Mastodawn

Angela Scholder 17s ago

It's FOSS 5h ago

A new Linux phone. 👇

https://news.itsfoss.com/liberux-nexx-community/

#linux

We Have Been Promised a New Linux Smartphone Which is Not Based on Android

Exciting to see companies pushing Linux phones towards the mainstream.

It's FOSS News

Angela Scholder 2m ago

Andrea Junker

4h ago

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.

Angela Scholder 5m ago

GulfofMexico 4h ago

#idiot47 #GOP #republicans #fascism #resist This takes my breath away. When a sitting US Senator is arrested for asking a question in his role of congressional oversight, we have an illegitimate regime in the White House. Noem should be arrested and held in contempt of Congress. This madness must stop.

Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-alex-padilla-forcibly-removed-dhs-sec-kristi-noems-press-conferenc-rcna212688

Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles

Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing demonstrations against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

NBC News

Angela Scholder 5m ago

xs4me2 4h ago

Democratic US Senator Padilla forced to ground, handcuffed by security agents | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sen-padilla-says-he-was-forced-ground-handcuffed-during-noem-press-conference-2025-06-12/

Totally and fully unacceptable... these thugs need to be stopped!

Angela Scholder 6m ago

Simon Willison 6h ago

The biggest scandal in AI energy usage right now deserves to be the xAI data center running on 35 methane gas turbines that don't need air permits because they are "temporary" and don't have catalytic reduction pollution controls installed because... they just didn't bother?
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/12/xai-data-center/

‘How come I can’t breathe?’: Musk’s data company draws a backlash in Memphis

The biggest environmental scandal in AI right now should be the xAI data center in Memphis, which has been running for nearly a year on 35 methane gas turbines under …

Simon Willison’s Weblog

Angela Scholder 7m ago

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽5h ago

Donald Trump and the United States National Park Service are trying to erase the transgender community from the history of the Stonewall Uprising. This cannot stand. Join me in fighting back against Trump by signing the petition below to voice your support for all members of the LGBTQ+ community and their immense contributions to queer history. http://thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/982/256/512/?TAP=2430&source_id=TransgenderStonewall

Sign Petition: Stop the U.S. Government From Erasing Transgender History in the Stonewall Uprising's Legacy

Transgender people have always been a central part of the LGBTQ+ movement, and we cannot allow them to be written out of history. (42882 signatures on petition)

Angela Scholder 16m ago

Rod Faulkner 7h ago

"The bottom line from Apple’s research is stark: we’re not witnessing the birth of AI reasoning.

We’re seeing the limits of very expensive autocomplete that breaks when it matters most."

Damning proof from Apple researchers that the hype from big tech surrounding #AI is an expensive illusion.

https://medium.com/@ninza7/apple-just-pulled-the-plug-on-the-ai-hype-heres-what-their-shocking-study-found-24ad42c234a0

#tech

Apple Just Pulled the Plug on the AI Hype. Here’s What Their Shocking Study Found

We’re living in an era of incredible AI hype. Every week, a new model is announced that promises to “reason,” “think,” and “plan” better than the last. We hear about OpenAI’s o1 o3 o4, Anthropic’s…

Medium

Angela Scholder 19m ago