peteriskrisjanis

axbom, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

There is a broad understanding for the need to fly less, as the aviation industry accounts for more than 2% of global CO2 emissions. Yet the data centres we depend on for computing already account for more than that, by some estimates up to 4% of global CO2 emissions.

But there are few calls or campaigns to compute less. If anything, it would appear that humankind has decided the best way forward is to compute more.

We are quicky becoming a generation of… generation.

Generate more images and video, stream your television shows, record your meetings, surveil your employees and customers, snap 10 photos of every scene to make sure you get the perfect one. Run it through an AI filter. Save everything in the cloud indefinitely. Keep feeding the generative tools with all that content. Rinse and repeat.

Except don't rinse.

All the while, oblivious governments are subsidising the establishment of more data centres to the detriment of local communities.

The data centres are the factories of our time. But we can not see them or their carbon footprint, so they are very easy to ignore. So we do. If we can stick with calling them clouds they even feel fluffy.

"A 2018 paper by researchers Lofti Belkhir and Ahmed Elmeligi forecast that computing would exceed 14pc of global emissions (based on 2016 levels) by 2040."

That was before generative AI.

« Data processing and storage has such a large carbon footprint for three reasons.

First, servers require electricity to run. Second, they need to be kept cool, which uses more power and also water. Third, the equipment itself is made from expensive resources and needs to be repaired and replaced.

“Computer hardware contains rare earth minerals and all sorts of stuff shipped from all over the world,” says Craven. »

« “One of the reasons why networking emissions are so high is because there is so little desire and capability to switch machines off because it will increase what we call the latency,” says Hussain.

Society demands that everything happens immediately, which means cloud services run constantly. “Everybody keeps everything humming at peak mode, just in case,” adds Hussain. »

A generation of generation. I mean, at least it's catchy, right?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/05/30/silicon-valley-data-giants-net-zero-sustainability-risk/

GottaLaff, 3 months ago to random

I'm scrolling through @atrupar's and Acyn's video clips of #Trump's vile spew at CPAC, now in its 2nd hour..

Sorry to be redundant, but if Biden said even ONE thing in any of those clips, it would be over for him.

Yet Trump has duped The News & all too many voters into accepting him "as is."

I don't. At all. And I am not laughing at him. He's lethal. He's toxic. He's malignant.

And the GOP Fascist Party is right there with him.

We MUST do everything we can to end this nightmare.

GottaLaff, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

🔥 #BREAKING #Trump 1/...

#WOMPWOMP #WOMPAGE

via Pagliery!

Breaking news, first
@thedailybeast

Donald Trump has been hit with a massive one-two punch in his bank fraud case.

He owes $372 million for lying—and he can't borrow money from any New York bank, frustrating his ability to appeal the judgment.

GottaLaff, 3 months ago to random

Via Meidas Touch:

#Biden outperforms polls and wins with over 96% of the vote in South Carolina.

NYT: “an uncertain measure of wider enthusiasm…”

#Trump underperforms polls and wins with just 54% of the vote in New Hampshire.

NYT: “made history” “builds on his momentum”

thomasfuchs, 3 months ago to random

"Hmm, people say our search results are getting worse and there's too much AI garbage, what should we do?"
"Cut the cache."
"But won't that make it even worse...?"
"CUT. THE. CACHE."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/google-search-kills-off-cached-webpages/

GottaLaff, 3 months ago to Tennessee

👀Republicans in #Tennessee House voted to advance bill that would prevent local govts from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior.

The proposal is 1 of several restrictions being considered after GOP’s expulsion proceedings against Dem state Reps. Justin Jones & Justin Pearson. It would bar what happened after....raises constitutional q’s…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/tennessee-house-advances-bill-ban-reappointing-lawmakers-booted-behavi-rcna140641

Tengrain, 3 months ago to random

For every chud coming into my timeline to explain that they are voting 3rd party to send a message and/or burn it all down, all I can do is remind you that you already sent that message in 2016.

How did your strategy work out for you?

GottaLaff, 1 month ago to random

Via Obama advisor Eric Schultz:

wow - NYT reporter says their nonstop coverage of #Biden’s age is retribution for not giving their boss an interview:

“It’s A.G. He’s the one who is pissed [that] Biden hasn’t done any interviews and quietly encourages all the tough reporting on his age.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/25/new-york-times-biden-white-house-00154219

GottaLaff, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

1/… I'll ask a favor of you.

This trial hasn't even started yet, not one witness. Yet...

I'm getting Doomers galore in my feed.

A Trumpy helped convict him in an earlier trial.

The prosecutors are vetting the jurors carefully.

I am not Dooming. Not yet.

Can we wait for the trial to be in full swing before predicting the worst possible outcome? Or do people thrive on constant pessimism? I just don't.

Thanks so much for listening. Let's try to be hopeful.

More…

organicmaps, 5 months ago to random

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We wish you Organic Christmas and Organic New Year!

JoshuaHolland, 4 months ago to random

The polling industry's probs get far more attention than sloppy reporting on and analysis of the polls.

The DMR says #Trump's support "dipped" by 3 in IA since their last poll, #Haley's taken 2nd , #DeSantis has "fallen" by 3, etc. But the poll has a MOE of +/- 3.7, so these aren't factual statements!

The incentive here is obvious. 'Everything looks pretty much the same as it did in out previous poll' doesn't make for an interesting horse race.

#polling #election2024
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/caucus/2024/01/13/iowa-poll-nikki-haley-leads-ron-desantis-ahead-of-republican-caucus-night-big-lead-for-donald-trump/72216523007/

skykiss, 4 months ago to random

Not one republican has the courage to call #Trump what he is, and "will likely nominate a soon-to-be convicted felon who can't vote or possess firearms and who has been lawfully found by a civil federal jury to be a rapist. The issue will be if he remains free for the entire campaign."

Their leader is a rapist who stole and #concealed #National #Defense #documents and has been charged with these crimes under the #Espionage Act.

Americans, do you accept this?

Register and vote for President Biden.

#vote

talia_christine, 5 months ago to random

The McCallister's were definitely laundering money. 🎄

GottaLaff, 2 months ago to random

ISIS terror group claims responsibility for attack on Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 40 dead -CNN

gwynnion, 3 months ago to random

Ironically, one of the reasons LLMs and other systems fail is because they're not sufficiently machinelike. Their creators aspire to some form of generalized intelligence that is not actually happening and substitute bullshit in its place.

For example, a LLM posed with a math question could punt it into a standard calculator subprocess, but it doesn't do that at all and instead produces an answer that "sounds" right as text prediction but is often totally irrelevant.

Daojoan, 1 month ago to random

The VC model is a relic, designed to build contrived and manipulated exits, not profitable companies. Alternative financing like shared earnings agreements and rolling funds will flip the script. Builders will retain control and VCs will compete for allocation, not the reverse.

peteriskrisjanis, 3 months ago to random Latvian

StillIRise1963, 4 days ago to random

With the 2024 election, Black people are not the people anyone needs to worry about. We’re not the idiots, we’re not the nazis. It’s white people. FOCUS.

skaly, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

Should I blog?
If yes, via Patreon for free and paid members (https://www.patreon.com/join/Skaly)
I'll be writing about:
◾#Music, art and philosophy, including AI thoughts
◾Israeli Jew living through the conflict
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◾Left and right, social criticism

peteriskrisjanis, 10 months ago to GNOME Latvian

Really liking wondows management proposal from team so far. Ready to try it out for every day usage and see what fits. Also interesting idea to make sure app windows provide extra information how they want to look like https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2023/07/26/rethinking-window-management/ #GNOME #Design #GUADEC2023

peteriskrisjanis, 1 month ago to random

You know what I am grateful for? It has been hype after hype of "generative AI" for last year. And yet, Mastodon for me is quite mute with this nonsense. Thank you for this. It is not a small thing. Genuine people with genuine expressions.

peteriskrisjanis, 3 months ago to random

While GOP blocking Ukraine help might help putin in short run, it will revitalise the EU role and make the USA's role in support even smaller. If that is the cost of Europe starting to boost up its defence production, so be it. It might not to be as cunning plan as much as trump trying to offer putin something, hopeful in return.

PixelBandits, 10 days ago to VideoGames

Good morning you adorable bunch of lovely people. I'd love to know what you're playing today!

Live streamers with cosy, inclusive communities, have you got anything good on? Let's be friends! What's hot in your world today?

#VideoGames #Gaming #Gamers

Daojoan, 4 months ago to random

"Inevitable People" is absolute top shelf premium limited edition wank (h/t to @vcbrags)