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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Guess what? #China #spy on #EU steals encrypted data, creates #backdoors on #batteries and other #IT systems. #Killswitch #camera control rolling #surveillance. In #Norway an investigation group drove Chinese busses in isolated mines tunnels and findings are troubling […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

#farright growth in #Europe in the last 30 years. #Putin invaded #Crimea in 2014 (first acceleration) and #Ukraine in 2022 (second acceleration). Coincidences? I don’t think so. #fascism #rassemblementnational #fratelliditalia #afd #rn #fdi #lega […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Too early to remind you that #Halloween is approaching? 🎃🧟‍♂️👻 Art by Kat Philbin (Contemporary American Illustrator) - The Bad Luck Gana. #art #notai #cats #magic #whimsical #nice #illustration

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

RE: tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles/117331715… #PetherThiel spent all this time looking for the #antichrist, and it was right there behind the mirror.

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

If you, like me, really enjoy #sushi and #sashimi well, this study is quite #worrying. “Scientists Find #Parasites in Almost Every Fish From a Recent #Tuna Haul – 96% Were Infected” Parasites where Anisakis and Trypanorhyncha. Both can cause #illnesses (mainly gastrointestinal and allergic) but […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

#Fascism isn’t inevitable. Rex (Belgium), the Lapua Movement (Finland), Mosley’s fascists (UK), and, more recently, Golden Dawn (Greece) were contained. Unfortunately, it has often taken assaults, murders and attempted insurrections, for part of the public to fully understand the #danger. The […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Among the many things long forgotten are #antitrust and why it was so important. #Funny #video from Joe Fenti. #capitalism #freemarket #regulation #taxtherich

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Do you remember how did 14.4 kbps modems handshake sound? #windows31 #retro #retrocomputing #netscape

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

Footage of Palestinian detainees in Qabatiya with numbers like "44" scrawled on their faces in permanent marker went viral, prompting the Israeli military to admit that its forces had marked dozens of arrested Palestinians during a West Bank raid. #nazi […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

The Secret of Monkey Island on Commodore 64? No release date yet, but an awesome work already emerges from these screenshots! It seems that all room graphics and room animations are done. Work in progress for characters animations and music. A project by […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A teacher who dared to show the truth.

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

“Like humans, language models demonstrate face-to-character biases” “Humans routinely make unjustified character inferences, such as labeling #people as trustworthy or untrustworthy, based on #facial features” “These robust #biases stand in contrast to #LLMs’ reluctance to explicitly endorse […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

RE: social.treehouse.systems/@xyhhx/117… Before reading the text below, I suggest reading this study: actuaries.org.uk/planetary-solvency to better understand, considering the risks, how foolish the billionaires have become. I have the feeling they are ready to […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

RE: flipboard.com/@hoodline/hoodline-55… Turns out there was never a real #egg shortage in the #US during the last egg crisis. Production was substantially unaffected, yet #prices skyrocketed. Calling it theft is an understatement […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

RE: social.gamefan.net/@techwire/117098… Good societal practices shouldn’t rely on corporate #goodwill. They must be codified in #law and enforced. Like, you know, the #antitrust procedures that has been overlook for last decades.

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

The decline in people’s ability to judge #quality isn’t just getting #worse in #politics , it’s happening in consumer #markets too. If you had the impression that #goods are much worse than they used to be, you are factually right! In both, politics and goods manufacturing many are exploiting […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

Which Countries Have the Most #Academic #Freedom? Key #Takeaways > Globally, #university #autonomy is eroding. Since 2015, academic freedom has declined in 50 countries, while just nine have recorded improvements. > The #US scores 0.40, placing it at a level […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

How does extreme wealth shape modern power, particular in #US? In his latest video, #JohnnyHarris breaks down how #oligarchy coexists with #democracy while controlling it. He explains how the will of the world's richest individuals is imposed, and how #taxation was and will bethe key for true […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

#Musk explained that in his #future , #money will be useless. Everything will be abundant. How could the director of the #Economist not ask the most important question: “Mr. Mush, who will #own all this abundant #wealth, and decide how to use and share it? #You ? Or the whole #humanity ? “ […]

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Chrononaut @chrononaut.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

First question people need to ask themselves is how is it even possible for 49000 refugees to show up overnight at the little Spanish exclave of Ceuta and one look at the map gives you the answer - can't happen without active participation of Moroccan authorities. King Mohammed VI playing his games

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

Why is #Ceuta a concern for #EU #immigration flows and, consequently, rising cultural and social tensions? Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in #Africa, acts as a gateway to the EU. Under Spanish law, once an #asylum application is submitted, the applicant can legally travel to mainland #Spain (#Europe ) […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

Ever wondered why #Trump 's #Iran #oil #crisis didn't trigger a major #economic #shock? I did. Then I found this #video. It might explain why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkA0bkb6ZO0 #china #hormuz #war

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

One of the most complex #visualizations of #Earth’s ocean dynamics to date, by #NASA. Leveraging #satellite #altimetry, #scatterometry, and state-of-the-art numerical #ocean #models, the #map exposes the planet’s vast current systems: oceanic jets […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

#Europe 's June 2026 #heatwave is now an animated #map built from real #ERA5 #weather #data. The color scale runs from -6°C to 43°C across the whole month. Credits: #linkedin profile of Randy Olson, Ph.D. ( Co-Founder & CTO, Goodeye Labs) #visualization #datascience #eu #climatechange

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

Sean Astin delivers a great speech on #AI and #deepfake to the #congress. How long must we wait for #legislation that prohibits using a person’s #image, #voice, or #identity without their #consent, affirming identity as an inviolable #right for all? youtu.be/-gtNZZ5a3Bg

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Max von Webel @mastodon.343max.de · 11/07/2026

GPT-5.6 Sol in High thinking mode, ladies and gentlemen. AGI any minute now.

User: Which days of the week have a d in them?
GPT-5.6: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- all except Tuesday.

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

#EU is acting against the #addicting #algorithm and #manipulation #facebook and #instagram impose to the EU citizens. The users shall have the #rights to obtain all the parameters of the algorithms used to influence that and #audit them at any time, with the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

A very sobering article on #AI and the #job #market. It is in #italian but you can translate it easily. I also recommend the links within. Note: disabling JavaScript can pass many paywalls ;) […]

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2 Spoopy 4 You @jcrabapple.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

Scientists built a cell from scratch for the first time. It feeds, grows, replicates its DNA, and divides. Called SpudCell. 36 genes, 90K base pairs, 150-200 molecules. Not alive (can't make ribosomes, can't evolve, needs constant feeding) but it's the first complete cell cycle from entirely […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

A French friend pointed me to an interesting #blog on #air #traffic & #climatechange : insightful data (here: bonpote.com/10-chiffres-a-connaitre… ), #misleading style. Total #flights impact is less than 2%, of global #CO2 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

#farage at 30+% … How is it even possible that someone like this character has the trust and approval of nearly one in three people in #Britain? What do people have in their heads?! I just don’t understand, and it makes it hard to act; it’s like fighting some […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

Setting aside the #Meloni #Trump affair (see apnews.com/article/trump-meloni-ita…), an unsettling parallel emerges between the press in #Italy and #Russia, in both cases instrumentally subservient. Months ago, a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Ukrainian drones are ineffective cos Russian surface to air missile went air to surface to make an oil terminal surface to air. I remain a master strategist.

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026

RE: social.gamefan.net/@techwire/116773… Few technologies owe society as much for their development as AI does. Taxing it isn’t just reasonable; it’s the most natural form of taxation imaginable. Remembering that during the 40s and 50s of the last century, tax rates climbed […]

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It might be Donald's birthday but it's the Iranians who are getting the presents.

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@simone_z/116732313… Well, someone stopped them. “Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive”: arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/anthropi… To weaken a bit the […]

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Simone @simone-z.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/06/2026

Am I the only one who feels like #Anthropic #communication strategy is getting a bit repetitive? In short: ‘Our new model is too scary—someone has to stop us!’ We’ve heard this before: - The future of #jobs - IT security risks - Biohazards - And the list goes […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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