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See How Artist Recreated His Friend's Tabaxi Monk from Dungeons & Dragons Campaign in 3D
Jaaziah Chan showed us the creation process behind The Governor, a tabaxi monk his friend made for a DnD campaign, explaining the techniques used for modeling the outfit and describing how the fur was made.
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Stanford researchers used an implantable brain-computer interface to decode the inner speech of patients with up to 74% accuracy. The study used a “mental password” to activate the decoding for privacy. (via thenewpaper.co)
(The potential for people with speech pathologies or impairments is enormous, but so is the risk posed by any security vulnerabilities. -- ed.)
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Researchers said the technology could one day help people who cannot speak communicate more easily.Gabriela Galvin (Euronews.com)
Not just regulated but properly secured against people who don't care about regulations.
Also, what if your health insurance does not cover the cost but the price drops by half if the company can use all the data you produce "to improve their service"?
What if "participation" in this stuff becomes non-optional? Or, you know, compliance is done Microsoft-style, where they make a "reasonable" effort to obey the letter of the law unless there's a good business reason not to?
Or your employer requires you use the interface?
Nope. Those things need proper open-sourced e2e encryption, and even then they could probably be used for horrible things. Once your captor punishes you for your thoughts, you'll learn to control them in ways you didn't think possible.
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I'm actually scared they might already have been asked, and answered in the wrong way.
Ultimately, I wonder if the economic incentive is actually in helping people who otherwise have difficulties to communicate, or in human/machine interfaces and human communication that could benefit from not requiring body movements or spoken words because it's quiet and invisible, and could be triggered faster. That is: military stuff.
@Mr_Teatime @aral @errant “assume good intent, but be prepared for the other kind” has served me well over the years.
(But also there often isn’t huge profit to be made doing things that are primarily humanitarian.)
CEO of speed reading app that shows one word at a time to me at conference dinner: So it turns out the app helps people with dyslexia read.
Me: That’s great, how do you make money?
CEO: We know what you’re reading.
"Don't think about my mental password...don't think about my mental password...
Dammit."
Le Lion-d’Angers (Maine-et-Loire) : Ravalement de façade pour le bar des fachos
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"extraits d’Ouest-France / vendredi 15 août 2025 La façade du Café des sports au Lion-d’Angers (Maine-et-Loire) est maculée de peinture rouge et l’inscription « raciste » y a été taguée. Les gendarmes ont constaté les dégradations vers 8 h, ce vendredi 15 août 2025. … Continuer la lecture →"
For August's Bookclub we will be reading Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey.
We will meet (virtually) at 7pm (UK time) on the
19th of August.
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Our Next Book 19th August 2025 – Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (309p) 7 – 9pm (UK time) virtual meeting. Please follow and tweet, toot or email us for the link to join the discussion. We lo…Manchester SciFi Book Club #mcrsf
By Hamas – Islamic Resistance Movement August 15, 2025 Hamas leader Osama Hamdan made the following statement to Al-Araby TV. It was posted on Resistance News Network on Aug. 10.Janet (International Action Center)
New Illustrated Guide to Political Prisoners
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"via NYC ABC We’ve finished the latest version of the NYC ABC “Illustrated Guide to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War” and it’s available for viewing by clicking here. This update includes updated mini-bios, photos, and address changes for several prisoners. Thankfully, this edition includes the removal of Jesse “Tall Can” Cannon."
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Trump Says if Americans In D.C. Don’t Start Cooperating He Will Call in the IDF
WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened the residents of the nation’s capital by saying that if they don’t fall in line and obey the orders of…
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President Trump threatened the residents of the nation’s capital by saying that if they don’t fall in line and obey the orders of American law enforcement agencies he will be forced to call in the IDF to restore order.The Hard Times Staff (The Hard Times)
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Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversations
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JUST IN: Texas Democrats Cave and Return from Two-Week Walkout, Clearing Path for GOP to Secure Redistricting Victory
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The Texas Democrat lawmakers who fled the state in a dramatic walkout to block Republican redistricting plans have announced their return, ending a two-week standoff and paving the way for the GOP to pass a new congressional map that streng…Cassandra MacDonald (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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General Keith Kellogg, who is currently serving as President Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, hosted a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday ahead of Zelensky’s meeting with President Trump.Jordan Conradson (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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Telenet RPG Collection will bring 3 classic Super Famicom JRPGs to Switch on November 27 in Japan
The 3 JRPGs in question will be Dark Kingdom, Hiouden, and Neugier.
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Texas law gives grid operator power to disconnect data centers during crisis
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The new law pairs mandatory curtailment with a voluntary demand response procurement program.Robert Walton (Utility Dive)
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Update: Likely Fake Account Claims God Of War Developer Sony Santa Monica Is Working On A New 'Technically Ambitious' IP
Update (August 18 at 12:02 a.m. CT): Following publication of this story, it became apparent that the account in question is more than likely intentionally inauthentic. As a result, we have cause to believe this news is likely inaccurate. We apologize for this mistake. We have reached out to Sony for ...
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An likely intentionally inauthentic Cory Barlog Facebook account shared some vague details about a new project online.Game Informer
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Anti-fascists confront far right in South Wales
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ANTI-FASCIST protesters staged a counter-demonstration today outside the Vale of Glamorgan council officers in Barry, south Wales, outnumbering them four to one.Morning Star
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And off goes a $100 donation to @signalapp in thanks to @pzb and @thinkpanzer who just gave my brain a 15-minute upgrade on app transport security.
I encourage folks to offer donations to awesome infosec causes when you have incredibly smart folk doing you the honor of a quick brain upgrade.
matched!
I might not have been there for the upgrade but I'm pretty damn sure that when you get an upgrade, a lot of us benefit. ;)
A talented mental gymnast here
>must be white or Hispanic
>not racist
Uh huh. Kid's a mouth breather I see, one of many parenting red flags
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When is The Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Review Embargo Date?
Konami's Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Remake is one of 2025's biggest games, and the review embargo date could be key for many.
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They tried to bury us under concrete lies, toxic medicine, processed poison, and weaponised memory loss.But the souls born in the 70s and 80s weren’t just se...YouTube
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A man named Mohamed Mohamed now faces charges in Tennessee for repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman who was dying in front of a church. The media deceptively identified him as “a Tennessee man.”
The woman displayed irregular behavior before stopping in front of a “house of worship”... Mohamed approaches the woman on the steps and begins touching her.
The woman tried to ward Mohamed off but ultimately lost consciousness. Mohamed then repeatedly sexually assaulted her
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A man named Mohamed Mohamed now faces charges in Tennessee for repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman who was dying in...Catherine Salgado (PJ Media)
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