Rob Costain
@robtain.bsky.social
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my new argument against uber with everything going on is simply going to be “why are you giving your money to a US multinational when you could be using a local taxi service?”
April 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
my new argument against uber with everything going on is simply going to be “why are you giving your money to a US multinational when you could be using a local taxi service?”
Reposted by Rob Costain
It’s official, a record was just set in Montreal with 70 cms of snow! It's the heaviest 4-day snowfall since 1898! Neige record à Montréal : une première en 125 ans !
February 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It’s official, a record was just set in Montreal with 70 cms of snow! It's the heaviest 4-day snowfall since 1898! Neige record à Montréal : une première en 125 ans !
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I Used ChatGPT as a Reporting Assistant. It Didn’t Go Well themarkup.org/hello-world/...
I Used ChatGPT as a Reporting Assistant. It Didn’t Go Well – The Markup
The AI tool ignored basic instructions about sourcing and citations. But it’s a pretty good newsroom coding partner.
themarkup.org
February 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I Used ChatGPT as a Reporting Assistant. It Didn’t Go Well themarkup.org/hello-world/...
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- They just want to be free! -
Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests
theconversation.com/electric-veh...
Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests
theconversation.com/electric-veh...
Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests
Researchers found the stop-start way we drive actually prolongs battery life.
theconversation.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
- They just want to be free! -
Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests
theconversation.com/electric-veh...
Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests
theconversation.com/electric-veh...
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The Sticky, Amazon's take on the Great Maple Syrup Heist, maintains its Québécois flavour. "I hear our accents, I hear the Québécois swear words we were able to get into the dialogue, the bit of French... and so throughout the show we feel like we’re in Quebec.” montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
Famous maple syrup heist keeps a distinct Quebec flavour in Amazon's The Sticky
The theft of six million pounds of maple syrup in 2011 and 2012 was the basis for the black-comedy series, debuting Friday.
montrealgazette.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:03 PM
The Sticky, Amazon's take on the Great Maple Syrup Heist, maintains its Québécois flavour. "I hear our accents, I hear the Québécois swear words we were able to get into the dialogue, the bit of French... and so throughout the show we feel like we’re in Quebec.” montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
In the past 10 days or so I’ve been followed by a proliferation of fake or junk accounts that post no original content. If you’re not a legitimate account I will block you.
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 PM
In the past 10 days or so I’ve been followed by a proliferation of fake or junk accounts that post no original content. If you’re not a legitimate account I will block you.
What’s up with the crappy battery life in iOS 18.1? If I leave my iPhone sitting on my desk face down doing nothing all day, I go from 95% to below 40% by the end of the day. Face down! Screen off. It’s so frustrating! #ios18 #iOS #iphone #apple #batterylife
November 28, 2024 at 10:12 PM
What’s up with the crappy battery life in iOS 18.1? If I leave my iPhone sitting on my desk face down doing nothing all day, I go from 95% to below 40% by the end of the day. Face down! Screen off. It’s so frustrating! #ios18 #iOS #iphone #apple #batterylife
Energy consumption is one of the biggest concerns with respect to the expansion of AI and the heavy reliance on energy-hungry datacentres. Hopefully there will be solutions that help reduce consumption and heat production.
Commission working on study to develop AI model energy efficiency framework [Advocacy Lab Content]
Commission working on study to develop AI model energy efficiency framework [Advocacy Lab Content]
The European Commission is currently working on technical specifications for a study to develop a measurement framework for the energy efficiency of general-purpose AI models - data centres already consume 2% of global electricity demand. This share is…
dlvr.it
November 27, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Energy consumption is one of the biggest concerns with respect to the expansion of AI and the heavy reliance on energy-hungry datacentres. Hopefully there will be solutions that help reduce consumption and heat production.
Bluesky wont use data for AI training www.perplexity.ai/page/bluesky...
Bluesky Won't Use Data for AI Training
Bluesky, a burgeoning social media platform, has firmly declared it will not use user-generated content for training generative AI models, emphasizing its...
www.perplexity.ai
November 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Bluesky wont use data for AI training www.perplexity.ai/page/bluesky...
First post. I signed up for BlueSky months ago but now that I’m closing up my X account, I’ll be here more.
November 14, 2024 at 3:28 PM
First post. I signed up for BlueSky months ago but now that I’m closing up my X account, I’ll be here more.