A very Merry Christmas to all Mastodon. May this continue to be lovelier friendlier alternative to the 🐦site #christmas 🎄
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Steph Wright
@elmosmoe
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@elmosmoe on Twitter. Head of Scottish AI Alliance. All about trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI and tech. Terrible coder, failed astrophysicist but all out tech geek. Cinephile. Women in AI Scotland lead. Mum. Diversity in STEM. Trustee at Children’s Parliament #Unfeartie
Fifty Shades of Whey"We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient, that we are only 6 percent of the world's population and that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind." — John F. Kennedy, 1961
sbayneI'm properly proud to share news of our four new 2023 Masters programmes from the Edinburgh Futures Institute, with their strong focus on climate, community and justice. All taking applications now - come and join us!
Data and AI Ethics https://efi.ed.ac.uk/data-and-artificial-intelligence-ethics/
Circular Economy
https://efi.ed.ac.uk/circular-economy/
Planetary Health
https://efi.ed.ac.uk/planetary-health/
Sustainable Lands and Cities
https://efi.ed.ac.uk/sustainable-lands-and-cities/
Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics - Edinburgh Futures Institute
Gain the interdisciplinary skills and knowledge of ethical design, use and governance of artificial intelligence and other data-intensive technologies in order to navigate complex systems and roles with transparency, fairness, and respect for individual and human rights, and social needs.
Brendan NyhanNew paper from 42 experts in misinfo (not me!) identifying the 10 most important interventions against online misinformation and manipulation and the evidence for them - paper https://psyarxiv.com/x8ejt/ and website with interactive tables summarizing the evidence https://interventionstoolbox.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/table_evidence.html.
Stop Funding HateTime and again, toxic UK media coverage is followed by extreme online abuse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63925477
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63925477
marlies 
why call it bird site when ‘the fowl place’ is right there and a much better pun
NASAIt was a challenge, but we persevered. Thankful for my team back at @NASAJPL, who helped me troubleshoot and successfully seal my sample tube for rock core #14. Three cheers for interplanetary teamwork! 🦾💪
See all my samples: http://mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-samples
#PerseveranceRover
Chris TrottierPLEASE BOOST: Within a day of raising awareness about Mastodon's funding, we've moved the needle on Patreon in a big way
Some Comparisons:
* Yesterday, Mastodon was receiving $21,000/month
* Today, it's receiving $28,000/month -- that's an increase of $7,000!
* Yesterday, 4,720 patrons were donating to Mastodon
* Today, 6,968 patrons are donating to Mastodon
Let's continue this work. Donate, and get the word out!
(Oh, and if you can, send your instance some bux too.)
Mastodon MigrationAn Incredible Day In Internet History
It started with the Twitter lockout. 10,000 new users per hour. A QUARTER MILLION people migrated to Mastodon in one day. The servers struggled. Remarkably, admins all over the world built up capacity in real time. New users were patient. The system held.
It's running better now. There will be more hard days ahead, but people powered social media has arrived.
Mike Galsworthy 🦣This is bombshell reporting into what must now be a raging national scandal.
For govt buddies to take many millions from the public purse for unusable equipment during a pandemic when people are dying - and then lie about it…
…is sick and unforgivable.
#MichelleMone #PPE
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/23/michelle-mones-ppe-denials-v-what-we-know