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We’ve been using unprecedented since the start of COVID. I’m tired of living in unprecedented times
I am reading and hearing the word "unprecedented" to an alarming degree. Journalists are using it to avoid "unlawful," "ridiculous" and "bat shit crazy."
June 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
«Wir befinden uns offensichtlich noch in der Endphase der KI-Interaktionen», sagte Altman, 40. «Wir haben noch nicht herausgefunden, was das Äquivalent der grafischen Benutzeroberfläche sein wird, aber das werden wir.»
www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/...
Milliardendeal für «neue Art von Produkt»: Open AI tut sich mit Ex-Apple-Chefdesigner Jony Ive zusammen
Das KI-Unternehmen will für seine Anwendungen eigene Geräte herstellen. Dafür kauft Open AI das Start-up vom legendären Designer.
www.handelszeitung.ch
May 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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March 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“President Trump has a method of operating which the Russians call razvedka boyem – reconnaissance through battle: you push and you see what happens, and then you change your position ... and we need to respond,” the Polish minister said.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Starmer to join Macron-led European crisis summit on Trump’s Ukraine plan
French president Emmanuel Macron calls for urgent talks in Paris on Sunday amid fears US leader is sidelining allies
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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@wired.com: “6 young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24 who have little to no government experience are now playing critical roles in Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” & are heading up Musk’s hostile takeover of our government

www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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What is the biologic basis for itch?
www.cell.com/current-biol...
For more on the PIEZO ion channels erictopol.substack.com/p/ardem-pata... w/ @ardemp.bskyverified.social
January 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“If you watch something that’s brilliant, it’s very hard to replicate that in any way.”

The Old Vic Theatre Oedipus
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Rami Malek on rebellion, racism, and still feeling like an outsider: ‘I’m white passing, but growing up in LA, we definitely didn’t fit in’
He was an unruly teenager in 90s Los Angeles, who became feted for his turns as Freddie Mercury and a Bond villain. Now he’s turning to Greek tragedy on the London stage
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Terrifying
Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?

Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia.

Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN.
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January 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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This is a thing of beauty
The infamous “junk drawer “.
January 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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2. Supplemented with reference to "strong evidence":

"Further, as explained above, Office also had strong evidence that the violence that occurred on January 6 was foreseeable to Mr. Trump, that he caused it, and that he and his co-conspirators leveraged it to carry out their conspiracies."
January 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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"The evidence established that the violence was foreseeable to Mr. Trump, that he caused it ... and that when it occurred, he made a conscious choice not to stop it and instead to leverage it ...."

But no direct evidence of subjective intent to cause "the full scope of the violence" on January 6.
January 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM