Mastodawn

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.

#UltimateTest

Robin 2d ago

CLIMBING DOWN

#Hirayama, in #Perfect Days, is not a failed climber.

He is someone who saw the #ladder clearly and stopped obeying it.

That is a very different thing.

The world keeps whispering: more #status, more #usefulness, more #achievement, more #improvement, more #proof that the self is becoming something.

No one has to #whip us anymore. We do it internally and call it ambition.

Hirayama’s freedom is not that he cleans #toilets. That could easily be another prison.

His freedom is that he is not using his life to become impressive.

Water does not need to win.

The useless #tree does not need to justify its #existence.

And “I need do nothing” does not mean sitting around uselessly. It means I do not need to #manufacture a self.

The #body can #clean, #breathe, #walk, make #coffee, light #fires, put #shoes on, feed #dogs, and #love the ones nearby.

But there does not have to be a grand inner project of becoming #Worthy

Simple living is not automatically #holy.

Low status is not #awakening.

A small life can still be full of #grievance, vanity and comparison.

But a life without #comparison ?

That is #freedom.

Maybe the real act is not #climbingdown.

Maybe it is stopping the argument with where I am.

https://youtu.be/pOCCfExW7FQ?si=M7T8VSe8OG1JqKCB

#fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life #quantum

Why Hirayama Walked Away From The Life We All Chase | Choosing To Stay Small

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Spatialists May 31

But is it useful?: The Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum proposes #usefulness as a better measure than openness for #dataQuality, with a 5-dimension, 4-star framework that goes beyond familiar schemes like #FAIR and 5-star Open Data. It’s an interesting read and a good...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/31-but-is-it-useful/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

But is it useful? – Spatialists – geospatial news

The Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum proposes #usefulness as a better measure than openness for #dataQuality, with a 5-dimension, 4-star framework that goes beyond familiar schemes like #FAIR and 5-star Open Data. It’s an interesting read and a good occasion to re-evaluate common notions of data quality and #openness.

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Likely Jan Lukas Mar 29

Because of course, *I* did not have a meat tenderiser. I had an oddly-specificly-designed thing that pokes holes.

Given that I am unlikely to use a meat tenderiser due to #arthritis being incompatible with handling cold meat, the reasonable thing to do is pop that gadget in one of the #decluttering boxes and #donate it to charity.

But I had had *some* successes using it purely as a pre-patterned hole-making device, so I said, "It's small, so I will keep it for now."

To be clear, this sort of logic is not very helpful in decluttering generally. It would be perfectly fair to talk me into getting rid of it sooner than later, as there are doubtless many objects in my care that are still here for no better reason.

Just because one might someday have a purpose for an object is a risky thought pattern for people with #HoardingDisorder, imo.

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#objects
#things
#usefulness
#purpose

Nicole Hennig Feb 14

Some Thoughts on AI – Matt Bruenig Dot Com mattbruenig.com/2026/01/19/som… #AI #opinions #usefulness #TheLeft

Nicole Hennig Feb 14

Some Thoughts on AI – Matt Bruenig Dot Com https://mattbruenig.com/2026/01/19/some-thoughts-on-ai/ #AI #opinions #usefulness #TheLeft

WIST Quotations Dec 23, 2025

A quotation from Nietzsche

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies. That means he knows only one class: enemies.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher and poet
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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #nietzsche #control #enemy #opposition #perspective #politician #politics #power #statesman #tools #usefulness

(Attributed) - Nietzsche, Friedrich | WIST Quotations

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies. That means he knows only one class: enemies. This is frequently attributed to Nietzsche, without citation -- a clue that it is a paraphrase of a more complex or nuanced passage. I found only one reference online that mentioned a…

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