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JD Vance outs himself as an SSCer, SSCers react
  • That too - a significant section of the tradcath subculture spends most of its time fulminating against "Bergoglio" these days.

    Also, if they happen to be the pro-Russian/anti-Ukraine kind of right-wing shithead, then the political alignment of some Orthodox churches may be amenable.

  • Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 8th December 2024
  • A two-part lecture and discussion series that may be of interest to techsneerers:

    Reimagining Space: Against Settler Colonial Space Futures

    This workshop is a two-part lecture and discussion series addressing urgent issues in space and how they relate to Earth. What does ethics mean in the context of space? Is it possible to explore space ethically? How do military interests drive Mars exploration? Led by multi-disciplinary researchers and organizers Dr. C. Adeene Denton and Dr. Divya M. Persaud, this series will provide an overview of how space is grounded in real-world oppression, colonialism, and genocide and a chance to discuss together how this could be changed.

    Runs on January 11th and 12th.

  • LessWrong House Style (2023)
  • I will always remember Sam Bankman Fried saying it's obvious that Shakespeare can't be the greatest author ever because it's unlikely. Just because something's unlikely doesn't mean it's impossible! You need to independently evaluate the evidence!

  • LessWrong House Style (2023)
  • In the Going Clear documentary an author says that because Scientology was built by and for L. Ron Hubbard, people who follow Scientology are gradually moulded in his image and pick up his worst traits and neuroses. LessWrong was founded by a former child prodigy.....

  • Data centre energy usage has outpaced growth of renewable energy in Ireland

    m.independent.ie Wind and solar energy produced more electricity last year, but data centre usage outpaced progress

    All the extra renewable electricity ­produced in Ireland last year was eaten up by the growth in data centres, new analysis shows.

    Wind and solar energy produced more electricity last year, but data centre usage outpaced progress

    "Total demand for electricity last year grew by 4.4pc, or 1.3 terawatts (TW), but 80pc of that increase, or 1.1TW, was from data centre growth."

    Training data for LLMs = higher energy prices and environmental degradation.

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    Reimagining AI | Planet Critical

    A video interview with the artist John Wild about AI, AGI, eugenics and Silicon Valley TESCREAL cultism. Posting without watching.

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    Interview with Dr Abeba Birhane on Irish radio

    "AI for dummies" interview from Irish radio with Dr Abeba Birhane, who's on a UN advisory board about AI.

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    Spotted this ad in an old copy of Smash Hits. Possible tagline for this server?

    According to wikipedia, Runaway received "mixed reviews".

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    Dan McQuillan on Resisting AI | Yeah Nah Pasaran! On 3CR

    www.3cr.org.au Dan McQuillan on Resisting AI

    This week we have a chat with Dr Dan McQuillan about his book Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence.

    Dan McQuillan on Resisting AI

    Interview on Australian anti-fascist radio show Yeah Nah Pasaran! with Dan McQuillan, computer lecturer and author of "Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach To Artificial Intelligence". Interesting comments on AI as a tool of/for austerity politics, and an argument that AI is inherently anti-worker. Probably nothing new to people in here, but eloquently stated and put into a wider political context.

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    Building an entirely new city from scratch in Northern California: an environmentally friendly way of providing more housing, according to some silicon valley types

    www.theguardian.com Plan for 55,000-acre utopia dreamed by Silicon Valley elites unveiled

    Flannery Associates, the California group behind the $800m effort, launched a website showcasing renderings

    Plan for 55,000-acre utopia dreamed by Silicon Valley elites unveiled

    Sure, why attempt to improve the climate resilience or affordable housing in the cities where millions of people already live, when you can just buy land upstate and get a whole new toy to play with? And why tell local, state or national government anything - they'll only be supplying the land, water, sewerage, utilities & transport links. You pay your taxes, you deserve to get something back.

    This is going to be one hell of a planning application. What's the land use code for "feudal stronghold"?

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