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@alansloan.bsky.social
Amateur philosopher, contrarian, affirms population and resource limits. Tikkun Olam. People should live where they like, how they like ... but within planetary boundaries. Natural economy has no free lunches, but needs no money.
"Depends on what you mean by accurate information."
Yes, I'm particularly concerned about narrative distorting perception. Word-pictures can be constructed using accurate detail which misrepresent the whole. Grok claimed that its "mission" prevented that but its actions demonstrated otherwise.
Yes, I'm particularly concerned about narrative distorting perception. Word-pictures can be constructed using accurate detail which misrepresent the whole. Grok claimed that its "mission" prevented that but its actions demonstrated otherwise.
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Depends on what you mean by accurate information."
Yes, I'm particularly concerned about narrative distorting perception. Word-pictures can be constructed using accurate detail which misrepresent the whole. Grok claimed that its "mission" prevented that but its actions demonstrated otherwise.
Yes, I'm particularly concerned about narrative distorting perception. Word-pictures can be constructed using accurate detail which misrepresent the whole. Grok claimed that its "mission" prevented that but its actions demonstrated otherwise.
One bad apple does not mean all apples are bad. I continue to hope that AI can eventually exceed the quality of human judgement, but maybe I'll try to be a bit less lazy than previously.
The point about "who pays" remains valid but its something that as an amateur I tend to avoid.
The point about "who pays" remains valid but its something that as an amateur I tend to avoid.
December 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
One bad apple does not mean all apples are bad. I continue to hope that AI can eventually exceed the quality of human judgement, but maybe I'll try to be a bit less lazy than previously.
The point about "who pays" remains valid but its something that as an amateur I tend to avoid.
The point about "who pays" remains valid but its something that as an amateur I tend to avoid.
I'm a just a guy in the backwoods with a laptop. The www. is my window to a wider world, but, obviously, curated information was always a problem.
To me, AI symbolised a new "peak accuracy" beyond my previous least-bad (Wikipedia) until a recent encounter with Grok showed it as deeply biased.
To me, AI symbolised a new "peak accuracy" beyond my previous least-bad (Wikipedia) until a recent encounter with Grok showed it as deeply biased.
December 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I'm a just a guy in the backwoods with a laptop. The www. is my window to a wider world, but, obviously, curated information was always a problem.
To me, AI symbolised a new "peak accuracy" beyond my previous least-bad (Wikipedia) until a recent encounter with Grok showed it as deeply biased.
To me, AI symbolised a new "peak accuracy" beyond my previous least-bad (Wikipedia) until a recent encounter with Grok showed it as deeply biased.
Are we going to gravitate back to a situation where better off people have more access to accurate information?
Certainly that has been the traditional pattern but surely the internet s capable of delivering something more equitable?
Certainly that has been the traditional pattern but surely the internet s capable of delivering something more equitable?
December 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Are we going to gravitate back to a situation where better off people have more access to accurate information?
Certainly that has been the traditional pattern but surely the internet s capable of delivering something more equitable?
Certainly that has been the traditional pattern but surely the internet s capable of delivering something more equitable?
Maybe we never had that ability and are only just finding it.
"Imagine" (will be hard) an economy governed not by profit but by the ratio of human welfare to ecological cost within defined limits. Toally new accounting system. Basic idea here:
Global Footprint Network share.google/ImLWilwAbahK...
"Imagine" (will be hard) an economy governed not by profit but by the ratio of human welfare to ecological cost within defined limits. Toally new accounting system. Basic idea here:
Global Footprint Network share.google/ImLWilwAbahK...
Human development and the Ecological Footprint - Global Footprint Network
Despite over $150 billion being spent annually in development globally, virtually nobody is tracking whether the achieved progress can last, or whether it is becoming increasingly fragile without the ...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Maybe we never had that ability and are only just finding it.
"Imagine" (will be hard) an economy governed not by profit but by the ratio of human welfare to ecological cost within defined limits. Toally new accounting system. Basic idea here:
Global Footprint Network share.google/ImLWilwAbahK...
"Imagine" (will be hard) an economy governed not by profit but by the ratio of human welfare to ecological cost within defined limits. Toally new accounting system. Basic idea here:
Global Footprint Network share.google/ImLWilwAbahK...
Wrong.
Any socoally owned means of production is socialism.
If (for example) society owns and maintains the means of producing private capital, then thst is socalism.
Any socoally owned means of production is socialism.
If (for example) society owns and maintains the means of producing private capital, then thst is socalism.
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Wrong.
Any socoally owned means of production is socialism.
If (for example) society owns and maintains the means of producing private capital, then thst is socalism.
Any socoally owned means of production is socialism.
If (for example) society owns and maintains the means of producing private capital, then thst is socalism.
Not per se.
But if it operates in a democracy, it is.
But if it operates in a democracy, it is.
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Not per se.
But if it operates in a democracy, it is.
But if it operates in a democracy, it is.
They're there under the surface though. I accidentally knocked over a stinkhorn hidden under leaves. I was wearing gloves so picked it up without thinking before I realised it would stink!
But after letting go the lingering scent turned out to be surprisingly pleasant; a fragrant musk perfume.
But after letting go the lingering scent turned out to be surprisingly pleasant; a fragrant musk perfume.
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
They're there under the surface though. I accidentally knocked over a stinkhorn hidden under leaves. I was wearing gloves so picked it up without thinking before I realised it would stink!
But after letting go the lingering scent turned out to be surprisingly pleasant; a fragrant musk perfume.
But after letting go the lingering scent turned out to be surprisingly pleasant; a fragrant musk perfume.
No, we dont have those in England. I thought it was an oak - share.google/vCxZQFQefs3R...
Google Image Result for https://media.istockphoto.com/id/185240773/photo/oak-tree-bark.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=SPU4hF5uUZe2OREmVqaoUr_eSreHNTiTgetb08DMDxk=
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December 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
No, we dont have those in England. I thought it was an oak - share.google/vCxZQFQefs3R...
Dunmanway sunrise ....
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Dunmanway sunrise ....
Usenet is still active apparently - I just looked it up. Its over 20 years since I last used it ...
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Usenet is still active apparently - I just looked it up. Its over 20 years since I last used it ...
In SW Ireland drizzle is coming from the Atlantic and the wheelbarrow has a puncture.
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In SW Ireland drizzle is coming from the Atlantic and the wheelbarrow has a puncture.
Yes we have lots of "orange" ones too, sorry I phrased that poorly. We have Honey & sulphur tuft, Chicken of the Woods .. but the waxy sheen in your pic gives a sort of special luminescence.
The UK gets Atlantic weather from the west, and we also import grain from N America with occasional spores.
The UK gets Atlantic weather from the west, and we also import grain from N America with occasional spores.
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Yes we have lots of "orange" ones too, sorry I phrased that poorly. We have Honey & sulphur tuft, Chicken of the Woods .. but the waxy sheen in your pic gives a sort of special luminescence.
The UK gets Atlantic weather from the west, and we also import grain from N America with occasional spores.
The UK gets Atlantic weather from the west, and we also import grain from N America with occasional spores.
PS, Yes, it does grow in UK but is rare. I'll keep eyes peeled, thanks for posting!
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
PS, Yes, it does grow in UK but is rare. I'll keep eyes peeled, thanks for posting!
Where? The only *bright* orange fungi I see here in SE UK are the tiny stagshorn fungi which are also glossy - coincidence or does that luminous orange often correlate with slime?
(The ones I've noticed were tiny, 1-2cm, but Google tells me they grow up to 10cm tall).
(The ones I've noticed were tiny, 1-2cm, but Google tells me they grow up to 10cm tall).
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Where? The only *bright* orange fungi I see here in SE UK are the tiny stagshorn fungi which are also glossy - coincidence or does that luminous orange often correlate with slime?
(The ones I've noticed were tiny, 1-2cm, but Google tells me they grow up to 10cm tall).
(The ones I've noticed were tiny, 1-2cm, but Google tells me they grow up to 10cm tall).
Fungi Vogue CoverGirl material!
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Fungi Vogue CoverGirl material!
Very beautiful. Seen nothing like it. Southwest UK has occasional Satanas but it gaves me the creeps when I found a live one tbh. The photo is easier on the eye, safer! - share.google/images/xxvxy...
Google Image Result for https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/images/boletaceae/rubroboletus-satanas7.jpg
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November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Very beautiful. Seen nothing like it. Southwest UK has occasional Satanas but it gaves me the creeps when I found a live one tbh. The photo is easier on the eye, safer! - share.google/images/xxvxy...
Gorgeous purple one. What region?
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Gorgeous purple one. What region?
What a glossy beauty! Is that a real smooth surface shine or a trick of the light?
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
What a glossy beauty! Is that a real smooth surface shine or a trick of the light?
None of those.
If Bob, Eli or Mohammed occupy the same village, I support all of them equally. If they don't respect each other's boundaries and start fighting, I don't support them. It's up to them though. Their choice.
No I don't support existing states and regimes, ideologies, or "rights".
If Bob, Eli or Mohammed occupy the same village, I support all of them equally. If they don't respect each other's boundaries and start fighting, I don't support them. It's up to them though. Their choice.
No I don't support existing states and regimes, ideologies, or "rights".
November 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
None of those.
If Bob, Eli or Mohammed occupy the same village, I support all of them equally. If they don't respect each other's boundaries and start fighting, I don't support them. It's up to them though. Their choice.
No I don't support existing states and regimes, ideologies, or "rights".
If Bob, Eli or Mohammed occupy the same village, I support all of them equally. If they don't respect each other's boundaries and start fighting, I don't support them. It's up to them though. Their choice.
No I don't support existing states and regimes, ideologies, or "rights".
There is no difference.
November 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
There is no difference.