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Gardens and life! As pleasing to Nature as to the Eye #ConservationLandscapeDesigner living on family #Farm in #Piedmont of Central #Virginia. #ChesapeakeBay […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.scot/@gentlegardener, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Don't use an LLM to make stuff. People will be able to tell however, they won't want to say anything to you because it could come off as rude. "Look at this song I made!" "Oh that's really neat, I didn't know you made music. Wow." It's a new awkward thing we have to have in our lives now […]
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026
Map and #datacenters tracker by energy use www.electricchoice.com/datacenters
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US Data Center Power Consumption by State (2026)
How many data centers are in the U.S.? Over 2,100 tracked facilities consume 176 TWh annually (4.4% of U.S. power). 620+ more under construction or planned. Compare all 50 states by power use and facility count.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026
This is what peak #datacentre looks like. “Loudoun County alone has more data centres than Australia” #virginia www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/…
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This is the data centre capital of the world. They’re starting to regret it
About 70 per cent of the world’s internet traffic flows through this county in Virginia. Whether it is a road map for Australia, or a cautionary tale, depends on who you ask.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026
'a result of this magnitude could take a year or two to be revealed and digested via presentations and a formally published paper, said Javier Gomez-Serrano, an expert on Navier-Stokes at Brown University. “What I don’t think the mathematical community will accept is the write-up as it is,” […]
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026
‘Musk’ film is almost four hours long, engrossing and terrifying. What to know. wapo.st/4h3hdVH
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
There was not one air strike throughout the day yesterday (by Saudi support forces), although there were minute-by-minute updates,” the regional source added. “It’s a Saudi-American f**k up of epic proportions.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/12/middleeast/y…
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‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast | CNN
Desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday. As the Houthis advanced, backup support from Saudi Arabia was nowhere in sight.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
“There’s a new goading quality to the talking points of the super-rich – explicit eugenicism and Islamophobia, raw delight in the prospect of AI wiping out our jobs. It almost feels as though they’re daring us to rebel, just so that they can prove that rebellion is fruitless […]
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026
www.salon.com/2026/09/02/data-cente…
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026
www.bbc.com/future/article/20260820…
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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026
Holocaust survivors were asked, “What could have stopped Hitler?" They ALL gave the same answer: ORDINARY PEOPLE. 1. “We waited for it to get bad enough.” 2. “We underestimated how fast normal could change.” 3. “We trusted respectable people to draw the line […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a one-year ban on the use of student-facing generative AI across the city’s public schools through eighth grade, and restrictions on the use of the technology in high schools. “The tech industry wants us to believe that A.I.-powered early […]
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jonny (nonvenomous) @jonny.neuromatch.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026
If a grocery store is doing dynamic pricing and you just sit there with a flipper zero recording whatever sub GHz or IR signal they are broadcasting to flip them, take the lowest real displayed price, replay it with idk something like this, is that illegal
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GitHub - i12bp8/TagTinker: Flipper Zero app for ESL research using IR. All based on https://www.furrtek.org/?a=esl
Flipper Zero app for ESL research using IR. All based on https://www.furrtek.org/?a=esl - i12bp8/TagTinker
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
F u #googlemaps For murricans, Lake ego, lake taco, lake kissamyassa Lake Ontario before either was a country Google, Make Trump a country of one and his map can say one of the above. For the rest of us, leave it! […]
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026
no one saw this #ai #bigtech backlash coming ---except of course the #nobodysonMastodon @willbunch www.inquirer.com/opinion/voter-ange…
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Fighting AI and Flock, today’s Luddites are the revolutionaries we need | Will Bunch
In an existential crisis for the American Experiment, public rage against Big Tech is a political earthquake no one saw coming.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026
The farm is now fully kitted out to welcome visitors..and…thanks to the growth of #agritourism in Scotland, has started welcoming visitors from all over the world. The pair were one of the founding members of group Scottish Agritourism, which hosted the Global Agritourism conference at P&J Live […]
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026
The difficult truth about Jason Arday www.ft.com/content/5f927594-03a1-46…
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026
#jersey sketchbook #art www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05qe694p…
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Jersey sketchbook reveals 'invaluable' island record
The sketchbook contains 80 pencil sketches and watercolours showing the coastline and countryside.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
#lunasa #summergathering harvest #festival tonight #universalHall to green this amazing venue and resource to the entire north of #scotland for the next generations! www.justgiving.com/campaign/loveuni…
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Let's Secure the Future of the Universal Hall!
A hand-built home for music, creativity and connection. Help write its next chapter.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
#scotland this gathering is for you! Summer gathering in #UniversalHall #ecovillageFindhorn 730pm BST and livestream. Proceeds support the greening of this iconic venue which is now #communityowned tickets here: events.humanitix.com/summer-gatheri…
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026
“When I told my #Anthropic interlocutors that I tried to avoid contact with #LLMs, their response was bemused: perhaps I just hadn’t spent enough time with them? But there was a light in their eyes when they talked about #Claude. It dawned on me that they were under a kind of enchantment. Like […]
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026
Scotland’s #communities have been…delivering…vision for how #land can be used for the better. Communities…across Scotland…take ownership of the land…developed innovative and sustainable community enterprises…transformed their local areas….supported…by the Scottish Parliament, including three […]
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026
In the UK, an estimated 90 percent of #NHS hospital estates…largely composed of older buildings lacking centralized air…are at risk of overheating…even in countries where hospitals have centralized air-cooling, these systems cannot cope... …June #heatwave: As hospital ward temperatures rose […]
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2026
Out of it for a bit - too busy for any social media punctuated by a #microburst #tornado event Friday evening. 5 minutes 8/10” rainfall serious tree damage. One of our big oaks fell west to east uphill onto a power line , which held enough to snap 2 poles […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
Short leaf pine log - many rings to count! after microburst central Virginia USA June 2026
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026
#democracy #maryland Larry Hogan hoped Republicans would ‘get back to sanity.’ He’s lost faith. wapo.st/4nBUGCz
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026
#nopalantir #refugees www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2l2j1lxd…
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UK government replaces Palantir software with internally-built refugee system
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026
#BillyStrings #virginia

#billy strings #charlottesville #uva #shakedown 2026
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026
#nokings #rural #democracy. that too. it has been a week theme song #tompetty #iwontbackdown
Two individuals hold protest signs outdoors. One sign reads "NO KINGS NO DINGA LINGS," while the other sign states "KINGS," "TYRANTS," and "TRUMP," all marked with red circles and slashes. TheAn elderly man wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses holds a protest sign that reads "For more health, better economy, compassion, vote blue." The sign includes a photo and quote from Donald Trump about leadership and government shutdowns. The background features greenery andA large rabbit costume figure stands among a group of people at a protest or gathering. Some individuals hold signs, including one that reads "NO THUMP." The background features trees and power lines, indicating an outdoor setting.A close-up of a purple fleece vest featuring a button that reads "PROUD SMALL TOWN DEMOCRAT." The background is blurred, suggesting an outdoor setting.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026
#rural #virginia activism #deepdemocracy #yesRedistricting
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026
#nokings #virginia #rural
A group of people is gathered at an outdoor event, with a focus on civic engagement. There are signs promoting voting and democracy, including one that reads "NO KINGS." Individuals are seen discussing and handling materials, with some wearing voter stickers.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026
A yard sign reads "TAKE A STAND BEFORE VALLEY LINK SEIZES OUR LAND," urging action against land seizure. The background features grass, shadows from a tree, and a house.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026
central #virginia #rural activism 1000 citizen turnout in person and online for@#valleylink #dominionenergyinc high voltage line for #datacenters #datacentres
A sign reading "DATA CENTERS A.I.N.T WELCOME IN ORANGE," featuring a stylized pointing hand illustration. The background is teal with white text.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2026
#nokings #orangeva
A protest sign featuring an image of trump gesturing, with the text "IRAN YOUR GAS PRICES UP!" The background is orange, and the sign is held by an individual wearing a glove.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026
#votersuppression #splc
Southern poverty law center map of states in Red that passed voter subversion or suppression laws since 2020. Source: Brennan center for Justice.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026
#aclu
“we are the American Civil Liberties Union and we are not moving to Canada. “ Direct mail.
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026
‘And the fact that he was killed on city streets — as an employee of the U.S. government, by the U.S. government — it’s blowing my mind.”’ #veteransadministration #va #ice ICU nurse fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis cared for veterans wapo.st/3Z0RNzB
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gentlegardener @gentlegardener.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026
Trump cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says wapo.st/4qjwsxj
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John Altringham @johnaltringham.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026
On this bright and frosty morning - an Edinburgh panorama in walnut ink.
A panoramic sketch in walnut ink (rich brown) of the Arthur's Seat skyline, Edinburgh. From Whinny Hill to Salisbury Crag, viewed from just east of Holyrood.
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