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Are we sure it isn't native to Ireland, too?

A somewhat fanciful notion to think of a breed in the same way you would an actual animal.

Less an extinction than a merciful death.

Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill | Greenland | The Guardian

House of El has become one of my favorite YouTube channels. She's a sharp cookie.

The inability to track the cost of token usage is one of the biggest liabilities the AI companies aren't addressing. It's also going to make the Chinese model -- which is substantially cheaper -- much more attractive.

AIPAC funding may have hurt Haley Stevens rather than helped. Read the room, guys, read the room.

You would really find this next video interesting. During this Tech Report interview, El emphasizes this very point: the technology can do lots of things, but NOT all the things the techbros are claiming. The gap between the hype and the reality is not just misleading, it's downright dangerous.

El is basically pro-AI, but she's also a sharp critic of various aspects of the AI industry and the techbros who run it. I've been following her for a while, on a wide range of topics (she really loves poking at FIFA), but her take on technology is probably her strongest suite.

:qft: We all live in a shooting gallery and it's anyone's guess what will happen in any given area on any given timeline. There are some obvious places NOT to live -- as in coastal communities that are prone to being hit by hurricanes and rising sea levels -- but every region has something to...

Lost income, energy fears and a woolly mammoth: what Europe’s dried-up rivers have yielded | Drought | The Guardian

Were this summer’s heatwaves caused by El Niño, or something even more terrifying? – The Irish Times

As Europe Burns, a Climate Cover-Up Continues | The New Republic

After all the internet scrutiny, he's going to be out of a job soon. (Wish that was a joke, but it's not.)

Three speeches on a single day signaled a dying American democracy | Robert B Shpiner | The Guardian

Look at the teeny tiny television screen! So cute.

I personally know enough people with shingles (including my wife) that I'm all in favor of getting that vaccine whenever my healthcare provider prompts me. It's not a fun ailment.

As we're (bitterly) learning in the U.S., ultimately government only works when there is a good faith effort among all parties to at least want to govern well, for the good of the people of that country, and to follow the rule of law. There is simply no way to legislate away corruption and abuse...