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Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warns

Billion-dollar tech platforms are aggressively pushing for deregulation of the “Uber for nursing” industry in an effort to expand gig work in the healthcare sector, according to a report published Tuesday.

The report from the AI Now Institute, Uber for Nursing Part II: How Gig Nursing Companies Are Lobbying States to Deregulate Healthcare, examines the use of artificial intelligence to staff hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

The report warns that growing use of the technology comes at the expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay.

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The Most BRUTAL Space Colony Sim You'll Ever Play by Orbital Potato [60 min intro let's play]

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I've been thinking about this stuff for a few years now but never actually put any effort into looking it up until now, I wanted to know what is out there in terms of self hosting services for kids, not necessarily just parental control but rather stuff for kids to do that aren't just device isolated apps.

To get the conversation started, I've had the idea floating around my head for a few years of making some local "youtube" for my kid to upload their own videos at some point, maybe throw in some family edits and stuff like that to get the feeling of YouTube without the exposure, same with some sort of social network like a basic blog (wouldn't have much interaction, I know, but at least have the option)

Then, I just found this video on youtube (vertical video warning for anyone who cares) which seems to do a few things of that nature, doesn't seem like it will be foss, personally that's not a requisite for me to use stuff but given its for children focused stuff it doesn't sound great to me at first glance.

What else is out there? What do people piece together out of general projects? Do people even go anywhere beyond hosting their kids dvds on jellyfin/plex and calling it a day?

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NHS is the UK National Health Service

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/47842441

Celebrated musicians including Massive Attack, Kneecap, Brian Eno, Sigur Rós, Nadine Shah, and many more have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in protest of Israel’s participation.

Campaign groups No Music For Genocide and the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel are calling for a boycott of this year’s highly divisive Eurovision Song Contest.

More than 1,000 artists, including Massive Attack, Kneecap, Brian Eno, Sigur Rós, Nadine Shah, Mogwai and Hot Chip, have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of Eurovision 2026 in protest of Israel’s participation.

The letter calls upon the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to ban KAN – the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation – from the upcoming contest.

“For the third consecutive year,” the letter states, Israel will be “celebrated onstage despite its ongoing genocide in Gaza, while Russia remains banned for its illegal invasion of Ukraine.”

“We refuse to be silent when Israel’s genocidal violence soundtracks and silences Palestinian lives,” the letter reads. “When children in Israeli prisons endure beatings for humming a tune. When all that’s left of nearly every stage, studio, bookshop and university in Gaza is piles of rubble, under which slaughtered bodies still await recovery and proper burial.”

In a statement, a spokesperson for No Music For Genocide said: “People of conscience around the globe are fighting complicity in every industry for a free Palestine and a freer world. While many of us in the industry make light of Eurovision or doubt our own power as cultural producers, genocidal Israel’s leaders speak openly about the contest’s geopolitical value.”

Continue reading HERE

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(dontyoudaregohollow) (2026)

Image description: A figure wearing a glossy black outfit, with the head adorned by an arrangement of translucent bubbles that reflect pastel tones of pink, green, and blue against a vivid blue background. The face is covered in shimmering makeup that catches the light in a similar way.

Full Generation Parameters:

[SUBJECT & COMPOSITION] A breathtaking neofuturistic portrait of an ethereal, gender-neutral figure, captured in a centered, high-fashion medium close-up. The primary focus is a colossal, sculptural headpiece composed of hundreds of interlocking, translucent liquid bubbles that form a massive, organic afro-like silhouette. The composition is clean and minimalist, emphasizing the silhouette against a stark, monochromatic background. The camera angle is eye-level, creating an intimate yet otherworldly connection with the subject, while the tight framing highlights the complex fluid dynamics and light refractions occurring within the headpiece.

[CHARACTER / OBJECT DETAILS] The subject's skin possesses a porcelain-smooth, bioluminescent quality with visible subsurface scattering, appearing almost translucent under the intense light. Tiny, shimmering iridescent droplets are scattered across the bridge of the nose and cheekbones, acting like liquid jewelry. The massive headpiece is a masterpiece of "soap-film" physics, featuring swirling thin-film interference patterns that shift through a vibrant spectrum of lime green, electric magenta, and cyan. Below, the figure wears a high-collar, avant-garde garment made of ultra-glossy, liquid-black latex that reflects the environment with mirror-like clarity, accented by internal iridescent reservoirs that mimic the headpiece's prismatic sheen.

[ENVIRONMENT & BACKGROUND] The background is a boundless, flat vacuum of "International Klein Blue," a saturated and deep cobalt that provides a violent contrast to the shimmering iridescence of the subject. This minimalist "studio void" removes all spatial context, pushing the viewer's eye entirely onto the textures of the character. There is no visible floor or ceiling, creating a sense of weightlessness and hyper-modern abstraction, as if the subject is suspended within a digital dreamscape or a high-end editorial set for a futuristic fashion magazine.

[LIGHTING & ATMOSPHERE] The scene is illuminated by high-intensity, cold studio lighting that emphasizes specular highlights and sharp reflections. Hard, directional light sources create crisp "ring-light" reflections within every individual bubble, while the liquid latex of the clothing exhibits blinding white hot-spots. The atmosphere is sterile, crisp, and surreal, filled with "caustic light" patterns where the bubbles act as lenses, projecting dancing prismatic rainbows onto the subject’s face. The mood is one of "Cyber-Baroque" elegance—quiet, sophisticated, and technologically sublime.

[TECHNICAL STYLE & RENDERING] This is a hyper-realistic digital render mimicking the quality of an 8k Octane or Redshift engine. The rendering focuses heavily on complex ray-tracing, specifically for "dielectric materials" and "refractive indices." Every bubble shows internal reflections and chromatic aberration at the edges. The lens used is a 100mm macro, ensuring a shallow depth of field that keeps the front-most bubbles and the subject's eyes in razor-sharp focus while the rear of the headpiece softens into a luscious, bubbly bokeh. The color grading is punchy and high-contrast, favoring a "chromecore" aesthetic.

[KEYWORDS] Chromecore, Iridescent, Liquid Metal, Soap Bubbles, Thin-film Interference, Avant-garde Fashion, Hyper-realistic, Octane Render, Ray-tracing, Prismatic, Macro Photography, High-gloss Latex, Bioluminescent Skin, Subsurface Scattering, Cobalt Blue, Minimalist, Cyberdelic, Refraction, Caustics, 8k, Cinematic Portrait.

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Phone numbers had allegedly been changed and fake email addresses submitted, meaning that some hopeful candidates could not contact Labour members to vote.

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Crusader Kings III just got a major update released, along with a new expansion pass to bring extra content to the popular Paradox strategy game.

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From South African Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Mornay De Doncker clipped in for what was meant to be a standard ride.. dodge traffic, bunny-hop potholes, and try not to become part of the road furniture on the N17.

No heroics, just pedals and perseverance.

Then.. mid-ride, mid-thought.. he saw a problem.

A grounded Spotted Eagle Owl, doing that worrying half move where there's just enough life to catch one's eye... but nowhere near enough lift to take off. Mornay didn't hesitate.. he braked, turned, and went back. (Strava won't give you points for that, but life does.)

He scooped her up.

And then reality hit harder than a headwind on a hill climb..

You're on a bicycle.

You're still 40 minutes from home.

And you've just picked up a murder chicken with an unreliable thought processor.

No saddlebag for this kind of cargo.

Thinking faster than a downhill sprint, Mornay pinned his location and phoned his wife Sheryl. Sheryl, clearly no stranger to chaos, immediately got hold of Judv.

Following the quick chat and description, Judy locked the clinic up and launched like she was chasing a podium finish.

Meanwhile, Mornay had time trialled it home, swapped two wheels for four, and he and Sheryl were back on the road.. because apparently this was now a relay race.

But Judy had already crossed the finish line. With the owl secured, and the crisis contained, a message was sent to Sheryl: "Got her!!"

Back at the clinic, Judy went full pro.. head-to-tail assessment, no shortcuts.

Nothing obviously broken, but the poor girl was thinner than a cyclist at the end of race season.

A look inside the mouth sealed the concern.. her

mucous membranes were pale enough to make us nervous. Internal bleeding? Poison? Both firmly on the table.

No dithering.

Treatment for concussion started immediately, plus detox support .. cover the bases, buy time, give her a fighting chance!

And then, (because wildlife loves a comeback) within two hours, Miss "lights are on but nobody's home" was upright, alert, and giving Judy the kind of suspicious stare that says, "I don't trust you, but I'll allow it."

Fluids were working. Brain rebooting. Attitude slowly fully restoring!

She's still in with Judy now, being fussed over like royalty.. quiet, careful handling, proper nutrition, and zero expectations other than get better. Next stop, if all goes well: the aviary for further monitoring, a bit of weight gain, and eventually... back to the wild where she belongs.

Mornay, you absolute legend.

Your 20 year route just changed an outcome! That owl, stranded in a terrible spot on the N17, was running out of road in every sense of the word. You hit the brakes when it mattered most. That's a solid, hard earned #Another1Saved.

Photos by Morney de Doncker

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Artist: Cindy717 | pixiv | twitter | danbooru

Full quality: .png 8 MB (1730 × 2154)

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From Blackland Prairie Raptor Center

This Eastern Screech Owl is scheming.

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From Atul Jain

Brown Wood Owl ...

Zoom and see this beautiful raptor....design on wings, setting Sun in the eyes .....

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From Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital

We hope you are all safe after the recent storms that have passed through northwest Wisconsin. Just a reminder, owls are nesting now and more species are getting ready to nest. Please check your property especially if you have heard or seen active nest situations. Not every baby owl on the ground needs rescue, and we are happy to talk you through your situation.

We are caring for two Great Horned owlets now, and although they are not related they consider each other siblings. They mature very quickly and we love seeing their appearances change by the day. The older owlet is Jackson and the newest one is Spark Plug (he's a live wire crazy guy!)

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