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The Datasaurus Dozen is one of the most amusing datasets I've ever seen. Mean and standard deviation: same. X Y correlation: same!

Images: different!

How to lie with statistics. And dinosaurs.

research.autodesk.com/publicat…

Screen shot of the datasaurus data set as XY plots

Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing - Autodesk Research

AUTODESK RESEARCH | Why graphical representation and visualization are so important to understand statistical data.
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A researcher is collecting data on accessibility issues in Bitcoin wallets since 2020, including screen reader support, keyboard navigation, low contrast, and QR code usability. They're also interested in feedback from Android users and any reports, blog posts, GitHub issues, or personal experiences. Survey link: rrbtctx2.limesurvey.net/738485…

Bitcoin Wallet Digital Accessibility Survey

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I finally have cross-platform (Linux/Mac/Win) release files for my reverb plugin! I wrote today about setting up a CMake build process (instead of Projucer/Xcode) and using GitHub actions to compile each version:

reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/202…

You can get the latest version here: github.com/reillypascal/RSAlgo…

#JUCE #Cpp #CPlusPlus #Audio #MusicProduction #Programming #Coding


Releases · reillypascal/RSAlgorithmicVerb

Retro algorithmic reverb plugin in JUCE with multiple algorithms (including emulations of classic hardware) and more to come. - reillypascal/RSAlgorithmicVerb
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Someone or something at Google started to hallucinate that #Quicksy is collecting the user's email address and would not approve the app update until we declared that in our data policy.

The sign up process in Quicksy hasn't changed in 7 years. I don't even know where the user would enter their email address and I'm not aware of an API that collects this automatically.

#quicksy
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"A 2023 study found that a single Chat GPT-3 request processed at an Arizona data center uses about 30 milliliters of water, compared to 12 ml per request in Wyoming. That doesn’t seem like much (it’s less than a shot-glass) until you consider that there are at least 1 billion ChatGPT queries worldwide per day and growing, using a total of some 8 million gallons of water daily, worldwide."

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No, there is not plenty of water for data centers: And, yes, we should worry about it, along with the facilities’ power use — Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #ColoradoRiver #COriver #RioGrande #aridification

A satellite view of Mesa, Arizona, showing a handful of the 91 energy- and water-intensive data centers in the greater Phoenix metro area. Source: Google Earth. Click the link to read the article o…
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Unpopular opinion? AI is way out of control. One of many reasons:

"AI Data Centers in Texas Used 463 Million Gallons of Water, Residents Told to Take Shorter Showers"

techiegamers.com/texas-data-ce…

#AI #power #water


AI Data Centers in Texas Used 463 Million Gallons of Water, Residents Told to Take Shorter Showers

Texas has long been defined by oil, heat, and huge infrastructure projects. Now, it’s also at the center of a growing environmental debate.
Keith Anthony (Techie + Gamers)
#AI #power #water
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Microsoft just became the second company valued at over $4 trillion. How did they do that?

They fired over 15K developers and IT workers this year, saying cost cutting was needed. They also spent over $18 billion on stock buybacks, and the board approved $60 billion in buyback options. They poured $100 billion into AI.

Meanwhile, Microsoft's Satya Nadella says job cuts have been 'weighing heavily' on him cnbc.com/amp/2025/07/24/micros…

Seriously? I am speechless. Such a brilliant business model 🤡

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Nobody clicks past Google’s AI Overviews

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/24/nob…

Remember somebody got a promotion and/or bonus for that at Google.


Nobody clicks past Google’s AI Overviews

Google claims the AI Overview on every search result — a frequently-wrong summary of other people’s work — sends a ton of clicks back to the original publishers they ripped off. This is false. Pew …
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Wonder if the Canadian Digital Services Tax will be resurrected.

Canada dropped it to appease Trump but it doesn't appear to have made any difference.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

#usa #canada #tariff #digitalservices #trump


Trump signs order increasing tariffs on Canadian goods from 25% to 35%

Decision, described by Mark Carney as ‘disappointing’, comes amid escalating trade tensions between the two countries
Robert Mackey (The Guardian)
#Trump #USA #canada #digitalservices #tariff

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Conversations (XMPP) Tipp 4: Möglichkeit eines Passwort-Resets schaffen (bei conversations.im)

In diesem Video erkläre ich euch, wie ihr durch das Hinterlegen einer Mail-Adresse eine Möglichkeit für einen Passwort-Reset für eure XMPP-Adresse bei conversations.im schafft.

Der verwendete Link aus dem Video ist: account.conversations.im/login…

Login - Your account on conversations.im

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#xmpp #conversations
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In what should have been called "falsehoods programmers believe about TV program (or should I say programme?) metadata."

Incredibly interesting stuff, if you're into that sort of thing.

Most programmers should be required to design an architecture for a system like this at some point, and then shown this post to realize how many incorrect assumptions they made.

smethur.st/posts/176135860

Designing a URL structure for BBC programmes

This is a post I've been meaning to write for the last 7 years. In the circumstances it might be more of a eulogy than a birth announcement but since the sub...
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Stay #anonymous & private with Tuta Mail's #aliases 😎

In this in-depth guide, we cover:

✅ What email aliases are
✅ How to get email aliases
✅ How alias addresses increase privacy & security

Give it a read 👉 tuta.com/blog/secure-email-ali…

Benefits of email aliases: Protect your identity, reduced spam. reduced risk of phishing, better organization of mailbox, increased privacy & security.
Add email aliases quick & easy in Tuta Mail

Email aliases: What is an alias and how does it improve online security? | Tuta

Learn how additional email addresses can increase your security, protect your identity, and significantly reduce spam issues. Plus: Get multiple aliases with Tuta Mail today!
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Since a few years you can use DAVx⁵ to access your remote/cloud files via WebDAV. Do you already use this feature? (Manual: manual.davx5.com/webdav_mounts…)

4. WebDAV Mounts — DAVx⁵ documentation

manual.davx5.com

  • Yes, already using it! (30%, 112 votes)
  • Didn't know it and could use it in the future. (35%, 129 votes)
  • No, don't need it. (33%, 123 votes)
364 voters. Poll end: 4 months ago

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The #LibreOffice Asia Conference will take place in Tokyo in December – and the Call for Proposals is now open: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
Group photo from 2024 event

LibreOffice Asia Conference 2025, Tokyo – Call for proposals is open - The Document Foundation Blog

Photo from the LibreOffice Asia Conference 2024 This is a translation of the Japanese post: The LibreOffice Asia Conference Committee is pleased to invite proposals for talks at the LibreOffice Asia Conference 2025, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan…
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#foss #opensource #libreoffice

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TIP: Je nutné, aby kolo mělo stojánek? Na co si u stojánku dát pozor

Máte na kole stojánek? Tedy nejspíše takovou tu „věc“ na (často) levé straně zadního kola, kterou můžete sklopit a opřít o ni kolo? Pak možná jenom čas od času řešíte to, že je potřeba to utahovat, protože se tomu uvolňují šrouby a přemýšlíte, proč to tam vlastně máte.

kolotipy.cz/2025/08/01/tip-je-…

TIP: Je nutné, aby kolo mělo stojánek? Na co si u stojánku dát pozor - Kolotipy.cz

Máte na kole stojánek? Tedy nejspíše takovou tu "věc" na (často) levé straně zadního kola, kterou můžete sklopit a opřít o ni kolo? Pak možná jenom čas od času řešíte to, že je potřeba to utahovat, protože se tomu uvolňují šrouby a přemýšlíte, proč t…
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Hamilton's cybersecurity insurer isn't paying out, because Hamilton didn't satisfy the basic security requirements in the policy they purchased. $18.3M and counting. Ouch!

globalnews.ca/news/11313018/ha…


Ontario city facing full $18.3M cyberattack bill after insurer denies claim

Hamilton taxpayers are looking at fronting the full cost of a devasting 2024 cyberattack after the city’s insurance company denied its claim.
Aaron D'Andrea (Global News)

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🇨🇦 Canadians prefer the disabled and poverty stricken pushed out of sight-- invisible

Punishing unhoused people for existing doesn’t make them go away

#Canpoli #Canada #Poverty #Housing #MentalHealth #Disability #invisible

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Encampment sweeps won’t solve Canada’s homeless crisis | CCPA

Devin’s headlamp cut through the darkness. At the base of the pine trees lining the narrow green strip beside Notre Dame East Boulevard, he was bent, writing on the white backside of a plastic sheet.
Changiz M. Varzi (CCPA)
#canada #Disability #MentalHealth #canpoli #housing #poverty #invisible
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🇺🇸 It's been exactly one year since we went live with our Reproducible Builds publicly. Almost exactly at their first anniversary, we passed the mark of 50% apps covered by them.

But more has happened since: we've improved on the RBs, published the framework. You've asked for Download Statistics? Today we make those public. And more – plus more to come. As usual, we announce what it's ready – no fabulous promises, just facts. So read the full update here:

android.izzysoft.de/articles/n…

#IzzyOnDroid


News from the first half of 2025: RB work, Download Statistics, and more

Half a year has passed since our last blog post. You might be curious what we achieved since then – and we have not been idle! Be prepared for more reproducible builds, download statistics, and other nice things 😃
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PS: If you like our work, please donate! It'll allow us to take more time away from our $dayjob and focus on making IzzyOnDroid as good as it can be 🤗

opencollective.com/izzyondroid

(most of our work is still done in our free time without pay – and we are fine with that. But we could do so much more!)

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IzzyOnDroid provides a curated repository of FOSS Android apps, transparently labeling anti-features and performing additional scans.
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