Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@qoto.org

TikTok says it disrupted more than a dozen influence campaigns this year - Illustration: The Verge

TikTok says it disrupted m... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/23/24163221/tiktok-political-content-influence-campaign-report-china

Nothing to do with the Tories, but the only good thing to come out of the past 14 years of their rule has been the removal of having to pay for a piss at the train station.

True But Useless Knowledge: To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.

Is Fungus Fabric Really Taking Off? Vegan Leather Could Help Reduce Waste, But May Be Struggling to Scale

Bio-based fabrics could help reduce emissions and waste from clothing, but may not address overproduction

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052024/todays-climate-fungus-fabric-fashion-waste/

#fashion #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Raisi, become a contender to be Iran's next supreme leader with a clampdown on morality questions & a bloody crackdown on the nationwide protests it triggered.

Raisi's victory in an election in 2021, after heavyweight conservative & moderate rivals were disqualified by a hardline oversight body, brought all branches of power under the control of hardliners loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Raisi's 85-year-old mentor, who has the final say on all major policies.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-president-raisi-hardliner-morality-protests-nuclear-talks-2024-05-19/

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wd655iz7b_c&si=nSY36HWmCFXUIQ0C
⚡️‼️NATO’s ambiguous standards before acting: Viewers Q&A (UATV News VIDEO) #Ukraine #NATO #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#BanRussianAgricultureFromEU
#BanRussianGrainFromPoland
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BetterOldThanSeditious

Today is the feast day of Hieromartyr Felix, Bishop of Spoleto, in Umbria https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/umbria/?s=mb #travel #Italy #history

How do you NOT like science fiction?! https://crimereads.com/three-great-time-travel-books-for-people-who-dont-like-science-fiction/

It is known that as a result of yesterday's shelling of Kharkiv by the Russians, 4 people have died. Today, a 33-year-old victim has passed away in the hospital. Another 16 people are in the hospital, two of them in serious condition - Ukrainian National News Agency. #Kharkiv #RussiaUkraineConflict

500-year-old maths problem turns out to apply to coffee and clocks
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- a day ago | 7 points | 1 comments
- URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430522-500-year-old-maths-problem-turns-out-to-apply-to-coffee-and-clocks/
- Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40392302
- Summary: A 500-year-old math problem about a circle's path as it rolls along a line has applications in various scientific fields, including coffee cup designs and clock mechanisms. The solution is called a cycloid.

Here I am on deck, minding my own business and someone on the thread mentions “Stuck In The Middle With You.” Not that I’m complaining. You’re welcome.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ln7Vn_WKkWU

Neural network trained on 'Friends' can detect sarcasm 75% of the time
https://www.popsci.com/technology/sarcasm-algorithm/
#ycombinator

Swiss' Entire Boeing 777 Fleet Now Has Shark Skin Technology
https://simpleflying.com/swiss-entire-boeing-777-fleet-aeroshark/
#ycombinator

Mastodon is being immensely more interesting than Xitter.

On Mastodon and Tumbl I read smart things from interesting people who I can talk to and who write back.

On Xitter I read right-wingers make bad one-liners, reply to them with a slightly better one-liner, and get no reply.

He seems to think that if he can dodge serving the indictment, they drop charges.

That's not how that works.

Serving the indictment is a courtesy. If they cannot serve the papers, the next step is to put out an arrest warrant.

As a former prosecutor, he should know this.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rudy-giuliani-served-with-arizona-indictment-during-birthday-bash_n_6648c185e4b00e1a0a6c4806

In social apps without bookmarks, people will use the Like button to do that. In social apps that have bookmarks, people will use Like as a read receipt.

Welp, seems pretty antisemitic if you go by how that term is commonly applied these days!

NYTimes: Benny Gantz Threatens to Leave Israel’s Government https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/18/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah

Unpaywalled https://archive.ph/BbK9y