When you ask chat or Claude or Gemini, I don't want you to think about WHAT you are using.
I want you to think about WHO.
https://brookshire-team-trash.beehiiv.com/p/who-you-are-using-when-you-use-ai
The summer is heating up! #Edmonton and #Montreal are flooded by historic rains, Lytton BC is under threat again by wildfire, and Vancouver Island is in a historic drought.
Does Environment Canada have the ability to warn us and track the changes in our climate? The government is cutting ECCC services and capabilities at a time that we need it more than ever.
Here's our petition to tell them to restore Environment Canada!
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7465
Please post it on all of your socials, send it in an email, send it to your MP and MLA/MPP.
We're only 73 signatures away from the magic 500 needed for #e7465! We're hoping for many more before the summer ends so Government can't ignore this issue.
Here’s what we, citizens and residents of Canada, are asking from the #Carney Government:
1. Reverse cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada that impact weather forecasting, meteorological research and climate science;
2. Restore and maintain Weatheradio and other accessible public alert systems;
3. Protect and expand weather observation and climate monitoring stations across Canada;
4. Ensure adequate staffing and long-term funding for ECCC programs, scientists, meteorologists and technical experts; and
5. Recognize weather forecasting and climate monitoring as essential public safety infrastructure.
The petition ends August 26th in time for the new session in the fall. We have the summer to get it done!
Sources:
Edmonton “Deluge or rain” June 22 2026: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/weather/topstories/deluge-of-rain-leads-to-flooding-water-restrictions-in-edmonton-and-surrounding-communities/ar-AA26guyy
Montreal “100mm of rain” June 21 2025: https://globalnews.ca/news/11915170/montreal-weather-flooding/
Lytton “Out-of-control wildfire” June 19 2026: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lytton-wildfire-evacuation-alert-9.7242975
Vancouver Island “region of key concern” June 16 2026: https://cheknews.ca/vancouver-island-a-region-of-key-concern-with-drought-at-third-highest-level-1330925/
#canPoli #CdnPoli #ECCC #RestoreCarneyCuts #RestoreECCC #Weather #ClimateChange #ClimateScience
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The NO FAKES Act is supposed to address harmful AI replicas. But as drafted, it would make it easier to suppress satire, commentary, and political speech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/no-fakes-act-could-silence-satire-commentary-and-news
Imagine wearing a phone on your forehead all day to record you doing chores like cutting fruit and folding towels. Imagine that it barks "Hands not detected!" when you accidentally look up. Imagine that the videos are used to train robots to do the same jobs. Imagine that your employer "denies that robots will steal jobs, believing that networks of humans and robots 'will work together' one day."
https://www.youngpostclub.com/yp/news/asia/article/3357379/indias-ai-trainers-shape-future-robots-everyday-tasks
After some back-and-forth trying to understand exactly what they were asking for NOW NOW NOW, @hannorein made exactly what they were looking for.
Please enjoy(?) this horrifying visualization of how many Starlink sats are in orbit right now, and how many SpaceX has asked for in the future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfOgp9gp2hA
Alt-text for video in link: the Earth getting gradually surrounded by a grid of more and more orbiting satellites, until the million data centre plan completely hides Earth.
EPA Approves Use Of Napalm As Pesticide
WASHINGTON—Saying they saw no reason to limit any potential agricultural use of the flammable combination of gelling agents and gasoline, officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved napalm as a pesticide Friday. “Following a thorough review, the EPA has found that napalm, with its ability to burn at temperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, is highly […]
The…
#theonion
https://theonion.com/epa-approves-use-of-napalm-as-pesticide/
[loud knocking]
“OPEN UP. IT’S THE POLICE!”
Me: Prove it.
“HOW?”
Me: Sing “Roxanne.”
Right then gang, can y’all click this link and check out this website so it can get loads of visitors from all over the place as a favour to a friends kid? Yeah you can
Boosts and whatnot as well 💕
Jesus or Hello Kitty!
#humor #religion #jesus #HelloKitty #hell
I’m after recommendations for new Bluetooth earphones for running/gym use. My beloved Plantronics BackBeat Fit set is slowly dying. Reviews for the current version of these seem pretty negative.
My main criteria is that they don’t cause an allergic reaction! I don’t know what causes it (nickel is commonly suggested, as are various compounds in the plastic). Headphones that are problematic:
Apple AirPods
Shokz
Bose
Headphones that are OK:
Plantronics backbeat fit
Sony WH1000-XM3 and XM4
So if you suffer from a similar reaction and have found headphones that work for you, I’m (as they say) all ears…
Boosts appreciated 😀
@evacide Y'all know about https://udm14.com/, yes?
Status: 9M hits from AI crawlers, <0.1% human.
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My first server was Apache on Suse Linux, in yr 2000. I've since deployed numerous webservers, many high traffic
Never guessed I'd one day be deploying a web project almost entirely for bots.
This is a view under the hood; the web is now more bot than human.
Our ideas, expressions, work, are being stolen for simulation & profit by a handful of companies, & at a scale comparable to deep-sea trawling.
It is our moral imperative to fight back.
This illusion was new to me. Does whichever dot you look at turn more purple?
Pretty neat how clearly this lets you see the reduced sensitivity to blue light in the very centre of your vision.
🐂 “Lemmy” — By ArtFe / Kev Paxton in Scotland 🇬🇧
Material Magic (10 Photos): https://streetartutopia.com/2026/06/06/street-art-where-the-material-does-the-magic/
Carney assures Canadians that AI the fastest way to give all our money to US billionaires
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark has unveiled his new federal AI strategy, promising Canadians that artificial intelligence technology is the most advanced, efficient way to surrender all of our collective wealth to US Tech oligarchs. “AI is the technology of…