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Hugh W. Roberts 🏳️‍🌈<p>Did you miss any of these blog posts?</p><p>Here is your opportunity to catch up on Hugh's Views and News blog posts published in May 2025.</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/BlogggingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlogggingTips</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spam</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photos</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alt</span></a>-Text <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Images</span></a></p><p><a href="http://hughsviewsandnews.com/2025/05/31/did-you-miss-any-of-these-monthly-round-up-may-2025/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">hughsviewsandnews.com/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">31/did-you-miss-any-of-these-monthly-round-up-may-2025/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
cityscape<p><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/cityscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cityscape</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/@photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>city</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The National: Rare aerial archive images of UAE capture nation’s transformation. “The photographs, taken from the 1940s onwards, trace the sand dunes, water wells, forts and barasti homes of the past, as well as the emergence of towns, cities, airports, roads, hospitals, reclaimed land and much more against the backdrop of the discovery of oil, the unification of the UAE and rapid change […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/the-national-rare-aerial-archive-images-of-uae-capture-nations-transformation/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/the-national-rare-aerial-archive-images-of-uae-capture-nations-transformation/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>PetaPixel: Google Photos Turns 10, Now Hosts Over 9 Trillion Photos and Videos. “Today marks the 10th anniversary of Google Photos, a platform that has evolved from a simple storage solution into a powerful tool for organizing, editing, and sharing photos and videos. To celebrate, Google has shared jaw-dropping milestones and announced new features to usher in its next decade.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/petapixel-google-photos-turns-10-now-hosts-over-9-trillion-photos-and-videos/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/petapixel-google-photos-turns-10-now-hosts-over-9-trillion-photos-and-videos/</a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🔬 **Scientists Warns That AI Images May Cause Havoc in Medical Research**</p><p>“_The authors argue that the growing sophistication of AI image-generation tools makes it harder to detect fraudulent data through traditional means._”</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/05/28/scientists-warns-that-ai-images-may-cause-havoc-in-medical-research/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/05/28/scien</span><span class="invisible">tists-warns-that-ai-images-may-cause-havoc-in-medical-research/</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Fake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fake</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Images</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/science" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>science</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ai" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai</span></a></span></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>**Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of slaves, ending a long legal battle**</p><p>“_Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects’ descendants._”</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://apnews.com/article/harvard-university-slave-photos-d9c01b7926bba2a686ff325617e93ce9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/harvard-uni</span><span class="invisible">versity-slave-photos-d9c01b7926bba2a686ff325617e93ce9</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photos</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Images</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Medium<p>In this month’s Writer Newsletter, Zulie @ <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Medium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medium</span></a> shares alternatives to AI <a href="https://me.dm/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> for <a href="https://me.dm/tags/illustrating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustrating</span></a> stories, popular story topics, <a href="https://me.dm/tags/DraftDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DraftDay2025</span></a> stats, a request for editor recognition, and more.</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@MediumStaff/writer-newsletter-7x-more-readers-are-opting-into-story-notifications-b2819c6218d6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@MediumStaff/writer</span><span class="invisible">-newsletter-7x-more-readers-are-opting-into-story-notifications-b2819c6218d6</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>MakeUseOf: Your Phone Camera Isn’t Bad—It’s Just Dirty. “Phone cameras have gotten ridiculously good, yet so many photos still look like they’re shot through a greasy thumbprint. There’s one step most people skip before snapping a picture, and it makes all the difference between ‘meh’ and ‘wow.'”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/28/makeuseof-your-phone-camera-isnt-bad-its-just-dirty/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/28/makeuseof-your-phone-camera-isnt-bad-its-just-dirty/</a></p>
Magical Cat<p>12 Free Things You Can Do Instead of Using AI Art<br><a href="https://jasoncmcbride.medium.com/12-free-things-you-can-do-instead-of-using-ai-art-fa820d224b63" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jasoncmcbride.medium.com/12-fr</span><span class="invisible">ee-things-you-can-do-instead-of-using-ai-art-fa820d224b63</span></a></p><p>This is very handy article for me, as I sometimes write articles at medium and adding image to a post not always a fun thing, if I put too much hurry or effort into it. Recommend very much!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/illustrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustrations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a> <br>.</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Stanford University: When AI-generated art enters the market, consumers win – and artists lose. “Once generative AI (GenAI) entered the market, the total number of images for sale skyrocketed, while the number of human-generated images fell dramatically. On the flip side, consumers showed a taste for the influx of AI-generated images, choosing GenAI images over human-generated ones.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/27/stanford-university-when-ai-generated-art-enters-the-market-consumers-win-and-artists-lose/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/27/stanford-university-when-ai-generated-art-enters-the-market-consumers-win-and-artists-lose/</a></p>
infoDOCKET<p>"Fake <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Images</span></a> Will Cause Headaches For <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journals</span></a>"; "What is Autoregression-Based Image Generation and How Will it Impact Document Fraud?"; &amp; More Headlines <a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2025/05/27/roundup-ai-hallucinations-in-court-documents-are-a-growing-problem-and-data-shows-lawyers-are-responsible-for-many-of-the-errors-what-is-autoregression-based-image-generation-and-how-will-it-impact/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">infodocket.com/2025/05/27/roun</span><span class="invisible">dup-ai-hallucinations-in-court-documents-are-a-growing-problem-and-data-shows-lawyers-are-responsible-for-many-of-the-errors-what-is-autoregression-based-image-generation-and-how-will-it-impact/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scholcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholcomm</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Inside Higher Ed: Preserving the Past of HBCUs . “Funded by Getty Images’ HBCU Grants Program, which started in 2021 with four institutions, the new partnership aims to digitize HBCU archival materials ranging from photos to student newspapers to course catalogs. Getty and Ancestry are working with 10 HBCUs—and counting—to create searchable digital archives for each institution, […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/27/inside-higher-ed-preserving-the-past-of-hbcus/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/27/inside-higher-ed-preserving-the-past-of-hbcus/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>MakeUseOf: The Best Photo Compression Tools You’re Not Using . “Most compression tools leave your images looking blurry or they take forever to process. These underrated compression tools are fast, effortless, and surprisingly effective—and chances are, you’re not using them yet.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/26/makeuseof-the-best-photo-compression-tools-youre-not-using/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/26/makeuseof-the-best-photo-compression-tools-youre-not-using/</a></p>
tech<p><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/heldesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heldesk</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a></p>
music<p><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/tab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tab</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/scales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scales</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a></p>
landmarks<p><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/landmarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landmarks</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/@photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/famous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>famous</span></a></p>
donkey<p><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/donkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donkey</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/blueteam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blueteam</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a></p>
GRETSI info<p>En tant que président de l’association GRETSI, j’ai le plaisir de vous accueillir dans ce "GRETSI info" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> qui diffusera les activités du conseil d’administration du GRETSI, de l’école d’été "Peyresq" en traitement du <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> et des <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a>, du prix de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/th%C3%A8se" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thèse</span></a> EEA-GRETSI-IASIS et bien sûr du colloque <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GRETSI2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GRETSI2025</span></a> qui aura lieu cette année fin août à Strasbourg (liens en commentaires). Bienvenue à GRETSI info ! </p><p>[également disponible sur LinkedIn, BlueSky et X/Twitter]</p>
donkey<p><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/donkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donkey</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/blueteam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blueteam</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy</span></a></p>
work<p><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/@motivation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>motivation</span></a></span> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motivation</span></a></p>