Good article on why more tech usually means less actual learning. One silver lining of the aggressive shove-it-down-our-throats genAI pummel is that it has helped cause more receptivity to a thorough reconsideration of other tech.

Le meilleur nom de journal, c'est probablement celui de ce canard de Nouvelle-Calédonie : Nouvelles calédoniennes.

This excellent piece, His Running Top, by Jane Hyphen is our Pick of the Day. It manages to be about the power of running in general and personal at the same time. www.abctales.com/story/jane-h...

Y'all I'm getting my mind blown at the censing patterns in the Ambrosian rite with an UNCAPPED THURIBLE

Préférant "la liberté à l'inquiétude", le ministre de l'Intérieur aura donc décidé d'autoriser une manifestation néonazie dans la ville où sévit Klaus Barbie, où Jean Moulin créa le Conseil National de la Résistance, le jour de l'assassinat des résistants de la Moi par les nazis. Chapeau l'artiste.

It's a fascinating thing to watch the youth reinvent lolcats from base principles.

Nice to see the US Supreme Court has some brain cells left. Now we expect repayment from the tariff era and reputation harm to our Island (they called us a fraud hub with no evidence).

France has one too - aptly named "Detrumpez-Vous". ueeu.vivaldi.net/2025/04/29/d....

Sounds rough! I avoid this ever happening to me with One Weird Trick

On dirait du Terry Pratchett.

Le pape demande aux prêtres de ne pas rédiger leurs homélies avec des LLM. Vivement que des curés réfractaires provoquent un schisme.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.

This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆

Les Frères Jacques postcard signed by all four members

Delightful ‘Dancing Dogs’ figurine. Blackware ceramic, 200 BC - 200 AD. Comala, Late Formative Period. Colima, West Mexico. 📷 Princeton University Art Museum artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collecti... #Archaeology

@rosemarymosco.com Just started reading The Birding Dictionary and am reminded of Ambrose Bierce. I've laughed aloud at the American Robin definition and then stopped to search to learn more about the Anhinga b/c my curiosity was piqued. Small book that's big on fun and learning.

De 7 à 77 ans Janine Niépce

"Al is here to stay" well ok, but me complaining about Al is also here to stay

TINY FAT SHEEP HORSE

Le Toulonnais ayant choisi de rejoindre l'Armée de l'Air plutôt que la Marine sera exhibé en place publique www.caporalstrategiq...

New data shows #Brexit has lowered UK GDP by 6-8% over the past decade. Investment down 12-18%, employment down 3-4%. It's even worse than economists had predicted pre-referendum, because they thought there would be a bounce-back long term. "Economists were roughly right on the

INVENTOR OF CONTRACTIONS: you know what the word “not” is too fucking long

Ces rois remplis de vaillance, -plis de vaillance, -plis de vaillance C'est les deux Ajaaaaaaaaaax

E per tetto un cielo di stelle.

quand c’est abscons c’est qu’il y a un mouton Martine Aubry / Isa Marcelli tags : le silence des agneaux, #animals #silentsunday #photography #quote

Silence

That’s how I recover from my timeline experience on social media.

Robert Duvall ne connaîtra plus le plaisir simple de l'odeur du napalm au petit matin.

Ancient Grease at its territorial peak

I can relate to that 🙄

Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?

Il faut lire et faire circuler les mots choisis par son camp, l'ultra droite catholique, nationaliste, violente, haineuse, pour évoquer le facsiste Quentin D " comme lui, la lutte à mort nous rend joyeux" Il n'était pas là par hasard. Il cherchait la violence. Il espérait frapper. Il en est mort.

Quelle époque.

Dear dirty Dublin... Joyce a grandi dans un Dublin semblable.

Mais ? C'est lui !

Post a ship that's not Star Wars or Star Trek.

The NUMBER TWO rule of time-travel, OF COURSE, is don’t bother to kill Hitler. He just keeps coming back. The NUMBER ONE rule, OF COURSE is never EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER give the Roman Empire access to time-travel.

that’s it, i’ve finally taken my best photo of all time 😅 (this chubster is an unapologetic beggar so don’t feel bad for him) 🧪🌍 #bird #birb

Ce serait bien que ça fasse un peu de bruit.

Thorny patreon.com/berkeleymews

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