Victoria Strauss on Writer Beware, about amazon's latest rights grab: the AskThis Book feature, rolled out without notification to publishers or authors, and likely infringing on copyright.
#amazon #GenAI #LLMs #AskThisBook #Writing
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Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware
In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle.Victoria Strauss (Writer Beware)
There is some wicked highway damage on the road from Hope to Manning Park. It's being assessed this morning but beware if you are trying to travel anywhere in southern BC. And as always, make sure you have adequate emergency supplies in your vehicle- water, food, blankets, dry clothes, a way to charge your phone, flashlight, and any other supplies that are appropriate to you, your unique situation and the area you are travelling in. Be prepared, be safe.
#Get Prepared #atmosphericRiver
Flottenziele 2035: 90 statt 100 % Reduzierung. M.a.W.: 1 Verbrenner auf 9 BEV.
Noch anders ausgedrückt: Reduzierung der ICE-Fertigung auf max. 10 %.
Preisfrage: Was kostet wohl die Fertigung eines Motors oder auch eines Getriebes bei so einer Kleinserie? 🧐
Diese Fixkosten-Progression wie aus dem Lehrbuch werden wir alle live beobachten können, yay!
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Verbrenner-Aus der EU: Schädlicher Kompromiss – Der Abschied der EU vom Verbrenner-Aus ist wirtschaftlich wie klimapolitisch fragwürdig. https://www.fr.de/meinung/kommentare/verbrenner-aus-der-eu-schaedlicher-kompromiss-94081533.htmlMastodon
Noch viel gespannter bin ich ja auf Folge 2 der Serie.
Wann und wie wird eine „patriotische Verbrennerkaufpflicht“ eingeführt?
Weil nur dass man sie noch bauen darf, nutzt ja mal rein gar nichts.
80% der verbrauchten Energie wird in Wärme aufgelöst, Abwärme und bremsen.
Und die CO2 Kosten der Lieferkette vom Oel-Bohrloch bis zur Tankstelle hat noch nie ein Lobbyist oder Fossil Shareholder eingepreist.
Verbrenner-Aus verschieben ist Gelddruck für einige Shareholder Milliadäre, China Sponsoring und Klima-Fucking.
Gut gemacht, Merz, Deutsche BuReg und EU Kommission.
Die Folgen werden die normalen Leute sehr bald spüren.
As sea levels are projected to rise at least 30 cm this century, researchers are exploring whether reflooding Egypt’s vast Qattara Depression could help.
Project lead Amir AghaKouchak says it may also offer benefits like aquaculture, renewable energy and tourism — though the idea is still in its early stages.
by Jeremy Hance
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#news #climatechange #environment #oceans
Can we create new inland seas to lower sea level rise? Interview with researcher Amir AghaKouchak
Sea levels are rising, threatening coastal areas, including cities, around the world. Due to climate change, the global ocean has already risen by 21-24 centimeters (about 8-9.5 inches) since 1880, and the rate is accelerating, according to the U.S.Rebecca Kessler (Mongabay)
Phenomenal photos.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
J'ai envie de t'aimer,
Comme aime le romantique,
Doux mélange de pudeur et de retenue,
Ange fou de sensualité et d'audace.
Tirant ma force et mon courage de ma naïveté.
Je réussi quand personne n'a osé.
Je pourrais me bercer de tes mots,
Te carresser de mes mains,
Effleurer ta peau,
De murmures divins.
Je t'aime avec sincérité,
À nos âmes enlacées.
Cessez de parler de pommes,
J'aime, donc nous sommes.
Rien de tes mots ne me pique,
Quand je plonge dans ton regard Angélique.
- humming softly
- vibrating slightly
- levitating a little
- wreathed in Eldritch flame
- whispering dark incantations to summon ancient elves
reshared this
The screams & whispered howls coming from the box the tree is in as I try to sleep suggest that I should have started the preparation ritual weeks ago.
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Oops!
Opening Night
Empty branches reach into
darkening breeze.
Eerie echoes ring from
deeper horizon.
Colder days, longer nights
made for reflection …
And wind sings, trees dance,
stars laugh in the moonlight.
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🪷 All these beauties 🪷 - All For Gardening
I decided to make a page a day calendar for my mom for a Christmas present and I saw they had this option of making a poster so I just did this mock up andGardener (All For Gardening)
Victory Won, New Battle Begins: What AFT’s Student Loan Win Means for Educators, Health …
… education for the next generation of nurses, teachers, and health care professionals. The Department of Education is sending long-awaited “golden … Read original article: Read More
Victory Won, New Battle Begins: What AFT’s Student Loan Win Means for Educators, Health Care Workers ‣ Texas AFT
After months of legal battles and thousands of borrowers left in limbo, AFT has claimed a hard-won victory.Texas AFT
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OPINION: You can cut funding but you can’t cut ties – The Western Front
Despite Federal funding cuts, the Center for Canadian-American Studies is undeterred … On Sept. 10, the Department of Education sent a notice of non- … Read original article: Read More
OPINION: You can cut funding but you can’t cut ties
The Western Front is the official newspaper of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.Liam Britt (OPINION: You can cut funding but you can’t cut ties - The Front)
A wonderful exploration of what a reverb can be from the open source Airwindows -- including, what if it's a textural or thickening element?
Best of all, these run on Mac, Windows, and Linux, including Raspberry Pi -- plus VCV Rack.
All for free:
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Airwindows VerbThic, VerbTiny let you go even more rabid for reverb, for free - CDM Create Digital Music
Chris Johnson, aka Airwindows, continues to share his love for DSP with free tools, open source code, and elaborate discussions of the joy of crafting reverbs.Peter Kirn (CDM Create Digital Music)
The Ed. Dept.’s Research Clout Is Waning. Could a Bipartisan Bill Reinvigorate It?
During IES’s major staffing and grant cuts this spring, former IES Director Mark Schneider and current senior fellow at the conservative American … Read original article: Read More
The Ed. Dept.'s Research Clout Is Waning. Could a Bipartisan Bill Reinvigorate It?
Advanced education research has bipartisan support even as the federal role in it is on the wane.Sarah D. Sparks (Education Week)
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