West Asia Crisis | Lessons From The Israel-Iran Conflict
Israel's Operation Rising Lion and Iran's response with Operation True Promise 3 has already set the pot boiling in West Asia. Attacks by both sides continue,BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Zeven albums die zo goed zijn dat het een raadsel is waarom Springsteen ze op de plank liet liggen
Zeven sterk van elkaar verschillende Lost Albums van Bruce Springsteen zullen vrijdag verschijnen in de box Tracks II. Ze zijn opgenomen tussen 1982 en 2018. Gijsbert Kamer mocht ze alvast beluisteren en was zeer te spreken: ‘Adembenemend mooi.’Gijsbert Kamer (DPG Media)
EU Advocate General advises top court to toss Google appeal against €4B fine
: Case over bundling Play Store with Chrome and Google Search set to continueLindsay Clark (The Register)
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Tariq praatte veel, maar gaf ‘nooit een direct antwoord’ op vragen van de rechtbank
De Zitting: Waar twee mannen vechten, hebben er twee schuld. Of lag het toch anders en was Tariq degene die de meeste verkeerde beslissingen nam, een moersleutel pakte, een mes en ‘stekende bewegingen’ maakte?Folkert Jensma (NRC)
In a few minutes, #IETF meeting on "AI preferences" (expressing what you want the AI bots to do) ietf-wg-aipref.github.io/wg-ma…
Two drafts on the table: datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft… and datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft…
Example:
Content-Usage: genai=n
Indicating Preferences Regarding Content Usage
Content creators and other stakeholders might wish to signal their preferences about how their content might be consumed by automated systems. This document defines how preferences can be signaled as part of the acquisition of content in HTTP.IETF Datatracker
The latest edition of the Visual Thinker - about magic hats, HAL9000, cognitive amplification, and lots of AI cartoons...
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Zionism offers a unifying identity for many American Jews. But as a Jew by Choice, born in Mexico and raised in the U.S., I’ve found that Black, Indigenous, and Chicanx thinkers’ theories of diaspora have helped me understand my own identity.
🥳 Manyfold v0.115.0 is out, and it's all about searchability! You can now set site-wide and model-specific preferences on whether search engines can index *public* content from your instance. And, we've added full control of the "noai" directive at the same time!
🗞️ Full release notes: manyfold.app/news/2025/06/23/r…
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Why bomb Iran?
Fuck the conspiracy theories. It was not about winning back popular support. It was immensely unpopular among the general public and even among MAGA supporters. It even pissed off Fascists like Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon. It might even end up being Trump's undoing.
Here's one reason: it was a chance to test the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), a 13.6-ton bunker- busting bomb—the most powerful non-nuclear weapon of its kind ever used. And it was a way to demonstrate US weapons prowess to China and Russia.
And here's another reason: overthrowing or, at least, destabilizing, Iran takes out one more important ally of Russia and China, paving the way for an eventual direct confrontation in the drive for complete
Hegemony.
#trump #Iran #russia #china #imperialism #capitalism #nuclear
UEFI SBAT Support Coming Together Ahead Of Linux 6.17
Support for UEFI Secure Boot Advanced Targeting "SBAT" looks like it could be buttoned up in the mainline kernel for the upcoming Linux 6.17 cycle...
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UEFI SBAT Support Coming Together Ahead Of Linux 6.17
Support for UEFI Secure Boot Advanced Targeting 'SBAT' looks like it could be buttoned up in the mainline kernel for the upcoming Linux 6.17 cycle.www.phoronix.com
Writing Science Fiction for Social Impact
Writing Science Fiction for Social Impact – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 158 *** “What would it look like if we did take care of everyone?” – Beth…
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#HOWTOWRITETHEFUTUREPODCAST #antithesis #BethBarany #characterinjustice #charactertransformation
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Writing Science Fiction for Social Impact · Writer's Fun Zone
Explore how writing science fiction for social impact can drive change through storytelling, worldbuilding, and character transformation.Kerry-Ann McDade (Writer's Fun Zone)
Will FCI Dublin be turned into a migrant detention facility? Promises, and skepticism, abound
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/20/will-fci-dublin-be-turned-into-a-migrant-detention-facility-promises-and-skepticism-abound/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Will FCI Dublin be turned into a migrant detention facility? Promises, and skepticism, abound
“It’s not just like a little mold — you have to bulldoze the place,” East Bay Congressman Mark DeSaulnier said.Jakob Rodgers (The Mercury News)
Greer Jarrett has identified four possible small ports, or "havens," used by Vikings along the Norwegian coast.
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This archaeologist built a replica boat to sail like the Vikings
Greer Jarrett has identified four possible small ports, or “havens,” used by Vikings along the Norwegian coast.Jennifer Ouellette (Ars Technica)
‘Ticking time bomb’: #Ice detainee💔dies in transit as experts say🚨more deaths likely.
The death occurred as private companies with little to no oversight are increasingly tasked with transporting more immigration detainees across the US, in pursuit of the Trump admin’s target of arresting 3,000 ppl/day. His family says he has no known health conds. He spent 40 years in the US, working & raising a family.
#Immigrants #DueProcess #StephenMiller #DHS #Sadism #Racism #USPol theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…
‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely
Guardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda DelgadoTimothy Pratt (The Guardian)
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A small section of NSF-DOE Vera C Rubin observatory’s total view of the Virgo cluster. Visible are two prominent spiral galaxies (lower right), three merging galaxies (upper right), several groups of distant galaxies, many stars in the Milky Way and more.
Photograph: NSF-DOE Vera C Rubin Observatory/AFP/Getty Images
Trump talks regime change as Iran vows retaliation for U.S. bombing
North Korea “strongly” condemned the U.S. attack on Iran, one of its only allies, calling it a violation of sovereignty.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Donatello created his famous bronze of David for the Medici family, back in the 1440s. It was the first free-standing bronze figure to have been cast since antiquity: both a technical and artistic triumph.
I spent some time admiring it last time I was in Florence.
#Photography #Art #Sculpture #Culture #History #Italy
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