Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 @peterdrake@social.cleverlibre.org

A handy guide for all #DogsOfMastodon

Let's have a moment of silence for the people stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bike

What’s your go to game on your phone when you need a distraction for a minute or two?

Interesting read from Communications of the @ACM on measuring the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence. In the article, they reference an open source tool, Code Carbon, to measure carbon impacts, which is pretty neat.

But, they also estimate that AI contributes between 2.1-3.9% of total greenhouse gas emissions.

Reading this, I wonder: is society benefiting from this cost? Sure, it is small comparatively, but right now every percentage point matters.

https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2023/8/274925-the-carbon-footprint-of-artificial-intelligence/fulltext

Both.

We finally got our deluxe copy of Leaf to the table. I really like it! Adding leaves to the forest floor is more strategic than I expected. Both the turn and game length felt just right.

It's definitely one of the most beautiful games we own. The leaves and the animals are true works of art.

I was also surprised by how much I like the boxes to hold the components rather than a plastic insert or bags. I'm sure they will show wear, but they feel compact, tidy, and... right.

#BoardGames

The design of women's v. men's pockets: https://pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets/

My daughter inherited a pair of my cargo pants a while ago and spent a good hour yelling HOW DO YOU HAVE SO MANY POCKETS, THIS IS AMAZING, THE POCKETS EVEN HAVE POCKETS IN THEM AND MY HANDS FIT ALL THE WAY INTO _THOSE POCKETS_

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