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Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained, activists say
Activists say Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank, and he was then detained by the Israeli military.
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March 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
I referenced this the other day at an event and got the sense that most people had never heard of it, but looking to be ahead of its time!

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Official Trailer - CANADIAN BACON (1995, John Candy, Alan Alda, Michael Moore)
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February 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Great news for authors and readers alike.

#booksky

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon
"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.
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February 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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No, I do not want AI to “polish” me. – The Bloggess

thebloggess.com/2025/01/28/n...
No, I do not want AI to “polish” me.
I was sending an email when a little magic wand popped up that said “Polish” and I thought that was weird because why would I want to translate my email into Polish? I tried to click on…
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January 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Remember when we were arguing about the term "foundation models"? It feels like ages ago! With those base models culminating in DeepSeek v3 in Dec 2024, 2025 will likely be the year of LLM specialization!

Anyway, I will be writing about it more soon :).
January 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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"Calm tech certification "rewards" less distracting tech"

Tech should be calmer and less distracting. People want devices that help them without needing a lot of input. Less distraction means more focus.
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January 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM