Futurology Today

Surgically implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also eavesdrop on their inner monologue.

That's the conclusion of a study of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) in the journal Cell.

The finding could lead to BCIs that allow paralyzed users to produce synthesized speech more quickly and with less effort.

But the idea that new technology can decode a person's inner voice is "unsettling," says Nita Farahany, a professor of law and philosophy at Duke University and author of the book: The Battle for Your Brain.

The faculty association has said the main issues in the dispute are wages and the university's reliance on limited-term contracts. It has said that it is looking for wages that keep up with inflation and make up for a nine per cent loss in real wages over the past 10 years.

The current contract agreement expired on June 30. In June, 85.5 per cent of the faculty association membership participated in a strike vote with 91.2 per cent voting in favour of strike action if an acceptable deal couldn’t be reached.

The school said all classes taught by faculty association members are suspended for the duration of the labour disruption.

All hail the Wednesday Frog

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34787451

Resonite VR is a multiplayer VR game that mixes VRChat with the ability to program everything in the world, in real time and in-game. They have just released a major performance update, mostly due to removing a bunch of functionality outside of unity.

I don't know if I can overstate the performance improvement. Loading times went from ~5-10 seconds to essentially unnoticeable. Inventory and new object spawning both feel extremely responsive. If you were on the low-end for trying VR before, and still have the hardware, give it a look! I'm quite impressed.

We made it y'all

From International Owl Center

Owl heads are less waterproof than their wings...likely because it is tougher to get the oil from their uropygial (oil) gland spread onto the top of their heads. To get the top of their head oiled, they rub their head on their wrists after oiling the feathers on their wrists.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34777299

TL;DR: A leaked Reddit admin policy change will reportedly limit accounts to moderating only one large subreddit (1M+ weekly viewers) and up to five medium-sized subreddits (100k+ weekly viewers). This is seen as a response to past subreddit blackouts over API changes, with some moderators allegedly planning to circumvent the restrictions. Here are some screenshots if you don't want to view the cancerous link:

Honestly. too little too late and for the wrong reasons. They should have done this 6-8 years ago.

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/4144129

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The Green-Left Front and the Movement of Free Citizens in Serbia have addressed an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, and Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, demanding immediate sanctions against the Serbian regime and its leaders for, as they say, police brutality, systematic violence, and suppression of democratic freedoms.

The letter, signed by opposition representatives Biljana Djordjevic and Radomir Lazovic (ZLF) and Pavle Grbovic (PSG), requests that the European Union take concrete and tough measures against the highest leaders of the Serbian state, including President Aleksandar Vucic, former Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, Defense Minister Milos Vucevic, state security official Djuro Macut and socialist leader Ivica Dacic, reports the media outlet Nova.

[...]

Main requirements from the EU according to the opposition parties:

• EU travel ban and asset freeze for Serbian leaders who "have organized and supported violence against citizens"

• Punishment of police and paramilitary structures involved in "torture, violence and intimidation of citizens"

• Investigation of EU financial assistance to Serbia to ensure it is not being used to “support the repressive state apparatus”

• Political pressure for extraordinary elections and urgent implementation of ODIHR recommendations for electoral reform.

[...]

The letter also criticizes massive election manipulation since 2016, especially in 2023 and 2024, impunity for violence by police and armed groups against protesters, and "absurd accusations" of "diversion" against citizens after the tragedy of November 1, 2024 in Novi Sad, where 16 people lost their lives from the collapse of a structure at the railway station.

It also includes the creation of illegal paramilitary camps in the center of Belgrade and the mobilization of criminals to suppress protests in Serbia, torture and abuse of detainees, including threats of sexual violence by special units.

[...]

The letter's signatories warn that continued support for Vucic’s regime means abandoning Serbian citizens who believe in European values, describing the EU’s current support as “shameful and harmful.”

"The question that needs to be asked today is simple: Is the European Commission aware of who it is supporting in Serbia? What more needs to happen for the EU to withdraw support for the regime?" the authors of the letter write.

The letter ends with a clear call: the EU should stand with citizens and not with a regime that "denies their freedom and dignity."

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/48301764

Source: Mastodon.

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