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Paulo Akira
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Amateur philosopher

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Avalanche Kaito - Dabalomuni (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
www.youtube.com
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Australia’s Social Media Ban Goes Into Effect As Pretty Much Everyone Realizes It’s A Total Mess

Australia’s social media ban for kids is now in effect. As we’ve discussed, this is a monumentally stupid plan that will do real harm to kids. It’s based on a moral panic and a wide variety of faulty…
Australia’s Social Media Ban Goes Into Effect As Pretty Much Everyone Realizes It’s A Total Mess
Australia’s social media ban for kids is now in effect. As we’ve discussed, this is a monumentally stupid plan that will do real harm to kids. It’s based on a moral panic and a wide variety of faulty assumptions, including that social media websites are inherently bad for kids, something that none of the evidence supports. And, even if there were harms associated with social media, the way you deal with them is teaching people (not just kids!) how to use them in an age appropriate way—meaning understanding the…
www.techdirt.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)

The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used

> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Digital sovereignty requires ripping Microsoft out of essential systems and ending reliance on its infrastructure, not allowing it to rebrand dependence as sovereignty.
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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The comments echo many in the research community who have said the flaw is an inherent trait of generative AI technology. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/uk-warns-ai-...
UK cyber agency warns LLMs will always be vulnerable to prompt injection
The comments echo many in the research community who have said the flaw is an inherent trait of generative AI technology.
cyberscoop.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Um tratamento revolucionário.
December 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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sometime
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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“The political climate around Palestine has made it such that a lot of the Silicon Valley-based social media platforms don’t seem particularly willing to ensure that Palestinian content can stay up,” EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social told @TheIntercept.com.
theintercept.com/2025/12/07/...
A Journalist Reported From Palestine. YouTube Deleted His Account Claiming He’s an Iranian Agent.
YouTube offered conflicting explanations for deleting the account of Robert Inlakesh, who covered Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
theintercept.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Um mapa interessante.
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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📝 Guest, O., Suarez, M., & van Rooij, I. (2025). Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Thread with my favourite quotes 👇

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December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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EFF has long warned about police use of facial recognition technology. Now we're seeing exactly what we feared: Axon is testing this tech in body-worn cameras. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Axon Tests Face Recognition on Body-Worn Cameras
Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to its body-worn cameras (BWCs). This is an alarming development in
www.eff.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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My holiday gift to you: three hours of the worst Christmas music known to humanity. Apple Music and Spotify links can be found at shitm.as
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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“You may have never heard of a Fusion Center, but a Fusion Center has likely heard about you.”
The state surveillance centers feeding info to the federal government | Opinion
State fusion centers, including two in Sacramento, collect and share mass surveillance data with federal agencies, risking civil liberties.
www.sacbee.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Gaza Sky Geeks was the heart of the startup scene in Gaza. The pioneering tech hub trained thousands of young people in coding, digital marketing, design, and entrepreneurship. Then came October 7
restofworld.org/2025/gaza-sky-geeks-bombing-rebuilding
The bombing of Gaza Sky Geeks
For over a decade, Gaza Sky Geeks built a tech future for the Gaza Strip. Then came war.
restofworld.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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New & Notable: The god returns. A new EP from Kelly Lee Owens cements her reputation as one of the most inventive figures in dance music.
KELLY, by Kelly Lee Owens
4 track album
kellyleeowens.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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wow who was he up against
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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[The piauí Herald] Teste de DNA: Tarcísio, Flávio e Michelle vão ao Programa do Ratinho para provar quem é o herdeiro de Bolsonaro piaui.co/3YaVVwl
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Evento na semana passada teve a presença do secretário da Segurança, Hudson Teixeira

📲Leia a matéria completa: www.plural.jor.br/video-mostra...

🟡 Plural, o melhor jornal de Curitiba. Leia e assine.
December 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A conversation with a chatbot can shift people's political views—but the most persuasive models also spread the most misinformation.
AI chatbots can sway voters better than political advertisements
A conversation with a chatbot can shift people's political views—but the most persuasive models also spread the most misinformation.
www.technologyreview.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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The widespread support for Mangione shows America is ready to mobilize to build a more humane health care system.
Luigi, a Year Later: How to Build a Movement Against Parasitic Health Insurance Giants
The widespread support for Luigi Mangione shows America is ready to mobilize to build a more humane health care system.
interc.pt
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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4 de dezembro de Iansã, Bárbara, Oyá e trovão. ✷ #BRart
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Depois da chacina policial na Penha e no Alemão, a chefia de jornalismo do Grupo Globo avisou por escrito à cúpula dos telejornais que o termo “chacina não deve ser usado por nós”. Leia o texto de Fernando de Barros e Silva na piauí de dezembro: piaui.co/4pO0xV6
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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O Brasil já teve outros três presidentes presos por tentativa de golpe de Estado. Bolsonaro, ainda assim, é um caso inédito em nossa história. Leia no artigo de Carlos Fico: piaui.co/48kfdUH
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM