The First Photograph Ever Taken (1826)
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The First Photograph Ever Taken (1826)
In histories of early photography, Louis Daguerre faithfully appears as one of the fathers of the medium.OC (Openculture.com)
Pro-Palestine Festival Artists Boycott Israel-Linked Company
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"Musicians speaking out against Israel has become a mainstream topic as artists are using famous festival stages to express their opposition against the ongoing genocide. Consequences followed swiftly, with Manchester’s RADAR cancelling Bob Vylan’s performance and Kneecap facing legal action after Glanstonbury. In the electronic…
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Pro-Palestine Festival Artists Boycott Israel-Linked Company - UNICORN RIOT
The boycott was organized after activists discovered the company had acquired Sonar music festival in 2024.D (UNICORN RIOT)
Dusted off the camera today. It wasn't too hot, the sun was out, and my #bumblebee friends were digging the #WildHydrangea flowers! I'm glad I gave them more space and light last year -- it paid off this year!
#Gardening #Nature #GardeningForPollinators #Bees #BeeHuggah #Maine #Flowers #NativeFlowers
Please help us spread the word about Undone CS 2026: the second conference on Undone science in Computer science
• A conference in computer science to pause and reflect on the epistemological and ethical dimensions of the field, through the concept of undone science
• Organised by computer scientists, for colleagues from across the field, but also social scientists, philosophers and historians of science, and other scholars, working on computer science
• Luxembourg, 23-25th March 2026 (hybrid)
• Calling for short talk proposals (1-3 pages abstracts)
• Submission deadline: October 9th 2025 (anywhere on Earth)
• Post-proceedings model: we will send a call for full papers after the conference
• Some travel funding available for speakers
Full call for presentations at undonecs.org/2026/cfp.html
More info at undonecs.org/2026/
Picture: “Dusk in Luxembourg Grund” by Tristan Schmurr (modified), CC BY 2.0
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Mooi op afstand! Maar als dit dichterbij komt, kun je beter dekking zoeken!
#DenHelder 20-7-2025
Credits 📷 @IlseKootkar
In 2097, dreams are worth more than gold. AI creates, but only humans dream.
In this speculative Wall Street Journal–style article, I explore a future where AI has automated nearly all creativity—except the chaos of dreaming.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
En Nouvelle-Calédonie, l’accord de Bougival divise le monde indépendantiste
Une semaine après la conclusion du projet d’accord, le FLNKS vacille: le Palika assume sa signature, mais la colère gronde parmi les autres composantes du mouvement indépendantiste. Au sein de l’Union calédonienne, l’idée d’un conseil de discipline a même été évoquée pour les signataires.
Par Mathurin Derel › mediapart.fr/journal/france/20…
En Nouvelle-Calédonie, l’accord de Bougival divise le monde indépendantiste
Une semaine après la conclusion du projet d’accord, le FLNKS vacille : le Palika assume sa signature, mais la colère gronde parmi les autres composantes du mouvement indépendantiste.Mathurin Derel (Mediapart)
"Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality." ~ Emily Dickinson
#Alzheimers #dementia #grief #poetry
![[OC] Births vs Deaths in Europe](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/29970858 "[OC] Births vs Deaths in Europe")
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. By Becky Albertalli.
You are a closeted gay HS junior theatre nerd living near Atlanta, and you know you should come out to your friends and family, when various circumstances start to accelerate this process, which might spell ruin for an anonymous email-based flirtation you have with another boy.
3 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈.
@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #youngadult #lgbtq #highschool #comingout
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Non pas sur le fond du texte, mais sur la forme.
Je vous invite à dérouler ce fil SVP.
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À quoi ça sert une étude d'impact ? À évaluer l'impact d'un changement. Ça oblige à un certain formalisme.
C'est la méthode Bayrou : on ne se mouille pas et on ramasse la mise en cas de succès.
Pope Leo XIV observes the telescopes of the Vatican’s Space Observatory in Castel Gandolfo
Image Credit: L’osservatore RomanoBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say
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On s'en doutait, l'organisation du Tour de France a quelqu'un qui efface les bites taguées sur les routes.
La nouvelle, c'est que celui qui fait ça s'appelle "pas trique".
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On a passé une journée avec Patrick, « l'effaceur de pénis » du Tour de France
À bord de sa camionnette, Patrick Dancoisne sillonne chaque matin la route de l'étape pour effacer les dessins obscènes et les messages politiques avant le passage du peloton.L'Équipe
I watched someone "vibe code" for an hour and now I think "slot machine coding" is a more appropriate name. "Let us pull the lever again and see if the code gets better with this prompt."
#AI #GenAI #VibeCoding #Programming
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in reply to Open Culture (Official) • • •Luc
in reply to Open Culture (Official) • • •so bad quality! It's kind of crazy to think people went ahead with this when painters could clearly do a better job with more readily available and cheaper materials
Something I need to keep in mind if at first I don't succeed in trying something new. Even if I won't ever do something as cool as invent the camera. Or to know how to respond appropriately someone else invents something new that currently still sucks