@jimebeta.bsky.social
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Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
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Latin America’s tax and welfare systems are shockingly bad at reducing inequality. This has physical, political and economic implications for the region https://econ.trib.al/MzQW2uH
Slums, swimming pools and Latin America’s inequality
Its tax and welfare systems are shockingly bad at reducing inequality
econ.trib.al
June 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Latin America’s tax and welfare systems are shockingly bad at reducing inequality. This has physical, political and economic implications for the region https://econ.trib.al/MzQW2uH
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Journalist Carole Cadwalladr on Facebook, OpenAI, Palantir & More: "These Companies Are Not Your Friend"
Journalist Carole Cadwalladr on Facebook, OpenAI, Palantir & More: “These Companies Are Not Your Friend”
We continue our conversation with investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr about the rise of unregulated tech behemoths like OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT that has been embroiled in scandals surrounding...
www.democracynow.org
June 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Journalist Carole Cadwalladr on Facebook, OpenAI, Palantir & More: "These Companies Are Not Your Friend"
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A pilot programme in Nigeria has shown the potential of AI in education. With extra tutoring from a chatbot, students achieved two years’ worth of progress in just six weeks. But there are some caveats https://econ.trib.al/dChxkrK
Can AI be trusted in schools?
A pilot programme in Nigeria helped students make two years’ worth of progress in six weeks
econ.trib.al
June 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A pilot programme in Nigeria has shown the potential of AI in education. With extra tutoring from a chatbot, students achieved two years’ worth of progress in just six weeks. But there are some caveats https://econ.trib.al/dChxkrK
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The abundance agenda, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social writes, "has set off a schismatic conflict not just over a collection of proposals and the Democratic Party’s direction—but over who should have the standing to direct it." https://theatln.tc/nUGABdW4
June 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The abundance agenda, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social writes, "has set off a schismatic conflict not just over a collection of proposals and the Democratic Party’s direction—but over who should have the standing to direct it." https://theatln.tc/nUGABdW4
Feeling very Ukrainian today. Bravo!
June 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Feeling very Ukrainian today. Bravo!
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The biggest endorsement I can make for Bluesky is that replacing Twitter with this app on my phone probably improved my general mood when I’m on my phone by 20-25%. I know there are better reasons but it is what it is!
May 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The biggest endorsement I can make for Bluesky is that replacing Twitter with this app on my phone probably improved my general mood when I’m on my phone by 20-25%. I know there are better reasons but it is what it is!
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Last in a special series: how marketing principles can apply to everyday life, how artists can sell without selling out, and how I’d rebrand the Democratic Party…
Prof G on Marketing: Rebranding the Democratic Party
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Last in a special series: how marketing principles can apply to everyday life, how artists can sell without selling out, and how I’d rebrand the Democratic Party…
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A US archives colleague mentioned this at a meeting this week. Life goes on as normal even as you recognize that it is not.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Systems are crumbling - but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A US archives colleague mentioned this at a meeting this week. Life goes on as normal even as you recognize that it is not.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
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My takeaway from this: He is so fucked.
April 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
My takeaway from this: He is so fucked.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
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Gray angel with the SMDH at us on Earth Day!! #grayangelfish #angelfish #smdh #earthday #closeup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf #keybiscaynecommunityfoundation
April 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Gray angel with the SMDH at us on Earth Day!! #grayangelfish #angelfish #smdh #earthday #closeup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf #keybiscaynecommunityfoundation
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Earth Day is a reminder that we only have one planet. Sometimes, it takes seeing Earth from space to truly grasp how precious it is. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
April 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Earth Day is a reminder that we only have one planet. Sometimes, it takes seeing Earth from space to truly grasp how precious it is. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
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Why would OpenAI want to start a social network? “It’s one of the first things I’ve seen from OpenAI that feels like the brainchild of executives who aren’t necessarily building cutting-edge technology,” @cwarzel.bsky.social tells @damonberes.com.
The Curse of ChatGPT
Success demands more success.
bit.ly
April 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Why would OpenAI want to start a social network? “It’s one of the first things I’ve seen from OpenAI that feels like the brainchild of executives who aren’t necessarily building cutting-edge technology,” @cwarzel.bsky.social tells @damonberes.com.
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39 YEARS AGO TODAY on April 19, 1986, "Kiss" by Prince and the Revolution reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
April 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
39 YEARS AGO TODAY on April 19, 1986, "Kiss" by Prince and the Revolution reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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This is a nice thread about The Onion. Thank you for saying nice things, and I can confirm the premise: If you pay your staff well, and you allow them to do what they're great at, it works better than chasing algorithms. The art is better, the truth is found easier, and—bonus!—the revenue is better.
It isn't a surprise to me that returning to print has made the Onion significantly funnier, but it is a surprise to me how *quickly* it has done so.
April 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is a nice thread about The Onion. Thank you for saying nice things, and I can confirm the premise: If you pay your staff well, and you allow them to do what they're great at, it works better than chasing algorithms. The art is better, the truth is found easier, and—bonus!—the revenue is better.
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Who told you that you have to finish every book you start?
April 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Who told you that you have to finish every book you start?
Our future. phys.org/news/2025-04...
Coral restoration projects failing: One-third ineffective and unlikely to scale, study finds
As coral bleaching and deaths become more widespread globally, experts are re-evaluating the benefits of restoration missions to reverse damage and protect some of the world's most species-rich ecosys...
phys.org
April 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Our future. phys.org/news/2025-04...
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Japan’s World Expo: a positive vision of the future for our divided world?
Japan’s World Expo: a positive vision of the future for our divided world?
Fifty-five years since Osaka last hosted, rocks from Mars, domestic androids and artificial hearts are part of showcase on ‘unloved’ island
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Japan’s World Expo: a positive vision of the future for our divided world?
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?