Oliver Kurth
okurth@mas.to
<p>Software engineer in the corporate world, and open source contributor. Concerned about climate change. Born at 332 ppm in Germany, now living in the US (PNW). Trail runner. Commute to work by bike almost every day.</p>
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Post #454795
&quot;This transition would make us richer, not poorer. In fact, nations that for whatever reason fail to take advantage of electrotech will be left behind in global competition. And at this precise moment — a moment in which acting to accelerate the energy transition would increase, not reduce, economic growth — the U.S. government has been taken over by people who want us to go backward on energy.&quot; https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/turning-our-back-on-clean-energy #climatechan...
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Post #454794
These guys are totally bonkers. How is this even close to relevant to how much energy #AI uses? “But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human,” Altman said. “It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.&quot; ... https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/sam-altman-would-like-remind-you-that-humans-use-a-lot-of-energy-too/ #altman
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Post #454793
One of the issues with #AI is that it makes errors where you don&#39;t expect them, and therefore you miss checking for them. For example, yesterday I told it to use &quot;today&#39;s date&quot; and it used &quot;Tue Feb 25 2026&quot;, and I missed it at first. When I noticed, I told it to replace it with &quot;Tue Feb 24 2026&quot;, but it actually replaced it with &quot;Mon Feb 24 2026&quot; - which I missed at first too. All the time I could have saved...
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Post #454792
When you get vaccinated, beware of unintentional consequences. Like not getting #dementia . https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/could-a-vaccine-prevent-dementia-shingles-shot-data-only-getting-stronger/ #vaccination