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Sat, 19/07/2025 - 16:42
England’s privatised water system leaves us incapable of responding sensibly to droughts. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  17th July 2025 For a rich and fairly stable country, we are staggeringly ill-prepared for climate shocks. We respond to predictable crises as if we had had no warning. Lessons from previous disasters go unlearned, mistakes […]
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Sat, 19/07/2025 - 05:50

Thanks to everyone who’s participated in the proposal feedback! Based on your input, here’s a transparent summary of what’s changing, what’s under consideration, and what questions we heard most.

Recommendations Based on Your Feedback

No Listing Fees During the Pilot

To keep the pilot accessible and grounded in contribution, we’re recommending no listing fees during the initial pilot for DCPs. This will allow us to gather real cost data on quality reviews and operations before deciding on any post-pilot fees.

Revisiting DCP Accessibility

Several of you shared that the current DCP model may be out of reach for small but impactful contributors. The DA is encouraged to explore whether the DCP program can:

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Fri, 18/07/2025 - 23:00

The Short and Disastrous Life of the World’s Biggest Newspaper

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I hesitate a moment at Stanford University’s Special Collections desk. “I got in touch about seeing the Constellation? The newspaper from 1859?” I ask Tim Noakes, the library’s head of public services.

“Oh”—he motions toward the front of the room, where a newspaper sprawls over an entire reading table—“the big one?”

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Fri, 18/07/2025 - 22:00

“The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of AI tools for government use, the Department of Defense confirmed… it comes just days after Grok sparked backlash for spouting antisemitic posts, including praise for Adolf Hitler on X, the social media platform owned by Musk.” — BBC

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You know our chatbot? The one that responded to your mom’s question about a pasta recipe with “White genocide is real and happening as we speak”? Yeah, that’s going to be in charge of the military now.

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Fri, 18/07/2025 - 19:18
What is 0.999 …, really? Is it 1? Or is it some number infinitesimally less than 1? The right answer is to unmask the question. What is 0.999 …, really? It appears to refer to a kind of sum: .9 + + 0.09 + 0.009 + 0.0009 + … But what does that mean? That […]
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Fri, 18/07/2025 - 18:52
. As argued by Susan, the universalist ideas of the Enlightenment are still relevant, despite the numerous criticisms that have been levelled against them. The Enlightenment was characterised by a spirit of exploration that led to new discoveries in both science and culture. Rather than promoting a narrow worldview, it encouraged people to question assumptions […]
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Fri, 18/07/2025 - 17:00
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Fri, 18/07/2025 - 14:00

Since its inception in 2018, Jeune Garde (Young Guard) has been France’s most prominent anti-fascist youth organisation. However, the group may not exist for much longer. In June 2025, the French government issued a decree dissolving the group and declaring it illegal. This decision, presented as a measure to protect public order, has ignited fierce […]