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allancavanagh

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Caricature Artist/ Cartoonist
If you post generative AI we can't be friends and you shouldn't be let near a toaster let alone a computer.

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I'm sorry what

Wacom Driver pop up window saying that my device is no longer supported
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@NIGHTEN holy shit!

@NIGHTEN@hi.nighten.fr avatar NIGHTEN , to random

For almost 2 months I've been reading in Polish every single day, and it's crazy how easier it got. Within a few weeks I started to enjoy the text and not just struggle with the words!

And contrary to flashcards it's much easier to see benefits in everyday life

I really recommend forging this habit if you're learning a language :)
It's feels terrible at the beginning but it only gets better!

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@NIGHTEN great tip. I really think language learning should use baby talk for the first few months, it’s how we learn in the first place!

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@NIGHTEN no I mean take a class where a teacher talks to me like I was 6 months old in that language! I’d say I’d be talking like a 3 year old in a few weeks!

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@NIGHTEN so that’s you heading into your third language?

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@NIGHTEN just English for now! Planning on a proper stab at Irish in the New Year.

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@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar aral , to random

Ah, good thing Ireland didn’t bet a major chunk of its economy on US Big Tech creating jobs or anything.

phew!

Amazon has six sites in Ireland, including the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Baldonnel Business Park in Dublin, Ireland. Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs internationally following Al investments It is not yet clear whether Irish employees will be impacted. Today 8:40 a.m. AMAZON WILL LAY off tens of thousands of office workers as the e-commerce and tech giant trims costs amid ramped-up investments in artificial intelligence, according to US media reports. Some 30,000 positions will be cut in a belt- tightening move expected to begin on Tuesday, multiple news outlets reported.
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@allancavanagh@mastodon.social avatar allancavanagh , to random

Right-winger to Elon:
'FYI... Grok told me that Charlie's murder was "Poetic Justice".'
https://archive.ph/HgAHx#selection-1943.0-1943.63

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The federal judge let Google off the hook in the antitrust case that the company supposedly lost. He said no to any serious remedy. And he indirectly killed Mozilla (Firefox and Thunderbird).

A good day for Google, and a terrible day for what's left of the open web.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/google-wont-have-to-sell-chrome-judge-rules/

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@dangillmor how is this bad for Firefox/Thunderbird? I don’t see that elaborated in the article.

@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu avatar EUCommission , to random

We have proposed to partially suspend Israel's participation to Horizon Europe, specifically concerning the participation of entities established in Israel in activities funded under the Accelerator of the European Innovation Council (EIC).

The EIC Accelerator targets start-ups and small businesses with disruptive innovations and emerging technologies that have potential dual-use applications, such as in cybersecurity, drones, and artificial intelligence.

Read more: https://europa.eu/!tpyHr6

Video of European Union flags floating in the wind in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. In front, there is text overlay with written "Commission proposes partial suspension of Israel’s association to Horizon Europe ". The logo of the European Commission appears in the bottom right corner.

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@EUCommission if you drag your heels just a little longer everyone will be already dead. That’s the plan right?

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Bob Vylan, Glastonbury, BBC and the IDF https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/bob-vylan-glastonbury-bbc-and-the-idf/

Cartoon depicting an IDF soldier with a gun standing in a destroyed smoking cityscape next to a massive bomb. In the background is a widescreen television with the singer from Bob Vylan in white shorts, pumping his fist in the air and singing. The soldier says "waah somebody figuratively called for the institution of the IDF at Glastonbury! My feelings are so hurt it's almost putting me off this literal genocide!" The massive bomb has the Israeli flag on it, and written in blood on it it says 62,000 DEAD
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As some of you may have already noticed, in the latest update, we've reworked the layout of the web app for smaller screen sizes. It should be easier to navigate and more pleasant to the eye. Let me know what you think!

A screenshot of the Mastodon web app on a mobile device with the side menu open.
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@Gargron can we have the old layout back as an option please?

@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io avatar molly0xfff , to random

Newsletter: An OpenAI featured chatbot is pushing extreme surgeries on men it describes as “subhuman”, and promoting misogynist ideas sourced from online incel forums.

“Without surgery, you won’t mog genetically superior guys head-on,” it tells one man.

https://www.citationneeded.news/openai-incel-chatbot-subhuman-men/

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