Son Gokū 孫悟空
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On a journey to the west.
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FILE THAT SHIT. ALL MY HOMIES FILE CLASS ACTION CLAIMS AGAINST THE PLAGIARISM MACHINE.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
FILE THAT SHIT. ALL MY HOMIES FILE CLASS ACTION CLAIMS AGAINST THE PLAGIARISM MACHINE.
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Why, it's almost like having rich people paying their fare share is good for everyone!
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Why, it's almost like having rich people paying their fare share is good for everyone!
Today's adventure is a trip to Naoshima (art island) for sightseeing and gallery viewing. Starting with a good breakfast if rice, miso soup, cold tofu and pickled cabbage. Can't beat a ¥550 teishoku!
First travels are two local trains to get to Uno port, then a ferry across the Seto Naikai.
First travels are two local trains to get to Uno port, then a ferry across the Seto Naikai.
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Today's adventure is a trip to Naoshima (art island) for sightseeing and gallery viewing. Starting with a good breakfast if rice, miso soup, cold tofu and pickled cabbage. Can't beat a ¥550 teishoku!
First travels are two local trains to get to Uno port, then a ferry across the Seto Naikai.
First travels are two local trains to get to Uno port, then a ferry across the Seto Naikai.
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Smashing the JRail pass again today, with trips to both Kurashiki and Kojima. Home(s) of Japanese selvedge denim. And yes, I bought jeans...
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Smashing the JRail pass again today, with trips to both Kurashiki and Kojima. Home(s) of Japanese selvedge denim. And yes, I bought jeans...
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“Kraftwerk’s equipment defined electronic music. Now it’s on sale to the highest bidder.” theconversation.com/kraftwerks-e...
Kraftwerk’s equipment defined electronic music. Now it’s on sale to the highest bidder
Kraftwerk helped invent modern electronic music. What happens to their legacy when a co-founder’s studio is broken up and sold off?
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“Kraftwerk’s equipment defined electronic music. Now it’s on sale to the highest bidder.” theconversation.com/kraftwerks-e...
Good news everyone! (hopefully)
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Good news everyone! (hopefully)
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Dear media provider:
When you guarantee to me that your ads do not track me, infect my machine with malware, or that you and they don’t sell my data, I will turn off my ad blocker.
You don’t guarantee any of those things, therefore your ads must be assumed to be malicious, and thus blocked.
When you guarantee to me that your ads do not track me, infect my machine with malware, or that you and they don’t sell my data, I will turn off my ad blocker.
You don’t guarantee any of those things, therefore your ads must be assumed to be malicious, and thus blocked.
November 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Dear media provider:
When you guarantee to me that your ads do not track me, infect my machine with malware, or that you and they don’t sell my data, I will turn off my ad blocker.
You don’t guarantee any of those things, therefore your ads must be assumed to be malicious, and thus blocked.
When you guarantee to me that your ads do not track me, infect my machine with malware, or that you and they don’t sell my data, I will turn off my ad blocker.
You don’t guarantee any of those things, therefore your ads must be assumed to be malicious, and thus blocked.
Made use of the hotel sentou last night. As tatts aren't allowed, the hotel kindly supplied some medical dressings to cover the ink. Looked a bit like a TDF rider who'd been patched up after eating serious asphalt. 😂
November 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Made use of the hotel sentou last night. As tatts aren't allowed, the hotel kindly supplied some medical dressings to cover the ink. Looked a bit like a TDF rider who'd been patched up after eating serious asphalt. 😂
I wonder if it's dawned on the Liberal party, that they've been subject to a reverse takeover by the QLD National Party. If it has, I wonder how much it burns to realise that they are now owned by a party representing fewer than 4% of the voting population. What a shit-show. 😂
What a clown show. First the Nationals force the Liberals to dump all climate policies, now they say they have gone too far.
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I wonder if it's dawned on the Liberal party, that they've been subject to a reverse takeover by the QLD National Party. If it has, I wonder how much it burns to realise that they are now owned by a party representing fewer than 4% of the voting population. What a shit-show. 😂
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"There could be another option to treat cancer..after a..trial proved to be extremely successful by raising the temperature of a tumour to kill it off. Dr Giacomantonio, the CMO for..Sona Nanotech, used the idea that a fever helps kick-start the immune system"
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/h...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/h...
Halifax doctor shocked by success of using heat to force cancer cell death
There could be another option to treat cancer in the future, after a human trial proved to be extremely successful by raising the temperature of a tumour to kill it off. Dr. Carmen Giacomantonio, the ...
halifax.citynews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
"There could be another option to treat cancer..after a..trial proved to be extremely successful by raising the temperature of a tumour to kill it off. Dr Giacomantonio, the CMO for..Sona Nanotech, used the idea that a fever helps kick-start the immune system"
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/h...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/h...
Another early(ish) start, taking a quick Shinkansen trip to Hiroshima. Planning to visit Miyajima and the peace park. Working the JRail pass hard!
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Another early(ish) start, taking a quick Shinkansen trip to Hiroshima. Planning to visit Miyajima and the peace park. Working the JRail pass hard!
Big day walking around Okayama, including an afternoon at Korakuen garden (one of the big three perfect gardens in Japan). Absolutely exquisite scenery and autumn colours. No yukitsuri yet, but many trees with winter protections in place. Wrapped up with a terrific golden ale at Kawazu brewing. 😕
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Big day walking around Okayama, including an afternoon at Korakuen garden (one of the big three perfect gardens in Japan). Absolutely exquisite scenery and autumn colours. No yukitsuri yet, but many trees with winter protections in place. Wrapped up with a terrific golden ale at Kawazu brewing. 😕
I appear to have stumbled upon the sex toy section at the Hands store, in the nearby Aeon mall. 🤔
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I appear to have stumbled upon the sex toy section at the Hands store, in the nearby Aeon mall. 🤔
An upside of it being autumn in Japan, is that mandarins are in season. So snacking fruit is plentiful (and inexpensive).
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
An upside of it being autumn in Japan, is that mandarins are in season. So snacking fruit is plentiful (and inexpensive).
Still work to AEST so up early to get out #running and explore on foot. Took in Okayama Castle and along the Asahi river (morning light!). I like how the stones in retaining walls are commonly oriented in Japan.
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Still work to AEST so up early to get out #running and explore on foot. Took in Okayama Castle and along the Asahi river (morning light!). I like how the stones in retaining walls are commonly oriented in Japan.
Enjoying the illumination along the Nishigawa canal. A mix of lumimaires and projections.
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Enjoying the illumination along the Nishigawa canal. A mix of lumimaires and projections.
Melbourne has an extensive tram network, but Okayama has the neko tram! 🐱 可愛い です ね!
Enjoying a pleasant evening stroll and a couple of quiet beers before dinner. And snacks (edamame is the best beer snack ever).
Enjoying a pleasant evening stroll and a couple of quiet beers before dinner. And snacks (edamame is the best beer snack ever).
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Melbourne has an extensive tram network, but Okayama has the neko tram! 🐱 可愛い です ね!
Enjoying a pleasant evening stroll and a couple of quiet beers before dinner. And snacks (edamame is the best beer snack ever).
Enjoying a pleasant evening stroll and a couple of quiet beers before dinner. And snacks (edamame is the best beer snack ever).
Facts! 👊
Unpopular opinion:
If you’re a beginner, running every day is one of the worst things you can do.
Yeah, I said it. 🧵👇
If you’re a beginner, running every day is one of the worst things you can do.
Yeah, I said it. 🧵👇
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Facts! 👊
Dialing up the excitement factor for Bear and Cub night, big time.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Dialing up the excitement factor for Bear and Cub night, big time.
Big #TravelDay yesterday, with a long haul to Tokyo. Another one today though a bit more relaxing, with the Shinkansen to Okayama. Successfully managed to collect our JRail passes, reserve Shinkansen seats and buy Suica cards - using mostly Japanese language. As well as buy Ekiben for the trip...
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Big #TravelDay yesterday, with a long haul to Tokyo. Another one today though a bit more relaxing, with the Shinkansen to Okayama. Successfully managed to collect our JRail passes, reserve Shinkansen seats and buy Suica cards - using mostly Japanese language. As well as buy Ekiben for the trip...
Dan is living proof of the dangers of in-breeding. The Cletus Spuckler of Australian politics. How that slack-jawed yokel even manages to tie his own shoes is beyond me.
Dan Tehan says the Liberals’ new plan to reduce emissions will include new taxpayer funded Coal projects.
And that they will be pushing for “Zero Emissions Coal”🤔
PK “But it hasn’t happened?”
DT “Well, no it hasn’t happened.”💥
WTF is he talking about? #auspol
And that they will be pushing for “Zero Emissions Coal”🤔
PK “But it hasn’t happened?”
DT “Well, no it hasn’t happened.”💥
WTF is he talking about? #auspol
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Dan is living proof of the dangers of in-breeding. The Cletus Spuckler of Australian politics. How that slack-jawed yokel even manages to tie his own shoes is beyond me.
To board your aircraft, you must first pass through the corridor of bears. Given what's happening in Japan right now, that's probably good preparation.
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
To board your aircraft, you must first pass through the corridor of bears. Given what's happening in Japan right now, that's probably good preparation.
Pretty happy that Darebin council rejected a plan for a 24-hour MacDonalds in High Street, Northcote. Definitely not in keeping with the general tone of the surrounding area. #NorthSide
www.9news.com.au/national/mcd...
www.9news.com.au/national/mcd...
Plans for new 24-hour Macca's rejected by trendy Aussie suburb
A plan to build a 24-hour McDonald's restaurant in one of Melbourne's trendiest suburbs has been knocked b...
www.9news.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Pretty happy that Darebin council rejected a plan for a 24-hour MacDonalds in High Street, Northcote. Definitely not in keeping with the general tone of the surrounding area. #NorthSide
www.9news.com.au/national/mcd...
www.9news.com.au/national/mcd...
Avatar change day!
A bit of monkey magic...
A bit of monkey magic...
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Avatar change day!
A bit of monkey magic...
A bit of monkey magic...