Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip ( arstechnica.com )
Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine ( www.youtube.com )
I feel like mostly these "I had a model generate images for this song" things are pretty lackluster, and this one could have used more variety on the length of time it sticks with any given moving-image, but overall it seemed surprisingly good to me.
New York Times editor says Trump's danger to democracy is not a top concern ( boingboing.net )
‘Inside an oven’: Sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia ( www.theguardian.com )
The US universities that allow protest encampments – and even negotiate ( www.theguardian.com )
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France ( www.theguardian.com )
‘The final act’: Fears US journalism crisis could destabilize 2024 election ( www.theguardian.com )
(Article is a little old, still relevant though)
Most Common PIN Codes ( informationisbeautiful.net )
TIL Earthworms aren't native to the northern United States; they are a recent invasive species which does significant damage to boreal forests ( www.outdoorlife.com )
Israel seizes 'operational control' of Rafah crossing in Gaza ( www.middleeasteye.net )
JWST: NIRCam - Uranus ( www.nasa.gov )
Amazon illegally interferes with an historic UK warehouse election ( pluralistic.net )
Russia is on fire: forests and houses are burning en masse in Siberia, urgent evacuation has begun ( www-dialog-ua.translate.goog )
Original source (Russian): https://www.dialog.ua/russia/294463_1715001369
A part of the American political spectrum is not merely a passive recipient of the combined authoritarian narratives that come from Russia, China, and their ilk, but an active participant in them. ( anneapplebaum.substack.com )
Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country ( www.cnn.com )
Mossy Bones - Last Chance ( www.youtube.com )
Union plans strike vote over crackdown on University of California Gaza protests ( www.theguardian.com )
Behind a fence in Kaliningrad, several Russian secrets are hiding – one of them may explain why planes lose GPS signal over the Baltic Sea. ( nyheder-tv2-dk.translate.goog )
Original (Danish): https://nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2024-04-30-putin-har-bygget-et-hemmeligt-vaaben-i-kaliningrad-og-danmark-kan-vaere-i-skudlinjen
Mark Meadows unmasked in Arizona fake electors indictment, faces 9 felony charges ( lawandcrime.com )
A Jewelled Agate Model of a Cat, c. 1900 ( www.christies.com )
Two far right nut job news websites -- Human Events and The Post Millennial - were hacked on Thursday. What’s curious is why 19 FBI agents are subscribed. ( twitter.com )
Barista, Barista! Antifascista! ( black-mosquito.org ) German
NYPD officer fired gun during raid on Columbia protesters ( www.axios.com )
Do you support sending weapons to Israel?
Humor me for a second. Quick poll. You can just write "Yes" or "No" in the comments.