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Fun fact to keep you awake tonight: Just had a chat with an atmospheric chemist and the best comparison she could come up with for the pollution that would result from burning up 1 million "AI datacenter" satellites in Earth's atmosphere is a nuclear war. -
This post did not contain any content.That explains a lot actually
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New post, and this one's definitely one of my weirder ones: it's about how most of the tech industry shows symptoms of something that looks like gender dysphoria.Thank you for an insightful post.
I have the feeling that most of what you describe can also be traced back to a very deficient educational system.
We don't provide enough diversity, enough culture in education, we do not teach people that curiosity, reading and a life-long desire to know more are desirable. The results are staring at us now...
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Is it okay to beg for money on Mastodon?It's called 'mutual aid' and it is something accepted on Mastodon.
It's based on the idea that you may be able to help today, but also that you may need help yourself tomorrow.
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While traveling through Oregon omw to the train, I saw the perfect roadside signage.Looking at it, this is clearly the kind of place I would make a pit stop at right away.
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You're absolutely right β this actually *isn't* a place of honor.* I thought esteemed deeds were commemorated here, but that was wrong.* The message wasn't about treasure, it was about danger."ChatGPT, tell me about radiation without telling me anything about radiation"
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Quote of the day:Not Fish Linux, that's for sure!
If really needed try Ubuntu, I am sure they have it in there somewhere...
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Quote of the day:Quote of the day:
"Text Editing (vi / nano) OpenBSD doesnβt come with VS Code. You will be editing configuration files directly on the server."
VS Code NOT being included is a FEATURE of #OpenBSD in my humble opinion. But you do you, my friend!
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"OpenAI uses as much electricity as New York City and San Diego combined, at the peak of the intense 2024 heat wave."OpenAI uses as much electricity as New York City and San Diego combined, at the peak of the intense 2024 heat wave. Or as much as the total electricity demand of Switzerland and Portugal combined. Thatβs the electricity of roughly 20 million people."
The AI bubble and the US economy
https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/the-ai-bubble-and-the-us-economy/
