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The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard & Mark Crispin Miller, 2007
"One of the best books around for demystifying the deliberately mysterious arts of #advertising."-- Salon
"Fascinating, entertaining and thought-stimulating."-- The New York Times Book Review
"A brisk, authoritative and frightening report on how manufacturers, fundraisers and politicians are attempting to turn the American mind into a kind of catatonic dough that will buy, give or vote at their command-- The New Yorker
한국 회사가 만든 휴전선 지키는 로봇 시스템을 비판하고 난리치던 과학자/단체들 혹은 AI Safety에 관해서 입털던 사람들이 ... 미국이나 이스라엘 정부가 악용하는것에 대해서 아무말도 입다물고 있는것 보면 그저 웃프기만 함 ... 다들 그냥 만만하니까 ㅈㄹ했던것이 사실이었구나 싶고
The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard & Mark Crispin Miller, 2007
"One of the best books around for demystifying the deliberately mysterious arts of #advertising."-- Salon
"Fascinating, entertaining and thought-stimulating."-- The New York Times Book Review
"A brisk, authoritative and frightening report on how manufacturers, fundraisers and politicians are attempting to turn the American mind into a kind of catatonic dough that will buy, give or vote at their command-- The New Yorker
“Large-scale efforts are being made, often with impressive success to channel our unthinking habits, our purchasing decisions, and our thought processes by the use of insights gleaned from psychiatry and the social sciences. Typically these efforts take place beneath our level of awareness; so that the appeals which move us are often, in a sense, “hidden.”
Vance Packard
Family Survival Guide by Mykel Hawke, 2018
Are you prepared in case disaster strikes? Are your kids? In the Family Survival Guide, veteran adventurers Mykel and Ruth Hawke provide the vital information you and your family need to get through almost any disaster safely. The topics covered are wide-ranging and easy-to-follow. Here, you and your family will learn:
🕐 2026-02-17 00:00 UTC
📰 技術発信を後回しにした私が、転職で詰んだ話。 (👍 339)
🇬🇧 Not documenting your learning journey publicly can hurt job prospects. Share imperfect work, mark scope clearly, and iterate over time.
🇰🇷 기술 학습을 공유하지 않으면 이직에서 불리해질 수 있습니다. 불완전해도 공개하고, 범위를 명확히 하며, 점진적으로 개선하세요.
The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make by Sean Covey
From the author of the wildly popular bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens comes the go-to guide that helps teens cope with major challenges they face in their lives—now updated for today's social media age.
삶을 변화시키는 작은 용기
1. 두려움 앞에서 한 걸음 내딛기
2. 작은 성공에 스스로 박수치기
3. 실수를 배움의 기회로 여기기
4. 자신의 잠재력을 믿고 도전하기
5. 매일 조금씩 성장하는 나를 사랑하기
この度は、
セルフレジで困ってる人に
教えてあげるおじさんになってしまい
大変申し訳ありません
State of Show HN: 2025
Link: https://blog.sturdystatistics.com/posts/show_hn/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47039478
Access the raw data, chart files and other documents
I guarantee you’ve heard the harms of data centre expansion justified on the grounds that “AI” will ‘solve climate change’. These range from sci-fi claims of superintelligence through to detailed reports stacked with hundreds of examples of ‘AI for good’ helping energy, transport and industry cut emissions.
In partnership with the good people at the organisations shown below, I’ve created a new report that, for the first time, interrogates both the logic and the evidence for this claim.
We found that most of the ‘benefit’ tends to relate to older, smaller and leaner forms of machine learning, what has been called ‘traditional AI’, while we also know that most of the new harm is likely stemming from consumer generative AI over-deployment.
This distracts from the decisions made by companies that result in their own fossil fuel use rising at an unprecedented rate.
We also found that the evidence presented for examples of climate benefit, regardless of AI type, tend to be weak whether from companies or organisations like the IEA. The potential benefits are overstated, in surprising and significant ways.
What we see is companies veering wildly away from their climate targets. In most cases, this is true whether you use their ‘adjusted’ metrics that incorporate renewable energy offsets and deals or not.
That is a choice, and this focus on ‘AI for climate’ is a distraction from the decision to worsen the pollution of data centres through an unprecedented explosion of digital bloat.
3 minute overview: AI vague-washing (watch on Youtube)
3 minute overview: Weak evidence for benefit, strong evidence of harm (watch on Youtube)
Very genuine and warm thanks to the good people at the follow organisations, who supported this work and continue to push for accountability from polluters:
About Beyond Fossil Fuels
Beyond Fossil Fuels is a civil society network committed to ensuring a just and rapid transition to a fossil-free, renewables-based future. Building upon the Europe Beyond Coal campaign, its goal is for Europe to be coal-free by 2030 and phase out fossil gas from the power sector by 2035. A clean and flexible energy system will deliver lasting benefits for people, the climate and the broader economy. Beyond Fossil Fuels is a non-profit organisation with an office in Berlin, with staff spread across Europe.
http://www.beyondfossilfuels.org
About Stand.earth
Stand.earth is a global advocacy organization delivering large-scale change for our planet and its people by interrupting the systems that create environmental and climate crises. Its mission is to challenge corporations and governments to treat people and the environment with respect. Stand’s worldwide community of more than one million members advocates for a climate-safe, equitable future, where environmental and climate justice policies uphold the dignity of people everywhere – at the scale our world requires.
https://stand.earth
About Climate Action Against Disinformation
Climate Action Against Disinformation is a global coalition of over 120 leading climate and anti-disinformation organisations across the globe demanding robust, coordinated and proactive strategies to deal with the scale of the threat of climate misinformation and disinformation.
https://caad.info
About Friends of the Earth U.S.
Friends of the Earth U.S. works to reduce the spread of disinformation that potentially affects all of our campaigns. As technology and media companies consolidate their power, our fundamental ability to campaign on any issue is threatened, as corporate polluters gain more control over the basic communications systems that are needed for social change and democracy itself.
https://foe.org/projects/disinformation/
About Green Screen Coalition
The Green Screen Climate Justice and Digital Rights Coalition is a group of funders and practitioners looking to build bridges across the digital rights and climate justice movements. The aim of the coalition is to be a catalyst in making visible the climate implications of technology by supporting emerging on-the-ground work, building networks, and embedding the issue as an area within philanthropy. https://greenscreen.network
About Green Web Foundation
Green Web Foundation is a non-profit organisation working towards a fossil-free internet by 2030 by reducing absolute emissions and phasing out fossil fuels in data centers – fast, fairly and forever. The foundation maintains the world’s largest open dataset of websites that run on green energy and builds open source tools for measuring and mitigating emissions from digital services.
https://greenweb.org/
Pumping Ions by Tom Vujec
Games and Exercises to Flex Your Mind
Condition your brain just as you do your body with this entertaining and challenging exercise program designed to strengthen, tone, and develop your "mental muscles."
The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources From the Achaemenid Period by Amélie Kuhrt, 2013
Bringing together a wide variety of material in many different languages that exists from the substantial body of work left by this large empire, The Persian Empire presents annotated translations, together with introductions to the problems of using it in order to gain an understanding of the history and working on this remarkable political entity.
The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources From the Achaemenid Period by Amélie Kuhrt, 2013
Bringing together a wide variety of material in many different languages that exists from the substantial body of work left by this large empire, The Persian Empire presents annotated translations, together with introductions to the problems of using it in order to gain an understanding of the history and working on this remarkable political entity.
The Persian Empire by Mehrdad Kia, 2016
A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]
This well-balanced reference on ancient Persia demonstrates the region's contributions to the growth and development of human civilization from the 7th century BCE through the fall of the Persian Sasanian Empire in 651CE.
#books
#nonfiction
#reference
#encyclopedia
#history
#Persia
#PersianEmpire
Encyclopedia of Cyber Warfare by Paul J. Springer, 2017
This definitive reference resource on cyber warfare covers all aspects of this headline topic, providing historical context of cyber warfare and an examination its rapid development into a potent technological weapon of the 21st century.
いまのClaude Opusの会話の感じは自然で良いな…Sonnetでもにたようなものか
ChatGPTの5.2のデフォルトはぎりぎり嫌なかんじに馴れ馴れしいんだよなー
It’s World Hippo Day, so make some room for one of Earth’s largest animals! Because this gigantic herbivore can reach weights of ~8,000 lbs (3,600 kg), you might think you could outrun a hippo. But you’d be wrong: A hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) can charge as fast as 30 mph (48.3 km/h)! That’s faster than an Olympic sprinter.
Photo: olegrozhko, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, iNaturalist
via amnhnyc
‘A country pulled in opposite directions’: destruction and hope in Ukraine – in pictures
Photographer Robin Hinsch insists that Lonely Are All the Bridges is not a war book – it’s a portrait of a society being torn apart and the human threads trying to hold it together.
Destroyed Bridge near Izum, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, 2023. Photograph: Robin Hinsch
‘A country pulled in opposite directions’: destruction and hope in Ukraine – in pictures
Photographer Robin Hinsch insists that Lonely Are All the Bridges is not a war book – it’s a portrait of a society being torn apart and the human threads trying to hold it together.
Destroyed Bridge near Izum, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, 2023. Photograph: Robin Hinsch
Retroville, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2022
A shopping centre located in Kyiv was bombed in a Russian airstrike. Part of the mall along with its 12-storey business centre was destroyed. At least eight people were killed.
Retroville, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2022
A shopping centre located in Kyiv was bombed in a Russian airstrike. Part of the mall along with its 12-storey business centre was destroyed. At least eight people were killed.
Serhii Chernyshov, Irpin, Ukraine, 2022
When Serhii Chernyshov returned to Irpin after the Russian invasion, he was surprised to find his cherished pigeons still in the loft. Despite fleeing during the conflict, his doves remained, and even some new ones had joined. Chernyshov, a lifelong pigeon breeder, now tends to his old and new feathered friends, symbolising resilience in the face of adversity.
Serhii Chernyshov, Irpin, Ukraine, 2022
When Serhii Chernyshov returned to Irpin after the Russian invasion, he was surprised to find his cherished pigeons still in the loft. Despite fleeing during the conflict, his doves remained, and even some new ones had joined. Chernyshov, a lifelong pigeon breeder, now tends to his old and new feathered friends, symbolising resilience in the face of adversity.
Malanka II Krasnoilsk, Ukraine, 2018
Malanka is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which corresponds to the Julian calendar’s 31 December (Old New Year’s Eve). It highlights cultural identity and marks a fresh start in the old Julian calendar. The celebration also symbolises the enduring quest for independence amid political changes, uniting people in cultural pride and new beginnings.
Malanka II Krasnoilsk, Ukraine, 2018
Malanka is a Ukrainian folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which corresponds to the Julian calendar’s 31 December (Old New Year’s Eve). It highlights cultural identity and marks a fresh start in the old Julian calendar. The celebration also symbolises the enduring quest for independence amid political changes, uniting people in cultural pride and new beginnings.
Wild Horses, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 2023
The nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl in 1986 had massive repercussions on the Soviet Union. The disaster stands as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences that can arise from the intersection of human error, flawed technology and inadequate safety measures. The disaster was a factor that expedited the downfall of the Soviet Union by exposing the weaknesses of the regime publicly.
Wild Horses, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 2023
The nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl in 1986 had massive repercussions on the Soviet Union. The disaster stands as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences that can arise from the intersection of human error, flawed technology and inadequate safety measures. The disaster was a factor that expedited the downfall of the Soviet Union by exposing the weaknesses of the regime publicly.
Unknown Girl, Mariupol, #Ukraine, 2015
According to Ukrainian reports, at least 20,000 civilians died during the siege of the city. By the end of August 2022, the pro-Ukrainian broadcaster Mariupol TV reported a figure of 87,000 documented deaths in Mariupol’s morgues. Among them, 26,750 individuals were registered by the Prosecutor’s Office of Novoazovsk as ‘buried in mass graves’. A verified number of war casualties, which also includes the numerous backyard burials, has not been disclosed.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@appassionato/116080301447550301
I wonder if she survived...
히플비 1코인 할인이벤트 종료까지 남은 시간 약 3시간...!! 히플비 봐주세요 히어로즈플랜비 봐주세요
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4nunr3sbjysqgpgc3uigldnu/post/3meulabtykc2y
昨日は寝落ちしてまった
VTuberのアーカイブたれながしながらのんびりモード
皆さん、もう春ですね
近頃は春が過ぎるのも早くなってきました
それはそうと、春が終われば季節は巡り
夏になりますね
앤쓰로픽은 이번에 팔란티어에 모델 제공한것땜시 물어봤다가 미운털 박히고 쫓겨나는 모양임 사실 근데 이게 롱텀으로 봐서는 좋을지도 모르겠음 이스라엘이나 미국 정부가 정말 보니까 제한없는 모델을 가져다가 써서 아주 제대로 악용을 하더만...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:43fdk46qa5gsokzygzildsaq/post/3mez75vspfz2q
PC、うなっているというかびびっているような音がして、カバー開けてホコリ飛ばしてみたが、そもそもカバーがゆがんでびびっているらしい。いずれにせよ、前みたいに電源が死んでいるわけではなくて良かった。
相手が沈黙したら勝ちというルールのゲームに、ルールを知らされずに参加させられる人が気の毒だ。
Poll: Would you vote for a Satanist for elected office?
someone clues me in to a post about someone using feminism to defend LLM usage
it's on Fosstodon, because of course
a bunch of feminists showed up in the replies
look into it further
the article author is a guy
couldn't make this up if I tried. that instance remains a fucking joke
ノートすることがないから、シュポガキでも見てくれ
味噌バナナは乾燥バナナでもつくれますか
みんにゃおぱよよよ
トレイルミックスにバナナ入ってるじゃん！
春はハイキー
Nikon D3300 + Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 (+Kenko Teleplus 2x)
#Misskey写真部
@
北南
SparklingOutlaw🍉
𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕛𝕚てゃ 
mikasa提督
kazuhito