Casting Shade on “Shade-Tolerant” Solar Panels
Shade is the mortal enemy of solar panels; even a little shade can cause a disproportionate drop in power output. [Alex Beale] reviewed a “revolutionary” shade-tolerant panel by Renology in …read more
#hacking #projects
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Casting Shade On “Shade-Tolerant” Solar Panels
Shade is the mortal enemy of solar panels; even a little shade can cause a disproportionate drop in power output. [Alex Beale] reviewed a “revolutionary” shade-tolerant panel by Renolog…Hackaday
Grok Answers 94% Incorrect, but a Positive Sign Because Elon Musk 100% Incorrect
"…Grok answered 94% of queries incorrectly. […] “If the sources are not trustworthy and qualitative, the answers will most likely be of the same kind,” Canetta explained. He said that he regularly comes across responses which are “incomplete, not precise, misleading or even false.”
" Soffrire di disturbi psichici può rendere i leader più adatti a governare. "
Ora mi spiego molte cose 😅
Che cosa hanno i potenti nel cervello? - la Repubblica
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Che cos’hanno i potenti nel cervello?
Soffrire di disturbi psichici può rendere i leader più adatti a governare. Parola di Nassir Ghaemi, psichiatra. Che mette sul lettino anche TrumpGiuliano Aluffi (la Repubblica)
Wonen in Dubai in trek bij Nederlanders: ’Hier is geen gejammer en kun je nog een touwtje uit de voordeur laten hangen’
Dubai is in trek. Zo’n 10.000 Nederlanders hebben zich er inmiddels gevestigd. In het blingblingstaatje – waar je kunt skiën, de taxi’s binnenkort zelf rijden en er stranden met airco in het zand zijn – is het goed toeven.onze correspondent (De Telegraaf)
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However...
'"Transitional Justice Commission" ignores crimes of ISIS, Turkey'
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"Transitional Justice Commission" ignores crimes of ISIS, Turkey
The Damascus authorities have ignored the crimes committed against Syrians throughout the course of the Syrian crisis, chief among them the crimes of Turkey and its mercenaries, as well as ISIS and the victims of those crimes.author2 (ANHA)
"[...] could mark a turning point in uncovering and providing accountability for Syria’s legacy of atrocities. However, the Transitional Justice Commission’s mandate, as laid out in the decree, is troublingly narrow and excludes many victims."
Read the rest on their webpage, here:
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Syria’s Transitional Justice Commission: A Missed Opportunity for Victim-Led Justice
On May 17, Syria’s transitional authorities announced presidential decrees establishing two new government bodies: the Transitional Justice Commission and the National Commission for the Missing.Human Rights Watch
RTL Today – From the field to The Hague: Luxembourg officer brings local experience to global policing at Europol
For many police officers, working in the field is the most rewarding part of the job. For Meyer, this was especially true for a long time. She spent fiveBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Proteste giuste?
Eurovision 2025: l’Austria trionfa con “Wasted Love, proteste contro la presenza di Israele
La finale dell’Eurovision Song Contest 2025, a Basilea, è stata segnata da forti proteste contro la partecipazione di Israele, culminate con manifestazioni in strada, interruzioni durante le prove e un gesto eclatante in diretta.globalist (Globalist.it)
Zeg maar tienduizenden NOS!
Duizenden mensen betogen in Den Haag tegen Israël-standpunt kabinet nos.nl/l/2567762
Duizenden mensen betogen in Den Haag tegen Israël-standpunt kabinet
De betogers hebben rode kleren aangetrokken, om symbolisch een rode lijn te kunnen trekken.NOS Nieuws
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Dat staat er inmiddels!
Tienduizenden mensen betogen in Den Haag tegen Israël-standpunt kabinet - nos.nl/l/2567762
Duizenden mensen betogen in Den Haag tegen Israël-standpunt kabinet
De betogers hebben rode kleren aangetrokken, om symbolisch een rode lijn te kunnen trekken.NOS Nieuws
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i was almost onboard with this idea and they went and cocked it up
Search continues for missing New Sweden teen
NEW SWEDEN, Maine (WAGM) - Community members have once again come together in the search for missing New Sweden teen, Stefanie Damron.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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MD5? Seriously?
MD5 was considered useless over 16 years ago.
SMH. This is pure Security Theatre. The tickets are free.
‘Eurovision needs an 18+ rating now!’ Disgruntled fans say contest is no longer ‘family-friendly’ after raunchy performances from the likes of Finland and Malta (and they were the toned-down versions!)
The Eurovision Song Contest, known for its flamboyance and pushing performance boundaries, may have gone too far for some viewers this year.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
"MIT formally asked Toner-Rodgers to withdraw the paper from arXiv. "We have directed the author to submit such a request, but to date, the author has not done so," the statement reads. Because arXiv only allows authors to retract their own work, MIT has now sent its own request to arXiv, asking that the paper be marked as withdrawn "as soon as possible." The editors of the Quarterly Journal of Economics have also been notified."
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MIT says a high-profile AI productivity study used data that cannot be trusted
A recent AI research paper touting dramatic productivity boosts has come under fire for questionable data and unverified claims—prompting MIT to publicly distance itself from the study.Matthias Bastian (THE-DECODER.com)
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The deeper you dive into Icelandic culture, the more of Ireland you find – The Irish Times
Among the first things you see on a visit to the National Museum of Iceland in Reykjavik are skeletons: the remains of two bodies lying in the ground in whichBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Eric Schutte
in reply to Gerry McGovern • • •For me AI stands for Artificial Information, a statistical hallucination. And what it hallucinates depends on the input.
Do we want to live in the real world or a world where “computer says no” ?
#AI #LittleBritain
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