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ruurd

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island dweller. work nomad. opinionator. motivational barker. software person. fountain pen aficionado.

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glynmoody, to random
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Migratory freshwater #fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/21/living-planet-index-migratory-freshwater-fish-populations-decline-dams-weirs-mining-water-abstraction-pollution-threat-aoe knock down the damn dams...

ruurd,
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@glynmoody ehm stop dumping waste water ?

jwildeboer, (edited ) to Eurovision
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My home country, the Netherlands, finally made it to the finals of #Eurovision again, only to be disqualified due to the artist supposedly being inappropriate towards a female ESC production crew member after the Thursday semi-final that resulted in an official case at the Swedish authorities. No more details available ATM, except rumours. I wish the EBU had similar strict rules to disqualify countries that behave in inappropriate ways too.

ruurd,
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@jwildeboer FTR I think the word ‘antisemitism’ has lost its meaning altogether.

glynmoody, to random
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#Sunak to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/02/sunak-to-allow-oil-and-gas-exploration-at-sites-intended-for-offshore-wind "decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’" sunak is just a parody at this point

ruurd,
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@glynmoody Yeah. Poison Sunak at work…

glynmoody, to random
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UK will be worst performer in G7 next year, OECD forecasts - https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/02/uk-economic-outlook-has-worsened-warns-oecd those #brexit benefits just keep on coming...

ruurd,
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@glynmoody Oh they do. But not coming to the UK I'm afraid.

jamesthomson, to random
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People ask me, “How's your mental health doing at the moment, James?”.

I trust this answers the question.

A man shoots bananas out of his hands in VR. It’s unclear why.

ruurd,
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@jamesthomson You’re going bananas? :-) :-)

Wen, (edited ) to random
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Carer convicted over benefit error worth 30p a week fights to clear his name

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/12/carers-allowance-benefit-error-30p-a-week-dwp

The DWP strike again. It is worth reading the full article, and imho the behaviour of the judge was reprehensible and the DWP unpardonable. But that do they care? One clear result, at east one life irreparably damaged and additional support costs incurred by DWP actions.

Chanegs to corrict my bad spliing.

#DWP #MorallyCorrupt #OwnGoal

ruurd,
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@Wen @glynmoody And you know what? It's a pattern. Not only repeated throughout the UK but in other countries as well. Ever heard of the ‘Toeslagenschndaal’? The Dutch PM responsible is now going for a cushy NATO job.

glynmoody, to random
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Revealed: flown to Leeds for private tour of Frank ’s office weeks after £5m donation - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/16/frank-hester-rishi-sunak-16000-helicopter-flight-to-leeds "with the £16,000 of travel costs by helicopter met by the businessman." if only there were a word for this...

ruurd,
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@glynmoody one word: grift

glynmoody, to random
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Tory peer calls for £10,000 ‘citizens ’ for all 30-year-olds - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/02/tory-peer-calls-for-10000-citizens-inheritance-for-all-30-year-olds "David Willetts suggests policy would help spread wealth among millennials amid deepening inequalities"

ruurd,
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@glynmoody pssst. Tory... Maybe you should contribute fairly in the form of taxes…

ruurd,
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@glynmoody yes well that shows the willingness of them to actually contribute to society.

glynmoody, to Israel
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U.S. to launch airdrop campaign over #Gaza, Biden says, as humanitarian crisis worsens - https://wapo.st/3UYAm1E (free link) well, at least #israel can't shoot down the US planes...

ruurd,
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@glynmoody yeah let's bomb them with food as well.

ruurd,
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@glynmoody Oh surely - still inconsiderate of people that get thrown stuff on their heads for a long time now. And quite American - lets solve this by cargo cult. Sheesh.

ruurd,
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@glynmoody But I get it. To really solve this the Americans need to come to terms with their own history of mistreating indigenous people. Like the Israelis are doing now.

glynmoody, to ai
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We Tested an AI Tutor for Kids. It Struggled With Basic Math. - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-is-tutoring-students-but-still-struggles-with-basic-math-694e76d3?st=606ux1exuaxyk3j "Khanmigo, a ChatGPT-powered bot, made frequent calculation errors during a Journal reporter’s test" #AI going well...

ruurd,
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@glynmoody Hah. It's attempting to pass the Türing Test…

jamesthomson, to random
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Going to rejoin Apple, work my way into the Photos team for iOS, add a top level button to rotate a photo, then quit the next day knowing I have improved the lives of billions.

ruurd,
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@jamesthomson one trick pony? :-)

ruurd,
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@jamesthomson it WOULD be a good trick :-) :-)

jume, to random German
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Im Hamburger Bahnhof musste heute eine Lesung von Hannah Arendts "Elemente und Ursprünge totaler Herrschaft" wegen massiver Störungen und Hassreden unterbrochen werden.

Ein Standardwerk zum NS-Totalitarismus, von einer jüdischen Intellektuellen kann im Jahr 2024 nicht mehr störungsfrei in einem deutschen Museum vorgelesen werden.

Der offen zur Schau getragene Antisemitismus entsetzt mich und widert mich an.

Lest Hannah, am besten laut. #hannaharendtlesen

https://www.rbb24.de/kultur/beitrag/2024/02/lesung-hannah-arendt-100-stunden-abbruch-protest-hamburger-bahnhof-berlin.html

ruurd,
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@jume @vicgrinberg Huh? Was ist mit Nederlandse Spoorwegen... Oh. Ah. Ahem. Sicher.

histoftech, to random
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“They tend to hold eccentric beliefs… that frictionless information flow is the highest value regardless of the information’s quality…”

The Rise of Techno Authoritarianism

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/03/facebook-meta-silicon-valley-politics/677168/

ruurd,
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@histoftech @glynmoody with the small addition that they mean frictionless in their direction so they can abuse and sell it.

glynmoody, to random
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Nikki #Haley says Kamala Harris shouldn't be President because she is Black - https://boingboing.net/2024/01/31/nikki-haley-says-kamala-harris-shouldnt-be-president-because-she-is-black.html "Regardless that Haley is the Republican Party's last stand against Trump, she is still an odious racist."

ruurd,
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@glynmoody oh well - she should not be president because she is obviously mentally and socially challenged.

ruurd,
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@glynmoody good reason not to make them electable.

DrALJONES, to Israel
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    ruurd,
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    @DrALJONES @davidpnice Finally. There is no doubt in the minds of the zionist regime in Israel makes the Palestinian issue about Jews exercising their rights to kill Palestinians and steal their land.

    vicgrinberg, to random
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    At least I get an excuse to eat some confort food...

    #AboutToday

    ruurd,
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    @vicgrinberg Eat comfort food every day! Why deprave oneself?

    ruurd,
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    @vicgrinberg nothing beats a good applesauce 😊 but I imagine that applesauce in glass is somewhat pedestrian even if it fits the occasion…

    jamesthomson, to random
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    Why I said “fuck off” in the Oxfam bookshop.

    ruurd,
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    @jamesthomson would have thought you would be interested in that title :-)

    vicgrinberg, to random
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    😑 (Kauft bei den kleinen Buchläden, wenn ihr könnt. Solange es sie noch gibt.)

    https://www.zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2023-12/buchmarkt-grosshaendler-zeitfracht-kleine-buchhandlungen-keine-uebernachtlieferung-mehr

    ruurd,
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    @vicgrinberg Hah. Wir haben Eine die wir jede Woche besuchen. Manchmal kaufen wir Nichts aber meistens haben die etwas Vernünftiges was wir kaufen.

    ruurd, (edited )
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    @vicgrinberg hah. Vorbereitung ist die Halbe Arbeit 😋

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