Nick @internic@social.cleverlibre.org

Everytime I see the clip from last night’s debate of Chris Christie saying: "I've had enough already tonight of a guy who sounds like ChatGPT,” I’m reminded of the role the insult “glasshole” played in killing Google Glass.

If insults comparing people to ChatGPT really take off it could go a long way to reframing ChatGPT in a highly negative light. Obviously this is just one example, but a trend to watch for.

Low vaccination, low ventilation, low masking: schools closing already from outbreaks of airborne diseases (COVID, Flu, Strep).

Long term impacts of multiple COVID infections are bad.

A Corsi–Rosenthal Box (a type of DIY air filtration) can be $75US, masking can be inexpensive and opening windows is free.

We can make choices to live with things better.

Examples of schools closing right after opening:

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/08/23/school-district-in-south-texas-temporarily-closes-due-to-uptick-in-covid-19-cases/

https://www.wkyt.com/2023/08/24/multiple-ky-schools-close-due-illness-start-new-year/

#COVID #IAQ #PublicHealth #schools

I am dead, I can’t believe this AI intro text I just got. If you thumb through it, there are all the usual suspects like breadth-first search and probability.

Then you open the first chapter and it goes HARD on the current state of things.

Then it’s back to mathematical notation like nothing happened.

The DoJ lawsuit alleges #SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration & Nationality Act. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-spacex-discriminating-against-asylees-and-refugees-hiring

⬆️ Launch moved due to weather - we are now go for 09:30 JST / 01:30 BST / 02:30 CEST on 27 August 2023!

My nerves, my nerves - I want to see this thing fly and get my hands on the data, I had the first observation proposals planned back in 2014 ... !

More info: ▶️ https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Next_major_X-ray_mission_set_to_launch_on_Saturday

[image of # XRISM by JAXA, during thermal tests ...]

#astrodon #ESA #XraysAreTheBestRays

Got it:

"I'm a match, she's kerosene,
She's unlikely to ignite at STP."

Released into the #PublicDomain, and uploaded to #WikimediaCommons together with the #Mathematica script used to generate it: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Non_chaotic_double_pendulum.gif

When you look into the abyss and sometimes #TheAbyss looks back..
@jaztrophysicist appears to be stuck somewhere nightmarish and stunningly beautiful.

#TheScream #SciArt #Abstract

😱

https://astrodon.social/@jaztrophysicist/110943371977373065

I'm going to deactivate my Mastodon account sometime soon. Currently using Bluesky more actively. My handle is still devezer. Come and find me there!

Trump's video interview with Tucker Carlson racked up ~75M "views" on X in its first 2 hours.

I wrote for the Washington Post's live blog about why that's a deeply misleading metric that doesn't actually tell us how many people watched it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/23/republican-presidential-debate/#link-PQMIE5H7T5CANF25HMWGJSUR5Y

Even if CO₂ emissions decreased annually as much as during the pandemic lockdown, we wouldn't achieve our climate targets.

While individuals made huge sacrifices, the system remained. This shows that individual action will not solve climate change. We need the system to change.

Today and over the next couple days we can expect a lot of news related to the Georgia Trump racketeering indictments. To demonstrate how Mastodon has become an excellent source for coverage of such events, and to promote good accounts to follow, this account will be boosting breaking reports and analysis.

#USPolitics #Trump #GeorgiaRacketeering #Mugshots

What is the business model that will keep #BlueSky open? It's a business. It will need revenue. But even when the get out of Beta and open it up, it'll be far smaller than Twitter ever was, with pretty much most of the same costs to make it function.

The Internet Archive has joined the Partnership on AI.

I expect fast-reading people to read we're suddenly all AI-crazy, but in fact the organization is a pump-the-brakes what-part-of-AI-makes-sense study group trying to get a grip on the now-loose cyberhorse galloping through everyone's backyard.

https://partnershiponai.org/how-we-work/

Something I love about Oslo: This city is incredibly quiet.

Lots of people are walking/biking/scooting. And most vehicles are electric, while speed limits are typically 30 km/hr (19 mph), so engine/tire noise is negligible.

A reminder that cities aren't loud; *cars* are loud.

nice summary on the amount of exoplanets discovered so far (spoiler: terrestrial - 198 exoplanets)

🔗 https://spaceexplored.com/2023/08/22/how-many-exoplanets-are-there-discovered/
#space

#Wireshark 4.0.8 has been released. Enjoy.

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.8.html