#AI is a tool. Like any tool, it can be used to create or to destroy. Like any tool, it can be misused.
Making blanket conclusions about it is a bit like declaring that hammers should be ridiculed because they only exist to smash fingers. It all comes down to how it's used.
Also, mark my words, proper AI use will be a marketable skill in the not-too-distant future.
“For me, #LostInSpace was the perfect experience. As an actor, and as a kid."
#BillMumy is 69 today.
#BornOnThisDay #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia #BillyMumy #TwilightZone
"Charmouth Crocodile"
Quite a nice find!
#paleontology #Jurassic #reptile
The Guardian: ‘Charmouth crocodile’ identified as new genus of croc-like creature.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/31/charmouth-crocodile-identified-as-new-genus-of-croc-like-creature
Last night we had another occultation of Mars by the moon. Here's the best image I got of it, including a cropped "close-up" version.
#Astrophotography #Astronomy
More comet images this morning. It will take me some time to sort through them and process them. But here's one in the meantime. The nucleus of the comet is a little fuzzy in this one, but I wanted you to get some idea of the length of the tail. #Astrophotography #Astronomy
Paleontologists in India Have Hit on an Epic Find: Hundreds of Bowling Ball-Sized Titanosaur Eggs
This is just so cool. I hope to be able to visit the Royal Tyrell Museum (https://tyrrellmuseum.com/) this summer and I really hope this will be on display #fossil #dinosaur #Paleontology
Has anyone else noticed the full court press in the car zines lately (Jalopnik, this one, others) trying very hard to convince the public at large that EVs are just too expensive? Totally disingenuous and cherry picked. I've long felt these zines are paid for by the fossil fuel industry, not the auto industry. Thoughts? #electric #car #bigoil
Autoblog: Teslas are so expensive to repair, insurers are writing them off.
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/01/27/tesla-expensive-to-repair-insurers-writing-off-damaged-cars/
No war✌🏼🥞🧇🥓
Sunday-going out for waffles
Monday-banana pecan pancakes
Tuesday-buckwheat pancakes with blueberry compote
Wednesday-Johnny cake
Thursday-potato pancakes with applesauce
Friday-blueberry blintzes
Saturday-pineapple pancake
Always real butter, maple syrup,
I’m gonna have to hire a personal chef when I win the lottery and live out my breakfast fantasies.😁
This is the only way, only way I have to say
I loved 'em every one
Dollar, short stack or tall, wish I could've ate them all
I loved 'em every one
(Inspired by I Loved 'em Every One by Phil Sampson)
Wait. He was suing his big fat mouth? #mangomussolini
Newsweek: Donald Trump Drops Lawsuit Against His Biggest Enemy.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-drops-lawsuit-against-his-biggest-enemy-1775414
Concerning this whole gas stove thing that's all the rage ATM. The average human produces about 500 liters of CO2/day or 1kg by weight. Ovens are more complicated but produce about 225 g/30 minutes at "normal" baking temperature. So 2 hours baking is the same as a human breathing for 1 day. Do a search for largest daily contributors. Humans and stoves don't even rate as contributors. DON'T BE DISTRACTED BY BS. #climatechange #co2
Today's project was a reorg of my coffee counter. With the 'death' of my old coffee pot and a switch to afternoon tea (and obligatory reduction in coffee consumption,) I decided an electric kettle and French press was the way to go. Used it as an opportunity to move mugs out of the cupboard and install hooks for hanging so all the counter containers, teas, hot chocolates, etc, could move behind doors. Without the big old machine and the containers there's now 60" of counter freed for use. #happy
Out of curiosity, why do all those coming here to tell us "the bird site" (aka #twitter) is down think we care?
Just watched a video of my partner's friend getting married on Christmas. They did their own vows. Using her phone, she does a 5-minute spiel of promises. It was actually pretty good. Then he starts, by pulling out a paper list from his pocket. He opens it and begins to read,
"Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you"
Now THAT'S a sense of #humor and good night!
"I am not altogether on anybody’s side, because nobody is altogether on my side, if you understand me…"