homes). Since it leads to a home, it’s a convenient spot to park your car, even though the name suggests a path for driving. The term stuck, and now we associate driveways with parking.
Israeli companies are facing increased advertising costs on Meta platforms due to a decline in effectiveness of their ads.
Israeli companies spent between $1.8 and $1.9 billion on Meta advertising between 2023 and 2025, with decreasing effectiveness. Israeli firms have been identified as top advertisers on Meta, including gaming companies, IT services firms, content marketing companies, and brick-and-mortar e-commerce suppliers.
For the year 2025, the Israeli government announced it would be earmarking an additional $150 million toward global public relations, an unprecedented increase in spending that comes alongside a striking collapse in perception for Israel around the w…
as soon as i opened the generic box i was like hmm feels fake. then i looked up "how to spot fake dewalt impact" and yea apparently there are a lot of these fakes on ebay. fags
Apple TV is good for about a month. Then you’ve seen everything and you can cancel for 8 months. I will say that the shows are very high quality and worth the month of paying, though.
Here’s a thoughtful piece from @mononcqc, well worth reading. It says things I hadn’t heard yet articulated so well.
One thing I appreciate immensely: the way Fred’s analytical approach centers humans instead of tech, and takes the subjective experiences of human developers •seriously•.
Fred’s summary in the quoted post gives the core idea, but the larger piece has many sharp thoughts and rewards close reading. I’ll quote a few in the thread below.
Why do some people have a shit time with LLMs for programming while others love it?
What the latter group does is create tons of scaffolding to properly restrict LLMs, and acquire new skills to cope with all the unpredictable stuff they might do.
“[T]he mandate for [LLM] adoption can often come from above your CEO. Your execs can be as baffled as anyone else having to figure out where to jam AI into their product.”
“It does not matter whether LLMs can or cannot deliver on what they promise: people calling the shots assume they can, so it’s gonna happen no matter what.”
“I can also find no obvious correlation between where someone lands on that spectrum [of finding LLMs useful for coding] and things like experience levels; people fall here and there regardless of where they work, how much trust I have in their ability, how good they are at communicating, how much of a hard worker they are, or how willing to learn they might be.”
Hard to find a single summarizing quote from the post, but it keeps coming back to two closely related ideas:
(1) the tendency of humans to blame themselves for poor tool performance (“oh I should have prompted in •that• way instead, my bad”), and
(2) what we educators call the “hidden curriculum:” people are unaware of learning they have done / habitual effort they are expending, and thus they see their own learning / ongoing effort as zero-cost, obvious, nonexistent, innate personal virtue, etc.
The existence of (2) sets people up for (1); recognizing (2) helps cure (1).
“What AI sells is vastly different from what it delivers, particularly what it delivers out of the box.”
The post gives some great context on the study of “the difference between work-as-imagined (WAI) and work-as-done (WAD),” and says:
“If what we have to do to be productive with LLMs is to add a lot of scaffolding and invest effort to gain important but poorly defined skills, we should be able to assume that what we’re sold and what we get are rather different things. That gap implies that better designed artifacts could have better affordances, and be more appropriate to the task at hand.”
I keep posting about how the AI hype bubble makes it almost impossible to have a reasonable conversation about LLMs, and it’s only when the bubble bursts that we can start thinking realistically about what if anything LLMs are actually good for in writing code.
That seems to be what Fred is getting at here: the massive gap between the hype and the reality means that the affordances of these tools fit neither the task at hand nor the tool’s own capabilities.
The current LLM “focus on anthropomorphic interfaces—just have a chat!—makes them charming, misguides us into attributing more agency and intelligence than they have, which makes it even more challenging for people to control or use them predictably. Sycophancy is one of the many challenges here, for example.”
“Coding assistants, particularly agents, are narrower in their interface, but they build on a similar interaction model. They aim to look like developers, independent entities that can do the actual work.”
“I fall in the baffled camp that thinks better designs are possible.” … “I don’t expect my calls to be heard. Selling sci-fi is way too effective. And as long as the AI is perceived as the engine of a new industrial revolution, decision-makers will imagine it can do so, and task people to make it so.”
My current theory of agentic programming: people are amazing at adapting the tools they're given and totally underestimate the extent to which they do it, and the amount of skill we build doing that is an incidental consequence of how badly the tools…
Fred’s point is that a bad interaction model creates hidden work, then humans do that work and “the machine claims the praise.” These other two pieces make the point that this phenomenon of giving the machine credit for unrecognized human work is age-old, taps into some deep trapdoors in human cognition.
You’ll have noticed how previously normal people start acting like addicts to their favourite generative AI and shout at you like you’re trying to take their cocaine away. Matthias Döpm…
the politicians standing around posting, "Whoa get a load of this illegal dictator stuff. Isn't it nuts?" have a very different understanding of the purpose of their jobs than I do
What can they do? They control neither of the chambers, the House and the Senate. They have aquiesced to putting Judges on Supreme court who had a particular bent. They gave sky high inflation, people requiring to hold 3 jobs to put food on the table and oh forget about owing a house. All the while enriching the rich.
Let us wait for mid-terms and see what they choose. Some ideological nonsense or real life bread butter issues.
@violetmadder The alternative is violence. Violence never helps. It will only make matter worse. And yeah Dems have given for too long lip service to things that actually matter and done nothing about it.
There is a need to keep the peace. This too shall pass. DJT and his policies are impermanent. This can be fixed without resorting to radical methods.
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The state of California is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If California was an independent nation, it would rank as the fourth largest economy in the world in nominal terms, behind Germany and ahead of Japan. (source: wikipedia)
Makes me think.. would be funny if they'd secede.. Trump would be big mad 🤭
yeah except, especially is solidly blue states, the dems might as well be republicans. they're all bought and paid for. newsom is a f''ing actor and hes running his mouth trying to act outraged and tough. hes just outraged waymos are burning. hes lucky trump took over the guard bc now newsom himself doesnt have to call them in which he definitely would have. not to mention lapd answers to the mayor and it looks to me, surprise surprise, the lapd are the most violent ones in this whole situation.
Keep your eye on Trump's attempts to use the National Guard to put down the protests in Los Angeles. Yesterday he praised the National Guard for doing this - but the 2,000 troops he ordered to the area hadn't even arrived yet!
Instead, it was Los Angeles Police Department and ICE agents involved in the fighting in the neighborhoods of Compton and Paramount.
I have long thought Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act to federalize the National Guard as protests against him grow - thus reducing the power of state governors to stop his actions. Instead, the directive signed by Mr. Trump on Saturday cites another law:
This allows the president to control National Guard forces if “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States", and use them "in such numbers as he considers necessary to repel the invasion, suppress the rebellion, or execute those laws.”
From what happened in Hong Kong and elsewhere, I'm not at all optimistic about violent street protests being able to stop an authoritarian regime. Instead, the regime thrives on violence, since that's a sphere where it has the upper hand. The regime will also try to tip nonviolent protests into becoming violent by using excessive force and/or propaganda that claims the protests are more dangerous than they actually are.
Here are 198 methods of nonviolent action compiled by Gene Sharp in his book The Politics of Nonviolent Action:
legal and non-violent resistance doesn't do shit against fascists because they only understand power and know that it flows out of the barrel of a gun, not any fancy words or parliament.
both violent and nonviolent protests are necessary together. In all successful regime changes both have existed side-by-side, even if they've usually criticized each other a lot. MLK wouldn't have succeeded without the threat of Malcom X (instead, the Klan unopposed would have been able to crush the nonviolent arm). Of course, Malcom X wouldn't have been able to stage a revolution either.
That's not an example of regime change, but India is, and Ghandi needed the violent resistance just as much as they needed him. Modern Syria is probably another good example, though I'm less familiar with the details, I do know that peaceful protests precipitated the actual rebellion phase, and they were likely important in demonstrating the weakness of the regime that emboldened the rebels who eventually succeeded. Also it wasn't marches on the streets, but other forms of nonviolent resistance doubtless contributed to the crumbling of Assad's security forces, who weren't directly defeated militarily.
Thankfully, as in the civil rights movement, significant change short of full regime change can happen without a full-on rebellion, but violence in the streets is absolutely necessary. And if there isn't sufficient street violence now, we're headed towards either more successful violence by the state (which is already systematically killing immigrants) or at least a full-on rebellion. We should be cheering the much-less-lethal street violence against fascists we've got now in hopes things don't get worse, while also organizing massive peaceful resistance.
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine has confirmed that the Israeli enemy forces' brutal storming of the Madeleine ship, using military means, endangered its passengers and used force to arrest them.
They can reenact the massacre of October 7th on the streets of Brussels, but @LoisMcLatch and I were put in jail for having conversations about puberty blockers.
1/EU governments should firmly condemn Israel's illegal maritime kidnapping of the Madleen crew and demand their citizens are freed immediately.
This morning, the Israeli military boarded and seized the Madleen—a civilian vessel delivering a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza—and kidnapped its crew.
Many of those on board are citizens of EU member states. Those governments—along with all others—should unequivocally condemn Israel's illegal actions and demand the immediate release of their citizens
We are pleased to announce the first release candidate preview release of Jellyfin 10.11.0!
This is a preview release, intended for those interested in testing 10.11.0 before it's final public release. We welcome testers to help find as many bugs as we can before the final release.
As always, please ensure you stop your Jellyfin server and take a full backup before upgrading!
This is the first release that uses the new EF Core database mapper. If you'd like to help test this release, please remember to remove all plugins to make debugging logs as easy as possible.
🚀 Jellyfin Server 10.11.0 RC1
We are pleased to announce the first release candidate preview release of Jellyfin 10.11.0!
This is a preview release, intended for those interested in testing 10.11.0...
We are pleased to announce the first release candidate preview release of Jellyfin 10.11.0!
This is a preview release, intended for those interested in testing 10.11.0 before it's final public release. We welcome testers to help find as many bugs as we can before the final release.
As always, please ensure you stop your Jellyfin server and take a full backup before upgrading!
This is the first release that uses the new EF Core database mapper. If you'd like to help test this release, please remember to remove all plugins to make debugging logs as easy as possible.
We are pleased to announce the first release candidate preview release of Jellyfin 10.11.0!
This is a preview release, intended for those interested in testing 10.11.0 before it's final public release. We welcome testers to help find as many bugs as we can before the final release.
As always, please ensure you stop your Jellyfin server and take a full backup before upgrading!
This is the first release that uses the new EF Core database mapper. If you'd like to help test this release, please remember to remove all plugins to make debugging logs as easy as possible.
🚀 Jellyfin Server 10.11.0 RC1
We are pleased to announce the first release candidate preview release of Jellyfin 10.11.0!
This is a preview release, intended for those interested in testing 10.11.0...
The tech giant admitted it had made a mistake after a user was locked out of his devices for a week over an alleged racist remark heard by a delivery driver.
The Israeli navy intercepted the Madleen, part of the Freedom Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, detaining over 30 activists including Greta Thunberg.
I don't usually post a lot about Windows, but a number of my customers have been having problems with LibreOffice just not doing anything when trying to start it.
Changing the "Compatibility Mode" of an application in Windows 11 - LibreOffice fix
Some people have had trouble opening LibreOffice on Windows 11. Changing the "Compatibility Mode" of the application seems to fix the issue (or at least be a functional workaround).
Some people have had trouble opening LibreOffice on Windows 11. Changing the "Compatibility Mode" of the application seems to fix the issue (or at least be a functional workaround).
Maxim Vaskov, a professor at the Institute of Sociology and Regional Studies and head of the Centre for East Slavic Studies at the Southern Federal University, said on the air of the Opinion programme on News Front that Volodymyr Zelensky was trying …
Remember kids, there's more to the #fediverse than #Mastodon! One of these days even the Fedi.Tips account might even acknowledge that. You can restrict the visibility of your posts in pretty much every Fediverse platform out there, **not just Mastodon**.
If it’s spring, it’s wildflower season. Wildflower season is one of the best times to experiences California’s great outdoors. Here are some favorites.
Sent a support ticket to a #service that I #subscribe to expressing my disappointment that I couldn't seem to do very basic things with their product/ service.
First off, if you have a product or a service and you only provide a "video" to teach your customers how to use your product, well... fuck you.
Videos don't work for everyone. Some of your customers might be deaf, or visually impaired.
Second, if you need a fucking #TRAININGVIDEO to teach your customers how to use your product or service you have flat out FAILED in every conceivable way.
Your product or service should be intuitive enough that your customers don't need a training video to learn how to use your product.
TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Iran has warned that it will take retaliatory measures if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopts a resolution against the country in the Monday session of its Board of Governors.
ICE should take whatever sparklers are made out of and cover the sides of their cars with it. Then, when they get surrounded by rioters, they light it up. Totally non-lethal but it would burn the fuck out of everyone around the car.
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israel has intercepted and seized a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists, kidnapping those on board while describing the sh
Rückschlag für das Optimus-Programm: Milan Kovac verlässt Elon Musks Unternehmen. Die Verkäufe brechen immer weiter ein. Mittlerweile ist Musk auch den Maga-Anhängern ein rotes Tuch
The Huajiang Canyon Bridge in China, slated to be the world's highest suspension bridge, is set to open in 2025. It employs advanced construction methods, including a satellite-navigated cable system. The bridge aims to significantly shorten travel times, stimulate local economies, and represent China's engineering achievements.
China’s Huajiang Canyon Bridge is a world-record-breaking marvel—taller than the Burj Khalifa, heavier than two Eiffel Towers, and promising to transform a r...
Some good news "...Israeli companies since 2023 are finding it increasingly difficult everywhere around the world to attract new customers, leading to advertising-cost increases in the billions" "Despite Meta’s unprecedented support for Israel during the war in Gaza, including its complicity in mass censorship of pro-Palestinian content and criticism of Israel...global consumer sentiment is turning sharply against Israeli brands"
For the year 2025, the Israeli government announced it would be earmarking an additional $150 million toward global public relations, an unprecedented increase in spending that comes alongside a striking collapse in perception for Israel around the w…
Some good news "...Israeli companies since 2023 are finding it increasingly difficult everywhere around the world to attract new customers, leading to advertising-cost increases in the billions" "Despite Meta’s unprecedented support for Israel during the war in Gaza, including its complicity in mass censorship of pro-Palestinian content and criticism of Israel...global consumer sentiment is turning sharply against Israeli brands"
For the year 2025, the Israeli government announced it would be earmarking an additional $150 million toward global public relations, an unprecedented increase in spending that comes alongside a striking collapse in perception for Israel around the w…
"The more Israel’s supporters hate you, the more likely it is that you are a decent person. Say what needs saying and wear their outrage as a badge of honor"
In another act of participatory and democratic engagement, the Venezuelan people nominated their candidates for the municipal elections to be held on July 27, according to the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) lashed out at President Trump and taunted Border Czar Tom Homan amid violent Anti-ICE riots in downtown Los Angeles.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) lashed out at President Trump and taunted Border Czar Tom Homan amid violent Anti-ICE riots in downtown Los Angeles.
I think it is likely that he could be arrested for instigating these riots. I am seeing information coming out about NGOs sponsoring these riots and I bet there is a connection to Newsome in there somewhere! Time will tell.
Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Mystery Tour stopped before it really got started when her ship was intercepted by the IDF. Los Angeles has a riot problem. People protesting ICE turned violent almost immediatel
Israeli forces have attacked a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid vessel off the coast of the besieged territory, abducting pro-Palestine activists aboard the Madleen ship.
Introduction Tropical cyclones represent a danger to life, property, and the economies of communities. Researchers who study tropical cyclones have focused on remote observations using space-based platforms to image these storms, inform forecasts, better predict landfall, and improve understanding of storm dynamics and precipitation evolution – see Figure 1. The tropical cyclone community has leveraged […]
infowars, like most things, used to be cool when it was an underground part of the counter-culture but unfortunately alex's big ego has gotten out of control and made the broadcast un-listenable for me. that's a shame cause he has done a lot of good work in the past, in spite of his flaws
It’s always tragic whenever children are displaced or orphaned by conflict, but evacuating them from the front lines and giving them proper care isn’t akin to “abducting” them, let alone when they’re later returned to their relatives.
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