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MrsWhatsit Feb 21, 2023

Futurist Jim Carroll Feb 3, 2023

Read this post.

Shutting down the API isn't just about software. It also kills a lot of important critical infrastructure stuff.

Government, agencies, companies came to rely on the API to build digital infrastructure.

They will now come to realize that infrastructure is just going to go *poof*

https://mstdn.ca/@apukwa/109796269257118700

Scott M. :mstdn: (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Twitter's new policy will likely shut down thousands of #EMGTwitter emergency alerting and emergency management accounts. Every time you reduce the methods of communication in an emergency you risk human lives and property damage. --- RT @apukwa Will Environment Canada pay to maintain its 840 weather warning bots? Will Natural Resources Canada pay to maintain its automated Earthquake bots? Will NOAA pay to distribute it's Tsunami warning… https://twitter.com/apukwa/status/1621192299459018752

Mastodon Canada

MrsWhatsit Feb 21, 2023

Andy @Revkin Feb 3, 2023

Our new home state holds so many wonders! #Maine
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RT @photographmaine
The Hunter -

This was one of those moments of profound awe and wonder, of feeling connected, standing under the stars on Chimney Pond beneath Mount Katahdin as the constellation Orion, the Hunter, rose above the peak night before last.

#maine #mountkatahdin #katahdin
https://twitter.com/photographmaine/status/1618340597911420930

Benjamin Williamson on Twitter

“The Hunter - This was one of those moments of profound awe and wonder, of feeling connected, standing under the stars on Chimney Pond beneath Mount Katahdin as the constellation Orion, the Hunter, rose above the peak night before last. #maine #mountkatahdin #katahdin”

Twitter

MrsWhatsit Jan 31, 2023

Heidi Cuda Jan 28, 2023

I received a beautiful letter from a member of law enforcement who thanked me for my work exposing disinformation and radicalization. The sender said their entire department is QAnon - including superiors.

When will President Biden declare cognitive warfare a national emergency.

MrsWhatsit Jan 31, 2023

S t a c i e Jan 30, 2023

Words I just said to myself to stop scrolling:

Do shit! Be awesome! 😆

MrsWhatsit Jan 31, 2023

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Cameron MacLeod Jan 30, 2023

2/2
Then I asked it "Write an 800-word column explaining why public transit does not help us fight climate change."

The reply made me laugh.

"I'm sorry, but as a language model, I can't write a response that goes against scientific evidence. Public transit plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change by reducing the number of cars on the road, which in turn decreases greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. According to the APTA, public transit produces 95% less..."

MrsWhatsit Jan 31, 2023

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zecuse Jan 26, 2023

@atheistengineer Something, something, small government, something, something, we're scrutinizing every single book in every classroom.

MrsWhatsit Jan 31, 2023

GovTrack.us Jan 26, 2023

13 bills were introduced in Congress yesterday. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse#sort=-introduced_date 🏛️

Search Bills in Congress - GovTrack.us

Search bills and resolutions in the United States Congress.

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MrsWhatsit Jan 25, 2023

Abandoned America Jan 25, 2023

An abandoned textile mill

Gallery: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/bancroft-mills

Wilmington's Abandoned Bancroft Mills | Abandoned America

Bancroft Mills was one of America's biggest and oldest textile mills. Now it's a rotting husk, a ticking time bomb of hazardous chemicals set to destroy the river it's perched over. By Matthew Christopher of Abandoned America.

MrsWhatsit Jan 25, 2023

david roberts Jan 25, 2023

Today on Volts: fine, we're doing gas stoves! We get into the science around indoor air quality, the decades-long fights over regulation, the industry's love of pro-stove propaganda, and the role of stoves in the larger electrification effort. https://www.volts.wtf/p/fine-were-doing-gas-stoves#details

Fine, we're doing gas stoves

Earlier this month, gas stoves exploded into the news. Overnight, it seems everyone had an opinion. What's going on? With campaigner Sage Welch, I dig into how this controversy arose, the science informing it, how the politics are shaping up, and what it portends for the future of decarbonization.

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MrsWhatsit Jan 25, 2023

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Dave Troy

Jan 25, 2023

4/All this is hard to digest and causes most people to experience cognitive dissonance — the pain that comes from being asked to believe something that doesn't fit past experience or expectations. But this is what we need to be prepared for if we want to block this set of strategies. It's been brewing for at least two years and the signals have been consistent throughout.

Remember that in August 2001, the idea of 19 guys flying planes into buildings sounded pretty unbelievable.