Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross wait seriously? He's a amazing we need to support this mission!
having mixed feelings about Look Mum No Computer being the UK's Eurovision entry.
on the one hand, hell yeah, excellent choice.
on the other hand, oof, this is going to be deeply politically complicated for him to navigate given that it's impossible to separate participation this year from perception of tacit approval for Israel's continued inclusion in the event.
I'm currently on the fence about even watching it.
@gsuberland I've not watched for years. Nothing to do with Israel. But if I wanted to make a point of protesting against their involvement, I'd watch it but turn off during Israel's performance. Suspect that would send a clearer signal.
Here's what Tania is listening to today :
Курган — Мужичок 4.0 https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fyA7sn3Nltc&si=dharsoLZ8HBbtPOO
#music
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Ken and Robin Consume Media: Pluribus, It Was Just an Accident, and Nature vs Our Rules
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Here's what Tania is listening to today :
Курган — Мужичок 4.0 https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fyA7sn3Nltc&si=dharsoLZ8HBbtPOO
#music
1013 words (31953 total) on “The Post-American Internet,” a sequel to "Enshittification," about the better world the rest of us get to have now that Trump has torched America #DailyWords
@indiewebadmin @tchambers @Thor
Nice! It seems that the fediverse has been overall more active.
All the while Bluesky's had a year of gradual decline.
https://bluefacts.app/bluesky-user-growth
Interesting to watch!
A few years ago I was playing some crappy dating games, when it struck me: “hey maybe I could actually take initiative irl and invite people on dates and chat”
I got a girlfriend a few months after that
Ich hätte mal eine Frage zu Vereinsfußball, und möchte euch bitten nur zu antworten wenn ihr hier Erfahrungen aus erster Hand habt.
Eines unserer Kinder kickt gerne in seiner Freizeit den Ball, es wäre naheliegend ihm mal den Fußballverein vorzuschlagen. Aus meiner Jugend (F-C Jugend) habe ich Erinnerungen an Trainer die zu dreckigem Spiel ermuntern, Eltern die von der Seitenlinie rufen "Tret ihn um!" und wenig Fair Play. Ist das noch so, hat sich das in 20 Jahren geändert?
@javahippie Das Spiel hat sich komplett geändert für die Kiddies. Da wird heute - wenns richtig gemacht wird - angepasster "Kinderfußball" gekickt.
Da soll der Spaß im Vordergund stehen, nicht die Regeln.
A few years ago I was playing some crappy dating games, when it struck me: “hey maybe I could actually take initiative irl and invite people on dates and chat”
I got a girlfriend a few months after that
Weiß jemand, ob es ie Fahrpläne für den Nahverkehr in #Mainz als PDF oder textuelle Webseite gibt? Online finde ich nur PDF pro Verkehrslinie, das ist auch ausreichend, aber viel Arbeit.
Ich würde gerne ein Kartenoverlay bauen, das anzeigt, wie lange man von einem beliebigen Ort in der Stadt bis zum Hauptbahnhof mit den öffentlichen braucht, inklusive durchschnittlicher Wartezeit auf den nächsten Bus / Straßenbahn.
@javahippie meinst du nen Streckenplan? https://www.mainzer-mobilitaet.de/fahrplaene/liniennetzplaene
@gsuberland @cstross @aadeacon wait, what? When was that? Missed that completely!
@FlohEinstein @cstross @aadeacon yeah, the lead singer said some really gross stuff a few years back. I was supremely disappointed.
@Migueldeicaza @ben_a_adams misread as ai_hiring support🤣 Next native https://rentahuman.ai/ runtime support 😎
But seriously, the syscall reduction alone looks promising - impressive contributions from Ben as always.🤩
The #European Investment #Bank has quadrupled its investment in the EU's defence, its president, Nadia Calviño, said.
These include #military transportation infrastructure, industrial capacity, defence research, and support for the private #investment fund ecosystem. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-economy/4092269-eib-vcetvero-zbilsiv-investicii-v-oboronu-evrosouzu.html
Read our latest #story on how war dismantled Oksana's relationship through the link! https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-war-disrupted-my-love-story
“AI can make mistakes” might as well be the slogan of our era. Even boosters admit that you need to spin the vibe code slot machine a few times to get a jackpot.
An employee with that degree of consistency would be fired.
So how do we redirect some of that unlimited grace from machines to humans?
@iiradned @pluralistic From my understanding, this applies to US trucking. ... especially during COVID supply chain shock.
Sometimes people complain about "trucker shortage", but what does that mean?
Appearantly, there are 3x the # of people trained & certified to drive a truck than # of truckers needed in US. So why the "trucker shortages"?
During COVID, a big % of trucker work hours was spent on things like waiting in lines at ports to pick up products -- for no pay.
