16 March 1921 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Rosalia Lavino, was born in Rotterdam.
In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
What do the actual experts think? LLMs have peaked. No path to AGI just from scaling.
“Systems proclaimed to be matching human performance – such as on coding problems or mathematics problems – still make bone-headed mistakes”
No surprises here, then.
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AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI
In a survey of AI researchers, most say current AI models are unlikely to lead to artificial general intelligence with human-level capabilities, even as companies invest billions of dollars in this goalJeremy Hsu (New Scientist)
To VPN or Not VPN
Why VPNs are a WASTE of Your Money (usually…)
Commercial VPNs probably hurt your privacy and security more than they help. Behind the layers of marketing sits a darker side of the industry. Ask yourself ...YouTube
Importing an image into KiCad isn't a new feature. But it's super handy for reverse engineering a design. 🐍
Would be handy if it was a touch easier to calibrate the exact image size I just adjusted scale until parts started lining up, then locked the image.
How to: Avoid Phishing Attacks
On your path to improving your digital security, you may encounter bad actors who attempt to undermine your security goals. We call these bad actors adversaries.ssd.eff.org
In a bit of good news, we may have a cure for sickle-cell anemia.
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Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.Jennifer McLogan (CBS New York)
Hoping this ends up with EU twice as big as now, including Canada and a returned UK. (You’d think in light of all that’s happened, Labour could make the case that Brexit was a Putin plot to weaken UK & EU.)
To be honest, I think the UK is too busy dealing with their own shit at the moment - and I don't think the EU is very eager to negotiate with the UK either, given what happened last time.
I think a full generation needs to pass before readmission is even an option.
Repairing a Kodak Picture Maker Kiosk
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Repairing A Kodak Picture Maker Kiosk
Photo-printing kiosks are about as common as payphones these days. However, there was a time when they were everywhere. The idea was that if you didn’t have a good printer at home, you could …Hackaday
Eros and Magic in the Renaissance - The Hermetic Library Blog
Eros and Magic in the Renaissance [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] by Ioan P Culianu (Ioan P Couliano), trans Margaret Cook, foreword Mircea Eliade, from 1987 “It is a widespread prejudice of modern, scientific society that “magic” is mer…John Griogair Bell (The Hermetic Library Blog)
Can Donald Trump Arbitrarily Take Money from Anyone’s Bank Account?
The Trump administration debited $80.5 million from New York City’s bank account, raising alarms about the reliability of the U.S. dollar.Nathan Tankus (Rolling Stone)
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See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America
Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry – and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears about assimilation and acceptance.The Conversation
#meme #memes #cat #cats #caturday #hair #style
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Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.FunHouse Radio
FUZE4 Nintendo Switch for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy FUZE4 Nintendo Switch and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.www.nintendo.com
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Brown Medicine doctor deported despite federal court order. What we know.
A court order that would have delayed the deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh was issued while her plane was on the tarmac, but it took off anyway.Tom Mooney (The Providence Journal)
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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.NHPR
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Master System
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I should make a thing that plays a different song depending on how the cable is rotated.
Lately, I've been messing around with adding modern 3D elevation relief to historic maps. This is the original GLO survey from 1859-60 of the Grand Marais, Minnesota area.
Learning how to do this has been challenging. I've been using QGIS > Photoshop > Blender > Photoshop as the workflow.
@clolsonus Thanks. As best as I can figure, these were American Polyconic using a datum that isn't available in any gis program. Maybe something prior to but based on the New England Datum. This is before NAD. I've been using NAD27, but it's usually off. I just fix it in Photoshop after I get it close in QGIS.
With Blender anything seems possible. I like this view and the overhead views the best so far. Here's an example 3d view up Devil Track River Canyon.
Happy Colorado Canada Friendship Day!
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Governor Polis raising the Canadian Flag at the State Capitol for the new Colorado Canada Friendship Day
Colorado Governor Jared Polis is raising the Canadian Flag at the State Capitol to celebrate March 15 as Colorado Canada Friendship Day.Ashleigh Quintana (KOAA News 5)
Risotto is the greatest. If you’re not making chicken stock* and then risotto tonight, what are you even doing?
*if you’re able to decant the fat the same night, you came out better than me. (I usually just decant after cooling overnight. I’ll get that tomorrow.)
@MLE_online I’m always evangelizing for it. My unsolicited tips are:
-use your own stock
-all the pressure to stir constantly is bullshit
I can give more, solicited tips too if ever requested.
16 March 1895 | Jewish man, Bernhard Rosenberg, was born in Minsk. In 1918 he emigrated to Norway. A tailor.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website
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Germany's youth vote is increasingly polarized. Why?
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Radio Diaries: Black preacher and broadcaster Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux
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A new podcast traces how state lotteries became big business
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5321373/a-new-podcast-traces-how-state-lotteries-became-big-business?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Coder faces 10 years' jailtime for creating a 'kill switch' that screwed-up his employers' systems when he was laid off
Probably shouldn't have put his name on it, mind.Rich Stanton (Yahoo News)
Sometimes you think of the starwhale from Doctor Who and draw a little whale friend as you remember the episode. At least that is what led to the creation of this tiny whale.
I draw each of my flat 3D prints in Procreate, upload them to Maker World's "image to keychain" tool, download the file, and then print it. It's a quick way to make hand drawn art into something you can hold. I guess you could also print our your art as stickers but I enjoy the 3D prints.
The second image (video) shows my drawing process. I hope you enjoy this friend!
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Flat Whale by Straithe
Sometimes you think about the starwhale in Doctor Who and then decide to draw a whale of your own. This is how this little whale came to be. I hope you love them!makerworld.com
Building a Fully Automatic Birkeland-Eyde Reactor
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Building A Fully Automatic Birkeland-Eyde Reactor
Ever wanted to produce nitrogen fertilizer like they did in the 1900s? In that case, you’re probably looking at the Birkeland-Eyde process, which was the first industrial-scale atmospheric ni…Hackaday
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Trump slashes Voice of America with executive order, employees put on leave
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Trump slashes Voice of America with executive order, employees put on leave
The parent company of Voice of America, U.S. Agency for Global Media, oversees all non-military, international broadcasting.Greta Cross (USA TODAY)
@geerlingguy macOS + Ansible weekend project thanks to your video and galaxy collection. I am happy with how it turned out. Equally useful for a new system bootstrap or just adding a package.
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GitHub - jtbrough/macos_ansible: Setup macOS devices with Ansible.
Setup macOS devices with Ansible. Contribute to jtbrough/macos_ansible development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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