Today, DWI publishes a powerful essay by Michael Geoffrey Asia, who works impersonating an AI sex companion: https://data-workers.org/michael/

This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.

It's time to tell you about another new, exciting type of digital censorship that we've discovered while existing as a museum of vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy. This time: Google Ads.

Geklaut, wegen Ignoranz.

#CDU #fail

Weil gerade viele in Gießen für uns auf der Straße sind ( und vom Bundeskanzler nicht unterstützt werden)
#AntiFa #FCKAFD #DEgeneriert

The perfect headline doesn't exist…

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsofts-head-of-ai-doesnt-understand-why-people-dont-like-ai-and-i-dont-understand-why-he-doesnt-understand-because-its-pretty-obvious/

"Controversy erupts at the plagiarism machine conference when it turned out people were using the plagiarism machine to do plagiarism."

This is genuine comedy.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03506-6

"Device hoarding" is apparently 2025's version of "quiet quitting"—which is to say, a phrase that doesn't mean what it sounds like, and that is being vilified despite describing an objectively good thing.

"AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry."

Win win.
I just registered my name & book details with the appropriate law firm.

Check if your book/article/paper is on the list here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

If it is, go here:
https://www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-author-contact/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/authors-celebrate-historic-settlement-coming-soon-in-anthropic-class-action/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_social-type=owned

#authors #books #AI

Amazing moment of realization captured.

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#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

It is so hilarious to me that we have FOSS maintainers begging for money to try to keep the development of NTP ongoing. NTP - you know, that protocol that the entirety of humanity relies on for access to the internet (or anything on a network for that matter).

Meanwhile the o̶l̶i̶g̶a̶r̶c̶h̶y̶ broligarchy makes billions of the backs of these people.

Anyways, they're currently at $495 of $1000 for their 2025 goal. Go throw them some $ if you feel so inclined.

https://www.nwtime.org/mills-spring/

#NTP

Microsoft openly admitting they have not(!) had MFA, network segmentation, least privilege, software lifecycle, jump-servers, asset- and software-inventory etc for Azure PROD for years and they are not there yet.

This whole report is just so scary. At the same time, good that they are finally working on it and making it transparent.

Source: https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/sfi-april-2025-progress-report.pdf

#Microsoft #azure #infosec

Falls ihr es noch nicht auf dem Schirm habt: In drei Wochen gibt es eine totale Mondfinsternis.

Der Vollmond wird während der Totalität aufgehen und dann so ab 21 Uhr wieder aus dem Erdschatten wandern, während er am Himmel höher steigt. Ganz in der Nähe ist dann der Saturn zu sehen

Hier ein mit Stellarium simulierter Anblick für den 7. September um 21 Uhr.

#Mondfinsternis #MoFi #Astronomie

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Erneut Feuertornado in Portugal

In Portugal gibt es erneut Berichte wie auch Videos von einem gefährlichen Feuertornado. Dieser bildet sich nur unter extrem heißen Bedingungen durch warme Winde. Portugal kämpft seit Tagen gegen zahlreiche Waldbrände und hat bereits Hilfe in der EU dafür angefordert und erhalten. Bekannt wurde, dass am Freitag ein Mensch bei den Flammen ums Leben gekommen […]

https://aktuelle-naturkatastrophen.info/2025/08/17/erneut-feuertornado-in-portugal/

#Brände #Klimakatastrophe #Klimawandel #Portugal

Many Linux users have recently reported their fans running at full speed and high temperatures. They discovered that Firefox was consuming all CPU cores, and it turns out that the cause was Firefox's new default AI features. This is how you ruin your product 😅 https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/firefox_ai_scoffing_power/