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2023-12-21 @ 13.55.48 ∈ In English

Mickey, Disney, and the Public Domain: a 95-year Love Triangle | Duke University School of Law

Many sources claim that even though Mickey is copyright-free in 2024, you still cannot use the character because it is trademarked by Disney. But this is not what the law actually says. Trademark law only prohibits the use of a trademarked character if doing so “is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive” consumers about the source or sponsorship of the new product.

2023-12-21 @ 13.24.32 ∈ In English

At what point does the Santa myth become a harmful deception? | Psyche Ideas

The adults who remembered feeling the worst were at an older age when they learned about Santa, they tended to have found out abruptly, and from another person, rather than figuring it out on their own. Yet a similar number of children, and around 13 per cent of adults, recalled experiencing positive emotions upon learning Santa wasn’t real.

2023-12-20 @ 18.04.55 ∈ In English

British girl, 8, crowned best female player at European chess tournament

A British schoolgirl who made chess history after she beat a master more than 30 years her senior at an international competition got into chess “accidentally”, her father has revealed.

2023-12-19 @ 19.51.35 ∈ In English

Is it OK to let my kids watch the same show over and over again?

On subsequent viewings they may pick up more details about the characters, the songs, the context or even the subtle twists and turns of the plot. So this offers children insights into different characters, stories and ideas. […] Repeat watching also enables immersion into a make-believe world that provides comfort.

2023-12-19 @ 19.21.49 ∈ In English

This page is the first and also the last...

THIS PAGE WAS THE FIRST AND ALSO THE LAST was written, illustrated, and performed by me. The song is PERPETUUM MOBILE by Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

2023-12-19 @ 13.01.11 ∈ In English

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Mapping bedbugs: S Korean blockchain engineer fights infestation with data

His fear of bedbugs drove him to create an interactive map that shows the approximate locations of reported infestations across the country, as well as real-time news stories on the issue. The site now receives as many as 50,000 visitors a day, up from around 40 when Kang launched it.

2023-12-19 @ 12.23.47 ∈ In English

Consent-O-Matic

Consent-O-Matic is a browser extension that recognizes CMP (Consent Management Provider) pop-ups that have become ubiquitous on the web and automatically fills them out based on your preferences – even if you meet a dark pattern design.

2023-12-15 @ 12.22.35 ∈ In English

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Japan says reason behind 1,200 tonnes of fish washing ashore is unknown

Experts have speculated that the migratory fish in both areas had become stranded after being chased to the point of exhaustion by amberjack and other predatory fish. Mass mortality events can also occur when there are sudden drops in the water temperature, causing the fish to go into shock, they added.

2023-12-15 @ 12.10.00 ∈ In English

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix

Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.

2023-12-14 @ 20.44.29 ∈ In English

Mothers and children have their birthday in the same month more often than you’d think—and here’s why

The phenomenon likely has its roots in relatives sharing socio-demographic characteristics: people of similar backgrounds are known to pair up and to be more likely to give birth at certain times of the year[.]