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dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
this is also my first time trying jackfruit as a meat replacement.
i think i prefer when the fruit doesn't jack off into my dinner actually.
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
i think surprising rice is almost ready
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mrundkvist@archaeo.social ("Martin Rundkvist") wrote:
I can't overstate this. NASA's use of pounds and cubic feet in its outreach efforts does not come across to science-literate people, inside or outside the US, as a sign that the country is a badass superpower that can do what it likes and ignore everyone else.
Instead it suggests that the US is a provincial nation of dungaree-wearing banjo players.
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Gina@fosstodon.org wrote:
Inspired by Germany's #DiDay ("digital independence day") and the Danish #DanmarkSkifter, the Netherlands now has #DoeiDag ("bye day"), every first Sunday of the month. 🔥🇳🇱
DoeiDag is a montly day to say goodbye to big tech and to try open alternatives. It's organized by the good folks of @doeidag
More info: https://doeidag.nl
Mastodon Feedaredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart") wrote:
RE: https://urbanists.social/@markstos/116352916831364345
I _really_ wish my store didn't have a single place a bike can park, chained to a railing. Even then my trailer sticks out a bit.
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markstos@urbanists.social ("Mark Stosberg") wrote:
@yy on why urban grocery stores should prioritize bike parking over car parking:
- You don't need a car for groceries
- Grocery access is an equity issue
- Car parking is expensive and subsidizes the rich
- We can have 10 more customers park per spot
- Induced demand works both ways
- Spillover benefits
- Built for the futurehttps://yyahn.com/wiki/Bike-parking-at-urban-grocery-stores/
Mastodon Feedsoatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker") wrote:
If you want to use some character (Superman, Jesus, the sexy werewolves from that Van Hellsing movie, whatever) as an abstract ideal to strive for, okay, sure.
But the first step towards committing atrocity is failing to recognize one's own capacity for harm.
Mastodon Feedsoatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker") wrote:
The biggest problem with the kinds of Democrats that fall for this nonsense is this unfounded belief that we're somehow The Good Guys.
Exhibit A:
This might be a subtle point but they're not arguing "We're the guys who only perform good actions, or actions in service of goodness", they're saying "goodness is inherent to your [national] identity", which lets them turn a blind eye to bad actions that conflict with their self-image.
MAGA shatters their illusion.
There are no "good guys". There are only good and bad choices, if you're lucky.
The belief of Goodness as an identity is best avoided.
Mastodon Feedsoatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker") wrote:
The "2024 election was stolen" conspiracy theories are just a rehash of the "2020 election was stolen" conspiracy theories and this is both sad and frustrating.
People choose to believe these narratives because they validate feelings and beliefs about how unfair the outcome of the election is; because they are profoundly ignorant of how the elections are conducted, secured, and validated; because it's easier than looking at America for what it really is.
If you see these kind of posts and can't help but notice the presentation style has a certain "FOX News" aesthetic, yeah, that's kind of deliberate.
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redoak@social.coop ("Red Oak") wrote:
lots of people are still unaware of how early, and how accurately, the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change via CO2 emissions. it's probably worse than you think!
https://theconversation.com/what-big-oil-knew-about-climate-change-in-its-own-words-170642
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:
Speaking of music, there's also a lot of wonderful things to find here:
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:
How do you do, fellow humans?
I enjoyed this set from Caught in Joy this morning. "Mercury":
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RuthMalan ("Ruth — of systems & design") wrote:
“Yeah, that's how you get got in this process. Once you stop scrutinizing the model's output, the probability something goes off the rails approaches 1. "Human in the loop" is necessary, but the current process itself makes the loop stultifying, and encourages the human to take themselves out of the loop. That process is straight up dangerous. The temptation to let it rip is always there, and I didn't even have a boss pressuring me to ship code.”
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RuthMalan ("Ruth — of systems & design") wrote:
Went to IU Ballet’s Spring Ballet last night and it was gorgeous, and such a delight — humans do that!! They put years of their lives — so much of their childhood — into very VERY! disciplined practice. Building technique, flexibility, strength, and artistry.
And goodness, is it a visual demonstration of what can be achieved with trust in highly collaborative teaming among humans who are prepared to play their roles in each movement that takes trust to learn, and repeat, and perform!
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
I/O is an oxymoron, you can't divide by zero
Mastodon Feedaredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart") wrote:
RE: https://mas.to/@carnage4life/116352218169176064
This. And this is the place resistance to “AI” or resistance to _shape_ “AI” use actually has systemic power.
And to be clear, there are people whose concrete desire is to tear down all the process and safeties and go full steam ahead and they are productive enough to have organizational clout.
If we want to shape the future we need to understand these dynamics and wield them well.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
I would not have known it was Easter, if not for the joyous voices of its celebrants.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
The modern way to find a baby-daddy.
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
hmm i can't have been feeling very well last week, i seem to have perpetrated crypto code.
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
On days like these I'm reminded of one of my granddad's favourite words: "helgislepja". Translated as "sanctimony"
"Slökktu á helgislepjunni í útvarpinu" > "Turn off the sanctimony in the radio"
That doesn't capture how funny the word is though: it literally means "holy phlegm" or "saintly mucus"
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
oh christ, where did i leave that benchmark?
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
life must be sooo complicated if you don't know a bit of physics
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pndc@treehouse.systems ("@pndc") wrote:
I'm still digging out stuff to flog off to cover the rent this month. Buy early and buy often! This time, rice up your old Amiga to ridiculous speeds:
https://www.amibay.com/threads/vampire-500-v2.2458418/
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
you ever just sort of have a delayed laugh attack, where you're just stunned but you know as soon as you stop being stunned you'll laugh a lot?
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
there is so much on the youtube that i don't even know how to make sense of
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
okay i can confirm that 'energy harvesting' is not entirely a good youtube search term if you want to know about ultra low power electronics
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
non-human governors harvesting energy from human fear?
not sure if crank or comedy
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
There is also not much to figure out for the rest of us. The technology is purpose-designed to remove people from the equation, much like a handgun is purpose-designed to remove people from existence. Any "figuring out" about either tech will only result in variations on their purpose
What we need to do is strip back the tech, go back to the drawing board, and figure out how to reinvent it practically from scratch to be more human. /fin
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
There is no rebuilding, no constructive potential for "AI" without political reform, both in the US and in Europe. The motivation behind the tech still remains: powerful people want to take things away from society
The people who funded and drove today's "AI" will have the resources to figure out how to make the tech affordable after the financial bubble pops. They're the ones who will have the resources to figure things out about LLMs, not us.
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
They were built for this goal—fewer humans, less accountability—and will always be problematic no matter who is in charge and always always be a risk as long as the "shitty people" have power
In the modern history the "shitty human beings" have always retained power and influence after bubbles pop, from Reagan onwards. The bubble builds up wealth and power, they keep it after it pops, and use their influence to get in on the ground floor on the next one.