Mask of a Mask

[pwhl-mybeloved]

[lionofchaeronea]

A scorpion and a snake do battle beside a plant identified as Solago minor (probably the European heliotrope, Heliotropium europaeum). Detail from an Anglo-Saxon manuscript (MS Cotton Vitellius C. III), ca. 1050. Now in the British Library.

[ainawgsd]

On the northwest Belgian coast, there is a little known tradition: shrimp fishing on horseback. The activity consists of what its name describes: fishing shrimp on a horse. In the 15th century, shrimp fishing on horseback was still practised on the North Sea coasts in France, the Netherlands and even the South of England. This activity represented an extra revenue needed for the household. Nowadays there is only one place in which it is still ongoing: Oostduinkerke, a sub-municipality of the municipality of Koksijde.

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[creditednature]

Greg Johnson on Unsplash

[wulfhalls]

Nordic Summer Evening - Richard Bergh (1899-1900) // Pride and Prejudice - Joe Wright (2005)

[tears-of-acid-and-sluts]

I would also put my near-crying eyes on when trying to talk my homoerotic best friend off the ledge.

[uneclipsing]

look at Diane Morgan as a knight right now. Look

[theburialofstrawberries]

awesome awesome interview with Emily Wilson

[musictyme]

BUDDY GUY , MILES CANTON- I LIED TO YOU

[alexinmotion]

The full performance of “I Lied to You” from “SINNERS” at the Oscars 2026

[skulandcrossbones]

richard + being cutieful and beefy

[leadmetothegardenbetty]

HE’S SO PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ants-personal]

Starting a collection

[sztupy]

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previou

[ayeforscotland]

Let’s fucking go

[made-in-manetheren]

This is HUGE.

1. The court holds Google responsible for statements made by its AI, considering them Google's statements (search engines have limited liability for results in their engine as they're the words of other sites/companies/people), meaning when their AI lies/hallucinates they're liable for the defamation/harm resulting from those statements.

2. Google's defense that customers are generally aware of the lack of reliability and are responsible for fact checking was dismissed. As the court pointed out, that would "significantly diminish" AI Search's stated purpose and it can't be distinguished from Google's business practices/statements as a search tool.

3. Studies have found about 91% of Google's everyday AI responses are accurate, leaving millions of searches per HOUR with potential liability for falsehoods. 56% of correct responses weren't supported by the sources the AI listed. Both of which mean Google is now liable for a LOT more AI "errors."

4. Google was held liable for 80% of court costs in this case and this precedent is expected to reverberate around the world. This is a massive shift from the 3rd-party search provider role Google has previously played and it comes right as they've tied ALL searches to their AI search.

TL;DR Google reeeeeally stepped in it this time.

[alianoralacanta]

5. If the words are Google's, this solidifies the position of universities who demand that all answers from AI are fully cited. If all the in-line citations now have to be (Google, 2026), that's going to make it obvious when someone's trying to use Google as a source. There's still the difficulty with people who are academically dishonest by trying to pass off the AI writing as their own. 6. 91% accuracy is officially too low to use as a source of references, which means the AI can't be used as a source of references either. This makes it less legitimate for such purposes than Wikipedia of all places (Wikipedia might need date/time proof of when it was accessed for the reference to be valid, but at least it is possible to prove the link existed at a particular date and time). 7. This will help encourage the rollout of courses on how to avoid AI search for students who need academic accuracy, because it's statistically not good enough to use. 8. This strengthens the case intellectual property authors have against Google in the EU, as this is proof that an intellectual property transfer took place.

[portalibis]

Postilla in Prophetas minores et majores, illuminated manuscript, Nederlands: Hs. 252, f. 164v. Tetramorf, c. 1423-1425, by Nicholas of Lyra

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[novakstogive]

Matt: Mostly? He's too disappointed in his freak son. Sam: I hear you. Dean: You do?

SUPERNATURAL — 1.08 "Bugs"

[endivinity]

it's pupy

[thatorchial]

not a day goes by without me thinking about this one single page from diary of a preacher’s daughter that we got to see and praying that one day i’ll be able to read the entire book