Hisham Zerriffi
@hishamzerriffi.bsky.social
Energy Resources, Development and Environment Lab (ERDELab) PI, @UBCforestry Assc Dean EDI. Energy, equity, justice, climate change, bioenergy. But also TTRPGs and photography (https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/499807930552574625). he/him. .. more
Energy Resources, Development and Environment Lab (ERDELab) PI, @UBCforestry Assc Dean EDI. Energy, equity, justice, climate change, bioenergy. But also TTRPGs and photography (https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/499807930552574625). he/him.
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A re-intro:
Academic in Forestry faculty but not a forester. Work on energy, land-use, climate, equity, justice. Often at intersection of energy & forests.
With a dash of TTRPGs, nerdy stuff and politics.
And photography:
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A re-intro:
Academic in Forestry faculty but not a forester. Work on energy, land-use, climate, equity, justice. Often at intersection of energy & forests.
With a dash of TTRPGs, nerdy stuff and politics.
And photography:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/nomademoderne
Just saw a major int'l org say all of its work is Creative Commons w/ Attribution (CC BY 4.0) and so freely and publicly available. This was under its AI and LLM use policy section. It goes on to say use for data mining is allowed if consistent with "license requirements." How does that work?
I don’t like that the only category that applies to me is “people of a certain age”.
But also, fuck ICE.
But also, fuck ICE.
I don't post on Substack because I already have my own site where I post stuff, and have done for 27 years, and because Substack makes a lot of money off Nazis and fascists and I'd really rather not, thanks. I do have an account there but it's to secure my name. It has a cat photo.
This is the way. 👇🏼
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I don't post on Substack because I already have my own site where I post stuff, and have done for 27 years, and because Substack makes a lot of money off Nazis and fascists and I'd really rather not, thanks. I do have an account there but it's to secure my name. It has a cat photo.
This article is a perfect example of the muddling of different types of AI.
🍎The AI concern around water/power is mainly abt Generative AI (language and video).
🍊The AI being used to increase energy efficiency, etc. described here is (I am nearly 100% certain) is non-GenAI machine learning tools.
🍎The AI concern around water/power is mainly abt Generative AI (language and video).
🍊The AI being used to increase energy efficiency, etc. described here is (I am nearly 100% certain) is non-GenAI machine learning tools.
Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute less.
Thank you for doing this, look forward to digging into the report. This muddling of GenAI with other forms of machine learning has been bugging me for a while (see link to just one post I've made on this topic).
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OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA
NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....
Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!
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NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....
Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!
ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>
Oh, I know why they do it and don’t begrudge them the choices they are making. It’s that they feel they need to do it to cater to a wider audience. Moroccan food is amazing on its own. And stands on its own. But I may be biased.
Glad you had a good meal. Yeah, Dearborn would be another place I can imagine finding non-upscale Moroccan.
Though toum is also Lebanese. :)
Though toum is also Lebanese. :)
You can occasionally find smaller and more reasonable Moroccan places in my experience. But has to be in a city with enough Moroccans. Montreal. New York. Even had decent and decently priced food in Quebec City. Not Morocco prices of course. But not $50 for a couscous.
100%. What bothers me as much is when they feel the need to add in other things to appeal to customers’ ideas of “Middle Eastern” food. Egyptian belly dancing or hummus and tabouleh don’t belong in a Moroccan restaurant. Morocco is North African, not the Levant or the Gulf.
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Moroccan food is like luxury food in the US. They're charging almost $50 for cous cous. Something you can get out of someone's kitchen for free as a guest in their home or eat at a cafe on Friday for like less than $5 there.
Somebody else pointed that out and somehow I completely missed it.
But I do love the idea that tic tac toe and good tequila have survived the centuries.
But I do love the idea that tic tac toe and good tequila have survived the centuries.
Thanks to Sean, Em and Jo of @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social for a great panel on DMing and especially on creating creative stories while keeping safety in mind.
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
I think “floaty boats murder monster” is how I’m going to refer to all bears from now on
Yeah, no. Can you imagine. What would he teach? Hopefully not ethics.
Yeah, didn’t really think we’d see him again after first scenes and thought “oh, that’s a fun cameo.” But they keep building him up even in just six episodes.
Yeah, I think that is part of what makes it different. Even when the chefs have a non-Korean specialty.
Also love how the chefs give the judges instructions on how to eat their dish. What order and what bit goes with what so they get the best culinary experience.
Also love how the chefs give the judges instructions on how to eat their dish. What order and what bit goes with what so they get the best culinary experience.
That would have been a brilliant gag but I worry it would have kinda ruined the scene by taking people out of the character
Ok, let’s hear your favorite cinematic or televisual adaptations of books!
There’s so many good adaptations as you can see from the response of others.
Princess Bride has to be at the top for me. Better than the book.
For a recent fave, it’s Murderbot based on @marthawells.com series.
Princess Bride has to be at the top for me. Better than the book.
For a recent fave, it’s Murderbot based on @marthawells.com series.
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Little Women (2019), Blade Runner (1982) and more favorites from NPR staff.
What makes a good book-to-film adaptation? We have thoughts (and favorites)
Little Women (2019), Blade Runner (1982) and more favorites from NPR staff.
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Ok, let’s hear your favorite cinematic or televisual adaptations of books!
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Season 2 is so good. There is so much about this show that elevates it beyond a simple cooking competition.
I’m invested enough that I know exactly who I want to win. And I’m not the type of person to do that with any reality show.
I’m invested enough that I know exactly who I want to win. And I’m not the type of person to do that with any reality show.
Have gotten hooked on Culinary Class Wars. Don’t usually go for cooking competition shows but this one is addictive.
A reminder that the Ig Nobels have solved this problem in the form of a small child repeatedly telling the speaker “Please stop! I’m bored!”
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
www.theguardian.com/education/vi...
This is a solved problem. Just need to find a child to volunteer. plus normalizes people bringing kids to conferences and gives them something to do.
Open Letter: Demanding AI Guardrails at Carleton - CUPE 4600
TAs are fighting for AI Guardrails at Carleton University. We need your help! Carleton has refused to engage with proposals that would protect Teaching Assistants from: having their work reduced or re...
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The Teaching Assistant Union at Carleton University is asking for AI guardrails for their work. The basic demands can be seen on their website.
Really interested in seeing if other unions will follow suit.
Really interested in seeing if other unions will follow suit.
Video game Relooted tasks you with reclaiming African artifacts in museums | CBC News
Relooted, a new video game from African-based studio Nyamakop, tasks players with stealing real-life African artifacts from museums and private mansions to return them to their rightful historical own...
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Ever have that fantasy where you are a master thief who uses their skills for good? No, just me?
Anyway, now there’s a game that lets you do just that by stealing and repatriating African artifacts.
Anyway, now there’s a game that lets you do just that by stealing and repatriating African artifacts.
Not the same thing, but getting to pretend to do magic playing TTRPGs is an ok consolation prize if they every get into that.
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
This is 100% true.
I'll go one further. Years ago I misheard Kid2 and thought they didn't understand something about trans people. I simplified a bit in my explanation. Turns out not only did Kid2 not need it explained, they corrected my simplification. They got it. Wasn't hard.
I'll go one further. Years ago I misheard Kid2 and thought they didn't understand something about trans people. I simplified a bit in my explanation. Turns out not only did Kid2 not need it explained, they corrected my simplification. They got it. Wasn't hard.