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Peter Butler

@peter-butler.bsky.social

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CNET Editor, here to track the development of decentralized media, primarily thru Bsky and Mastodon/Fediverse ... and for disc golf! #DiscGolf he/him/they/them Berkeley, CA @[email protected] https://mas.to/@peterbutler

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 10h

I forgot about from 2 weekends past

I ran into course designer Leonard Muise (of OTB Open/GG Park fame) at Oyster Bay

He told me a few new tidbits

1. Full cement teepads are coming. EB Parks sees that course will be longstanding

The plastic/rubber pads are *lumpy*

#DiscGolf #OysterBay

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 10h

things can change very quickly 🤞🏼

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 10h

Stephen Miller running a Weekend at Bernie’s is a powerful narrative

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 12h

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 14h

blog.ucs.org/mike-jacobs/...

Data Centers Are Already Increasing Your Energy Bills. We Have the Receipts.

Electric bills are going up around the country and some of those increases are due to an outdated practice that requires consumers to pay billions for tech giants’ grid connections. Our new analysis t...

blog.ucs.org

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 14h

I am a broken record on this, but Kanopy is their scrappy little sibling

It's probably free for you if you have a local library card

www.kanopy.com/en/product/c...

Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries

kui

www.kanopy.com

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 14h

firmware upgrade

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 15h

Loathsome

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 15h

now i have Seven Mary Three in my head :(

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 15h

Absolutely agree. All the political bullshit going on now has nothing to do with actual crime

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 15h

Trump admin is peak reality TV

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 15h

Maybe not more crime, but certainly more gun violence

Saudi Arabia has a similar level of inequality as the US and a slightly higher poverty rate, but the US has 20x the amount of gun violence

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 17h

“People are generating much more than we expected per user, and a lot of videos are being generated for very small audiences.”

Who could have guessed?! 🥴

Sora 2 Has a Huge Financial Problem

How will OpenAI stop Sora 2 from burning through cash as users generate countless resource-intensive AI videos?

futurism.com

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 17h

It's almost as if his makeup team does a poor job on purpose

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah, I wanna know who that is

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 18h

Is the black slice of pie one person?

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 20h

Getty Images is always a good reference. Search is open to anyone

He met with Carney today in the Oval Office

bsky.app/profile/pete...

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 4d

The last picture Getty Images has of Donald Trump is from Sept. 30

www.gettyimages.com/search/2/ima...

171,390 Donald Trump Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images

www.gettyimages.com

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 20h

🎯

therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...

Inside real estate fight that led to South Shore immigration raid

City of Chicago inspected the troubled 130-unit apartment complex two weeks before massive federal operation on Chicago’s South Side.

therealdeal.com

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 21h

All I can tell you is that's not the case. I am an abolitionist and have been for decades. I'm not sure what you're trying to except make me feel ashamed and guilty, so OK. Good luck to you