Mastodawn

Don't worry, Sam, SpaceX won't ACTUALLY launch 7,000 satellites! (There are currently 10,296 Starlink sats in orbit)

Don't worry, SpaceX said they'd get their satellites fainter than magnitude 7! (They have not https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2025MNRAS.544L..15M/PUB_PDF)

Don't worry, they won't actually start Kessler Syndrome! https://outerspaceinstitute.ca/crashclock/

Don't worry, they won't actually launch a million AI data centres into orbit!! https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366

This is the fucking worst I-told-you-so https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Corpomancer Apr 25

Curated Hacker News Apr 25

Do I belong in tech anymore?

https://ky.fyi/posts/ai-burnout

#ai

Do I belong in tech anymore?

On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal.

Ky Decker

Corpomancer Feb 26

Prof. Sam Lawler Feb 26

New article out about what a million satellites could do to our atmosphere. It's bad. https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366

A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’

Planned ‘megaconstellations’ of satellites could cause unforeseen harm to the ozone layer and climate systems. Global regulation is needed before it’s too late.

The Conversation

Corpomancer Feb 20

danmcquillan Feb 19

"AI is a morbid symptom of the interregnum" https://danmcquillan.org/ai_is_a_morbid_symptom_of_the_interregnum.html [0/7]

AI is a morbid symptom of the interregnum

Corpomancer Feb 14

Justin Pot Feb 13

It's staggering to me how many use cases for AI revolve around summarizing overly long work documents and memos, a use case that doesn't need to exist if your company has a culture of concise communication.

Corpomancer Jan 20

Fesshole 🧻Jan 20

I used to send a spreadsheet to the Exec Team with "Fuck Off" in the very bottom right hand cell, white text on a white cell. Nearly got caught out when my boss couldn't email it to external auditors, failing the email profanity filter. IT never worked out why it wouldn't send.

Corpomancer Jan 12

Chocolate has become so expensive, only pure cocoa bars are still affordable.

Corpomancer Jan 9

Numbers never lie, after all: they simply tell different stories depending on the math of the tellers.
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie #poverty #math

Part 1: My Life Is a Lie

How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America

Yes, I give a fig... thoughts on markets from Michael Green

Corpomancer Jan 2

Paul Fairie Jan 1

A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026

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Corpomancer Dec 31

They'll say "It was a constructive meeting" regarding how 2026 went down.
https://youtu.be/NUC2EQvdzmY

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