Mastodawn

On the state of public transportation, and in a wider sense all public infrastructure, in #Germany:

https://www.heise.de/en/background/Public-transport-Why-German-conditions-are-not-normal-10538614.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/05/germany-trains-delays-broken-railroad/

Public transport: Why German conditions are not "normal"

Public transport passengers in Germany are used to a lot of suffering. What is not normal is normal here. A look abroad also shows this.

heise online

Joseph 4d ago

Trevor McLeod 5d ago

Bad news for #Socialmedia #networks like #bluesky or #mastadon that want to fix the problems in other networks, like #X (#twitter). Those problems are likely to re-occur.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

“The [structural] mechanism producing these problematic outcomes is really robust and hard to resolve.”…

Ars Technica

Joseph 6d ago

The eye of #Sauron is, surprisingly or unsurprisingly, a cosmic jet of neutrinos and gamma rays https://phys.org/news/2025-08-astronomers-eye-sauron-deep-space.html

#Astronomy #Science #LordOfTheRings

Astronomers spot the 'Eye of Sauron' in deep space

A stunning new image of a cosmic jet has helped astronomers unlock the mystery behind the unusually bright emission of high-energy gamma rays and neutrinos from a peculiar celestial object. The source is a blazar—a type of active galaxy powered by a supermassive black hole devouring matter at the heart of a galaxy. They have captured what looks like the mythical "Eye of Sauron" in the distant universe and may have just solved a decade-long cosmic puzzle.

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Joseph Aug 10

@overby.me Yes, I sort of wish you were wrong! And still I somehow appreciate if artists, especially if I happen to like them, take the liberty to be idealistic just a little bit.

Just to speculate a bit: Maybe the criticism is more directed at the hypocritical and hyper uncritical Silicon Valley-style VC conduct in the context of a military company.

Joseph Aug 10

#KGATLW are not on #Spotify any longer. They have left the platform with a proper "New demos collection out everywhere except Spotify (fuck Spotify)" 🙃

BTW, it was apparently not meant as a criticism of the business practices, but as a response to #DanielEk's recent investments in #Helsing.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/26/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-join-spotify-exodus-over-arms-industry-link-ntwnfb

#TIL #KingGizzardAndTheLizardWizard

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard join Spotify exodus over arms industry link

Australian psychedelic rock group announces it will pull its music from streaming service in protest against CEO Daniel Ek

The Guardian

Joseph Aug 10

Emeritus Prof Christopher May Aug 10

Kenan Malik (again) hits the nail on the head!

'Turning the issue of “broken Britain” into one of immigration deflects from the real problems facing the working class & the poor, obscures the real causes of those problems, and lets off the hook those who are responsible for breaking Britain. It only ensures that the brokenness will deepen'!

Exactly, the politics of anti-immigration is one of distraction from the crises that pit politics class has wrought!

#politics
https://observer.co.uk/news/opinion-and-ideas/article/britains-social-fabric-has-been-torn-but-its-just-easier-to-blame-immigration

Britain’s social fabric has been torn but it’s just easier to blame immigration

The real causes of serious problems are ignored and those responsible are let off the hook

The Observer

Joseph Aug 10

Another instance of the #NoFreeLunch theorem says that the weight-loss drug #Ozempic causes a reduction of muscle mass. Well, the study has been on mice only.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250809100959.htm

#Science #Research

Losing weight but gaining weakness? What Ozempic might be doing to your muscles

Ozempic’s weight loss benefits might come at the cost of muscle strength, even if muscle size remains relatively stable. This raises significant concerns for older adults, who are already at risk for muscle loss and reduced mobility. Researchers stress the urgent need for human clinical trials to understand these effects fully.

ScienceDaily

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Joseph Aug 10

@To3o ist psychologische Kriegsführung nach außen und innen. Leider.

Joseph Aug 10

#AGI is always just around the corner - much in the same way that #FusionEnergy is always 30 years away.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/09/its-missing-something-agi-superintelligence-and-a-race-for-the-future

#AI #AIHype

‘It’s missing something’: AGI, superintelligence and a race for the future

As US and Chinese tech giants chase artificial general intelligence, experts warn the hype may be outrunning the science

The Guardian

Joseph Aug 9

NoNoB 🚴🏃‍♂️Aug 9

Mitten in Tarifrunde: Adidas steigt aus Tarifbindung aus.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/adidas-tarifbindung-100.html

> Bisher werden bei Adidas in Deutschland mehrere tausend Beschäftigte nach Tarif bezahlt. Doch zum 1. September verlässt das Unternehmen die Tarifbindung.

Public transport: Why German conditions are not "normal"

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

Astronomers spot the 'Eye of Sauron' in deep space

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard join Spotify exodus over arms industry link

Britain’s social fabric has been torn but it’s just easier to blame immigration

Losing weight but gaining weakness? What Ozempic might be doing to your muscles

‘It’s missing something’: AGI, superintelligence and a race for the future

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