Israel's Qatar Strike Is The First Blow In The Next Phase Of Its War On Iran

Once a fortress of neutrality and wealth, Qatar now finds itself on the front lines of an escalating regional conflict, as Israel, Iran, and Gulf powers maneuver for strategic advantage.

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The Christian Obligation to Understand Reproductive Health

Christians have an obligation to talk about the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade. Not because this decision was not based on best practice and law. Not because it was not based onโ€ฆ

Medium

The Enshittification of the Web via Google Search and LLM-powered AI-generated content --and how the Fediverse combats this, as expressed (amazingly) on the side-conversation halls of Google I/O 2024:

https://soundcloud.com/chrismessina/pj-vogt-casey-newton-on-the-fediverse

(10-minute excerpt from a 1-hour podcast)

#fz_links #Enshittification #LLM #AIgeneratedContent

PJ Vogt & Casey Newton on the Fediverse

An excerpt from the Search Engine podcast episode: "How do we survive the media apocalypse? (Part 2)". https://pod.link/1614253637/episode/3e31b144222c1429e5aef807f86ab1cb

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Will "true telepathy" ever be within reach? (Aeon essays, June 2024)

๐Ÿ“ฐ https://aeon.co/essays/for-over-a-century-telepathy-has-been-just-around-the-corner

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For over a century, telepathy has been just around the corner | Aeon Essays

For the entire 20th century, it had felt like telepathy was just around the corner. Why is that especially true now?

Aeon
Ea-Nasir is "back"...

Hey guys, remember the ancient Mesopotamian low-quality copper bamboozler Ea-Nasir? Guess what: he seems to be "back"... ...To be fair though: This particular embezzlement crime actually happened inโ€ฆ

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The mistery of 'Jia Tan', the mastermind behind the XZ-Utils backdoor supply-chain hack [WIRED News, April 2024]

https://www.wired.com/story/jia-tan-xz-backdoor/?ref=platformer.news

#OpenSource #security #fz_links #XZbackdoor #fz_currentAffairs

The Mystery of โ€˜Jia Tan,โ€™ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind

The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code.

WIRED
The Power Of Memes: Measuring The Impact Of Humor In Viral Content

Many people know that memes can be a powerful tool online, but how can we measure that power? In our latest Insights report, we delve into numerous tests and studies to determine just how influential memes are compared to other types of content.

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Playtron: the startup hoping to Steam Deck-ify the world

Exclusive: Playtron tells us about its ambitions to create an operating system specifically for PC gaming handhelds, following in footsteps of Steam Deck, Legion Go, and more.

The Verge

Tim Berners-Lee writes an open letter on the occasion of the World Wide Web's 35th anniversary..:

โœ๏ธ https://medium.com/@timberners_lee/marking-the-webs-35th-birthday-an-open-letter-ebb410cc7d42

#fz_links #OpenWeb #TechLash #BreakOpenTheSilos

Marking the Webโ€™s 35th Birthday: An Open Letter

Sir Tim Berners-Leeโ€™s open letter to mark the occasion of the Webโ€™s 35th Birthday.

Medium
Bluesky gets nearly 800K new users in its first day open to the public, despite outages | TechCrunch

Bluesky opened to the public yesterday after launching in an invite-only beta last year. Getting on Bluesky might not be as exciting as it was when people

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