AI Readiness report
At the heart of this transformation is people. Human-centered design is more than a moral imperative; it’s a business advantage. Transparent communication andBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Automated Content Recognition brings "mass surveillance" to homes, lawsuits say.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent
Automated Content Recognition brings “mass surveillance” to homes, lawsuits say.Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
10pm: 21st Century Rock & Pop time
#Rock #RockMusic #Pop #PopMusic #ChartMusic
#2000s #2010s #2020s
Radio Jammor is on the air...
Broadcasting from #Scotland
radiojammor.com
Alexa: Play Radio Jammor (UK Only)
#ScottishIndependence
#music #radio
openculture.com/2025/12/how-ma…
How Many Humans Have Ever Lived, and How Many Are Alive Right Now?
How many people have ever walked the earth? Good question, even if you've never quite pondered it before. According to the Population Reference Bureau, a non-profit research organization, if you travel back to 8000 B.C.E.OC (Openculture.com)
Social Security is changing in 2026: Here are 4 key updates to know
https://www.silive.com/news/2025/12/social-security-is-changing-in-2026-here-are-4-key-updates-to-know.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Social Security is changing in 2026: Here are 4 key updates to know
Millions of Americans will receive higher monthly benefits in 2026.Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com (silive)
Voorbereiding is het halve werk:-)
Ingredienten in huis, alleen finetunen wat ik ik mijn hoofd heb en De Man ook lust
En ik de spelletjesgek, (De Man niet) heb alvast de speelkaarten, Rummikub en Scrabble tevoorschijn gehaald.
Met Xmas traditioneel spelletjesavond voor paar uurtjes
Heb er zin in!
Ik voel mee. Ik heb hier twee majeure voedselintoleranties en een majeure veelnietluster aan tafel. Dat is reuzenslalom, maar ik ben er ook uit!
Om voedselintoleranties kook je heen. Dat is zelfs geen vraag. En daarnaast moet iedereen aan de feestdis met smaak eten!
@StellaQuasten
Ik vroeg aan De Man wat hij op Oudejaarsavond en zijn Bday wil eten.
Hele kip vol geramd met knoflook en boter uit de oven, Vlaamse friet erbij en dessert die jij mag bedenken.
#EasyDoesIt
Climate Change Is Threatening Christmas Classics
As snowflakes fall lazily from the sky, you cozy up by the fireplace and take a sip from a steaming cup of hot chocolate, humming the jaunty songs you can’tBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Es increíble que como sociedad nos pongamos todos de acuerdo en tan poquitas cosas y que una de ellas sea: mentir colectivamente a los niños acerca de la existencia de Papá Noel/Reyes Magos/variantes.
Y además es una mentira horrorosamente clasista.
El mito de Papá Noel/Reyes Magos/variantes debe ser abolido, change my mind.
thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarm…
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De la tradición del Tió me gusta que es algo que ve a diario, que tiene un pelín de tarea y que se asume que son regalos sencillos, en lugar de un señor o señoros que no ves, les haces un pedido como a Amazon y te lo dan sin verlos nunca salvo de lejos en cabalgatas o peor ves a un subordinado, ¡un paje!
Cuánto más lo pienso más de acuerdo estoy contigo 🤣
Data centres are being marketed as 'vital cogs in the energy transition', but the metaphor is wrong. They're black holes, sucking up time, light, matter and energy from the decarbonisation space and redeploying it to protecting big tech's profits.
businessinsider.com/ford-data-…
Ford is retreating on EVs and entering the data center battery market
The Detroit auto giant said on Monday it would pull back from electric vehicles in a move that would cost the company nearly $20 billion.Tom Carter (Business Insider)
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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
— theguardian.com/world/2025/dec…
Unalloyed good news. This terrible government is materially less terrible than the last.
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources sayPippa Crerar (The Guardian)
Serenity
Flashes of acrobatics, mirrors catch gnarled blue finger phantoms, hold, entwine; trauma, like treacle pulls down.Laurie Corzett (Laurie’s Substack)
@CAman I think that would be interesting.
Yeah, the multitude of people taking a cut every step of the way increases the costs exponentially. It’s fucking absurd. Making money on healthcare or prisons should be against federal law.
Wall Street drifts after mixed data on the US economy
NEW YORK -- Stocks are drifting on Wall Street following mixed data on the U.S. economy, which did little to clear up uncertainty about where interest ratesBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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@felimwhiteley Just bedcame a KDE supporting member. Thank you for the donation reminder on @latenightlinux - gotta put your money where your mouth is and support the projects you care about :)
(I'm running @kde on all my machines now. It's come along even more since I last looked. Impressive! :)
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in reply to Ars Technica • • •should I be on the lookout for flying pigs? Texas is actually doing something good for customers vs big business?!
What's the catch?
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in reply to Ars Technica • • •didn’t the FTC have a case like this in…
[really had to dig into my memory here]
2017?
ftc.gov/news-events/news/press…
Company VIZIO was fined 2.2 million.
But I’m sure this time suing some of the largest consumer goods companies in the world will work.
VIZIO to Pay $2.2 Million to FTC, State of New Jersey to Settle Charges It Collected Viewing Histories on 11 Million Smart Televisions without Users’ Consent
Federal Trade Commissionzane25
in reply to Ars Technica • • •Who in the world gives their TV acess to the internet? Are people stupid?
Why yes they are, sadly,
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