Post AbejP14ZB1aUgceZfc by fedithom@social.saarland
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(DIR) Post #AbeMQhRapQwFRWG2L2 by clive@saturation.social
2023-11-10T02:47:54Z
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"AI For Rewilding Your Street"In which I meditate on the value of tools that unchain our imaginations ...... and help us envision new ways the world could beVery #solarpunk stuff hereMy essay: https://clivethompson.medium.com/ai-for-rewilding-your-street-88315ad259f3A free friend link, in case you don't subscribe to Medium: https://clivethompson.medium.com/ai-for-rewilding-your-street-88315ad259f3?sk=f6790239935c34c19368542aa4297aaf
(DIR) Post #AbeOhINlScMgXwVZ5s by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2023-11-10T03:14:46Z
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@clive Back on Twitter I used to follow two kinds of accounts that posted images like this.One where the images were also AI-generated, and one that posted before/after pedestrian-friendly urban redevelopments.And that made the AI-generated imagery feel more like a tangible goal, not just a depressing reminder of the current state of things.
(DIR) Post #AbeRU9oEK8OA3UJWjo by clive@saturation.social
2023-11-10T03:45:57Z
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@stefan Yep yep I blogged about a tangible one done — it was truly inspirational: https://clivethompson.medium.com/rewilding-cities-b654e8abf7fb
(DIR) Post #AbejP14ZB1aUgceZfc by fedithom@social.saarland
2023-11-10T07:06:49Z
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@clive It's an #AI thing, so it consumes absurd amounts of energy / resources, not to mention it doesn't give two twigs for copyright.How #solarpunk do think this really is?
(DIR) Post #AbfTL0NeP7d1Gybafg by mral@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-11-10T15:41:25Z
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@clive This is great and the reason I dont get anything done. Make streets bike friendly are a great idea.
(DIR) Post #AbfVP1j1XvkeVgeEPw by Pineywoozle@masto.ai
2023-11-10T16:04:33Z
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@clive We do need to be less reliant on cars & increase mass transportation, etc. My problem is I went from biking everywhere, skateboarding, swiming in every ocean or body of water I got near, & technical rock climbing to someone who has to choose… Do I have the bandwidth today to walk to get the mail or should I comb my hair. So few of the treatise I read about getting rid of individual cars, actually take people like me (who live rurally) into account in any realistic way.
(DIR) Post #Abfpo7I5zLVg5vIG5g by clive@saturation.social
2023-11-10T19:53:18Z
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@Pineywoozle 100%I think the goal isn’t to get rid of cars but to create a world where they’re used where they’re most needed, instead of as the default I cycled across the country this year and saw lots and lots of places where cars and trucks will be needed basically forever And even in denser cities like where I live, you need cars and trucks for anyone with mobility issues
(DIR) Post #Abfq0imERSflpYOqzg by clive@saturation.social
2023-11-10T19:53:59Z
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@mral That looks great!
(DIR) Post #AbfqQBCht7TDEcvHLE by mral@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-11-10T19:55:51Z
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@clive thanks
(DIR) Post #AbfqfJKbx78UmlpptA by clive@saturation.social
2023-11-10T19:58:56Z
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@fedithom yep, good pointGenerative AI is also thirsty, as I blogged about here a while back: https://clivethompson.medium.com/ai-is-thirsty-37f99f24a26e?sk=f5b2ea10c649a34236577139fecfd86a(free friend link there)
(DIR) Post #Abft76550jZ1hrwokq by CStamp@mastodon.social
2023-11-10T20:29:52Z
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@clive @Pineywoozle Some discuss this fanatically, cars are evil. Better public transpiration, better city planning are needed. As are vehicles. And this gets lost in a lot of discussions. "EV cars?!!!! No cars!!!!!" They've either grown up in cities or small countries.
(DIR) Post #Abfum0mFjayz5JDNoW by bruce@darkmoon.social
2023-11-10T20:48:53Z
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@clive @Pineywoozle Indeed. I live on a county road off of US Highway 69 in rural Texas. The closest grocery store is ten miles away. There are no EV charging stations. We aren't getting rid of our pickup trucks anytime soon.But we are a small minority. Most people, those who live in cities and suburbs, can easily use EVs and public transportation, or even bike and walk.
(DIR) Post #Abg7UDVGylVMkI7MZ6 by clive@saturation.social
2023-11-10T23:04:30Z
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@CStamp @Pineywoozle Yeah preciselyAmerica is big and, in terms of living arrangements and community structure, diverse as heckThere will be no one size fits all answer to reducing the carbon footprint of our mobility
(DIR) Post #Abg81RsCZbrUrwglIu by clive@saturation.social
2023-11-10T23:02:54Z
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@bruce @Pineywoozle Yep yepA huge amount of emissions can be reduced if we focus on what can be done in more-densely-populated areas