ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

This one makes me laugh every year… because it is so very true.

Silicon Valley has a deep epistemological commitment to the idea that truth and plausible sounding bullshit are functionally equivalent.

It's become completely canonicalized by "fake it till you make it" factories like YCombinator becoming our industry's king makers.

The generative AI is wildly impressive and amusing, but also the product from the heart of the bullshit-is-truth nexus.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PSA:

If you are lucky enough to be able to buy a games console this Christmas, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE *before you wrap it up* unbox it, turn it on, and get the software updated.

Servers will be busy on Christmas Day.

Get ahead of them now and enjoy your day x

Why are railroads so profitable? Largely because they spend so little on labor. Even as profits have swelled, the industry rejected workers’ calls for sick leave, guaranteed time-off & more predictable schedules. If this isn't the epitome of corporate greed, I don't know what is.

A before-and-after for @BrentToderian - #BuchananStreet #Glasgow, pedestrianised in 1978.

Photos are 1961, via @PastGlasgow and 2018, via Google Street View.

Today, Glasgow City Council is proposing a "people first" area covering many more streets in the city centre.

Good news: the @eff replied to my email!
Bad news: they declined the idea of providing legal protection for Instance Admins for $10-$50 per month.
I will search out other viable options (hopefully international ones & not just North American & European solutions).

The atmospheric earthworks of the deserted #medieval village of Nobold, Northants., first recorded in 1284.The hollowed main street runs down the centre of the photo. The bumpy earthworks of abandoned, rectangular house plots defined by ditches to the sides and back line both sides of the street. And the ridges of medieval cultivation are also clearly visible. 1/n

#moodMonday #ireland #photography #blackandWhite #northenIreland. #darkHedges #CountyAntrim

I had never seen such a thing--a massive field of sunflowers!

During sunflower season, this field at Colby Farm in Massachusetts is filled with people taking family pictures, senior portraits, and selfies. And then there are the arty types like me who are there for the landscape vistas, too. Bees are everywhere pollinating the flowers, and I've gotten some cool macros of them I'll share another day.

#photography #LandscapePhotography #nature #flowers #sunflowers #NaturePhotography #ColbyFarm

One of my fave books of all time: AUDITION by Michael Shurtleff. Officially for actors, but also for writers, directors & casting directors. Changed how I view relationships & scene dynamics as an artist & as a human. I can't recommend it enough.

Get it for yourself or as a holiday gift for someone you love.

#ad geni.us/Audition

#DecRecs #GiftShopping #MichaelShurtleff #Writing #Directing #Acting #books #Bookstodon #ActorLife #Audition @bookstodon

Astronomers using the ESO’s Very Large Telescope have imaged the exposed heart of a galaxy #astronomy #Space #Science #scicomm https://www.space.com/vlt-eris-image-exposed-heart-of-galaxy

#time in #japan during the #Edo period was quite different from the 24hrs used today!
In fact, there were only 12 and not divided equally! Mind blowing, uh?
Check out [This video](https://youtu.be/1BJmnEa6YGE) to go deeper!

Join us! We are looking for a software engineer to work with an amazing development team to build open science tools. https://www.internationalbrainlab.com/opportunities

Using AI to fix relationships ruined by an AI #xp

Is #prolog of more than historical interest? I'm having trouble motivating my programming languages students (and, frankly, myself).

#FamousQuotes

If anybody gets a text about a possible fraudulent Zelle transfer, and then a call from somebody supposedly from your bank asking to verify account balances, it's probably a scam. I almost fell for it. I didn't give out pin and/or card numbers, but it was a near thing. #scams

Very useful widget for displaying your Mastodon feed on your blog, if your blog supports Javascript.

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