Two chemicals used to make plastic more flexible are linked to nearly 2 million premature births and the deaths of 74,000 newborns worldwide in 2018, according to a new study: https://cnn.it/482N0CP
A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
Wow. Looks like Trump just lost Amazon Web Services its contract with Finland for cloud-based management of election information. No price given. But would be interesting to know how soon European digital sovereignty might start to mean something to US hyperscalers' bottom lines.
A handshake, an antenna and some abstract shapes based on the flags of the EU and of Ghana. The text on the visual reads 'EU-Ghana security and defence partnership'.
🇪🇺🇬🇭 The EU and Ghana have signed a security and defence partnership.
The EU has signed 12 partnerships of this kind with partner countries, to promote peace and security in Europe and across the world.
Find out more ➡ link.europa.eu/vRThQ7
The European Union will not backtrack on its ban on Russian fossil fuel imports or slow down its shift to renewables, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said.
“We should not again ever import as much as one molecule,” he told POLITICO.
CATO: “.. After more than two weeks of consistent bombing, new US intelligence suggests Iran’s regime is now consolidating power, unlikely to collapse, and led by a cadre more extreme than before.”
@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cato.org/blog/strateg...
“We don’t use the Strait.
We don’t need it.” 🤡
A newspaper headline from over a century ago, reading: WOMEN ANARCHISTS HAVE BECOME THE TERROR OF WORLDS POLICE Their Daring Crimes Are Said to Have Out- stripped the Deeds of Brothers of the Red Search for the Woman is Becoming a Safe Rule in Crimes Proceeding From Anarchistic Violence—The Guardians of the World Nearly Always Finda Woman Implicated When a Ruler is Stricken Down—Emotional Women Lose Sense of Fear.
Happy International Women's Day. 🏴
Now that everyone’s paying attention to global energy markets and effects of faraway events on prices and decision-making, is it a good time to talk about the indirect land use effects of dedicating cropland to biofuel production or nah?
Trương văn đạo, a renowned woodworker and sculptor in Vietnam created the ultimate toy car for his children. [📹 Woodworking Art / sieuxedocdao]
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I love watching people use LLMs in public. They’ll reply to a breaking news article and say “@grok is this true?” Babe where do you think it’s about to pull its answer from
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
It is said that daffodils bloom around the 1st of March in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. St David's feast day is celebrated #March1st and coincides with the beginning of meteorological #spring
#stdavidsday
Okay I feel like this is going to come up a lot in the next 24 hours so let's just clear this up:
The Iranian supreme leader allegedly killed today is Ayatollah Khamenei.
The supreme leader who came to power in 1979 is Ayatollah Khomeini
Neither one is typically spelled Ayatollah "Khameini".
And there he is.
Ten years younger than Macron.
A political prodigy who led his party at 31.
Climate minister at 35
Former pacer for Olympic marathon winner Sifan Hassan.
History of heart trouble.
A gay man, engaged to a 28 yr old Argentinian hockey player.
And now Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
As there will be a lot of ICPS helium talk, here is a nice picture of the ICPS upper stage helium bottles on the ICPS intertank
Source: NASA/ULA
#ArtemisII
Representation matters
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
No matter the age, hunger affects everyone. That’s why we’re introducing WCK’s #ChefsForUkraine Baby Kits—created to support the smallest members of our communities. Each kit includes cereals, proteins, and purées, helping ensure babies have what they need when food access is disrupted.
We created an exhibition to go along with my 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 book! tomasp.net/cultures/exh...
It tells the story of how programming concepts methodologies emerge amidst clashes and collaborations between cultures.
🖼If you want to display this at your university or conference, let me know!
It’s like when hiring - you want people that are smart and get things done. But the worst quadrant from the business’s perspective isn’t a “no” to both. The worst is the dumb but productive worker. Because they create more work for everyone else.
That’s what LLMs are:
Dumb but extremely productive
i wonder what magic the tech industry will develop next. a calendar that is 75% accurate and gives you an eating disorder
A little armored one / turtle rabbit in the wild
The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
My favourite way of saying “we’re on it” or “we’ll take care of that for you” is the Dutch we zullen dat varkentje wel even wassen. It means “we will certainly get that piglet washed.”
The director of the FBI: "I don't read."
His staff (paraphrased): "he doesn’t like meetings in office settings. What he wants is social events."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why Are Two Of The Biggest AI Startups Hiring Chemical Weapons Experts?
I'm sure it's for fine and good reasons!!
By the end of the week horses will speak English.
