Charles Clinton Pustejovsky III

Remember: LLMs and bots and AI-generated things should always be called ‘it’. Regardless of the style or tone of voice, there is only an ‘it’ there. Don’t humanize it.

Our community shouted “Seattle!” from the treetops and we listened. Join us in the Emerald City for summer vibes, waterfront charm, and unforgettable #golang connections!

🎟️ A limited quantity of Early Gopher tickets are on sale now through February 20th (or until sold out) at www.gophercon.com

Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now. Did anyone ask you? Now someone is.

voteyesornoai.com/vote/no

Resilience is definitely key for these times. This is a great read.

What he said. But from this flesh and blood human being that agrees with you, thank you @robpike.io for helping create my favorite programming language!

☀️ Changes to regulations could bring balcony solar power to millions in the US!

Utah was the first US state to pass legislation allowing the purchase of small, portable, plug-in solar panels, giving people free, accessible energy. New York, Pennsylvania and others are now filing bills to follow!

🌍 After another successful legal challenge by Greenpeace and Uplift, fossil fuel giant Shell has been forced to reveal the true climate impact of it’s controversial oil field Jackdaw, by including the millions of tonnes of emissions that would come from burning the oil and gas over its lifetime.

🌳 Colombia has become the first country to declare its entire Amazon region off limits to large-scale mining and hydrocarbons.

The decision protects nearly half a million square kilometers of the Colombian Amazon, reaffirming that for Colombia, life is above any extractive model.

YouTube video by SciShow 5 Scary Science Headlines You Don't Need To Worry About

Good new from @hankgreen.bsky.social and @scishow.bsky.social
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🚶🏼A high school in Maine has introduced “detention hikes," where students walk local trails as an alternative to being isolated in a room.

The initiative is already showing promising results, with students reporting better moods, fewer repeat offences, and even a newfound love for the outdoors.

The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe The Apple Calculator leaked 32GB of RAM.

When AI Became a Force Multiplier for Incompetence techtrenches.substack.com/i/174023196/... by Denis Stetskov

🌳 Native Pine Martens return to the UK for the first time in a century!

19 of the species (from the weasel family!) have been released in secret locations around Exmoor National Park in a pioneering nature recovery project. They’ll be tracked with radio collars that will fall off in 6-9 months.

YouTube video by Evan Edinger I Can Spot AI Writing Instantly — Here’s How You Can Too

Great video on spotting AI writing. I need to get back to writing terser prose. I'm autistic so I struggle to keep things short and sweet.

Thanks @evanedinger.bsky.social

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🎣 After 40 years, Muskegon Lake in Michigan is no longer toxic!

After years of waste water, debris, metals and oils being dumped in the lake, $84 million was invested to remove waste and restore the habitat, wetlands and lakebed.

YouTube video by Matt D'Avella Why everyone is quitting social media

I get the irony of posting this here, fwiw

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Did she really say that?

Never disappointed by @theoatmeal.bsky.social.

"Pregnant Mario lactating Jamba Juice all over Blanca from Street Fighter... [Generate Image]"

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#AI #AIArt #GenerativeAI

Moore's law - Wikipedia

I really appreciated your interview with Ed. You mentioned how things will get more efficient and I wanted to ask if you're accounting for Moore's Law to hit a wall in the next 1+ decades?

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Is the Artificial Intelligence Bubble About to Pop? | Ars Live YouTube video by Ars Technica

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Is the Artificial Intelligence Bubble About to Pop? | Ars Live YouTube video by Ars Technica

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🚴🏻 Atlanta community build their own bike lane to connect local schools!

A programme helping neighbourhoods to lead, fund and trial local initiatives in Atlanta has just completed it’s 20th project, by transforming on-street parking into a two-way cycle lane!

☀️ California gets their first solar-covered canal!

Placing panels over waterways generates clean energy while keeping the panels cooler, saves space compared to traditional solar farms, and reduces water loss from evaporation. There’s only a handful in the world so far - hopefully changing soon!

🦬 Bison make an extraordinary comeback in Yellowstone National Park!

Conservation efforts helped grow a population from a few dozen to 5,000, and a new study shows their grazing helps spread nutrients that boost grass growth and make it 150% more nutritious, helping to revive entire ecosystems!

They've been a really good tech brand for years. I swear by their bluetooth portable speakers.

You're the best! I feel so silly that it took me following you on here to realize the guy who knows everything about Fallout speedruns is also really good at them.

Btw, do you know tomatoangus? He's been at GDQ a few times and I think you might be even better than he was there!

The attack on Charlie Kirk this afternoon is awful and deeply appalling. I’m praying for him and his family. Political violence is NEVER acceptable and we must condemn it in every form.

❌ Plans for a Neo-Nazi festival in Great Yarmouth, UK were CANCELLED after public pressure.

Over 34,000 people wrote to the Home Office to raise concerns after campaigning from anti-fascist organisation Hope Not Hate, resulting in the venue pulling out and the festival being cancelled.

@leaflet.pub Why does the app need to be able to "create, update, and delete any data from your repository."

Imagine a future where you can always swap out broken parts instead of throwing the whole thing out. That's the future we want—and we're fighting for it.

YouTube video by Sam Bentley Good News in August (you might have missed)

Hope is Punk!

I recommend following @sambentley.bsky.social here for little doses of these hopeful, motivating stories of positive change in our society.