already feeling kinda anxious about the next few months but recently i’ve had dreams where i’m being hunted for years so maybe it’s worse than i thought

its like the crab, a very flexible response to different (social) selection pressures

Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought Some people in Iowa are mad that Microsoft used a ton of water to train AI while Iowa has been in a drought caused by climate change.

"Microsoft increased worldwide water consumption by a whopping 34%—up to almost 1.7 billion gallons annually—last year, which … is most likely due to increased AI training. That's dwarfed by Google, which used 5.6 billion gallons last year, a 20% jump.” futurism.com/critics-micr...

Before the Festivity by Paul Klee, 1920

my name is Linear Zed

didn’t know what you meant then i saw someone repeatedly claiming they were going to “play the most dangerous game” with biden lmao

This family took their grampa to Parliament. Now he's facing extradition to Poland. Adam's Notes for September 28, 2023

This family took their grampa to Parliament. Now he's facing extradition to Poland.

Adam's Notes for September 28, 2023 open.substack.com/pub/adamsnot...

just got doctor dogwalked

happiness is a warm glove

thats both 1) very aesthetic and 2) looks like a danger while operating heavy equipment

is it on the lens?

yeah i think so

its so crazy how all the english abolitionists/utilitarians were the same guys spearheading the opium wars. just nakedly blunt about their belief that they’ve gotta find someone to replace all these slaves

Western climate fiction seems almost addicted to Southasia as a theatre for exploring its greatest concerns, yet often falls prey to stereotypes. But there is also a growing tide of climate fiction by Southasians themselves.

From July 2023, Evan Tims writes:

whats crazy is it’s sometimes viewed negatively, eg “supporting black students from the states is different than training children of wealthy immigrants” which i can understand, but its not like many do much to bring in/reach out to people abroad who aren’t relatively privileged

i’ve been in exactly 1 talk where this came up in a math context

“did you know that instead of M&M conferences doctors get struggle sessioned after poor patient outcomes?” damn really, maybe we should try that here

Nice lightweight article in the FT about inviting the boss for dinner. The real gold is in the comments though.

personally i’ve been enjoying uploading videos of my dog being cute

whoa whoa i thought the question was vibes based? are you gonna make me do surgery on a daydream next

i lived in the midwest for a few years and you remind me of the midwesterners couldn’t say more

I am the most fucked-up person on planet Earth, in a good way

love it that the tl glitches whenever you post something

just got sent to the shadow realm for 1000 lifetimes for mistaking a random constructivist painting for something from Kandinsky

midwest absolutely

sad that you’re losing vim beginner’s gains, but you’ll make it up with heart

i know that’s right ☝️

absolutely goated. the manga for that is done and its an instant classic imo

visually very different but also incredible is Terror in Resonance

both i suppose

if there’s a branch of genre fiction you like i could suggest one