USAID announces sweeping moves to sideline remaining staff (Washington Post)
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Congress is quiet as Trump and Musk take the ax to federal agencies (Washington Post)
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The Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer Reveals a New Dino Menace
https://gizmodo.com/jurassic-world-rebirth-trailer-scarlett-johansson-jonathan-bailey-2000559237?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The Jurassic World Rebirth Trailer Reveals a New Dino Menace
A return to the Jurassic legacy brings new friends, new foes, and, of course, new dinosaur menaces.James Whitbrook (Gizmodo)
The Central Intelligence Agency became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson and two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of President Donald Trump’s broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda.
Trump's CIA will have a greater focus on the Western Hemisphere, targeting countries not traditionally considered adversaries of the US.
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#Coup
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CNES to Develop Reusable Upper Stage for Heavy-Lift Rocket
CNES to Develop Reusable Upper Stage for Heavy-Lift Rockethttps://europeanspaceflight.com/cnes-to-develop-reusable-upper-stage-for-heavy-lift-rocket/BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
My thinking on the subject of #EU funding of #FOSS it's much better than most but still completely blinkered to the #geekporoblem and #NGO agenders. This mess URGENTLY needs balancing
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#DeadByDaylight #Twitch #Linux #LinuxGaming
The "bus factor", often used in #FreeSoftware / #OpenSource discourse is a bad term, because "getting hit by a bus" is a very unlikely way to be removed from this plane of existence, getting hit by an SUV is much more likely... ( #urbanism )
So I will tell my kids "bus factor" means that "the developer got on the wrong bus and can't contribute anymore".
#lisp E. Fukamachi stopped his GitHub sponsors account, for good reasons:
> I’ve recently resolved my financial challenges after switching jobs.
Then a few extra bucks go to @shinmera and @cxxxr.
Both rely on sponsoring for their income.
ps: I saw worthwhile developers on Patreon but I feel that the platform takes too many fees :S
Sponsor @cxxxr on GitHub Sponsors
I am the author of a text editor called Lem and a Common Lisp implementation called Valtan.GitHub
A Waterlily (genus Nymphaea) spotted at Kranji Marshes, Singapore on 31 Oct 2024. Lovely purple petals.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Plants #Plantae
waterlilies (Genus Nymphaea) observed by Soh Kam Yung
waterlilies from Lim Chu Kang, Singapore on October 31, 2024 at 11:25 AM by Soh Kam YungiNaturalist
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We are excited to announce that F-Droid has been awarded a grant from #OpenTechFund designed to support FOSS projects in addressing long-term sustainability challenges.
More details: f-droid.org/2025/02/05/f-droid… #FDroid #FOSS #Sustainability
F-Droid Awarded Open Technology Fund’s FOSS Sustainability Grant | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
We are excited to announce that F-Droid has been awarded $396,044 from theOpen Technology Fund’s FOSS SustainabilityFund.This grant is specifically designed ...f-droid.org
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OSHA is a federal agency part of the Department of Labor that was established by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, which was signed into law by President Nixon on December 29, 1970.
Read more: t.co/QFfBsRi29Y
#news #finance #economics #stocks #options
Republican Congressman Andy Biggs has introduced a bill to abolish OSHA
Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs has reintroduced a bill aimed at dismantling the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), arguing that workplace safety should be managed by states and private employers rather than the federal government.Unusual Whales
This is accurate, and it's due to the fact that baking bread depends on the moon. Bread will not rise properly during a neap tide, and rises best during a spring tide. Thus it is common for bakers to plan ahead and bake most of their bread during the spring tide periods and store it for the rest of the lunar month.
Neap tide bread is much stodgier and can cause ulcers.
Celebrating Open Standards: How Podcasting 2.0 Shaped the Future of Podcasting (FOSDEM 2025)
Celebrating Open Standards: How Podcasting 2.0 Shaped the Future of Podcasting
Celebrating Open Standards: How Podcasting 2.0 Shaped the Future of Podcasting - Download as a PDF or view online for freeSlideShare
Children’s Hospital L.A. stops initiating hormonal therapy for transgender patients under 19
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Children's Hospital L.A. stops initiating hormone therapy for trans youth
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, a major provider of care for transgender youth, says it is pausing the initiation of hormonal therapy for gender-affirming care patients under 19.Emily Alpert Reyes (Los Angeles Times)
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Marvin Gilmore
100 yrs old
On June 6 1944 #DDay his all #Black antiaircraft artillery battalion stormed the beaches of #Normandy
“War is gruesome. And I think most soldiers who came back, we don’t talk about it. We really don’t. It’s just, it’s beyond, it’s just beyond your imagination"
His grandparents were born into #slavery
He cofounded the first Black owned and operated commercial #bank in #NewEngland:
They denied him a home loan
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80 years later, D-Day vet looks back: 'We were the first on the line'
Marvin E. Gilmore, who was 19 years old at the time, recalled "being African American, we were the first on the line."WEAR
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1/3 🚨 The EU #AIAct implementation process has been a hot mess so far 😬
Earlier this week, on 2 February, the AI Act's prohibitions on unacceptably risky #AI systems came into effect.
❌ As we cautioned most recently in our statement with xx organisations, these prohibitions are already too weak to effectively prioritise #HumanRights over AI companies' profits and protect us from further harms.
But that's not all... 🧵
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European Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation must center human rights and justice - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
EU Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation must center human rights, urge over 25 civil society organisations and expertsEuropean Digital Rights (EDRi)
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AI in charge of nuclear weapons. Not like anything is super tense right now. I'm sure it will be 
[Alt text: reference to the meme "This is fine" dog drinking coffee in the midst of a room on fire, like nothing is wrong.]
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OpenAI Strikes Deal With US Government to Use Its AI for Nuclear Weapon Security
OpenAI has announced that the US National Laboratories will use its deeply flawed AI models to help with "nuclear security."Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
All of this is awful of course.
But.
Using AI for nuclear weapon security does not necessarily mean using AI to decide whether or not you're going to launch nuclear weapons. It could also mean using AI for securing the systems (which is bad enough on its own, I agree)
I loathe OpenAI but this article is clickbait.
They’re not putting in it charge of anything and I highly doubt ever will, but there are safety concerns about models spelling out instructions in a way that motivated groups could leverage nefariously which is about the only actual safety issue there is wrt LLMs.
GebAI isn’t going to decide to launch nuclear weapons.
Meta is doing something similar, see:
techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/meta…
I think this points to there being a larger effort.
Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky | TechCrunch
Meta has released a policy document outlining scenarios in which the company may not release certain categories of 'risky' AI systems.Kyle Wiggers (TechCrunch)
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If a bomb explodes somewhere (which I hope won't happen), at a marathon for example, nobody will be able to explain how it happened.
The terror from within has just started in the United States.