ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

Starglider does not exist #TerranTradeAuthority #AIArt #midjourney

The Times has this story about new discoveries in the case of Airman Jack Teixeira. It’s excellent. But the lede is that he has a history of making racist remarks.

Now look what’s in paragraphs 21-23. Is it possible they missed the lede?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/us/politics/jack-teixeira-leaks.html?unlocked_article_code=zBxitFq7Vwv7YOaCR_lA0J3JJainHZtRJiaiWz5FElnDx-okQudiNtBWY8IkbfaE3H385m-nhD55QwICEg06mp9AxE3mE339ZWrg9zjVrUo_feYFc4K22zIb1cSH4nhY2nWrnI_g9apm-oJn8paK-srUzio00EJVlrVCF2oRy53GFE1cgGq7On35wjbX2S6T3WBuU2Z3zvXaOazQSCrfUHWpBMXvjnc7M5BEZc0hO2rY0z0rP9P3_u35L1B9zp08joqWJVvUoKHbi2C5CuQSoHC2Uw-WLi-oPfxKN_djeA1K5VYkzzC2CQZM0B17Ta3FA1NHlAwCcdeMnoennw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

A lot of criticism of Mastodon community vibes going on over at Bluesky

Twitter is dying, but my advocacy work helping trans people raise money via fundraisers depends on my five years of work I've spent writing on Twitter, so I need help.

If you're a trans person who needs help raising money for any reason, reply to this toot with your fundraiser. I'll reach out.

If you're a cis person and you can, please boost this post so your trans followers can see it.

#trans #lgbt #signalboost #transgender

Snapchat has a big fat failure on its hands!

People hate the MyAI chatbot. They’re flooding the App Store with terrible reviews.

Complaints are that it makes for creepy and disturbing conversation.

But its worst offence?

You can’t get rid of the MyAI chatbot unless you pay for a premium Snapchat subscription!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/27/tech/snapchat-my-ai-concerns-wellness/index.html

'I do know that I started noticing a change in my own reading habits – I'd get online and look up and 40 minutes would have gone by, and my reading time for the night would have been pissed away, and all I would have learned was that, you know, a certain celebrity had lived in her car awhile, or that a cat had dialled 911.'

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/apr/22/george-saunders-my-desktop-time-100?ref=thebrowser.com

Help me out #WeirdCarMastodon

The #IneosGrenadier is a puzzling vehicle. It has a high price tag and a luxurious interior, which suggests it is a toy for the wealthy. But it lacks the features of modern fun off-roaders, such as large tyres and huge ground clearance. On the other hand, it is marketed as a workhorse for farmers and local authorities. But why would they pay twice as much as they would for a reliable HiLux? Who is the target audience for the Grenadier?

I want this thing to do well, but I think they concentrated way too much in creating a Defender from the past rather than targeting this vehicle to the market.

Farmers and local authorities buy work trucks and Gators. Overlanders and off-roaders buy Wranglers, and Broncos.

Perhaps the hope is that the Ineos becomes a platform for people to create their ideal off-roader. More of a Series 70 for modern times. There's nothing wrong with that either... Maybe it is the European Series 70.

What do you guys think this vehicle is? What is it for? Who is it for?

'In this review, we focus on systems-level methods of immunometabolism that connect immune (and nonimmune) cells in tissues via metabolic communications and reveal cellular and functional heterogeneity of immunometabolic circuits.'
#Immunology #Metabolism

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-immunol-101220-031513

@lauren Im still trying to confirm if this is their actual policy. That no user or server admin in bluesky can actually ban or delete content, but only end users can choose to see, or not see it.

So far, from what I see, it might be that later scenario.

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that messaging platform Telegram has been restricted on leading internet providers in #Brazil; the incident comes as a court orders the service's suspension over its refusal to supply user data on far-right groups

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/telegram-restricted-in-brazil-after-refusal-to-supply-user-data-to-authorities-JBZxOr86

👀 I have worn glasses for 35+ years and never considered laser surgery (Lasik). The whole premise of using a laser to slice and reshape part of your eye never sat right with me, even though conventional wisdom says it's easy and painless. 👓

❓ Have you considered it? Had it done? Any problems?

I feel like this is important info:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/18/lasik-laser-eye-surgery

#lasik #eye #surgery #health

Boosts appreciated 🚀

9th century Arab physicians believed that lesbianism was caused by the labia being too hot, but this heat could be relieved by rubbing them against another woman's vulva. Al-Kindi explained: "When friction and orgasm take place, the heat turns into coldness because the liquid that a woman ejaculates in lesbian intercourse is cold whereas the same liquid that results from sexual union with men is hot."

Tesla lawyers claim Elon Musk’s past statements about self-driving safety could just be deepfakes
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/27/23700339/tesla-autopilot-lawsuit-2018-elon-musk-claims-deepfakes

Russian oligarchs have been using this "defense" for a while now. Nice to see US-based oligarchs catching up. 🙄

Also, let's be clear: this is gaslighting.

How the hell is he still around?
DeJoy says USPS will keep raising prices, follow abortion pill rulings https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/26/usps-dejoy-prices-abortion/

Black-tailed Jack Rabbit
Petroglyphs National Park, NM

These critters usually run away quickly before I can get even remotely close. Here I got a view through the brush with my long lens. Love how the light illuminates the eye and shines through the ear.

#WildlifeWednesday #rabbit #photo #nature #NationalPark #NewMexico

@christinefarley and I just posted a revised version of our paper “Raising the Threshold for Trademark Infringement to Protect Free Expression” on SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4396913
Thanks to all who provided comments on our proposed broad trademark fair use test. We hope SCOTUS considers our alternative to the Rogers test and other speech-protective trademark rules. Additional comments are welcome and appreciated!

Glaucoma Drugs Prevent Cognitive Impairment Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice

https://neurosciencenews.com/cognition-alzheimers-neuropharmacology-23116/