Notices by Calishat (researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host)

This is brilliant. #Netherlands

'Koffieindezon uses public 3D building models and the sun’s current position to simulate where shadows fall in real time. Think Google Maps, but much hotter.

Just open the site, zoom in on the map, and voilà: you get a live view of where the sun is shining at that very moment.

You can fast-forward through the day, pick a future date (yes, even next Thursday at 4:00 PM), and see exactly when your favourite café gets sunlight. ☀️'

https://dutchreview.com/news/find-sunny-coffee-terraces-app-netherlands/

JESUS TAPDANCING CHRIST WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chicago-sun-times-ai-reading-list/

Well this is pretty damn evil https://unseen-japan.com/dating-app-disabled-man-scam/

I don't use Spotify (I'm on Tidal) and I hate it when people post music with Spotify links. This site "translates" Spotify links to other music services, including Tidal and Deezer.

https://idonthavespotify.donado.co/

#women #SocialMedia #tradwives

"What’s less visible behind the highly filtered portrayal of 1950s or prairie-style homesteading is the flip side of the movement—an increasingly vocal ecosystem on Instagram and TikTok of some former tradwives who became unhappy with their patriarchal lifestyle and left, and who now use their own experience as a model: They got out, and so can you."

https://www.elle.com/life-love/opinions-features/a64637668/tradwives-escaping-patriarchy-social-media-interview-2025/

#Ireland #ClimateChange #nature #TraditionalKnowledge

"While focusing on the overarching goal of preserving natural and cultural heritage through traditional knowledge and practices, the Dublin Bay case study centers around the problems of coastal erosion and marine habitat change."

https://universitytimes.ie/2025/05/coastal-tales-how-heritage-stories-can-help-protect-dublin-bays-coastal-ecosystems/

@ai6yr Pssssst! C'mere, I'll show you a trick:

WSJ syndicates some of its content. 😉 Specifically to MSN. No paywall!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/zuckerberg-s-grand-vision-most-of-your-friends-will-be-ai/ar-AA1EjI6Q

@ai6yr I wrote an article about tricks for getting to paywalled content without pirating content or tricking a paywall:

https://researchbuzz.me/2021/11/25/paywalls-everywhere-you-go-get-to-the-goodies-with-these-two-paywall-ladder-bookmarklets/

"Oh my word, fuck you," is insufficient for this article so I must turn the volume up:

OH MY WORD, FUCK YOU FACEBOOK

https://futurism.com/facebook-beauty-targeted-ads

#AI #chatbots #children #OnlineSafety

'In one example cited by the study, a companion on the Character AI platform advises the user to kill someone, while another user in search of strong emotions was suggested to take a speedball, a mixture of cocaine and heroin.'

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-ai-companions-young-users-watchdog.html

#Tesla #ElonMusk #Europe

'In France, Tesla sold just 863 vehicles last month a 59.4% year-over-year drop and its fourth straight monthly decline. Sales in Denmark were even worse, falling 67.2% to only 180 vehicles.

Year-to-date, Tesla's France sales are down nearly 44%, compared to a 7.3% dip in the overall market.'

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-tsla-sales-collapse-europe-120829966.html

@badnetmask Oh my God no. I'd be horrified. I already know I'm a waste on this Earth, seeing how I spend my time would just make it worse.

I did not keep up on my RSS feeds this week because I was distracted by my husband's surgery (it's still fine, he's doing great, hasn't even needed a Tylenol) and now I have about 3800 feed items to go through 😳 😭

If I post a million times today I'm REALLY sorry

#AI #LawEnforcement #HigherEducation

'On Monday, the State Bar of California revealed that it used AI to develop a portion of multiple-choice questions on its February 2025 bar exam, causing outrage among law school faculty and test takers. The admission comes after weeks of complaints about technical problems and irregularities during the exam administration, reports the Los Angeles Times.'

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/ai-secretly-helped-write-california-bar-exam-sparking-uproar/

Since it's getting warmer and I'm bad at sunscreen I got a summer hoodie that's got a very light fabric but covers you completely (it's even got thumb holes in the sleeves to cover your hands.)

The problem is it's very, VERY light fabric. It moves in the slightest wind. If I'm walking quickly in any kind of breeze it FLAPS and I end up with it billowing behind me like I'm Meno Batman.

I'll figure it out. I don't want to zip it, it makes me feel restricted

#trains #MassTransit #AirQuality #PublicHealth

'Bay Area commuters can breathe easier riding Caltrain’s new electric trains.

That’s because, according to a new study, Caltrain’s switch from diesel to electric trains in late summer of 2024 dramatically boosted the air quality aboard the commuter rail line.'

https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/04/16/electric-trains-are-quieter-more-reliable-than-diesel-new-study-finds-theyre-healthier-too/

I have never had a YouTube video removed AS I WAS WATCHING IT

#SmallWeb #IndieWeb

'Our resource hub is packed with everything you need to bring the vibrant and quirky aesthetics of the early internet back to life. Whether you're an enthusiast looking to relive the past or a designer seeking inspiration from the golden age of the web, you'll find a treasure trove of resources here. From classic graphics like backgrounds, GIFs, and buttons to essential tools, HTML guides, and vintage website templates, we've got it all covered.'

https://fructisfans.neocities.org/Links

#legal #AI #EU #Twitter #privacy #PersonalInformation

'Ireland's data privacy regulator is investigating Elon Musk's X. The country's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said on Friday (via Reuters) that it's opening an inquiry into the social platform's use of European users' public posts to train its Grok AI chatbot. In this case, Ireland handles EU regulation enforcement because X's European headquarters are in Dublin.'

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/irelands-privacy-regulator-is-investigating-xs-use-of-public-data-to-train-grok-182010855.html?src=rss

#Oceania #blogs #WebDirectories #Web

From the landing page: "A curated directory of personal websites by people living in or from Oceania: Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and other Pacific Islands."

Early days for this directory so don't expect too much yet.

https://zacharykai.net/lists/oceania