Thanks for this list! I've bookmarked a few books, I've been trying to fight AI fatigue by getting back to reading, so these may prove useful. Happy reading in the New Year 😄

Matt Ponesse on Instagram: "Classy Image source: Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male, Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale MS 125-128 #medieval #medievalmanuscript #manuscript #medievalart #arthistory #a... 16K likes, 157 comments - medievalistmatt on May 25, 2025: "Classy Image source: Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male, Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale MS 125-128 #medieval #medievalmanuscript #manusc...

I see. There you go
www.instagram.com/p/DKE65xoOZY...

Sounds like a meme made by a certain medievalist on Instagram. Would be nice to credit the source

The Un-Ravel-ing of the AI Revolution One man’s resistance dream fulfilled.

My piece of micro-fiction on AI resistance:

medium.com/@katarzyna.r...

#writing
#noAI

United pilot attacked passenger for taking too long in the bathroom, lawsuit alleges Yisroel Liebb of New Jersey claims pilot broke lock and pulled him out with his pants down, leaving him exposed

So now apparently it's also unsafe to have constipation while on a plane in the U.S. 🙄

Where's that country going???

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Up to relatively recently, money was the only factor that stopped me from traveling to the U.S.

But with the current administration and border guard culture, I won't be traveling there any time soon, even if I have the money.

Just wondering how much of that fraud and waste is AI hallucinations 🤔

Weather and climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather forecasting, hurricane prediction, ocean observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its satellites, supercomputers, and research teams provide essential data that help us understand our planet and protect lives. On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are unethical and deeply disruptive to the talented scientists and engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and quality of weather forecasts produced by the United States. They must be reversed immediately. Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline. If this concerns you, speak up. Share on social media. And if you're in the U.S., contact your representatives. - Cameron

All websites that depend on NOAA data should display something like this.

earth.nullschool.net

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I have no idea (armchair volcanologist here).

If this was in Iceland, I'd say yes, but here I'm completely at a loss 🤷‍♀️ Hoping for some experts to chime in.

Screenshot from today's plot from the seismograph in Santorini, showing a quiet period and intense continuous earthquakes for the last hour or so.

And then... 🤪

A very balanced explanation of what is going on in Greece with the earthquake swarm near #Santorini and the #Kolumbo volcano, by Professor Shawn Willsey:

youtu.be/4jREQ3EdEAY

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You might need to do some editing in the article, something has gone wrong with a few sentences and paragraphs 👀

a close up of a crab crawling on a rock in the ocean . ALT: a close up of a crab crawling on a rock in the ocean .

In these tough times remember a Pom Pom Crab is out there cheering for you.

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Thank you!

Looking forward to reading more about the arguments for magmatic movement!

Is that plot available to the public somewhere online? Could you share a link?

Do you know of any summaries that also cover the depth of the quakes? Can't see that info in the one you linked.

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Yeah, on a geological timescale "near" might mean something different than we're used to in everyday life. Thanks for sharing the paper, much appreciated 🙂

Could you please share what paper you mean? Just today, someone shared with me a 2020 paper suggesting Kolumbo needs another 700 yrs or so to recharge and be ready for eruption.

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How My Friend Lost Her WhatsApp Account to a Simple Scam A simple request turned into a major headache

Be careful if a "friend" on #WhatsApp asks for help with a one-time password. An easy way to lose your account.

This story is paywalled but includes a free link for those who don't have a Medium subscription.

#scamalert #security

medium.com/the-daily-cu...

DeepSeek hot take: The emperor still has no clothes, but it's very distressing to the emperor that their non-clothes can be made so much more cheaply.

I’m not kidding: those who delegate all their writing, thinking and creative expression to machines are going to wake up one day and discover that they can no longer write or think. You need to make your own art. You need to keep your brain working. You need to stay human.

Pet peeve: authors proudly announcing that their book was "published" in another language without bothering to #NameTheTranslator. Do they think "publishing in another language" is just a matter of clicking a button?

Please give your translator(s) credit for the work they have done.

Maybe it wasn't programed from the start to reveal from whom it stole the content, regardless of the field 🤷‍♀️ It returns language based on statistical analysis of what words go together, but that also applies to references.