I saw my first driverless car - a Waymo - in London today.
Although it appeared to have a driver.
I was, fortunately, in a cycle lane on the other side of the road, but that also meant that I couldn't get a photo.
@neil it feels like this crept up on me - Self-driving vehicles set to be on roads by 2026 as Automated Vehicles Act becomes law - GOV.UK
Happy Matrix Day, everybody. WAKE UP THIS IS ALL A MACHINE CONSTRUCT. YOU ARE IN GOO RIGHT NOW.
@TheBreadmonkey oh no, all my dolls turned into Goo Goo Dolls.
Du vet at Kavli, Korni og Q-Meieriene er eid av Kavlifondet – som gir hele overskuddet sitt til gode formål – sant?
https://kavlifondet.no/om-kavlifondet/
Så, når du skal kjøpe mat, vurder noe av dette:
https://www.kavli.no/produkter
https://www.q-meieriene.no/produkter
@forteller Skulle ønske Kavli kunne tatt over julekake-merkene til Sætre. Savner pepperkakene i tinnboks, ingefærnøtter og peppernøtter.
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said the app's results are a “definitive” determination of someone's immigration status. https://www.404media.co/ices-facial-recognition-app-misidentified-a-woman-twice/
@UlrikeHahn Not sure if this part made it to the posts.
If you do not own the infrastructure you are just a passenger on a train. This goes for scientists too. It start with closing the loop on your own infrastructure, power emanates from there.
It's the same for cloud and AI at large for for example Europe. This is why I am pushing this hash-tag in the data domain.
@spdrnl what I still don’t see is how resources, even with rearranging, will keep up with ever greater production…
@hongminhee what's the context?
@cheeaun Oh, I didn't realize Hollo's quote didn't work on Mastodon… Here's the context: https://hackers.pub/@2chanhaeng/019c6d4e-ca99-7482-8663-8f3cb0d7cb9c.
OK, I bought fedi.blue because I can, and I have no plans to use it for anything specific. Well, at least, I want to build an app that is compatible with both the fediverse (AP Protocol) and Bluesky (AT Protocol) ecosystem at the same time. So... if you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to let me know! Sincerely, I want to waste money no more for domains that I won't use, so if you have any good ideas, please, please, PLEASE share them with me. You can find me at @chomu.dev on Bluesky and @2chanhaeng on Hackers' Pub. Or, you can also leave an issue in the repository. Thanks!
If anyone would know, I guess it’s the WSJ? https://www.wsj.com/finance/billionaires-low-taxes-are-becoming-a-problem-for-the-economy-27a560ca
Ousted Korean President Yoon Sentenced to Life Over Martial Law
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/ousted-korean-president-yoon-sentenced-to-life-over-martial-law?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Bloomberg @bloomberg-bloomberg
I am LOVING seeing so many AI projects being paused or binned.
There’s one silver lining in the mass layoffs, they can’t lay off their absurd investment in power, cooling, and hardware. Loss adjusters and liquidators are rubbing their hands with glee.
Also, many silicon spinners are demanding 5 year agreements on production. It’s go big or go home time, and there will be some casualties.
One org I reluctantly work with pivoted their entire operating model to AI and agents, and they royally screwed their staff over.
They’re not hiring them as consultants at twice their original salary as everything fell on it’s arse, and who knew that go to market suits with a prompt can’t keep infrastructure or business running. Hilariously I know one engineer negotiated a one-sided 12 month contract notice period.
These people are going to get desperate, fast. Fetch the s’mores and let em roast.
@ello Hahahahaha! When I was 14-15 years old and first on the Internet, it probably would have categorized me as a 50-something college professor!
@ello > A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION
We have entered the era of fuck-around-and-find-out, when it comes to holding AI companies responsible for AI decisions.
A disabled U.S. citizen recounts being dragged from her car by ICE, denied medical care, and smeared publicly. Her testimony raises urgent questions about federal power and accountability.
#AliyaRahman #CivilRights #ConstitutionalRights #detentionAbuse #DHSControversy #disabilityRights #excessiveForce #federalAccountability #ICEBrutality #ImmigrationEnforcement #medicalNeglect #Minneapolis #ProgressivePolitics https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oI4Heute frueh auf dem morgendlichen Spaziergang entdeckt: Ein W123 mit Hut, Papiertuchspender und.... Gardinen!
Ich bin mir sicher, dass der/die Halter:in perfekt Deutsch spricht 😂
Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Donnerstag. Alles wird gut 🙏
@pallenberg Muss das sein? Jetzt fühl ich mich schon am frühen Morgen alt!
And in other #OnlineSafetyAct news:
# US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
Assuming that this service does not end up subject to access restriction measures?
@neil I mean, the competency of this implementation is going to depend on a lot of already-known factors...
Gaza death toll exceeds 75,000 as independent data verify loss | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/2/18/gaza-death-toll-exceeds-75000-as-independent-data-verify-loss
"The findings, emerging from a landmark series of scientific papers, suggest that administrative records from the Gaza Ministry of Health (MoH) represent a conservative “floor” rather than an overcount, and provide a rigorous bedrock to the scale of Palestinian loss."
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com
Heute frueh auf dem morgendlichen Spaziergang entdeckt: Ein W123 mit Hut, Papiertuchspender und.... Gardinen!
Ich bin mir sicher, dass der/die Halter:in perfekt Deutsch spricht 😂
Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Donnerstag. Alles wird gut 🙏
I can state quite objectively that "The Detectorists" and now "Small Prophets" are the best television of the past 20 years or so.
If you can 'access' BBC iPlayer you need to watch both.
I absolutely adore both ❤️
Leaving the tap running while you brush your teeth is irresponsible.
Don’t you know that water could be used to cool a data center?!
🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
Can You Really Be ‘Addicted’ to Social Media? - https://www.thefp.com/p/can-you-really-be-addicted-to-social?ref=feedle.world
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good morning, i keep wondering how discord's advanced machine learning model is going to hold up in court when it gets some 12-year-old's age wrong
@ello Hahahahaha! When I was 14-15 years old and first on the Internet, it probably would have categorized me as a 50-something college professor!
I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: If you believe you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
