Failings of major parties led to surge for One Nation
The public’s perception of the failings of the major parties has led to a rise in support for One Nation, say readers. ⌘ Read more

We Asked the ‘Future of Truth’ Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn’t Go Well
A book about how AI shapes perceptions of reality came under fire for using AI-generated quotes. Its problems go beyond that. ⌘ Read more

How time-space synaesthesia can affect how a new year ‘feels’
Psychologist Mary Jane Spiller explains how her unique form of synaesthesia impacts her perception of time. I have a form of time-space synaesthesia, … ⌘ Read more

NixOS Mod Team Mass Resigns in Protest
The unelected NixOS Mods, famous for their “Nazi Purge” of contributors, object to attempts to “address perceptions of political bias” in their Linux distro. ⌘ Read more

“Can you see circles or rectangles [on the experiment’s image]?
And does the answer depend on where you grew up?” — Anil Seth
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/05/optical-illusions-see-world-perception #perception

Bloody pandemic has screwed with my perception of time. I thought a certain even happened recently, like 2022 or 2023. But no, it was 2018.

It feels like 2020 to and including 2023 never happened. 🫤

10 Male Heartthrobs Who Became Known for Something Else
Plenty of actors, singers, and athletes were dubbed male heartthrobs over the years. In many cases, this label continues to define their public persona, but occasionally, male celebs will go on to do something that overshadows their sexy image. A career change may alter the public’s perception of them. Sometimes, they might become famous for […]

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ADLINK and LIPS Introduce 3D Perception DevKit for Autonomous Mobile Robots
ADLINK Technology and LIPS have introduced a perception solution for autonomous mobile robots. The LIPSAMR Perception DevKit integrates ADLINK’s DLAP-411-Orin platform with LIPSedge AE Active Stereo 3D cameras, providing enhanced 3D vision with a wider field of view and higher resolution than LiDAR. Built on NVIDIA Isaac Perceptor, it is designed for smart manufacturing and […] ⌘ Read more

Famous Historical Myths That Were Created for Political Purposes
History is full of myths that have shaped national identities, justified wars, and influenced public perception. Many of these stories were deliberately crafted or distorted for political purposes—turning leaders into legends, framing conflicts in black and white, or erasing inconvenient truths. In this list, we’ll uncover some of the most famous historical myths that were […]

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Research: How GitHub Copilot helps improve developer productivity
We surveyed more than 2,000 developers about whether GitHub Copilot helped them be more productive and improved their coding. Then, we matched this qualitative feedback and subjective perception with quantitative data around objective usage measurements and productivity. ⌘ Read more

Into the World of Eileen Chang
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As one of the most perceptive authors of Chinese contemporary literature, Eileen Chang’s fictional writings are best known for her acute observation of all walks of life and the rich tapestry of human relationships in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the 1940s and 50s. Although it has already been 27 years since Chang’s death, her works are still loved by readers of different generations, … ⌘ Read more

“perception is all you need” — Rosenblatt, 1958

Band name of the day: mystic eyes of death perception

What algorithmic art can teach us about artificial intelligence - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/21/17761424/ai-algorithm-art-machine-vision-perception-tom-white-treachery-imagenet

enki’s third law: your perception of any group that you are not a part of is based almost entirely on the members of that group that other members find most annoying

a drug that leaves your own perception untouched but in the eyes of everybody else, you cycle colors constantly, wear a fractal crown, eyes open all over your limbs

perception shift: the same thing in a new light or other things that trigger a reparse; puns and garden path concepts↵https://twitter.com/RuleOfFlaw/status/910830542794448896

squick-but-relief of a popped zit↵sun-and-cold-air-on-your-face (being suffused in perception)↵happiness that tightens one’s throat

4.gif: Infohazard. It’s the spinning girl illusion, but for perception of time. Viewers often end up remembering only the future.

perceptions are intrusive thoughts about physical reality

[musings]↵one formulation of meaning is priors overlaying perception, expectations of experience (informed by memories and stories)

A slow heartbeat animates the streets, barely perceptible. As the last inhabitant leaves, the city yawns, stretches, and goes the other way.

magic as tricking reality into seeing patterns in the noise↵magic as imposing human perception on reality