I can fit entire tins of Cherry Blossom shoe polish in my mouth. It makes me slightly sad that I cannot turn this rare ability into anything lucrative. I've only won a bet at a company Christmas party.
@mlawton Not your fault, too many letters.
France24: Temperatures soar across Europe as 'heat dome' drives May records
Just had the realisation that I should probably do something about breakfast. But in this heat, I'm not sure what my body would like to eat.
Ice cream? 😋😜
More and more, technology companies take for granted that they, not you, are in charge of how you use what they "sell" -- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/roku-oss-home-screen-now-features-a-large-permanent-ad/
For the moment, they're right.
La nouvelle directrice de la fondation Wikimédia étant issue de l’oligarchie du capitalisme financier, elle vient de commencer à dérouler le seul manuel qu’elle connaisse : l’exploitation par l’abus de pouvoir.
Elle a donc viré toute l’équipe de dev. Le cœur historique du projet. Ceux en charge du produit de base. Toute l’équipe.
La fondation manque d’argent ? Ah non, elle n’a jamais été aussi riche (elle peut se payer des directeurs aussi chers, par exemple).
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@aral This is a biased "survey" due to my oen position in life, but all of the Jewish folks I know HATE what Israel is doing in Gaza. They know a Nazi when they see one.
I wrote a thing about curl and the woefully underfunded open source universe: https://www.heise.de/en/opinion/Comment-Open-source-developers-are-working-themselves-sick-on-AI-bugs-11308553.html
@bagder
Happy budget day to those who celebrate
Human therapists have a legal duty to warn authorities and potential targets when patients say they plan to harm someone.
Shouldn’t we require the same from #AI chatbots?
@TheConversationUS @ricmac Seems obvious... necessary but just a start (other guards should also be contemplated/implemented)...
"why not all" because there's no funding or personnel for all of it ya sea lion, go out there and help
"A ruptured crude oil pipeline in East Los Angeles sent an estimated 2,400 gallons into storm drains and the L.A. River after a telecommunications crew accidentally struck the underground line
Wildlife responders rescued multiple oil-covered birds"
An employee working 40 hours a week should be able to cover rent, groceries, and healthcare with their salary alone.
Where do you keep your eggs? In your underpants, of course!
BBC Archive, from 1981: The man who attempted to incubate a duck egg in his underpants.
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@matt But what happened? Did it work?
@tut_tuuut @xakan @AugierLe42e moi je bossais depuis 10 ans 🫣
@Natouille @tut_tuuut Oké boomeuses !
@xakan
Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/judges-trump-deal-irs.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into U.S. @u-s-newyorktimes