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People at my workplace 'oohing and awing' over 'ai' being used to detect fires with tower-mounted cameras. This is machine learning and we've used it for years at this point... Trying to brand iterative analysis and ML as such is #Slopoganda#generativeAI #JustNoToAI #wildfire #Wildfires #FireDetection

Our local newspaper, the Salem Reporter, is needing to raise $4,500 by August 1st, 2026 to support two interns from the #UniversityOfOregon. They're working to raise the final $4,500 needed to fully support two University of Oregon reporting interns who are spending the summer in their newsroom learning how to deliver the fair, accurate local news we rely on. This program helps prepare the next generation of trusted local news reporters while strengthening coverage for our community today. Because Salem Reporter is locally owned and funded, this opportunity is only possible with community support. Every gift to the Salem Reporter News Fund is tax-deductible, and every dollar goes directly to the cost of reporting. There are no administrative fees. https://donate.mazloweb.com/donate/training-young-journalists #Oregon #SalemOregon #Journalism #IndependentMedia #Media #PNW #SupportLocal #Salem

@markrsmith@smithtodon.org @newsguyusa@flipboard.social We have many rural towns in my state where telcos will not build towers nor is there broadband. They have frequent power outages, especially this year due to fires. Copper is the only thing that keeps them connected and notified for evacuations. Cut the copper and you cut their lifeline.

@SKleefeld@retro.pizza my city lol

@sundogplanets The same energy there as the 'glyphosate is as safe as salt' myth that was perpetuated by Monsanto during the rollout of RoundUp

@Kevin@doyle.boston @newsguyusa@flipboard.social The embodiment of it in both mind and spirit

@mcnado@mstdn.social I've been 'watching' the fires on federal systems. Just insane fire behavior and an incredibly dangerous situation.

@atomicker@mstdn.ca I heard this today on #OPB when they ran a syndicated piece from #NPR regarding the 'Super El Niño event' (their quotes, not mine). The piece mentioned "while we can't really tell if climate change if affecting this unusually strong El Niño event, we do know that it is unprecedented and will likely have lasting impacts into the next few years." UM, YEAH WE DO. The science is sound and has been captured in numerous journals and white papers. 🤯 #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChaos #GlobalWarming #ClimateDenial #LyingByOmmission

@DeliaChristina I choose fight

@W6KME @smlx4 No separation of Church and Hate?

@tsherrygeo So many dumbasses out there. I don't miss that part of being a fire warden. People trash the forest.

@Yehuda These cows will be the death of us... The beef industry needs to end in a big way.

@FluentInFinance I have heard some groups of people cheering this on as they believe 'home prices will go down.' I respond with: 'That did not happen during 2008, banks and billion/millionaires got bailouts and the level of entry goalpost of buying a home got higher. Corps, like Blackrock, will buy homes en masse to create more overpriced rentals thus driving housing , insecurity, scarcity, and homelessness.'

@Ashedryden I write, re-edit, then delete 90% of my posts and replies. Mostly because the internal conversations in my head leads to me admitting my contribution (hot take) not adding up to much...

@TarkabarkaHolgy historical fiction?

@mttaggart@infosec.exchange If I can see you, you can't see me

@evacide@hachyderm.io #GoblinGang

@pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green My brother, also with severe dyslexia just graduated with his master's degree in soil science. It took him a lot of work and a long time to get here, but nothing is impossible for a smart mind.

@mttaggart@infosec.exchange I get the comparison, but flamethrowers and modified guns that shoot flaming napalm balls into the woods are tools used for prescribed fire by qualified individuals.

@mappingsupport Way to go Joseph, great work

@W6KME @smlx4 Only on paper and within hot breath

@Viss@mastodon.social @neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org It sounds like some some mob-style protection racket shiz through cloudflare

@DataAngler@vis.social They also have that 'dinosaur scrawww'

@kottke@mastodon.social And peeling tape in a vacuum creates X-rays!: https://pubs.aip.org/aip/apl/article-abstract/97/13/131502/904652/Mechanisms-of-x-ray-emission-from-peeling-adhesive?redirectedFrom=fulltext

@ai6yr lol

@MLE_online Great job! Is it very hefty?

@Mimesatwork@wandering.shop @thenarwhal@mstdn.ca sometimes. Those metal particles also have a big impact on the ozone layer, same with the parts from the rockets, some of which fall back to the ground.

@paulknightly@mstdn.social Nailed it

@PurpleJillybeans Ooh! Thanks for sharing!!!

@PurpleJillybeans A weather app?

@AltTextHealthCheck @ai6yr Not bad for your instance!

@ianrosewrites The outdoor cat issue is such a challenge in Salem. 'But my cat NEEDS to roam' they say.

@aral@mastodon.ar.al No doubt this will also be worsened by the helium shortage from the illegal #IranWar.

@metalplates@infosec.exchange My agency is hiring a CIO, but you'd have to relocate to Oregon

@metalplates@infosec.exchange https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Salem--OEM--Fairview-Industrial/Chief-Information-Officer--Information-Technology-Manager-2-_REQ-197152?q=CIO

@bythehandofbob Thanks for posting these, Bob. I rarely comment or boost, but I do enjoy seeing them every day

@alpenglow@mstdn.social @carlmalamud@official.resource.org Thanks for sharing, I'm about halfway through. Carl's private nonprofit leads lawsuits against government entities that lock down regulations like this, such as privately-maintained building codes being pay-walled but have their implementation required by law. Edit: lock not lick lol

@Jgbird@mas.to I love these birds so much with their whistles. I look forward to them coming back each year, I keep thinking I hear them currently in the #willamettevalley back and ready for the spring green-up

@kathhayhoe@fediscience.org Thank you for your work on the NCA reports. I've used them in my career to support Hazard Mitigation planning, although that is being defunded and cited as 'wasteful' even though studies sponsored by #FEMA show that for every dollar invested in resiliency, another six are saved.

@misc There are other options. 'Posting a free zine' and 'posting a free zine for free' are two different things lol Some others I follow here posted this resource: https://getblogging.org/

@evacide@hachyderm.io I am wondering how Flock et al get around some of those state laws that ban third party recordings?

@streetartutopia@mastodon.online Oh nice, I'll be there in August for a wedding and should stop and see it

@alpenglow@mstdn.social @carlmalamud@official.resource.org Another instance of public regulation locked behind a private paywall (UL 4200A).

@brianb@fosstodon.org I'd ask if the bans are more for protecting instructional hours rather than dealing with addiction? I'm in a state (OR) that had phones banned during school by executive order from the governor, but as a way to reduce disruption during the school day. Addiction was never mentioned in the EO.

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social @sy@mastodon.nz @Aepasek@scholar.social These are great. Echoing the same issues from the #PNW where data centers are likely using a combined billion gallons of water a year for data centers in water-stressed and drought areas.

@potterybyosa looks beautiful, I love the texture. I have the hardest time with pulling a good handle...

@mattblaze How do you like your Leica? I have been eyeing the M9 and comparing with one of Sony's FF offerings.

@mattblaze@federate.social lol. Now we wait for gaggles of folks to tell you their hot take 🍿