 What the news won't tell you: Bibi Netanyahu can only remain in power in Israel as long as he keeps a war burning hot. Hamas in the West Bank is a broken target, so he's turned to a regular substitute—Iran. Iran is safe for Bibi to attack because there is zero risk of a land war: Syria/Jordan and then Iraq or the Gulf lie between Iran and Israel. It's not next door. So all they can do is lob missiles. Hezbollah in Lebanon is an Iranian ally, so … /1 To be honest, not a big fan of Mylene’s music in general (except a few songs), but that show was DOPE Today I have been introduced to the concept that the most painful explanation is most likely to be correct and this is Occam’s Taser.
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  @NanoRaptor Ouch! (This is the most painful explanation of Occam's Taser I've ever read. And the only one, too.)
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@Nick_Stevens_graphics To spin already Australian quotage... #Australia at the rest of the world: That's not a thing that'll kill you. To everyone seeing that post, where are you living right now? I'm curious, Mastodon / Fediverse being different with a different userbase the results could be interesting 🌍🌎🌏 Anonymous poll
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@Dreamie@mastodon.social what an unusual way to split up the world @Dreamie this is the post I was always told was bs info gathering. So, I live in the world of my own making....  @Dreamie I really hope theres a very disappointed astronaut with a fedi account seeing this. okay, i love this: Cursed knowledge page
The temptation to edit a Wikipedia page to make it correct, but would require nested parentheses, the other editors might think I just pasted in a page of lisp code. Iain Banks perfectly explained #GenerativeAI twenty years ago. Everyone should read this passage. Quotes from "The Algebraist"
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 @beyondmachines1 If only modern generative AI were as Eliza-like and didn't require the energy to air condition a small town in order to put a third breast in a celebrity photo.  @beyondmachines1 whoa, hey, don't go spilling all of my "how to appear normal" secrets
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To comply with EU regulations on allowing 3rd party stores, Apple announces
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  @catsalad@infosec.exchange Ahh, ... if that is a #EU thing the
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What to expect when a post begins with "what the news don't tell you" :
Either a truism or a conspiracy theory. Or a mixture of both.
@cstross this is a great summary of the current political situation!
However, it's situated against a situation with 80 years of bitter history. He couldn't do these things if it wasn't for that history.