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Kathrin

@puzzledpeaces.bsky.social

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Rude AF hobbit, opinions on all the things, probably won't bite (too sleepy). Typos in English, German, and Gibberish. she/her

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · Nov 10

Welcome, new followers!

Please note the house rules as summarised below, and also be dears and use alt-text.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Nov 10

Being nice to people, not assuming bad faith, not picking fights, not quote dunking, just generally less aggro.

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 20m

Sometimes I forget why I'm not in FB groups.

Thanks for reminding me.

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 27m

#cringe

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Matt Round @mattround.com · 17h

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 1h

Drew Struzan has passed.

His oil paintings defined pop culture for many of us.

Rest well, Sir.

A collage of movie posters Struzan painted.

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 1h

Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2h

“In nursing homes, neonatal units, and ICU wards, researchers are racing to turn pain—medicine’s most subjective vital sign—into something a camera or sensor can score as reliably as blood pressure.”

AI is changing how we quantify pain

Artificial intelligence is helping health-care providers better assess their patients’ discomfort.

www.technologyreview.com

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 2h

I am begging people outside the book industry to understand that what we’re experiencing is not merely a surge in book banning but a coordinated effort to end libraries and librarianship in America. 4/4

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 2h

A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries | Book Riot

A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 2h

"[Character] likes Golden Delicious apples."

Aaaaaand now I've lost any and all faith in this guy's judgment.

Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 2h

But they always lie to get attention and/or drugs. And it takes longer - patient interaction is bad.

/s

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 2h

And if I’m in pain and someone sticks a phone in my face rather than talking to me, I may well display behaviours. Yes.

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 2h

This will work fine on neurodivergent folk, I’m sure…

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2h

Facial expressions common to all humans! 🙃

PainChek is one of these behavioral models, and it acts like a camera‑based thermometer, but for pain: A care worker opens the app and holds a phone 30 centimeters from a person’s face. For three seconds, a neural network looks for nine particular microscopic movements—upper‑lip raise, brow pinch, cheek tension, and so on—that research has linked most strongly to pain. Then the screen flashes a score of 0 to 42. “There’s a catalogue of ‘action‑unit codes’—facial expressions common to all humans. Nine of those are associated with pain,” explains Kreshnik Hoti, a senior research scientist with PainChek and a co-inventor of the device. This system is built directly on the foundation of FACS. After the scan, the app walks the user through a yes‑or‑no checklist of other signs, like groaning, “guarding,” and sleep disruption, and stores the result on a cloud dashboard that can show trends.

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 2h

Nein, passt eh.

Aber es gibt so viele Dinge, für die der Mann Spott und Beleidigungen verdient hat. Da muss man nicht unbedingt aufs Gewicht gehen.

Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 2h

Glaub ich auch nicht.

Aber wenn wir davon ausgehen, dass man im Gefängnis kein Lifestyle-Ozempic bekommt, dann war/ist das echt extrem belastend für ihn.

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Baron von Agitpop @agitpopblog.bsky.social · 6h

Nach "Kulturbereicherer" und "Remigration" als normaler Begriff im Diskurs können wir uns jetzt darauf freuen, dass Menschen spöttisch als "Problem im Stadtbild" tituliert werden. Und parallel dazu weiter das Palaver, das Kritik daran ja nur zeigt, wie links der woke Zeitgeist ist.

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Stuart Jones @owenthesignal.bsky.social · 1d

‘Which fonts do you want for the sale poster?’

‘Yes’

#fonts #typography #museum #allthefonts
@fontsinuse.com @themerl.bsky.social

All the fonts, including a surprisingly modern 1960s style italic font, advertising the sale of Ashton Farm by auction at the Crown Hotel Bishops Waltham in 1908.
Photo from Bishops Waltham Museum, from the Austin & Wyatt archive

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 3h

Chinese scientists have created a oyster-inspired medical adhesive called Bone-02 that can bond shattered bones in just 3 minutes. Inspired by how oysters cling to rocks underwater, the glue forms a strong, biodegradable bond that replaces screws and plates. buff.ly/znJ2jxD
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China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 3h

Nein. Die Aldiletten sind nicht wirklich ideal, falls der Regen kommt. Außerdem sind aie dann für immer "Straßenschuhe"

Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 3h

Vollgas zurück in die Vergangenheit

CarFreiTag @carfreitag.bsky.social · 3h

In EU first, Greece set to introduce 13-hour workday

The center-right government is aiming to transform Greece’s labor market into one of Europe’s most “flexible.”

www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...

In EU first, Greece set to introduce 13-hour workday

The center-right government is aiming to transform Greece’s labor market into one of Europe’s most “flexible.”

www.politico.eu

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.bsky.social · 5h

what’s your most unhinged opinion about engagement farming?

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manuela krennbauer @rabemanu.bsky.social · 5h

Schau, was ich auf @Moment.at gefunden habe: „Alle müssen nun zusammenhalten“ – Nur die Reichsten nicht! von @nataschastrobl.bsky.social www.moment.at/story/sparpa...

"Alle" müssen sparen, außer die, die es problemlos könnten

Österreich muss sparen und Ausgaben kürzen. Nur die Reichen kommen ohne einen gerechten Beitrag davon.

www.moment.at

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 5h

ÖVP 2018: "Die Grenze ist das Strafrecht."

ÖVP 2025:

Hans Peter Lehofer @hplehofer.bsky.social · 2d

Mir ist der Ethikrat einer Partei (jeder Partei) ja herzlich egal, aber ich dachte bisher, dass ethische Anforderungen eher über das strafrechtliche Mindestmaß hinausgingen. Aus dem Zib2-Itv. letzte Woche mit BM a.D. Fasslabend lerne ich aber, dass es offb umgekehrt ist: on.orf.at/video/142945... /2

Fasslabend (ÖVP-Ethikrat): "Kein Fehlverhalten erkennbar" - ZIB 2 vom 08.10.2025

Ex-Minister Werner Fasslabend vom Ethikrat der ÖVP war zu Gast im Studio. Er sprach über den Wöginger-Prozess, weshalb ÖVP-Klubobmann August Wöginger nun doch Verantwortung übernommen hat und warum di...

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 5h

He can't even racist right. That's... some kind of achievement.

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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 5h

I’m at a loss for words, and it’s not because I’m surprised; rather, I’m in near despair at the sheer level of coarseness and vulgarity to which large swathes of our polity have sunk. There is an entire portion of our population with absolutely no urge to decency, and it’s heartbreaking.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Kathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 5h

💯💯💯

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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 6h

Das Bundesinnenministerium will frühere Vornamen und Geschlechtseinträge im Melderegister speichern. Fachverbände schlagen Alarm: Für Menschen, die ihre Daten ändern ließen, steige damit das Risiko, auch in Zukunft diskriminiert zu werden.

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Selbstbestimmungsgesetz: Wie eine neue Verordnung zur Bedrohung für Betroffene wird

Das Bundesinnenministerium will frühere Vornamen und Geschlechtseinträge zeitlich unbegrenzt im Melderegister speichern. Fachverbände schlagen Alarm: Für Menschen, die ihre Daten ändern ließen, steige...

netzpolitik.org

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