Seattleites embrace the solitude of solo camping
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Mossad planted kamikaze drone base near Iranian capital, major covert strike reveals - EUROPE SAYS
Mossad planted kamikaze drone base near Iranian capital, major covert strike reveals https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkgersf7xg#autoplay Posted byEUROPE SAYS
EU names Ylva Johansson as special envoy for Ukrainian refugees, Politico sources say
New long-term strategy includes integration help and return programs.
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I give it within 5 years but yeah Trumpism hopefully is eradicated in the 2030's one can only hope. -
Our nation will heal, the fires from this abomination regime will be put out and hopefully some will be prosecuted for their crimes during Trump's secondEUROPE SAYS
![[OC] Popularity of interior design styles on different continents](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/2461485 "[OC] Popularity of interior design styles on different continents")
[OC] Popularity of interior design styles on different continents - EUROPE SAYS
I'm a creator of a free interior design style quiz. I made it a couple of years ago and since then it was used in more than 180 countries.EUROPE SAYS
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#resist #protest #WashingtonDC #DC
June 14: Trump's Military Parade Must Be Opposed!
Refuse Fascism calls on people everywhere to join with the No Kings Day Protests across the country and raise this same simple, powerful and true message: TRUMP MUST GO NOW!RefuseFascism.org
"Design Patterns for Securing LLM Agents against Prompt Injections" is an excellent new paper that provides six design patterns to help protect LLM tool-using systems (call them "agents" if you like) against prompt injection attacks
Here are my notes on the paper simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/13/…
Design Patterns for Securing LLM Agents against Prompt Injections
This a new paper by 11 authors from organizations including IBM, Invariant Labs, ETH Zurich, Google and Microsoft is an excellent addition to the literature on prompt injection and LLM …Simon Willison’s Weblog
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Blogging about papers
My post this morning about Design Patterns for Securing LLM Agents against Prompt Injections is an example of a blogging format I'd love to see more of: informal but informed …Simon Willison’s Weblog
@pamelafox ... and I screenshot the math and dump it into Claude all the time!
I've also tried using Gemini Live in AI Studio, screen sharing with it and asking it to explain the math out loud - works really well
@davidism @pamelafox Here's the custom instructions for that:
You summarize the pasted in text. Use headings for each of the following:
Start with a overall summary in a single paragraph
Then show a bullet pointed list of the most interesting illustrative quotes from the piece
Then a bullet point list of the most unusual ideas, especially anything that might be controversial or surprising
Finally provide a longer summary that covers points not included already
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I need to do a bunch of follow-up to fully understand the ML metrics.
Stole this idea to try it out on a new paper about LLMs and cognitive debt. I tried to upload the PDF directly using the iOS app but it complained that the file was too large. Used Jina.ai and posted that straight in the chat and that seemed to work.
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(I need to note that it's not just myself working on it: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resear… )
And yes, the "Trying to add something extra" remarks resonate. ^TB
Landlords to make £750m profits from taxpayer for housing asylum seekers - EUROPE SAYS
Landlords to make £750m profits from taxpayer for housing asylum seekers https://inews.co.uk/news/landlords-750m-profits-taxpayer-asylum-seelers-3745203EUROPE SAYS
Nary a mention of this story in local paper of record @dallasnews
North Texas woman detained after honeymoon faces deportation to unknown location, husband says
Some who have protested in support of Palestinians amid the war in Gaza allege they've been recently detained by immigration officials because of their activism, but Shaikh said his wife hasn't made public statements about the conflict.
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#WardSakeik #ICE #USPol #MoAmer #TOsibamowo #KERA #Texas #Dallas #Gaza
North Texas woman detained after honeymoon faces deportation to unknown location, husband says
Despite a pending green card application and her marriage to a United States citizen, ICE detained Ward Sakeik after she returned from her honeymoon in February. Sakeik is of Palestinian descent but has no citizenship in any country.Toluwani Osibamowo (KERA)
‼️❌ Russian Armed Forces Did Not Cross the Administrative Border of Dnipropetrovsk Region, — OSUV "Khortytsia"
🧐 Earlier, NYT reported that for the first time since the full-scale war, the Russians crossed the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk Region.
Just joking, I'm well jealous that I've not been able to attend any BSD events yet due to work and family.
Enjoy ❤️
Spain and UK lobby Trump to delay 3.5% NATO defence spending target - EUROPE SAYS
SPAIN and the UK have united to lobby President Trump to delay a target for NATO members to spend 3.5% of GDP on core defence, according to a report in TheEUROPE SAYS
Anthropic va renforcer sa présence en Europe - EUROPE SAYS
À l'occasion de Vivatech, l'entreprise américaine a annoncé le recrutement d'une centaine de personnes en Europe pour renforcer ses capacités de recherche etEUROPE SAYS
Plant Putin eine Invasion in Europa? "Wir haben nicht mehr viel Zeit" - EUROPE SAYS
Aufgeregte Putin-Debatte in Europa! In Deutschland, Finnland, Polen und anderen europäischen Staaten nimmt die Nervosität zu. Besonders die auffälligenEUROPE SAYS
What does the lone survivor do after being spared? I suppose he’ll start a cult. I’ve seen lesser causes for that.
▶ Fiery Air India crash kills 241 people aboard, leaving 1 survivor
Trump is a Failure just as America is a failure.
"Please take us seriously, please come onto our social media so we can dictate how you should live and act, fuck your own cultures, ours is supreme....(can I claim asylum with you please, it's all gone wrong, please?)"
Fucking clown land......and it's dragging my idiot nation down with it!
#USPOL #Trump #UKPOL #UKpolitics
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It's day two of my Kindle Edition Super Sale and it's time for a little reminder of how good these books actually are. 🙂 Don't miss your chance to give them a read!
US:
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UK:
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#scifi #specfic #horror #booksale #bookdeal #booksofmastodon #bookstodon #booktodon #books
Michael Shotter: books, biography, latest update
Follow Michael Shotter and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Michael Shotter Author Page.Amazon.co.uk
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As NATO ups defence spending, can Europe produce the weapons? | National - EUROPE SAYS
NATO leaders meeting in The Hague this month look set to agree to a major increase in military budgets under pressure from US President Donald Trump.EUROPE SAYS
@cgsines
i like squat toilets, easier to keep clean and can wash bum.
brentandmichaelaregoingplaces.…
The Truth About Foreign Toilets: The Only Thing You Have to Fear is Fear Itself
Words of encouragement for finicky Westerners like me.Brent Hartinger (Brent and Michael Are Going Places)
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perfect, get in on the ground floor with you own installation company . . .
I had to use those hole in the ground toilets in Russia a few times and I feel like I I somehow always got pee on my clothes or underwear? Also, in the city of Rostov-on-the-Don, I had to pee at the train station, and the women’s bathroom was just a big open room with these squat toilets. I remember I squatted down to pee and directly across from me was a woman using the bathroom and she stared at me intensely the whole time. It was horribly uncomfortable. In every possible way. 😆😬
in Thailand there was a big spider in one so i shat in the bushes (that were probably teeming with them but not an enclosed space).
i also never leave home without bog roll +/- wet wipes.
Trump policies bring uncertainty for Arizona's international college students
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My native purple poppy mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) is starting pop. Keeps over-flowing the bed & the driveway so I have to cut it back a lot but it responds well to pruning. Proud to say I started it from seed 3 yrs ago.
#PhotoHour #MacroPhotography #Macro #gardening #Photography #AltText
Aren't those gorgeous! The species is also called "wine cup". This particular flower is a bit splayed out but the petals are typically more vertical and overlap more creating a cup shape. Not technically a poppy but in the hyacinth family but I love the French version of "poppy" too 👍.
British man describes how he escaped Air India wreckage - EUROPE SAYS
The British man who was the sole survivor of Thursday's Air India plane crash said he managed to escape the wreckage through an opening in the fuselage.EUROPE SAYS
Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order (requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote) - AP News
The new episode of "Standing Room Only" is the best yet! We have laugh-out-loud moments and smart discussion about how pop culture is being used to radicalize young people.
Yes, it's not mocking Noem's plastic surgery, but I promise it's just as good!
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Amber Heard was called a liar. Now Blake Lively. Why do they silence women? | Standing Room Only
When a woman accuses a man of abuse, her reputation can be destroyed, while the man is recast as the victim. It happened to Amber Heard after Johnny Depp won...YouTube
We've reached the indicting the opposition stage of fascism
There's no sane world in which Rep. McIver committed felonies during her altercation with ICE.
Gemspring Capital acquires Goodyear’s synthetic rubber business in $650m carve-out deal - EUROPE SAYS
The deal includes Goodyear’s manufacturing sites in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, as well as its R&D centre in Akron, Ohio. As part of the agreement,EUROPE SAYS
Trump’s obsession with other people’s weight is another manifestation: He’s an overweight man who calls other people (less politely) overweight.
How Trump’s Obsession With Weight Explains His Misrule
More than an odious personal prejudice, it’s also his go-to—and inaccurate—metaphor for the United States government.The New Republic
The future is looking bleak.
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They’re not geniuses — they’re pretentious twits
I rather strongly dislike Chris Hedges, but I have to admit that sometimes he makes a good point. The last days of dying empires are dominated by idiots. The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman…Pharyngula
#PinkFloyd
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Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar
Audio to Pink Floyd's "Have A Cigar" Lyrics:Come in here, dear boy, have a cigarYou're gonna go far, you're gonna flyYou're never gonna dieYou're gonna make ...YouTube
For everyone who was sad to miss it, the recording of the Data & Society event about THE AI CON (me and @alex) and EMPIRE OF AI (@karenhao) moderated by @tamigraph is now online!
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Challenging AI Hype and Tech Industry Power
“I think it’s very important to maintain that refusal is an option.” – Emily M. Bender “AI is not inevitable. AI – as it is constructed right now – is, I think, fundamentally anti-democratic.Data & Society
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