mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 13hDAYLOG FRI 02 OCT 26 / HOW BLUESKY WORKS: I ran into some people on BlueSky talking about "atproto" and the "Atmosphere"; I didn't follow what they were saying, so I asked Google Gemini about it. As it turned out, "atproto" just meant "AT protocol (ATP)", which I had already heard about. 200
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm thinking that, assuming the GOP loses the Senate in November, a Trump impeachment will seem much more plausible. 000
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026DAYLOG THU 01 OCT 26 / CHINA'S ORBITAL DATA CENTERS: In the face of loud complaints about resource-hog AI data centers, there's been a lot of dubious noise from Elon Musk and the like about putting them in orbit, with considerable skepticism about the practicality of the idea. 100
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026DAYLOG WED 30 SEP 26 / LOVE-HATE AI? As discussed in an article from 404 MEDIA ("Americans Fear AI Will Make the World Worse, Love It Anyway" by Matthew Gault, 23 sep 26), a survey by Gallup and Microsoft concerning artificial intelligence tech suggests it's mostly seen as a good thing. 100
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026DAYLOG TUE 29 SEP 26 / CHEAP SOLAR: Renewable energy seems to be a great source of good news, at a time when good news is not the norm. An article from FUTURISM ("Solar Power Is Getting So Cheap That It's Almost Unbelievable" by Joe Wilkins, 20 sep 26) ... 100
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026DAYLOG MON 28 SEP 26 / COLORADO ELECTIONS: I got my Colorado Voter's Guide pamphlet in the mail last week -- which was reassuring, since it made it clear the US Postal Service was still supporting the election. The pamphlet turned out to be more notable than it seemed at first sight. 110
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026MrG's Blog & Notes for Week 39 -- including: -- latest election scares -- Ukraine battlefront -- AI economic crisis -- environmental tipping points -- Google AI in the lead gvgoebel.nekoweb.org/dv/gvgoebel.nekoweb.orgMrG's Blog & Notes For Week 39 000
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I confess -- somewhat hesitantly -- that I have a baseline Google AI Plus account, and use the Google Gemini chatbot all the time. As with the majority of persistent AI users, I use it primarily to search for information, it being the easiest way to get answers to specific questions. 200
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026DAYLOG THU 24 SEP 26 / CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM: As discussed in an article from EURONEWS ("Recovery becomes self-propelling: Five positive tipping points that can save the world" by Liam Gilliver, 09 sep 26), many are discouraged at the slow progress of environmental efforts. 100
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 24/09/2026California Governor Gavin Newsom to international press: "There is going to be a reckoning." "Trump is temporary but our values will persevere, they will live well beyond Donald Trump but we've got a lot of work left to do to prove it." 3033281
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOGrunion Shaftoe 🅅 @grunionshaftoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yeah, I'm gonna keep my eyes on the November #election at this point. 80163884019
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026DAYLOG WED 23 SEP 26 / AI HOUSE OF CARDS: As discussed in an article from FUTURISM ("Bloomberg Finds That the AI Industry’s Finances Are a Wobbly House of Cards” by Victor Tangermann, 21 sep 26), the artificial intelligence industry is not in good shape. 100
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026DAYLOG TUE 22 SEP 26 / UKRAINE BATTLEFRONT: Early in the Ukraine War, both sides were focused on traditional offensive tactics, based on tank warfare. By the end of 2023, both sides had effectively given up on tanks. In the age of drones, they were too easily spotted and destroyed. 100
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#DailyHaiku #Putin #RussianElections 011
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026DAYLOG MON 21 SEP 26 / ELECTION SCARES AGAIN: Trump has been up to his usual tricks in trying to game elections, his most recent effort involving the US Postal Service. Trump declared that, if states didn't hand over voter information ... 100
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026DAYLOG FRI 18 SEP 26 / AI NOT TAKING YOUR JOB: The arrival of artificial intelligence technology has led to public alarm -- some of it justified, some of it dubious. One concern has been that AI will eliminate all our jobs. 100
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOTerra Incognita 🇨🇦 ⚫️🟣⚪️ @terraincognita1968.bsky.social · 18/09/2026 37621
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026DAYLOG THU 17 SEP 26 / UKRAINE SOLAR: As discussed in an article from KYIV INDEPENDENT, co-published with Grist environmental ("As Russia attacks Ukraine's grid, solar offers a path to resilience" by Anna Conkling, 16 sep 26), from the start of the war in Ukraine ... 100
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/09/2026GOP candidates are avoiding mentioning Donald Trump. trib.al/InLiRHjtrib.alRepublicans Say Trump Is Tying a “Noose” Around Their NecksGOP candidates are avoiding mentioning Donald Trump. 165118
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I really need journalists to learn that every time OpenAI or Anthropic or xAI says that their model has broken containment and could destroy humanity that it’s a marketing pitch by companies running out of cash with high overheads and no profitable business model wanting more investment. 1852276
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026DAYLOG WED 16 SEP 26 / EV BATTERIES ENDURE: According to an article run by ARS TECHNICA, from FINANCIAL TIMES ("EV batteries last longer than drivers feared" by Kana Inagaki & and Clara Murray, 08 sep 26), one of the most expensive items in an electric vehicle (EV) ... 100
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026DAYLOG TUE 14 SEP 26 / EU DIGITAL IDENTITY WALLET: As discussed in an article from EURONEWS ("EU Digital Identity Wallet: what it is and how it works" by Elisabeth Heinz & Leticia Batista Cabanas, 15 sep 26), there's an obvious demand for a robust digital ID system. 110
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#1: DAYLOG MON 14 SEP 26 / ENOUGH ALREADY: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (AES) of Detroit, Michigan, now running for the US Senate (and favored to win), had conversations with Jesse Watters of Fox News -- with Watters playing up the "culture wars", particularly the war against transfolk. 120
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2026🚨🚨 481168405601
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026DAYLOG FRI 11 SEP 26 / TROLLS AGAIN: I mentioned dealing with trolls on BlueSky here back in March. Of course, the trolls haven't gone away, and I'm still keeping an eye on them. I was a bit surprised to find out that the trolls have taken to "tone trolling" NPR, to discredit it. 100
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Mamdani's channeling of Indian retail politics upending the entire US political framework is hilarious to watch, this is literally what you always do in desi politics, hug the person who called you names to show you're a saint and he's a piece of shit that voters should look down on- and it works 575046751
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOMilitarnyi @militarnyi.com · 11/09/2026❗ The inaugural meeting of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance began in Brussels on September 11. Following a selection process out of more than 400 applications, 18 companies—nine from Ukraine and nine from EU member states—joined the Alliance Council. militarnyi.com/en/news/eu-u...militarnyi.comEU-Ukraine Drone Alliance Begins Operations in BrusselsThe inaugural meeting of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance began in Brussels on September 11. 0213
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFOTuta @tuta.com · 11/09/2026"I have nothing to hide." False. You have medical history You have financial behavior You have location patterns You have political views You have relationship data Privacy was never about hiding crimes. It was always about owning your life. 9943543
Reposted by mrg / greg v goebel / NAFORex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is spectacular, folks. We live in a moment in American history when the president and his administration are so racist and dumb that a toy company has to put out a statement saying: "OUR GIANT ROBOT THAT TURNS INTO A TRUCK DENOUNCES RACISM AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT." 7891032929
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026DAYLOG THU 10 SEP 26 / ACEMOGLU ON AI: As reported in FORTUNE ("Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu says AI and liberal democracy share the same crisis: ‘there is a tendency to escalate everything’" by Nick Lichtenberg, 15 aug 26), Nobel prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu ... 100
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026#DailyHaiku #Trump #GOP #midterms newrepublic.com/article/2151... 000
mrg / greg v goebel / NAFO @gvgoebel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026DAYLOG WED 09 SEP 26 / EU DOES RIGHT-TO-REPAIR: As discussed in an article from EURONEWS ("Broken gadget? The EU’s repair directive makes manufacturers fix it" by Evi Kiorri & Mert Can Yilmaz, 09 sep 26), this summer the European Union ... 110