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Hendrik Nov 20, 2024

Randahl Fink Nov 20, 2024

For 1001 days, Putin has threatened to go nuclear. His goal: To spread fear and make us hesitate in our support for Ukraine.

Dozens of experts have said, the reason Putin has not used nuclear weapons is, such a move would be fatal to his regime, as it would completely isolate him. Even China has made it clear to him, nuclear is a real, actual red line for them.

These experts help lower fear. But TV stations like the BBC are not helping, when choosing this thumbnail for today's episode:

Hendrik Nov 19, 2024

“America now has an unelected defense contractor sitting in the White House doing ketamine and twiddling the algorithmic knobs of an influential right-wing echo chamber.”

- Nilay Patel

A perfect description if I ever heard one.

Source: https://www.status.news/p/nilay-patel-donald-trump-big-tech-interview

The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers

"All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created."

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Hendrik Dec 6, 2023

Lauren Weinstein Dec 6, 2023

Here's the bottom line on LLM AI systems. If you can't trust that their answers are accurate, they are essentially worthless. It doesn't matter if parts of their answers are correct and parts are incorrect -- the incorrect parts "contaminate" the entire response and render it useless. Actually, even worse than useless, because this becomes a perfect vehicle for spreading misinformation that is combined and given gravitas by accurate information -- a horrific and dangerous toxic brew.

Hendrik Nov 15, 2023

Paris Marx Nov 15, 2023

One out of every 200 people in Gaza have been killed by the Israeli army — and the bombing still hasn’t stopped.

Let that sink in for a moment, then remember how Israeli authorities are trying to make Western publics believe they aren’t targeting civilians. This is a massacre.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/gaza-rising-death-toll-civilians/

#israel #gaza #palestine #ceasefirenow

Gaza’s death toll: 1 out of every 200 have been killed, according to Health Ministry

More than 11,100 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. They include doctors, journalists, professors and poets.

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Hendrik Nov 4, 2023

Might actually write my own static site generator after all 🤔

https://arne.me/articles/write-your-own-ssg

Why You Should Write Your Own Static Site Generator

I rewrote my personal website using basic libraries and the flexibility is incredible.

Hendrik Nov 4, 2023

JA Westenberg Nov 4, 2023

Facts are facts: when we rely on billionaires to selectively choose which research questions and world problems deserve support, they will inevitably prioritize narrow self-interest, profit incentives and personal crusades over the greater good.

Hendrik Aug 13, 2023

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Hendrik Aug 12, 2023

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Hendrik Jul 28, 2023

Cassandrich Jul 27, 2023

Periodic reminder: if you find I (or anyone else you follow) boosts too much and it's cluttering your feed, the ... on my profile page has "Hide boosts from..." It's a great way to curate your feed without unfollowing.

Hendrik Jul 27, 2023

nixCraft 🐧Jul 26, 2023

Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible https://stackdiary.com/web-environment-integrity/ Is anyone surprised?

Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible

In recent news, Google has put forth a proposal known as the "Web Environment Integrity Explainer", authored by four of its engineers. On the surface, it

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