Mr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤

@HennaVirkkunen@ec.social-network.europa.eu "Gigafactory" is a term coined and popularized by known fascist and racist Elon Musk. "AI Factory" was coined by NVIDIA to make investments into their graphics cards look like a reasonable way to use one's resources. That alone should stop anyone from using those terms or their composita. The fact that "AI" hasn't shown meaningful contribution to economic growth or increased productivity is another mark against it. 🧵 1/2

@HennaVirkkunen@ec.social-network.europa.eu But "AI" does what it was built to do: Disenfranchise Labor, push down wages, increase power and economic inequality. Those "Factories" produce injustice. No democracy should want anything to do with it. https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/117008662026532827 🧵 2/2

@QasimRashid@mastodon.social I am an apathetic agnostic. I don't know whether gods exist and it's not important for me to find out. This attitude may be like atheism, but less pushy. I don't mind other people's religious beliefs, but I respect everybody's rights. I do my best to get along with others, because religion is so pervasive and I don't want to argue with everybody. Qasim's logic about religious government is sound. Any religion that requires human law and punishment to prop it up is no good.

@MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk If you support her, why not link to her‽ https://x.com/FranceskAlbs/status/1885747629402755344 (direct Link to that specific post, dated 01 Feb 2025 12:50, a timestamp should've been included in that screenshot) @FranceskAlbs@mastox.eu (a bot that brings her Twitter/X posts to Mastodon) https://x.com/FranceskAlbs (Twitter/X account)

@BenRiceM@mastodon.social In all honesty, that might be me at some point. Preemptively block me if you want. I will not buy any of #Rowling's products. I only use materials available from my local public library or ones that I've owned for 20 or more years, before anybody knew #JKRowling is living garbage.

@QasimRashid@mastodon.social Don't forget Barack Obama!

@cmconseils@mastodon.social Escheresque!

@QasimRashid@mastodon.social I mailed in my ballot today. I had Abdul el Sayed's name clearly selected. I hope Haley Stevens is very firmly defeated.

@CppGuy@infosec.space @fesshole@mastodon.social I appreciate this info. However, being autistic isn't required for taking an interest in saving energy and cleanliness.

@lzg@mastodon.social "If my daughter doesn't return, I'll burn everything down."

@ArtHarg@mastodon.nl @autkin@fosstodon.org @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu I've wondered for quite a while why vacuum manufacturers give the number of amps or watts their cleaners use as a unit of strength. They could (and probably do) make very inefficient machines that waste a lot of electricity just to get those numbers up. Vacuum cleaners should be rated by their suction power, in Pascals.

@dbattistella@mstdn.ca Why not include a link to https://www.climate.us in your post?

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social I, for one, welcome our new avian overlords.

Or… https://mastodon.social/@sloanlance/116964653924913999

@emf@social.emfcamp.org What is this news? Please explain or link.

@Tjader@mastodonsweden.se @felixf@chaos.social Proper toilets are good, even for use while standing, because they usually have toilet paper because them. Never put tools away wet.

@donni@mastodon.social It's just what the doctor ordered. A psychiatrist, that is.

@loriemerson@post.lurk.org Could religious exemptions also be granted to people who are apathetic agnostics? https://www.avclub.com/woman-successfully-nabs-religious-exemption-from-using-ai-at-work

@veronica@explains.social Yes! Especially because #Windows & #Facebook are ubiquitous & are used by many users who are ignorant of the reasons why they shouldn't use those products. Have pity on those users & grant them privacy. I'm speaking from the perspective of one who had to support family members using those products because they wouldn't take my advice to not use them. 🙄🤦 Mention those tech fools^H^H^H^H^Hbros here so we can school them.

@delila@chaos.social @fesshole@mastodon.social No, stoves are for cooking. Hobnob means to spend time being friendly with others, mix in a social group, or talk with famous and important people.

@Tutanota@mastodon.social That stinks. I know it won't always be possible in every scenario, but the one time I decided to submit to an age verification check, I used selfies of somebody I found online and a fake name. #AITA?

@benlockwood@ecoevo.social My notification sound has become like a cybernetic cricket.

@DMTomas@mastodon.social @thefathippy@mastodon.world @dgar@aus.social Thank you for mentioning the "analitus logicae" term.

@Ralph@hear-me.social @spaf@mstdn.social I can almost hear the little girls singing. Thank you very much for the #altText! As Karl Malden would say, "don't post images without it!" #altText4All

Another photo for… ❝Scientists discover link between not understanding percentages and running a casino into bankruptcy❞ This time #convictedFelon #sexOffender #DonaldTrump gets help counting his fingers. #RFKJr counts and #MehmetOz scratches his head and ponders which numbers come next. #USPolitics @uspolitics@newsmast.community

@nixCraft@mastodon.social If not satire, it would be a good reason to keep the repo open… to poison the well for AI.

@amethyst73@mastodon.social @exocomics@mastodon.world Yes! #altText would be appreciated. #altText4All

@Josteglitz@troet.cafe @dbattistella@mstdn.ca What is a Mastodon button?

@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org I hope the user interface is better. For all the amazing stuff in #internetarchive, the poor UI makes it annoying to access and to organize.

@sakhavi@aoir.social This is the best! I have a funny image in my head that's a cross of #TWD and Kel Knight from #KathAndKim.

@bagder@mastodon.social Now THAT is bold!

@tony@toot.hoyle.me.uk @ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net Maybe it is. Maybe not. The water on the ground looks different, but that could be faked, too. Frustrating!

@Lunaphied@provably.online @ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net @kookie@toot.cat Its side says "pudu". As in "bantha pudu"?

@Gargron@mastodon.social Rickrolled and advice like "The bold approach is always—". Thank you for the recommendation, Eugen!

@theleftistlawyer@mastodon.social Good idea! Serious question: Does it also help if I indicate my pronouns by introducing myself as "Mister…"?

@bascule@mas.to Imagine people surprised by this. They're fools! Sure, some locations where winter is very cold, the days get shorter, but the sun can be BRILLIANT in that weather, too. I know because I live in Michigan & sunny winter days can be bright enough to hurt my eyes. Solar power generates easily those days. What about places where the sun doesn't rise for days? Large batteries were charged on the sunny days & they're supplemented by wind power!

@Crystal_Fish_Caves@mstdn.party @bascule@mas.to Oh. That was me. Sorry. I killed the birds. I was _HUNGRY_!

@Sassinake @rbreich My friend, I'm surprised you feel that way. From a certain point of view (mine), I didn't contradict. I believe I amplified, albeit triflingly. Maybe some people will feel as you do. I think MORE people will look at my comment in the spirit intended by Mr. Reich's post, clearly written for #StarWarsDay, and see it as encouragement. Let's send #AgentOrange back to his wretched hive of scum & villainy. (Or into the Sarlacc in the Great Pit of Carkoon!) #mtfwby

@Sassinake @rbreich Don't fret, my dear friend! You misinterpreted my message. I loved the video. The last word, "Try.", reminded me of what Yoda would say. Think of ESB. Hearing Yoda's words, what was Luke's reaction? Was it to do or to do not? (Feeling Shakespearean!) Luke had doubts at first, but soon he did it. He defeated the Emperor. My comment is to encourage others: Let's follow the example of Yoda & Luke. Don't TRY to topple #AgentOrange. Just DO it. (Now feeling Nike!)

@rbreich May the fourth be with you! There is another quote from classic Star Wars that applies here: "Do, or do not. There is no try." — Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

@uspolitics I'm happy that this post is still getting attention months after it was posted. https://mastodon.social/@sloanlance/115874519969869650

@jessie@mastodon.social That's perfectly reasonable. R2-D2 is not very much like a living creature and look at how much people love him.

@nixCraft@mastodon.social Yes, and we like it! #yorkshiremen

@CppGuy@infosec.space @MxVerda@lgbtqia.space @fesshole@mastodon.social Wrong.

@sethmlarson@mastodon.social Cool sweatshirt you're wearing in that photo!

@sundogplanets When you write "star-subtracted", do you mean that collage of images has all the stars removed from it?

@spellingmistakescostlives@mastodon.ie It seems like every design needs a watermark, credit, signature, or something equivalent these days.