Bill the Lizard1. The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it. -- Brandolini's law
2. AI companies are spending billions to power their data centers.
3.
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Sean HeberChatGPT and other AI services are basically killing @Iconfactory and I'm not exaggerating or being hyperbolical.
First Twitter/Elon killed our main app revenue that kept the lights on around here, then generative AI exploded to land a final blow to design revenue.
Dustin L. Howett“What are we actually saying here — that even Microsoft has to evaluate usage of “AI” directly, because it doesn’t affect performance enough to have an obvious impact otherwise? That the technology is so limp that even its biggest investor has to strong-arm its own employees into using it? That their own employees don’t want to use it?”
Among other excellent quotes, this one stuck out to me from eevee’s article about… well, Whatever.
Steve Troughton-SmithApple's happy little head-in-the-sand, all's-fine WWDC is taking place today while police, from the regime its CEO bribed for support, are casually shooting journalists on live TV only a short drive away
XWiki SAS💸 Germany sends €204.5M to Microsoft annually while European open-source projects need investment.
Our Account Manager's analysis shows how redirecting these funds could:
✔️End vendor lock-in cycles
✔️Strengthen data sovereignty
✔️Create local tech jobs
✔️Support FLOSS innovation
XWiki, CryptPad and other open-source solutions prove alternatives exist, they just need proper funding.
Read the full analysis here: https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/why-governments-should-invest-in-open-source/
I remain convinced that DMA enforcement should escalate to include potential criminal charges against decisionmakers, as these companies are so big and have so much money that there is very little in this world that can dissuade them from doing the wrong thing. But individual people are just people
Marco ArmentThe App Store's upcoming Accessibility Nutrition Labels are a great idea:
But I worry that without verification, the features will be poorly understood and inconsistently implemented by developers claiming support.
I wrote back in 2014 that I wanted App Review to let us opt into accessibility testing, and show a badge for apps that pass:
https://marco.org/2014/07/10/app-review-should-test-accessibility
Could be a great way to improve outcomes for customers AND give developers more value for the 15/30%.
oshyYou noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago?
Turns out that was on purpose
Turns out that was on purpose
mintcan't remember where I saw it but "Using AI in education is like using a forklift in the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you" is a solid quote
Joe Rosensteel 🏳️🌈Some thoughts on the new Apple Pride token gesture. Apple is even more opaque than last year about what “financially support organizations that serve LGBTQ+ communities” means.
