The Gilroy community is fighting this data center. Gilroy is the garlic capital of California. You can smell the garlic as soon as you approach the town. Pre-Covid, they had an annual Garlic Festival, featuring all things garlic, including garlic ice cream.
www.cityofgilroy.org/1019/Gilroy-...
I also want to shout @lataco.bsky.social's great feature on the organizing in Monterey Park, aptly titled "How to Stop a Data Center in Your Backyard":
As I listened to the countless public comments against the data center, I was struck by the robustness of the critique. It was not *just* NIMBYism, that the project would be noisy, polluting and use a lot of energy, but what all that was *in service of*: Big tech. The rich. An oligarchy.
Last night, after an hours-long public hearing, Monterey Park became the first city in California to pass an ordinance permanently banning data centers.
The city council voted unanimously to declare data centers a public nuisance, and to "prohibit all data centers within city limits."
My story:
If you haven't been to Billy Bishop Airport or don't spend time on that section of the waterfront, you might not realize that thousands of people live 500 metres or so from the runway. Here's what expanding it could mean to them:
www.thestar.com/news/gta/wha...
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this is so rad
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would you like to collect my weird little chonky Simba? if you play Disney Magic Match this month, you can collect both of these cuties ✨
apps.apple.com/us/app/disne...
Looking for an artist able to execute quality dark fantasy creatures and environments for a few pieces of previz. What it involves:
- Detailed creature and environment work
- Rich autumnal palettes
- Availability over the coming month
- Fun, gay team
Pls share around and lmk if you fit the bill!
I am looking for environmental artists, particularly people with a strong background in concept work for interior locations
Atmospheric/ Liminal vibes appreciated
You can apply by dropping your art in the replies, or send your portfolio to:
regulareyepatchwolf@gmail.com
Humans only. no ai.
The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!!
Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on!
I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT
Across a variety of tasks, including mathematical reasoning and reading comprehension, we find that although AI assistance improves performance in the short-term, people perform significantly worse without AI and are more likely to give up.
Happy Monday.
Today we're making a few updates/announcements.
First up: our nonprofit ETCH is alive on the web.
etch-humanity.org
ETCH: Ethical Technology and Computing for Humanity.
ETCH is not another AI nonprofit. It is a nonprofit that explicitly prioritizes people over AI.
Update #2: Quicksilver, a detector for AI-generated music.
Most folks today are not aware that AI-generated music (entire songs generated by AI models) are growing rapidly. Today, there are more AI-generated songs than human-created songs arriving each week on platforms like Spotify.
You have to finish projects. Yes, you (all humans reading this).
You can stave off completion with the goal of perfection forever and learn essentially nothing in the process.
Absolutely incredible.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.
Watch with sound on.
The Free Speech Coalition is serious about starting an adult industry credit union. Part of this is being able to show regulators that enough people would use it, so please fill out this form if you're interested!
(Yes, credit unions can issue credit cards!)
www.freespeechcoalition.com/survey
Universal healthcare turns out to be good for business.
goes with anything. pan fry with vegetables, meat, hotpot, add to soups. it's light and fluffy!
In this era? 50/50
You can even buy new underwear if you're visiting urban areas. Just a thought.
SCREAMMMMM
cover for IVE's new album "Lucid Dream", with the band drawn by Junji Ito in his usual black and white style
Junji Ito living his best life, drawing kpop band IVE's new album cover
I'm legit in love with this
yes!
OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit
Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here
Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse
Media and universities: AI is here to stay
If ya'll could boost my game I'd very much appreciate it!
Trying to get to 50 reviews for the Steam algorithm. I already have glowing reviews from the likes of Raigan Burns (N++) and Daniel Linssen (Leap Year) and just need a handful more.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/...
The reason this matters is that "Imagine Dragons released a live-service game" makes it seem like a cashgrab, but that does not appear to be the story here. These guys are lifelong gamers. The lead singer programs and releases his own iOS games as a hobby, without telling anyone!
I’m thinking about all the men in the Gisele Pelicot case who plead “not guilty” to rape by claiming they believed her husband could consent on her behalf.
He drugged her and found men on a website called “without her consent”.
He filmed the rapes.
They still claimed they did nothing wrong.
ranked choice would be great here
I *DARE YOU* to make a BETTER LUDUM DARE! You have 3 years!
Until then, we got 6 more events to run! LETS GO!
PS: I chose the word "scheduled" for a reason. I will step in if needed, but I'd like to hang up my apron after we say goodbye in October 2028 (April 2029?). #LDJam
Looong blog post here:
