Haha! Dutch partners: always there for you for a bit of constructive feedback. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Maaike
@maaike.bsky.social
Social Psychologist, digital native, checks sources,loves irony. Maker of humans, breaker of stuff, hacker of both. Tries not to judge.
“If you want a receipt I need your phone number” - I’m not going to give you my phone number and I need a receipt. “But I can not print a receipt I can only send it by phone” - I am not going to give you my phone number, I am going to need a printed receipt “I don’t have a printer” gets manager
Chinese viral AI videos are turning foreigners into villains, flooding Chinese social media. They depict foreigners as threats to China’s social, moral, and national order. Strong, confident Chinese people confront, violently beat, and humiliate them in defense of their country. See more below🧵
If you're a cis person insisting that the prospect of trans children playing youth sports is not only "a problem" but in fact one of the biggest problems we currently face as a nation, I'd be happy to introduce you to literally a million other things that should be worrying you more.
airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
Approximately 1 out of 3 women will experience sexual and/or physical abuse in their lifetime and you still have men claiming that allegations must be false because there are too many of them. It’s actually the opposite. The vast majority allegations will never become public
UNPOPULAR OPINION: NAPOLEON WOULD HAVE WON THIS WAR IF OCEANS WERE NOT BATTLEFIELDS
Max P III@blackballer.bsky.social · last wk.The US would have won this war if physical reality was totally different lol
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
If regulators needed proof AI guardrails aren’t helping anyone except attackers increase their lead on defenders, look to the Hugging Face writeup as well as attempts to summarize it. It makes the case for open weight models & will eventually erase US AI dominance huggingface.co/blog/agent-i...
Contemplating sending her a snap: “You’re spilling the tea right into our laps!”
Maaike@maaike.bsky.social · last wk.Funny thing about teenagers… They are so self absorbed that when they are sitting in the garden in a horde and spilling the tea… Honeys, it’s hot, the windows are open. We hear everything even if we are trying not to
Funny thing about teenagers… They are so self absorbed that when they are sitting in the garden in a horde and spilling the tea… Honeys, it’s hot, the windows are open. We hear everything even if we are trying not to
Andre 3000 'Do Tell' Meme
ALT: Andre 3000 'Do Tell' Meme
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A Chinese shoe manufacturer made this video to show how indestructible their shoes are and y'all I'm much too gay for this 🥵
LLM’s are helpful for daisy chaining. A chain of thought maybe even.
Wonderful. Similarly, my uncle the priest used to take a moment to gush with happiness when a kid started acting up while he was saying mass. A public space isn’t a public space if all aren’t welcome.
Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈@ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 2w agoA thing I say during public lectures when a kid in my audience starts to randomly fuss: “I’m very good at staying focused when kids make noise so we’re just gonna carry on. And if you’re not good at it, it’s time to learn. Staying on task while kids do their thing is a life skill. Mom, don’t leave.”
#OtD 24 Jul 1936 Pepita Ingles, a 26-year-old self-educated mother of two, joined the Durruti Column militia with her partner to fight the fascists following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Her partner was killed at Pina, but she fought on stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9659...
Learning a new skill triggers both temporary cell swelling and lasting structural growth in the human brain
Learning a new skill triggers both temporary cell swelling and lasting structural growth in the human brain
When you learn a new skill, your brain undergoes physical changes. A new study using advanced MRI technology reveals that mastering a task triggers two distinct, unexpected cellular reactions that reshape our understanding of human neuroplasticity.
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If the sandbox escape was so advanced then publish the details.
Guy flying a drone over the swimming pool: “But I payed, I’m doing recon for an event” Yeah, this is a privacy issue. “But I don’t film people, look” Yeah, I can’t go by that promise, and I don’t care. You need to leave, there are people in that pool. And you’re not going to win this argument.
Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. And Ossoff is devastatingly good at this. But who else wanted him to shout out, “Just answer the f*cking question”?
Let’s assume the Trojan war happened (IRL probably many conflicts over centuries). Now let’s remember that the poem’s cycle was never a historical account. Now let’s remember that it was part of an oral tradition that adapted over several centuries before being written down. Each time…
Watcher Guru@watcher.guru · 2w agoJUST IN: Elon Musk says Grok will make a "full-length movie" of The Odyssey that is "historically accurate" by the end of this year.
Fairly sure they didn't mention this part of the job in the US Marine Corps' recruitment brochure
In 2024, the Dutch Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology introduced the 'Infuuts', a bike for children attached to tubes and IVs. The bike is now available to hospitals worldwide, offering kids distraction, freedom, and joy during their hospital stay. 👌🏼 🚲 🥰 🎥 Prinses Máxima Centrum
