The state of existence is the state of estrangement. Man is estranged from what he essentially is. His existence in a transitory world contradicts his essential participation in the eternal world of ideas. This contradiction is the tragedy of man's existence. It is the ontological basis of his anxiety and guilt.
—Paul Tillich

#philosophy #psychology #quotes

Every human being is a problem in search of a solution — except you, who are a solution in search of a problem.
—Ashley Brilliant

#philosophy #quotes

U.S. officials say the FBI has arrested a woman for allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York state Capitol building in Albany. NBC News reports:

https://flip.it/XfQu33

#News #USA #NewYork

The mathematical take-over of physics has its dangers, as it could tempt us into realms of thought which embody mathematical perfection but might be far removed, or even alien to, physical reality. Even at these dizzying heights we must ponder the same deep questions that troubled both Plato and Immanuel Kant. What is reality? Does it lie in our mind, expressed by mathematical formulae, or is it 'out there'?
—Sir Michael Atiyah

#philosophy #psychology #physics #mathematics #quotes

"'The Emperor is a fan of Flock, and we must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum..." Mr. Vader said.

'Because we all know that the Flock cameras are not only following the license plate readers, they are following children. They are following children in parks and gymnasiums. And we need this. I need this so I can stalk my ex-girlfriend,' the Dark Lord continued."

https://gizmodo.com/darth-vader-flock-city-council-2000801054

#flock #surveillance #StarWars

Welcome @freedomofpress to Surf! Check out their feed, featuring them and other organizations that defend press freedom, including Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, The Knight Institute, Trans Journalists Association and more.

✚ Favorite it on Surf:

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01kzs4ee0h6dnk603eajzfx3ev

#Journalism #Media #PressFreedom

holy shit the disrespect. warranted takedown? lmao

https://youtu.be/ULbVnQooUjU?t=144

#FediFC #MastodonFC #MLS

wow at long last #Proton has email categories!

We just released Mastodon 4.7.0!

This version contains very few user-facing changes, but significantly reworks the backend code to improve security and support new protocol features.

You can read more about it on our blog: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/mastodon-4.7/

Note for admins: the database migrations might take a long time, this is expected (see the release notes).

Release notes and upgrade instructions are available here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.7.0

#mastoadmin

Broad, wholesome, charitable views... can not be acquired by vegetating in one's little corner of the earth.
-- Mark Twain

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #MarkTwain #OpenMind #Travel

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Seashells #Everglades #Florida

Your conversations with AI chatbots are not private. Researchers have tested 13 large language models to find which ones are the most trustworthy or perhaps...the least untrustworthy.

The two-dozen-page report by Incogni points out which LLMs have an off-switch to prevent chats from being used for training and offers techniques to minimize your privacy risk.

https://flip.it/DLVwpK
#AI #LLMs #Privacy

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
—Isaac Asimov

#philosophy #quotes

If you are a fan of RSS feeds and RSS feed readers, you might like to know about RSS features on the Fediverse. You can follow:

- Mastodon accounts' public posts via RSS
- Hashtag search results on Mastodon via RSS
- PeerTube channels through RSS
- RSS feeds within Mastodon, Friendica etc

More info about all these in this guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/following-mastodon-and-fediverse-accounts-through-rss

#FediTips #RSS #Fediverse

Aurora seen from space.

What ‘multiculturalism’ boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture – and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture.
—Thomas Sowell

#sociology #quotes

"Zen probably won’t solve a single one of our problems. What it might do is help us relate differently to what we consider problems."

– Barry Graham

Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Graham #BarryGraham

Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative: https://cursor.com/changelog/origin-code-hosting

Discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334209

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