Bob 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦

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IT geek that loves tech, science, animals, nature and sports. Proud green bubble. Father of an awesome son that is neurospicy and three cats. Love reading and learning new things. Eff the fascists and nazis.
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JUST IN: The Fed flipped from possible rate cuts to possible rate hikes.

9 Fed officials now expect at least one rate hike this year.

6 expect two or more.

3 months ago, zero officials projected a hike.

It's my 40th birthday! I demand the traditional birthday boost!
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'They reliably chose the statistically more favorable option': A crow researcher explains how these winged geniuses process numbers, and what it could reveal about human math smarts
https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/they-reliably-chose-the-statistically-more-favorable-option-a-crow-researcher-explains-how-these-winged-geniuses-process-numbers-and-what-it-could-reveal-about-human-math-smarts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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'They reliably chose the statistically more favorable option': A crow researcher explains how these winged geniuses process numbers, and what it could reveal about human math smarts

Live Science spoke with animal researcher Andreas Nieder about how animals process mathematical concepts like statistical reasoning and the idea of zero.

Live Science
Tropical Storm #Arthur has formed near the Texas coastline. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding to be the main concerns for southern and coastal areas of #Louisiana, #Mississippi, and the #Florida Panhandle. On average, the first named storm typically forms in mid to late June. #wx

ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker

A $10 million procurement reviewed by 404 Media indicates ICE is buying records related to immigrants’ tax identifiers. “It looks for all the world like Trump is trying to skirt the law and a court order to fuel his mass-deportation campaign,” Senator Ron Wyden said.

https://www.404media.co/ice-appears-to-be-buying-immigrants-tax-identifiers-from-a-data-broker/

ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker

A $10 million procurement reviewed by 404 Media indicates ICE is buying records related to immigrants’ tax identifiers. “It looks for all the world like Trump is trying to skirt the law and a court order to fuel his mass-deportation campaign,” Senator Ron Wyden said.

404 Media
How Did the Feds Get Into Anti-ICE Activists’ Signal Messages?

ICE investigators leaned on Signal communications to build their case against protesters. Take these steps to keep your chats safe.

The Intercept
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Waterfox 6.6.15 is rolling out!

This is a small follow up release for the MFSA 2026-58 security advisories. Most related fixes were already included in 6.6.14; this update adds the remaining fixes.

Beta for the next major Waterfox release is coming soon 👀

https://www.waterfox.com/releases/6.6.15/

6.6.15 - Security follow-up release - Waterfox Release

A follow-up security release for Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2026-58, covering the remaining fixes not already included in Waterfox 6.6.14.

Waterfox