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Search engine DuckDuckGo has introduced a new filter to hide AI-generated images in its image search results, relying on open-source blocklists from uBlock Origin & uBlackList, and user choice for more private searches. alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/β¦
Imagine, if you will, that you are dreaming you are on a planet in which everyone is dumber than you. Even the people who are smarter than you are still dumber than you.
You wake up in a cold sweat and realize you are still on that planet.
well my press dies were a fail. the bends weren't going to be accurate enough and i would have had to make some better dies than what i did. so we are going with some weld-on brackets instead which i already plasma cut the blanks for.
EFF helped take down a bogus podcasting patent with the publicβs help. If the PERA or PREVAIL bills pass, that fight wouldnβt be possible today. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/peraβ¦
Two dangerous bills have been reintroduced in Congress that would reverse over a decade of progress in fighting patent trolls and making the patent system more balanced.
The whole grok white genocide thing*, to me, is a stellar example of why conversations about AI fairness and model de-biasing cannot live exclusively in academia.
It's rare that the ego and power struggles that shape technologies are laid *this* bare, and I hope it serves as a reminder that this is happening in far more quietly and insidiously all the time!!
But to my pointβ there are so many technically and philosophically fascinating papers about defining, measuring, and adjusting for perceived bias in chatbots.
But they can only do so much in an environment that produces... this.
De-biasing and fairness work has *gotta* address the larger social and political conditions that shape technological development.
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Two High Society Normies--Wolff and Ward, both well trained journalists--Hem and Haw to Explain Epstein's spellbinding charisma and Salon gatherings Full Of "Brilliant" People. They Seem To Miss Him
Plastic in ice cream and plastic in the brain are linked through the presence of **microplastics**βtiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in sizeβthat contaminate many ultra-processed foods, including ice cream, and have been found to accumulate in human brain tissue.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs), such as ice cream, are particularly prone to containing higher concentrations of microplastics compared to whole, unprocessed foods. This is due to intensive industrial food processing, packaging materials, and additives that introduce plastic particles into these foods. For instance, some processed foods have been shown to contain far more microplastics per gram than their unprocessed counterparts[1][3][5].
Recent research has found that these microplastics from UPFs can cross the **blood-brain barrier**βa protective shield around the brainβand accumulate in brain tissue in quantities roughly equivalent to a whole plastic spoon. This plastic accumulation in the brain has increased by about 50% in the last eight years. Notably, brains of people with dementia have shown three to five times higher microplastic concentrations than those without cognitive impairment[1][2][3][7].
The biological implications of this plastic accumulation are becoming clearer: microplastics may cause **inflammation, oxidative stress**, and may interfere with brain cell function, processes similarly implicated in mental health disorders like dementia, depression, and anxiety. The microplastics tend to gather in the brain's myelin sheath, which insulates neurons and facilitates signal transmission, potentially disrupting brain communication[1][2][3][5].
In summary, the link between plastic in ice cream and plastic in the brain lies in microplastic contamination of ultra-processed foods like ice cream, which leads to the accumulation of microplastics in human brains with potential consequences for neurological health. This emerging research highlights an alarming new dimension of how plastic pollution in our food supply may be impacting brain health and mental well-being worldwide[1][2][3][5][7].
A popular brand recalled ice cream over plastic contamination, highlighting growing concerns about microplastics in food, which studies link to heart disease, gut issues, and environmental harm.
Disgusting how Reuters parrots Israel's lies in its headlines. Terror attack on civilians (filling water bottles at a water distribution point) called by Reuters a "missile malfunction"
At the doc about to get an overdue tetanus shot and pneumonia vaccine. Mask because bronchiectasis/ruined immune system, t shirt because grieving dearly departed my cat Lola.
On Sunday, Israel bombed a water distribution point in the central Gaza Strip, as dozens of civilians, mostly women and children, waited in line for water. Twelve people were killed, eight of them children. It was not the first time.
How do I keep my dogs cool in extremely hot weather? I like to set up a couple pools for them to lay around in and give them something cool to snack on. Most...
US President Donald Trumpβs economic measures against Russia are unlikely to have a significant impact on the Russian economy. This was reported in Der Spiegel.
No strong studies show real-time crime centers actually cut crime, yet they βend up collecting massive amounts of data without proper audit or oversight" - a situation that's ripe for abuse, EFFβs Beryl Lipton told @TheSeattleTimes. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/β¦
Seattle's newly revamped Real Time Crime Center is operational, with analysts monitoring dozens of surveillance cameras placed in areas with high crime rates.
MLB all-star game is tonight. Remember when MLB pulled/moved the game from Atlanta in 2020 because their βvoting laws were racistβ. Game is in Atlanta tonight, so I guess that means MLB is admitting they were wrong.
Emil Bove said under oath that he never ordered DOJ lawyers to blow off Judge Boasberg's order. That was a dodge. Erez Reuveni showed smoking gun proof that Bove ORDERED DHS to ignore Boasberg's order. www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/15/o...
In refusing to hold a hearing about Erez Reuveni's smoking gun proof that Emil Bove gave an order in defiance of Judge Boasberg's March 15 order, Chuck Grassley plays cute with the facts.
Fuck congress. This is the full, unredacted Epstein List.
Provenance: The PDF is a photocopy of Jeffrey Epstein's "Little Black Book", obtained with the help of a journalist in connection with an FBI sting investigation. The handwritten notes and circled names are made by Juan Alessi, who was Epstein's house manager from 1991 to 2002. He circled the names to show the FBI which people were known insiders in Epstein's child sex trafficking ring. Juan testified to this under oath during the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted of sex trafficking minors on Epstein's plane to his island.
Donald Trump's name appears on page 80 of the book (PDF page 85), and is circled.
The EU wants to decrypt everyone's private data by 2030 to ensure that law enfocement has "lawful and effective" access to data: techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-β¦
The European Commissionβs ProtectEU strategy aims to overhaul internal security, proposing law enforcement access to encrypted data by 2026 and a roadmap to
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Emil Bove said under oath that he never ordered DOJ lawyers to blow off Judge Boasberg's order. That was a dodge. Erez Reuveni showed smoking gun proof that Bove ORDERED DHS to ignore Boasberg's order. www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/15/o...
In refusing to hold a hearing about Erez Reuveni's smoking gun proof that Emil Bove gave an order in defiance of Judge Boasberg's March 15 order, Chuck Grassley plays cute with the facts.
There is another reason for the leaders, all around, to support Israel and is because they don't want "israeli" citizens in their countries. It's anti-semitism first of all and then the weight they don't like to "bring" in their countries - for the attitude of "israelis" (being made by funding and support from abroad).
Buying ammo has slowed down since people feel better about things now than over past years. Prices are going down, and it's a good time to stock up w/more.
No. No Trump doesn't "want" to hand out IG tests. Trump wants to use the same fucking slur he always uses with women of color who are more charismatic and smarter than him to denigrate them. Stop playing this game and call out his bigotry. RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsβ¦
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spoke out Tuesday against what he called a terror attack against a Palestinian-American Christian by Jewish extremists who have clashed both with local Arabs and the Israeli military.
Trump continues to be seized by the delusional view that his Israeli-centred vision could all be accomplished merely by ending the genocide in Gaza. Joinβ¦
- Visit this list of ICE Gestapo concentration camps ice.gov/detention-facilities - If you are local to any one of these, listen up. Orders to follow. If not, sit back, do nothing, and await further orders.
1. Drive, bike, or walk past the facility. 2. Do it slowly. 3. Do it multiple times a day. 4. Have your phone out. 5. You do not have to be actually taking photos or video but it should appear as if you are. 6. If asked to disperse, do so immediately. 7. Come back the next day.
Rules of Engagement: 1. No verbal contact 2. No physical contact 3. No weapons while on patrol 4. This is a recon and psychological intimidation assignment ONLY.
These fascist goons operate in secrecy. Take that shit away from them. I want them to know WE know where they are, and that WE are watching.
#OtD 15 Jul 1885 the first issue of the strongly anti-religious Yiddish-language socialist newspaper 'Der Arbeter Fraynd' (The Workers' Friend) was published in London. When Saul Yanovsky became editor in 1891, it took a clear anarchist orientation. stories.workingclasshistory.coβ¦
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