I didn't expect "using a Torrenting client to seed US government scientific datasets because the policy settings are erasing years of research" on my 2025 bingo card but here we are.
You wouldn't download America's scientific research output would you?
EDIT: Several people have contacted me for the link.
(Better link)
and follow @SafeguardingResearch
Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change, 'Parable of the Sower'.
It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."
Again, she wrote that in 1993.
This paper starts out amazing and just keeps getting better
Every country must dispose of old banknotes. At the Hong Kong Monetary Authority visitor center, visitors can buy a paperweight souvenir full of shredded banknotes. Even though the shredded banknotes are small, by using computer vision, it is possible to reconstruct the whole banknote like a jigsaw puzzle. Each paperweight souvenir costs \$100 HKD, and it is claimed to contain shredded banknotes equivalent to 138 complete \$1000 HKD banknotes. In theory, \$138,000 HKD can be recovered by using computer vision. This paper discusses the technique of collecting shredded banknote pieces and applying a computer vision program.
Berlin today against fascism! #b2101
(an earlier version of the video had sound, people chanting, but thanks to @dkl @leah it became clear the audio was taken from another demonstration so i removed it, see comments)
Regarding the numbers, the police reported 100k. The orginzer says it was 350k. (usually something in between;)
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