Portraits on wood. Coptic Period. Egypt. 2000 years old. Other cultures claim to have more advanced historic art, yet before around 1500, figures are simplistically depicted in paint. Unrealistic. Soulless. The first time I was shown the Fayum Mummy portraits I was blown away. What do you think?

I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday.

(Not Poodle)

Good morning, everyone! More and more W users ask me for content from verified W users and accounts. Here👇🏻 you can already find three W lists. More content and functionalities from and for W users are coming soon!

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These sketches by Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez are magnificent - especially from a diving bell of the time.

George Monbiot reposted this from my W Social account, so I'll pin it to the top of my profile for a while.

Spaceballs: The New One: The Teaser Poster. In theaters April 2027.

Meta Glasses are like, a Cybertruck for your face.

"With these keys I shall unlock your car." "Or possibly your heart."

Peter Geoghegan‬: Full piece on Palantir in UK - based on exclusive documents, new data and numerous sources - is in the latest @lrb.co.uk. @foxglovelegal.bsky.social‘s Rosa Curling says it’s ’the most important investigation on Palantir that I’ve read this year’ Judge for yrself

Another extraordinary free resource tool from Bellingcat: In our recent guide we introduce tools to monitor wildfires and the damage they leave behind. We also examine recurring fires across multiple seasons to identify patterns in fire activity.

We're hiring! 🚀 Full Stack Developer (AI-Native) — Stockholm We're not asking for a 10-year CV. We're asking for hunger, judgment, and the speed to build great software with AI-assisted tools. Full role details below👇 Just send your CV and a vibe-coded website about yourself to [email protected]

I've written a bit about why Trump may be doing this: www.thewayfinder.net/p/why-is-the... Seems like they're moving the timeline up...

If at some point in the future you feel this wasn't worth your time, blame me for recommending this highly rated TED talk, not Carissa.

Last year I did something you should never do. I recommended three books before they were launched and before reading them: Prophecy by Carissa Véliz‬ This is for Everyone by Tim Berners-Lee Empire of AI by Karen Hao So close to all three on these shelves, but I'll take the Bill Bryson in place.

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This is an uplifting *good news* global project I've been following since its public launch a few months ago. Co-founded by UK Guardian journalist and environment campaigner @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, it will appeal to some of you good people here on W Social. Significant soil science solutions.

"Where we're going, you don't need roads... ah, no, yes, but we might still use them occasionally."

"To power AI, Son predicted AI data centres will need power generation of 3 terawatts by 2040, equal to 1.8 times total current global power consumption." The same gambler Son, who lost 96% of his paper wealth after the dot-com bubble burst...

Built a terrarium ecosystem simulation as an experiment in emergent balance: • plants grow/wilt/reproduce • herbivores forage/flee/breed • carnivores hunt/fight/chase • O2/CO2, water, nutrients, weather, and day/night all interact. Now I’m tuning for resilient equilibrium.

"I can't believe what I'm seaing."

"Where we're going, you don't need loads."

Cory Doctorow: Today's economy is dominated by pick-and-shovel wholesalers. America is a gerontocracy drowning in MBAs, while there's no one to do eldercare:

"Do you have a plan to make an even more penis shaped model?" - "Yes. It will be called the Evinruder."

Steve can't believe what he just heard. Did Columbo just walk to the door, pause, put his hand to his forehead and say, "Just one otter thing..." ?

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Is there anyone here on W Social from Ukraine? Please say hello if you are Ukrainian 👋

The US Media Capitulation index is an excellent tool provided by Free Press www.freepress.net/who-owns-media and I follow Jessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social. Free Press - good THE Free Press - bad (responsible for major media capitulation to Trump) Index: wsocial.eu/profile/stev...

I think we should have more Ukrainian voices on W.

People from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, do you have recommendations for solid news providers with integrity in your countries? What do you think are the most important news stories at the moment where you are from? I would like to share more here from your wonderful nations.

Italy busts Russian spy ring collecting data on Ukrainian air defense vulnerabilities. www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Anton Shekhovtsov‬: How anti-EU ideology travelled from the American fringe to the heart of US foreign policy – and the overlooked Foreign Service turn that carried it there.

Nina Jankowicz: I know conjecture is tempting given the McConnell shenanigans, but Occam’s razor still applies even in this, the dumbest of timelines.

"Victor Mallett, a Financial Times journalist told Byline Times that Vincent Bolloré is engaged in a concerted move “to push the far right, though he’s not always narrowly focused on Marine Le Pen and Bardella. He’s also given time to Éric Zemmour [convicted multiple times for racial hatred]…"

This is my getaway vehicle. Low profile. Especially with the Pink Panther at the wheel. Used to work for Vauxhall. In Luton.

Competitor attempts to copy W Social.

Urinals in the White House ballroom.

We can all see that Go ogle search is somehow worse now. Cory Doctorow @doctorow.pluralistic.net explains why it was enshittified and why they decided to screw over their own users. Us. Because money. You could try Ecosia.org instead, if you like. Been using it for years.

What it looks like inside a Waitrose tangerine.

A feather in your cap. - a notable achievement, accomplishment, or milestone that you can be proud of and that can bring you future recognition. Yes, especially you, @anna.wsocial.eu for getting W to this point.

Don't suck your thumb, baby Steve, your teeth will stick out like a beaver's. - "Okay then, I'll suck your thumb."

Just seen a rare, brilliant thing. A final BBC goodbye from Wimbledon… compilation of the fortnight's great moments from the perspective of a ballgirl, set to Van Morrison's 'Days Like This'. I'll try and find it and post it here - if you spot it clipped up to play on W, please give me a nudge.

The dancefloor was flooded last night.

The Kraken wasn't released. The Kraken left. Perhaps you've heard of free will? Also, shelter in place.

If art critics talked like football pundits.

If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️

Champie: Can’t help feeling, if you have to bring out the big guns to stop a man with a bin on his head, you’ve already lost.

"Who are you supporting in this tennis match?" Me: The crowd.

This is the link to the source from Anna: