mfioretti
Aspiring polymath, Tech Writer available for hire. See https://mfioretti.com for details
Joined Nov 2022
This "let's put data centers in Space" thing made sense...
until it said "let's cool them with water taken (cheaply, for sure) MAAANY million miles away":
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-centers-space.html
Bah
#useless work, always masked as "productivity":
https://stop.zona-m.net/2019/03/the-rest-is-organizational-overhead/
Economists saying tax on REALLY rich ppl would be
"more likely accepted if proceeds went to solve #climatechange than global #inequality."
don't say it's 2 sides of same coin
#onthisday in 2015, I noticed 3 Wikipedia editions telling 3 different inventions of CGI (the metal)
NINE years later, it's the same, but in FOUR editions.
German & French #wikipedia mention an English and a German, the English one only the English guy, and the Italian one only the German one
My new #onthisday almanac service, because #serendipity and memory matter.
A LOT.
Selected links on interesting things in this day, from 2010 to 2023 (*):
https://stop.zona-m.net/2024/08/on-this-day-august-30/
(*) Like BoingBoing used to be, just with memory, but without ads and distractions.
My new #onthisday almanac service, because #serendipity and memory matter.
A LOT.
Selected links on interesting things in this day, from 2011to 2023 (*):
https://stop.zona-m.net/2024/08/on-this-day-august-29/
(*) Like BoingBoing used to be, just with memory, but without ads and distractions.
My new #onthisday almanac service, because #serendipity and memory matter.
A LOT.
Selected links on interesting things, today from 2010 to 2023 (*):
https://stop.zona-m.net/2024/08/on-this-day-august-28/
(*) Like BoingBoing used to be, just with memory, but without ads and distractions.
#Google's obsession for "newness",
the real problem behind #Disney 's "wokeness",
streaming that should be like movie teathers,
and what these three things have in common:
https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/google-sucks-snow-white-is-woke-in
My 1st MILLION words about #digitalRights, #ethics, #automation & much more is still online: https://stop.zona-m.net
To see the second as it happens, subscribe here: https://mfioretti.substack.com
Public Service Announcement;
this digital popularization service is STILL ACTIVE. It was just forced (*) to pass through Substack first: https://buff.ly/3kUUu59
TIA for subscribing, sharing it, suggesting topics, & any directly support you can give
(*) see https://buff.ly/3SHhe5L
For REALLY DUMB objections to #UBI, see these screenshots.
I am still waiting for explanations, possibly ones that make sense
If #universalBasicIncome is impossible or intrinsically wrong, it's surely not for "reasons" like these:
This is GREAT.
People who buy this kind of stuff DESERVE to be bricked. They asked for it.
If from #Amazon, they asked twice:
The last 2 bullets of this list make a LOT of sense. The first is a TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE mistake, with #music or any other kind of digital document. See why here
https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/ever-wondered-why-we-are-in-a-digital
screenshot from https://mikerourke.dev/blog/cleaning-my-digital-slate/
Turns out at least ONE report said the right thing out loud:
Americans could decrease their needs of strategic raw materials up to 90% by simply stopping to be the Americans they are today.
PS: same for every other 1st world country, of course
PPS: not that there alternatives, see https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/no-petroleum-and-minerals-no-problem
Those in the screenshot are exactly what should be the "Type E" buildings I argue should be taken down asap to have good cities in 2070
My plan: https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/the-city-reboot-for-2070-that-we-122
Quote source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/florida-hit-by-worst-real-estate-crisis-in-decades/ar-AA1oXlcH
Speaking of #AI #ArtificialIntelligence vs human intelligence or ignorance...
I find the fact that the journalist felt the need to include the answers to the puzzles that defeat chatbots a bit depressing.
Do you?
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/06/ai-llms
Hi, I'm your #AI assistant.
I can help you to write about any topic
ME: sure, summarize this:
NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO
you are all getting #UBI and #ArtificialIntelligence / #AI ...
BACKWARDS. Almost literally.
I mean it: https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/ubi-ai-and-reality-always-in-the
Whoever believes that bits and files are more fragile than paper, books, vinyl and similar is 10000% WRONG.
Period. Time to end this myth:
https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/ever-wondered-why-we-are-in-a-digital
Just replace "computers" with #smartphones, and "Pentium" with #iPhone, and it's still 100% valid advice.
From **1998** (heck, Google didn't even exist yet):
mfioretti
Aspiring polymath, Tech Writer available for hire. See https://mfioretti.com for details
Joined Nov 2022