"LLMs are so costly that companies externalize the costs on a massive scale - on those who don't use them and society at large. Increased hardware prices, energy use and environmental damage - we all pay for it!"
https://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.html

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/117048966489335500

if capitalism is a death cult sustained by slavery, genocide and ecocide, then AI is the cargo cult within the cult itself.

we balter

Listened to this story on the way to work today. Genuinely horrible situation in Ambler. 😞 https://alaskan.social/@AlaskaWx/117040650017492911

One sign the pony is in control:

1. It’s a pony. Trust me. https://jorts.horse/@ancient_catbus/117037850891665339

I need to jump on and make a #Housing #MutualAid post as well just as an update, we heard back from the leasing office and if we can come up with $800 by tomorrow (8/5) we will be able to pay the remainder on the 14th, which will give us time to scrounge up the rest (I'm pretty sure I've got about $500 coming next Wednesday) so as of now... we are $150 towards the $800 goal for tomorrow, so an additional $650 is needed to be raised. Please if anyone can donate to get us closer to that it would be much appreciated

Venmo: https://venmo.com/thegizmotwins
Cashapp: https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins
PP: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982 or use email: penguinpower8182@gmail.com

#USPol THIS THIS THIS!!!

Maaayyybe a wave of progressive/left primary victories will wake the Dems up, or maybe a wave of progressive/left victories will inspire a new generation to take the Dems over. Either would be very cool with me. https://mastodon.social/@rasterweb/117032663071246995

Spotted at the fair today, a spectacle almost too colorful for a mere phone camera! #Clowns #Stilts #Umbrellas #MangoAndDango

I must say, clowns make for very lengthy alt text.

(Tagging the only clowns I know off the top of my head: @RussSharek @SocialGaff )

https://youtu.be/-dAIJRjb-Bw?si=o3eGjZTAbnBzvOgk

John Stewart interviews Cory Doctorow, probably most of the Fedi already knows what Cory is saying, but this video is what you send to your normie friends and your mother and your coworker to get them to peek behind the curtain... because they lay it out in pretty plain language and with humor and with some cultural cache that will get people to listen.

As seen from my local bookstore #books #photography #sji

This week’s dumpster fire:

Oop! Almost forgot to post this week’s trash tableau:

Every little bit helps! I’m not in a position to donate right now, but maybe someone out there is? :purple_sparkling_heart: https://beige.party/@LibertyForward1/117022297524190268

💜

"In 2023, United States adults between the ages of 25 and 44 experienced a mortality rate 2.6 times higher than their counterparts in peer high-income nations. These victims are workers in the prime of their lives, not the elderly. **This massive disparity provides the starkest possible evidence of a systemic social failure predating COVID-19**"

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/07/30/nxww-j30.html

#covid19 #CovidIsNotOver

Do you know a good hosting service that hasn't gone all AI-bananas, offers hosting packages for multiple static websites, and has server locations based in Europe?

#AskFedi #NoAI #Hosting

Sure, completely untested, brand-fucking-new company that has never built or launched a satellite. You can definitely launch 20,000 of the biggest satellites ever built.

Oh apparently their first demo mission is scheduled for OCTOBER 2026? Gosh these guys are fucking unreal. The mission is listed as "power beaming demonstration"

What does that even fucking mean? Guess they're going to fry some birds and maybe some pilots? Hm. Watch for that I guess.

Hi!

Here is a new sloth picture for you.

This picture is from Kathrin Mezger and can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26094756@N04/8234664633/in/photolist-6jjoZu-FRm1g7-2fpM2J-nKN2tM-dvTLED-aiBMqa-nt9v6d-9YDDdu-dvTLNr-59yLHa-dxENUr-arVdYo-7acmqo-aiEzzA-9GoYJV-dxMr7L-2kntrCD-2iWwK7v-DF1sqV-2cpRm-7jfGqW-jRaZaE-Dh718p-29veCxm-aagu4g-KSnq-hz863-6L5bSP-cCxi73-E9xUDY-E44hUf-bsBsLa-8KdD9j-efZDjg-2iypcH2-6eij2t-d3h6M7-29eSYnf-GYMrJ1-2hm9HFu-8ZAsLA-FdETon-2248YXz-2nZqcvH-2gJjGz6-NvtvGg-2cyEftK-2nTFgHn-ko5U9m-DF1A6p/
It is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).

Have fun! Your hourly sloth bot
by @faultierflora

#sloth #cutesloth #nature #naturschutz #umwelt #bundnaturschutz #faultier #faultierliebe

A TX police officer searched 83K cameras across state lines to hunt a woman down. Not a missing kid. Not a violent offender. A woman, two weeks after a legal abortion, turned in by her own partner.

The sheriff called it a "welfare check"—but his deputies were already on the phone with the DA about charging her that same day.

Let’s Address Texas State Director Saadia Mirza writes about how cops are using Flock cameras to stalk women & shares what you can do about it.

https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/texas-police-used-83000-flock-cameras?r=4hra2n&triedRedirect=true

RE: https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/116998218579001574

@dlakelan

What happens when you take all the hype and hand it off to a chemical engineer to parse?

I’ve been having some fun listening to his commentary about AI data center build. The AI sector is living in a fantasy world, but then they already believe that AI will overcome the second law of thermodynamics.