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Starting Slack huddles with people I know won't pick up, because I like the ambient whale sounds
"I don't think he wants to run the country, I think he wants to own the country" says Tracy, 65, who *remains undecided over who she will vote for* 

If 'serious' news outlets could start framing a presidential candidate repeating disproven conspiracy theories as 'repeats disproven conspiracy theory' instead of 'claims', that would go a long way in the push back against disinformation.

Otherwise, it's just repeating disinformation for profit. Which isn't what journalism should be.

Who did it better?
Wolf hunting could return to western Europe under EU plan

Commission’s prooposal to downgrade animal’s ‘strictly protected’ status not based on scientific evidence, say conservationists

The Guardian
All day at home with my workmen, that I may get all done before Christmas.

It just occurred to me that Spotify avoids the problem of how to filter out the popularity of Christmas music from Wrapped by doing it in November.

I imagine lots of clever technical solutions were proposed until some Mentos Fresh style problem solver was like why not just skip December?

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-wrapped/

Spotify — 2023 Wrapped

Think of 2023 Spotify Wrapped as a celebration of the real, the realer, and the realest listening moments that defined our year. It’s the receipt that you’ll definitely want to keep—from the song you secretly couldn’t stop streaming to the artists and podcasts you weren’t shy to shout your unwavering admiration for. Keep scrolling to... Read more »

Spotify

・ Chart of the Atlantic Ocean ・

👤 Eusébio da Costa, 1721
🏛️ Portuguese Maritime Museum, a world of discoveries ・ Lisboa, Portugal

This illuminated manuscript on parchment depicts the Atlantic ocean and the European, African and American cost lines. It shows some burnt parts, but that does not dimish its beauty.
#portugal #museum #history

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/chart-of-the-atlantic-ocean-eus%C3%A9bio-da-costa/7AFQIq2veWzM8A

Chart of the Atlantic Ocean - Eusébio da Costa - Google Arts & Culture

This illuminated manuscript on parchment depicts the Atlantic ocean and the European, African and American cost lines. It shows some burnt parts, but that ...

Google Arts & Culture
Parisian painter, Paris, 1955 - by Ernst Haas (1921 – 1986), Austrian

"That the results can feel bafflingly wrong speaks to the semi-detached engagement with music engendered by Spotify’s all-you-can-eat smorgasbord approach."

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/30/spotify-wrapped-is-creepy-meaningless-and-shows-just-how-much-data-big-tech-has-on-you

#SpotifyWrapped #Music

Spotify Wrapped is creepy, meaningless – and shows just how much data big tech has on you

The annual summary of your listening habits has become a phenomenon – but aside from being a marketing wheeze, Wrapped doesn’t always reflect what we truly love

The Guardian