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  1. @stefanowitsch @linguistics I once just *had to* use #Praat to draw some pictures, but as Praat #scripting is horrible I ended up writing a #Python script to generate a Praat script that finally created those pictures. #justanidea

  2. BYD Just Put an Electric Car on Top of the Speed Food Chain

    Photo by JustAnotherCarDesigner, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Dear Cherubs, the speed wars have entered their electric era, and the latest headline is the kind that makes petrolheads stare at the dashboard in silence. BYD says its YANGWANG U9 Xtreme hit 496.22 km/h at the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany on 14 September 2025, claiming the title of the world’s fastest production car.

    That number is not a typo, not a marketing sneeze, and not one of those “in ideal conditions, on a downhill, with a prayer” moments. It is a certified top-speed run on a German test track, and it resets the conversation about what an electric car can do when engineers stop being polite and start being extremely ambitious.

    THE MAGIC NUMBER

    On paper, the recipe sounds almost rude. Autoweek reports the U9 Xtreme uses a 1,200-volt electrical system, four motors spinning up to 30,000 rpm, and a combined output of roughly 3,000 horsepower. That is not “a bit quick”; that is “the laws of common sense have requested a meeting.” The car also leans on BYD’s Blade Battery, semi-slick tires, and active suspension to keep all that energy pointed forward instead of auditioning for orbit.

    Bugatti has long worn the speed crown with the Chiron Super Sport 300+, and the company says its record run reached 490.484 km/h. So this was not a polite nudge past an old benchmark; it was a full-throttle rewrite of the leaderboard. The symbolism is hard to miss: electric performance is no longer just about silence and efficiency. It can also be absurd, dramatic, and frankly a little smug.

    WHY IT MATTERS

    The bigger story is not merely one car going very, very fast. It is that Chinese automakers are now building halo machines that force the old European script to refresh itself. A few years ago, the EV conversation was mostly range anxiety, charging stops, and whether “quick” counted if it came with no drama. Now the conversation includes certified speed records, 3,000-hp outputs, and the mildly terrifying phrase “production car.”

    There is, of course, a useful asterisk. These record runs are done on a certified test track, with a highly specialized limited-production car, not in the real-world chaos of commuters, roundabouts, and delivery vans that behave like they pay no taxes. BYD says only 30 units of the U9 Xtreme will be built, which is just enough to make it exclusive and just few enough to keep most of us from finding out how much a 496 km/h headache costs. Still, the message lands cleanly: the fastest production car in the world is now electric, and the future arrived wearing racing gloves.

    Sources list
    BYD Media — https://www.byd.com/mea/news-list/yangwang-u9-xtreme-is-the-worlds-fastest-production-car-with-top-speed-of-496kmh
    BYD Media Site — https://bydukmedia.com/en/news-articles/yangwang-u9-xtreme-is-the-world%E2%80%99s-fastest-production-car%2C-with-top-speed-of-496.22km/h.html
    Autoweek — https://www.autoweek.com/news/a68000290/u9x-fastest-production-car-ever/
    Autoweek — https://www.autoweek.com/news/a69110131/yangwang-u9-xtreme-nurburgring/
    Bugatti Newsroom — https://newsroom.bugatti.com/en/press-releases/first-bugatti-chiron-super-sport-300-ready-for-launch
    Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yangwang_U9_001.jpg

    The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #automotiveNews #bugattiChiron #byd #chinaCars #electricHypercar #evPerformance #news #productionCar #speedRecord #u9Xtreme #yangwang
  3. #IT's a #Shame, really...

    We've #JustCancelled our #NetflixSub after 8-years; #TheBFF will #HardlyNotice, #MyLittleBigBuddy is #NotThatHappy about #IT...

    We shall just have to #FindAnotherWay to #EntertainOurselves...

    That won't be #TooHard...

    #IT'll #Soon be #WinterTime, #Anyways...

    🧙:fediverse:​🤖:wolfparty:​🤖:fediverse:​🧙 | 🛫​🦹:loading:​🐻​:loading:​🦹🛬​

  4. Every weekend I look back at the preceding week in Kpop and pick out a music video or performance that I have particularly liked. This week I have chosen RESCENE – Runaway -- Just Dance -- Genie .

    One of the things I love about Kpop is its sheer abundance. Not only do lots of groups release lots of music with a frequency that makes the western pop industry look miserly, but most releases will have, on account of music show performances, dance practice videos , and so on, a multiplicity of versions.

    So after my last week's posting of the RESCENE -- Runaway MV as #KpopOfTheWeek and midweek postings of music show stages, I come now to this wonderful video in which the simplicity of set and styling allow the group to engage us to the full through their dancing.

    The original MV was one that I enjoyed because of its dream like blend of school story and fantasy. Yet I also like this performance video for the reason that I so often enjoy videos of this type; they allow me to pull away from the specifics of narrative and concept and be enchanted instead by the sight and sound of performance.

    The outfits facilitate this enchantment, and I am relieved that this video shows the girls not to be under the heel of the #BigClumpyBoot lobby!

    RESCENE -- Runaway -- Just Dance --Genie
    youtu.be/l2SeGMZYCjE?si=qLRs-g

    #Kpop #KpopOfTheWeek #RESCENE #Runaway #JustDance #Genie #PerformanceVideo #GirlGroups #KpopStyling #BigClumpyBoot #PV
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  5. CW: Türkei / Kindesmissbrauch / Folter / Misshandlung / Antikurdischer Rassismus

    In Istanbul wurden 15 Kinder festgenommen nachdem diese bspw. kurdische Lieder mitgesungen hatten, an den Feiern teilnahmen, oder einfach nur beim Ruf von Parolen die Lippen bewegten. Der Vorwurf: „Terrorpropaganda“.

    deutsch.anf-news.com/menschenr

    #Newroz

  6. CW: Candace Owens

    Bereits vor 2 Jahren, als Berliner Hamas-Aktivist*innen stolz Selfies mit Bassem Youssef machten und professionellere Comedians ihn hofierten, war eigentlich klar, wie sein Weltbild so aussieht und wohin die Reise geht. Nun saß er bei einer der heute reichweitenstärksten Antisemitin zu Gast.

    #CandaceOwens #BassemYoussef #KayaYanar #SumudFlotilla

  7. CW: Candace Owens

    Bereits vor 2 Jahren, als Berliner Hamas-Aktivist*innen stolz Selfies mit Bassem Youssef machten und professionellere Comedians ihn hofierten, war eigentlich klar, wie sein Weltbild so aussieht und wohin die Reise geht. Nun saß er bei einer der heute reichweitenstärksten Antisemitin zu Gast.

    #CandaceOwens #BassemYoussef #KayaYanar #SumudFlotilla

  8. CW: Candace Owens

    Bereits vor 2 Jahren, als Berliner Hamas-Aktivist*innen stolz Selfies mit Bassem Youssef machten und professionellere Comedians ihn hofierten, war eigentlich klar, wie sein Weltbild so aussieht und wohin die Reise geht. Nun saß er bei einer der heute reichweitenstärksten Antisemitin zu Gast.

    #CandaceOwens #BassemYoussef #KayaYanar #SumudFlotilla

  9. CW: Candace Owens

    Bereits vor 2 Jahren, als Berliner Hamas-Aktivist*innen stolz Selfies mit Bassem Youssef machten und professionellere Comedians ihn hofierten, war eigentlich klar, wie sein Weltbild so aussieht und wohin die Reise geht. Nun saß er bei einer der heute reichweitenstärksten Antisemitin zu Gast.

    #CandaceOwens #BassemYoussef #KayaYanar #SumudFlotilla

  10. CW: Antisemitismus / K-Fetisch / Linksjugend

    Die Linksjugend Solid Neukölln steht an der Seite vom K-Fetisch und macht dabei das, was man so erwarten muss: Hebräisch sprechende Menschen, Juden_Jüdinnen, Israelis werden einfach zu "Rechten" erklärt, "migrantisch und queer" im "Gegensatz" dazu mit Antisemitismus gleichgesetzt.

    #antisemitismus #linksjugend #kfetisch #berlin #neukoelln

  11. CW: Antisemitismus / K-Fetisch / Linksjugend

    Die Linksjugend Solid Neukölln steht an der Seite vom K-Fetisch und macht dabei das, was man so erwarten muss: Hebräisch sprechende Menschen, Juden_Jüdinnen, Israelis werden einfach zu "Rechten" erklärt, "migrantisch und queer" im "Gegensatz" dazu mit Antisemitismus gleichgesetzt.

    #antisemitismus #linksjugend #kfetisch #berlin #neukoelln

  12. CW: Antisemitismus / K-Fetisch / Linksjugend

    Die Linksjugend Solid Neukölln steht an der Seite vom K-Fetisch und macht dabei das, was man so erwarten muss: Hebräisch sprechende Menschen, Juden_Jüdinnen, Israelis werden einfach zu "Rechten" erklärt, "migrantisch und queer" im "Gegensatz" dazu mit Antisemitismus gleichgesetzt.

    #antisemitismus #linksjugend #kfetisch #berlin #neukoelln

  13. CW: Antisemitismus / K-Fetisch / Linksjugend

    Die Linksjugend Solid Neukölln steht an der Seite vom K-Fetisch und macht dabei das, was man so erwarten muss: Hebräisch sprechende Menschen, Juden_Jüdinnen, Israelis werden einfach zu "Rechten" erklärt, "migrantisch und queer" im "Gegensatz" dazu mit Antisemitismus gleichgesetzt.

    #antisemitismus #linksjugend #kfetisch #berlin #neukoelln