Soil Scientist 🇺🇦
@dylanbeaudette.bsky.social
Soil science, soil survey, soil conservation, aviation, dad.
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It's a dark time for artists. Many are struggling!
It's easy to buy gifts online. When you buy from *artists*, you're supporting working people, instead of making rich jerks richer.
This fall, send your present $$ to an artist's shop!
Artists! Drop your shop links!
& check out SquidFacts.net 😘
It's easy to buy gifts online. When you buy from *artists*, you're supporting working people, instead of making rich jerks richer.
This fall, send your present $$ to an artist's shop!
Artists! Drop your shop links!
& check out SquidFacts.net 😘
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's a dark time for artists. Many are struggling!
It's easy to buy gifts online. When you buy from *artists*, you're supporting working people, instead of making rich jerks richer.
This fall, send your present $$ to an artist's shop!
Artists! Drop your shop links!
& check out SquidFacts.net 😘
It's easy to buy gifts online. When you buy from *artists*, you're supporting working people, instead of making rich jerks richer.
This fall, send your present $$ to an artist's shop!
Artists! Drop your shop links!
& check out SquidFacts.net 😘
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Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
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Someone tell me that greatly reworking research statements and teaching statements is unnecessary for institutions of the same general type and not a good use of my time.
The overwhelming urge to rework things every time because of general nervousness of job app shit.... 🫠
The overwhelming urge to rework things every time because of general nervousness of job app shit.... 🫠
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Someone tell me that greatly reworking research statements and teaching statements is unnecessary for institutions of the same general type and not a good use of my time.
The overwhelming urge to rework things every time because of general nervousness of job app shit.... 🫠
The overwhelming urge to rework things every time because of general nervousness of job app shit.... 🫠
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And techniques like artificial neural networks have been used in disciplines like climatology and geography for decades. A few examples from 25 to 30 years ago:
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And techniques like artificial neural networks have been used in disciplines like climatology and geography for decades. A few examples from 25 to 30 years ago:
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Bahahahahaha The New York Times just printed an opinion piece declaring "AI is intelligent, so long as we redefine what intelligence means to include it. And soon AI will be conscious, because we'll just redefine consciousness too!"
Nothing means anything! Yay!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Nothing means anything! Yay!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Opinion | A.I. Is on Its Way to Something Even More Remarkable Than Intelligence
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Bahahahahaha The New York Times just printed an opinion piece declaring "AI is intelligent, so long as we redefine what intelligence means to include it. And soon AI will be conscious, because we'll just redefine consciousness too!"
Nothing means anything! Yay!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Nothing means anything! Yay!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
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Regardless of tonight's vote, it is absolutely insane that the richest country in the history of the world is so inept and incapable of feeding or taking care of its people. Its even more insane that half of voters keep choosing this.
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Regardless of tonight's vote, it is absolutely insane that the richest country in the history of the world is so inept and incapable of feeding or taking care of its people. Its even more insane that half of voters keep choosing this.
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It's funny how hard we have to work to convince the world that uncontrolle data centre expansion is a climate risk when there's a fossil gas power station called the EXXONMOBIL POWER PLANT being built explicitly to power a data centre
Not enough people know about Homer City. The single largest fossil fuel plant that's being built *explicitly* to power a data centre.
This isn't a future projection, or some hollow marketing. This is physical stuff happening right now.
bsky.app/profile/keta...
This isn't a future projection, or some hollow marketing. This is physical stuff happening right now.
bsky.app/profile/keta...
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It's funny how hard we have to work to convince the world that uncontrolle data centre expansion is a climate risk when there's a fossil gas power station called the EXXONMOBIL POWER PLANT being built explicitly to power a data centre
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On the topic of speech-to-text: Norway's national broadcaster NRK is cutting pay for subtitlers bc they're replacing manual translation w/ machine outputs
Absolutely inevitable trajectory: results that get worse and worse and worse as companies have to exponentially enshittify with worsening slop
Absolutely inevitable trajectory: results that get worse and worse and worse as companies have to exponentially enshittify with worsening slop
NRK kutter i honoraret til tekstere – skal bruke mer KI
NRK skal effektivisere tekstingen ved hjelp av kunstig intelligens (KI). For teksterne betyr det et heftig kutt i honorarene.
www.kampanje.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
On the topic of speech-to-text: Norway's national broadcaster NRK is cutting pay for subtitlers bc they're replacing manual translation w/ machine outputs
Absolutely inevitable trajectory: results that get worse and worse and worse as companies have to exponentially enshittify with worsening slop
Absolutely inevitable trajectory: results that get worse and worse and worse as companies have to exponentially enshittify with worsening slop
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Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Well put. Seething anger is a square peg for this idiot shaped hole.
I'm seeing what might be the highest saturation of rage on my Bluesky feed since joining. Even folks who generally steer clear of political discourse are tearing into Schumer and the "old guard". Rest assured I share your anger; I'm beyond sick of villains winning and our side capitulating.
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Well put. Seething anger is a square peg for this idiot shaped hole.
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The winter didn’t even start yet and we’re already just quietly freezing in darkness while everyone is just watching (not watching)
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The winter didn’t even start yet and we’re already just quietly freezing in darkness while everyone is just watching (not watching)
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Listening to @edzitron.com's latest interview and it occurred to me that a big component of the wild energy consumption of generative machine learning is simply the belief that 'scale' gets you better results: and when it doesn't, just....scale more. Death loop
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SPY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SPY...
The Trillion Dollar Chart
In 2020, one of the most important papers in the development of AI was published: , which came from a group at OpenAI.
This paper showed with just ...
blog.charliemeyer.co
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Listening to @edzitron.com's latest interview and it occurred to me that a big component of the wild energy consumption of generative machine learning is simply the belief that 'scale' gets you better results: and when it doesn't, just....scale more. Death loop
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SPY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SPY...
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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please stop sending me this story, i have been sent it 25+ times, @parismarx.com covered it before Australia decided to threaten Microsoft, but there's nothing much more to add other than "yep"
disconnect.blog/ive-had-it-w...
disconnect.blog/ive-had-it-w...
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
please stop sending me this story, i have been sent it 25+ times, @parismarx.com covered it before Australia decided to threaten Microsoft, but there's nothing much more to add other than "yep"
disconnect.blog/ive-had-it-w...
disconnect.blog/ive-had-it-w...
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Please listen up.
Here's the answer: STOP ELECTING DEMS WHO TAKE CORPORATE MONEY!
They will always prioritize their corporate overlords over us, The People.
Always.
Every. Single. Time.
Pic Credit: @wajali.bsky.social
They will always prioritize their corporate overlords over us, The People.
Always.
Every. Single. Time.
Pic Credit: @wajali.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Please listen up.
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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Amazon just sued one of the largest power companies in Oregon after it failed to power up two data center (one without enough power and one with no power at all) campuses that were meant to be ready *in 2021*. Sure hope this isn't an industry wide problem!
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amaz...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amaz...
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Amazon just sued one of the largest power companies in Oregon after it failed to power up two data center (one without enough power and one with no power at all) campuses that were meant to be ready *in 2021*. Sure hope this isn't an industry wide problem!
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amaz...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amaz...
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every time one opens the Times, you expect psychic damage.
but this? this is an assault on the frontal cortex
but this? this is an assault on the frontal cortex
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
every time one opens the Times, you expect psychic damage.
but this? this is an assault on the frontal cortex
but this? this is an assault on the frontal cortex
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The Trump regime is looking for new ways to kill people.
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Trump regime is looking for new ways to kill people.
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Again, the through-going line is maximizing suffering and death.
The Trump regime is looking for new ways to kill people.
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Again, the through-going line is maximizing suffering and death.
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A little more about trustworthy data visualization and the work of the philosopher Katherine Hawley.
kieranhealy.org/blog/archive...
kieranhealy.org/blog/archive...
Trustworthy Data Visualization
This past September I gave the closing keynote at posit::conf; it’s now on YouTube to watch. Keen-eyed observers will note from the title that it’s about trustworthy data visualization. But it’s also ...
kieranhealy.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A little more about trustworthy data visualization and the work of the philosopher Katherine Hawley.
kieranhealy.org/blog/archive...
kieranhealy.org/blog/archive...
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LOL no, they have no idea what they are doing. Advanced degrees and weed scientists are not a scam - those years of knowledge and experience mean something.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
LOL no, they have no idea what they are doing. Advanced degrees and weed scientists are not a scam - those years of knowledge and experience mean something.
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Honestly think it’s time to start building a real one
I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Honestly think it’s time to start building a real one