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tired: people AI-generating rando images of themselves as anime
WIRED: AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, new analysis has found
WIRED: AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, new analysis has found
AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse
A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI.
www.wired.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
tired: people AI-generating rando images of themselves as anime
WIRED: AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, new analysis has found
WIRED: AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, new analysis has found
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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The pre-election warnings about the damage Trump would do—all of them, cumulatively, even the most extreme—were too mild compared to where we seem to be headed.
April 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The pre-election warnings about the damage Trump would do—all of them, cumulatively, even the most extreme—were too mild compared to where we seem to be headed.
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JUST IN: The 9th circuit court of appeals won’t clear the way for the mass firing of probationary employees at six key federal departments, leaving in place a lower court’s order reinstating thousands of terminated workers.
March 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
JUST IN: The 9th circuit court of appeals won’t clear the way for the mass firing of probationary employees at six key federal departments, leaving in place a lower court’s order reinstating thousands of terminated workers.
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“Why is Gen X the way they are?”
From the 1982 MDA telethon, I challenge you to keep the surreal dissonance of this performance of “Jessie’s Girl” from burrowing deep into your brain…
March 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“Why is Gen X the way they are?”
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The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
March 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
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German union Verdi has called for an immediate, previously unannounced strike of ground handling staff at Hamburg Airport.
The airport remains closed today (Sunday, March 9).
This is in addition to the nationwide airport strike on Monday, March 10.
The airport remains closed today (Sunday, March 9).
This is in addition to the nationwide airport strike on Monday, March 10.
March 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
German union Verdi has called for an immediate, previously unannounced strike of ground handling staff at Hamburg Airport.
The airport remains closed today (Sunday, March 9).
This is in addition to the nationwide airport strike on Monday, March 10.
The airport remains closed today (Sunday, March 9).
This is in addition to the nationwide airport strike on Monday, March 10.
"Love or Something Like It" by Kenny Rogers is my jam of the day.
March 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Love or Something Like It" by Kenny Rogers is my jam of the day.
Thursday night Mahler
Walt Disney Music Hall
Los Angeles.
Walt Disney Music Hall
Los Angeles.
March 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Thursday night Mahler
Walt Disney Music Hall
Los Angeles.
Walt Disney Music Hall
Los Angeles.
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The skies are painted with unnumb’red sparks,
They are all fire, and every one doth shine
They are all fire, and every one doth shine
March 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The skies are painted with unnumb’red sparks,
They are all fire, and every one doth shine
They are all fire, and every one doth shine
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It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
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O, that way madness lies, let me shun that!
No more of that.
No more of that.
March 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
O, that way madness lies, let me shun that!
No more of that.
No more of that.
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38,000 workers didn’t die building the Panama Canal, and the 5,000 who did die were almost all Afro-Caribbean workers who toiled in segregated conditions under white American supervisors.
March 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
38,000 workers didn’t die building the Panama Canal, and the 5,000 who did die were almost all Afro-Caribbean workers who toiled in segregated conditions under white American supervisors.
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NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.
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An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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The backlash against the electric vehicle company has intensified as the billionaire ally of President Trump exerts his power over the federal government. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...
Tesla for Sale: Buyer’s Remorse Sinks In for Elon Musk’s E.V.-Owning Critics (Gift Article)
The backlash against the electric vehicle company has intensified as the billionaire ally of President Trump exerts his power over the federal government.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The backlash against the electric vehicle company has intensified as the billionaire ally of President Trump exerts his power over the federal government. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...
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A brilliant Banksy.
March 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A brilliant Banksy.
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“Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate web of automotive supply lines spanning the continent,” @bloomberg.com reports.
Car Prices Are Poised for $12,000 Surge on Trump’s New Tariffs
Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate web of automotive supply lines spanning ...
www.bloomberg.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate web of automotive supply lines spanning the continent,” @bloomberg.com reports.