Bülent Köstem
@bulentkostem.bsky.social
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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This is important.
Years ago, while I was advising the City of Sydney Australia on various things, there was an INFAMOUS day where a particularly bad state-level minister of roads was stuck in traffic and saw bike riders zooming by his limousine in a well-used, safe, protected bike-lane.
Well…
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Years ago, while I was advising the City of Sydney Australia on various things, there was an INFAMOUS day where a particularly bad state-level minister of roads was stuck in traffic and saw bike riders zooming by his limousine in a well-used, safe, protected bike-lane.
Well…
1/
November 10, 2024 at 10:41 PM
This is important.
Years ago, while I was advising the City of Sydney Australia on various things, there was an INFAMOUS day where a particularly bad state-level minister of roads was stuck in traffic and saw bike riders zooming by his limousine in a well-used, safe, protected bike-lane.
Well…
1/
Years ago, while I was advising the City of Sydney Australia on various things, there was an INFAMOUS day where a particularly bad state-level minister of roads was stuck in traffic and saw bike riders zooming by his limousine in a well-used, safe, protected bike-lane.
Well…
1/
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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TL;DR Dire wolves = still extinct
Thanks to the Field Museum in Chicago for showing us actual dire wolf skulls and blowing our minds.
Thanks to the Field Museum in Chicago for showing us actual dire wolf skulls and blowing our minds.
May 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
TL;DR Dire wolves = still extinct
Thanks to the Field Museum in Chicago for showing us actual dire wolf skulls and blowing our minds.
Thanks to the Field Museum in Chicago for showing us actual dire wolf skulls and blowing our minds.
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NEW: After an 86-day blockade of food into Gaza, starving residents are pictured being herded like livestock & surrounded by fencing and barbed wire as they await food parcels.
This photo was posted in the last hour by Gaza-based journalist Motasem A Dalloul.
This photo was posted in the last hour by Gaza-based journalist Motasem A Dalloul.
May 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW: After an 86-day blockade of food into Gaza, starving residents are pictured being herded like livestock & surrounded by fencing and barbed wire as they await food parcels.
This photo was posted in the last hour by Gaza-based journalist Motasem A Dalloul.
This photo was posted in the last hour by Gaza-based journalist Motasem A Dalloul.
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It didn’t happen overnight, but Paris is forever changed, and now local residents of the French capital are reaping the rewards. Top of list? Cleaner air. A lot cleaner.
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
Paris Cycling Investment Helps Cut Pollution in Half
So how did Paris, once choked with vehicle traffic and notorious for its pollution, pull off such a turnaround?
momentummag.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It didn’t happen overnight, but Paris is forever changed, and now local residents of the French capital are reaping the rewards. Top of list? Cleaner air. A lot cleaner.
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
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Pikachu becoming a core symbol of pro-democratic protest around Europe and the Mediterranean is not something I expected in 2024
Belgrad letzte Nacht. Das RTS-Gebäude (staatlicher, Regime-naher Rundfunk) wird seit über 80 Stunden von Student*innen und der Zivilgesellschaft, die sich in Schichten organisieren, blockiert. Beim RTS nimmt auch intern der Widerstand zu. Finde die Einordnung "serbisches Coachella" passend. #Serbien
April 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Pikachu becoming a core symbol of pro-democratic protest around Europe and the Mediterranean is not something I expected in 2024
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İBB Operasyonu sonrası; Ekşi Sözlük’ün nasıl operasyon çektiğini, muhalif görünümlü ırkçı trolleri, algı operasyonlarını, Sözlük yazarlarının sanatçıları nasıl tutuklatmaya çalıştığını vs Bartu Bölükbaşı ve Hikmeti Tabiyeci ile konuştuk
Ekşi sözlük neden boykot edilmeli youtu.be/2Fjjt1pqY08?...
Ekşi sözlük neden boykot edilmeli youtu.be/2Fjjt1pqY08?...
April 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
İBB Operasyonu sonrası; Ekşi Sözlük’ün nasıl operasyon çektiğini, muhalif görünümlü ırkçı trolleri, algı operasyonlarını, Sözlük yazarlarının sanatçıları nasıl tutuklatmaya çalıştığını vs Bartu Bölükbaşı ve Hikmeti Tabiyeci ile konuştuk
Ekşi sözlük neden boykot edilmeli youtu.be/2Fjjt1pqY08?...
Ekşi sözlük neden boykot edilmeli youtu.be/2Fjjt1pqY08?...
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👶 Rahim nakliyle doğan bebek.
🧙♀️ "Azınlık Raporu" gerçek oluyor.
🐴 Kawasaki, robot "at" üretecek.
💸 Tarife savaşlarının teknoloji sektörüne faturası.
Ayrıntılar ve diğer gelişmeler için tıklayın 👇 bulten.mserdark.com/p/dunya-hall...
👶 Rahim nakliyle doğan bebek.
🧙♀️ "Azınlık Raporu" gerçek oluyor.
🐴 Kawasaki, robot "at" üretecek.
💸 Tarife savaşlarının teknoloji sektörüne faturası.
Ayrıntılar ve diğer gelişmeler için tıklayın 👇 bulten.mserdark.com/p/dunya-hall...
Dünya Halleri: 194
👶 Rahim nakliyle doğan bebek. 🧙♀️ "Azınlık Raporu" gerçek oluyor. 🐴 Kawasaki, robot "at" üretecek. 💸 Tarife savaşlarının teknoloji sektörüne faturası.
bulten.mserdark.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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👶 Rahim nakliyle doğan bebek.
🧙♀️ "Azınlık Raporu" gerçek oluyor.
🐴 Kawasaki, robot "at" üretecek.
💸 Tarife savaşlarının teknoloji sektörüne faturası.
Ayrıntılar ve diğer gelişmeler için tıklayın 👇 bulten.mserdark.com/p/dunya-hall...
👶 Rahim nakliyle doğan bebek.
🧙♀️ "Azınlık Raporu" gerçek oluyor.
🐴 Kawasaki, robot "at" üretecek.
💸 Tarife savaşlarının teknoloji sektörüne faturası.
Ayrıntılar ve diğer gelişmeler için tıklayın 👇 bulten.mserdark.com/p/dunya-hall...
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Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel gözaltına alındı - Medyascope medyascope.tv/2025/04/10/t...
Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel gözaltına alındı - Medyascope
Gazeteciler Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel bu sabah saatlerinde gözaltına alındı.
medyascope.tv
April 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel gözaltına alındı - Medyascope medyascope.tv/2025/04/10/t...
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#Turkey’s two prominent investigative journalists Murat Ağırel and Timur Soykan have been detained this morning
#Journalismisnotacrime
#Journalismisnotacrime
Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel gözaltına alındı - Medyascope medyascope.tv/2025/04/10/t...
Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel gözaltına alındı - Medyascope
Gazeteciler Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel bu sabah saatlerinde gözaltına alındı.
medyascope.tv
April 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
#Turkey’s two prominent investigative journalists Murat Ağırel and Timur Soykan have been detained this morning
#Journalismisnotacrime
#Journalismisnotacrime
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Mahir Polat'ın avukatı: Kaybedecek bir zamanımız kalmadı! Her dakika risk içeriyor. Dün detayını paylaştığım itirazımız doğrultusunda Mahir beyin ivedi şekilde tahliyesini talep ediyoruz. Hiç vakit kaybetmeden.
Mahir Polat'ın avukatı: Kaybedecek zamanımız kalmadı - Diken
05/04/2025 - Erkam Erdem, Mahir Polat için bir an önce tahliye istedi: "Kaybedecek bir zamanımız kalmadı! Her dakika risk içeriyor."
www.diken.com.tr
April 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Mahir Polat'ın avukatı: Kaybedecek bir zamanımız kalmadı! Her dakika risk içeriyor. Dün detayını paylaştığım itirazımız doğrultusunda Mahir beyin ivedi şekilde tahliyesini talep ediyoruz. Hiç vakit kaybetmeden.
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🔴 CHP Diyarbakır Milletvekili Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Çağlayan Adliyesi'nde yaptığı açıklamada, Vatan Emniyet'ten adliyeye sevk edilen 54 gencin gözaltında işkence ve kötü muameleye maruz kaldığını açıkladı
www.dokuz8haber.net/tanrikulu-ad...
www.dokuz8haber.net/tanrikulu-ad...
Tanrıkulu: Adalet Bakanı işkence iddialarını araştırmalı
CHP Diyarbakır Milletvekili Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Çağlayan Adliyesi'nde yaptığı açıklamada, Vatan Emniyet'ten adliyeye sevk edilen 54 gencin gözaltında işkence ve kötü muameleye maruz kaldığını açıkladı.
www.dokuz8haber.net
March 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🔴 CHP Diyarbakır Milletvekili Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Çağlayan Adliyesi'nde yaptığı açıklamada, Vatan Emniyet'ten adliyeye sevk edilen 54 gencin gözaltında işkence ve kötü muameleye maruz kaldığını açıkladı
www.dokuz8haber.net/tanrikulu-ad...
www.dokuz8haber.net/tanrikulu-ad...
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Alleged abuses and psychological harm to Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons and camps are in renewed focus amid stepped-up efforts in December by international mediators to secure a ceasefire reut.rs/3W1VRyu
Amid ceasefire push, Palestinians bear the scars of Israeli detention
Reuters spoke to four Palestinian men detained by Israel since the war’s outbreak. All were held for months, accused of affiliating with an illegal organisation, and released without being formally charged or convicted of any crime.
reut.rs
December 31, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Alleged abuses and psychological harm to Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons and camps are in renewed focus amid stepped-up efforts in December by international mediators to secure a ceasefire reut.rs/3W1VRyu
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“In the past, car ownership in the capital tracked London’s population: As more people lived in the capital, the number of cars on the streets also went up. This link has now been broken and overall London car ownership is in decline, contrary to the trend in other parts of the UK.” 👏🏻
Recent travel trends in London https://www.londoncentric.media/p/london-transport-explained-in-nine-graphs-and-charts?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
London transport explained in nine graphs - by Jim Waterson
How the ability to travel around the city shapes the capital, its residents, and the lives we lead.
www.londoncentric.media
December 25, 2024 at 8:55 AM
“In the past, car ownership in the capital tracked London’s population: As more people lived in the capital, the number of cars on the streets also went up. This link has now been broken and overall London car ownership is in decline, contrary to the trend in other parts of the UK.” 👏🏻
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“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.”
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community
Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human...
today.ucsd.edu
December 22, 2024 at 4:47 PM
“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.”
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
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The contrast really is striking isn’t it
December 22, 2024 at 1:42 PM
The contrast really is striking isn’t it
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
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The cruise industry says it forges symbiotic relationships with communities and brings economic boon to ports. But around the world, from Venice to Juneau, Alaska, to Bar Harbor, Maine, residents are rising up against what they consider a scourge on their communities.
In some port towns, it’s residents vs. cruises: ‘We’re going to eradicate them’
From Alaska to Maine to Virginia, residents are using their voices and the law to preserve their communities.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:33 PM
The cruise industry says it forges symbiotic relationships with communities and brings economic boon to ports. But around the world, from Venice to Juneau, Alaska, to Bar Harbor, Maine, residents are rising up against what they consider a scourge on their communities.
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Attention Street Design Nerds! One of the most intriguing cities in recent years at reconsidering streets for people instead of just for cars, Oslo Norway, has translated their great Street Design Manual into English and put it on-line. Worth digging into. #Oslo
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
December 12, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Attention Street Design Nerds! One of the most intriguing cities in recent years at reconsidering streets for people instead of just for cars, Oslo Norway, has translated their great Street Design Manual into English and put it on-line. Worth digging into. #Oslo
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...
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So excited for the fantastic team at @hinterland.bsky.social . We just announced BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2, at @thegameawardsfeed.bsky.social.
Can't wait to bring you into this new world and a different take on the "quiet apocalypse".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wlt...
Can't wait to bring you into this new world and a different take on the "quiet apocalypse".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wlt...
BLACKFROST -- The Long Dark 2 -- Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Hinterland
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:27 AM
So excited for the fantastic team at @hinterland.bsky.social . We just announced BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2, at @thegameawardsfeed.bsky.social.
Can't wait to bring you into this new world and a different take on the "quiet apocalypse".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wlt...
Can't wait to bring you into this new world and a different take on the "quiet apocalypse".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wlt...
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🚆 En uzun sürücüsüz tren hattı Suudi Arabistan'da hizmete girdi.
🪖 Filipinler "Siber Savunma Taburu" için asker alımı başlattı.
💻 Yapay zeka destekli web tarayıcı: Arc.
(@odea.bsky.social katkılarıyla)
Diğer gelişmeler için tıklayın 👇 bulten.mserdark.com/p/dunya-hall...
🚆 En uzun sürücüsüz tren hattı Suudi Arabistan'da hizmete girdi.
🪖 Filipinler "Siber Savunma Taburu" için asker alımı başlattı.
💻 Yapay zeka destekli web tarayıcı: Arc.
(@odea.bsky.social katkılarıyla)
Diğer gelişmeler için tıklayın 👇 bulten.mserdark.com/p/dunya-hall...
Dünya Halleri: 176
🚆 En uzun sürücüsüz tren hattı Suudi Arabistan'da hizmete girdi. 🪖 Filipinler "Siber Savunma Taburu" için asker alımı başlattı. 💻 Yapay zeka destekli web tarayıcı: Arc.
bulten.mserdark.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:05 AM
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🚆 En uzun sürücüsüz tren hattı Suudi Arabistan'da hizmete girdi.
🪖 Filipinler "Siber Savunma Taburu" için asker alımı başlattı.
💻 Yapay zeka destekli web tarayıcı: Arc.
(@odea.bsky.social katkılarıyla)
Diğer gelişmeler için tıklayın 👇 bulten.mserdark.com/p/dunya-hall...
🚆 En uzun sürücüsüz tren hattı Suudi Arabistan'da hizmete girdi.
🪖 Filipinler "Siber Savunma Taburu" için asker alımı başlattı.
💻 Yapay zeka destekli web tarayıcı: Arc.
(@odea.bsky.social katkılarıyla)
Diğer gelişmeler için tıklayın 👇 bulten.mserdark.com/p/dunya-hall...
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MIT has a set of books labelled "Open Access" but it's a little clunky to find them on the MIT Press site, and so I've gone ahead and mirrored 400+ of them here:
archive.org/details/mit_...
archive.org/details/mit_...
December 1, 2024 at 2:49 PM
MIT has a set of books labelled "Open Access" but it's a little clunky to find them on the MIT Press site, and so I've gone ahead and mirrored 400+ of them here:
archive.org/details/mit_...
archive.org/details/mit_...