So, Instagram used to have a report option under false information to indicate content was “digitally created or altered” and now that option is gone.
My guess is, too many people used that option, and rather than take the signal that no one fucking wants this “AI” bullshit, they’ve decided to remove the option to say, “see, no one is complaining!”
How many people are expected to watch the livestream of Sweden’s moose migration?
You could probably call this the Fat Bear Week of Sweden — millions of viewers are expected to tune into a livestream of moose migrating.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
New essay out today in The Nation arguing that we need public media now more than ever. We must defend it against Trump/Musk, but with an eye toward expanding, restructuring, and democratizing public media in the future.
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We Must Save Public Media to Change It | The Nation
We need public media more than ever—it’s too precious to let Trump defund it. But to live up to its democratic promise, we must support public media to serve our needs.The Nation
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Suunto Giving Away 6 Epic Dream Adventures to Lapland, Finland
Image by Tanhu, Shutterstock Nordic adventure giveaways are always exciting (just ask Fjällräven), and Suunto is the latest company kicking off something big.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Food from Iceland Romford Market Place two years out of date
Stacey Searle travelled into Romford from Dagenham on Sunday, March 30, and shopped in Iceland in Market Place.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
James Bolger loving League of Ireland spotlight as top-of-the-table Drogheda continue to turn heads
JAMES BOLGER is from Boyle in County Roscommon where actor Chris O’Dowd is its most famous son. Bolger smiled: “I know him but he doesn’t know me.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
The demands Harvard refused (Patrick Reis/Vox)
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The demands Harvard refused
The Trump administration is attempting to gain partial control over one of the nation’s top universities.Patrick Reis (Vox)
U.S. Plans to Use Tariff Negotiations to Isolate China (Wall Street Journal)
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U.S. Plans to Use Tariff Negotiations to Isolate China
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Finland and Estonia begin automatic exchange of death records
Authorities in Finland and Estonia will begin automatically sharing information on the deaths of their citizens starting 15 April 2025, aiming to streamline official procedures and ease the administrative burden on families.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
DIY AI Butler Is Simpler and More Useful Than Siri
#artificialintelligence #aiassistant #digitalassistant #diy #llm #sqlite #hackaday
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DIY AI Butler Is Simpler And More Useful Than Siri
[Geoffrey Litt] shows that getting an effective digital assistant that’s tailored to one’s own needs just needs a little DIY, and thanks to the kinds of tools that are available today, …Hackaday
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Sea Port & Container Ship | Map Pack
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Publisher: MmpAppsSea Port & Container Ship is part of our Modern Maps Collection, showcasing a busy sea port and a container ship. Contaner Ship at sea (8 maps) Container Ship at sea port (4 maps) These maps are perfect for campaigns set in the modern…
Sea Port & Container Ship | Map Pack - MmpApps | Modern Maps | DriveThruRPG.com
Sea Port & Container Ship is part of our Modern Maps Collection, showcasing a busy sea port and a container ship.legacy.drivethrurpg.com
Blast Rangers - Solo Adventure - The Hollow Gleam
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Publisher: Original FrontiersIn the twilight undercity of Orryx Prime, corporations don’t just compete—they devour. Beneath layers of corporate diplomacy lies a festering war of surveillance, betrayal, and surgical elimination. The air here is sour with…
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar. According to this theory, oceanic water rushed faster than a speeding car down a kilometre-high slope towards the empty Mediterranean Sea, excavating a skyscraper-deep trough on its way. @ScienceAlert reports:
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1190: Time - explain xkcd
Explain xkcd is a wiki dedicated to explaining the webcomic xkcd. Go figure.www.explainxkcd.com
ELAC International Animation Day Spotlights Latvia in Saturday’s Event
On Saturday, May 17, East Los Angeles College & Cinema and Without Borders will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual ELAC International Animation Day Festival, dedicated to Latvian Animation.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Mastodon Migration
in reply to Victor Pickard • • •☝️ Mastodon is Public Social Media...
People have a choice whether to join corporate or public platforms. Now more than ever they should think very hard about where they invest their online efforts.