Agua de Ramon, Santiago, Chile - Oct 7, 2023
Simon Anderson
@Futur1st
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Futurist Speaker based in Minneapolis, MN. I post about emerging tech, travel, and whatever else is on my mind. (also @Futur1st on Twitter since 2009, but not posting there thanks to a billionaire with a fragile ego)
Ars TechnicaDish botches satellite deorbit, gets hit with FCC’s first space-debris fine
Old TV satellite's graveyard orbit isn't high enough, poses orbital debris risk.
Dare ObasanjoMy feelings are somewhat mixed on generative AI personalities and social media. The focus of social media apps has shifted over time from connecting us with people to connecting us with entertainment.
AI personalities in your messaging app like Snapchat, Messenger & WhatsApp now have extends this disconnection from being about connecting with people. We’re replacing real friends with synthetic ones.
I feel like we’ve lost something.
https://www.platformer.news/p/the-synthetic-social-network-is-coming
Electric cars are smashing all kinds of records in the U.S.
"Their share of new cars exceeded 7% for the first half of the year, speeding past a critical tipping point for mass adoption. In the past few months, all-time sales topped 3 million." https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2023/09/14/electric-cars-are-smashing-all-kinds-of-records-in-the-u-s/70852748007/
"Their share of new cars exceeded 7% for the first half of the year, speeding past a critical tipping point for mass adoption. In the past few months, all-time sales topped 3 million." https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2023/09/14/electric-cars-are-smashing-all-kinds-of-records-in-the-u-s/70852748007/
GraniteGeekSuperchargers at the drive-in!
#EV #EVs #Tesla
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-supercharger-diner-permit-approved/
nixCraft 🐧Zoom terms and conditions now allow training AI on user content with no opt out. 🤣 See section 10.2 and 10.4 https://explore.zoom.us/en/terms/
Dr. Lucky Tran 
Never believe minimizers who lie and say there’s nothing more we can do to mitigate the spread of #COVID. This would be a huge game-changer!
Scientists are developing a breathalyzer that can detect coronavirus in just one or two breaths and provide results in less than 1 minute. The test could be more accurate than rapid home tests and faster than PCR tests.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-breath-test-shows-promise-rapid-covid-19-detection
Dave BittnerThere was a tradition among Hollywood film directors to use the pseudonym Alan Smithee on projects they worked on, but didn't want their name associated with.
I wonder if a similar pseudonym is in order for content generated by LLMs like Chat GPT.