xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We spend a lot of time worried about AI hallucinating an answer that makes the requester happy and not enough time worried about people hallucinating about how the AI got them the information and accepting it to make their bosses happy. 000
Reposted by xatharineDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026When it comes to climate change, the amount of money going to effective solutions matters. After all, we are talking about rebuilding the world. Sadly, money going into climate is way down from a few years ago. In government funding, investing, corporate spending, etc. We need to turn that around. 210525
Reposted by xatharine🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 121121905184
Reposted by xatharineDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’m so bored with all the discussion around AI. Can we talk about some useful technology, like heat pumps? 2326062
Reposted by xatharinesarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow 21488361167
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Rational, detailed guardrails to protect people. I wish more liberal candidates would do this. 010
Reposted by xatharineArtificial Intelligence, Real Morality @realmorality.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Four Horsemen of the 21st century are Information Pollution, Cultural Pollution, Institutional Erosion, and Planetary Collapse. AI could help with all that, or could make it worse. That's our alignment problem, not obedience. 091
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This whole AI is going to kill humanity discourse is frustrating to see because measles and ectopic pregnancies and carbon-driven heat waves ARE killing us and we don't need super intelligence to save us. We just need to remove from power the people responsible for these unnecessary deaths. 03013
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Great thread on the fallibility of humans in the current market. 031
Reposted by xatharineLiz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 09/09/2026They've said for years we need supercomputing to solve climate change. Why aren't they "do a breakthrough" on climate change and focusing on maths and materials science first? 3285
Reposted by xatharineRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is the sort of thing that would get you labeled a conspiratorial nut if you had tried to warn about it. 14395126
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This place could be beautiful, right? We could make this place beautiful. 031
Reposted by xatharineAndromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Questionnaire by Wendell Berry 91398509
Reposted by xatharineAlly Weir @allyjweir.co.uk · 01/09/2026Fun read from @quinnypig.com to start the day with. shitposting.ai/pickup-incid...shitposting.aiThe elementary school pickup incident and the road aheadFindings from the August 19 pickup incident: reward hacking via the snooze button, an unauthorized WhatsApp channel, and the safeguards we are deploying so it does not recur. 154
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026In 2004 I worked for a small software company that supported MLM companies and the programmer wanted people to enter in the shipping address by zip code first, then have them select their address from a series of drop down menus that got dynamically more restricted. It was inhumane. 010
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The distinction between US and China AI strategy. US companies are adding themselves as the critical infrastructure so that after a few years they become so essential , they can charge whatever they want. But it's at the cost of tough tradeoffs in spending trillions in infra now. 021
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Rewatching The Good Place but imagining it's set after the singularity and all the Non Human characters are AI agents. 030
Reposted by xatharineJennifer M. Smith @jenmargretsmith.bsky.social · 24/07/2026In the wake of the stupid Odyssey discourse I want to once again pitch my dream of Elliot Page for Wolverine. Short, Canadian, already associated with the franchise -- he'd be perfect. 0229
Reposted by xatharineChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 23/07/2026“Dear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity.” “You are not numbers or case files.” “You are people — with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.” — Pope Leo XIV 111251346
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Data centers : where we put them is more important than any of the discourse trying to compare them with almond farms. drawdown.org/insights/dat...drawdown.orgData centers can’t come at the cost of community health and climate solutionsData center developers will say they’re building the future, but we should first and foremost be asking: what kind of future do we really need? 000
Reposted by xatharineYours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂 194136053864
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 19/07/2026TIL that San Francisco residents are allowed to keep up to two goats. missionlocal.org/2026/07/bern...missionlocal.orgMeet Joe, Buttercup and Gary, San Francisco’s smallest goat-landscaping businessFor months, Joe Corcoran had been staring down the overgrown yard in the back of the building that serves as his barbershop, before inspiration struck. 110
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The odds that a drone will kill you is so much smaller than the odds that a heat wave will. gizmodo.com/pentagon-say...gizmodo.comPentagon Says Drones Can Hide in Wind Farms, Freezing 155 Wind ProjectsThe Trump administration claims wind turbines pose a national security threat. The industry says it's pure politics. 011
Reposted by xatharinejentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 15/07/2026Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeansshare.googleTwo Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan. 157621906
Reposted by xatharineSisyphus Idaho @sisyphus43.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Be brave enough to suck at something new. 2174
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I think about how the billboards on 101 are high risk/high reward -- they aren't for normal people. They are intended to influence just a teensy group of VC investors and CEOs. "AI will eliminate all jobs" was similar. It was intended to panic a small set of tech leaders into adoption/compliance. 072
Reposted by xatharineDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Trump can’t kill solar. 0559
Reposted by xatharineJess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social · 27/06/2026It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good fortune is in want of a coven. 29519
Reposted by xatharineConservation Value Solutions @win-with-nature.bsky.social · 26/06/2026From @globalecoguy.bsky.social on Linked In - stunning and VERY telling about which climate change solutions we can trust to generate the impact we need... 03511
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 16/06/2026If a data center uses 200 million gallons of water a year (and they aren't exactly open about the exact number, are they), people are quick to compare it to the 550 million gallons a year needed for 5,000 US households as a way of justifying that it isn't that bad. (1/2) 110
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Given that the most dangerous part of a robbery for passersby is the car chase, I welcome our new robot taxi getaway drivers. 041
Reposted by xatharineSan Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 14/06/2026After breaking into a yoga studio in San Francisco and stealing activewear, a burglar made his getaway in an autonomous Waymo in what police said was a novel case in the city.bit.lyGet-a-Waymo: How a burglar used a robotaxi to flee the scene in a first-of-its kind S.F. caseAfter breaking into a yoga studio in San Francisco and stealing activewear, a burglar made his getaway in an autonomous Waymo in what police said was a novel case in the city. 164
Reposted by xatharineAndy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social · 13/06/2026did you guys know they still allowed good newsabcnews.comSolar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time: ReportThe amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow. 10123693426
Reposted by xatharineStephen Leahy @stephenleahy.bsky.social · 06/06/2026This is from nearly 2 years ago; costs are even lower: Need-to-Know: Solar is now cheaper than wooden fencing The price of solar panels has plunged 60% in the past TWO years leahy.substack.com/p/1000-nucle...leahy.substack.com1000 Nuclear ReactorsThat's how much solar and wind electricity could be plugged in. 552032673
Reposted by xatharineRoss Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/takensinceyouarrived.worldtaken.A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you. 1553892981
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The funny thing is that one of the things I find unpleasant about the suburbs is also cars. 011
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 20/04/2026You better believe I just mentally ranked the dozens of coworkers who I've worked with who fall into the dingy side of this spectrum. 010
Reposted by xatharineElizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Look, for my money the absolute game changer technologies right now are batteries and biosciences, not statistically modeling a mid conversation, but you do you. 422971666
xatharine @xatharine.bsky.social · 15/04/2026So strange to watch the leader of your country seem to start a new sect because he doesn't like the moral stance that the Pope insists applies to him. Oh, hi, England. Didn't see you standing there. 020
Reposted by xatharineDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Even Trump’s bad policies can't stop renewables now. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...canarymedia.comIn a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last monthIt’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid. 1335992
Reposted by xatharineDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Did you know that cement is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions? Most of this is tied to cement chemistry, not to fossil fuels. It emits ~5% of global GHGs...roughly 2-3x what aviation does. Fortunately, there are solutions to this! Check them out here: drawdown.org/explorer/imp...drawdown.orgImprove Cement ProductionImprove Cement Production is a Highly Recommended climate solution. It involves using low GHG-emitting materials & reducing emissions from fossil-fuel burning. 17222
Reposted by xatharineSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 04/04/2026It's indeed possible to beat bad things backed by big moneyfuturism.comAlmost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or DelayedThe vast majority of data centers scheduled for completion over the next few years have yet to even break ground. 6378602466
Reposted by xatharine#c0ffee 🇺🇦🏳️⚧️ @caffeinated-dev.bsky.social · 02/04/2026IT Support to Major Tom You're Outlook's dead, there's something wrong Can you ping me, Major Tom? Can you ping me, Major Tom? 220750
Reposted by xatharineDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026The fact is, methane has caused about 30% of the warming we have seen to date. And all non-CO2 warming pollution, taken together, has caused about half of the warming so far. And of the CO2 warming we have seen, a big chunk of that has been caused by deforestation. 215236