Posts by kottke@botsin.space
(DIR) Post #AUW0md0kk5jy3QHHV2 by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-10T14:22:01Z
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In a NY Times investigation of US crypto mining facilities, they identified 34 operations that together use as much energy as 3 million households. Just shut these fuckers down - useless energy consumption like this is straight-up immoral. (via @marcprecipice) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/business/bitcoin-mining-electricity-pollution.html
(DIR) Post #AUWo5wEEPcb6ubQ4Yq by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-10T19:06:02Z
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A selection of W.E.B. Du Bois's excellent data visualizations are on display at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in NYC until May 29. Man, I want to see these! https://kottke.org/23/04/exhibition-of-web-du-boiss-infographics-at-cooper-hewitt-in-nyc
(DIR) Post #AUXqOlZSegOOQVPnkm by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-11T13:56:02Z
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RuPublicans: AI-generated photos of prominent conservatives in drag, including Anita Filibust-Her McConnell, Claretta Corrupta, and Rhonda Santy. https://kottke.org/23/04/rupublicans
(DIR) Post #AUZx8jHeTmRih8IyCO by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-12T14:22:01Z
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NPR is leaving Twitter after being falsely labeled "state-affiliated media" and then "government-funded media". Good for them for doing the right thing, even though it's difficult. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label
(DIR) Post #AUa0Tw9M8cGyXgEFNY by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-12T15:19:23Z
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So, @NPR is on Mastodon but hasn't posted since late 2020. Let's give them a follow and boost to show them there's a reason for them to be active here. (thx @Pxtl)
(DIR) Post #AUbYXtv5QzenINLHOa by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-12T20:04:01Z
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I recently upgraded to the 2nd-gen AirPods Pro and love the significantly improved noise cancelling. But I recently learned you can import an audiogram of your specific hearing to greatly improve how they sound. https://kottke.org/23/04/customize-your-airpods-pro-for-even-better-sound
(DIR) Post #AUcb3tkfzKad6jomCO by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-13T19:38:02Z
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This is why I do not like Substack: they do not want to take responsibility for hate speech. Substack is a safe haven for racists, transphobes, homophobes, anti-vaxers, etc. and they condone it because they profit from it. https://www.tiktok.com/@decoderpod/video/7221602731998498094
(DIR) Post #AUkKpESOLDVh13eOR6 by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-17T14:46:02Z
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A new study has shown "that Black residents in counties with more Black physicians - whether or not they actually see those doctors - had lower mortality from all causes". https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/14/black-doctors-primary-care-life-expectancy-mortality/
(DIR) Post #AUoPZLkoifTVPxM3Bg by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-18T13:22:01Z
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The makers of Boggle quietly changed the arrangements on the letter cubes in 1987 so that all the Fs and Ks appeared on the same cube, making it impossible to make words containing both of those letters, possibly to ban the F-bomb. https://nowiknow.com/the-party-game-with-a-built-in-swear-filter/
(DIR) Post #AUuau9YRXMRo6gRso4 by kottke@botsin.space
2023-04-21T17:02:01Z
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"The true test of a civilization may be the answer to a basic question: Can it keep its children alive?" Despite being one of the richest nations on Earth, the United States is failing this test when compared to other nations. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/america-mortality-rate-guns-health/673799/
(DIR) Post #AVDMNHXX7USpxgh35M by kottke@botsin.space
2023-05-01T14:52:01Z
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The web's most important decision: CERN putting the WWW into the public domain. "Nobody owned the web, and the web wasn't licensed. It was simply a part of the world, for anybody to use, distribute, or modify." https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/postscript/the-webs-most-important-decision/
(DIR) Post #AVJfqVmoIM1CcbFYiu by kottke@botsin.space
2023-05-04T15:32:02Z
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On the difference between growth and scalability. One is a natural process that takes time and values diversity & interconnection and the other optimizes for efficiency & profit. "Growth occurs. It is not made." https://www.growbyginkgo.com/2023/05/01/against-scale/
(DIR) Post #AVLT4HiqTGRdy9YJhA by kottke@botsin.space
2023-05-05T12:38:02Z
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Making People Uncomfortable Can Now Get You Killed. "People who deem themselves judge, jury and executioner walk among us, and we have no real way of knowing when they will turn on us." https://kottke.org/23/05/making-people-uncomfortable-can-now-get-you-killed
(DIR) Post #AVLhfdY1gaRVjUCGuG by kottke@botsin.space
2023-05-05T14:32:03Z
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Ted Chiang on AI & capitalism. "It's A.I.-supercharged corporations destroying the environment and the working class in their pursuit of shareholder value. Capitalism is the machine that will do whatever it takes to prevent us from turning it off." https://kottke.org/23/05/imagining-an-alternative-to-ai-supercharged-capitalism
(DIR) Post #AVRyo4vkcrmJ90fGtM by kottke@botsin.space
2023-05-08T16:16:02Z
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Last week, a small sailboat in distress was rescued by a massive 18th-century sailing ship. "This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it?" (via @andybaio) https://www.gotheborg.se/news/rescue-of-sailing-boat/
(DIR) Post #AVWHK5OVUrT2DsejaK by kottke@botsin.space
2023-05-10T15:02:03Z
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Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat designed a map in Counter-Strike with a secret room that delivers factual information on the war in Ukraine to Russian players who only hear propaganda on the news. https://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/art-2000009555855.html
(DIR) Post #AWgYwvSXnOjlPPHLZA by kottke@botsin.space
2023-06-14T13:30:02Z
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A collection of "dumb or overly forced" astronomical acronyms, including WISEASS, ABRACADABRA, HIPPIES, TATOOINE, Hot DOGs, SUGAR-RUSH, and GANDALF. https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~gpetitpas/Links/Astroacro.html
(DIR) Post #AX8ogEEP5sXv8i4GI4 by kottke@botsin.space
2023-06-27T21:16:02Z
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How NASA Writes Space-Proof Code. The "Power of 10" rules focus on writing code that does the same thing every time, can be tested completely, and is therefore more reliable. (Plus: Are AI systems reliable in this way?) https://kottke.org/23/06/how-nasa-writes-space-proof-code
(DIR) Post #AY4B66iIfAWb1Ato0m by kottke@botsin.space
2023-07-25T20:10:03Z
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Mesmerizing video visualization of sorting algorithms. https://kottke.org/13/11/sorting-algorithms-visualized
(DIR) Post #AY5Rp1GzWvPFbIWViS by kottke@botsin.space
2023-07-26T12:50:02Z
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The NASA Voyager Golden Record master tapes owned by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan are up for auction at Sotheby's. Est: $400,000-600,000. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/space-exploration/voyager-golden-record