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I just think it’s notable that if hundreds of millions of people started using a NAS in their home, that would be more of an impact on...

I just think it’s notable that if hundreds of millions of people started using a NAS in their home, that would be more of an impact on energy use than LLMs have been.

The best thing I could do for my tech carbon footprint was to turn of my Synology while I slept, not stop using LLMs.I highly recommend...

The best thing I could do for my tech carbon footprint was to turn of my Synology while I slept, not stop using LLMs.

I highly recommend auditing your own energy use to see where you can personally move the needle.
https://birchtree.me/blog/how-i-radically-dropped-my-tech-carbon-footprint-without-cancelling-chatgpt/

New Eggo boxes just dropped and I think I dig it 👌Buttermilk is new

New Eggo boxes just dropped and I think I dig it 👌

Buttermilk is new

I've played another hour or so of the new Doom and it really is awesome.

I've played another hour or so of the new Doom and it really is awesome.

Movie #30: Enter the Dragon

Movie #30: Enter the Dragon

This is how wild speech is on the right here in the US now. Kaepernick says black people should be murdered less by police and he should be...

This is how wild speech is on the right here in the US now. Kaepernick says black people should be murdered less by police and he should be ejected from society, but Ye’s blatant anti-semitism must be protected and called “brave”.

I watched a clip of Joe Rogan talking about Ye’s “Heil Hitler” song (yes, that’s the title, and yes, that’s what it’s about),...

I watched a clip of Joe Rogan talking about Ye’s “Heil Hitler” song (yes, that’s the title, and yes, that’s what it’s about), and honestly the most insane part was Rogan saying Ye’s lyrics and beats are just as good as they’ve ever been. Bro…

Update: it’s not exactly Dune out there, but I did go outside and couldn’t keep my eyes open without getting sand in them. Very weird.

Update: it’s not exactly Dune out there, but I did go outside and couldn’t keep my eyes open without getting sand in them. Very weird.

Me in a few minutes.

Me in a few minutes.

I’ve lived in the Midwest my whole life and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a DUST STORM WARNING, so uh, hope I survive.

I’ve lived in the Midwest my whole life and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a DUST STORM WARNING, so uh, hope I survive.

I didn't properly hyper this up, btw. If you didn't know, Puzzmo is from Zach Gage, who also made Spelltower, Really Bad Chess,...

I didn't properly hyper this up, btw. If you didn't know, Puzzmo is from Zach Gage, who also made Spelltower, Really Bad Chess, Ridiculous Fishing, Good Sudoku, and Knotwords. I expect this app to be very, very nice.

http://apps.stfj.net/

https://isfeeling.social/@matt/114518197729519950

The official Puzzmo app is coming on Monday 🙌🏻https://apps.apple.com/us/app/puzzmo-solve-smile-share/id6714482734

The official Puzzmo app is coming on Monday 🙌🏻

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/puzzmo-solve-smile-share/id6714482734

RTX 4070 Super for those wondering, all settings turned to high or ultra, 4k with DLSS balanced.

RTX 4070 Super for those wondering, all settings turned to high or ultra, 4k with DLSS balanced.

Got to play like 30 minutes of the new Doom The Dark Ages, and it's a delight. ID's been rocking on this franchise for the past...

Got to play like 30 minutes of the new Doom The Dark Ages, and it's a delight. ID's been rocking on this franchise for the past decade now, and each game is more than just more of the same, they're all strong iterations on the formula.

Oh, and looks gorgeous on PC and runs insanely well. Doubly so when you realize the lighting is all ray-traced with no fallback option.

Kids growing up today will tell their kids that using ChatGPT was hell compared to what their kids get to do. It will be their "I...

Kids growing up today will tell their kids that using ChatGPT was hell compared to what their kids get to do. It will be their "I walked uphill both ways to school."

See film camera snobs when digital cameras came around.See film editors when computer-based editors appeared.See motion control artists when...

See film camera snobs when digital cameras came around.

See film editors when computer-based editors appeared.

See motion control artists when CG appeared.

Hell, I'm old enough to remember when using the internet was low brow for getting info, and the only real way to know something was to go to a library.

Again, not saying new tech is always 100% good, just that as I live longer, I see more "is this tech too much?" come and go before those become the norm.

The calculator example was also seen as a silly comparison by a few people, which I get, but a couple years ago I wrote this post after...

The calculator example was also seen as a silly comparison by a few people, which I get, but a couple years ago I wrote this post after coming across a 1999 article in the New York Times about how graphing calculators were wrecking havoc on kids' learning how to do actual math.

https://birchtree.me/blog/loving-a-good-satanic-panic/

I recognize not all situations are exactly the same, but over time there are consistently people saying the new tech is ruining art and peoples' need to learn anything.

And to be clear, I'm not saying LLMs are without fault or that someone who writes "make a cool pic" into ChatGPT is an equally...

And to be clear, I'm not saying LLMs are without fault or that someone who writes "make a cool pic" into ChatGPT is an equally skilled and interesting artist to someone who has a talent for drawing.

I'm specifically frustrated with people calling other people "bad" (or scab in this case) for using any "AI" anything.

And to be doubly clear, this isn't just for art, the post I quoted cast equal shame on people doing non-artistic work with them.

RIP my mentions…not exactly preaching to the choir here 😅

RIP my mentions…not exactly preaching to the choir here 😅

Same thing for those using digital cameras as a bullshit shortcut. Film is so much more rewarding!Same for non-linear editors. And...

Same thing for those using digital cameras as a bullshit shortcut. Film is so much more rewarding!

Same for non-linear editors. And calculators that do too much. Good search engines? Eff that, put in the work to find info like we did in the 90s!

Honestly so tired of the “you’re a bad person if you so much as look at an LLM” crowd 😔

Signed, someone who is far from an AI hype man. https://m.benui.ca/@ben/114509398488727586