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It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Interesting article on how "AI" image generators tend towards a common theme, followed by pro-AI reply guy comments all of which tend towards a common theme (that everyone else is wrong) https://gizmodo.com/ai-image-generators-default-to-the-same-12-photo-styles-study-finds-2000702012
AI Image Generators Default to the Same 12 Photo Styles, Study Finds
Anything your imagination desires, as long as it's one of just a few options.
gizmodo.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Interesting article on how "AI" image generators tend towards a common theme, followed by pro-AI reply guy comments all of which tend towards a common theme (that everyone else is wrong) https://gizmodo.com/ai-image-generators-default-to-the-same-12-photo-styles-study-finds-2000702012
RE: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/115749477951907653
Solid black space compresses really well though
Solid black space compresses really well though
DOJ has released about 3GB. Of 300GB.
#trumpepsteinfiles #epsteinfiles #indictalexacosta #childrapisttrump #ghislainemaxwell #jeffreyepstein #MAGA #DonaldTrump #pambondi #USpol
#trumpepsteinfiles #epsteinfiles #indictalexacosta #childrapisttrump #ghislainemaxwell #jeffreyepstein #MAGA #DonaldTrump #pambondi #USpol
December 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/115749477951907653
Solid black space compresses really well though
Solid black space compresses really well though
"AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City"
"... AI-related water use now exceeds the entirety of global bottled-water demand"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/18/2025-ai-boom-huge-co2-emissions-use-water-research-finds
#ai #environment #endoftheworld
"... AI-related water use now exceeds the entirety of global bottled-water demand"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/18/2025-ai-boom-huge-co2-emissions-use-water-research-finds
#ai #environment #endoftheworld
2025’s AI boom caused huge CO2 emissions and use of water, research finds
Study’s author says society not tech companies paying for environmental impact of AI and asks if this is fair
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City"
"... AI-related water use now exceeds the entirety of global bottled-water demand"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/18/2025-ai-boom-huge-co2-emissions-use-water-research-finds
#ai #environment #endoftheworld
"... AI-related water use now exceeds the entirety of global bottled-water demand"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/18/2025-ai-boom-huge-co2-emissions-use-water-research-finds
#ai #environment #endoftheworld
Wait? What? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9kv9lld38o #trump
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion firm in $6bn deal
The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Wait? What? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9kv9lld38o #trump
Reposted by Simon newslttrs.com
When not in use, the Rubio is powered down and placed in a corner.
December 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
When not in use, the Rubio is powered down and placed in a corner.
Today is a three-sided battle between the urge to sleep, the need to behave in a social-approved way and me.
December 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Today is a three-sided battle between the urge to sleep, the need to behave in a social-approved way and me.
Why do babies keep booking themselves on planes? They obviously don’t like it and just scream all the time. Someone should tell them.
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Why do babies keep booking themselves on planes? They obviously don’t like it and just scream all the time. Someone should tell them.
"9 mistakes to avoid making at a work event, according to etiquette experts"
Number one: attending a work event
Numbers two to nine: see number one
https://www.businessinsider.com/things-not-to-do-at-work-event-mistakes-etiquette-experts
Number one: attending a work event
Numbers two to nine: see number one
https://www.businessinsider.com/things-not-to-do-at-work-event-mistakes-etiquette-experts
9 mistakes to avoid making at a work event, according to etiquette experts
According to etiquette experts, avoiding leadership and hiding behind your phone are things you should never do at a work event or holiday party.
www.businessinsider.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"9 mistakes to avoid making at a work event, according to etiquette experts"
Number one: attending a work event
Numbers two to nine: see number one
https://www.businessinsider.com/things-not-to-do-at-work-event-mistakes-etiquette-experts
Number one: attending a work event
Numbers two to nine: see number one
https://www.businessinsider.com/things-not-to-do-at-work-event-mistakes-etiquette-experts
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Bun is joining Anthropic
That's an odd pairing, to say the least.
https://bun.com/blog/bun-joins-anthropic
That's an odd pairing, to say the least.
https://bun.com/blog/bun-joins-anthropic
Bun is joining Anthropic | Bun Blog
Bun has been acquired by Anthropic. Anthropic is betting on Bun as the infrastructure powering Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, and future AI coding products & tools.
bun.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Bun is joining Anthropic
That's an odd pairing, to say the least.
https://bun.com/blog/bun-joins-anthropic
That's an odd pairing, to say the least.
https://bun.com/blog/bun-joins-anthropic
Language translation is an actually useful application of AI
#ai #multilingual #translation #languages #artificialintelligence
https://newslttrs.com/language-translation-an-actually-useful-ai/
#ai #multilingual #translation #languages #artificialintelligence
https://newslttrs.com/language-translation-an-actually-useful-ai/
Language translation: an actually useful AI
I started writing this Newslttr in a hotel in Hong Kong where I was on a mixed working/chilling trip. Between the amazing cuisine and bustling street markets of this Chinese Special Administrative Region I was able to find an actual use for some of the AI hype. Not the
newslttrs.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Language translation is an actually useful application of AI
#ai #multilingual #translation #languages #artificialintelligence
https://newslttrs.com/language-translation-an-actually-useful-ai/
#ai #multilingual #translation #languages #artificialintelligence
https://newslttrs.com/language-translation-an-actually-useful-ai/
Are we having a mastodogpile day?
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Are we having a mastodogpile day?
On no. It’s not like every charity shop in the UK is stuffed full of Friends DVDs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jwe311y37o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jwe311y37o
Friends to leave Netflix in UK at the end of the year
The comedy, which is one of the streamer's most popular shows, will leave the platform on 30 December.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
On no. It’s not like every charity shop in the UK is stuffed full of Friends DVDs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jwe311y37o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jwe311y37o
AI-powered Uber for pet shops but on the internet, secured by blockchain microservices in the cloud and powered by 1.21 jiggawatts of data centre GPU capacity. Can I have my bajillion dollars now?
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
AI-powered Uber for pet shops but on the internet, secured by blockchain microservices in the cloud and powered by 1.21 jiggawatts of data centre GPU capacity. Can I have my bajillion dollars now?
Another breathless piece of AI bubble puffery in The Guardian today. Just repeating all the bubble talking points about AGI being just around the corner and how brilliant young minds are going to get us there by working all the hours God sends. #ai #badjournalism […]
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infosec.exchange
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Another breathless piece of AI bubble puffery in The Guardian today. Just repeating all the bubble talking points about AGI being just around the corner and how brilliant young minds are going to get us there by working all the hours God sends. #ai #badjournalism […]
"COCOON is a decentralized AI inference platform on TON that securely connects GPU owners who provide compute with privacy-conscious applications that need to run AI models."
Well that seems to tick every bullshit box, right there.
https://cocoon.org/architecture
#ai #blockchain #scammy […]
Well that seems to tick every bullshit box, right there.
https://cocoon.org/architecture
#ai #blockchain #scammy […]
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infosec.exchange
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"COCOON is a decentralized AI inference platform on TON that securely connects GPU owners who provide compute with privacy-conscious applications that need to run AI models."
Well that seems to tick every bullshit box, right there.
https://cocoon.org/architecture
#ai #blockchain #scammy […]
Well that seems to tick every bullshit box, right there.
https://cocoon.org/architecture
#ai #blockchain #scammy […]
I’m not sure if this is a story about AI or about how feckin stupid TikTok is.
“No, your favourite influencer hasn't got a dozen dachshund dogs. It's just AI”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vm5d42r8mo
#ai #tiktok #influencer
“No, your favourite influencer hasn't got a dozen dachshund dogs. It's just AI”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vm5d42r8mo
#ai #tiktok #influencer
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I’m not sure if this is a story about AI or about how feckin stupid TikTok is.
“No, your favourite influencer hasn't got a dozen dachshund dogs. It's just AI”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vm5d42r8mo
#ai #tiktok #influencer
“No, your favourite influencer hasn't got a dozen dachshund dogs. It's just AI”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vm5d42r8mo
#ai #tiktok #influencer
Rewatched Back to the Future this evening. Couple of things struck me: the movie’s “present” is now longer ago than the it’s “past” was then; if Marty went back thirty years now, he’d be in 1995 and up on stage playing Wonderwall; Lorraine’s family would be sitting around marvelling at dial up […]
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infosec.exchange
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Rewatched Back to the Future this evening. Couple of things struck me: the movie’s “present” is now longer ago than the it’s “past” was then; if Marty went back thirty years now, he’d be in 1995 and up on stage playing Wonderwall; Lorraine’s family would be sitting around marvelling at dial up […]
So, is anyone any the wiser about the electric vehicle tax? How on earth is that going to work? #ukpolitics #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
So, is anyone any the wiser about the electric vehicle tax? How on earth is that going to work? #ukpolitics #budget2025
Ngl, surprised the government hasn’t proposed replacing juries with a panel of 12 AIs #ukpolitics #jurytrials #law #uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Ngl, surprised the government hasn’t proposed replacing juries with a panel of 12 AIs #ukpolitics #jurytrials #law #uk
Rebelling against my own self-imposed #christmas rules by eating Christmas pudding when it’s not even December yet. Yeah, take that, me!
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Rebelling against my own self-imposed #christmas rules by eating Christmas pudding when it’s not even December yet. Yeah, take that, me!