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Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison

"We’re going to have supervision," says billionaire Oracle co-founder Ellison.

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These billionaires talk about building libertarian paradises and at the same time talk about this kind of thing...
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Followed by the loud screeching sound every 2 minutes to keep everyone from being able to talk or think about fomenting rebellion against the observers.


September Twelfth: An American Comeback Story by Dean Rotbart is an inspiring book that reflects the indomitable spirit of America and Americans.
#nonfiction #books
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wait did we find a simpsons prediction that didn't come true?

(the second bit, not the first)

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it is a fine search engine... in order to compare with others such as Mojeek, to realize how shitty Google is. It's the best example of what not to do with a search engine.



It is nice to see that despite the precarious situation, work is being carried out strictly according to Austrian culture byteseu.com/423622/ #Austria #Österreich #RepublicOfAustria #RepublikÖsterreich


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Pour les 60 bougies de Mafalda, Glénat propose un recueil hommage, où treize autrices s’emparent du personnage de Quino en modernisant son propos, en la confrontant à notre monde actuel. 🤣🤩
L'album « Mafalda mon héroïne » est la chronique du jour sur notre site des amisdelabd.





After I installed URLCheck on my Android phone I started to wonder if there's something similar in a sense that allows me to choose one of my browsers to open any link that I clicked on my desktop. I wanted to be able to do that so it doesn't matter if any of my apps have an open with option whenever I click on a URL and plus I can more easily copy links.

#linux #browser #chooser



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Forget about glamour.

Bring flip-flops to Ventura,
a vintage beach town at the northern edge of Southern California
where “chill” is a way of life.

“Vintage,” “rustic,” “dog-friendly” and “flip-flop casual” are the code words for this beach town at the western end of the 101 Freeway before it starts heading north.

Locals are big on hiking, biking or just watching the sunset on the beach, often with a dog in tow

-- LATimes Travel

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The days of super-low inflation and interest rates are likely over, per YF:

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options



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@charles Ben, c'est quand même plus ennuyeux ici.




Today in AI slop, Google serves AI slop as top result for one of the most famous paintings in history. When you searched for the artist Hieronymus Bosch, the top result was an AI generated version of the Garden of Earthly Delights 404media.co/google-serves-ai-s…


Topics in the latest edition of my "Cornerstone of democracy" newsletter -- a compendium of the best of political reporting/commentary (and more) -- include:

-- "Democracy Day"
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"Defending democracy as a public official is a harder job than it used to be – because right-wing activists have been on the attack to bring down #democracy. Intimidation is a longstanding tactic of #extremists & #authoritarians. It works, far too often. #News orgs have a dilemma, though. Will shining a light on the extremists scare off even more public servants? Or will it galvanize support for what they do?"
- @dangillmor

Referring to:
michiganadvance.com/2024/09/15…

#Politics #Violence #USA