doppelfish
@doppelfish.bsky.social
Arguing is a game that two can play at. But it is a strange game in that neither opponent ever wins. Identfies as a two-headed penguin. 🐧 🐧
Ich brauch keinen Architekten, die nächste Wohnung wird mit KI geplant.
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ich brauch keinen Architekten, die nächste Wohnung wird mit KI geplant.
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Warum Wünschelruten und Wasseradern aus physikalischer Sicht pseudowissenschaftlicher Unfug sind, wie "gefühlte" Wissenschaft uns schadet und wie ein gesundes Verständnis des Vorsorgeprinzips aussieht habe ich für die Wissenskolumne von Terra X und NANO aufgeschrieben. Gerne hier lesen und teilen! 🙂
Wasseradern: Wie gefühlte Wissenschaft schadet | Terra-X-Kolumne
Von Wünschelruten bis Hartmann‑Gitter: Warum die Radiästhesie keinen wissenschaftliche Grundlage hat und wie Pseudowissenschaft Ängste schürt.
www.zdfheute.de
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Warum Wünschelruten und Wasseradern aus physikalischer Sicht pseudowissenschaftlicher Unfug sind, wie "gefühlte" Wissenschaft uns schadet und wie ein gesundes Verständnis des Vorsorgeprinzips aussieht habe ich für die Wissenskolumne von Terra X und NANO aufgeschrieben. Gerne hier lesen und teilen! 🙂
@enzogiordani.bsky.social say, did you deactivate your mastodon account? There's a few folks over there who are missing you.
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
@enzogiordani.bsky.social say, did you deactivate your mastodon account? There's a few folks over there who are missing you.
"“We built our civilization around those geologic landscapes of an icehouse,” Judd said. “So even though climate has been warmer, humans haven’t lived in a warmer climate, and there are a lot of consequences that humans face during this time.”"
Scientists have captured Earth’s climate over the last 485 million years. Here’s the surprising place we stand now.
An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the consequences of human-caused warming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"“We built our civilization around those geologic landscapes of an icehouse,” Judd said. “So even though climate has been warmer, humans haven’t lived in a warmer climate, and there are a lot of consequences that humans face during this time.”"
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Vance: “Today I'm in the Oval Office with the President & Marco Rubio, and we're talking about something really important...He peers over the resolute desk and he says, Marco, JD, you guys have shitty shoes...The President says, you know you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size.”
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Vance: “Today I'm in the Oval Office with the President & Marco Rubio, and we're talking about something really important...He peers over the resolute desk and he says, Marco, JD, you guys have shitty shoes...The President says, you know you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size.”
"Es ist davon auszugehen, dass es niemals eine Verkehrssimulation für die A100 gegeben hat. Erst ankündigen, dann nichts liefern, ist ein wiederkehrendes Muster von ihr“, erklärte Kapek."
Senatorin Bonde erfindet Verkehrssimulation: Berlin kapituliert vor Chaos um neuen A100-Abschnitt
Rund um die Anschlussstelle Treptow herrscht auch 100 Tage nach der Freigabe des neuen Autobahn-Abschnitts weiter Chaos. Inzwischen scheint klar: Eine Verkehrssimulation vor ihrer Eröffnung hat es nie...
www.tagesspiegel.de
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Es ist davon auszugehen, dass es niemals eine Verkehrssimulation für die A100 gegeben hat. Erst ankündigen, dann nichts liefern, ist ein wiederkehrendes Muster von ihr“, erklärte Kapek."
"The professors Horowitz interviewed largely back up this theory. "You hear 'students with disabilities' and it's not kids in wheelchairs," one professor told Horowitch. "It's just not. It's rich kids getting extra time on tests."" #ADHD
Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?
If you get into an elite college, you probably don't have a learning disability.
reason.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"The professors Horowitz interviewed largely back up this theory. "You hear 'students with disabilities' and it's not kids in wheelchairs," one professor told Horowitch. "It's just not. It's rich kids getting extra time on tests."" #ADHD
"With a single elite, any optimal intervention tends to push society toward more polarized opinion profiles - a ``polarization pull'' - and improvements in persuasion technology accelerate this drift."
arxiv.org/abs/2512.04047
arxiv.org/abs/2512.04047
Polarization by Design: How Elites Could Shape Mass Preferences as AI Reduces Persuasion Costs
In democracies, major policy decisions typically require some form of majority or consensus, so elites must secure mass support to govern. Historically, elites could shape support only through limited...
arxiv.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"With a single elite, any optimal intervention tends to push society toward more polarized opinion profiles - a ``polarization pull'' - and improvements in persuasion technology accelerate this drift."
arxiv.org/abs/2512.04047
arxiv.org/abs/2512.04047
"The disavowal comes 25 years after publication and eight years after thousands of internal Monsanto documents were made public during US court proceedings (the "Monsanto Papers"), revealing that the actual authors of the article were not the listed scientists – [...] but rather Monsanto employees."
Influential study on glyphosate safety retracted 25 years after publication
A 2000 study that concluded the well-known herbicide glyphosate was safe, widely cited since then, has just been officially disavowed by the journal that published it. The scientists are suspected of ...
www.lemonde.fr
December 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"The disavowal comes 25 years after publication and eight years after thousands of internal Monsanto documents were made public during US court proceedings (the "Monsanto Papers"), revealing that the actual authors of the article were not the listed scientists – [...] but rather Monsanto employees."
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Es ist ein Mega-Deal in der Entertainment-Branche: Netflix will die Filmsparte von Warner Bros. inklusive HBO Max für 72 Milliarden US-Dollar kaufen. #Streaming
Für 72 Milliarden US-Dollar: Netflix kauft Warner Bros.
Es ist ein Mega-Deal in der Entertainment-Branche: Netflix will die Filmsparte von Warner Bros. inklusive HBO Max für 72 Milliarden US-Dollar kaufen.
www.heise.de
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Es ist ein Mega-Deal in der Entertainment-Branche: Netflix will die Filmsparte von Warner Bros. inklusive HBO Max für 72 Milliarden US-Dollar kaufen. #Streaming
@blueheronfarm.bsky.social it's 06:01:39 CST. Do you know what your tortoise is doing? 😂
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
@blueheronfarm.bsky.social it's 06:01:39 CST. Do you know what your tortoise is doing? 😂
"“Microsoft’s technology has put millions of Palestinians in danger. These are not abstract data-protection failures — they are violations that have enabled real-world violence,” Joe O’Brien, ICCL’s executive director, said in a statement."
Updates: Israel kills Palestinian civilians in Gaza as it bombs Lebanon
Despite the ceasefire with Hamas, Israeli has killed nearly 370 Palestinians since October 10 without US criticism.
www.aljazeera.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"“Microsoft’s technology has put millions of Palestinians in danger. These are not abstract data-protection failures — they are violations that have enabled real-world violence,” Joe O’Brien, ICCL’s executive director, said in a statement."
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The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
" “An anomaly occurred after the first-stage engine ignited during the landing phase, preventing a soft landing on the designated recovery pad,” the statement said. “The debris landed at the edge of the recovery area, resulting in a failed recovery test.” "
This one won't be reused, I'd guess.
This one won't be reused, I'd guess.
A Chinese reusable booster explodes in historic first orbital test — highlighting challenge to chase SpaceX | CNN
A private Chinese space firm successfully sent its Zhuque-3 rocket to orbit but failed in its historic attempt to re-land the rocket booster Wednesday – the first such trial by a Chinese firm as the c...
edition.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
" “An anomaly occurred after the first-stage engine ignited during the landing phase, preventing a soft landing on the designated recovery pad,” the statement said. “The debris landed at the edge of the recovery area, resulting in a failed recovery test.” "
This one won't be reused, I'd guess.
This one won't be reused, I'd guess.
"The new regulations will require automakers to meet an average fuel-economy figure of 34.5 mpg across 2031-model-year vehicles, instead of the 50.4 mpg that would have been required under the previous regulations. "
www.caranddriver.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"The new regulations will require automakers to meet an average fuel-economy figure of 34.5 mpg across 2031-model-year vehicles, instead of the 50.4 mpg that would have been required under the previous regulations. "
"The security researcher also pointed out that given Kohler can access customers’ data on its servers, it’s possible Kohler is using customers’ bowl pictures to train AI. [...], the researcher was told that Kohler’s “algorithms are trained on de-identified data only.”"
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"The security researcher also pointed out that given Kohler can access customers’ data on its servers, it’s possible Kohler is using customers’ bowl pictures to train AI. [...], the researcher was told that Kohler’s “algorithms are trained on de-identified data only.”"
"The strains on parts of London's housing highlighted the need for "longer term planning" around grid capacity in the future [...].
It added that while data centres made up fewer than 10% of the UK's total electricity demand last year, that was expected to rise by up to 600% between 2025 and 2050."
It added that while data centres made up fewer than 10% of the UK's total electricity demand last year, that was expected to rise by up to 600% between 2025 and 2050."
West London housing was delayed by new data centres, report finds
The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"The strains on parts of London's housing highlighted the need for "longer term planning" around grid capacity in the future [...].
It added that while data centres made up fewer than 10% of the UK's total electricity demand last year, that was expected to rise by up to 600% between 2025 and 2050."
It added that while data centres made up fewer than 10% of the UK's total electricity demand last year, that was expected to rise by up to 600% between 2025 and 2050."
"Thanks to a supply crunch from the “AI” bubble, RAM chips are the new gold, with prices on consumer PC memory kits ballooning out of control."
RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung
Due to rising prices from the "AI" bubble, Samsung Semiconductor reportedly refused a RAM order for new Galaxy phones from Samsung Electronics.
www.pcworld.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Thanks to a supply crunch from the “AI” bubble, RAM chips are the new gold, with prices on consumer PC memory kits ballooning out of control."
Innenstadt! Weihnachtsmarkt! Einer der gefühlt sieben Fischerchöre dominiert mit "Ihr Kindlein kommet" klar das Geschehen, drei der ca. neun Kinderchöre halten mit "Am Weihnachtsbaume" tapfer dagegen, neunzehn Orgelspieler orgeln stoisch "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" um die Wette. 🎄👼🤶
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Innenstadt! Weihnachtsmarkt! Einer der gefühlt sieben Fischerchöre dominiert mit "Ihr Kindlein kommet" klar das Geschehen, drei der ca. neun Kinderchöre halten mit "Am Weihnachtsbaume" tapfer dagegen, neunzehn Orgelspieler orgeln stoisch "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" um die Wette. 🎄👼🤶
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The OSCE was established to keep war away from Europe.
Yet, Russia blatantly violates international law and OSCE principles.
The EU will stay the course.
Only more pressure on Russia and more support to Ukraine will change the balance.
My statement at OSCE Ministerial Council ↓
Yet, Russia blatantly violates international law and OSCE principles.
The EU will stay the course.
Only more pressure on Russia and more support to Ukraine will change the balance.
My statement at OSCE Ministerial Council ↓
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The OSCE was established to keep war away from Europe.
Yet, Russia blatantly violates international law and OSCE principles.
The EU will stay the course.
Only more pressure on Russia and more support to Ukraine will change the balance.
My statement at OSCE Ministerial Council ↓
Yet, Russia blatantly violates international law and OSCE principles.
The EU will stay the course.
Only more pressure on Russia and more support to Ukraine will change the balance.
My statement at OSCE Ministerial Council ↓
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