Masha
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27. Tech and nature but mostly here to shitpost. More active on https://mstdn.myifn.de/@jatardine.
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When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
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Who amongst us has not fallen asleep on a pub toilet, and awakened to find the place empty except for a bad-tempered wild animal on the loose?
When an Edinburgh woman was mauled by a puma in a Leith pub
The landlord was held on trial for 'disregarding the lives and safety of the public' after allowing the large cat out of its cage.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Who amongst us has not fallen asleep on a pub toilet, and awakened to find the place empty except for a bad-tempered wild animal on the loose?
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🇵🇹 AGRIDOCE have announced that they would also decline going to #Eurovision if they win Festival da Canção 2026.
"Israel continues to act without consequences proportionate to the gravity of the humanitarian situation that we have all witnessed"
"Israel continues to act without consequences proportionate to the gravity of the humanitarian situation that we have all witnessed"
December 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🇵🇹 AGRIDOCE have announced that they would also decline going to #Eurovision if they win Festival da Canção 2026.
"Israel continues to act without consequences proportionate to the gravity of the humanitarian situation that we have all witnessed"
"Israel continues to act without consequences proportionate to the gravity of the humanitarian situation that we have all witnessed"
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🇧🇪 170 Belgian artists and cultural figures have signed a letter denouncing RTBF's participation in #Eurovision 2026 alongside Israel.
"Continuing to host Israel at such events amounts to condoning [...] the colonial, racist, and exterminatory policies of its government."
"Continuing to host Israel at such events amounts to condoning [...] the colonial, racist, and exterminatory policies of its government."
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🇧🇪 170 Belgian artists and cultural figures have signed a letter denouncing RTBF's participation in #Eurovision 2026 alongside Israel.
"Continuing to host Israel at such events amounts to condoning [...] the colonial, racist, and exterminatory policies of its government."
"Continuing to host Israel at such events amounts to condoning [...] the colonial, racist, and exterminatory policies of its government."
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Exclusive: A World Bank report on obesity trends with at least 14 fake references in the text has been removed from the website and is being reviewed by the organization following a Retraction Watch inquiry.
World Bank report ‘removed for review’ of nonexistent references after Retraction Watch inquiry
A World Bank report on obesity trends with at least 14 fake references in the text has been removed from the website and is being reviewed by the organization following a Retraction Watch inquiry.&…
retractionwatch.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Exclusive: A World Bank report on obesity trends with at least 14 fake references in the text has been removed from the website and is being reviewed by the organization following a Retraction Watch inquiry.
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🇵🇹 This means that 12 of the 16 participants would refuse to compete in #Eurovision 2026.
More: comunidadeculturaearte.com/se-vencer-o-...
More: comunidadeculturaearte.com/se-vencer-o-...
Se vencer o Festival da Canção, aveirense Dinis Mota não vai participar no Festival Eurovisão da Canção 2026
O músico Dinis Mota, que é o primeiro aveirense a chegar ao Festival da Canção desde 2021, depois de mema, […]
comunidadeculturaearte.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🇵🇹 This means that 12 of the 16 participants would refuse to compete in #Eurovision 2026.
More: comunidadeculturaearte.com/se-vencer-o-...
More: comunidadeculturaearte.com/se-vencer-o-...
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🇮🇪 #Eurovision 1994 winner Charlie McGettigan will return his trophy to the EBU in protest of Israel's inclusion.
"In support of Nemo I would like to return my trophy to the EBU as well. Unfortunately our win was in 1994, but if I do find it I will return [it]".
[📹 IPSC]
"In support of Nemo I would like to return my trophy to the EBU as well. Unfortunately our win was in 1994, but if I do find it I will return [it]".
[📹 IPSC]
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🇮🇪 #Eurovision 1994 winner Charlie McGettigan will return his trophy to the EBU in protest of Israel's inclusion.
"In support of Nemo I would like to return my trophy to the EBU as well. Unfortunately our win was in 1994, but if I do find it I will return [it]".
[📹 IPSC]
"In support of Nemo I would like to return my trophy to the EBU as well. Unfortunately our win was in 1994, but if I do find it I will return [it]".
[📹 IPSC]
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🇨🇭 Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo will be sending their trophy back to the EBU.
"Eurovision says it stands for unity, inclusion, and dignity for all. [...] But Israel's continued participation [...] shows a clear conflict between those ideals and the decisions made by the EBU."
"Eurovision says it stands for unity, inclusion, and dignity for all. [...] But Israel's continued participation [...] shows a clear conflict between those ideals and the decisions made by the EBU."
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🇨🇭 Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo will be sending their trophy back to the EBU.
"Eurovision says it stands for unity, inclusion, and dignity for all. [...] But Israel's continued participation [...] shows a clear conflict between those ideals and the decisions made by the EBU."
"Eurovision says it stands for unity, inclusion, and dignity for all. [...] But Israel's continued participation [...] shows a clear conflict between those ideals and the decisions made by the EBU."
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🇮🇸 BREAKING: Iceland will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following a decision made by the Board of Directors of RÚV.
[📷 Vísir]
[📷 Vísir]
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🇮🇸 BREAKING: Iceland will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following a decision made by the Board of Directors of RÚV.
[📷 Vísir]
[📷 Vísir]
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🇵🇹 17 musicians participating in Festival da Canção 2026 have issued a joint statement that they will not participate in Eurovision 2026 if they win the contest.
“We do not condone the violation of human rights. And we resist with culture, with Portuguese culture."
“We do not condone the violation of human rights. And we resist with culture, with Portuguese culture."
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🇵🇹 17 musicians participating in Festival da Canção 2026 have issued a joint statement that they will not participate in Eurovision 2026 if they win the contest.
“We do not condone the violation of human rights. And we resist with culture, with Portuguese culture."
“We do not condone the violation of human rights. And we resist with culture, with Portuguese culture."
Wer von diesen ganzen Kriegsgeilen erst beim Bund bzw. Zivi "etwas für's Leben gelernt hat", spielte wohl 18 Jahre lang überall nur Eierschaukeln und interessierte sich null für alles um ihn drumherum.
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wer von diesen ganzen Kriegsgeilen erst beim Bund bzw. Zivi "etwas für's Leben gelernt hat", spielte wohl 18 Jahre lang überall nur Eierschaukeln und interessierte sich null für alles um ihn drumherum.
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Eurovision complaining about "unity through music" for their incredibly lucrative business feels like when Google kept protesting "don't be evil".
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Eurovision complaining about "unity through music" for their incredibly lucrative business feels like when Google kept protesting "don't be evil".
Cowards.
🇧🇪 RTBF has confirmed that Belgium will participate at #Eurovision 2026.
December 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Cowards.
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🇸🇮 BREAKING: Slovenia will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following the results of today's General Assembly.
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🇸🇮 BREAKING: Slovenia will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following the results of today's General Assembly.
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🇮🇪 BREAKING: Ireland will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following the results of today's General Assembly.
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🇮🇪 BREAKING: Ireland will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following the results of today's General Assembly.
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🇪🇸 BREAKING: Spain is the next broadcaster that withdraws from #Eurovision 2026, following the results of the EBU General Assembly today.
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🇪🇸 BREAKING: Spain is the next broadcaster that withdraws from #Eurovision 2026, following the results of the EBU General Assembly today.
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🇳🇱 BREAKING: Netherlands withdraws from #Eurovision 2026, following the results of the EBU General Assembly today.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🇳🇱 BREAKING: Netherlands withdraws from #Eurovision 2026, following the results of the EBU General Assembly today.
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"Retractions have become more common in recent years, according to Retraction Watch, an organization that tracks corrections in scientific journals. But they are still rare, amounting to about one in 500 articles published."
Top Journal Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Retractions have become more common in recent years, according to Retraction Watch, an organization that tracks corrections in scientific journals. But they are still rare, amounting to about one in 500 articles published."
Reluctant boss of the grit collective standing up
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reluctant boss of the grit collective standing up
Links und Rechts erlauben sich gerade ein Wettrennen um die Krone der dümmsten Kundschaft.
Rechts zerschnippelt demonstrativ ihre 10%-Gutscheine für Rossmann; Links springt dm an die Gurgel, obwohl die ihren weit vor Rossmann durchgezogenen Austritt nur Ende des Jahres verkünden wollten.
Rechts zerschnippelt demonstrativ ihre 10%-Gutscheine für Rossmann; Links springt dm an die Gurgel, obwohl die ihren weit vor Rossmann durchgezogenen Austritt nur Ende des Jahres verkünden wollten.
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Links und Rechts erlauben sich gerade ein Wettrennen um die Krone der dümmsten Kundschaft.
Rechts zerschnippelt demonstrativ ihre 10%-Gutscheine für Rossmann; Links springt dm an die Gurgel, obwohl die ihren weit vor Rossmann durchgezogenen Austritt nur Ende des Jahres verkünden wollten.
Rechts zerschnippelt demonstrativ ihre 10%-Gutscheine für Rossmann; Links springt dm an die Gurgel, obwohl die ihren weit vor Rossmann durchgezogenen Austritt nur Ende des Jahres verkünden wollten.
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🚨 BREAKING: The EBU has announced rule changes for #Eurovision 2026
👉 Juries return to semi-finals and number of juries expanded to 7
👉 New voting rules "discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns"
👉 Maximum number of televotes reduced to 10.
👉 Juries return to semi-finals and number of juries expanded to 7
👉 New voting rules "discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns"
👉 Maximum number of televotes reduced to 10.
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🚨 BREAKING: The EBU has announced rule changes for #Eurovision 2026
👉 Juries return to semi-finals and number of juries expanded to 7
👉 New voting rules "discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns"
👉 Maximum number of televotes reduced to 10.
👉 Juries return to semi-finals and number of juries expanded to 7
👉 New voting rules "discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns"
👉 Maximum number of televotes reduced to 10.
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Keep this in mind as we start seeing more and more large scale outages from AWS, Cloudflare, Github, etc. These are the companies hoping to increasingly automate their systems with AI
![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation
Paradox of automation
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The paradox of automation says that the more efficient the automated system, the more crucial the human contribution of the operators. Humans are less involved, but their involvement becomes more critical. Lisanne Bainbridge, a cognitive psychologist, identified these issues notably in her widely cited paper "Ironies of Automation."[49] If an automated system has an error, it will multiply that error until it is fixed or shut down. This is where human operators come in.[50] A fatal example of this was Air France Flight 447, where a failure of automation put the pilots into a manual situation they were not prepared for.[51]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:byjjq67p7iau6qufzjmizpbn/bafkreie4ootzzyowpylsxjg7gxsp63iujxh4qceuuxxhwm63yrm2qffa4e@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Keep this in mind as we start seeing more and more large scale outages from AWS, Cloudflare, Github, etc. These are the companies hoping to increasingly automate their systems with AI
So... Trump is the new Monica Lewinsky, eh?
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
So... Trump is the new Monica Lewinsky, eh?
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@bmj.com has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch” between the study data and the article itself.
BMJ places expression of concern on heavily criticized stem cell paper
The BMJ has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch…
retractionwatch.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@bmj.com has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch” between the study data and the article itself.