Alex Alarga ⏹️
@alexalarga.bsky.social
⏹️: Stop ru occupation of Ukraine. Stop reckless rush towards dangerous super-intelligent AI. Stop pollution and climate change. @PauseAI . Opinions my own.
Fireproof.
Those horrible forest fires get me every time. There's a way of building that could withstand such nightmares but we prefer our matchbox-glass houses.😔 A geodesic dome structure made of clay or sandbags on outer walls can't burn, literally. Or: an "earth-home". www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Those horrible forest fires get me every time. There's a way of building that could withstand such nightmares but we prefer our matchbox-glass houses.😔 A geodesic dome structure made of clay or sandbags on outer walls can't burn, literally. Or: an "earth-home". www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'I said to myself, dirt doesn't burn': The people rebuilding their homes with earth
These people are rebuilding homes lost to wildfires in the western US – only this time they are using a material that they hope won't burn.
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Fireproof.
Those horrible forest fires get me every time. There's a way of building that could withstand such nightmares but we prefer our matchbox-glass houses.😔 A geodesic dome structure made of clay or sandbags on outer walls can't burn, literally. Or: an "earth-home". www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Those horrible forest fires get me every time. There's a way of building that could withstand such nightmares but we prefer our matchbox-glass houses.😔 A geodesic dome structure made of clay or sandbags on outer walls can't burn, literally. Or: an "earth-home". www.bbc.com/future/artic...
What an ego-trip... Elon Musk has been livestreaming himself playing overpowered Path Of Exile 2 character, proudly and seriously pretending that he got there _himself_, and actual POE veterans are laughing their asses off watching and dissecting that charade. Why Elon, why?🤦♂️🤦♂️
January 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
What an ego-trip... Elon Musk has been livestreaming himself playing overpowered Path Of Exile 2 character, proudly and seriously pretending that he got there _himself_, and actual POE veterans are laughing their asses off watching and dissecting that charade. Why Elon, why?🤦♂️🤦♂️
The truth is, AI_BigTech is like those petty shoplifters in California. Walkng out the store with a bagful of stolen goods and acting GENUINELY SURPRISED WHEN CAUGHT and prosecuted.
Except we're still waiting for the "prosecuted" part because they have the $ to buy politicians. Video of the year:
Except we're still waiting for the "prosecuted" part because they have the $ to buy politicians. Video of the year:
December 31, 2024 at 9:54 AM
The truth is, AI_BigTech is like those petty shoplifters in California. Walkng out the store with a bagful of stolen goods and acting GENUINELY SURPRISED WHEN CAUGHT and prosecuted.
Except we're still waiting for the "prosecuted" part because they have the $ to buy politicians. Video of the year:
Except we're still waiting for the "prosecuted" part because they have the $ to buy politicians. Video of the year:
Democracy as a process has a major weak point: it's analogue. Meaning, you either ☑️select a candidate, or you ◽️don't. But reality is different and not accounted for: look at current protests in 🇬🇪Georgia and Serbia for example. People on the streets are actively_voting AGAINST a candidate. 🧵⬇️
December 23, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Democracy as a process has a major weak point: it's analogue. Meaning, you either ☑️select a candidate, or you ◽️don't. But reality is different and not accounted for: look at current protests in 🇬🇪Georgia and Serbia for example. People on the streets are actively_voting AGAINST a candidate. 🧵⬇️
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Russia seeks NATO aid ☑️
⚡️Russia seeks Turkey’s help to withdraw troops from Syria, CNN Turk reports.
According to the outlet’s correspondent in Ankara, Russia has proposed relocating its forces to Turkish-controlled areas of Syria before transporting them to Russia by air.
According to the outlet’s correspondent in Ankara, Russia has proposed relocating its forces to Turkish-controlled areas of Syria before transporting them to Russia by air.
Russia seeks Turkey’s help to withdraw troops from Syria, CNN Turk reports
According to the outlet’s correspondent in Ankara, Russia has proposed relocating its forces to Turkish-controlled areas of Syria before transporting them to Russia by air.
kyivindependent.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Russia seeks NATO aid ☑️
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"92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI"
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
November 23, 2024 at 11:37 AM
"92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI"
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
I wonder if OpenAI and Anthropic have a gambling license?
Because they're gambling with extinction-capable tech, right now.
Because they're gambling with extinction-capable tech, right now.
If you’re looking for a Sunday morning long read, try this investigation on the chaos of London’s Westminster Bridge and the search for the illegal ice cream operators www.londoncentric.media/p/westminste...
Bonus content: another video of the illegal gambling gangs that I haven’t published before.
Bonus content: another video of the illegal gambling gangs that I haven’t published before.
November 24, 2024 at 9:53 AM
I wonder if OpenAI and Anthropic have a gambling license?
Because they're gambling with extinction-capable tech, right now.
Because they're gambling with extinction-capable tech, right now.
Does climate change exacerbating the mosquito problem, and generally causing global warming and upcoming global famine and freak weather event mass destruction, not count as "by humans"?🤔
Yeah, we really do worry about the wrong things.🌡️
Yeah, we really do worry about the wrong things.🌡️
We often worry about the wrong things.
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
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People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪
November 24, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Does climate change exacerbating the mosquito problem, and generally causing global warming and upcoming global famine and freak weather event mass destruction, not count as "by humans"?🤔
Yeah, we really do worry about the wrong things.🌡️
Yeah, we really do worry about the wrong things.🌡️
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this is one of my favorite custom feeds, Quiet Posters
it shows you posts from people you follow who don't post that much! so it surfaces friends' posts that might otherwise get drowned out in the Following feed (which is reverse chronological) 🤗
it shows you posts from people you follow who don't post that much! so it surfaces friends' posts that might otherwise get drowned out in the Following feed (which is reverse chronological) 🤗
November 22, 2024 at 11:55 PM
this is one of my favorite custom feeds, Quiet Posters
it shows you posts from people you follow who don't post that much! so it surfaces friends' posts that might otherwise get drowned out in the Following feed (which is reverse chronological) 🤗
it shows you posts from people you follow who don't post that much! so it surfaces friends' posts that might otherwise get drowned out in the Following feed (which is reverse chronological) 🤗
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Thank all that is holy for Bluesky 🦋
November 24, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Thank all that is holy for Bluesky 🦋
All Ukrainians know who tried to assassinate our president in 2004, pro-EU pro-Ukrainian president Yushchenko. Declassified US reports confirm it was Russia.
Russia is a mafiosi, terrorist state.
t.co/KDWrxSQQg5
Russia is a mafiosi, terrorist state.
t.co/KDWrxSQQg5
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-11-22/putin-s-assassination-targets-revealed-in-declassified-memo
t.co
November 24, 2024 at 6:31 AM
All Ukrainians know who tried to assassinate our president in 2004, pro-EU pro-Ukrainian president Yushchenko. Declassified US reports confirm it was Russia.
Russia is a mafiosi, terrorist state.
t.co/KDWrxSQQg5
Russia is a mafiosi, terrorist state.
t.co/KDWrxSQQg5
November 23, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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"Deepfakes, AI and the Battle for Democracy" zeteo.com/p/deepfakes-...
Deepfakes, AI and the Battle for Democracy
EXCLUSIVE: Watch this explosive documentary on how AI and deepfakes are used to manipulate people and create real-life violence.
zeteo.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:42 PM
"Deepfakes, AI and the Battle for Democracy" zeteo.com/p/deepfakes-...
Good chance for a conscientious techie, 1000€ and "It does not matter to us how you acquired the necessary skills to build your tool. There is no need to have any academic degrees. We welcome self-taught individuals if they can demonstrate the requisite skills."👍
Would you like to develop tools or methods that can support online researchers? Do you have a project idea that could benefit the open source research community? Bellingcat’s Tech Fellowship could be the opportunity to do just that, apply here: www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-t...
Bellingcat Tech Fellowship Opportunity - bellingcat
November 21, 2024 We will be reviewing applications for the fellowship on a rolling basis, and expect to interview applicants in the first week of December (2-6 December 2024) Would you like to develo...
www.bellingcat.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Good chance for a conscientious techie, 1000€ and "It does not matter to us how you acquired the necessary skills to build your tool. There is no need to have any academic degrees. We welcome self-taught individuals if they can demonstrate the requisite skills."👍
Interesting.🤔
Until he is cleared by a vote of 2/3 of the House and Senate, he is ineligible to wield the powers of the presidency, even if he was elected to do so. His orders have no authority; his actions are not sanctified. He is not a legitimate president because he cannot take the oath of office.
November 22, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Interesting.🤔
This parody account says it well, which is why many tend to forget it's ~3930 days of Russian invasion. Many people still pretend those Russian soldiers in Crimea and Donbass were Ukrainian "resistance fighters".🤦♂️
OTD in 2013 Euromaidan began. One pic shows Soros/CIA agent paid to oust a flawlessly elected democratic President & turn Ukraine into failed fascist state
Other pic shows genuine Pro Russian volunteers with absolutely nothing to do with Russia with equipment bought from a shop
Other pic shows genuine Pro Russian volunteers with absolutely nothing to do with Russia with equipment bought from a shop
November 21, 2024 at 1:10 PM
This parody account says it well, which is why many tend to forget it's ~3930 days of Russian invasion. Many people still pretend those Russian soldiers in Crimea and Donbass were Ukrainian "resistance fighters".🤦♂️
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Russia violates:
UN Charter 45
Nuclear NPT 70
Helsinki Accords 75
Belovezha Accords 92
Budapest Memo 94
Black Sea Fleet Treaty 97
Friendship Treaty 98
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait ‘03
Karkiv pact ‘10
But Jeremy want “us” to de-escalate & negotiate a new deal. Cos Kremlin will honor this one.
UN Charter 45
Nuclear NPT 70
Helsinki Accords 75
Belovezha Accords 92
Budapest Memo 94
Black Sea Fleet Treaty 97
Friendship Treaty 98
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait ‘03
Karkiv pact ‘10
But Jeremy want “us” to de-escalate & negotiate a new deal. Cos Kremlin will honor this one.
The Prime Minister should make a statement, immediately, to confirm whether UK missiles have been fired into Russia. Full statement below.
November 20, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Russia violates:
UN Charter 45
Nuclear NPT 70
Helsinki Accords 75
Belovezha Accords 92
Budapest Memo 94
Black Sea Fleet Treaty 97
Friendship Treaty 98
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait ‘03
Karkiv pact ‘10
But Jeremy want “us” to de-escalate & negotiate a new deal. Cos Kremlin will honor this one.
UN Charter 45
Nuclear NPT 70
Helsinki Accords 75
Belovezha Accords 92
Budapest Memo 94
Black Sea Fleet Treaty 97
Friendship Treaty 98
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait ‘03
Karkiv pact ‘10
But Jeremy want “us” to de-escalate & negotiate a new deal. Cos Kremlin will honor this one.
Today or tomorrow Russia will "test" more ballistic missiles in Ukraine. Do count how many of those 1.will not fly and 2.will be shut down by air defence. 2025 might be the last year for Russia if support of Ukraine is not shut down by isolationist idiots.
November 20, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Today or tomorrow Russia will "test" more ballistic missiles in Ukraine. Do count how many of those 1.will not fly and 2.will be shut down by air defence. 2025 might be the last year for Russia if support of Ukraine is not shut down by isolationist idiots.
Congrats! Here's to 200 million!
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November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Congrats! Here's to 200 million!
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Elon Musk should totally make an account here to see how many people really care about his posts.💡🤔
November 19, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Elon Musk should totally make an account here to see how many people really care about his posts.💡🤔
Yes. An endlessly_tolerant society gets taken over and destroyed. Limitless freedom of speech leads to autocracy. Appeasement of lawlessness instead of viable threat of overwhelming force only promotes lawlessness.
November 19, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Yes. An endlessly_tolerant society gets taken over and destroyed. Limitless freedom of speech leads to autocracy. Appeasement of lawlessness instead of viable threat of overwhelming force only promotes lawlessness.
It's been 1000 days of endless nightmare. And ten years of "how was this allowed by the civilised world!?". Most Ukrainians have some sort of PTSD, even expats. Myself included.
Слава Україні.
Слава Україні.
November 19, 2024 at 10:52 AM
It's been 1000 days of endless nightmare. And ten years of "how was this allowed by the civilised world!?". Most Ukrainians have some sort of PTSD, even expats. Myself included.
Слава Україні.
Слава Україні.
Now image these drones matchbox size, each carrying Ebola virus and fully controlled by compromised/rogue AI that has full access to everything about you, gadgets, history, location, political affiliation etc.
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The Chinese are perfecting drone swarm tactics, apparently. Artificially intelligent drone swarms are a horrifying new form of warfare and I doubt ANYONE is prepared to defend against this.
November 19, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Now image these drones matchbox size, each carrying Ebola virus and fully controlled by compromised/rogue AI that has full access to everything about you, gadgets, history, location, political affiliation etc.
⏸️🤖
⏸️🤖