Matthew Bandy
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Matthew Bandy
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AI/ML, drones, computer vision. Ecology and archaeology. Tortoises. Early farmers. Distance sampling. Linux, Python, R.

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@evilotto MUBI?
September 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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- Remind them to ponder the question of "cui bono" -- who benefits from the narrative that "steam" is the "next big thing"? the answer: mostly filthy rich industrial tyrants, filthy rich iron founders, filthy rich colliery operators, and filthy rich London speculators.

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archaeo.social
June 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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- If you hear someone talking about how "steam" is going to change everything, treat them the same way you'd treat a mesmerist talking about whatever mesmerists believe in: it is BS cult nonsense for marks and rubes.
June 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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- No, "steam power" is not "inevitable." The noisy, clanking piston contraptions that are being positioned as the next big thing right now are inefficient curiosities, and not even profitable curiosities, and there's no path to develop them into anything else because that's just how they work.
June 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@ai6yr Probably just to clear the area for police drone operations
June 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
To be clear - that's a ceramic decorative tortoise in someone's back yard.
May 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
@ai6yr seriously, what is happening?
March 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
March 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
@electricarchaeo should they converge?
January 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM