Anthony Agby
@agbyaj.bsky.social
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Glad to see we’re addressing the root cause of all of this: Luther’s heresy
April 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Glad to see we’re addressing the root cause of all of this: Luther’s heresy
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oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
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Meta is so desperate to be seen as a leader in AI that it’s been caught cheating in AI benchmarks. Reminds me of the time Facebook artificially inflated its video views to con advertisers www.theverge.com/meta/645012/...
Meta got caught gaming AI benchmarks
Meta released Llama 4, but the announcement was eclipsed by benchmark drama.
www.theverge.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Meta is so desperate to be seen as a leader in AI that it’s been caught cheating in AI benchmarks. Reminds me of the time Facebook artificially inflated its video views to con advertisers www.theverge.com/meta/645012/...
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The US was certain it could beat the Vietnamese into submission
The Montgomery Bus Boycott looked for a long while like it wouldn’t work
Napoleon had a better prepared army than Russia
It really ain’t over until it’s over
The Montgomery Bus Boycott looked for a long while like it wouldn’t work
Napoleon had a better prepared army than Russia
It really ain’t over until it’s over
March 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The US was certain it could beat the Vietnamese into submission
The Montgomery Bus Boycott looked for a long while like it wouldn’t work
Napoleon had a better prepared army than Russia
It really ain’t over until it’s over
The Montgomery Bus Boycott looked for a long while like it wouldn’t work
Napoleon had a better prepared army than Russia
It really ain’t over until it’s over
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FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’
FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’
The FCC is also set to vote on proposals regarding 911 technology.
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’
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The Nepenthes malware sends AI crawlers down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they "get stuck" and "thrash around" for months, according to its anonymous creator.
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon.
arstechnica.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Nepenthes malware sends AI crawlers down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they "get stuck" and "thrash around" for months, according to its anonymous creator.
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An #IceAge masterpiece: the oldest known representation of a bird.
The small carving (4.7cm) of a water bird was made from mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago.
It's thought to be a diver, cormorant, or duck.Found in the Hohle Fels cave on the....🧵1/2
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🏺 #archaeology
The small carving (4.7cm) of a water bird was made from mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago.
It's thought to be a diver, cormorant, or duck.Found in the Hohle Fels cave on the....🧵1/2
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
🏺 #archaeology
January 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
An #IceAge masterpiece: the oldest known representation of a bird.
The small carving (4.7cm) of a water bird was made from mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago.
It's thought to be a diver, cormorant, or duck.Found in the Hohle Fels cave on the....🧵1/2
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
🏺 #archaeology
The small carving (4.7cm) of a water bird was made from mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago.
It's thought to be a diver, cormorant, or duck.Found in the Hohle Fels cave on the....🧵1/2
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
🏺 #archaeology
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My deepest take, a rather new one, is that the specialization of modern society both creates and requires ignorance of... a lot.
It is impossible to know all the things, which means there's value in individuals knowing a lot about some things, and those individuals exploit knowledge gaps.
It is impossible to know all the things, which means there's value in individuals knowing a lot about some things, and those individuals exploit knowledge gaps.
January 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My deepest take, a rather new one, is that the specialization of modern society both creates and requires ignorance of... a lot.
It is impossible to know all the things, which means there's value in individuals knowing a lot about some things, and those individuals exploit knowledge gaps.
It is impossible to know all the things, which means there's value in individuals knowing a lot about some things, and those individuals exploit knowledge gaps.
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A stressor you can break free of:
Industry report: Identifies potential upcoming resource / mineral shortages.
The News: “THERE WILL BE A SHORTAGE IN 5 YEARS.”
Industry: Reacts to report’s identification of economic opportunity, increasing exploration and supply. No shortage ever appears.
Industry report: Identifies potential upcoming resource / mineral shortages.
The News: “THERE WILL BE A SHORTAGE IN 5 YEARS.”
Industry: Reacts to report’s identification of economic opportunity, increasing exploration and supply. No shortage ever appears.
December 21, 2024 at 8:38 PM
A stressor you can break free of:
Industry report: Identifies potential upcoming resource / mineral shortages.
The News: “THERE WILL BE A SHORTAGE IN 5 YEARS.”
Industry: Reacts to report’s identification of economic opportunity, increasing exploration and supply. No shortage ever appears.
Industry report: Identifies potential upcoming resource / mineral shortages.
The News: “THERE WILL BE A SHORTAGE IN 5 YEARS.”
Industry: Reacts to report’s identification of economic opportunity, increasing exploration and supply. No shortage ever appears.
Well this is an exciting discovery. Hybrid human/neanderthals not related to us and has higher rates of disease.
Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree | CNN
Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the oldest Homo sapiens DNA ever documented, scientists say.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Well this is an exciting discovery. Hybrid human/neanderthals not related to us and has higher rates of disease.
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Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, is turning to a new generation of batteries designed to stockpile massive amounts of energy — a critical step toward replacing power plants fueled by coal, gas and oil, which create a third of global greenhouse gas emissions.
These batteries could harness the wind and sun to replace coal and gas
Utilities are building massive batteries to store renewable energy and replace polluting fossil fuel power plants.
wapo.st
November 26, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, is turning to a new generation of batteries designed to stockpile massive amounts of energy — a critical step toward replacing power plants fueled by coal, gas and oil, which create a third of global greenhouse gas emissions.