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La Comisión Europea autoriza el uso de maíz y algodón genéticamente modificados para alimentos y piensos (pero no para su cultivo en la UE)
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@Kye Ahh, look closer!
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You can fake almost anything using the debugging tools available in most browsers.


“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is threatening TV stations that air ads in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative with criminal penalties, including jail time,” Slate reports.

“DeSantis and his allies are already spending large sums of taxpayer dollars to fight Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution if voted into law in November. His […]

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Start the day (or perk it up midway, or end it, depending on where you are) with a little dose of kitten cuteness that I recorded at the end of my last shift at Almost Home Cat Rescue. Three little boys together in the same bed!

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#Cats #Kittens #Video #Short #AlmostHome #Cuteness



Very interesting knowledge graph with LLM architecture scenario by Denny Vrandečić (@vrandecic), where e.g. ChatGPT is combined with RAG, the declarative knowledge of Wikidata and the functional knowledge of Wikifuntions to improve the accuracy of LLM answers and reduce the limitations of current LLM’s #knowledgegraphs #llm #odi #datacentricai #webinar #4


More to come... Digital Fairness Act

European Commission 'President von der Leyen refers to the need to develop a Digital Fairness Act to tackle unethical techniques and commercial practices related to dark patterns, marketing by social media influencers, the addictive design of digital products and online profiling especially when consumer vulnerabilities are exploited for commercial purposes'.

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#eu #law #tech #dsa #advertising



Mindless: The Human Condition in the Machine Age by Robert Skidelsky, 2024

This sweeping history of humanity’s relationship with machines illuminates how we got here and what happens next, with AI, climate change, and beyond.

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#books
#nonfiction
#history
#technology
#machines
#AI

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About 25 of every 1,000 homes were sold between January and August. That means 37% fewer homes were sold between January and August this year than during that same period in 2021, per Redfin.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options



This morning at 10AM, we have some very light rain and no wind yet.
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Yes, we never lost power. The storm did very little damage around here.
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Good outcome for you at least. South of there it seems things fared somewhat less well.


Is there anyone out there who actually cares about the GTK deprecation warnings? I doubt that.

#linux #gtk

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Thank you SAS for sponsoring #AllThingsOpen at the Platinum Level! Their support helps us to bring together 200+ of the best #OpenSource leaders! Check out which speakers you can learn from and register for just $197 today! buff.ly/4dByFxw


Hamas, Fatah meet in Cairo to 'unite efforts, national front' | Al Mayadeen

#Genocide #Palestine

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c-squares: render squares in the terminal window (c language)


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c-squares written in the C language will render random coloured rectangulars in the terminal, while the font, speed, density, color, ratio and number of the shapes drawn are fully costumizable.

Every time a rectangular is complete, a new one starts to take shape.

https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/1024/16739836

https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/1024/16739838

https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/1024/16739840


Feel free to explore the endless variations.

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More like something like eye candy, but it can also work like this.



"To understand what’s happening in America today and what’s on the ballot this November, you need to pay attention to shifting coalitions. What we’re seeing right now is a strengthening and expanding coalition between Christian nationalists, tech billionaires, and Trump’s inner circle."

~ Kristin Du Mez

#Trump #JDVance #ChristianNationalism #TheoBros #TechBros #OilMoney
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William Lindsey
@Klara What you're responding to in Kristin Du Mez's good commentary is unclear to me. If it's her observation that big oil money is allied with these groups doing all they can to place Trump in the White House, the I'd say the answer is obvious: big oil is precisely why we're in a climate change crisis of epic proportions.
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@Klara I don't think Kristin Du Mez is surprised that TechBro billionaires want to fragment democracy and replace it with autocracy. I think she's warning us about this and about their alliance with the other groups she hames.




Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: youtu.be/ikukEEHTkeY Audio: share.transistor.fm/s/81244df5 We talk about a slow year for wind, and what might be a better future, as well as more feedback on Matt’s net zero home build motivations and results. Does wind energy really blow?

#Netzero #StillTBD #Windenergy



Apple has just updated the iCloud website with new navigation options in Photos, a customizable homepage with dark mode, a redesigned Calendar, shared view in iCloud Drive, and enhanced Notes and Reminders features.
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