Gabriella Nonino
@gabriellanonino.com
Random photo journeys and accidental thoughts. Occasional time traveller. Posting from the rooftop of a very old city. Chaotic timeline.
It is not only a tragedy for humans: French wildfires are turning animals’ homes into ‘a desert of ashes’ | National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
French wildfires are turning animals’ homes into ‘a desert of ashes’
The catastrophic fires have potential to do long-term damage to many wild animal populations, but a toad species could be the most affected.
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Around Chiusi, Random views around the Tuscan city of Chiusi. 📍 Chiusi, Tuscany, IT #GrainSocial https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:vryspragp5yyohzghxpgqm7i/gallery/3msdgrfidj224
The door to the dormitory, Detail of the dormitory that housed the Cistercians monks at the monastery of Santes Creus. 📍 Santes Creus, Aiguamúrcia, Catalonia, ES #GrainSocial https://grain.social/profile/did:plc:vryspragp5yyohzghxpgqm7i/gallery/3msddcfmsd32p
True story. Someone left a funeral urn, complete with ashes, at a supermarket in Benidorm.
Olvidan una urna funeraria con cenizas en un supermercado de Benidorm
La Policía Local trata de localizar a los familiares de la persona fallecida para devolverles el recipiente que se dejaron en una taquilla del establecimiento
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As of today, the use of AI becomes more transparent in the EU. Here’s how EU law makes sure AI works for you, in full openness ↓
Good! There needs to be a mandatory labelling/ watermark in place, especially for any AI media output.
WIRED@wired.com · 3d agoNew EU rules stipulate that people must be told when they’re interacting with AI or looking at AI-generated or -edited content, leading to fear of “disclosure fatigue.” www.wired.com/story/europe...
Today at the 12th century Cistercian monastery of Santes Creus, one of the few historical places that offers peace and a refuge from the heat. Tarragona, Catalonia. #photography
Space junk is the new rain: "More space debris is raining down on Earth than ever before — one effect of the frenetic race among governments and companies like SpaceX to reign over the skies."
BanmarNJ@banmarnj.bsky.social · 5d agoA Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?
Pulverised glass (silicon) improves soil by unlocking nutrients and protects plants from pests. So keep recycling.
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 5d agoPulverised recycled glass helping boost farm productivity
The Human Fridge is the must have accessory for the modern household. Turn it horizontally and it converts into a sleeping unit. Hibernation mode still missing.
The human fridge: is this really the best way to cool down in a ‘cruelly hot’ climate?
A ‘personal cooling booth’ that promises to chill you out in 10 minutes has launched in Japan, with its makers claiming it beats air-conditioning or a fan
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Seeing mass tourism moving north would be the one positive for Mediterranean cities whose social fabric has is being destroyed, property prices have gone through the roof, and rents have skyrocketed.
@alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 6d agoHeatwaves pushing European holidaymakers north, says #AirFrance-KLM - Areas hit by high temperatures was the “biggest change” the airline group has seen in recent weeks, as it reported a 70% drop in second-quarter profits because of higher fuel prices www.ft.com/content/f0c6... via @FT #DonaldTrump
Watching the 1948 movie Scott of the Antarctic, to remind my self of what ice cold looks like. The direction and script are stuffy, but the defining moment when Scott and his 4 men disappear into the vastness of the snow is one of the greatest moment of doom in cinema. #filmsky
That green patch of cricket lawn in a sea of dry grass is telling.
Christian Odendahl@codendahl.bsky.social · 6d agoDamn. 🌵 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Goodnight. Fernando Herráez, titled from his series Línea de playa, 1978.
Very telling research on the rise of self-published books with substantial AI text - which on their own earn less than 'regular' books, but together seem to earn their 'authors' substantial and are thus crowding out the market for others:
Tuhin Chakrabarty@tuhinchakr.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 New paper on AI & Copyright Using @pangram.com full-text AI detection, we study self-published genre fiction on Amazon, 2023–26. Amazon is flooded w/ books with substantial AI text. They earn real 💰 & crowd out non-AI books. w/ @dhillonp.bsky.social @xinyuel.bsky.social & Jane Ginsburg (1/n) 🧵
Over 250,000 hectares of land has burnt across European Union, with 1254 fires detected since start of the year. As wildfires become more frequent, intense & complex, reliable monitoring, forecasting, cross-border data sharing & #EarlyWarnings are critical to protect lives, livelihoods & ecosystems.
This is great for anyone creating original content published on the net. Far more powerful than the standard © copyright symbol, it registers and declares you as the irrefutable owner of your work.
Liccium@liccium.com · last wk.What if a PDS became more than a repository for posts? We propose using AT Protocol as a creator-controlled publication layer for declaration metadata describing digital works, making rights, provenance, and other trusted metadata independently verifiable and easier to discover.
Spanish papers reporting on the fight against the privatisations of beaches in Italy. Much of the 8,000 kilometers of coastline is exploited for commercial purposes, and hose fighting are standing up to the mafia, the army, and those who profit from sun loungers, umbrellas, and cocktails.✊
¡Liberad las playas! ¿Quién ganará la lucha contra la privatización de la costa de Italia?
Buena parte de los 8.000 kilómetros de costa del país mediterráneo están explotados con fines comerciales. Ahora, los defensores de las “playas libres” plantan cara a la mafia, al Ejército y a quienes...
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The increasingly proposed term "Pyrocene" is more to the point.
Auke-Florian 🪹@aukeflorian.nl · 2w agoWelcome to the Anthropocene 🔥
A silent elecric storm, beyond the roofs and over the sea, and not a single drop of rain. #Tarragona
You also need the right kind of tomaquet, a special type of small, round tomato that is ripe and pulpy, which is rubbed over the toasted slice of bread. The drizzle of olive oil from the Arberquina variety (small and aromatic) completes this iconic dish. #foodsky
Nigella Lawson@nigella.bsky.social · 2w ago#RecipeOfTheDay is Catalan Toast or, as it actually is in Catalan, Pa amb tomaquet. The correct procedure is to rub the olive-oiled dampened toast with garlic and a halved tomato, but I grate it. If we had better tomatoes I’d have more trust in the dabbing-approach! www.nigella.com/recipes/cata...
The stuff of nightmares. Firefighters entering the enormous area engulfed by the flames advancing towards Madrid. Some numbers: 80,000 people have been evacuated or confined to their homes, over 40,000 hectares burned down.
Eva Helada@evaspinola70.bsky.social · 2w agoTremendo vídeo. No hay dinero que pueda pagar a esta gente. Gracias.
The search filters on Bluesky are superb. Add the term > click enter > then use "filters" on the top bar to refine the search.
At this rate we may have to use our imagination to see the eclipse on the 12th of August.
Copernicus ECMWF@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 2w ago#CopernicusAtmosphere Aerosol Optical Depth forecasts have been showing a complex scenario in recent days, mixing Saharan Dust and smoke from the numerous wildfires around the western Mediterranean. See the latest charts: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa... @ecmwf.int
The Odyssey is set towards the end of the Bronze Age which experienced catastrophic changes that mirror, increasingly, our own. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline draws parallels and is a great read.
Sense Hofstede@sensehofstede.nl · 2w ago‘We are the sea people, who, with our inhumanity and rapacious greed, have become the barbarians at our own gates.’
