glynmoody

glynmoody , 5 days ago to random

Elephants call each other by name, study finds - https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/10/elephant-names-study-ai hardly a surprise given their intelligence; perhaps we should stop slaughtering them...

glynmoody , 24 days ago to random

Sunak says his premiership has been focused on restoring economic stability - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/22/labour-tories-police-prison-overcrowding-crisis-pmqs-rishi-sunak-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-updates?page=with:block-664e19b08f0859c6d0840f88#block-664e19b08f0859c6d0840f88 and yet tories leave the UK with a national debt of two trillion pounds...some stability...

glynmoody , 25 days ago to random

Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C - https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/delhi-orders-schools-to-close-early-heatwave-india sadly, just the start.... #ClimateCrisis

glynmoody , 1 month ago to random

Revealed: thousands of ‘innocent and abandoned’ migrant care workers told to leave UK - https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/11/migrant-care-workers-told-to-leave-uk "workers whose sponsoring company had been sanctioned were also being punished" cruel in the extreme - just how tories like it

glynmoody , 1 month ago to random

#Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/may/02/methane-emissions-gas-flaring-hidden-satellite-monitors-oil-gas when you think dirty #fossilfuels can't get any more evil, they do...

glynmoody , 1 month ago to random

After a #vegan blue #cheese won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it - https://boingboing.net/2024/04/29/after-a-vegan-blue-cheese-won-the-good-food-award-panicked-dairy-cheese-makers-forced-the-foundation-to-disqualify-it.html

glynmoody , 1 month ago to random

Tory staff running network of anti-#Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/27/tory-staff-running-network-of-anti-ulez-facebook-groups-riddled-with-racism-and-abuse lies and cheating is all that the tories have got. nobody should vote for them, neither in #london, or nationally...

glynmoody , 1 month ago to random

‘Real hope’ for #cancer cure as personal #mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/26/cancer-mrna-vaccine-melanoma-trial which moronic #antivaxxers will doubtless refuse to take... #DarwinianSelection

glynmoody , 1 month ago to random

Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging #Gaza ceasefire - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/israel-gaza-ceasefire-adam-smith the #dems are losing their minds over this...

glynmoody , 2 months ago to random

Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could have global impact, say experts - https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/13/swiss-climate-ruling-global-impact-european-court-human-rights "Decision by European court of human rights around vulnerability of older women to heatwaves marks significant shift" let's hope so... #ClimateCrisis

glynmoody , 2 months ago to random

Jared #Kushner Has Big Plans for Delta of Europe’s Last Wild River - https://e360.yale.edu/features/jared-kushner-albania-vjose-vjosa-river-hotel " #Albania’s Vjosë River is known as Europe’s last wild river, and its pristine delta is a haven for migratory birds. As plans for luxury developments there — spearheaded by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — move ahead, conservationists are sounding the alarm." appalling, destructive greed

glynmoody , 2 months ago to random

Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini wins Slovakian presidential election - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/06/government-candidate-peter-pellegrini-wins-slovakias-presidential-race bad news for Europe, terrible news for #ukraine... #slovakia

glynmoody , 2 months ago to random

I used AI to plan my Costa Rica trip — why I'll never use it again - https://mashable.com/article/ai-travel-planning not that I'd use it for this, but I find #ChatGPT answers vague and pretty useless, even for very specific prompts...

glynmoody , 2 months ago to random

US reportedly approves transfer to #Israel of bombs and jets worth billions - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/29/us-approves-weapons-bombs-israel why weren't these sent instead to #ukraine, which won't use them for killing thousands of children...?

glynmoody , 2 months ago to random

Ireland backs bid to include blocking of aid in definition of genocide - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/27/gaza-ireland-joins-battle-to-include-the-blocking-of-vital-aid-in-definition-of-genocide "Dublin joins South Africa’s case in the international court of justice, arguing that stopping delivery of essentials may constitute ‘genocidal intent’" #gaza

glynmoody , 2 months ago to random

Asian hornet may have become established in UK, sighting suggests - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/25/asian-hornet-may-have-become-established-in-uk-sighting-suggests-danger-to-bees-winter-stay "poses huge danger to bee populations" yikes: "They chop up the smaller insects and feed their thoraxes to their young."

glynmoody , 3 months ago to random

U.S. to launch airdrop campaign over #Gaza, Biden says, as humanitarian crisis worsens - https://wapo.st/3UYAm1E (free link) well, at least #israel can't shoot down the US planes...

glynmoody , 3 months ago to random

‘We don’t need air con’: how Burkina Faso builds schools that stay cool in 40C heat - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/29/we-dont-need-air-con-how-burkina-faso-builds-schools-that-stay-cool-in-40c-heat "Architects use local materials and merge traditional techniques with modern technology to make schools and orphanages cool, welcoming places" we have lots to learn here #ClimateCrisis

glynmoody , 3 months ago to random

#Trump gave top US firms staggering #tax cuts, with some paying $0 or less – report - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/29/trump-tax-cuts-us-companies "nearly a quarter paying rates in the single digits and 23 paying nothing, a report has found"

glynmoody , 3 months ago to random

US spends billions on roads rather than public transport in ‘climate time bomb’ - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/29/biden-spending-highways-public-transport-climate-crisis "New analysis finds money from Biden’s $1.2tn infrastructure bill has overwhelmingly been spent on widening highways for #cars" what a waste

glynmoody , 3 months ago to random

UK’s enemies could use AI #deepfakes to try to rig election, says James Cleverly - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/25/uks-enemies-could-use-ai-deepfakes-to-try-to-rig-election-says-james-cleverly are the doomed #tories preparing the ground to refuse to recognise election result?

glynmoody , 3 months ago to random

We Tested an AI Tutor for Kids. It Struggled With Basic Math. - https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-is-tutoring-students-but-still-struggles-with-basic-math-694e76d3?st=606ux1exuaxyk3j "Khanmigo, a ChatGPT-powered bot, made frequent calculation errors during a Journal reporter’s test" #AI going well...

glynmoody , 3 months ago to random

Anyone else getting hit with a lot of #spam today - much of it in #Japanese? Or is it just me? Sad to see that #Mastodon has reached this point in its evolution as a mainstream platform now...

glynmoody , 4 months ago to random

Why Is Tashkent Reluctant to Reconnect with Ethnic Uzbeks Abroad? - https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/why-is-tashkent-reluctant-to-reconnect-with-ethnic-uzbeks-abroad/ useful analysis #uzbekistan #CentralAsia

glynmoody , 4 months ago to random

‘Two men three years apart’: Democrats highlight #Trump’s mental lapses after #Biden report - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/09/trump-memory-age-analysis-biden "Trump faces less scrutiny over his age than his contemporary does. Biden’s challenge is to change that"

glynmoody , 4 months ago to random

Liz Truss says Sunak’s plan to gradually ban cigarette sales is ‘absurd' and 'profoundly unconservative’ - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/jan/29/liz-truss-rishi-sunak-ban-cigarettes-vaping-keir-starmer-michael-gove-uk-politics-latest?page=with:block-65b75a188f080601f6a49778#block-65b75a188f080601f6a49778 #truss is consistently on the wrong side of everything...

parismarx , 4 months ago to random

the metaverse is dead — onto the next tech fad!

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/18/24042354/mark-zuckerberg-meta-agi-reorg-interview

#metaverse #markzuckerberg #ai #meta #agi

glynmoody , 5 months ago to random

Sanders warns #Biden: address working-class fears or risk losing to demagogue - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/13/sanders-warns-biden-working-class-voters-presidential-election "Warning comes at a critical time as Republicans in Iowa will gather for caucuses that mark official start of 2024 presidential election"