That’s nuts!

Oh lol

Runescape Classic is still a thing, and it has an app now too

Game nights and social fulfuilment still builds community :)

I get it. I’m much less active then I was too. Just gotta find ways to improve our local community, and not be the resistance for the new energy.

Not if you support and vote for your local Mandami. Theyre out there, just needing the right local conditions: create them. Get 3-5 friends and take over your local democratic organization

Vibe coding and AI slop is bringing back havktivism. Hell yea.

The only changes I’ll let AI make to my job is to make it easier for me. I’m not going to work the same hours if I’m expected to use AI.

My output is the same.

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Nah. I’m agreeing with you that AI data centers aren’t as much of a problem in Canada because it appears that they are regulating them.

I’m just going to leave the quote from the first key article take away (the second full sentence after the headline) to justify my use of the word “we”

Sixty planned US data centers will emit 101.5 million tons of CO2 annually once operational.

As someone that has worked in data centers and now is working adjacent to data centers (and I make a higher salary because of data centers), greenhouse emissions isn’t so much the problem.

The bigger problem is that planned data centers are are demanding more power than exists on the grid. This is setting us back from our plans to greenify the grid, like the article mentioned, it’s causing coal plants to remain open.

While there will be a need for data centers, and even AI data centers, the reality is that we are in an AI bubble right now. While probably near every data center in existence right now, will probably continue to be operated, many of the data centers being built in the next 5 will not. Understanding where the data center industry will be in 5 years is key to understanding how we should maintain and improve our grid. Right now we are on a path to rolling blackouts, and that will increase emissions too, and generally make life worse for everyone.

Failed humorous attempt at relating to technology. Because honestly, I’m just as lost as you on its relation.

I also have no idea what this has to do with technology.

My dick is a MACHINE

Adaptive cruise control generally sucks, it slams on the brakes when someone merges.into your lane and gets you going 20 under regularly. I’m shocked by the claim that 75% of people use it.

Lane assist is great though.

Thank you for that! Turns out this organization received a $5 million+ grant from Google, after operating under $5000 for like 4ish year.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/300100369

The image can be found in the filings…

I wonder what the organization did so successfully in their first few years to warrant Google giving them $5 million.

For something as sensitive as typing in a license plate that can be identified to you, and potentially label you as a domestic terrorist, this article is garbage.

The lazy reporter did not do any research or reporting on who funds the website.

Have no fear, I’m pooping at work and have time, as I am more curious than journalist hack Matthew Benton.

HaveIbeenflocked.com appears to be funded by an organization called:

https://altnewsfoundation.org/

They fund quite a few smaller local publications, with a focus on LatinX publications. Notably they do not fund any queer focused publications.

Their board appears to be 3/4 white. And their directors appears to be 50% white.

I cannot find where most of their funding comes from, the average, or the median donation size.

HaveIbeenflocked.com does claim they get their data from public access requests, which I find to be believable. They do not make clear that they dont save who has searched for a license plate number. They also don’t share how they save any search history.

My assumption is that they are saving every license plate search on their servers unencrpyted. Even if they aren’t malicious actors, they are not protecting your data from malicious actors.

Tl;Dr: Use this site with caution. Maybe dont use it at all. I don’t think I will.

DAMION: Security via obsolescence

Shit article. Doesn’t even explain what data collectives and cooperatives look like.

But sure theyll save the world.

I’d understand your argument more if it was an American company.