Went for a walk along the canal yesterday, now that the summer heat is waning, and saw a surprising number of creatures.

This grumpy little soft shell turtle was doing it's best impression of a rock in the middle of the footpath along the top of the canal. I relocated them off the path, down next to the water.

#turtle

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@NullTheFool/117219461947180565

You know what's worse than waiting 10 hours for power to come back?

Waiting 11 because your electricity company is that incompetent.

I agree with this argument but it is also just one of many that would explain why people might rationally be resistant to using or embracing AI.

https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/06/theres-nothing-irrational-about-resisting-ai/

By far the most opulent thing I've done lately is sub. to a daily physical newspaper delivery. Every day I wake up to a paper on my doorstep.

The stories are already curated, it has the weather, a listing of local events, puzzles, comics, book reviews/rankings, sports scores/standings, and more.

It satiates that thirst for news, and no one knows what article I read or didn't, or what book I circled to read. Reading it feels luxurious and relaxing.

Easily the best thing I've done in awhile.

@ObsidianUrbex

Incredible pictures! Here are a couple of the outside. Certainly did not have your courage to actually go onside.

@notptr They launched an AI model to talk about climate data and made a blogpost about it.

Flights halted as volcanic ash spreads across parts of Indonesia https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/flights-halted-as-volcanic-ash-spreads-across-parts-of-indonesia/gw0rr3dih #World

@emmadavidson

Did you figure something out with your shoes?

@breizh as much as I wanted to do a Google Image Search for "ai datacenter fire" I had to settle for something a little less "put me on a watchlist immediately" @catsalad

@kevin Wayback labs launched a product called ClimateGPT which is an AI model trained on Climate data.

They wrote a blog post about it and then posted about it on their fediverse account.

I'm not in a position to hunt it down right now, but it shouldn't be too hard to find.

@lauren

Replicators iirc did exist in early Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem

https://english.lem.pl/works

I’ve been finding lately that hours listings for restaurants have been weirdly inconsistent online. I just found a restaurant that has three different sets hours listed on Apple Maps, Google Maps, and their own website.

I feel like this is somehow a trend, but I can’t figure out what would cause it. Maybe I’ve just gotten unlucky lately.

The ruins of a Buzludzha, a communist monument perched atop an icy mountain in Bulgaria.

I was lucky enough to visit before work began and photograph it in its abandoned state. The climb in was very dangerous; I almost gave up but was so pleased I conquered my fears!

#Bulgaria #History #Photography #Abandoned #Ruins #Mural #Mosaic #Monument

16 years old and he's still a baby. The best snuggle baby.

#CatsOfMastodon #FediCats #Cats

Greetings #fediverse 👋
Our total roofing cost us 3,375 euros which includes both materials and workmanship.

First of all we need some help to buy some materials for our first step which are,
1) 35by35mm steel square tubing 100 pieces =748€
2) 30by30mm steel square tubing 65 piece =440€
3) Red oxide paint 4 pieces =65€
4) Welding rods 8 packs=26€

If anyone can help out or please boost 🔁🙏
Here’s our #donation link. ✌️

PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/brandugla

Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/uggla/goal?g=23

#mutualAid

@ajroach42@retro.social internet archive too

Rabies is always fatal.

You don’t need to be bitten to contract it. It can spread through saliva.

Almost 300 people in North Carolina are being evaluated for rabies exposure after baby goats at a mobile petting zoo were confirmed to be rabid.

This zoo travelled all over the state and went to back to school events and even assisted living facilities.

Please spread the word.

If you’re in North Carolina and had contact with baby goats, seek medical attention:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/health/rabies-exposure-goats-petting-zoo

#uspol #rabies #publichealth #northcarolina

making my computer audibly do math

(fans are loud)