Chrispy Mc

@chrispyness
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Living life with meaning and joy. Or aiming to, at least. Sometimes I miss and just sit on the couch.
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

The new MacBook Neo is the most repairable MacBook we’ve seen in 14 years. Screwed-in battery tray, modular ports, sensible layout, and day-one repair manuals. It’s not perfect, but it’s a real step forward for MacBook repair. Read the full breakdown at the link below.

https://www.ifixit.com/News/116152/macbook-neo-is-the-most-repairable-macbook-in-14-years

#iFixit #RightoRepair

Portal of Perception, oil on canvas.
— Freydoon Rassouli (Iranian, b.1943)

#Art #Painting

We don't have to burnish their reputations by elevating them to the status of archdemons who taint everything they touch with unwashable sin. Sam Altman isn't Lex Luthor. He's just a conman:

https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/breaking-sam-altmans-greed-and-dishonesty?r=8tdk6&utm_medium=ios

The fact that these bros are just normal assholes means that we don't have to treat everything they do as a sin. Scraping the entirety of human knowledge to make something new out of it isn't "stealing."

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BREAKING: Sam Altman’s greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to him

It’s about time

Marcus on AI
“Calm down!” I said, calming absolutely no one down in the situation
What an awesome idea @lovableweirdo #FollowFriday

This wonderfully strong lady is on the road to recovery after #breastcancer and surviving 3 strokes. I'm trying to help with a fundraising campaign to help cover medical bills.
Please boost! The support is appreciated.

https://gofund.me/11be30361

#donate #fundraiser #gofundme

This wonderfully strong lady is on the road to recovery after #breastcancer and surviving 3 strokes. I'm trying to help with a fundraising campaign to help cover medical bills.
Please boost! The support is appreciated.

https://gofund.me/11be30361

#donate #fundraiser #gofundme

• Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal, with over 4M in its metro area.
• They built a Bus Rapid Transit system (with electric buses) and protected bike lines.
• Results: normal car traffic reduced by 50%, shorter commutes, falling emissions and new jobs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p8ldPpB2ic
Senegal Cut Traffic in Half With Electric Buses

YouTube

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116217477822586442

The whole "AI" industry is just based on the hope that they can deskill people fast enough that they'll have to rent back cognitive support systems. Forever.

It's like Uber. Just that they don't try to break existing transportation infrastructures but your brain.