@pibebtol

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Yet another reason to tut at the Mercator map projection
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/
Wenn die Stadt #Dresden aufgrund der angespannten Haushaltslage keine zusätzlichen Reinigungen liegengebliebener Silvesterabfälle beauftragen kann, dann sollte sie ein Verbot von #Feuerwerk anordnen, anstatt Mülltipps zu geben.
Who lived when? Some surprises here
Fröhlichen Halbzeit-Tag allerseits. Heute markiert die Mitte zwischen den Jahren 2000 und 2050, ab morgen sind wir letzterem offiziell näher als der Jahrtausendwende.

I arrived at Hamburg main station, tracks 13+14 - just where over a week ago, a mentally ill German woman injured 15 in a brutal knife attack, some severely. She was stopped by two men: a young refugee from Syria and a man from Chechnya. The press quickly dropped the case.

That had not at all been the case when a similarly ill man, but a refugee, killed two in Bavaria. For weeks, up to our elections, this tragic event was heavily exploited to push anti-migrant politics.

Honesty, and humanity.

"Several people are typing" is my favorite UI text of all time. Nothing gets me as excited as those four words.

"One of the weirder things about artificial intelligence is that it sometimes lies to you. With confidence. And perfect grammar. It doesn’t mean to, of course. But it does lie."

https://eu.tennessean.com/story/money/tech/2025/04/13/from-gps-gaffes-to-fabricated-facts-ai-still-needs-a-human-co-pilot/83023873007/

AI does mean to lie. Because it's designed for "engagement". In other words, it's designed to addict you, to make you dependent on it. And one of the ways to do that is to always have an answer to whatever question you ask. AI must always speak like a tech bro genius. It's such a male thing.

From GPS gaffes to fabricated facts: AI still needs a human co-pilot

As AI tools become more integrated into daily life, users are urged to apply the age-old mantra: trust, but verify.

The Tennessean
Is schon wieder soweit?