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Just finished the latest book by Richard Powers called "The Playground". Wow, if you are into #ai #philosophy and good fiction, you may want to read this as well... Those of you who read his earlier "The Overstory" may guess what you would be signing up for. His writing and snorytelling is absolutely amazing! #literature audible.com/pd/B0D3WKKT9B?sour…

Playground

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. A magisterial new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory and Bewilderment.
Audible
#AI #philosophy #literature

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This is probably already known by most fans of Star Trek and Doctor Who but I just learned that David McIntee passed away last month. I remember him at one of the Gallifrey conventions and he was quite enjoyable. I so far haven't read any of his books but I definitely plan to do so.

David A. McIntee has passed away.
trekbbs.com/threads/david-a-mc…

#DoctorWho

David A. McIntee has passed away.

Some sad news to pass on; my colleague and fellow tie-in writer David A. McIntee passed away this weekend. It's my understanding he went into hospital for end-of-life care last week, but I don't...
The Trek BBS
#doctorwho

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Anti-poverty group says billionaires' wealth soared in 2024 as the elites prepare for another Davos
https://apnews.com/article/davos-2025-trump-wef-elon-musk-billionaires-ee121c56f6828021cb864de927383c7b?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, anti-poverty group says as the elites prepare for another Davos

Billionaire's wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least five trillionaires within a decade, even as the number of people in poverty has barely budged since 1990.
JAMEY KEATEN (AP News)
@International News

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Tomorrow will be a dark day for many.

For disabled, marginalized, LGBTQ+ folks & women. For anyone who still cares about others

The disability community saw this coming. It’s important we listen & understand that labelling people as expendable for 5 years leads nowhere good

Since November we’ve watched hate win over and over again.

We’ve witnessed the emboldening of those who think they’re superior to others.

We’ve seen an increase in misogyny, bigotry, ableism, racism & discrimination.

Disabled people begged the Left to pay attention. We begged you to keep masking, to push for clean air, to demand accountability from government.

We implored you to realize that our lives are not less important than your ability to go out for brunch.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of people on both sides of the aisle decided that mitigating COVID was “too hard.”

They accepted repeat infections as inevitable so they wouldn’t have to adapt their lives in any way.

They threw away people like me.

We let hate win. And now we’re going to see the consequences of that decision.

Disabled people weren’t surprised in November, we’ve been living in what feels like an alternate reality for years.

But I suspect others are about to feel our pain.

If you’re feeling scared or angry right now, know that you’re not alone. There’s a community standing with you.

I don’t know exactly what comes next, but I do know we have to keep up the fight.

disabledginger.com/p/how-did-w…

#disability #COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover #uspol #ableism #eugenics #trump #pandemic #longcovid


How Did We Get Here and What Comes Next?

Disabled people have been warning others for nearly 5 years that eugenicist Covid policies would lead to a rise of fascist, racist, bigoted, misogynistic hatred. It's here now. So what’s next?
Broadwaybabyto (The Disabled Ginger)
#Trump #uspol #Disability #LongCovid #pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #ableism #COVIDisAirborne #eugenics

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Need to give an update to this before I forget again - all of thisisarecording.com 's sounds are safe!
A WARC of the former website's content can be found here:
archive.org/download/archivete…

If you aren't interested in playing with WARC extractors, I've prepared a link that contains just the content from the website, and crucially, the ~1200 phone recordings:
mega.nz/file/TOQRmTCR#i8kdyiQO…

archiveteam_archivebot_go_20231030013105_10bca957 directory listing

archive.org

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Don’t Fall For It: 7 Debt Collection Agency Scams & Tricks You Need to Know lowincomerelief.com/debt-colle…

Don't Fall For It: 7 Debt Collection Agency Scams & Tricks You Need To Know

Debt collector threatening to serve papers? Don't fall for it! In this article, we break down the most common debt collection agency scams so you can stay safe.
Nicole Thelin (Low Income Relief)

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Doctor Who: How many times have the Daleks been destroyed “forever”? blog.lovarzi.co.uk/daleks-dest… #DoctorWho

Doctor Who: How many times have the Daleks been destroyed "forever"? - Lovarzi Blog

he dreaded Daleks have met their 'final end' on more than one occasion. Will the Time Lord ever be free of his deadliest enemies? Let's take a look at all the times the metal mutants have been (seemingly) beaten forever...
Alex Skerratt (Lovarzi Blog)
#doctorwho

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I'm re-reading the paper that got @timnitGebru fired from Google and I'm realising now how they foreseen every problem related to LLM we're facing now. It's always good to re-read good papers (and depressing sometimes)

dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3442188…


On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots | Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency

ACM Conferences
@Timnit Gebru (she/her).

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Upcoming Novel:
''Dead Air: The Day the Music Died'' Revives Radio Drama news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/…

''Dead Air: The Day the Music Died'' Revives Radio Drama

RADIO ONLINE offers the latest radio industry news, podcast news, radio show prep, radio promotions, radio station data and more. RADIO ONLINE has been serving the radio industry since 1989, with up-to-the-minute news at radio-online.com
RADIO ONLINE

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TikTok Revives App, Citing Trump Assurances: What You Need to Know pcmag.com/news/tiktok-ban-trum…

TikTok Revives App, Citing Trump Assurances: What You Need to Know

That was fast. TikTok is 'in the process of restoring service' after Trump said app stores and other providers won't be penalized for hosting the app. It's still not available in the app stores, though.
Chloe Albanesius (PCMag)

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Starkey’s Hearing Aids Use AI for Next Generation Sound eastersealstech.com/2025/01/15…

Starkey’s Hearing Aids Use AI for Next Generation Sound

In 2019, 13% of adults aged 18 and over had some difficulty hearing even when using a hearing aid according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additionally, 1.6% either had a …
Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads

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A World of Enhanced Mobility with Strap Tech Ara eastersealstech.com/2025/01/16…

A World of Enhanced Mobility with Strap Tech Ara

There’s a new, groundbreaking assistive technology device designed to help the blind and visually impaired navigate the world around them. Strap Tech Ara uses advanced sensors and technologies to d…
Assistive Technology at Easter Seals Crossroads

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I have just read a most gloriously kink-informed science fiction short story. I am in awe of the author's powers of #kink negotiation. I think it might be the first time I've come across a story in this format, too.

bafflingmag.com/issue-eighteen…


Xeno ISO Synth for One-Time Encounter

by Louis Evans “ Me:  mature, attractive j-type xeno. 2.7 meters long.”
dave ring (Baffling Magazine)
#kink

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Thread: I've been having a crap week, feeling sick all over the place, didn't play any music all of yesterday but today I sat down at the keys and wrote this weird little thing in 7/8, no drums, no tempo even. Fed it to #Suno for some ideas, and boy did I get some ideas! Just had to share some of them here. This is the original, and it's bad playing central. Luckily, Suno makes up for it. To me this is where AI can truly shine. Not just a random prompt and hit up a random word generator, but feeding it some ideas as a basis and letting it rip. 1/

#suno
in reply to Andre Louis

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Andre Louis

Alright, now this has the most beautiful time-signature and I still haven't quite worked out what it is but I'm totally here for it. Probably my favourite generation of the lot. I got 8 in total, but this is the last one I'll share. I want to meet the drummer that can pull this off, and yes I know there are some of those out there for certain. #Suno

#suno

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Nunca pensé que podía sonar esto tan bien en guitarra.
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565 - Tariq Harb, guitar youtube.com/watch?v=6jtuTCy8RX…

Bach: Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565 - Tariq Harb, guitar

Guitarist Tariq Harb performs J.S. Bach's monumental Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565. This is an adaptation for solo guitar by Edson Lopes. The Toccata and Fugue ...
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From this 15yo video I learned that Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has had a full pension since the age of 31.

He could've retired at 31 but instead is making us suffer youtube.com/watch?v=gnmgL5CZqf…


Rick Mercer: Pierre Poilievre's Pension | CBC

Canada's youngest MP turns 31 and gets a full pension. Watch the Rick Mercer Report Tuesdays at 8pm.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CBCSubscribeWatch CBC: http://bi...
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Ryan Chenkie:

Developers, please be careful when installing Homebrew. Google is serving sponsored links to a Homebrew site clone that has a cURL command to malware. The URL for this site is one letter different than the official site.


Note: Google allows the ad sponsors to specify an URL that will be displayed on the ad (original brew.sh here), but the click takes you to the malware domain brewe.sh.

#Apple #HomeBrew #Google #MacOS

Fake website "brewe[.]sh" which looks just like the original but distributes malware
Example of Google search result for Homebrew where the first hit is a malware link
#apple #google #MACOS #homebrew

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Calling all blind, DeafBlind, or low vision users of Apple Products! Take our 2024 Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card survey to grade Apple's performance in meeting your needs during 2024. The report card will be shared with Apple and our community in February. applevis.com/blog/share-your-a…

Share Your Apple Vision Accessibility Experience and Opinions: The 2024 AppleVis Report Card Survey is Now Open | AppleVis

We are very excited to announce our third annual Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card and invite you to participate in the survey that will determine the ratings.
www.applevis.com
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