Stephen Cerruti

View of vineyards and distant mountains from the patio of Willamette Valley Vineyards.

Stop number 2 is near the Enchanted Forest in Turner, just north of Salem. Willamette Valley Vineyards, so more Pinot for certain.

WillaKenzie vineyard block map in front of Alliete block.

What wineries will Gemini pick for our trip home? #wine #roadtrip

Willamette Valley, that means Pinot!

Opening scene from "You Only Live Twice" with an Exxon Mobile logo added by AI.

[AI modified art]

IYKYK

Please see the announcement on the csed.social server about our looming shutdown 7/31.

Feel free to reach out if you have questions or concerns.

Would you please blindly click on this link for me?

https://script.google.com/a/macros/e3civichigh.com/s/AKfycbwN8i3Z7OPyG7F53LdsEVC705xBrvwwFC8wZrLrnhHW9wtLDmVNzAGXnafxvQK_03hcvA/exec

@ai6yr can't we get RFK to handle this?

I've been looking for open source replacements for my home automation, this doorbell project seems interesting. One thing that I'm confused about is the point of having a display on a doorbell […]

@ai6yr oh, did I miss you? I'll workshop a few things and get back to you.

@ai6yr Hey! I resemble that remark!

It's with some reluctance that I'm announcing the upcoming shutdown of csed.social on July 31st, 2025. In accordance with fediverse norms, this three-month notice provides ample time for our members to plan their next steps.

The initial vision for csed.social was to build a vibrant community […]

Realistically, how many people do you think Tesla will kill before Austin is forced to shut it down?

We need to be smarter about charging electric vehicles. There's money in managing when vehicles charge. First it was WeaveGrid. They were okay I guess, but they didn't support two car households.

So I tried ev.energy and as a result my car won't charge. They essentially failed in a closed […]

@ai6yr I now have a big bag of apples. My store wasn't carrying honey jalapeno hummus so I just throw hot honey in some regular hummus to dip.

Also sometimes nuts.

@grant_h my reality is such that your point three can only be met with languages that run in a web browser (for example on a Chromebook.)

While I would consider Python to qualify under part 2 as written. I think the post length maximum has shortened your actual requirements.

Have you […]

@grant_h @edutooters I feel like your requirements are too strict. It rules out, for example, Blockly because it's not a language in itself but a visual representation of a language.

Under your requirements I would select Python.

@edutooters
Reflecting on #teaching #HighSchool #ComputerScience led to this question: "What would be the best first language to teach computer science?" (CS != programming)
Constraints:
1. It must have a formal and accepted definition, and be open source & widely available
2. It must embody all […]

Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill: 9780593448571 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The story of a small AI company that gave facial recognition to law enforcement, billionaires, and businesses, threatening to end privacy as we know it “The dystopian...

@ai6yr if you like that, read Kashmir Hill, "Your Face Belongs to Us".

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691288/your-face-belongs-to-us-by-kashmir-hill/

@ai6yr Here is a relevant article.

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/03/28/i-drove-300-miles-in-rural-virginia-then-asked-police-to-send-me-their-public-surveillance-footage-of-my-car-heres-what-i-learned/

One thing that is nice is that Flock is just making money of the cameras and the service […]

Next weekend I will be attending the AIrshow, part of ASU+GSV. Frankly I'm burned out on AI can do this or that (it can, I use it) without any discussion of the downsides.

Teachers have never respected intellectual property, but AI makes it worse. "Look what I made!", versus "Look what AI […]

Anyone remember Harry Potter: Wizards Unite?

(Just cleaning up photos.)

@BernhardWerner you might be able to draw inspiration from the launch announcement games from the past few Google I/O. I'm not sure if they are available in some format.

Toyota is not going to release their mythical 500 mile EV on time? I, for one, am shocked.

If I were cynical I would say the whole thing was made up by Toyota to keep people from jumping ship, at least for one last car purchase.

Bye bye Toyota. Don't forget to turn off the lights on your way out.

@ai6yr I was at a presentation today for drone programs at schools and they suggested asking around for old phones to use for the drone rather than having individuals try to use their phones.

Product idea: T-shirt but with a lanyard loop on the back for conferences.

#SpringCUE2025

I still need to pack for #SpringCUE2025. Leaving in 45 minutes. I'm not seeing the hashtag anywhere though.

@mattblaze @w7voa But what about what happened at the US African Development Foundation?

Infotainment display showing 2% energy for climate and pre-conditioning at 0.2kWh and 98% energy for traction motors at 10kWh. No energy was used for remote start.

Infotainment Energy Efficiency display showing 44.1 mi total trip at 4.2 mi/kWh with 9.1 miles regenerated.

In happy news, today I had my most efficient commute that I can recall. It's been my goal to get my commute down to 10kWh for my 44 mile mostly interstate commute. Traffic helps.

In comparison, it's like running a classic Easy-Bake Oven for 4 days.

This […]

[Original post on csed.social]

Why am I not hearing about the US African Development Fund armed takeover on Mastodon? Who do I need to be following?

#usadf

The loss of access to the HOV lane weighs on me as it will add 30 minutes back onto my commute home.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64206246/california-hov-ev-access-ending/

#ev #hov

Tau day > Pi day Half a pumpkin pie shown next to a single slice of pumpkin pie.

#piday