Happy birthday Benedict Cumberbatch

RIP Jennifer Finch, L7 bassist www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Qatari Foreign Ministry: We affirm that targeting power stations and water desalination plants in Kuwait crosses all red lines.

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ALIENS (18 July 1986)

What’s the point of a walled garden if you don’t weed it?

Aliens was released July 18, 1986. Full Post www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... . #TodayInNerdHistory #July18 #Aliens #SigourneyWeaver #MichaelBiehn #CarrieHenn #EllenRipley #Ripley #History #Released #ReleaseDate #News #OTD #FYP #Nerd .

Kuwait says Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station. The country relies heavily on desalination for drinking water, so any disruption poses a serious threat.

OpenAI has confirmed that sometimes GPT 5.6 could make "an honest mistake" and delete your home directory. It's recommended to enable sandboxing protections including auto review to protect against this problem while OpenAI works on mitigations. 😬

True friendship shown as dolphins guide stranded whale out of WA estuary

My thoughts on @mayor.nyc.gov watching the World Cup with the imprisoned at Rikers? WHAT A LEGEND. The way we treat the most challenging citizens is a measure of the greatness of our society. I would like to be an official prison visitor in retirement. The man in black is looking down with a smile

An unforgettable dawn at Jervis Bay, where a Great White Shark glides effortlessly through a dense wall of Australian Salmon. 📹 jordan_robins (IG)

A practical #Stoic daily reflection might be: * Wisdom: Did I think clearly? * Justice: Did I treat people fairly? * Courage: Did I face what needed to be faced? * Temperance: Did I exercise self-control?

23andMe put millions of their customers’ sensitive and personal genetic data at risk by allowing a massive data breach. Now, we've secured $18 million from 23andMe and we're putting new security measures in place to protect customers' data.

Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.

United Arab Emirates’ Defense Ministry says Iran attacked two tankers in the strait, killing one person and wounding eight others.

Please remember every time you drink water it's less water going to data centers fight the system stay hydrated.

This is surprisingly like the Conor McGregor fight

“Oh, you study international relations? That must be exciting right now!”

Just learning about Amazon’s monopolistic practices and the FTC lawsuit - those mega yachts don’t buy themselves!

Sam Neill insisting on changing the Australian flag in Event Horizon, and the reasoning behind it, speaks to his character so well. For those who don't know, the reason the flag on Weir's costume has the Aboriginal flag, not the Union flag, is because Sam said he hoped by 2047 we'd have changed it.

RIP Mary Morello

Bro even got a shout out from the CSIRO

Oh no! RIP Sam Neill! From Death in Brunswick to Sirens to Jurassic Park to Hunt for the Wilderpeople - MAJESTICAL

Countries attacked tonight (today Sunday local) by Iranian drones and Tactical Ballistic Missiles (TBMs): Oman, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait

Hearing a lot about grid scale batteries looks like the tech is progressing

I'm not even joking when I say that, as a former writing teacher, I think even the act of bullshitting through a 10-page paper on a book you only skimmed is also incredibly valuable learning.

How unexpected a company built on widespread IP theft continues to do IP theft www.wired.com/story/apple-...

June 1982 Interesting note 📝 Tron , Blade Runner & The Thing ALL bombed / and or underperformed at the box office.

BREAKING: Apple, #$AAPL, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets.

What was your favourite childhood film? 🖤 "You Better Get Yourself A Garlic T-Shirt, Buddy, Or It's Your Funeral."

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I'm going to be pretty surprised honestly if Telstra being totally down for four hours isn't DNS.

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

SPACE BALLS (2 will be released April 2027)

Australia has been singled out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for having an overreliance on the taxation of wages and salaries to fund the budget, which economists said was unlikely to change www.afr.com/policy/econo...

The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history, involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft.

Neil the seal is moulting and fasting. Itchy and hungry. He just wants some warm sun out of the cold wind and a nap.

What makes Tasmania so much better than us is that their reaction to this is “yeah, Neil will do that, anyway someone call Carl to replace the bollard”

Tasmania has Neil the Seal and aurora last night #winning

Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir.

Neil the seal rules

Everyone is talking about AI as the new Industrial Revolution, but as an insider, the actual new Industrial Revolution is Solar + Wind + Batteries + BEVs. The shift to renewables alongside increase in computing capacity will allow smart grids to a level unimaginable before. The future is green.

On this day 110 years ago, the Battle of the Somme began. In terms of casualties, 1st July 1916 remains the worst day in the history of the British Army. Over 57,000 men were wounded, captured or killed.

Microsoft: “We couldn’t make our subscription service work so now we have to lay off everyone.” Sony: “No more discs, you can’t own your games anymore.” Nintendo: “We’ll keep using cartridges and making good games to put on them.”

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"Do you think anyone is going to recognize us?" "Don't worry. We're wearing dark glasses." "You're right. We're practically invisible."

Praxis and young love on the empire state tower

Male Pink Robin, photo taken up at Mount Donna Buang, Victoria. Australia © Nick Vertsonis Photography

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