When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing?
US patent law says inventors must be human, but they can use AI. This changes the nature of invention and raises the question: Is this what the founders had in mind when they set up the patent system?The Conversation
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#volcano #translation #translate #GoogleTranslate #siren #mermaid #memes #meme #FunnyMemes #funny
!["In this case of volcanic eruption, you will hear mermaids. Do not ignore the mermaids; they are there for your safety."
[screenshot of a post by] ProfJenniBarclay @VolcanoJenni:
Perils of Google Translate No. 44a. People seeking greater warning of volcanic eruption want sirens _not_ mermaids. (Spanish: Sirenas).](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/249100 "\"In this case of volcanic eruption, you will hear mermaids. Do not ignore the mermaids; they are there for your safety.\"
[screenshot of a post by] ProfJenniBarclay @VolcanoJenni:
Perils of Google Translate No. 44a. People seeking greater warning of volcanic eruption want sirens _not_ mermaids. (Spanish: Sirenas).")
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Man becomes first in New York to be cured of sickle cell
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> A 21-year-old man has become the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia.
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🆕 blog! “Some thoughts on LCP eBook DRM”
There's a new(ish) DRM scheme in town! LCP is Readium's "Licensed Content Protection".
At the risk of sounding like an utter corporate stooge, I think it is a relatively inoffensive and technically interesting DRM scheme. Primarily because, once you've downloaded your DRM-infected book, you don't need to rely on an online server to unlock…
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Some thoughts on LCP eBook DRM
There's a new(ish) DRM scheme in town! LCP is Readium's "Licensed Content Protection". At the risk of sounding like an utter corporate stooge, I think it is a relatively inoffensive and technically interesting DRM scheme.Terence Eden’s Blog
On Friday, someone from the Readium Consortium contacted me to express their concerns about me publishing my research into how to extract content from an LCP DRM ePub.
I've given it a lot of thought and come to the following conclusion.
As clever as LCP is, it means Readium is a gatekeeper. They decide which apps are allowed to use their DRM. They charge more money than most open source projects can afford. Any out-of-date hardware products will *never* be able to read legally purchased books.
Maximum minimum difference between $f(k+1)$ and average of $f(0), \dots, f(2k+1)$
Consider the set of increasing functions over nonnegative integers such that $f(0)=0$ and $f(1)=1$. Find the function $f$ that maximizes $$\inf_{k \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}} \left[ f(k) - \frac{1}{2k+1}\s...MathOverflow
LOCK. HER. UP.
Trump press secretary hid over $300k in debt tied to 'inappropriate donations'
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#KarolineLeavitt #EndTrump #EndMusk #DonaldKrasnov #RepublicansOwnThis #GOPKakistocracy #GOPWeirdos #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
Trump press secretary hid over $300k in debt tied to 'inappropriate donations': report
Before she even held his first official White House press conference, Donald Trump's latest press secretary is facing questions after a last-minute FEC filing on Thursday reportedly showed she had been hiding debt related to her failed run for a seat…Tom Boggioni (Raw Story)
Woke up to 1" of sleety snow, 0c, with borderline icy rain and thick fog, which would make today's remote run at 1300m a bit silly, since I didn't know the route/terrain.
Jumped into HQ and drove 1000m down and found sunshine and views of the stunning snowy mountains.
Run wasn't as fast as I had hoped because first we found a cows horn that the Irish mutt wanted to play and then run with for over a 1km with. Then we found the cows had set up camp on the trail/farm track so we had to navigate around and hope we didn't set off a stampede.
The Spanish mutt did some dry stone checking for @kristiedegaris ;)
#RunnerOfMastodon #TrailRunning #RunningWithDogs #TailsFromTheTrail #Podenco
this honestly looks like such a great day! Drystone, sun plus pups, is a pretty unbeatable combination.
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If you have an Amazon Echo, Ring, or other corpo snitchware installed in your home - you should sell it or smash it with a hammer
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#amazon #echo #ring #surveillance #privacy #smarthome #uspol
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
Whew! I knew this was going to be a tricky replanting and it was but went more smoothly than I'd expected. This mini bog started out in 2023 as a random throwing things together with different Sundew seed stalks, moss and some Butterworts in a Tupperware-type container using coconut coir as the growing medium and I actually didn't expect it to survive. It seemed to (mostly) do okay and it was time to move it to a larger container.
#CarnivorousPlants #Mosstodon #gardening #Plants @plants
Thanks for the suggestion. The functional hairs are mostly on the inside. I moved the worst ones outside, but I’ll keep an eye on the indoor ones with the tape handy.
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The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Marp — if you want to use Markdown to create presentations, this might be a good place to start
It's entirely open source, though you only get two tools: CLI MD -> HTML and VS Code extension. The CLI is pretty good at taking Markdown and turning in into an HTML slide deck. I much prefer iA Presenter though, which is not open source, but also not horribly expensive.
Marp: Markdown Presentation Ecosystem
Marp (also known as the Markdown Presentation Ecosystem) provides an intuitive experience for creating beautiful slide decks. You only have to focus on writing your story in a Markdown document.marp.app
Good News For Progressive Views The Week Of 3/7-3/13
The chaos ushered in by Donald Trump and Elon Musk these last 55 days hit a major setback this week as two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of improperly laid off workers.The Big Picture
What the US doesn’t need is passive aggressive posts telling people to wake up when clearly, it’s you just not paying attention. If you hate the US, just say that. It’s fine. I hate us too. But don’t make it look as if people are sitting idol. It’s intentional disrespect.
March for #MahmoudKhalil happening right now in Los Angeles. 20,000 deep. There have been protests about something every day. As Black Americans have been telling you… PAY ATTENTION.
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‘A fundamental right’: UK high street chains and restaurants challenged over refusal to accept cash
As more of us reject tapping and swiping, campaigners and politicians say the law should force retailers to accept coins and notesJon Ungoed-Thomas (The Guardian)
Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (14 January 2025) | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Figures that are yet-to-be verified by the UN are attributed to their source. Casualty numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Israeli authorities.United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Donate to Save The Vagina Museum, organized by Vagina Museum
The Vagina Museum is one month away from closing – forever The Vagina Museum will be forced t… Vagina Museum needs your support for Save The Vagina Museumgofundme.com
President Kamala Harris would not have done this.
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite court order:
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US deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite court order
Their arrival comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge blocked a law Trump planned to use for the deportations.Brandon Drenon (BBC News)
![Comic by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. Script as follows:
Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage.
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NATURALIST:
And now It is my great honour
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NATURALIST:
to reintroduce the first wild beaver
back into Britain
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[Cut to the BEAVER’S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.]
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BEAVER:
Well, well, well.
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BEAVER:
Look who's come crawling back.
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BEAVER:
Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya?
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BEAVER:
Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*?
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BEAVER:
I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your head…
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BEAVER:
First you wipe us out… now you ask us to come back and build dams for free…
You actually expect me to be *pleased* don’t ya?
NATURALIST:
I'm so sorry I…I…
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BEAVER:
“Ooh la la, the Brits have come crawling back…”
Do I look like *Michel flippin’ Barnier*?
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NATURALIST:
I-if there’s some kind of… *remuneration* we could offer I-I’m sure…
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BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]:
Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage.
NATURALIST:
Done.
[ends]](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/248363 "Comic by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. Script as follows:
Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage.
1
NATURALIST:
And now It is my great honour
2
NATURALIST:
to reintroduce the first wild beaver
back into Britain
3
[Cut to the BEAVER’S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.]
4
BEAVER:
Well, well, well.
5
BEAVER:
Look who's come crawling back.
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BEAVER:
Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya?
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BEAVER:
Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*?
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BEAVER:
I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your head…
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BEAVER:
First you wipe us out… now you ask us to come back and build dams for free…
You actually expect me to be *pleased* don’t ya?
NATURALIST:
I'm so sorry I…I…
10
BEAVER:
“Ooh la la, the Brits have come crawling back…”
Do I look like *Michel flippin’ Barnier*?
11
NATURALIST:
I-if there’s some kind of… *remuneration* we could offer I-I’m sure…
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BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]:
Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage.
NATURALIST:
Done.
[ends]")
As a fat human I’m not into fat shaming, however, this afternoon I think I found #WhoAteAllThePies 😀
#birds #birding #birdphotography #robin #puffed #beautiful #nature #wildlife #optoutside #goexplore
15 minutes until I go live - still time to get snacks, drinks and change your energy provider.
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Is PyCharm worth the money?
Have you tried PyCharm yet? Is it worth the £7.90 per month? Did you know you might be able to get it for free? Let's compare it to VS Code and Thonny to see...YouTube
اکران - از زخمهای طبقه فقير تا سراب موفقیت: مرثیهای برای هیل بیلی
رمان "مرثیه هیلبیلی"، روایتی است از [والبته نقدی است بر] چرخه پایانناپذیر فقر، اعتیاد و بحران هویت در قلب آمریکا كه در کتاب جی.دی. ونس به مسیری برای رهایی از شکست تبدیل میشود.صدای آمریکا
And I'm sure Elmo will try to get out taken down because it shows just how bad the Tesla autopilot is
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Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?
Never underestimate the power of freakin' lasers! Have fun learning to think like an engineer and get 2 FREE boxes at: http://crunchlabs.com/LidarGet your Cr...YouTube
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#usa #trump #ruleoflaw #courtorder #elsalvador
US deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite court order
Their arrival comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge blocked a law Trump planned to use for the deportations.Brandon Drenon (BBC News)
This has been going on for weeks
Surely, someone's got a page with a running list of the status of every judicial decision that #BigHands has ignored?
Textbook fascism, plus at one point he claimed that he and the AG were the only ones allowed to interpret laws regarding the executive.
Come on, Americans! Get it yet?
"Make Biking Dangerous Again" because obviously bikes are DEI woke programs meant to... I don't even fucking know but that one asshole owns a car company.
➡️ usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12…
U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes — Streetsblog USA
Now U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes!usa.streetsblog.org
I used to grow broccoli that'd go to really similar looking flowers* and pollinators loved them. If I cooked the broccoli when it'd partially gone to flower, it was awesome.
* thing that popped into my head: "Now you're Brassica olerecea that I used to know... BRASSSSICCAAAAA...."
Just came back from grocery shopping here in Toronto and this is consistent with my observations. Lots of USA products marked down and just sitting there rotting. Plenty of Canadian, Mexican and European alternatives available.
I knew I smelled CloudFlare machinations
"Nice website you have there. Be a shame if something happened to it."
"Nice browser you have there. Be a shame if it kept working."
This administration illegally denied hundreds of people due process, then deported them to a country they’ve never known, run by an authoritarian infamous for cruel treatment of prisoners. They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
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