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Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #longread, aggregated by home.social.

  1. 🐟🤔 Ah, the majestic Greenland shark, because what we really need is another pretentious deep dive into the life of an animal that specializes in doing absolutely nothing for 400 years. 💤 Katherine Rundell's opus turns the LRB into a bedtime story for insomniacs desperate to sleep through the next century. 📚😴
    lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n09/ka #GreenlandShark #LiteratureReview #SleepyReads #AnimalBehavior #LongRead #HackerNews #ngated

  2. Passend zum heutigen #DigitalIndependenceDay:

    Dieser etwas längere, aber dafür inhaltlich umso reichhaltigere Artikel aus #Noema zieht Parallelen von Plantagen, #Massentierhaltung und der autogerechten top-down #Stadtplanung zur monopolistischen Struktur des Internets und schlägt analog zum #Rewilding von Naturgebieten ein Rewilding des Internets vor.

    "The story of German scientific forestry transmits a timeless truth: When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them, and the devastating consequences sometimes aren’t obvious until it’s too late. …

    Internet infrastructure is a degraded ecosystem, but it’s also a built environment, like a city. Its unpredictability makes it generative, worthwhile and deeply human. In 1961, #JaneJacobs, an American-Canadian activist and author of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities,” argued that mixed-use neighborhoods were safer, happier, more prosperous, and more livable than the sterile, highly controlling designs of urban planners like New York’s #RobertMoses."

    "Technologists are great at incremental fixes, but to regenerate entire habitats, we need to learn from ecologists who take a whole-systems view. Ecologists also know how to keep going when others first ignore you and then say it’s too late, how to mobilize and work collectively, and how to build pockets of diversity and resilience that will outlast them, creating possibilities for an abundant future they can imagine but never control. We don’t need to repair the internet’s infrastructure. We need to rewild it."

    noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild

    #DIDay #DigitalIndependence #RewildTheInternet #systemsthinking #systemdynamics #complexsystems #Decentralisation #Interoperability #Portability #OpenSource #Resilience #Longread #Enshittification #Broligarchy #NoOligarchy #NoKings #StopTheBillionaireTakeover

  3. ‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down.

    When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family.

    Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover…

    mediafaro.org/article/20260228

    #Genealogy #Family #IVF #Parents #Genetics #DNATest #Longread

  4. Inside Netanyahu's Distorted Protocols: Debunking His October 7 Narrative - Israel Security
    haaretz.com/israel-news/israel

    Archive archive.ph/OhdG8

    'Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a detailed 55-page document on Thursday, containing his version of the failures that led to October 7.'

    'Since October 7, Haaretz has obtained minutes and summaries of many discussions referred to by Netanyahu in his arguments.'

    Haaretz has the picture....
    (#Longread)

    #Israel #October7 #Gaza

  5. Inside Netanyahu's Distorted Protocols: Debunking His October 7 Narrative - Israel Security
    haaretz.com/israel-news/israel

    Archive archive.ph/OhdG8

    'Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a detailed 55-page document on Thursday, containing his version of the failures that led to October 7.'

    'Since October 7, Haaretz has obtained minutes and summaries of many discussions referred to by Netanyahu in his arguments.'

    Haaretz has the picture....
    (#Longread)

    #Israel #October7 #Gaza

  6. Can AI (LLM) help cure gaming burnout? It seems it can, but if implemented correctly. Here's my little AI experiment that ended with great results.

    If you're exhausted by the state of video gaming today, can't find reasons to play anymore, this might be for you. This one is particularly dedicated to those who grind their teeth at the mere mention of AI.

    If you have any questions, ask.

    arnel.bearblog.dev/ai-gaming-e

    #Blogs #Blogging #BearBlog #LongRead #Gaming #VideoGames #DeadSpace #HorsesWTF #Millennials #Burnout #Steam #PlayStation #AI #LLM

  7. #Special
    #RNA-Sequenzierung im Fokus: Von Parasiten über Darmbakterien bis zum Gehirn - Mario Rembold zeigt im Artikel, wie entscheidend die Probenvorbereitung für aussagekräftige RNA-Seq-Daten ist – und das von Einzelzell- und räumlicher Transkriptomik bis zur Long-Read-Sequenzierung langer neuronaler Transkripte:

    laborjournal.de/rubric/methode

    #laborjournal #lifesciences #RNASeq #SingleCell #LongRead #Transkriptomik

    @jlugiessen

  8. "The UAE’s role in Sudan is not an anomaly. It is part of a coherent, well-financed, and regionally expansive project: a subimperialist agenda that combines economic extraction, authoritarian alliance-building, and counterrevolutionary politics under the cover of diplomatic sophistication and global partnerships."

    by Husam Mahjoub: spectrejournal.com/uaes-subimp

    #Emirates #RSF #oilAndGas #interference #allies #Dubai #AbuDhabi #UAE #salafists #mercenaries #stateViolence #imperialism #subImperialism #fossilFuels #civilWar #PersianGulf #Gulf #geopolitics #Sudan #LNG #military #longRead #Harvard #Wimbledon #ManchesterCity #foreignInfluence #arms #armsTrade #normalisation #SaudiArabia #weapons #HusamMahjoub #UK #Britain #foreignPolicy

  9. How new narratives are breaking the mafia’s code of silence.

    The release of a video game that revisits the origins of the phenomenon in Sicily has reignited the debate about how the arts have portrayed the notorious criminal organisations — with varying degrees of success.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250713

    #Mafia #Sicily #CosaNostra #Camorra #Ndrangheta #Crime #Omerta #Italy #VideoGame #Film #Cinema #Movie #Longread

  10. ‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’.

    Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fuelling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem.

    His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250414

    #Parkinson #Health #BasBloem #Neurology #Science #Pesticides #Fungicides #MPTP #Paraquat #Glyphosate #EFSA #Healthcare #Europe #EU #Longread

  11. ‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’.

    Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fuelling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem.

    His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250414

    #Parkinson #Health #BasBloem #Neurology #Science #Pesticides #Fungicides #MPTP #Paraquat #Glyphosate #EFSA #Healthcare #Europe #EU #Longread

  12. I am driven by my emotions.

    "Our opinions generally have emotional rather than intellectual roots, and indeed rationality largely functions as a post hoc justification. Our political opinions, ultimately, are what we feel about the world, not what we think about it. And in turn, our opinions about particular events have a lot to do with how we feel about the world in general. It’s not an exaggeration to say that most people’s views about the kind of things that happen today are extensions of concerns of their own ego. And consequently, invitations to change their minds because new facts emerge, or because old ideas are discredited by new evidence, are in fact a threat to the strength and even survival of that ego."

    "But few people, especially those who have received a decent education, want to acknowledge that their views are based on emotion and not reason. They therefore try to argue".

    aurelien2022.substack.com/p/an

    @histodons @psychology @socialpsych @ukraine @israel

    #disillusionment #disgust #power #leadership #traitors #personalSafety #feelings #emotions #indignation #moralBeauty #beauty #values #principles #morals #debate #rationality #faith #beliefs #USWars #lawAndOrder #ruleOfLaw #internationalLaw #CambridgeSpies #Cambridge #spies #ColdWar #psychology #Stalin #cult #personalityCult #hagiography #history #ruthlessness #proZionism #WeStandWithIsrael #StandWithIsrael #masculinity #longRead #geopolitics #Zelensky #Ukraine

  13. @chasewnelson

    Have one like that, too, on stock. Only funny on the surface. Haunting when one has to deal with it. Intrinsic problem of #evolution: appearances (phenotypes) change over time. The cause of pheno-geno-incongruence is just an expected, not uncommon legacy of how #species originate.

    Pics from Monophyletic species 12/2021
    researchinpeace.blogspot.com/2
    Disclaimer: #LongRead contains #PhyloNetworks
    #OldPosts

  14. #NGOs #funding vs. #NeverAgain in #Germany

    "Fifteen Israeli NGOs said it ‘would be instrumentalised to attack and constrain German funding for our human rights work’."

    "The resolution calls for immigration, asylum and criminal law to be tightened to combat antisemitism, and for universities, where antiwar activists have occupied buildings and set up encampments, to be granted wider powers to discipline and expel students. All levels of government are asked to prevent the financial support of projects and organisations – Documenta is mentioned as an example – that ‘spread antisemitism, question Israel’s right to exist, call for a boycott of Israel or actively support the BDS movement’. The IHRA definition is to be considered ‘authoritative’. The new resolution cites the 2019 BDS text as its model, ignoring a parliamentary assessment from a year later, which found that if that resolution had been formulated as legislation, it ‘would not be compatible with the fundamental right to freedom of expression and would therefore be unconstitutional’."

    "With a non-binding resolution, recipients of state funding will be drafted, willing or unwilling, as enforcers. Curators, convenors of academic conferences and charity administrators will be expected to screen and blacklist any partners or collaborators who could be seen to violate the IHRA guidelines. An old social media post or a signature on a petition could result in funds being withdrawn."

    Ruairí Casey: lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/november/q

    #collaboration #censorship #conflation #longRead #confusion #antisemitism #antiZionism #politics #guilt #recycling #manipulation #coOpting #fragility #crackdown #freeSpeech #nationalism #HamasLoving #StandWithIsrael #racism #immigration #EuropeIsrael #RuairíCasey #culture #cultureWars #LRB #IHRA

  15. I listened to this yesterday. I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Part of is was the great performance of the narrator David Silbey but it is primarily because of the fantastic writing of Sophie Elmhirst. I feel like this story would make a great small-scale film.

    theguardian.com/news/audio/202

    Here is the written version:

    theguardian.com/news/article/2

    #UK #Law #Legal #OldBailey #LongRead #Podcast #Newstodon #Journalism #News #UnitedKingdom #DavidSilbey #SophieElmhirst #TheGuardian

  16. I listened to this yesterday. I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Part of is was the great performance of the narrator David Silbey but it is primarily because of the fantastic writing of Sophie Elmhirst. I feel like this story would make a great small-scale film.

    theguardian.com/news/audio/202

    Here is the written version:

    theguardian.com/news/article/2

    #UK #Law #Legal #OldBailey #LongRead #Podcast #Newstodon #Journalism #News #UnitedKingdom #DavidSilbey #SophieElmhirst #TheGuardian

  17. I listened to this yesterday. I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Part of is was the great performance of the narrator David Silbey but it is primarily because of the fantastic writing of Sophie Elmhirst. I feel like this story would make a great small-scale film.

    theguardian.com/news/audio/202

    Here is the written version:

    theguardian.com/news/article/2

    #UK #Law #Legal #OldBailey #LongRead #Podcast #Newstodon #Journalism #News #UnitedKingdom #DavidSilbey #SophieElmhirst #TheGuardian

  18. I listened to this yesterday. I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Part of is was the great performance of the narrator David Silbey but it is primarily because of the fantastic writing of Sophie Elmhirst. I feel like this story would make a great small-scale film.

    theguardian.com/news/audio/202

    Here is the written version:

    theguardian.com/news/article/2