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@judithflanders.co.uk: I have em-dashes in my writing that are older than Sam Altman.
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ALL energy sources are growing continuously. Oil, coal and gas are setting new records. We're not replacing anythingā¦ we're just increasing everything.
Graph 1 shows how graph 2 is misleading. It makes it look like fossil fuel output is decreasing, even as it is still increasing.
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I can't find the e-book on Kobo, only the audio version. Do you happen to know why this is? I'm confident I've bought other Simon & Schuster books there. Keen to read this!
I'm in Sweden, if that perhaps is a reason. Hmm, the problem does indeed seem to be Sweden š§
āInstead, he took out two long knitting needles. Between them dangled a mound of pink yarn. He explained to me that he was making a winter hat for a niece. And for the first time that morning, I noticed a glint of pride and excitement in his eyes.ā
Page 13 in this weekās @thecontinent.org, with a report on the migrant crossing from Morocco into Ceuta that actually includes voices from people who were part of that crossing.
www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/2...
ā The article explains the growing social media rumors and false information that triggered the events, and the complicated relationship between Spain, Morocco and Algeria - extending to the EU, USA, and Israel.
ā Extreme right voices in the EU used all this as fodder for anti-immigrant sentiments. And Iām said to say Swedenās own prime minister Kristersson was an example of one of those voices, authoring an opinion piece with many unfounded claims and further fearmongering. Far from a uniting voice.
ā Meanwhile, at least 70 people died in that crossing. In other media Iāve seen numbers as high as 88. Thousands were injured.
I wanted to share a recent @tgspodcast.bsky.social episode that really resonated with me. I made an effort to find the website and was really saddened to see poor use of "AI"-generated images as episode illustrations. Here, two confusing left hands. It truly detracts from the dignity of the audio.
Unordinary Interventions: How to Plant Seeds for a Better Future - The Great Simplification
I wanted to share a recent @tgspodcast.bsky.social episode that really resonated with me. I made an effort to find the website and was really saddened to see poor use of "AI"-generated images as episode illustrations. Here, two confusing left hands. It truly detracts from the dignity of the audio.
Unordinary Interventions: How to Plant Seeds for a Better Future - The Great Simplification
Artist @davidrevoy.com is struggling with growing accusations of using "AI" in his artwork. Meanwhile, "AI" has been (without permission) training on his decades of art and illustrations being published online.
Also, the algorithm on Instagram started labeling his comic as "Likely made with AI".
Seven words / phrases that were first used in print during my birth year (1974), and that resonate with me.
- agony aunt
- CT scan
- digitizing tablet
- memory card
- non-player character
- solar park
- telecommute
via Merriam-Webster time traveler
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Got it. Interesting about DMs. I wonder if that happened when I moved to Eurosky.
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Oh, that's lovely to hear. It's a small handbook and I'd be happy to send you one and you just reimburse me for the postage - I have a bunch in a box that I bring to workshops.
The physical copy is really only available to order in Sweden/Nordics.
You can DM me your address.
āIf we never did anything, we wouldnāt be anybody.ā
ā The character Jenny in the film āAn Educationā; screenplay by Nick Horby
This quote just struck me as truly powerful. Perhaps especially in a context where there is a tendency to outsource the doing to machines.
It's feels surreal to me that Erin Brockovich is leading protests against data centers. Yes, that Erin Brockovich.
I'm so 'effin impressed by her work.
Listening to this Kara Swisher interview.
pca.st/episode/1f35...
Can Data Centers Be Done Right?
Here is Brockovich's data center reporting:
www.brockovichdatacenter.com
Brockovich Data Center Reporting ā U.S. AI Data Center Awareness & Issue Map
Kor mƄste fƶda en kalv fƶr att mjƶlkproduktionen ska komma igƄng. Det Ƥr tillƄtet att ta kalven frƄn sin mamma omedelbart. PƄ ekologiska gƄrdar Ƥr minsta tid tillsammans ett dygn. Sedan skiljs de Ƅt sƄ att mƤnniskor fƄr mjƶlken.
LƤr man sig detta i skolan? FƶrvƄnansvƤrt fƄ verkar kƤnna till det.
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š„ denna artikel var terapi fƶr mig idag:
Opinion | Iām Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (Gift Article)
"Wait, don't forget about me! I'm also an attention-seeking deluded pathological liar with a product to milk every ounce out of before it dries up."
It's like they're meme-ing each other š¤£
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ā¤ļø Tack. Skrivande = tƤnkande fƶr mig š.
Refuting the idea that digital design must be human-centric has helped me manage my role and professional responsibility in a digital ecosystem. The pursuit of universal wellbeing is more rewarding, and invites conversations that I and my teams were not previously having.
axbom.com/design-for-u...
Really looking forward to today's Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 where Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna will break down the reporting around the OpenAI agent that "broke free" to hack Hugging Face.
9pm CEST
"How can anybody in their right mind notice the growing damage to universities and instead of stand against this, facilitate the destruction of expertise, of learning skills, and of academic integrity?"
Thank you for keeping it real @olivia.science š
olivia.science/anxiety/