John Economou

Probing the inconsistent jobless index | eKathimerini.com The independent statistics authority ELSTAT has set up a working group to figure out the cause of unusual monthly fluctuations in the jobless numbers that, its officials say, do not reflect developmen...

Greece's statistics authority made an unusual move Thursday, deciding not to publish the June 2025 unemployment figures as planned, citing "unusual monthly fluctuations" that, its officials say, do not reflect developments in the labor market. 👀
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1277...

BP strikes major oil discovery offshore Brazil, its largest in decades BP said on Monday it has made its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years in Brazil's Santos basin, a so-called pre-salt area in deep water offshore which is believed to be a large reservoir of oil and gas.

BP strikes major oil discovery offshore Brazil, its largest in decades reut.rs/4okmPO8

Sharing the night sky

Συμφωνώ αν και πονάω

*ανακοινωθεί "σύντομα"

Happy SysAdmin Day One more SysAdmin Day. I don’t have any war story to share, so I will copy-paste a comment I posted on LinkedIn: Let me tell you a story that involves a real (brick & mortar) Architect:- …

Καλημέρα managing.blue/2025/07/25/h... Happy SysAdmin Day – Managing organized complexity

Devotion to Duty

Happy sysadmin day!
xkcd.com/705/

Distorted Sound of the Early Universe Suggests We Are Living In a Giant Void A new study analyzing distorted sound waves from the early universe suggests we may live in a massive cosmic void "with roughly 20% lower than the average density of matter," writes Indranil Banik in an article for The Conversation. "Not every physicist is convinced that this is the case. But our re...

Distorted Sound of the Early Universe Suggests We Are Living In a Giant Void

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/2351244/distorted-sound-of-the-early-universe-suggests-we-are-living-in-a-giant-void?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in Jump in apps disguising internet users’ location threatens to undermine government efforts to protect children

Who could possibly have predicted this? Except literally anyone, that is

How Can We Prevent Misuse of Open Robotics? What steps can roboticists take to mitigate dual-use risks? Explore the roadmap for balancing openness and security in robotics research.

#NYUTandon Associate Professor Ludovic Righetti pens op-ed with Vincent Boulanin, director of the Governance of AI Programme at ‪@sipri.org‬, for @spectrum.ieee.org‬ about the pros & cons of open-source tech.

#NYUTandonMade

Allianz Life says 'majority' of customers' personal data stolen in cyberattack | TechCrunch Exclusive: Allianz Life said the "majority" of its customers and employees had data stolen in the June cyberattack. The insurance giant has more than 125 million customers worldwide.

Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack

Screenshot of Columbia's settlement with the White House

Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.

Αθήνα, 1910
Φανταστική φωτογραφία του Φρεντ Μπουασονά

So #fringe universe does exist

Όταν κάποιος βγαίνει για βόλτα, παίρνει μαζί του βολταρέν.

A fire tornado was seen in Bilecik, Turkey, in a video released on Monday, as firefighters attempted to put out the swirling flames. There have been hundreds of wildfires across the country this summer, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

X Data Center Fire in Oregon Started Inside Power Cabinet, Authorities Say Generative AI has put data centers under the spotlight, and surging electricity needs could increase risk of fires.

Generative AI has put data centers under the spotlight, and surging electricity needs could increase risk of fires. www.wired.com/story/x-data...

Thnx

YouTube video by American Academy of Sciences & Letters Conversation with Barry Prize Winner Nicholas Christakis

What social contagion says about free will, and how having a stuffy nose can highlight how scientists should really think about the good parts of human nature (I enjoyed this short interview with Meg Chisolm): www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX_9...

Life Without Screens: This Camp Is a Teen’s Worst Nightmare Hidden burner phones. Hunger strikes. Runaways. The director of a digital detox program for kids spills about how hard it is to tear kids away from their devices.

Hidden burner phones. Hunger strikes. Runaways. The director of a digital detox program for kids spills about how hard it is to tear kids away from their devices. www.wired.com/story/teen-s...

I do it all the time😅

2. WHAT do you have to say to MAKE JEFFREY EPSTEIN BLUSH, and duck out of frame in embarrassment? bsky.app/profile/blue...

Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.

The Fascists Are Trying to Break You, Good People. Don't Let Them. Hey, good human, I wanted to remind you of some things that you might have lost sight of lately:

If you're feeling despair, dread, or exhaustion, that's exactly what the Trump regime wants—to make you give up. Don’t. Our compassion and resistance are threats to their power. When we give up, they win. When we don’t, they won’t. Keep going.

‎Gemini - Weather Alert Discrepancy: Greece Macedonia Created with Gemini

Using technology to improve technology: gemini.google.com/share/6a7d7b...

Only if you lose your job because of it. 😅

- Να φυτέψουμε πολλά δέντρα για να φέρουμε πράσινο στην πόλη.
- Και ποιος θα ποτίζει;
- Άστο πάνω μου
#ΔΘ

Agreed. 👍

A logical conclusion if you don't consider these people philanthropists.