I don't know if you've noticed that in supermarkets now, there are shelves crammed with meh products and others with essential products empty.

I've received reports that retailers are using AI massively to manage stock and replenishment. If it weren't tragic, it would be hilarious.

#ai #humanstupidity

Um, anyone who willingly uses #PFAS-laden #SkiWax these days should be forced to eat it! After all, all the critters exposed to the wax will end up consuming it. Fairs fair! You use it, you eat it!

The #Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications

Waxes containing #PFAS are banned at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three athletes already have been disqualified for using them

Tik Root, Feb 12, 2026

"Heading into the Milan-Cortina #2026Olympics, skiers and snowboarders were already adjusting to a ban on #fluorinated waxes long prized for making their equipment faster. This week, the #WinterGames saw their first enforcement of that rule, which is aimed at protecting public health and the #environment.

" 'South Korean cross-country skiers #HanDasom and #LeeEuiJin were disqualified from the women’s sprint event on Tuesday. That came one day after Japanese snowboarder #ShibaMasaki was disqualified from the men’s parallel giant slalom. In all three cases, routine testing found banned compounds on their equipment.

"For decades, elite snow sports athletes have relied on waxes with #fluorocarbons that are exceptional at repelling water and dirt. Former U.S. cross-country racer Nathan Schultz told Grist the so-called '#fluoro' waxes provide a 'really ridiculous speed advantage,' especially in warmer conditions like those experienced at these Games.

"But these waxes also contained PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. This class of 15,000 so-called 'forever chemicals' are notorious for never breaking down. Studies have linked exposure to PFAS to #ThyroidDisease, developmental problems, and #cancer, and research has found elevated levels in ski technicians who regularly handled the waxes. PFAS have also been detected in #soil and #water near ski venues, including wells drawing from aquifers in #ParkCityUtah, suggesting broader #environmental #contamination."

Read more:
https://grist.org/accountability/the-olympics-just-saw-its-first-forever-chemical-disqualifications/

#ForeverChemicals #Poisons #Wildlife #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #HumanStupidity #3MKnew

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (1987) [pdf]

https://gandalf.fee.urv.cat/professors/AntonioQuesada/Curs1920/Cipolla_laws.pdf

#HackerNews #HumanStupidity #BasicLaws #Cipolla1987 #PDFInsights #CriticalThinking #KnowledgeSharing

“It's a view of Mother Earth as we've never seen her, and it just might help us solve some our most existential issues.”

Yeah that would be great if humans would stop killing each other and focus on the climate crisis.
#climatecrisis #massextinction #killing #war #greed #humanstupidity
#EpsteinFiles

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-ai-model-helps-us-see-the-planet-as-we-never-have-before/

Eu peço desculpa aos meus filhos.
Eu peço desculpa aos jovens e às crianças.
Eu peço desculpa aos que ainda não nasceram.

Porque a Humanidade falhou!
Porque a minha geração falhou!
Porque não aprendemos com a História!
Porque não demos voz à consciência!

#reflexao #abismo #desculpa
#climatechange #war #humanstupidity

https://sustentabilidadeeaccao.blogspot.com/2025/07/eu-peco-desculpa.html

7 acres is nothing compared to TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES!

Teen charged with allegedly starting massive #NewJersey #wildfire

By Jon Haworth and Bill Hutchinson Thursday, April 24, 2025

"A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a massive New Jersey wildfire that has consumed 13,000 acres and continued to burn Thursday, authorities said.

"In a statement released Thursday morning, New Jersey officials including Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, announced the arrest of Joseph Kling of Waretown, New Jersey, on charges of aggravated arson and arson in connection with the wildfire that started Tuesday morning.

"The fire was first spotted about 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the Greenwood Wildlife Management area near Waretown, New Jersey, officials said.

"Officials said investigators tracked the origin of the fire to Waretown.

"Further investigation has revealed that Kling was the individual responsible for setting wooden pallets on fire -- and then leaving the area without the fire being fully extinguished," officials said in the statement.

#Kling was taken into custody at Ocean Township Police Headquarters in Waretown, officials said.

"He was booked at the Ocean County Jail, where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.

"The #JonesRoadWildfire continued to burn on Thursday. The fire has burned at least 13,250 acres and is 50% contained, according to the Fire Service.

"Winds are expected to blow smoke into the New York City area.

"The fire is expected to grow as dry conditions, winds, and low humidity aid the aid the blaze's activity, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service."

https://abc7news.com/post/nj-wildfire-arrest-teen-charged-allegedly-starting-massive-new-jersey/16238898/

#Wildfires #ClimateChange #HumanStupidity #Drought

The broken promises of Albo

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS6BqLf8x/

#AusPol
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateEmergency
#HumanStupidity
#AlboPM
#TanyaPlibersek

#ArtificialIntelligence vs. #HumanStupidity

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ai-hype-and-potential-in-a-world-of-rising-mega-threats-by-nouriel-roubini-2024-02
#productivity
#politics
#economy
#AI

We are the only species ever to actually try to make ourselves extinct; if only we would invest the same effort in our collective survival.

The only species to develop so much technology, and where has it got us; better ways of controlling and killing each other.

The only species with stories designed to separate us from nature, and each other.

The only species dumb enough to believe its future lies outside its only life support system.

#humanstupidity is catching.