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Auckland Zoning Reforms: Lower Price Increases & Increased Density (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)

Meta’s AI chatbot plan includes a ‘sassy robot’ for younger users (www.theverge.com)

Meta is preparing to announce a generative AI chatbot, called “Gen AI Personas” internally, aimed at younger users, according to The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly set to launch during the company’s Meta Connect event that starts Wednesday, they would come in multiple “personas” geared towards engaging young users...

WGA continues bargaining talks with Hollywood studios (www.cnn.com)

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/23/business/wga-bargaining-negotiations-saturday/index.html

Is there a to-doist alternative for Linux xfce? [MX Linux] [Must have reminders] (kbin.social)

Calcurse why didn't you guys tell me about calcurse!...

Correction to Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Blu-ray in the Works (blog.trekcore.com)

Scientists successfully maneuver robot through living lung tissue | Science Daily (www.sciencedaily.com)

My Review of Fortress (1992) (letterboxd.com)

Tonight I pulled down a DVD that I got from a garage sale and promptly forgot about for years, Fortress (1992)....

Poland stops sending weapons to Ukraine says PM (www.thefirstnews.com)

Poland is no longer sending weapons to Ukraine, the Polish prime minister said on Wednesday....

Wine Wayland Driver Updated With Basic Window Management Capabilities (www.phoronix.com)

Intel oneAPI Initiative Evolves Into The Unified Acceleration "UXL" Foundation (www.phoronix.com)

"The Unified Acceleration Foundation (UXL Foundation) is intended to be a cross-industry group to delivering an open standard programming model that simplifies the development of performant and cross-platform applications. This open standards for compute accelerators is bolstered by Intel’s oneAPI and intended to garner...

Varda Space puts off orbital factory reentry pending Air Force and FAA green light (techcrunch.com)

WGAW President Addresses “Distinction” in Criticism of Bill Maher Resuming Production During Strike: “There’s Definitely Some Anger” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

"He's a Writers Guild member, and he's going back to work, so yes, a lot of people are saying that's scabbing," Meredith Stiehm told CNN's Jake Tapper during a recent episode of 'The Lead.'...

India-Canada Diplomatic Row: Brief History of Khalistan Movement in Canada | EXPLAINED - News18 (www.news18.com)

Labor’s Militant Creativity (prospect.org)

Vancouver City Council Unanimously Agreed on Zoning Changes (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)

Thailand's Pita quits as leader of election-winning party after failed PM bid (www.reuters.com)

911 Operator free on Epic Games (store.epicgames.com)

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A Mexican ufologist claims to show 2 alien corpses to Mexico's Congress (www.npr.org)

Who wants to believe with me?

OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe heads toward Earth for Sept. 24 sample delivery (www.space.com)

What Manchester Museum’s return of 174 Indigenous artefacts tells us about the future of museums (theconversation.com)

A focus on relationships is relatively new. But if museums are to remain relevant, trusted institutions they need to move beyond traditional models of authority.