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@specialcase@mstdn.social

Rail commuter, Pomeranian supervisor, energy transition enthusiast

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RickiTarr, to random
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I found the weirdest AI thing, and these are just a few examples of this exact same kind of post, same basic kind of picture, same text. The really crazy part is people often don't realize they're AI, and comment completely earnestly

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specialcase,
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@RickiTarr @lisamelton @404mediaco has done some coverage of this phenomenon https://www.404media.co/facebooks-algorithm-is-boosting-ai-spam-that-links-to-ai-generated-ad-laden-click-farms/

alex, to random

I've been sitting on this essay for a few months. I wrote the bulk of it closer to December, but the twin griefs of loss still remain.

"the times i don't feel grief"

https://alex-hanna.medium.com/the-times-i-do-not-feel-grief-8761ac947d46

specialcase,
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@alex as someone who has both just had a parent die and grew up in the Middle East, this really spoke to me. Thank you for sharing this with us.

ai6yr, (edited ) to random

These were a wee bit overpriced at the farmer's market 😬 (passiflora grow like weeds, and it also takes a LOT of them to make juice or anything).

specialcase,
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@ai6yr I would kill to be able to buy these where I live, near Sacramento. The only fresh passion fruit available commercially are sad, old ones from New Zealand that are FOUR BUCKS each.

futurebird, to random
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The math teachers who hate calculators the most don't know how to use them and assume it's easy. "it just adds and reduces the fractions for them"

but they don't know how to make it do that.

It will solve a system of equations too... but you need to know how to put it in standard form and understand the result which is basically a reduced matrix.

I think I'll be doing a calculator workshop FOR TEACHERS next. LOL.

specialcase,
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@EricLawton @passenger @futurebird I keep mine on the wall, as is the convention…

ai6yr, to Dog

Dog + antenna in infrared.

specialcase,
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@ai6yr [weird clicking noises]

ai6yr, to random

CNBC is going with this headline for the US public safety system 🤔 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/us-smartphones-will-sound-off-for-fema-test-at-2point20-pm-et-wednesday.html

specialcase,
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@ai6yr AFAIK the clear warning (aside from annoyance) is for people who keep a hidden phone to take steps to avoid discovery, for safety reasons.

JohanEmpa, to Germany
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Germany is installing Europe's largest battery. :flan_cheer:

500 MWh, to be ramped up to 3 GWh. Iron flow. Pumping electrolytes between two tanks.

Sounds good - Turn off a coal power plant. Install a giant liquid battery. Connect it to solar panels.

specialcase,
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@JohanEmpa @dgoldsmith That’s exciting! Our local municipal utility is deploying a slightly smaller system. It’s so encouraging to see the long-term storage going in to smooth out delivery for renewables. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/long-duration-energy-storage/sacramento-utility-rolls-out-its-first-long-duration-grid-batteries

ai6yr, (edited ) to photoshop

I do not know the context of this AFP photo, but I feel like it needs a bit of to have him holding something. A large pumpkin? A balloon? A giant round head? (Update: to see some great additions, click on "Expand This Post" on the three dots).

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