Kind of disturbing to hear people saying "this is the new normal" about the climate crisis. It isn't a new normal, because it will carry on getting hotter if we carry on using fossil fuels.
This "new normal" talking point seems to be the latest way fossil fuel companies are trying to avoid action 🤮
An independent Scotland is the answer.....
BBC apologises after English viewers couldn't understand Scottish presenter | The National
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26458502.bbc-apologises-english-viewers-couldnt-understand-scottish/
I bet they call themselves British😂.
I really hate Scotland's crowded beaches on hot sunny days.... 😉
(St Andrews West Beach, 20th July).
Good. Let's keep the pressure up.
SNP call for temporary ban on AI data centre developments | The National
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26257080.snp-call-temporary-ban-ai-data-centre-developments/
RE: https://aus.social/@emmadavidson/116831002209712391
@maggiechapman @HI_Greens A link to a well written article about the "normalisation" of growing extremes of climate.
This needs to be hammered home to every decision maker.
Ok. So the "#AI" #TechBros are convinced their "AI" systems are fucking #brilliant (FB©).
In, which case, why have they not asked their FB© "AI" systems to desgin #chips that need no or very, very little power, and dissipate no or very, very little heat, whilst taking up almost no physical space.
Seems this would be the #ultimate #test, at this point, of the #usefulness of their systems.
Signing this #petition could allow #homeless folk a place to stay with their #pet. Only requires a change to the Social Housing Consumer Standards.
I just signed the #campaign calling on #Ofcom to stop GB News from flouting the rules https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/ofcom-stop-gb-news-flouting-the-rules
#gbnews
#medialies
#disinformation
Possibly not much chance of succeeding as too many UK #politicians prefer to swim in the #X #sewer than do something to prevent the flow of sh!t from #Musk.
But worth signing I think.
#Petition against the #Auchtertool #DataCentre plans in #Fife.
https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-proposed-ai-data-centre-near-auchtertool-fife
And the reasons to keep #DataCentres out of #Scotland
"Controversial #Fife #AI data centre’s security plans include man traps, spikes and invisible sensors."
"The #compound will be bigger than the #village of #Auchtertool itself."
"They also intend to gauge if there is public support for a legal challenge against Fife Council’s decision not to request an #environmental impact assessment (EIA)." Fife Council must have been fooled by the snake oil salespeople.
There are no benefits to the folk of Fife - only destruction.
Just found this. It shows you the custom #emojis supported by your #Mastodon #instance. You can copy and use them in your #profile...
https://emojos.app/
Neat!
"Musk officially filed the paperwork to take SpaceX public at a ridiculous $1.75 trillion valuation. But a quick look under the hood reveals a nightmare deal: Musk has crammed his failing X and xAI ventures into SpaceX, which lost over $4 BILLION in a single quarter.
Normally, an unprofitable, unstable company like this would never be allowed near safe, reliable stock indices. But Nasdaq changed their rules... "
Petition for S&P!
https://action.eko.org/a/s-and-p-don-t-throw-investors-under-the-bus
Scottish Government urged to address 'major shortcomings' in data centre policy
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26135369.scottish-government-urged-improve-data-centre-policy/
My comment - now, there is no such thing as a green data centre...
#ScottishGovernment
#DataCentres
#DataCentrePolicy
#Shortcomings
#GreenDataCentres
Observe the impartial, objective and independent BBC journalist in action.
Under no circumstances should Bruce have expressed an opinion on this.
I saw this article on the The National app and thought you’d be interested.
First independence vote 'settled it for 20 to 30 years', BBC host Fiona Bruce claims
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26131377.scottish-independence-settled-20-30-years-fiona-bruce-claims/
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Summary points:
#AMERICANS DON’T WANT #DATACENTERS NEAR THEM
AMERICANS DON’T #TRUST AI IN GENERAL
AMERICANS DON’T LIKE THE PEOPLE #BUILDING AI
AI HAS BECOME A #BIPARTISAN #PROBLEM
https://www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/how-america-turned-against-ai-according
Another great #Krugman article.
"Public discourse about #taxes and #inequality is, even more than discussion of other #economic topics, infested with #zombies — ideas that should be dead, having been proved wrong again and again, but that keep #shambling along, eating people’s brains. What sustains the zombies is, of course, #billionaire money, which keeps #false claims in circulation as long as they seem to justify low taxes on the #superrich.“
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bezos-backlash-and-zombies
#bezos
#MadKingDonald
@sundogplanets
This may have an item of interest in it for you (#SpaceX).
https://mas.to/@RichardJMurphy/116616899787645555
@murena
The Fairphone 6 just gives ALL the data!
https://sinceyouarrived.world/taken
Surely these should be blocked even via a browser?
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Office Software: 🇩🇪
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