Mastodawn

Incomprehensible USG self-sabotage. The combination of arrogance, stupidity and ignorance required to burn down hurricane and weather forecasting -- IN THE FIRST WEEKS OF THE HURRICANE SEASON?! -- will, incontrovertibly, kill people. I hope their surviving friends, family, coworkers etc get together and sue those responsible into smoking holes in the ground.

#NHC #NWS #NOAA #DOGE #hurricanes #weather #Trump

https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2025/06/MSG_20250625_1735.html

BibbleCo 6d ago

Timecube guy's getting hammered in a dive bar RN.

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-theory-dimensions-space-secondary-effect.amp

New theory proposes time has three dimensions, with space as a secondary effect

Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist.

Phys.org

BibbleCo Jun 19

I've had a lot of respect and liking for Emily Thornbury for years, regardless of differing affiliations and policy preferences. But for answering a question about the PIP bill saying "it's a big document, its all financial detail rather than organisational, I haven't read it properly yet and when I comment it will be an informed comment" (approx words, not a transcript) she gets a gold star from me.

Politician in "Saying they don't have an informed opinion answer yet" shock! She's exactly the kind of politician we need RN. Tho' I'm almost glad Starmer didn't give her a ministerial job, as it opens up what she can say a bit more. (To be clear, when she DOES have an informed answer, IMO it's rational, based on facts and solid principles, and often particularly insightful and cogent. Even if she DOES come to the wrong conclusion, I respect how she got there.)

#EmilyThornberry #BBCNewsnight #Newsnight #democraticDecline #democracy

BibbleCo Jun 15

Zack Labe Jun 15

What a hot mess.

Climate change dashboard updated through last month: https://zacklabe.com/climate-change-indicators/

BibbleCo Jun 9

Auschwitz Memorial Jun 8

8 June 1943 | A transport of 880 Jews deported from the ghetto from Thessaloniki in German-occupied Greece arrived at #Auschwitz.

After the arrival selection 220 men and 88 women were registered in the camp The remaining 572 people were murdered in a gas chamber.

BibbleCo Jun 8

Do the #BBC hand over website news stories to the work experience kids at the weekend, or something? This is embarrassingly bad.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7zngr6jn5o

Spending Review to include £86bn for science and tech

The government says every corner of the country will benefit, but research backers call for a long-term plan for science.

BBC News

BibbleCo May 28

Yale Climate Connections (YCC) is an excellent resource for anyone interested in climate and extreme weather, and among other things they host the Jeff Masters / Bob Henson "Eye on the Storm" blog, which ran under another name on the old #Wunderground site. I don't need social media, I have the EotS comments section. Their coverage of #hurricanes during the season is superb, with both lifesaving information for people in harm's way, and deep technical expertise. Anyway, it's effing awesome, but #YCC lost a big source of funding because Trump, so now they need donations. I've given what I can; any generous multi-millionaires who'd like to do a bit more good, please go here:
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/donate/

Why donate to Yale Climate Connections?

Only 28% of Americans regularly hear about climate change in the media, but 77% want to hear those stories.

Yale Climate Connections

BibbleCo May 11

Perhaps we need a Campaign for Natural Intelligence. Dang, the acronym's already taken ("Critical National Infrastructure")

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15q5qzdjqxo

Wasn't some sort of rebellion or campaign against machine cognition a thing in a 60s - 70s SF short story? Or am I thinking of Asimov? (Is it time for my nap, yet?)

#AI #NaturalIntelligence #CNI #LuddResurgamEst #SF #sciencefiction

The people refusing to use AI

Worried about the environment and the loss of skills, some people are resisting the rise of AI.

BBC News

BibbleCo May 11

Jason Gorman May 11

Having lived and worked through multiple computing industry hype cycles, I've learned to be wary of calls - nay, *demands* - for us all to use a solution that don't mention any actual problem.

BibbleCo May 11

Orcspiration May 11

DRINK WATER FROM THE SKULLS OF YOUR ENEMIES! IF YOU HAVE CRUSHED THEIR SKULLS, USE A GLASS.