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Bonobos transformed how we think about animal societies. Can we save the last of the ‘hippy apes’?
They are peaceful, female-led and use sex in everyday interactions. Now a new conservation scheme could offer a lifeline to our critically endangered close relatives living on the Congo riverGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Transform your Linux desktop with these stunning Hyprland dotfiles.
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10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your Linux Desktop Bautifully
The Hyprland ecosystem has matured significantly. We are no longer just looking at 'text files', some of these projects are complete desktop shells that outclass macOS in polish.Neville Ondara (It's FOSS)
Around 25% of Africa’s Land is Damaged: This is How We Fix It!
Almost 25% of all land in Africa has been damaged driven by climate change and deforestation for mining palm oil and cocoa. Take action and protect forests!Palm Oil Detectives
Someone is not happy over AI slop...
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F*** You! Co-Creator of Go Language is Rightly Furious Over This Appreciation Email
And I understand why he got annoyed and angry.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
#nature #lichen #mushrooms #macrophpoto #macro
New to Mastodon, I run a webzine called Barstool Revolution. I post songs every week so let's see if anyone out here can see this.
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#punkrock #ukpunk #christmassongs #lemmy #uksubs #lazycowgirls #runrudolphrun #deadpioneers #linkwray
Every day at least one song - Week # 48 (December 22, 2025)
This week’s songs by Run DMC, Clarence Carter, Lemmy Kilmister, The Lazy Cowgirls, Jimmy Boyd, UK Subs, Dead Pioneers and Link Wray.Joe Barstool (Barstool Revolution)
Scott Galloway is an American entrepreneur, marketing professor, author & public commentator. Founded several companies, including L2 Inc. #culture #tech #politics #musk #democracy #fascism
Bellbottoms by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.Songlink/Odesli
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the enraged and naïve motorist behind me slamming their horn for ten straight seconds: 🤬😭
me ignoring their desperate pleas to move because i'm waiting for the part of the song where the titular baby from Baby Driver (2017) did a sick J-turn: 🎶🙂↕️🎶
the freight train rapidly approaching the illegally occupied level crossing: 🚈🚃🚃🚃💨
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I had a thought the other week
imagine Baby Driver but it's all EVs, no engine noises and all modern safety systems like collision avoidance etc
car chases in films will be to my child like floppy disk save icons are to zoomers
Being aesthetically impaired I rarely post photos or art, but this…
A Man Feeding Swans in the Snow, Poland | Marcin Ryczek
I hope Korean creators can come out on top of this. I enjoy so many of their TV shows. Right now I'm having fun watching Pro Bono, and I also love The Blank Menu for You.
‘Almost collapsed’: behind the Korean film crisis and why K-pop isn’t immune
"South Korea’s entertainment dominance appears unshakeable. From BTS conquering global charts to Parasite sweeping the Oscars in 2020 and Korean dramas topping Netflix, Korean popular culture has never been more visible. Exports driven by the country’s arts hit a record $15.18bn (£11bn) in 2024, cementing the country’s reputation as a cultural superpower.
"But inside South Korea, the two industries that helped build the Korean Wave – cinema and K-pop – are now experiencing fundamental transformations, with their survival strategies potentially undermining the creative foundations of their success."
Thank you @Christoph S and Marie for passing on this link.
‘Almost collapsed’: behind the Korean film crisis and why K-pop isn’t immune
Both industries dominate the world but now face fundamental transformation and uncertainty at homeRaphael Rashid (The Guardian)
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A smart guy who did something well, and did it freely and without charge, 34 years ago. Pragmatic and sensible.
Happy birthday Linus!
#linustorvalds #linux #opensource #birthday
Papua’s ‘Empty Lands’: A Dangerous Myth Displacing Indigenous Peoples
Challenge a dangerous colonial myth that West Papua is an ’empty land’. This only serves the colonial domination of Indonesia not ancient tribes living there!Palm Oil Detectives
Happy 56th Birthday to Linus Torvalds! 🐧🎂
The man who gave us Linux to power the world and Git to build it. A true legend of the open source revolution. 💻🔥
The lengthy childhood of endangered orangutans is written in their teeth
Orangutan populations of all three species are critically endangered in the wild. One of the things that may hamper their survival is the time they take to rear new generations. Just like human mot…Palm Oil Detectives
Climate Explained: what would happen if we cut down the Amazon rainforest?
What would happen if we cut down the entire Amazon rainforest? Could it be replaced by an equal amount of reforestation elsewhere? Removing the entire Amazon rainforest would have myriad consequenc…Palm Oil Detectives
Meet the modern Linux command line powered by Rust speed and safety.
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Better Than Original? 14 Rust-based Alternative CLI Tools to Classic Linux Commands
Hyped on the Rust wagon? How about using these Rust-based, modern, easier to use, better-looking alternatives to the classic Linux commands.Neville Ondara (It's FOSS)
Protecting India’s Tigers Saves One Million Tonnes of CO2
#India’s fifty year long Project #Tiger has been a successful conservation project. A new research study finds that protecting tigers and their rainforest home has additional benefits to #car…Palm Oil Detectives
This is so beautiful and smile-making!
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There was a recent poll here about what Desktop OS you use and Linux was the most popular answer. This proves this community is far more technical than your average consumer.
I'm not critical of that, I'm just saying we need to appreciate we aren't representative of that vast majority of people out there. I can't even get "normies" to *consider* joining the fediverse.
I don't want to "chase numbers" I want my family members to be safe but we're doing a terrible job attracting them.
Songbirds Socialise Mid-Flight During Migration
Songbirds communicate with different species during nocturnal flights sharing vital info about navigation and stopover habitats. Save their fascinating world!Palm Oil Detectives
Bill Bruford from Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson talks about how to teach drumming. Brilliant!
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More than 20% of the videos that YouTube’s algorithm shows to new users are “AI slop”
– low-quality AI-generated content designed to farm views, research has found.
The video-editing company Kapwing surveyed 15,000 of the world’s most popular YouTube channels
– the top 100 in every country
– and found that 278 of them contain only AI slop.
Together, these AI slop channels have amassed more than 63 billion views and 221 million subscribers,
-- generating about $117m (£90m) in revenue each year, according to estimates.
The researchers also made a new YouTube account and found that 104 of the first 500 videos recommended to its feed were AI slop.
One-third of the 500 videos were “#brainrot”, a category that includes AI slop and other low-quality content made to monetise attention.
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More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds
Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data showsAisha Down (The Guardian)
#3. Peter Maurin (ft. Kelly Johnson)
A lost prophet with a three-point plan to blow the “dynamite of the Church"Elias Crim (The Lost Prophets Podcast)
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Uncovering The Glasswing Butterfly’s See-through Wings
Most butterflies sport colourful, eye-catching wings. But some species flit about using mostly transparent wings. Researchers have now uncovered the tricks that one of these — the glasswing butterf…Palm Oil Detectives
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Här blåser Gävlebocken omkull under stormen Johannes
Gävlebocken har mött ett nytt öde. I stormen Johannes framfart, med kraftiga vindar, blåste bocken omkull under lördagen. Många människor samlades runt bocken för att bevittna händelsen.SVT Nyheter
After 15 months of hard work, my dad has finished this impressive model of Minas Tirith! It is 1.4 m high and entirely hand-made out of wood. One of the most time-consuming parts was manually engraving the bricks on all walls and buildings, but this was key to properly convey the huge size of the city. Everything was painted by hand, adding some wear and tear. For a behind-the-scenes look at how he built this check out this video: youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Ywlc8ojj…
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I am currently trying to for the problems with git.friendi.ca that occur more and more frequently by moving this setup to a new server.
I will need a bit more time to accomplish this.
cc @heluech@pirati.ca @heluecht @nupplaphil
Nature’s Hidden Wealth: Conservation’s Opportunity
Animals and plants constitute a very small part of our native biodiversity (roughly 5%). The vast majority – fungi, bacteria and the enormous diversity of other microscopic organisms, includi…Palm Oil Detectives
The Indigenous Malaysian concept of ‘Badi’: respecting the land and wildlife
The Indigenous Semai #indigenous people of #Malaysia can teach us a lot about how to protect people, planet and biodiversity. The Indigenous concept of #badi is not superstition or taboo, it’s abou…Palm Oil Detectives
New, by @lorenzofb and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecurity reporting from our friends at competing publications.
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These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025 | TechCrunch
The very best reporting and investigative journalism from our friends at other publications.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
But I'm also incredibly proud of the work we did at TechCrunch this year, breaking new ground and stories, (and occasionally executives' hearts). Here's a few stories we covered that I also want to highlight:
1/4) @lorenzofb broke news linking the 'Careto' hacking group, which targeted Cuban state institutions, to the Spanish government. Absolutely incredibly reporting that took years to piece this story together.
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Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say | TechCrunch
The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
What’s my name? How wild parrots identify their young
Ground-breaking research has found that wild parrots teach their chicks unique sound signatures so that they can identify their parents. We are only just scratching the surface of knowledge about t…Palm Oil Detectives
Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu created an accurate physical model of a soft shape while on board the International Space Station.
Oxford's Mathematical Institute reports about the development of shapes that can physically exist only in zero gravity. These "soft shapes" lack corners and are partially available as biological tissues. But recreating them in practice against the pull of gravity is challenging. The fluid dynamics require micro or zero gravity.
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We have a huge homeless population here.
I divide them into three rough classes.
- People who have been hit with circumstances that destabilize their lives. These people need stability to recover and a chance (or two or three). We all benefit by helping these people.
- People who have become addicted to drugs. It is unclear to me how to help these people.
- People who are trying to live the Jack Kerouac lifestyle. We have many of these around here - at least one is a $millionaire trust fund kid. (I pejoratively identify these people as the ones carrying nice guitars - Gibson or Martin, or better - on their Santa Cruz [an expensive brand of] mountain bikes I don't want to help these people.
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damn right, I've been introduced by some bangers by that artist by you using them in some of these shorts
This was another good one you had used before youtube.com/watch?v=izPATSdGxn…
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"Faculty would prefer more emphasis on teaching and somewhat more on service than they observed in practice. The largest disconnects were the overvaluation of publication numbers and grants and undervaluation of publication quality in research" #Science #AcademicSky #EduSkydoi.org/10.1007/s442...
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