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“Over the past decade commercial-satellite #images have become the lifeblood of open-source #intelligence (osint), allowing #researchers and #journalists to pierce the #FogOfWar and hold #governments to account. Now, when a widening #war in the #MiddleEast makes those #photographs especially vital, they are disappearing.”
A measure of progress is the degradation of commercial and non-commercial open sources of information. Welcome to the 1980, 1990s. You’re going to have to get a bit more creative.
#OSINT / #information / #sources <https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/03/15/open-source-intelligence-shuts-down> / <https://archive.md/0HiHx>
Good morning. 🛖🏘️🏚️
4 March 2026
There are still a few days left before the spring equinox, yet the grass is already starting to green up. I mowed for the first time yesterday—not because the yard truly needed it, but to chop up the fallen leaves. I decided not to have anyone rake this year; the mower did the job well enough.
Time moves on as I sit here with my feet propped on the desk. It rushes forward with every heartbeat, leaving behind only a brief trace of the moment before. I can “predict” the future, but only in the small ways that fall under my control. For example, I predict that when I finish this sentence, I’ll reach for my coffee cup and take a sip. And there it is—exactly as expected. I must be clairvoyant. 🔮
Of course, none of us can truly see the future, but we can influence it. We can make reasonable guesses about what might happen based on the information we have—unless that information is distorted.
So much of what gets pushed at us these days is false or misleading. It’s been that way ever since the phrase “alternate facts” entered the conversation. But there are only facts; “alternate facts” don’t actually exist. Most people have active critical‑thinking skills and can sense when something sounds off or simply isn’t possible. But there’s a sizable minority who struggle with that. They seek out only the information that aligns with what they already believe, interpret anything ambiguous in a way that supports those beliefs, and remember only the details that confirm them. That pattern has a name: confirmation bias.
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” — Daniel J. Boorstin
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” — Aristotle
“If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them.” — George Orwell
#photo #photography #morning #architecture #confirmation_bias #information
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"A house sits in a patch of winter‑pale grass, its form revealing itself not as a single structure but as two add‑ons joined to an older, main building. Bare branches stretch overhead, casting thin shadows across the yard, and the cool, even light makes the contrast between the additions stand out sharply.
On the left, the older add‑on shows its years openly. The wooden siding has weathered to a muted gray, with peeling paint and boards that have warped under long seasons of sun and rain. The metal roof is rust‑stained and mottled, a patchwork of oranges and browns that gives it a tired, timeworn look. A lone window sits beneath the eaves, its curtain drawn, lending this side a quiet, almost forgotten presence.
On the right, the newer add‑on feels like the same idea rebuilt in a different decade. The siding is clean and bright, painted a pale color that reflects the daylight. The window trim is a warm orange, crisp and intentional, and the metal roof appears smooth and unblemished. This half feels tended to, as if someone chose to give part of the house a fresh start while the other half waited its turn.
Together, the two additions create a striking visual split—one leaning into the past, the other stepping toward the present—yet both remain anchored to the same main structure behind them. The result is a house that reads like a timeline in wood and metal, each section marking a different chapter in its long, improvised history." Microsoft Copilot with edits
Ich höre gerade das Ali #Chamenei 86 Jahre alt war ....
Also ich finde es naiv zu glauben, dass ein 86jähriger #Diktator noch irgendwas im "Alltag" einem #Staat regelt oder das seine Entscheidungen ungefiltert umgesetzt werden oder dieser ungefiltert an #Information kommt.
Daher wird da auch nicht ad hoc der #staat #iran zusammenbrechen.
Da kann #trump gerne anderer Meinung sein, er hat in erster Line erreicht, dass Chamenei im #Fernsehen auftritt.
“OpenClaw can feel like a game changer for digital #communications. Its ability to monitor, summarize, and automate seems perfectly suited to managing a deluge of #emails and other #messages.
I asked #Molty to read emails and flag anything that looked important. I had it ignore PR pitches (sorry PR friends!) and promotions, but asked it to summarize newsletters that I might want to read in full. In theory, #OpenClaw *should be* more than capable of setting up meetings by handling threads involving several people, although I haven’t tested this yet.
It is important to note that giving #OpenClaw complete access to your real email is incredibly risky, because #AIModels can be tricked into sharing private #information with an #attacker”
#ZeroHourWork / #WhiteCollar / #AI <https://www.wired.com/story/malevolent-ai-agent-openclaw-clawdbot/> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/Lu5Py>
An intriguing read. It confirms a theory about life I've had for a long time…
( No paywall: https://archive.is/FtA31 )
#science #life #brain #neuroscience #biology #research #knowledge #info #information #reading #article
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La gestion publique de la spéculation sur le rôle de James Bond par un potentiel candidat révèle les mécanismes contemporains du hype médiatique et la valeur stratégique du non-dit dans l'industrie du divertissement.
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Callum Turner's non-committal response to casting rumors exemplifies the intense, manufactured suspense surrounding the franchise's future, highlighting a core conflict between studio strategy and public demand.
If feasible I'd even integrate some #Datacasting like Toosheh, but that's patented according to them.
- Needless to say the folks opperating #Toosheh deserve a #shoutout as they provide a critical line for #information to #Iran|ian civilians that are suffering from #InternetShutdowns and #InternetCensorship.
I feel closely related to the Xenoturbella…
#animal #animals #life #sea #biology #science #knowledge #interesting #info #information
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Today | learned about the Xenoturbella, an organism without brain, eyes and organs with just one hole (for food to get in and out again). It just slides through the deep sea floor, existing for no clear reason.
ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/chatgpt-is-pulling-answers-from-elon-musks-grokipedia/ #OpenAI #Grok #LLM #AI #copying #homework #information
Im Gegensatz zu den allermeisten in meiner #linksgrünversifft…, äh, #linksliberalen Bubble sehe ich den #ÖRR schon seit Jahrzehnten sehr kritisch.
Meine Gründe waren und sind:
1. Unsoziale Finanzierung! Wer 10 k€/a hat, zahlt das gleiche wie ein #TomBuhrow mit 450 k€/a.
2. Umverteilung von unten nach oben. Die ÖR-Stars kriegen viel zu viel Geld, z.B. #MarkusLanz 1.9 M€/a von uns "armen Schluckerʔinneʔn".
3. #BrotUndSpiele-Programm dominiert über #Information, auch finanziell. Die Kosten für #Leistungssport-Events, incl. hunderte von Millionen Lizenzgelder an die #OK (#FIFA, #IOC usw.). Dazu niveaulose #Unterhaltung von #Degeto.
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Seated in prime position as the felon insurrectionist was sworn in as president for the second time last January were a who’s who of America’s Silicon Valley elite, including Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.
In the year since, tech bosses and their businesses have remained unusually close to the president and his administration, attending glitzy dinners, donating to White House fundraising projects and frequenting Washington with ever-larger pledges for investments in the US.
The fortunes of these tech bosses in the 12 months since they appeared in the Capitol Rotunda underscore the increasingly transactional nature of Washington during felon’s second term crime spree and the newfound alignment between his White House and Big Tech scammers.
#information #infosec #SiliconValley #billionaire #technology #election #midterms
+++ Eine #Zeitbombe? +++
#Information für die netten Herren #Söder #Merz & #Klingbeil, denen wegen 🌱 #Cannabis die ♿ #Volksgesundheit so sehr am Herzen liegt:
.. 40.000 und 60.000 Chemikalien vertrieben, wobei 6.000 davon 99 % des Gesamtvolumens ausmachen². Viele dieser Substanzen enthalten Stoffe, die als #endokrineDisruptoren bekannt oder verdächtigt sind.
https://yuka.io/de/endokrine-disruptoren-gesundheit/
#Gesundheit #Medizin #Immunsystem #Epigenetik #Alkohol #PFAS #FASD #Patent6630507 #Endocannabinoide #Homöostase
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Endokrine Disruptoren: Eine Zeitbombe?
Lesedauer : 16 Minuten
—05 März 2025—Julie von Yuka
Jean-Baptiste Fini
Professor und Biologe, Spezialist für endokrine Disruptoren im Labor für Molekulare Physiologie und Anpassung am Nationalmuseum für Naturgeschichte in Paris (Frankreich).
#Information Overload is #Killing Us : Medium
#Einstein was right: #Time ticks faster on #Mars, posing new challenges for #Future #Missions : Live Sci
#Snow #Droughts in the #Himalayas could have a #Disastrous cascading effect in #Downstream #River basins : Misc
Latest #KnowledgeLinks
https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks
8 Privacy Tricks I Use to Prevent ChatGPT From Knowing Too Much About Me | PCMag https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/8-privacy-tricks-i-use-to-prevent-chatgpt-from-knowing-too-much-about-me #AI #ChatGPT #limiting #information #privacy #identity
"Musk controls the algorithms at X, Zuckerberg does the same on Facebook, Silicon Valley is investing heavily in AI—which offers its own version of 'truth' while slowly strangling the information ecosystem. We are—or will very soon be—in a post-truth world."
~ Kristin Du Mez
#information #disinformation #PostTruth #media #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #MarkZuckerberg #fascism #Trump
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@dyfustic +9001%
Wenn es eine Sache gibt die @wdr@ard.social @daserste@ard.social & @ZDF & Co. einstampfen können dann #Bundesliga, #UEFA, #FIFA & #Olympia und dafür das Geld in #Bildung, #Information und #Kultur investieren.
- #KiKa z.B. gehört nicht gestrichen sondern ausgebaut und #Löwenzahn gehört mit wesentlich mehr #Budget versorgt!
Statt KiKa ais #DVB-S/T/C zu neumen sollten die eher die drölfzig #WDR-Transponder lichten!
Since #OpenAI stands to benefit from introducing FUD into computer science publishing, this raises some big red flags for me.