Ambulocetus @ambulocetus@social.cleverlibre.org

Mastodon is closer to true freedom of speech than other social media, because you can bitch about something a friend or family member did without them seeing it.

“This is unacceptable!” we shouted while starting to accept it.

New viral video fad: shoot self-driving cars in the sensors with a paintball gun to make them stop and block traffic.

@tykayn

Week…8? 9…?
However long it takes, @sagaftra stands (and walks!) in solidarity with the writers!
#1U #unionstrong #wgastrong ✊🏼

We're moving from a world where you could find pretty good answers to just about any question, for free, to a world where that will no longer be the case.

Today, you can read a few different pages on a topic, filter out the content farm junk, and become fairly confident you have a real answer. This is not possible with chat agents powered by #LLMs.

The barrier to learning about a new topic just got higher. Print books published pre-2023 will become more valuable as sources.

Malaria spreading in Texas and Florida; first US-based cases in two decades

Despite cases in Texas and Florida, the overall risk is considered "extremely low."

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/malaria-spreading-in-texas-and-florida-first-us-based-cases-in-two-decades/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

“The magical feeling of so many modern products and services is too often explained by throwing money at low-paid labourers. Same day delivery? Online purchases of anything? Expedited free returns? Moderation of comments and images? As much as it looks from our perspective like the work of advancements in computing power, none of it would be possible without tens of thousands of people doing their best to earn a living spending unpredictable hours doing menial tasks.” https://pxlnv.com/linklog/inside-ai-factory/

New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds https://aussie.zone/post/178681

"One man's junk is another man's treasure" needs to be put on a nice big sign
at a pride parade.
-BruceRee33, Feb 2016

There are some things that just have to be photographed. This kind of chalk-based street art definitely qualifies. It’s beautiful, whimsical, and sadly, ephemeral.

#Photography https://mastodon.social/@Sheril/110600708325234507

It’s been a wild 72 hours since I resigned. When life settles, I plan to be more active here. #climatechange #climateemergency #climateaction #ClimateCrisis

Color TV debuted 72 years ago today — June 25, 1951.

#EdSullivan hosted PREMIERE, the first commercially sponsored color show (on 5 CBS affiliates).

Few saw it, because color sets weren’t on sale yet! And CBS’s color broadcasts were incompatible w/ B&W TVs.

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1950sTV