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old bean, nb, andro expired, any, it dinosaur
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@ comments @ in that format, are my opinion ;-)

if i can not read your profile posts ill certainly wont accept your follow request

dont ask "why a dm" when i dm a post not cwd for dms (no dm or such,) if you dont like dms, block me first, and sayonara


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Micr0byte

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Recently, Altbot has been targeted by DDoS attacks. While the motive is unclear, it seems tied to a misguided belief that the bot’s alt-text generation is harmful to the environment. Let me set the record straight.

Altbot uses Gemini-1.5-flash, a specifically low-power AI model. Processing a single alt-text request consumes around 0.0005 kWh, meaning that in the 4 months since I created Altbot—and tens of thousands of alt-text entries generated—it has consumed roughly 10 kWh in total. That’s about the same energy as running a single LED light bulb nonstop for 41 days or driving an electric car just 40 miles.

These DDoS attacks, however, have already consumed more electricity and computing power than Altbot has across its entire existence... in a matter of hours. This means the attacks have caused more environmental harm than the very thing they seem to be protesting.

Altbot exists to improve accessibility on Mastodon, not to harm the environment. Accessibility and sustainability can coexist, and I’m committed to keeping Altbot energy-efficient and purposeful.

If there are concerns, I encourage constructive dialogue—not destructive actions that undermine both inclusivity and sustainability.

Thank you to everyone supporting Altbot’s mission of making the Fediverse more accessible for all.


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Overdrawn at the Gravitas Bank

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polyandry(n.): when a parrot has more than one husband.



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Lup Yuen Lee 李立源

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" opens China office" ()

finance.yahoo.com/news/tech-wa


Tags: #sifive #riscv

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Arthur Hau, PhD🐶🐱🌱🎵🦣

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is like the spreading of a disease. Archaeology studies confirm that most of the giant deserts we see today, including the Sahara, Gobi, Loess Plateau, the Middle East, ... started to form about 5000 years ago, after human invented iron and copper refinery to make tools. Excessive human activities such as deforestation, agricultural activities, and overgrazing have been the main causes of desertification (AND ). did not turn into a overnight.


Tags: #desert #afghanistan #climatechange #desertification

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Andrew

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Interesting climate piece published on Detroit Free Press, which discusses recent cold weather conditions in parts of US.
The point is that we still get freaked out by colder weather each winter season, and notwithstanding that each winter is now far milder and shorter than preceding ones.
That is to say we're frogs in a pot of boiling water, i.e. climate collapse is unfolding at a rate just slow enough whereby humans have no real species memory of what, say, winters were like 60 years ago let alone longer than that

eu.freep.com/story/opinion/con


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Stoney Takes

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In a pinch you can even just tape one of the furnace filters to the back of a box fan. Take this info and spread it round! DIY box fan filters – Corsi-Rosenthal box - Clean Air Crew cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filte


Tags: #lafires #palisades

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LavX News

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Unearthing the Past: Scientists Drill 1.2 Million-Year-Old Ice in Antarctica

In a groundbreaking achievement, an international team of scientists has successfully drilled nearly two miles into Antarctica's ice, uncovering a core that dates back 1.2 million years. This monument...

news.lavx.hu/article/unearthin


Tags: #news #tech #icecoreresearch #climatechange #greenhousegases

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Phil Tomson 🇺🇦🌻

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Watching Jimmy Carter's funeral and can't shake the feeling that this is also the funeral for America as we've known it.


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FinchHaven

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@cbarbermd

People who are not actively following this enormous disaster have no Idea of the scope of "massive California wildfire"

I follow @ai6yr at infosec.exchange/lists/7279

He does storm and fire tracking in Southern California particularly, but nationally too

This was 18 minutes ago

"Start planning for Oak Park to be impacted. Launching 5 closest engines from VNC."

Edit @ 3:21 PM PST

" -- Oak Park and Agoura need to be on top of this. They are evacuating people, RROS. "

Edit @ 3:28 PM PST

"Update MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER Brush Fire - Kennith Fire (name update); INC#1365; 03:12PM; 24850 W Victory Bl; MAP: bit.ly/3C2XV2k; Woodland Hills; The Kenneth Fire is burning south (updated). LAFD is issuing a Mandatory Evacuation Order for Vanowen south to Burbank Blvd. County Lane Road east to E Valley Circle Blvd. This is an immediate evacuation order for all residents within this area.; "

His final update @ 3:40 PM PST

"I will not be posting much, Kenneth Fire is heading this way. Hopefully folks at Watch Duty will step up to this one. Good luck, folks. "

See: app.watchduty.org/i/40508


Tags: #kennethfire #agoura #oakpark #kennethfire #agoura #oakpark #kennethfire #agoura #oakpark #kennethfire #agoura #oakpark #kennethfire #agoura #oakpark #kennethfire #agoura #oakpark #venturacounty

Mentions: @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

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you know you look so seattle but you feel so LA

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please boost!!! :boostRequest:

do you enjoy the work i've done with FediPact? are you hype in the pipe for the fedi memoir i'm 50k words into writing? do you like the rad instances i've set up? the cool clothes i DIY together? my pirate radio station, vantaradio? my awesome videos? my amazing selfies? my posting generally? just wanna give a trans girl a nice gift?

well i'm an impoverished neurodivergent trans woman just trying to survive and find stability so if you wanna support me anything helps me keep being able to do all those cool thingies!!!

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SeaFury 🦜🍉

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Yes! The latte is right 😍


Tags: #coffee

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Mr. Big John :vepi:

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@onan to misquote Animal House, they can't treat subgeniuses like that -- only we can treat subgeniuses like that!


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AI6YR Ben

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Report of grass fire 16700 block of Monte Alto


Tags: #palisadesfire

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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

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"I had to scrub out mid-surgery to call United, only to find that the person on the line didn't even have access to the patient's full medical information, despite the procedure already being pre-approved. It's beyond frustrating and, frankly, unacceptable. Patients and providers deserve better than this. We should be focused on care, not bureaucracy."

newsweek.com/doctor-says-unite


@bicmay
just a note to agree and sympathize, AND to remind all of us, that it ain't JUST UHC! It's all of the healthcare gatekeeper oligopoly, it's the state medicaid/medicare offices, it's the bottom feeders selling add-ons like HSA investments. There's an industry dedicated to making billions off of our Health Care! This is SO wrong, it's a sin.
*If there's a company, state, private ambulance co, etc. who are exceptions to this rule, I apologize -- but I don't think I'll owe any apologies!

by Free Leonard Peltier ;

@bicmay How about 'care and not corner-cutting greed'?

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@bicmay Free Luigi.

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@bicmay Hmmm. Maybe there IS trouble in American healthcare.

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Tags: #healthcare #insurance #unitedhealthcare #priorauth #priorauthorization #surgery #cancer

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Design Thinking! Comic

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Cards on the table...


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Jer Warren

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WordPress is going just great.

"We’ve made the decision to reallocate resources due to the lawsuits from WP Engine. This legal action diverts significant time and energy that could otherwise be directed toward supporting WordPress’s growth and health. We remain hopeful that WP Engine will reconsider this legal attack, allowing us to refocus our efforts on contributions that benefit the broader WordPress ecosystem."

Automattic is now going to only contribute the 45 hours a week WP Engine contributes to the open source parts of WordPress, instead spending more time on commercial products.


"Additionally, we’re having to spend significant time and money to defend ourselves against the legal attacks started by WP Engine and funded by Silver Lake, a large private equity firm."

Lol, "started by WP Engine." What an Asshole.

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AI6YR Ben

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New start, - Big Tujunga Canyon Road, vehicle over the side, fully involved with 1-2 acres of brush moving uphill.


Requesting full aircraft response

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Tags: #creekfire #creekfire #creekfire

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Jer Warren

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"Additionally, we’re having to spend significant time and money to defend ourselves against the legal attacks started by WP Engine and funded by Silver Lake, a large private equity firm."

Lol, "started by WP Engine." What an Asshole.


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