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Boris Barbour

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<p>Neuroscience (CNRS, ENS); pubpeer.com; referee3.org. Views my own. This is my only social media account.</p>

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    RE: https://mstdn.social/@hkrn/117233960506961536 Requiring the possiblity to opt-out of algorithmic feeds is a lot more interesting than forced identification of everybody.

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    Dems should bring a bill to distribute $5000 to everybody now. Make it budget neutral with a one-off tax on billionaires. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/trump-5000-midterm-cash-dividend-response

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    Is it just me, or do the Russians seem to have really good intelligence since Ratcliffe visited Moscow? - munitions depot in Kyiv - office of SBU chief - Johnson&amp;#39;s and Patraeus&amp;#39; train https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/13/russian-drone-hits-kyiv-warsaw-passenger-train-polish-border

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    Oui, mais encore mieux, faites que la sécu couvre tout pour tout le monde... [Edit: c&amp;#39;est à peu près le but de la pétition.] https://petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/i-5254

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    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/30/million-migrants-spain-apply-regularise-status-new-scheme

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    A traitor in the White House. Incredible. https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/midweek-update-17-the-most-dangerous

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    https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/anthropic-spyware/

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    My pundits are synchronised in thought and deed.

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    Of course. https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/07/07/l-immigration-est-positive-pour-l-economie-dans-son-ensemble-pourquoi-est-elle-aussi-impopulaire_6721507_3232.html

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    Donc la peine d&amp;#39;iinéligibilité c&amp;#39;est injuste si on devient inéligible ? https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2026/07/07/le-monde-publie-les-principaux-extraits-de-la-decision-en-appel-condamnant-marine-le-pen-la-gravite-objective-des-faits-est-averee_6721545_3224.html

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    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/08/carbon-capture-con-andy-burnham-fossil-fuels-renewables

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    And, yes, it was a Boeing. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/10/ryanair-passenger-almost-sucked-out-of-shattered-window-during-flight

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    Just abolish all political donations and fund parties publicly. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/12/uk-cap-political-donations-stop-rich-buying-influence https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/nigel-farage-cryptocurrency-rightwing-politicians-money-uk

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    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/02/israeli-militants-attack-west-bank-schools-settler-violence

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    Test your browser&amp;#39;s fingerprint and weep. https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ In my case, &amp;quot;at least 18.2 bits of information&amp;quot;, but that seems to be an underestimate based on being unique amongst the recent visitors (~300k = 2^18). If they were independent, the information sources available on me would sum to about 75 bits). Less than 8 bits of information with the Tor browser. Browser manufacturers should offer a reduced fingerprint option (rather than only trying to b...