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• Post #4463812

  RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/117044468735251446 He has shown all his cards now. Being worth more than the Earth itself is his goal. Don't count on any well meaning actions from such a person. If he does any good it is collateral which will be destroyed in the end.

• Post #4343567

  Seems like I can easily program the DJI Lito X1 for mapping purposes via waypoint flights. It is a bit hackish, but works well enough as a backup RGB mapping purposes. Pleasant surprise as I considered it only a toy to keep my piloting fresh.

• Post #4343566

  Cognitive offloading. De trap af. https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/08/02/auto-kerkstraattrap-blankenberge-ongeval/

• Post #4343565

  If an investigation surfaces that the workers regularly poop in the fields because they weren't allowed frequent enough breaks we would be full circle. https://futurism.com/science-energy/diarrhea-lettuce-taylor-farms-prison-labor

• Post #4273056

  It will all be vibes in years from now. Reality? Who needs reality if you can punish people based on the flavour of the month. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/28/home-office-used-ai-hallucinated-information-to-refuse-asylum-claim-judge-suggests

• Post #4251760

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/117009531378116312 If you know these people, this is not about user concerns, this is A/B testing and additional training data to optimize the slop so it blends in better.

• Post #4213352

  So, this "curing cancer" thing will have to wait to feed the word salad generator. https://www.engadget.com/2225849/google-shuts-down-alphafold/

• Post #4209151

  So it's xxxAI, after all. https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-artificial-intelligence-nudification-x-elon-musk-deepfake-131184be939d540de093b567b12c9e16

• Post #4110156

  RE: https://mastodon.energy/@Sustainable2050/116982434655513966 Mitigating climate change was expensive they said. People wouldn't want to be burdened by the costs. Above all, industry does not want to contribute their fair share. Count your pennies, as the bill of (adapting to) climate change effects will be worse than the one mitigating it. (FYI this was all predicted in 2006 - see Stern review)

• Post #4108744

  RE: https://fediscience.org/@rahmstorf/116985506477662408 I've lived and worked in Bordeaux and know the area well. It is one thing to see these images and realize the severity of it, it is another to really know what was lost - places I care about.

• Post #4093642

  "Ce n'est pas un cas isolé, Julien Vignasse a croisé depuis le début de l'été une trentaine de personnes perdues à cause de cartes générées par IA ou trouvées sur internet mais avec les mauvaises informations." Multiple people got lost in the Pyrenees using AI generated maps. Wild, just wild. https://www.ici.fr/emissions/l-info-d-ici-ici-bearn-bigorre/deux-randonneuses-demandent-un-itineraire-a-chatgpt-et-se-perdent-sur-les-hauteurs-de-cauterets-9812613

• Post #4083165

  Take only what you need, leave it better than you found it. Tech bros: No way, I'll just take it all. Over and over and over and over again. https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-happened-to-thenumberscom-should-worry-us-all

• Post #3982927

  Woorden doen er toe, in dit geval was het geen "ongeval" of "accident", het was een aanrijding. Dit was geen kosmische fout zonder aanwijsbare schuld. https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/07/21/dodelijk-ongeval-scootmobiel-jabbeke/

• Post #3980298

  Overheard two tourists at the local bakery: "Now we know that we can't trust AI for the bus schedule". #AI #search

• Post #3957144

  My prediction, we will massively overbuild AI infrastructure only to realize that most people in the end would like to run things locally on their own (or maybe limited rented) hardware. https://huggingface.co/blog/security-incident-july-2026

• Post #3952515

  This is a surreal read. And the reason why these people panic is that they are detached from reality, and in that hubris forgot to unionize. They are now for the first time reckoning with the fact that they might be unwanted. "Still, the couple, who earn a combined income of $550,000, say they feel woefully behind their friends" Also, if you can't get by on half a million a year ask your mailman, or the service worker you get your lunch from for advice. Tiny 🎻 https://www.adn...

• Post #3912034

  I'm a realist when I read these kind of messages. FireSat only exists because of the climate breakdown, and them counting on the fact that the chaos will be bad enough so insurance companies and others will pay for a commercial licenses. Academics, NGOs and governments might get a non-commercial license, but the data is certainly not open or free. This despite playing the non-profit angle - hard. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/google-backs-privately-funded-satellite-constellation-fo...

• Post #3806452

  Rising to the occasion the #14juillet celebration in Paris will feature firefighter plane overflights. #climatechange

• Post #3722441

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/116895921772645162 Remember the scheme where you would heat your home / hot water with the residual heat from a cryptomining / radiator rig? Yeah, we're in that phase ...

• Post #3691260

  RE: https://sunny.garden/@librarysquirrel/116782558523740667 Instead of pivoting to computer efficiency we pivoted to conspicuous consumption. Gains are marginal, the (environmental) costs infinite.

• Post #3668861

  RE: https://mas.to/@Aubreader/116883676100177394 This is the regression in the translation quality I noticed. Never use this for anything with legal repercussions as it will make things up, i.e. doesn't translate.

• Post #3622223

  Hear, me out... what about renewables and meat every 14 days? Seems reasonable right. *gestures wildly* https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/06/five-outlandish-plans-to-remodel-earth-climate

• Post #3622139

  Seriously, what the fuck do they want from their employees? Everybody is forced to use AI, but those new graduates that grew up with this stuff aren't welcome. You can have critical thinking or AI, not both Make up your damn mind or admit this was just a scam to lower wages. https://futurism.com/future-society/college-critical-thinking-ai

• Post #3619661

  Yet another culture war which isn't. Yes, you can do it, you can hold two equally true positions in your head at the same time! 1. air conditioning saves lives 2. air conditioning is not the solution to the problem which demands air conditioning, i.e. climate change Congratulations, you did it. Now address 2 so you don't have to rely on 1 that much. Move along people. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/05/europe-air-conditioning-culture-wars-heat-up

• Post #3606290

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@finestructure/116866735367102216 The people mandating AI are the same who mandated the return to office. They are the same micro-managing narcissists.

• Post #3537626

  RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116850644015854691 This will be every AI company, soon. Kiss your pension goodbye and tag on some austerity measures, too.

• Post #3480476

  You've been lied to. A tale in two graphs. https://projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-capture-cant-solve-climate-change/ #climatechange #carboncapture #solarenergy

• Post #3445789

  RE: https://social.circl.lu/@quinn/116826829606584467 Good point, boring stuff doesn't attract (too many) narcissist people craving power. There is not much pomp or "respect" to be derived from boring functional infrastructure. That's if it isn't sold to private equity which then extort the public.

• Post #3444919

  RE: https://floss.social/@doctormo/116825974597784492 AI companies are royal fuckers. They burn common resources for private profit. Exhibit 958582385

• Post #3381041

  RE: https://mstdn.social/@W_Lucht/116798138143359633 As a (climate) scientist there is no solace in being right about these changes. What this episode should show is that we can't afford declining climate action from the EU. Climate change is an enemy which is not deterred by (more) bombs or strong national borders. In this context climate change remains a national security issue.