Martin Ruskov @mapto@qoto.org

A philosophy professor taught Aristotle's virtue ethics while conducting her own master class in deception. She shares how small lies and omissions nearly destroyed her relationship—and what she learned about truthfulness.
https://theconversation.com/i-was-teaching-virtue-and-knowledge-while-lying-on-the-side-270668

(2/2) What I did know was that it was to be guided by the overarching values of fuelling creativity, driving collaboration and igniting compassion. These values are even more important in the age of AI, a technology that has the same potential to liberate and cause harm #Web37

(1/2) 37 years ago today I submitted my proposal for the World Wide Web 🎂. Today, Rosemary & I spoke with students in New Orleans at Walter Isaacson's Digital History Class at Tulane University. I was asked, as I often am, if I ever could have foreseen where we’d be today. I could not.

This is a soundbite from a recent webinar we hosted, titled "What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements"

The full recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtUO2eEF3N8&t=12s

New apps, updates and AI tools always promise to make tech easier.

But for many older adults, constant changes make devices harder to use, shifting the burden onto family members who provide “technology caregiving.”

https://theconversation.com/constant-technology-changes-throw-seniors-a-curve-and-add-to-caregivers-load-274814

Waterfall ‘recycling’ at Neist on the Isle of Skye today. The strong westerly wind blowing the falling water back onto the cliffs #IsleOfSkye #Scotland

A Utah entrepreneur created The Park City App to take on the Uber-Lyft duopoly. He pays his drivers more, and emphasizes that his company is local.

⚖️ A proposed change to the definition of personal data could soon make it easier for #BigTech to bypass European privacy laws – at least if the EU Commission's #DigitalOmnibus passes.

Watch now to learn more and stay tuned for further videos! 👉 https://youtube.com/shorts/bGn8084RFZA

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At this point the question is how much conservative America and the supreme court of the US are subordinate to the Kremlin. The MAGA base is clearly controlled through the commercial socials, who are financially dependent on disinformation. But how much of the declining fossil and arms industries are helpless without Russian money?

Snow-covered mountain peaks reflect the Sun's rays back toward space instead of absorbing them, which helps maintain those freezing temperatures even on bright, sunny days, explains a climatologist.

https://buff.ly/a20MtF3

Darwin called the appendix a useless leftover from our plant-eating ancestors.

Biologists now say he got it wrong. The appendix evolved at least 32 times independently across mammalian species, suggesting it kept evolving for a good reason.
https://buff.ly/FKEsC4D

An extraordinary combination of evidence that Epstein operated a Russian honeytrap and it directed Trump as a Russian asset

US capitalism has been extremely effectively exploited by the Russian deep state to a level that the whole Republican party is covering it up legally and commercially. The evidence is so overwhelming, it is full of admissions of so many people involved.

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-russia-2675069424/
@nepravda

A.I. musicians are COOKED. I just recorded an ENTIRE SONG using nothing but my instruments and a few microphones. This would have cost upwards of hundreds of dollars in expensive A.I. subscription fees but for me it was completely FREE. Don't get left behind. This is the future!

“Dad, Orion’s not there!”

A simple question from a kid turns into a lesson about why some constellations disappear for months while others (like the Big Dipper) never leave the night sky 💫

https://theconversation.com/why-are-some-stars-always-visible-while-others-come-and-go-with-the-seasons-274096

RT by @EU_ENV: Cars are plastic parts on wheels 🚗♻️

That’s why the EU is now developing its end-of-life vehicles regulation, aligning it with the #CircularEconomy Action Plan to boost circularity, improve vehicle design, and keep more materials in use.

More: https://link.europa.eu/jn7Q9j
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https://nitter.net/EU_ENV/status/2029476170748539293#m

🎉 Applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship are officially open!

What’s new? For the first time, community managers, and technical writers can apply alongside open source maintainers until April 6, 2026, to become Fellows.

The #SovereignTechFellowship invests directly in the people behind the code, supporting key experts whose work underpins the health and stability of critical components in the #opensource ecosystem.

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