"David Foster Wallace's 5 Rules For Great Writing"
He's right about usage dictionaries
#writing
https://nofilmschool.com/david-foster-wallace-great-writing
Daniel Khent
danielkhent@nostrplebs.com
npub14220...yxtr
#writing, #AI, #bitcoin, #transhumanism, #postscarcity, #solarpunk, #lunarpunk, #ecopsycology
Farmers carry out plan to ditch traditional crops in favor of 'safe' alternatives. Traditional seasonal crops such as watermelons, tomatoes, and citrus fruits are on their way out.
#climatechange #agriculture
The Cool Down
Farmers carry out plan to ditch traditional crops in favor of 'safe' alternatives: 'You can no longer predict what happens'
In Turkey, increasing costs to grow crops and a more volatile climate have led many fruit and vegetable growers to switch to "safer" alternatives.
Timeless Magic of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities at 50
#literature
Literary Hub
The Timeless Magic of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities at 50
Chesterland, Ohio, 1979 I’m six years old and watching my two older brothers roll dice on the orange linoleum tiles in the basement. If I move a ...
Il n'a nulle envie
De faire peur aux oiseaux
Pourtant c'est un épouvantail.
Lui au moins ne traine pas les pieds
N'importe où.
Dôgen, Sanshô Dôei.
#poetry #zen
Piaille
coconatus (@coconatus@piaille.fr)
Il n'a nulle envie
De faire peur aux oiseaux
Pourtant c'est un épouvantail.
Lui au moins ne traine pas les pieds
N'importe où.
Dôgen, Sanshô D...
A beetle living in Yellowstone's boiling pools has a stunning adaptation to the heat
#science
Client Challenge
Jack Dorsey’s AI Assistant, Goose, Is Taking Off In Open-Source Circles
#AI #opensource #vibecoding
https://www.forbes.com/sites/torconstantino/2025/03/17/jack-dorseys-ai-assistant--goose-is-taking-off-in-open-source-circles/
"Siemens Cuts 5,600 Jobs as Weak Demand Hits Digital Industries"
Going to see more and more of this...
#AI #postscarcity
Allwork.Space
Siemens Cuts 5,600 Jobs as Weak Demand Hits Digital Industries
Siemens will cut 5,600 jobs at its Digital Industries business, the engineering company said on Tuesday, in the latest blow
"Human Chromosomes Evolved at Hyperspeed to Give Us Better Brains"
Maybe not all of us...
#science
Human Chromosomes Evolved at Hyperspeed to Give Us Better Brains | UC San Francisco
Human Chromosomes Evolved at Hyperspeed to Give Us Better Brains
How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? Scientists at UC San Francisco recently found that parts of our c...
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapse.
Original paper in 2023.
#climatechange #science
WIRED
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is like a huge heat pump, taking water from the tropics to the north, warming areas in Europ...
Client Challenge
Abandon the Internet
#internetslum #abandontheinternet
The Internet Slum
The Internet Slum
Any better articles out there on vibe coding?
#vibecoding
Alitu's Creator Craft
What is Vibe Coding? How Creators Can Build Software Without Writing Code
Vibe coding is an AI-assisted approach where you describe your software idea in plain language and the AI writes the code for you. It's that simple...
Mayo Clinic’s secret weapon against AI hallucinations: Reverse RAG in action
#AI
https://venturebeat.com/ai/mayo-clinic-secret-weapon-against-ai-hallucinations-reverse-rag-in-action/
How the Outdoors Can Heal and Ground Us
A simple reminder...
#ecopsychology
The Pacifican
Nature’s Remedy: How the Outdoors Can Heal and Ground Us — The Pacifican
Ecopsychology teaches us that healing begins where nature and mind meet.
Climate change is bringing different fish to New England
#climatechange
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/nx-s1-5297914/climate-change-is-bringing-different-fish-to-new-england-but-can-fishermen-keep-up
A climate chat with Chatgpt as billionaires will now lose everything
#climatechange
A climate chat with Chatgpt as billionaires will now lose everything
Normally, I do not confer with LLM
“My favorite genre is the sinister-slash-cozy,” Gorey added.
#writing #literature
Literary Hub
Edward Gorey’s “Great Simple Theory About Art” is essential reading for writers.
“Many of Edward Gorey’s most fervent devotees,” Stephen Schiff wrote in a profile of the artist in The New Yorker in 1992, “think he’s (...
U.S. should not pursue a Manhattan Project-style push to develop AI systems with “superhuman” intelligence. Instead, develop AGI that prioritizes defensive strategies.
Answering the question: what could be more horrific than a nuclear arms race?
#AI
TechCrunch
Eric Schmidt argues against a 'Manhattan Project for AGI' | TechCrunch
In a policy paper published Wednesday, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks ...
Larry Ellison spent $500 million on his (failed) grand plan to feed the world
We're probably going to need these...
#climatechange
Luxurylaunches
Larry Ellison spent $500 million on his grand plan to feed the world by growing lettuce on his private island in Hawaii. Forget the world; the Oracle billionaire’s plan has been an utter failure, as his space-age greenhouses have barely managed to supply produce to nearby islands. - Luxurylaunches
Geothermally optimistic
#renewableenergy #geothermal
Repost: mobile YouTube share added tracking token ... pure evil
NASA images reveal full extent of toxic golden river devastating region
#environment #pollution
Daily Express US
NASA images detail full extent of toxic golden river devastating region
Satellite images show a shimmering trail of dried, chemical-filled mud left behind by wastewater that flooded the town of Jagersfontein in South Af...