I have a lot of time for nostalgia about older versions of the web, but it really ticks me off when people who actively participated in making the web worse start to indulge in nostalgia about the web. Doesn't Yarvin get a lot of money from Peter Thiel?
There were women and people of colour on the old web, and feminists and radical anti-racists too - they were just outnumbered and outgunned. One of the earliest projects listed on the cyberfeminism index are VNS Matrix, who were "corrupting the discourse" way back in 1991.
Christ, it's like Gamergate never ended
Thank you for getting in touch! I was absolutely baffled by this.
You know, if you want to combine Irish rural kitsch with strange space-age imagery, you call Seán Hillen.
Oh no, I think I've seen people talk about her memoir! I've heard it's good!
Apparently An Post is the last holdout for crypto/AI/NFT synergy??
An Post unveils first AI-generated stamps
An Post has launched two artist-led generative AI-designed stamps featuring crypto technology in a first-ever for Ireland. Designer and AI Artist Kasia Oźmin crafted her visionary interpretation of an imaginary Ireland.
This could result in the worst podcast of all time
The Shakers at least contributed some good hymns (and some sturdy furniture) to posterity. if these guys ever get off the ground they'll produce nothing but empty cans of energy drink and racist AI memes
Well, it's a hell of a distraction!
Augh, augh, I'm starting to sound like one of those conspiracy nuts who think Beyoncé times her album releases to distract people from what the illuminati are getting up to. Time to stop....
I assume this is pr to distract from their increasing use of fossil fuels
You would choose your nationality like you choose your broadband provider.
A famously painless, simple process....
Yeah there is no land to "acquire" that isn't already important to somebody, and there is no nation you can create without coming into conflict with existing nations or tribes. Terra nullius doesn't exist!
I have a bicycle, and if I see Bill Gates I'm going to throw it at him.
A lot of hijackings don't even fucking involve passengers getting into the cockpit. DB Cooper never got into the cockpit.
This is the kind of thing that makes me feel paranoid. Oh, you want lots of power stations? For AI?
Data centre energy usage has outpaced growth of renewable energy in Ireland
All the extra renewable electricity produced in Ireland last year was eaten up by the growth in data centres, new analysis shows.
"Total demand for electricity last year grew by 4.4pc, or 1.3 terawatts (TW), but 80pc of that increase, or 1.1TW, was from data centre growth."
Training data for LLMs = higher energy prices and environmental degradation.
Reimagining AI | Planet Critical
A video interview with the artist John Wild about AI, AGI, eugenics and Silicon Valley TESCREAL cultism. Posting without watching.
Interview with Dr Abeba Birhane on Irish radio
"AI for dummies" interview from Irish radio with Dr Abeba Birhane, who's on a UN advisory board about AI.
Spotted this ad in an old copy of Smash Hits. Possible tagline for this server?
According to wikipedia, Runaway received "mixed reviews".
Dan McQuillan on Resisting AI | Yeah Nah Pasaran! On 3CR
This week we have a chat with Dr Dan McQuillan about his book Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence.
Interview on Australian anti-fascist radio show Yeah Nah Pasaran! with Dan McQuillan, computer lecturer and author of "Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach To Artificial Intelligence". Interesting comments on AI as a tool of/for austerity politics, and an argument that AI is inherently anti-worker. Probably nothing new to people in here, but eloquently stated and put into a wider political context.
Building an entirely new city from scratch in Northern California: an environmentally friendly way of providing more housing, according to some silicon valley types
Flannery Associates, the California group behind the $800m effort, launched a website showcasing renderings
Sure, why attempt to improve the climate resilience or affordable housing in the cities where millions of people already live, when you can just buy land upstate and get a whole new toy to play with? And why tell local, state or national government anything - they'll only be supplying the land, water, sewerage, utilities & transport links. You pay your taxes, you deserve to get something back.
This is going to be one hell of a planning application. What's the land use code for "feudal stronghold"?