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Thomas W.
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didymusw.bsky.social
Vale gieren zien thermieken, denk ik. Rond 16u boven Flobecq, nu Gent. waarnemingen.be/observation/...
Making sure you're not a bot!
waarnemingen.be
June 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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carolinedegruyter.bsky.social
"Trump wil ons niet voor de bus gooien. Ik denk zelfs niet dat hij een einde van de NAVO wil. Wat hij wél wil, is de relaties veranderen. Trump behandelt ons als een voetveeg. Hij wil van Europa een soort Amerikaanse kolonie maken."
Lang gesprek in @knack.be

www.knack.be/nieuws/werel...
EU-correspondent Caroline de Gruyter: ‘Trump wil van Europa een Amerikaanse kolonie maken’
‘Het grootste deel van de dag houd ik het nieuws niet in de gaten.
www.knack.be
March 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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zuma888.bsky.social
This is an old tweet shared many times.
But pertinent.
January 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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rosamundevb.bsky.social
NL Police and justice agencies use an algorithm to predict tens of thousands of young people annually whether they will end up in crime. In practice, the prediction often turns out to be wrong, while consequences can be significant. #preemptivesurveillance #rhizomaticharms www.ftm.nl/artikelen/al...
Onbetrouwbaar algoritme bestempelt jongeren als toekomstig crimineel
Politie en justitie gebruiken een algoritme om jaarlijks van tienduizenden jongeren te voorspellen of ze in de criminaliteit belanden. In de praktijk blijkt die voorspelling er vaak naast te zitten, t...
www.ftm.nl
January 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
didymusw.bsky.social
En daarmee basta!
Je genegeerde woorden: - look in tekst en tags
January 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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rosamundevb.bsky.social
Tenant-screening systems like SafeRent are often used as a way to “avoid engaging” directly with applicants and pass the blame for a denial to a computer system www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate
Despite a stellar reference from a landlord of 17 years, Mary Louis was rejected after being screened by firm SafeRent
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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greenleejw.bsky.social
Have you been having trouble finding eel testicles? Worried you're doing it wrong? Don't fret...it's not just you!

Folks from Aristotle on tried & failed to sex eels. Young Sigmund Freud spent a summer in Italy dissecting 400 eels looking for their testes, without success. 1/6
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Meme. Black and white photograph of Sigmund Freud. He's holding a cigar in his right hand, and he's wearing a suit with a vest and what looks to be a pocket watch. His body is pointed towards your left, but his face is turned towards you, as if he were walking past you just as you yelled out something profane about your grandmother. His expression -- fierce, dark, and cloudy like Donner Pass in winter -- says pretty much the same thing. He has thoughts about your thoughts, man. His balding balding head and neatly trimmed beard says that Freud was a man who cared about the appearance of his hair. Did he engage in a bit of manscaping as well? History is quiet on this point, so we'll say yes. Meme reads: "Why does it look like a penis but has not testicles?"
December 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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mschenk.bsky.social
Do I have any China-experts among my followers? I found something weird: it looks like someone is posting Github links on Bluesky to get around Chinese censorship.

Caveat: I don't know Chinese and I don't know the full context, hoping someone here can help solve this.

github.com/wukai3322

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December 11, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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anndooms.bsky.social
Door het gebrek aan feedback in de klas zitten duizenden kinderen thuis te staren op huiswerk en ‘toetsenwijzers’ over onverwerkte leerstof. Remediëringsoefeningen zijn vaak meer van hetzelfde. Het is bijna mensonterend.

www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
Wiskundeprofessor Ann Dooms | Druk de kopieerbladen af en deel ze uit
Kinderen worden geparkeerd voor een invulboek waarin amper of geen uitleg te vinden is. Dat staat zo in de handleiding voor de leerkracht. Wat daar niet in staat, verbijstert wiskundeprofessor Ann Doo...
www.tijd.be
December 6, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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bloomberg.com
New: Google may be forced to sell its Chrome browser under a proposal the Justice Department is expected to file Wednesday
DOJ Will Push Google to Sell off Chrome to Break Search Monopoly
Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech c...
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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emilymbender.bsky.social
With the OpenAI clownshow, there's been renewed media attention on the xrisk/"AI safety"/doomer nonsense. Personally, I've had a fresh wave of reporters asking me naive questions (as well as some contacts from old hands who are on top of how to handle ultra-rich man-children with god complexes). 🧵1/
November 24, 2023 at 5:49 AM
didymusw.bsky.social
1 invite code te geef.
November 23, 2023 at 7:57 AM
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evanmcmurry.theatlantic.com
For years, two ideological extremes within OpenAI coexisted.

Then came ChatGPT.

Karen Hao and @cwarzel.bsky.social spoke with former and current OpenAI staffers about the chaos triggered by ChatGPT’s rapid launch—which culminated in Sam Altman’s ouster.
Inside the Chaos at OpenAI
Sam Altman’s weekend of shock and drama began a year ago, with the release of ChatGPT.
theatln.tc
November 20, 2023 at 2:40 AM
didymusw.bsky.social
Hello darkness, my old friend.
November 11, 2023 at 1:03 PM