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MarvinFreeman mastodon (AP)
AI can’t do your Christmas shopping just yet – but next year might be different
https://theconversation.com/ai-cant-do-your-christmas-shopping-just-yet-but-next-year-might-be-different-246132

#OfInterest #Culture
Cass M 👋🏽 friendica (via ActivityPub)
Is this for Redditors in situationships? Either I like you enough to **make time** to find something I think you'll like or you get words.

John Socks mastodon (AP)
An electric Hummer came down our street yesterday evening. As big as it was and with as many lights as it has I legit thought it was an ambulance until it got closer.

kcarruthers mastodon (AP)
the philistines are in charge now: Amid cuts to basic research, New Zealand scraps all support for social sciences
https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-cuts-basic-research-new-zealand-scraps-all-support-social-sciences
Text Shot: This week, in an announcement that stunned New Zealand’s research community, the country’s center-right coalition government said it would divert half of the NZ$75 million Marsden Fund, the nation’s sole funding source for fundamental science, to “research with economic benefits.” Moreover, the fund would no longer support any social sciences and humanities research, and the expert panels considering these proposals would be disbanded.
One of the philistines

Tom Grzybow diaspora
??? No, this is his ideology.
Bryan Meloy diaspora
Whether an ideologue or spoilt brat he is getting more and more dangerous

Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
KFile: Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that January 6 attack was carried out by leftist groups | CNN Politics

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/politics/kfile-pete-hegseth-conspiracy-theories-january-6/index.html
ruurd@mastodon.social mastodon (AP)
Hoo boy. I’m having what's he's having. Must be big fun to drink that…

Opinion: The Pope wants priests to lighten up


A reflection on the comedy stylings of Pope Francis, who is telling priests to lighten up and not be so dour.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
posted by pod_feeder_v2

Freax_ES friendica
La expresividad corporal del ExBody2, un robot avanzado que imita los movimientos humanos https://www.microsiervos.com/archivo/robots/expresividad-corporal-exbody2-robot-imita-movimientos-humanos.html

Loïs Archer McKeown mastodon (AP)

Content warning: #wordle #oldgal #youngpups

Kaye mastodon (AP)

Content warning: #wordle #oldgal #youngpups

Charlie mastodon (AP)

Content warning: #wordle #oldgal #youngpups


LAUREN mastodon (AP)
Alternate headline:

Senate sends funding bill to Biden, completing the task for which they are paid.

Senate sends funding bill to Biden, averting shutdown https://www.axios.com/2024/12/21/senate-sends-funding-bill-to-biden-averting-shutdown

JdeB mastodon (AP)
#GazaProtest #EvacuationOrder

"Pro-Palestinian activists stage ‘evacuation order’ demonstration in Oslo" [ ± 1min]
by MiddleEastEye

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mzpre4AW17Q

Quote by MEE
"Dec 20, 2024
A group of pro-Palestinian activists threw down leaflets with “evacuation orders” at a shopping centre in Oslo, Norway, to draw attention to the plight of Palestinians in Gaza"

#CeaseFireNow #JailForNetanyahu #JailForGallant

Pablingo mastodon (AP)

DrALJONES mastodon (AP)
Report: 9 Palestinian Americans who were trapped in Gaza have sued the US govt for racist discrimination, saying the govt:

- abandoned Palestinian Americans in a war zone;

- & failed to make the normal effort made in similar situations, eg, Afghanistan, Lebanon & Sudan.

They allege being deprived of the typical evacuation efforts the govt "extends to Americans who are not Palestinians”.

https://www.cairchicago.org/blog/press-statement-cair-law-office-of-maria-kari-sue-state-department-for-abandoning-palestinian-americans-in-gaza-genocide

https://aje.io/068aoq?update=3397138

#USPol #Racism #USGovtDiscrimination #Blinken #Biden .
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Kim Perales mastodon (AP)
Germany's worst Islamist terrorist attack in recent history, but man's profile doesn't fit. Suspect: Saudi exile & anti-Islam activist, leaving a perplexed #Germany unsure about what lessons should be drawn.

The man's nationality/age/profession: poor match for the profile of suspected Islamist attackers. He became increasingly outraged -focused on his persecution by German authorities.

His SM: supports AfD, & comments supporting Musk.

#Terrorism https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/suspect-in-christmas-market-ramming-had-one-main-enemy-islam-6363d708 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14216295/Magdeburg-Christmas-market-car-attack-Saudi-Arabian-doctor.html
A police officer walks through an empty, closed-off Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany following a car ramming:
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Lee from Philly 😱 mastodon (AP)

Content warning: Wordle 1,281 2/6*

Loïs Archer McKeown mastodon (AP)

Content warning: Wordle 1,281 2/6*

Lee from Philly 😱 mastodon (AP)
@Lmck absolutely! Thank you, Lois!

Deniz Opal mastodon (AP)
The words "show" and "for a month" were redundant here.
eva

@evamarieluter

ok hear me out....a reality (scratched out) where billionaire CEOs have to live off of their lowest paid employee's salary (scratched out)
Ah, but if CEOs weren't paid amoral, even morbid amounts of wealth, we wouldn't have any CEOs!

"Okay, Jen, but what's the downside?"

Well, um...
CEO's mostly get payed in stocks, not salary
they don't even sell their stocks, they just borrow money with their stock as collateral .. that way they pay no capital gain taxes

Pacogens :cli: mastodon (AP)
Ayer salió esto y me callé la boca hasta hoy
Notificación de que ya se está disponible la película de El Cuervo en las mejores bahías
Pacogens :cli: mastodon (AP)
@aud @Buffy a ver cuando me la pongo porque llevo un retraso gordo de pelis y series
Pacogens :cli: Private Message mastodon (AP)
@Buffy pfff... le daré una oportunidad pequeña, pir lo menos a ver si termino de verla

unusual_whales mastodon (AP)
“The US economy is just performing very, very well, substantially better than our global peer group,” Fed Chair Powell says. “The outlook is pretty bright for our economy.”

Do you agree with Powell?

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options
Sean mastodon (AP)
the electorate obviously disagrees, thus Powell should act as such and raise the interest rate to stop inflation, and Trump's tariffs contribute more to inflation, which will make the midterms a landslide for the Democrats with a veto-proof majority and then if they are at all smart strategic claw back constitutional power from the imperial presidency to congress, and then...

I love writing political fan-fic, don't you?

hauswirtschaft_info mastodon (AP)
Um #Heizkosten zu sparen nutzen wir #SmartHome Ventile an den Heizkörpern.
Einige Jahre haben die Geräte von #AVM gute Dienste geleistet. Seit vielleicht drei Monaten schalten die #FritzDECT302 unregelmäßig (mehrmals monatlich) nicht ab. Das Ventil wird nicht geschlossen und die Räume werden weit über die eingestellte Temperatur aufgeheizt.
Das lässt sich manuell durch die Nutzung der "Montage" Funktion normalisieren...
Hat wer eine Lösung für das Problem?
#Followerpower
1von2
Mensch, Marina mastodon (AP)
Es könnte aber auch ein rein mechanischer Defekt sein, dass das Ventil klemmt. Regler voll aufdrehen, abziehen und den Stift mit ner Stricknadel, Zange o.ä. und etwas Kriechöl lockern. Dann Regler wieder draufsetzen.
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hauswirtschaft_info mastodon (AP)
@energisch_ @atarifrosch
Ja. So ähnlich steht es in der Bedienungsanleitung von AVM.
Ist gemacht.

philjreese mastodon (AP)
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-misinformation-government-shutdown-bill-budget-trump-musk-1235b15b425856bf902d0c8133eec222

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drones-kazan-d235822b758fd4f3540270bc324a7b77?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Top Stories @top-stories-AssociatedPress

DrALJONES mastodon (AP)
Report: Palestinian Authority continues to attack & kill Palestinians in Jenin

During a siege on Jenin, PA security forces killed an unarmed 19-year-old civilian & a 13-year-old child as well as a resistance commander.

Bcz Israel says it doesn't trust the PA to fight Palestinian resistance, many Palestinians believe the PA is attacking the resistance to prove the PA backs Israel.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/19/palestinian-authority-refuses-to-back-down-in-fight-with-jenin-fighters

#JeninSeige #PA #EthnicCleansing #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #PACorruption .
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dansup mastodon (AP)
Don't get me wrong, I love Mastodon and everything it's done for the fediverse

That being said, I don't want Loops to become the only short form video platform, or the only well known one

I'm working with @stux on his own short vid platform called #GoldFish and PeerTube to enable seamless interop

We're stronger and better together

There is no reason NOT to work with "competitors" because when you have the right mindset and goals:

You build for the people, and listen wisely.

#activityPub
Thomas Renkert🦞 hometown (AP)
cool. Integration with #Sharkey would be great aswell.
Now I'm curious, is there any federated option for posting videos? I didn't know about it.
Can you tell me which ones please?

Is it possible for a single person to create and support, over an extended period, an alternative to Instagram or TikTok (even more complexed ones distributed across multiple servers and with mobile applications)? Come on 😝.
Marcin Czachurski mastodon (AP)
@dansup Mate, I have no idea what you’re talking about. I created an iOS app for Pixelfed because there’s still no official app. The app on TestFlight is written in a way that doesn’t suit me at all. When you’re working with an open API and code, it’s hardly surprising that someone might use that API.

Pixelfed is not developing at all. It has tons of bugs.

I didn’t force anyone to join Vernissage, and all my communications were transparent.

Got some down time for the holidays? DYK the BSidesCharm 2025 CFP is currently open?

Get your idea on paper and submit it before January 19, 2025.

https://buff.ly/49Ito6y

JillyLovesLife mastodon (AP)

Content warning: Monster clue for #Wordle 1,281 2/6 NYT

Loïs Archer McKeown mastodon (AP)

Content warning: Monster clue for #Wordle 1,281 2/6 NYT


Winderful mastodon (AP)
While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 57% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk
The winderful.uk dashboard showing that wind is generating 14,049 MW. That's enough for 7,805,000 kettles!

Lake Michigan! Live! mastodon (AP)
Current* conditions near Two Rivers, WI:
Rotating view just south of the mouth where the Twin Rivers meet Lake Michigan in Two Rivers. // Image captured at: 2024-12-21 12:57:33 UTC (about 5 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Two Rivers: 6.34 F | -14.26 C // Precip: scattered clouds // Wind: SSW at 1.990 mph | 3.20 kph // Humidity: 91%


50+ Music mastodon (AP)
December Solstice
May the dawn of the Winter Solstice chase the dark away  May it bring you the promise of endless brand new days  May all your sorrow vanish  And all your dreams come true  And may th 1030x1030

Qasim Rashid, Esq. mastodon (AP)
Reminder—the sole reason student loans exist is because Reagan was a racist & misogynist who didn't want "undesirables" (women & minorities) to get higher education so he defunded public education & forced privatization. Thus, canceling student loans is an economic, racial, & gender justice necessity.
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Nation.Cymru mastodon (AP)
UK Government outlines plans to end use of bee-killing pesticides
#News

https://nation.cymru/news/uk-government-outlines-plans-to-end-use-of-bee-killing-pesticides/
#News

The IMF Executive Board approved a $1.1 billion tranche to Ukraine after completing the sixth review of #Ukraine's Extended Fund Facility program.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-receives-11-billion-imf-boost-to-stabilize-economy-4617
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AI6YR Ben mastodon (AP)
Hmm, a great deal of the problems residents had in New Orleans rebuilding their homes after Katrina (per the book I am reading) were contractors-not-knowing-what-they-were-doing (or just lying about their expertise). Issues similar to what I faced in my own plumbing disaster here (except, my experience in DIY repairs significantly, significantly avoided many of the issues they had to navigate -- obviously, an unfair socioeconomic advantage of being a suburban homeowner with an engineering background). DIY repairs is definitely #DisasterPreparedness
MissConstrue hometown (AP)
The 10k foor problem is that some states like LA and TX do not have a thing that is a certified general contract. Anyone can call themselves a GC.
When we had the tornado, USAA sent the money to my mortgage company almost instantly. It took me 18 months and lawyers to fix my house, because I couldn’t hire an LGC, because there are no such thing here.

After an absolute disaster with the person they made me hire, and when I could prove he didn’t have the insurance and bonds he claimed, I honest to god, paid 700$ to open a Texas llc, called myself a general contractor and started bringing my own known individual contractors, roofers, drywall, painters, etc. and billed it all as my company. it was the only way to shake the money loose from Nationstar. They suck so much. (On the upside, I was able to get some neighbors situations ironed out too, and didnt charge anyone for my labor, we’d all been through so much.)

Missing The Point mastodon (AP)
Breaking: After several unsuccessful efforts, the US Congress passes a bill narrowly averting a shutdown of Party City.
Flaming Cheeto mastodon (AP)
Madison Cawthorne tried to warn us

Jasper mastodon (AP)
Happy #caturday 🦁🧡 #cats #catsofmastodon
Close up of Jasper, a big orange cat with long white whiskers

Auschwitz Memorial mastodon (AP)
20 December 1938 | Czech Jewish girl, Věra Picková, was born.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She was registered at Auschwitz II-Birkenau in a family camp for Jews deported from this ghetto. She did not survive.
A vintage black and white photo of a young child standing on a street, wearing a coat with a large fluffy collar and a matching hat, holding a large pom-pom.
aiwendil1892 mastodon (AP)
🖤🕯

Ben Royce 🇺🇦 mastodon (AP)
Minithread, elicited by the *possible* (no verification yet, and #Trump is full of endless shit) dumping of #Russia by #MAGA (if you missed it, there are rumors Trump told #Europe he is continuing support to #Ukraine):

This is the beginning of the end of Russia as we know it, and the beginning of the end for #Putin

1/x

#UkraineWar
bye bye, Lenin Statue
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Viking Chieftain mastodon (AP)
It sounds promising, but I'll wait to celebrate until I see the first Trump-initiated arms deliveries to Ukraine. After all, Trump tends to change his mind more often than some people change their underwear.

JdeB mastodon (AP)
#Ukraine #ArtilleryUnit

A TV-crew visits the trenches. The days may seem boring and unproductive, but it is in no way representative for other units at the frontline. This is a longer video.

"Two Days with an Artillery Unit of the 154th Mechanized Brigade. 2S1 Gvozdika near Vovchansk" [19:13 min]
by UNITED24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxNkMrt44zI

Quote by UNITED24
"Dec 20, 2024
The full-scale invasion is in its third winter, and once again Ukrainian troops are faced not only with the death and suffering that come with war but also with the bitter cold. To better understand how these men feel, we joined an artillery unit of the 154th Mechanized Brigade for two days. If you feel like donating to the 154th, you can do so via this link:
-> send.monobank.ua/jar/44JeKaPJai <-

#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#RussiaIsATerroristState

Auschwitz Memorial mastodon (AP)
20 December 1938 | French Jewish girl Eveline Stabryd was born in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 21 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 817 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
Vintage black-and-white photograph of a young girl with curly hair, looking to the side.
aiwendil1892 mastodon (AP)
🖤🕯

Moon mastodon (AP)
Winter Solstice
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