@noybeu @edri Thanks for your engagement to try and protect the European society from that threat!

Do you know about any (planned) European peoples initiative about this? Open letters are a good start, but I think this case needs a lot more attention to show to politicians that the people in Europe do not support this serious threat to our data and privacy!

#democracy #initiative

Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen @euractiv

｢ These are marketing statements driven by profit-motive and ideology rather than empirical evidence and formal proof ｣

｢ The scientific development of any potentially useful AI is not served by amplifying the unscientific marketing claims of US tech firms ｣

https://www.euractiv.com/news/stop-overhyping-ai-scientists-tell-von-der-leyen/

#ai #eu #aihype #aislop

You put Jacques or Leyla next to Luke or Han or Leia and there's no question that these are the same kinds of toys. Sure, the old Kenner toys might be a hair more polished, but especially on the early figures, it's a pretty minor difference.

And the difference, mostly, is in the quality of the paint job.

But I'm proud as hell of my paint job on these toys. In spite of my long history of fine-motor issues, in spite of my unsteady hands, I painted hundreds of recognizably human characters, and they look pretty dang good.

I understand that this kind of "folk art" (or is it "folk punk art") or "Outsider Art" toy isn't going to be for everyone. We'll have some more traditional fair coming next year.

But these toys are everything I wanted them to be, and I'm just giddy that they exist and that I get to share them with people.

The UK has suspended sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes they are illegal

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/politics/uk-suspends-caribbean-intelligence-sharing-us

Capitalism relies on slavery. That's why we should overthrow it. #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #antifascism #antifa #antislavery #slavery #activism #anarchism #socialism

YOU, STUPID: Getting pockets sewn into your clothes for free, like a chump

ME, BRILLIANT: Paying Apple $200 for a pocket I can drop and lose

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/

In the meantime, we've got three other sky pirates also available.

Jacques, our french-candian rogue; Bart, engineer of The Blackbird; and Leyla, our homage to Princess Leia.

They're available individually or in a 3 pack: https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product-tag/sky-pirates/

They don't have all the polish of a professionally produced, factory made toy. This is partially a byproduct of them being the first toys the @djsundog sculpted and the first batch of toys that @ajroach42 assembled and painted by hand, but it's also a fairly intentional statement of purpose.

It's possible for us to produce a more polished, factory perfect look. We have more experienced sculptors in our organization, and we have people with a steadier hand on the brush (heck, we have paint masks and air brushes and even a UV printer.) They're working on some new toys that I think will really wow everyone. When we aim for Perfect toys, they will be.

But I wanted this first batch of characters to feel personal. I wanted to paint them myself, in spite of my unsteady hands. I wanted to ship these early sculpts, in spite of the fact that we could produce things that are technically better.

Because I wanted it to be obvious that this first batch of toys was made by people. Sure, we used some machines. Sure they're injection molded. But we're just normal people, and we decided to do a thing, and by gum we did it.

Looks like business world is finally waking up to what we’ve know for a long time: many companies are astroturfing the job market with fake job openings. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/ghost-job-postings-add-another-layer-of-uncertainty-to-stalled-jobs-picture.html

How the Web Was Lost (The internet was not meant to suck).

I review some history—thoughtful, philosophical, and enraged—by Tim Berners-Lee, Joanna Walsh, and @pluralistic.

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/12/04/how-the-web-was-lost-internet-this-is-for-everyone/?utm_source=nybooks&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share

#Lesson of the day: I waste time searching for a solution #online, then ask #AI, which gives me “wonderful” but completely wrong results. In the end, I read the official #documentation and solve it in a few seconds:

1. https://man.freebsd.org/tcsh/1 > 2. Ctrl-f > 3. type "redirect" > 4. "The shell cannot presently redirect diagnostic output without also redirecting standard output, but `(command > output-file) >& error-file' is often an acceptable workaround. ..."

#Documentation #UNIX #FreeBSD #Shell #scripting #terminal #tcsh #fixing

Review your own git pull requests - Go Make Things:
https://gomakethings.com/review-your-own-git-pull-requests/

Sto facendo questo gioco qui. #teaser

Chi vuole aiutarmi a collaudare? Gira su Android, su iOS e sul Web, solo in italiano. Lo dovrei lanciare tra qualche settimana, con un modello di monetizzazione leale (2€ sbloccato a vita, premio inviti per chi non vuole pagare, sfide giornaliere per non andare in fissa, niente trucchi di gamification strani, solo email per iscriversi).

Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance: «ТИ ПРИНІС МЕНІ ЯБЛУКО?» – відеоролик до 92 роковин Голодомору

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmYt7b_Sa14

#Україна #уанет #ДивисьУкраїнське #Ukraine #uanet #WatchUA

💫 #OpeningRA Day -2!

📌Session C: Recognition of Contributions to #OpenScience

This session will highlight innovative approaches to make researchers’ Open Science practices and diverse contributions more visible and valued.

Through practical examples such as enhanced researcher profiles, interoperable assessment tools, and hybrid indicators, speakers will explore how openness, collaboration, and societal impact can be better integrated into research evaluation frameworks.

🎤 with Laura Himanen, Ioana Spanache, Zenia Xenou & Giulia Malaguarnera, Katri Rintamäki, & Heikki Laitinen

🔗 https://graspos.eu/graspos-conference-2025

@OpenAIRE
#ResearchAssessment #OpenScience #OpeningRA #ReformingRA

RE: https://pdx.social/@hellomiakoda/115528550309963294

Funny story. Years ago we were hosting a Sukkot dinner (ref: https://www.heyalma.com/high-holiday-guide/what-the-heck-is-sukkot/) using our china and crystal. One of our guests commented that we were brave to use our fancy crystal outdoors. I said, "What's the point of having things and not using them? If it breaks, it breaks." A few minutes later she accidentally knocked over a glass and it broke. I've never been gladder about something I'd just said. 😝

Calling #creatives from all #artistic disciplines!

#Arts at #CERN, the laboratory’s arts programme — in collaboration with the #NobelPrize Museum in Stockholm — has opened applications for a fully-funded two-month #artists #residency programme (one month at CERN, one month at the Nobel Prize Museum). Application deadline 15 December.

https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/cern/arts-cern-and-nobel-prize-museum-collaborate-collide-residency