Do Chatbots Imitating Book Characters Cross the Line?โAnd More News for Library Workers
Authors weigh in on chatbots imitating their characters on a new appโplus more library-relevant news, including book ban updates.
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What it costs to have a baby in Pennsylvania
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Poll: The great dog poop etiquette debate
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We, represented by American Oversight, filed a FOIA suit against the DOJ for withholding a memo about the Trump adminโs acceptance of $400 million Qatari jet.
โIt shouldnโt take 620 days to release a single, time-sensitive document,โ Lauren Harper said.
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FPF sues DOJ for Trump memo on Qatari jet
Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, seeks memo reportedly used to justify foreign โgiftโ to Trumpโs private foundation.Freedom of the Press
Autistic Burnout isnโt failure.
Itโs not weakness.
Itโs not a sign that you didnโt try hard enough.
Autistic Burnout is what happens when the world demands your mask.
When your needs are invisible, your rhythms ignored, and your value tied to performance.
Itโs not just exhaustion...
Itโs a full-body protest.
A sacred โno more.โ
Autistic burnout isnโt about giving up.
Itโs about being forced to disconnect from yourself just to survive.
You donโt need to bounce back.
You need space to return to yourself.
Thatโs not recovery.
Thatโs liberation.
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Russian Strike on Prison Kills 16, Ukraine Says
The attack, which came just hours after President Trump gave the Kremlin a new deadline to work toward ending the war, was part of a wave across the country, the authorities said.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 10:23
Kobe x FC Barcelona: New away kit collab has Mamba Mentality
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Kobe x FC Barcelona: New away kit collab has Mamba Mentality - ESPN
Barcelona have fused their new 2025-26 away kit with a dash of sporting immortality in a partnership with late NBA icon Kobe Bryant's signature brand.Chris Wright (ESPN)
Historical Horse Racing machines key to the sportโs future in California are in peril
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Historical Horse Racing key to California horse racing in peril
A recent state attorney general ruling and objections by tribal leaders suggest difficulty adding Historical Horse Racing machines in California.John Cherwa (Los Angeles Times)
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Britten woest over balkondoden-ranglijst, die massatoerisme op de Balearen aan de kaak stelt
Vanaf hotelbalkons het zwembad in duiken of van balkon naar balkon klimmen: het fenomeen balconing eist jaarlijks levens. Op de Balearen (met Mallorca en Ibiza) staan de incidenten symbool voor de gevolgen van het massatoerisme.Uma Kagenaar (DPG Media)
Poland โ At a crossroads of ideologies
Poland is increasingly seen as the gateway between eastern and western Europe.
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Huff Road could soon be friendlier for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers
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Ending LGBTQ+ health research will leave science in the dark
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Contributor: Ending LGBTQ+ health research will leave science in the dark
Weโve seen the consequences of neglecting disparities before. For decades, medical problems unique to Black Americans were understudied and unsolved.Haley Stepp and Kathleen Griffith (Los Angeles Times)
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Colombia ex-President Alvaro Uribe found guilty in landmark bribery trial
The ruling, which Uribe's legal team said he will appeal, is the latest in a long-running, hugely politicised case.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 09:59
Colombia ex-President Alvaro Uribe found guilty in landmark bribery trial
The ruling, which Uribeโs legal team said he will appeal, is the latest in a long-running, hugely politicised case.Al Jazeera
Todayโs audio update: Attempted murder suspect arrested following standoff, N.J. medical center receives record-breaking donation
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Todayโs audio update: Attempted murder suspect arrested following standoff, N.J. medical center receives reco
NJ.com's morning audio update brings you the latest news from around the state in a quick audio summary.NJ.com Staff (nj)
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Can India avoid playing Pakistan in Asia Cup following backlash? - EUROPE SAYS
The upcoming India-Pakistan Asia Cup match in the UAE has kicked up a huge political storm after Asaduddin Owaisi, a prominent Indian opposition leader,EUROPE SAYS
๐ฐ The European Humiliation By Trump Is Ultimately Europe's Fault
๐ phillipspobrien.substack.com/pโฆ
#Opinion #Podcast #RussianInvasion #RussianWar #Substack #Ukraine
The European Humiliation By Trump Is Ultimately Europe's Fault
Long-Term and Short-Term Causes.Phillips P. OBrien (Phillipsโs Newsletter)
Kidsโ gender-affirming care pause was a cabinet call, says Crisafulli
His comments shed light on a key plank of a legal case challenging the ban on hormone treatment for gender dysphoria in new public patients.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 10:14
Matildas handed tough draw in Womenโs Asian Cup group
The Matildasโ group stage opponents have been revealed, with a rematch against the team who knocked them out of the last tournament to shape their path to the knockout phase.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 10:04
Heavy rains and floods kill 30 in Beijing
At least 30 people have been killed after torrential downpours hit the Chinese capital, damaging roads, bringing down power poles and uprooting trees.
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Walker finds partial skull on riverbank near Mildura holiday park
A crime scene has been established at the site where part of a skull was found along the Murray River at Mildura.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 07:10
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ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Wade Stephens (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
U.S. Treasury yields hold steady ahead of Fed meeting โ NBC Los Angeles - EUROPE SAYS
U.S. Treasury yields were flat on Tuesday, just ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.EUROPE SAYS
CULTURA | Ha mort Maria Pagรจs, la โMaria de les trenesโ de la sardana de Josep Saderra
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La banyolina, que tenia 94 anys, va rebre fa uns mesos un homenatge de la coral Veus de l'EstanyLluรญs Simon (El Punt Avui)
๐ฐ Europeโs roads, railways and bridges are not suitable for rapid movement of tanks, troops and weapons in case of war with Russia, - EU Transport Commissioner Tzitzikostas
Police block pro-Palestinian protesters' bid for Sydney Harbour Bridge march
The Palestine Action Group informed police of its intention to hold a March for Humanity on Sunday and said using the landmark would send a "powerful message" over concerns about mass starvation in Gaza.
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Spotify Hits 276 Million Paying Subs, Exceeding Forecasts, But Swings to Quarterly Loss
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Spotify Q2 2025 Earnings Report, Subscriber Update
The audioย streamingย giant, led by CEO Daniel Ek, posts its second-quarter results, which were hit by higher expenses and costs related to stock gains.Georg Szalai (The Hollywood Reporter)
'Mounting evidence of widespread starvation' in Gaza, IPC says, as Israel warned over aid access -
โWe keep hearing about aid coming in, but we never see any of itโpublished at 10:27 British Summer TimeEUROPE SAYS
'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
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Asking Eric: Every month, itโs the same drill with our irresponsible friend
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Asking Eric: Every month, itโs the same drill with our irresponsible friend
I donโt think we should enable this behavior anymore.R. Eric Thomas (The Mercury News)
Trump caps his Scottish visit by opening a new golf course
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How Israel Could Exploit Iran's Ethnic Division to Wage War From Within - EUROPE SAYS
With Iran still reeling from its 12-day war, Israel retains a hidden weapon in its arsenal against the Islamic Republicโdisaffected minorities who also seekEUROPE SAYS
It's "street", but it's also "textures" and "materials".
Industrial area near the port in the city centre of #Tampere, #Finland
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"...will continue the special military operation to protect its interests."
What fuckin "interests"?! ๐ฎ
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Murdoc Addams ๐ง๐ป ๐จ๐ฆ
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Annelies Kamran, Ph.D.
in reply to LittleScrapsoftheNorth • • •@littlescraps I like that! I'm a big fan of the Murderbot Diaries, and one of the things I really appreciate are the emergency shutdowns when it's injured.
Maybe something from the nuclear industry like "core exposure"?
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Annelies Kamran, Ph.D.
in reply to Annelies Kamran, Ph.D. • • •emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor
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Murdoc Addams ๐ง๐ป ๐จ๐ฆ
in reply to Annelies Kamran, Ph.D. • • •@akamran @littlescraps
"Scram is sometimes cited as being an acronym for safety control rod axe man or safety cut rope axe man."
"...had an actual control rod tied to a rope with a man with an axe standing next to it; cutting the rope would mean the rods would fall by gravity into the reactor core, shutting the reactor down."
So now I have the image of a little man in my head ready to cut the rope to a control rod ready to shut me down. I can blame shutdowns on him. ๐
The metaphor does work well for how I feel in shutdown though, like any reactions are just being absorbed by control rods thrust into my head.
Which just reinforces that the term 'meltdown' works well for me also, but then I'm a sci & tech nerd. The term may convey something different to other people like you say, littlescraps. ๐คท
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Kevin Davy
in reply to Annelies Kamran, Ph.D. • • •Also like, cascading overload. Perhaps something like, near terminal node failure, for burnout.
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Annelies Kamran, Ph.D.
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Kevin Davy
in reply to Annelies Kamran, Ph.D. • • •It does seem to cover it.
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Kevin Davy
in reply to <undef> • • •Yeah, it does feel that way.
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I contend it is clinical PTSD. Multiple burnouts is C-PTSD.
Burnout we used to call a โnervous breakdownโ but neither of those things are clinical diagnosis.
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Jo - piรจce de rรฉsistance
in reply to Jo - piรจce de rรฉsistance • • •most of us have experienced a tremendous amount of bullying, abuse, trauma and a lack of compassion, support, or safe space, non-stop in our lives. I think itโs that hopelessness and feeling of no way out is what brings us to burnout/ptsd.
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cesium
in reply to LittleScrapsoftheNorth • • •I tend to use two metaphors, not electrical though:
- Material fatigue en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatigue_โฆ for the internal perception and progression of damage
- Aerodynamic stall en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stall_(fโฆ for how it depends on the plane's shape and speed, the way usual control mechanisms become useless, and getting out of a stall requires counterintuitive actions
abrupt reduction in lift of aeroplane wing due to flow separation
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