"I have been a professional tech journalist for nearly fifteen years, and before today, I cannot think of a single time when a Bing search result was more valuable than the Google equivalent. There really is a first time for everything!"
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/you-can-no-longer-google-the-word-disregard/
@zackwhittaker as if the "-ai" operator never existed.
(I very rarely use Google, but when I do I obviously use that operator.)
@Geri This website lists nearly 100 Reform councillors as having been kicked out, resigned or defected to other parties.
Which you would think might attract more media attention, but our conservative tabloids only do sympathetic coverage of Reform.
https://thedailybritain.co.uk/reform-councillors-kicked-out-resigned-defected-full-list-2026/
Una pernacchia per tutti voi 🤭
@Majden888 a guardar bene fa la pernacchia col naso 🤭
Questo, però, mi ricorda come si soffiano il naso i miei suoceri - come fanno?? Faranno anche loro così? Che fastidiosi, loro, non la foca 🤗
the reach is broad: from civil servants to fashion models, from data workers to screen writers, from nurses to warehouse workers — employers everywhere are eager to leverage new technologies to re-configure the domestic and global economy. In these intersections, worker organizing has and will continue to overlap with broader struggles, including racial, immigration, and environmental justice, struggles that necessitate research that cuts across any individual labor sector. Using this framework, we must develop a clear worker-first agenda that foregrounds human working conditions, not just the advancement of AI industry objectives.
tech workers are being forced to answer the question which side are you on? they are giving the wrong answer so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ZHfZt4o6c
"you can ask the scabs and the gun thugs, and the AI addicts which side they're on, because they're workers too.
Wie fördern wir Demokratie und ein Gutes Morgen? Und welche Rolle spielt dabei Geld? 💚
Moderatorin Janine Steeger und Grünen Politiker, ehemaliger Vizekanzler und Schriftsteller Dr. Robert Habeck, sprechen darüber, was im Kleinen und Großen möglich ist, um unsere Demokratie zu stärken.
Sei dabei beim Zukunftstalk „Wer kein Morgen hat, wählt gestern“ auf dem Gutes Morgen Festival!
Eintritt frei!
📅 06. Juni
⏰ 12:30 - 13:15 Uhr
📍 Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
For some time the UK's energy market has managed to balance security of supply with under-investment by trading (via interconnecters), but now the UK's often quite volatile energy (electricity) needs has led to disquiet among continental suppliers as the UK's sudden demands have had knock-on effects for European domestic energy systems.
Until the end of the year, the UK will reduce its use of such energy trading & seek to increase use gas-powered generation to smooth supply.
#energy
h/t FT
Almost 50% of Preventable Cancers Linked to Just Two Lifestyle Habits
https://www.sciencealert.com/almost-50-of-preventable-cancers-linked-to-just-two-lifestyle-habits
Smoking and drinking (saved you a click)
哈哈，这标题起得挺唬人的，结果点进去发现就两件事。不过想想也对，烟酒确实是老生常谈的元凶了。
We should have listened to game design.
Instead of making the interface seamless, make the seams feel good.
Show what's happening.
I don't have a lot of time this morning, so I think I'll briefly discuss what would be involved in applying the next few sound effects I see mentioned in the USB spec I'm referencing...
Simple 2D positioning can be achieved by adjusting the volume-ratio between 2 speakers. Going into 3D I believe would extend this principle to more speakers.
Reverb would involve repeating previous sounds with some sort of processing to simulate echoes.
1/2!
Chorus would involve repeating the same sound numerous times at different time-offsets & pitches.
And I think I'll describe Sebastian Lague's solution for a Dynamic Range Compression, which he used for implementing a digital piano.
I'll do some actual research & discuss an actual implementation tomorrow. Thoughts?
1.5/1.5 Fin for today!
Who are the racists in France ? A new study suggests they're not teachers or professors, they're private sector bosses and landlords...
"While, for similar social backgrounds, "there is no significant disadvantage remaining between immigrants' descendants and the majority population in terms of educational attainment," the picture darkens in the labour and housing markets."
#WritersCoffeeClub 22nd May: How well would your current WIP work as a play?
Most of the German folk tales I am translating are rather on the short side, but a few tales from my current WIP might make decent plays if sufficiently embellished.
I don't really have much expertise with plays, so I'd value your thoughts!
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Blades_of_Solingen
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Smith_of_Mitterbach
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_Daughter_in_Goslar_and_the_Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Fire-Spraying_Cherries
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_K%C3%A4thelstein_Rock_near_Annaberg
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Devil%27s_Bath_near_Michaelstein_Abbey
Tell me a "Fun Fact"
@catsalad You're almost always within three feet (or one meter in sane measurement systems) from a spider.
@tchambers AND THEY SUPPORT THE FEDIVERSE
@evan YES. I should have totally mentiioned their forward thinking efforts there.
Der Ticketverkauf startet! 🥰✊🏽🔥 An diesen Orten könnt ihr euch Tickets für unsere gemeinsame Anreise aus #Stuttgart zu den Protesten gegen den AfD-Bundesparteitag in Erfurt am 3.-5. Juli und Mobi-Material (Flyer, Plakate, Sticker, ...) abholen:
📍 Linkes Zentrum Lilo Herrmann: Samstags ab 19 Uhr bei der Vokü (Böblinger Str. 105)
📍 Linkseck: zu den regulären Öffnungszeiten, Mo-Fr 10-18 Uhr (Liebenzeler Str. 1)
📍 Raupe Immersatt: zu den regulären Öffnungszeiten Mo & Mi-Fr 10-23 Uhr, Sa & So 10-19 Uhr (Johannesstr. 97)
📍Stadtteilzentrum Gasparitsch: Freitags ab 20 Uhr bei der Kneipe und bei Veranstaltungen (Rotenbergstr. 125)
📍 Café Galão: zu den regulären Öffnungszeiten Mo-Do & So 11-01 Uhr, Fr & Sa 11-03 Uhr (Tübinger Str. 90)
Die Ticketpreise sind sind so gestaltet, dass auch der reguläre Preis ein paar Euro unter dem kostendeckenden Preis liegt. Uns ist es wichtig, dass Personen unabhängig von den eigenen finanziellen Möglichkeiten mitkommen können. Sollte also auch der ermäßigte Preis nicht drin sein, meldet euch bei uns 😊. Gleichzeitig freuen wir uns, wenn alle, die das können, ein paar Euro mehr geben.
Teilt diese Nachricht gerne mit euren Freund*innen, holt euch gemeinsam Tickets damit wir gemeinsam Viele sein werden in Erfurt ✊🚩
#widersetzen #noafd #antifa
"We may work with Israel, but so does Amazon, and so does Microsoft. We may work with the Trump administration supporting the immigration enforcement arm of his government, so does Amazon, so does Microsoft … why do we get singled out?". - Head of Palantir Europe
Good point - let's boycott them too...
@GeofCox THE openly fascist manifesto of the boss is a significant difference. But boycotting the fellow travellers is sound political strategy.
UMIO AND RURIA feat. Haruomi Hosono / Akiko Yano, Haruomi Hosono
https://open.spotify.com/track/23xHvtqEIsiTbXsjOK6bGI
#ｽﾎﾟﾁﾊｲ #NowPlaying
FIFA is panicking: World Cup hotel cancellations are surging as global fans ditch the U.S., citing soaring costs, visa bonds, and Trump’s dictatorial behavior.
Turns out nobody wants to pay $1,000 a night just to experience an authoritarian simulation.
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