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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Africa Is Not A Country - Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa by Dipo Faloyin”
★★★★⯪

It's hard to craft a book with so much righteous indignation - let alone make it funny, accessible, and informative. Nevertheless, Dipo Faloyin has succeeded in writing a spectacular takedown of the myths which are…

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let me be clear

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/672602-south-african-coffee-franchise-exposes-company-and-private-data-in-vibe-coded-web-application.html

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHASHHAHAHAHHA YEAH YOU FUCKING MORONS GET FUCKED

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/672602-south-african-coffee-franchise-exposes-company-and-private-data-in-vibe-coded-web-application.html

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What does a changing climate mean for the NHS and local health services? Prof Hugh Montgomery OBE is one of the experts in the film.
Free community screening of the People's Emergency Briefing in Burntwood, Thursday 29 October, then a local discussion. Doors 7pm, film 7:30pm. Ages 16+.
Book a seat: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/burntwoodcampaign/2425573
#PEBuk #Burntwood

National Emergency Briefing

Community screening of The People's Emergency Briefing. What's happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for the UK?An eye o

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Disposing of PLA and Why Composting is Not an Option

https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/disposing-of-pla-and-why-composting-is-not-an-option/

Hackaday

Disposing of PLA and Why Composting is Not an Option

The ‘biofriendly’ nature of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) filament often gets touted as one of its main advantages over alternatives like PETG, but even a modicum of research ought to inform …

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S5689
A bill to prohibit Federal and State incentives for the development or commercial operations of data centers.

📢 Introduced in Senate

https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5689

#S5689 #congress119 #senate #republican #congress #newbill

Description of S5689, and a depiction of its sponsor, Bernie Moreno.

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The Guardian reporting analysis showing the UK is a European outlier for letting MPs like Nigel Farage host TV shows exposes weak regulation. Allowing politicians to broadcast partisan influence on news networks erodes media impartiality. Why permit loopholes? (1/2) 🤔 #FBPE https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/16/uk-outlier-europe-farage-politicians-present-tv-shows-gb-news?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

the Guardian

UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows

Analysis of countries’ broadcasting rules confirms Ofcom code is highly unusual, amid concerns about impartiality

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Many people with relevant expertise think there's a real chance that AI could kill us all in the not too distant future. Others disagree. I've written a post, aimed principally at mathematicians, detailing my struggles to decide what to make of this.

gowers.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/h...

How worried should we be about...

Gowers's Weblog

How worried should we be about extinction risk from AI?

A little over two months ago, Jacob Tsimerman surprised a lot of people by announcing, immediately after he had received a Fields Medal, that he would be giving up mathematical research and “…

Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕

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I know it's YouTube, but anyone's who interested in watching me and @uoou take on an interesting challenge in Divinity: Original Sin 2 might want to take a look at this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKJ9vY8yhOg

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Me and @uoou's ironman run of Divinity 2 (not on YouTube edition)

https://chriswere.wales/videos/media/2026-10-16_Let's_play_Divinity_Original_Sin_2_'ironman_mode'.webm

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@CriticAI here's the link to the second CriticAI Codesign Meeting #2 (online): https://my-group.events/events/20ae93e8-0da4-4655-99d0-cc851ac70a56

📅 5th Nov, 16:00-17:00 (UK Time), online.

Bonfire at Warwick

CriticAI (@CriticAI)

A community of practice to critically enquiry about AI’s adoption in Higher Education [Join the Matrix space](https://matrix.to/#/!HTlQauruCuGUrpjgNw:matrix.org?via=matrix.org)

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Sharing a reading on AI and racism

social.openrightsgroup.org/u...

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After a brief hiatus our #OpenStreetMap interview series is back!

This time we spoke with Sofia Pahaoja of Touch Mapper, , a website where you can create tactile maps for visually impaired people for free
using OSM data

https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/openstreetmap-interview-touch-mapper

screenshot from the touchmapper.org site showing a 3D printed map

OpenCage

In this edition of our OpenStreetMap interview series, we spoke with Sofia Pahaoja, creator of Touch Mapper, a project that uses OpenStreetMap data and 3D pr...

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Neues Live Video: Für die Sterne.
Schön war die Tour!
Und immer wieder singe ich so gerne dieses Lied für euch - das einzige Cover Stück, das wir je aufgenommen haben - geschrieben von dem genialen Stefan Ebert / HeyMoment - folgt ihm, damit ihr nicht verpasst, wenn er in eurer Stadt spielt

https://vimeo.com/reviews/c1067f3a-bf63-45c9-a6ac-f89ab2014aa4/videos/1236491292

Vimeo

DOTA "Für die Sterne" live im Kesselhaus

Es spielen: Janis Görlich - Schlagzeug, Patrick Reising - Keys, Alex Binder - Bass, Jan Rohrbach - E-Gitarre, Dota Kehr - Gesang und Akustikgitarre, Mascha Juno - Backings, Percussion, Syntheziser Aufgenommen am 04.09.2026 im Kesselhaus in Berlin Videoschnitt: Felix Zimmermann gefilmt von Felix Zimmermann, Mathias Söhn und Sebastian Vogt Ton Mitschnitt + Mix: Johann Pemöller Licht: Ludwig Tautz Musik und Text: Stefan Ebert Die "Springbrunnen"-Tour ist abgespielt. Schön war´s! Und jetzt wir bereiten ein neues Live Programm vor. Für Infos und Tickets siehe https://kleingeldprinzessin.de/konzerte

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Wen sehe ich denn morgen bei @jugendhackt ?

https://fahrplan.alpaka.space/congress/talk/73B3BJ/

Jugend hackt: Congress

Digitalpolitik im Bundestag - wie geht das?
17.10.2026 15:00–15:45, Bühne 2

Digitalpolitik im Bundestag: Wie funktioniert das? Wer entscheidet, welche Themen eine Rolle spielen und was machen die da den ganzen Tag?

Ich arbeite als Referentin für Digitalpolitik für die Linke im Bundestag. Ich bin also keine Politikerin, aber ich arbeite eng mit den Politiker*innen zusammen, bereite die Arbeit im Digitalausschuss vor und kriege mit, was hinter den Kulissen passiert.

Dabei geht's zum Beispiel um Social-Media-Verbote, um digitale Gewalt und Hass, um digitale Identitäten und das geplante EUDI-Wallet, natürlich um KI und um Rechenzentren und ihren Energieverbrauch.

Darüber werde ich erzählen und auch, welche Möglichkeiten es gibt, sich mit eigenen Anliegen dort bemerkbar zu machen. — Jugend hackt: Congress Digitalpolitik im Bundestag - wie geht das? 17.10.2026 15:00–15:45, Bühne 2 Digitalpolitik im Bundestag: Wie funktioniert das? Wer entscheidet, welche Themen eine Rolle spielen und was machen die da den ganzen Tag? Ich arbeite als Referentin für Digitalpolitik für die Linke im Bundestag. Ich bin also keine Politikerin, aber ich arbeite eng mit den Politiker*innen zusammen, bereite die Arbeit im Digitalausschuss vor und kriege mit, was hinter den Kulissen passiert. Dabei geht's zum Beispiel um Social-Media-Verbote, um digitale Gewalt und Hass, um digitale Identitäten und das geplante EUDI-Wallet, natürlich um KI und um Rechenzentren und ihren Energieverbrauch. Darüber werde ich erzählen und auch, welche Möglichkeiten es gibt, sich mit eigenen Anliegen dort bemerkbar zu machen.

Digitalpolitik im Bundestag - wie geht das? Jugend hackt: Congress

Digitalpolitik im Bundestag: Wie funktioniert das? Wer entscheidet, welche Themen eine Rolle spielen und was machen die da den ganzen Tag? Ich arbeite als Referentin für Digitalpolitik für die Linke im Bundestag. Ich bin also keine Politikerin, aber ich arbeite eng mit den Politiker*innen zusammen, bereite die Arbeit im Digitalausschuss vor und kriege mit, was hinter den Kulissen passiert. Dabei geht's zum Beispiel um Social-Media-Verbote, um digitale Gewalt und Hass, um digitale Identitäten und das geplante EUDI-Wallet, natürlich um KI und um Rechenzentren und ihren Energieverbrauch. Darüber werde ich erzählen und auch, welche Möglichkeiten es gibt, sich mit eigenen Anliegen dort bemerkbar zu machen.

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Mexico wil onthoofdingen en schietpartijen uit de tijdlijn van kinderen weren https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/10/16/mexico-wil-onthoofdingen-en-schietpartijen-uit-de-tijdlijn-van-kinderen-weren-a4939112?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_term=20261016

NRC

Mexico wil onthoofdingen en schietpartijen uit de tijdlijn van kinderen weren

Sociale media: In Mexico gaan op sociale media haast dagelijks extreme geweldsvideo’s van drugskartels rond. Onderzoekers brengen het toegenomen geweld op scholen daarmee in verband, en nu grijpt de regering in.

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The best meal you'll ever eat will be served late at night when you're fearsomely hungry. It'll come from a caravan in a layby on an A road. It'll be hot and greasy. That first bite will be so good it'll challenge holding your newborn baby in your hands.

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“In Which I Decline to Let an AI Company Experiment on My Kid at School”

https://www.coyotemedia.org/sfusd-ai-amira-salesforce/?ref=coyote-weekly-newsletter

> “Most of the parents I’ve spoken to are not experts in data privacy, but they immediately understand how fucking creepy it is that their kid has been talking to an AI character all year in school, and the first time they’re learning about it is from… an interview I’ve done,” says Ozoma, who built a website to help parents organize and speak out about the company.

via Audrey Watters' newsletter

COYOTE

In Which I Decline to Let an AI Company Experiment on My Kid at School

Living in San Francisco means being a guinea pig for the tech industry — but I draw the line at my second-grader.

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16th of Owltober!
A GHOW was caught in the net of a high school batting cage. Upon rescue and examination by Sarvey Wildlife Care Center she was thankfully found uninjured and soon fit for release. Want to donate to SWCC? https://sarveywildlife.org/donate.aspx Source: https://fb.com/631429619021904 #owlsintowels 💛🦉

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A Great Horned Owl with feet ensnared in a net is cloaked in a white towel and held by a Sarvey rehabber indoors. One plumicorn is flat, the other a little puffy, and both are tucked under the towel. The owl has girthy talons the size of door handles, not that you'd want to handle them. The rehabber wears a Sarvey-branded tee, and with one blurple-gloved hand holds the owl's leg; the other is unseen, presumably behind the towel and scooched under the owl's bum. The owl looks like she's been through a struggle, with narrow pupils like she's possessed and Tubular Bells is about to play. But we all know the spookiest thing here is Nets Left Out After Dark. Which segues to picture no.2, the 'before' shot . . .

Prior to being rescued, a dark feathery shape is caught in the string mesh of a high school batting cage. The Great Horned Owl is silhouetted and backlit by early morning sun, legs high and wings low, and, despite being upside down, she's able to turn her head to camera with a level head. The pipe-frame cage has the classic diamond-shaped chain link on the outer walls and a similar shape for the inner string net, although with the wide depth of field it all kind of blends into one. The owl has an exasperated face and slightly drooped upper eyelids, as if to say "Well, well. Look who decided to show up."

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UK expands sanction powers, enabling action against companies supporting West Bank settlements
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-911918?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Jerusalem Post

Israel's most-read English news website and best-selling English newspaper bringing breaking news, world news & middle east news.

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Help mee met onderzoek en actie tegen militarisering van het hoger onderwijs
#StopwapenhandelOrg

https://stopwapenhandel.org/help-mee-met-onderzoek-en-actie-tegen-militarisering-van-het-hoger-onderwijs/

Help mee met onderzoek en actie tegen militarisering van het hoger onderwijs – Stop Wapenhandel

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Heute vor 300 Jahren kam Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki zur Welt. Der Grafiker und Illustrator schuf dieses Bild, das den Moment kurz nach Wilhelm Tells Apfelschuss zeigt. Walterli ist noch ganz im Schock. Und schauen Sie unten links…Mehr zu diesem aussergewöhnlichen Künstler und seiner Verbindung mit einem berühmten Zürcher erfahren Sie hier👉https://www.zb.uzh.ch/de/fokus/beitrag/der-apfel-faellt-nicht-weit-vom-tell-daniel-chodowiecki-zum-300-geburtstag

Bild: Daniel Chodowiecki, Wilhelm Tell, Berlin, um 1781