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azb
@azbest #994434
cognitive science, functional contextualism, tattarrattat
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“The book claims that the Lithuanian nation and language do not exist.”
You’d think it’s rather easy to fact-check this, but in a world where water can turn frogs gay and Satanic regimes are on the rise* it might not be so certain.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2550706/russia-publishes-book-on-lithuanian-history-preface-written-by-lavrov
You’d think it’s rather easy to fact-check this, but in a world where water can turn frogs gay and Satanic regimes are on the rise* it might not be so certain.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2550706/russia-publishes-book-on-lithuanian-history-preface-written-by-lavrov
The results of the ECB’s recent survey of euro area consumers:
Europeans are “very willing to actively move away from US products and services”.
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2025/html/ecb.blog20250430~a1b1668cda.en.html
Europeans are “very willing to actively move away from US products and services”.
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2025/html/ecb.blog20250430~a1b1668cda.en.html
Amidst the mild unease over the upcoming RU-BY military exercises, it’s worth remembering about their past iterations—especially the 2009 one, where NATO was cast as the target of a simulated nuclear strike.
Fear is a poor advisor.
(but, of course, neither will you find wisdom burying your head in the sand)
Fear is a poor advisor.
(but, of course, neither will you find wisdom burying your head in the sand)
That LinkedIn post highlights a more fundamental issue. It’d get no attention if it simply stated: “The European Data Protection Board is conducting public consultation on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies”. It’s indeed more engaging when it reads more like: “Act now, or they’ll destroy everything you love!”.
There’s a little problem, though. Can you really provide any feedback other than “fuck the regulations, dude” if you don’t even read what’s being proposed?
The “DELETING ENTIRE BLOCKCHAINS” in question:
There’s a little problem, though. Can you really provide any feedback other than “fuck the regulations, dude” if you don’t even read what’s being proposed?
The “DELETING ENTIRE BLOCKCHAINS” in question:
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kenny 🎩
@kenny·5 days ago
gm
if your blockchain isn't actually decentralized the EU gonna delete it
if your blockchain isn't actually decentralized the EU gonna delete it
“The Kremlin has not shown any sign it’s willing to wind down its demands, which is something unsurprising given that Trump’s negotiation strategy so far seems to involve just offering more and more concessions to Russia.”
https://youtu.be/S4iKjXGnaLo
https://youtu.be/S4iKjXGnaLo
“Johns Hopkins research shows artificial intelligence models fall short in predicting social interactions, a skill critical for systems to effectively navigate the real world.”
A huge win for the humans… for now.
https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/24/humans-better-than-ai-at-reading-the-room/
A huge win for the humans… for now.
https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/04/24/humans-better-than-ai-at-reading-the-room/
A decent piece explaining why certain geopolitical analyses are flawed through the lens of game theory and behavioral economics.
“States are led by human beings with human motives. One of the most powerful drivers of human behaviour is the pursuit of status.”
https://www.optimallyirrational.com/p/why-mearsheimer-is-wrong
“States are led by human beings with human motives. One of the most powerful drivers of human behaviour is the pursuit of status.”
https://www.optimallyirrational.com/p/why-mearsheimer-is-wrong
The most worrisome part: we’re dealing with a limited repertoire of demonstrably false claims whose source is easily traceable. If such basic propaganda proves chillingly effective, what havoc might a truly sophisticated disinformation campaign wreak?https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2025/04/22/americans-believe-russian-disinformation-to-alarming-degree/
Tipping as a wholesome upper?
We’ve long known that giving enhances well-being, and it doesn’t take a great donation for that boost to happen.
But here's what may be more surprising: the benefits of this kind of prosocial behavior occur even when no social interaction is involved.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40014684/
We’ve long known that giving enhances well-being, and it doesn’t take a great donation for that boost to happen.
But here's what may be more surprising: the benefits of this kind of prosocial behavior occur even when no social interaction is involved.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40014684/
Pues resulta que hay que rellenar un formulario, no invocar el Estatuto de Roma utilizando muchos signos de exclamación.
https://maldita.es/malditatecnologia/20240528/meta-ia-evitar-datos-usuarios-instagram-facebook/
https://maldita.es/malditatecnologia/20240528/meta-ia-evitar-datos-usuarios-instagram-facebook/
It’s also interesting to read the resolution as the part that was problematic for the U.S. delegation is rather mild, but it indeed implies that the Russian invasion shouldn’t just end with Ukraine’s surrender.
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Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman·20:29 20/04/2025
The U.S. finds itself in interesting company these days.
That’s not how it works. Spreading misinformation is far easier (and cheaper) than countering it. The average person will be fed multiple misleading or outright false claims a day, it’s impossible to debunk it all. There are efforts to combat the most blatant and widespread fake news, but even that has limited effectiveness.
What this means is simple: unless you’re very deliberate about your information diet, many of the things you believe will actually be bullshit.
What this means is simple: unless you’re very deliberate about your information diet, many of the things you believe will actually be bullshit.
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And there's no case for change here.
It's as if I owned a shoe factory and wanted to boost sales by suggesting we ditch spoons and start eating soup with sneakers. There might be someone out there who’d find it dope, but ultimately we'd all be better off if I just focused on making better products instead of devising a flimsy use for them. Hard to coin that as innovative.
It's as if I owned a shoe factory and wanted to boost sales by suggesting we ditch spoons and start eating soup with sneakers. There might be someone out there who’d find it dope, but ultimately we'd all be better off if I just focused on making better products instead of devising a flimsy use for them. Hard to coin that as innovative.
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Trending narrative on X approximately one week from now:
“Eurofascism is the common enemy of Moscow and Washington”
http://svr.gov.ru/smi/2025/04/evrofashizm-kak-i-80-let-nazad-obshchiy-vrag-moskvy-i-vashington2.htm
“Eurofascism is the common enemy of Moscow and Washington”
http://svr.gov.ru/smi/2025/04/evrofashizm-kak-i-80-let-nazad-obshchiy-vrag-moskvy-i-vashington2.htm
“While European leaders labeled the strike a war crime, President Donald Trump said the attack was 'terrible' but likely a 'mistake'.”
“Fromm suggests we should place less emphasis on finding an impossibly perfect partner, and more on honing our capacity for love and commitment.”
This kind of attitude brings satisfaction in many areas, not just romantic relationships. While hardly revolutionary, it still can be revolutionary to practice.
https://philosophybreak.com/articles/erich-fromm-on-why-love-is-not-about-finding-the-one/
This kind of attitude brings satisfaction in many areas, not just romantic relationships. While hardly revolutionary, it still can be revolutionary to practice.
https://philosophybreak.com/articles/erich-fromm-on-why-love-is-not-about-finding-the-one/
Friday's presidential debate in Poland featured all the usual contenders—and one guy named Maciak. When another candidate posed the perfectly reasonable question, 'Who are you?', his answer did little to resolve the mystery.
Seems like every country needs its own Georgescu.
https://polanddaily24.com/the-enigma-of-maciej-maciak-russian-mouthpiece-or-just-another-candidate/poland-today/54126
Seems like every country needs its own Georgescu.
https://polanddaily24.com/the-enigma-of-maciej-maciak-russian-mouthpiece-or-just-another-candidate/poland-today/54126
The forthcoming reissue of “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People” with a new introduction by His Excellency Donald J. Trump is expected to be released later this month.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-defends-closer-trade-ties-with-china-after-us-warns-against-cutting-own-2025-04-09/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-defends-closer-trade-ties-with-china-after-us-warns-against-cutting-own-2025-04-09/
Some readers may find it strikingly familiar:
• Protests framed as foreign-instigated attempts at a “leftist” revolution
• Protesters stripped of personal agency and genuine grievances, and portrayed as puppets of foreign agendas
• The government weaponizes fear, e.g. branding protests as chaos
https://edmo.eu/publications/the-authoritarian-playbook-how-governments-in-georgia-slovakia-and-serbia-employ-similar-disinformation-narratives-and-tactics-against-protests/
• Protests framed as foreign-instigated attempts at a “leftist” revolution
• Protesters stripped of personal agency and genuine grievances, and portrayed as puppets of foreign agendas
• The government weaponizes fear, e.g. branding protests as chaos
https://edmo.eu/publications/the-authoritarian-playbook-how-governments-in-georgia-slovakia-and-serbia-employ-similar-disinformation-narratives-and-tactics-against-protests/
“EU member states approved on Wednesday 25% tariffs on a wide range of US products, including almonds, orange juice, poultry, soyabeans, steel and aluminium, tobacco and yachts, in retaliation against 25% tariffs imposed by the US on imports of steel and aluminium from the bloc.”
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/09/eu-member-states-agree-first-wave-of-retaliatory-tariffs
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/09/eu-member-states-agree-first-wave-of-retaliatory-tariffs
You can also take the test yourself! Spoiler below.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886925001394
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886925001394
Russia: Our country will become a great superpower, and Trump will help it
Only Russia, Belarus, North Korea and Cuba, the first three of which are involved in the war of aggression in Ukraine, escaped US tariff fire. Russian experts see this as an opportunity for Russia. 🧵
https://www.hs.fi/maailma/art-2000011150453.html
Only Russia, Belarus, North Korea and Cuba, the first three of which are involved in the war of aggression in Ukraine, escaped US tariff fire. Russian experts see this as an opportunity for Russia. 🧵
https://www.hs.fi/maailma/art-2000011150453.html
In a world full of chaos and uncertainty, it's comforting to know some things just never change.
One reason why an army that looked mighty on paper failed to carry out what should have been a straightforward “military operation” is that cases of similar nature still happen even today.
One reason why an army that looked mighty on paper failed to carry out what should have been a straightforward “military operation” is that cases of similar nature still happen even today.
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Metaphorical
@hyp·16:53 05/04/2025
@azbest Fascinated by your bio. Lots of the same things I'm interested in. You read Iain McGilchrist? I think he lives on your island.
“The Base, terrorist group founded in 2018, free to export violence abroad as Trump pulls FBI from pursuing far right”
“This isn’t the first time the Base, which has made recent strides in rebuilding its American membership, started appearing in Europe. Last year, members were arrested in Belgium, the Netherlands, and in Italy where authorities cracked down on a Base cell that it said had ties to a network of Russian far-right terrorists recruiting from Telegram.”
👊🇺🇸🔥
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/the-base-neo-nazi-russia-ukraine/
“This isn’t the first time the Base, which has made recent strides in rebuilding its American membership, started appearing in Europe. Last year, members were arrested in Belgium, the Netherlands, and in Italy where authorities cracked down on a Base cell that it said had ties to a network of Russian far-right terrorists recruiting from Telegram.”
👊🇺🇸🔥
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/the-base-neo-nazi-russia-ukraine/
It's worth being cautious about taking guidance from someone who acknowledges having little meditative experience yet claims to have mastered all the jhānas in mere hours.
Even Siddhārtha Gautama, who is considered to have been a rather skillful meditator, took a bit longer than that…
Even Siddhārtha Gautama, who is considered to have been a rather skillful meditator, took a bit longer than that…
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shazow
@shazow.eth·18:13 03/04/2025
report back, i enjoyed Nadia Asparouhova's reports on getting into jhanas
though if you haven't read, probably better to read after your retreat to not bias the experience too much!
though if you haven't read, probably better to read after your retreat to not bias the experience too much!
The concern here, though, is not precisely that chicken is washed with chlorine, but rather the conditions under which it is farmed. And chlorine can make food-borne pathogens undetectable, which results in lower microbial counts in testing, but doesn't actually kill them.
“We do not interfere in France’s internal affairs and never have,” Peskov added as he let out a stifled laugh.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/31/kremlin-condemns-french-court-ruling-barring-le-pen-from-office-a88545
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/31/kremlin-condemns-french-court-ruling-barring-le-pen-from-office-a88545
