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Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Sorry to ruin your day, but this is just so insufferable we can’t look away: This guy is one of those guys whose personality is his entire personality. 

Ugh, dude. Can’t you find something better to define yourself than the way that you are?

Thirty-two-year-old Nonprofit Coordinator Julian Coleman is the type of cringey asshole who can’t go ten seconds without exuding one of his many defining characteristics. His entire personality is based around how he likes certain things, acts certain ways, and holds certain values in a unique combination that is specific to him. 

Take one look at his social media feeds and you’ll find post after post where there’s always got to be some sort of reference to something he did or something he was thinking about or a picture of himself or something he saw. 

It’s like, we get it dude: You’re Julian Coleman! You live in Austin! You’re a fulltime caretaker for your disabled sister! Your photographs of your travels through Myanmar in your 20s were made into a book! You’re funny! Your girlfriend’s name is Stacy and you met her when you got in an argument with her on Reddit about the best Nirvana song! But do you really have to make these things–and the many other characteristics that define you as a person–your entire personality?

God, guys like this are SO annoying… 

Would it kill this guy to find something, anything for his personality to revolve around besides his personality? A certain sports team or diet or hobby, maybe? There’s more to life than being you, man. Branch out a little.

Unwinding the Great Tech Power Grab. “If tech seeks to replace democratic governance itself, then the response has to be more democracy, not less.” Lots of related links in this piece too.

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Missed the start of the Formula 1 season? Is your F1 Fantasy team having a bad first half? This is your chance to join a fresh league built for the second half of the year.

After three long weekends without a Formula 1 race to look forward to, it’s time to get back to action following the summer shutdown. And there will be plenty of racing to look forward to between now and the end of the season as the second half kicks off with our final visit to Zandvoort.

Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 17-08-2026 19:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 19.2°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 15.9°C / Max 20.9°C | Kans op neerslag 36%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 15.9°C, Max 20.9°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 14.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 36%, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 318°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 20:00: 18.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1015.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 314°
• 21:00: 18.6°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1015.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 304°
• 22:00: 18.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1015.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.1 km/u (1.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 328°
• 23:00: 18.5°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 3.6 km/u (1.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 308°
• 00:00: 18.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.0 km/u (1.4 m/s), richting: → 255°
• 01:00: 18.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 203°
• 02:00: 18.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↑ 186°
• 03:00: 18.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1014.2 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 204°
• 04:00: 18.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 11%, 🧭 1013.5 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↑ 180°
• 05:00: 18.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 24%, 🧭 1012.8 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↑ 178°
• 06:00: 18.0°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 49%, 🧭 1011.9 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↑ 177°
• 07:00: 17.5°C (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 1.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 79%, 🧭 1011.2 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↖ 155°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• dinsdag 18 augustus: Min 17.4°C, Max 20.4°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 7.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 65%, 🧭 1010.9 hPa ↘️ -4.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s), richting: → 251°
• woensdag 19 augustus: Min 15.7°C, Max 22.3°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 5.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 48%, 🧭 1006.1 hPa ↘️ -4.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: → 260°
• donderdag 20 augustus: Min 15.3°C, Max 21.1°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 4.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 61%, 🧭 1005.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.4 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°
• vrijdag 21 augustus: Min 15.1°C, Max 20.3°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 5.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 38%, 🧭 1008.6 hPa ↗️ +2.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 227°
• zaterdag 22 augustus: Min 13.7°C, Max 18.5°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 7.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 38%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↗️ +6.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.4 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↓ 7°
• zondag 23 augustus: Min 13.1°C, Max 18.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 26%, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ↗️ +7.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 7.8 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 29°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 19.2°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 19.0°C (-0.2°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 320°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 18.0 km/h (5.0 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 77%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1015.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 16.3 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.8
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:29 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:02

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 31 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 3.9 μg/m³
• PM10: 5.9 μg/m³

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Teenager’s glorious strike made it 2-0 against Villarreal – but though they were pegged back to a draw the match sealed a feelgood return from the abyss

“The poor kid couldn’t believe what had happened; none of us could have if we’d just done what he had just done,” said Álvaro Mantilla, Racing Santander’s captain in the match they had longed for more than anything in the world. Which was why the kid – a 19-year-old from just along the coast who had been at the club half his life – wasn’t the only one crying. The day Sergio Martínez played his first game for Racing, he had climbed into the stand to hug his grandad; the day he played his first in primera, on Sunday afternoon at the Sardinero, he just about managed to stand before it, legs giving way a little and tears coming to his eyes. All around him they felt it too, 22,413 people absolutely losing it.

What he had just done was, well, everything. At least that’s how it felt right then. “Euphoria”, his captain called it. In his first game in the first division, his third start ever, Sergio hadn’t just scored; he had scored the kind of goal you get in a comic, all explosions and exclamation marks. The ball sat up like an invitation and Kapow! – Sergio smashed it on the bounce, a cartoon arrow drawn to the top corner. It tore through the air and through time, flashing past at 126km an hour and 14 years a second, so Sergio ran to the corner, holding the badge he has worn since he was 10. There, there was a wobble as it came to him just what he had done. Bloody hell, this was actually happening.

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More and more people are posting footage of themselves touching sharks or even riding them. This is, of course, a terrible idea

Name: Shark selfies.

Age: The phrase seems to have emerged in summer 2014 and will hopefully be retired as soon as possible.

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• Big Three and Hunter Bell to meet in Zurich next week

• ‘I am really excited to throw my hat into the ring there’

Georgia Hunter Bell says she is ready to take on the “Big Three” of Audrey Werro, Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol in a race for the ages over 800m in Zurich next week.

Hunter Bell has had an extraordinary season, adding the 1500m European Championship title on Sunday to her Commonwealth 800m gold and 1500m world indoor crown. She is now ready to put herself to the test in a fast-paced 800m against the three Birmingham medallists.

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Uit straatboekenkastjes in heel Nederland haalt Arjen Fortuin steeds een boek, bespreekt het, en geeft het door. Deze week over een overlevende die vindt dat ze zich meer had moeten verzetten.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: If you want to record whatever you do on a computer, send those records to OpenAI, use more ChatGPT tokens, and increase your vulnerability to prompt injection, then OpenAI has something for you. It's called Computer History, an opt-in way to record your computer interactions across apps and websites as memories organized on a timeline.

Why would you want to do so? Maybe you found Chronicle, the predecessor of Computer History which compiled similar histories using screenshots, a bit too intrusive but don't mind Computer History's approach -- recording input events and storing them unencrypted locally for 48 hours (or more), with a brief visit to OpenAI's servers. Maybe you're not bothered by the warning OpenAI includes in its documentation: "Computer History files can contain sensitive information. They are not encrypted by Computer History, and other programs running as your macOS user may be able to access them."

Perhaps, having given OpenAI's Codex and GPT Work the run of your computer, you're already sold on the suggestion that storing your computer activity in memory files and arranging those interactions in a timeline will improve ChatGPT responses, surface opportunities for automation, and make it easier to resume prior work. Computer History is, to put it bluntly, a keylogging and event capture system. "Computer History creates an interaction-event stream from allowed apps and websites," OpenAI's documentation explains. "Events can include clicks, typing, keyboard shortcuts, app switches, and context that macOS exposes through its accessibility system. Computer History periodically turns these events into text summaries and local memory files." OpenAI says the feature doesn't capture screen images, microphone input, or system audio. It also doesn't record private-mode browsing.

"Turn it off during communications with other people unless you have their prior express consent," the company advises, perhaps in acknowledgement of legal risk. "Consider pausing it or excluding apps that contain sensitive health, financial, or personal information." ChatGPT and Codex delete locally stored Computer History interaction events after 48 hours, but data sent to OpenAI to generate memories may be retained locally longer and reused in future chats.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

From mysterious lights and malevolent mists to ghosts and spirits like the Diné’s skinwalkers, the desert has long spawned myths and tales of the supernatural. The American West, in particular, is characterized by its vast canyons, plateaus, and mountains, along with the rugged individualism of its inhabitants who make their lives in a landscape many would deem inhospitable. It’s also not difficult to imagine how the atmospheres of powerful monsoons, the unrelenting sun, or the light of a full moon may conjure the uncanny.

Wiley Wallace, who is based in Phoenix, harnesses the magic of the desert in glowing acrylic paintings featuring crystals, enigmatic energy forces, starlight, and specters. His current solo exhibition, Night Bloom at Arch Enemy Arts, features suitably gem-like works that are 16 inches wide at the largest and as small as six by six inches, exhibiting incredible detail.

In dusky desert scenes, figures convene around nebula-like swirls of light and giant prismatic crystals that appear to rise right in front of them. Wallace evokes wonder and contemplation more than fear or trepidation, as if these events have been sought or even summoned. They may also represent portals, perhaps to other spirit realms or phases of life, with their inherent enchantment in the unexplained and the sublime.

Night Bloom continues through August 30 in Philadelphia. See more on the artist’s Instagram.

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article In Jewel-Like Paintings, Wiley Wallace Conjures Enchantment in the Desert appeared first on Colossal.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - De verschillen tussen wat het kabinet en PRO willen met de begroting van komend jaar zijn nog steeds "levensgroot". Dat benadrukte PRO-leider Jesse Klaver meermaals na afloop van het eerste gesprek met premier Rob Jetten en vicepremiers Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) en Bart van den Brink (CDA).

Klaver wil dat de bezuinigingen op de sociale zekerheid van tafel gaan, maar heeft naar eigen zeggen nog geen beweging zijn kant op gezien van het kabinet. De PRO-leider is nog wel bereid verder te praten over het al dan niet steunen van de begroting van de minderheidscoalitie. "We gaan de komende weken zien of ze bereid zijn om aan onze wensen tegemoet te komen."

De coalitie komt in zowel de Tweede als de Eerste Kamer zetels tekort voor een meerderheid. Maandag waren de eerste onderhandelingen, met PRO en JA21. Woensdag praten Jetten en zijn vicepremiers met de ChristenUnie, 50PLUS en de SGP. Volgende week staat een gesprek met Volt gepland.

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Très adorable

@nixCraft
True, it's a minefield. So many things you've got to get right asap to not vanish on blacklists before you even started.
Biggest problem, identified in the article is the power Microsoft and Google have to decide what is legit and what not. Even if you have everything set up correctly it's still possible they won't deliver.
25 years of self hosting email for 10 domains and counting, it's an uphill battle.