I planted four! (Up from zero last winter)
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I planted four! (Up from zero last winter)
Protection from AI for the wealthy, but not for you or me
variety.com/2026/biz/new...
It's bad out there, folks. And tomorrow's already the 10th!
Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha A new Israeli terrorist strike in Gaza City. At least two people were killed. Local time is 11 PM
Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha
Medical sources in Gaza tell Drop Site heavy Israeli airstrikes are hitting across the Strip, with one source citing “dozens of strikes.” They described the situation as feeling “like the war has returned.” At least 13 people have been reported killed today, half of them children.
So how much did Peacock pay the NYT for yesterday’s Strands? Needed a # ad.
People who are extensive LLM users and proponents. Do you *know* that LLMs are inherently unethical and unsustainable to use, or do you know and don't care because you think the benefits outweigh the ethical concerns? If you know, what do you tell yourself to feel better about it?
The article also discusses our report, written by former Amazon delivery driver Adrienne Williams, @alexhanna.bsky.social and Sandra L. Barcenas Fuerte, detailing the extent of Amazon's worker surveillance & wage theft through that surveillance.
www.dair-institute.org/projects/dri....
Central-West Austin's got a major primary coming up! Here's a great review of the candidates (you know who I'll be voting for...)
www.lonestarleft.com/p/hd49-eight...
sam altman is being sued by his SISTER for sexual abuse. who gives a shit about his dogshit product that’s corroding brains and vaporizing the planet??? what is going on in this fuckin world
It's a bit of a tell that they say it's ideal for podcasts which are already recorded, rather than transcripts or meeting minutes which would benefit from having a generated audio option.
This is really promising for improving the experience of the visually impaired, and also really horrifying in a world where content is now generated more often than created. microsoft.github.io/VibeVoice/
#tenth #tomorrow #lebowski #thedude
Get out of here, Nebulon.
In a few years we won't have any drinkable water, but at least the price of RAM will have gone back down!
Finally imported my Twitter following list. Maybe now I will stay and bleet here.
No Azure for Apartheid - End All Azure Contracts with IOF (Israeli Occupation Force).
This photo warms my heart knowing that there are folks inside/outside of Microsoft who haven’t fully succumbed to the idea of profit over human life and suffering.
These people will forever be remembered as heroes.
ITS FLAT FUCK FRIDAY
ROLL THE CLIP
Yeah, I'm a prompt engineer. I'm always on time to meetings.
Seems like the controversial points of “local first” *just happen* to also go against the interests of capital.
If you can’t stand light mode, consider some blue blockers (and maybe a trip to the optometrist)
Since there's no Gators Daily bot I guess I'll just have to repost this one every Friday.
If you haven't been listening to THE MAGIC BOX these past 3 Thursdays at 3, you are missing out. Here's what you've missed!
THIS THURSDAY AT 3 PM CENTRAL I WILL BE ON KOOP RADIO (@koopradio.bsky.social) WITH THE VERY FIRST EPISODE OF THE MAGIC BOX koop.org/program/the-...
Great to see everyone here, thanks all who came out. And big thanks for Daniel and Ashish for inviting me to speak!
Hi, my name's Patrick and I'm an independent software consultant in Austin, TX. TBD on how much I'll post but thanks for dropping by! See my website for more: pmcvtm.com
They should have called this Bipper so we could be posting Beeps.
