@pluralistic All these AI companies are selling a product supposedly guaranteed to help businesses make more money, yet they're all losing massive amounts and have no route to profitability.

If ChatGPT was as powerful a business tool as OpenAI says it is, OpenAI could just ask ChatGPT how to make OpenAI profitable and all their problems would be solved.

Peak #MySoCalledSudoLife today:

📡​ I set up my first #MeshCore repeater (and it's working splendidly)

🧱​ I created a custom-built case for it with LEGO (see: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116912226996146067)

👩‍💻​ I installed #HomeBrew on my Macbook Air this morning and I'm currently installing #Meshy

🙌​ endless gratitude towards my Mesh guide @stereo who has the patience of a zen master and helped me through all this #GratefulForYou

Without this machine there won’t be any social media, AI/LLM, gaming consoles, mobile devices or anything modern technology. It is made in Europe. This is the heart of modern semiconductor industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML

@stman @50htz @vidak @kkarhan @oceane it's more AI slop. but okay, I'll check out the referenced papers.

@David
Human cognition has been in decline ever since we gave up stylii and clay tablets in favor of ink on papyrus.
Change my remaining working neurons.

and if it does look like this, I’ll definitely getting one of these #effzeh one

And Karvinen, in his little storage box, where he stores himself away.

#Cats

@tante @monoxyd ok.

Just a reminder: Benjamin Sisko was probably the best tv dad in the 90's

#StarTrek #DS9

@heidilifeldman

I've about stopped caring, but yesterday I was not able to find *any* credible source that would confirm #ElaineChow ever returned from #China

Apparently there was some political / diplomatic reason she did not

Also, many reports that:

"“The Senator’s health did not warrant an immediate return to the US,” a spokesperson for Chao told multiple outlets" statements

There

I'm done with it

Dateable POL video only, or don't waste my time with it any more

@lowqualityfacts does chump hang with scarecrows (I think I just answered my own question). So that's promising.

Stocks Open Week Lower, Trump Says US Will Take Over Hormuz, More
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-07-13/stocks-open-week-lower-trump-us-will-take-over-hormuz-more?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Podcasts @podcasts-bloomberg

Had so much trouble waking up this Monday morning. Ugh! 😒

SERVIZI PER LA PRIMA INFANZIA: LE STRUTTURE REALIZZATE CON IL PNRR RISCHIANO DI NON APRIRE. L’ALLARME DELLA CGIL https://www.radiondadurto.org/2026/07/13/servizi-per-la-prima-infanzia-le-strutture-realizzate-con-il-pnrr-rischiano-di-non-aprire-lallarme-della-cgil/ #chedenunciapesantiritardinell'attuazionedeiprogettiefortidisuguaglianzetralediverseregioniitaliane.AimicrofonidiRadioOndad'Urto #AllarmesuifondidelPNRRdestinatiagliasilinidoeallescuoledell’infanzia.ArilanciarelaprotestaèlaCGIL #News

@rnd I would say that the problem is not the existence of the convenient options but rather the system which creates and maintains those convenient options.

In a better world, our primary communication platforms would be managed by an organization whose mission was to educate and inform.

The fact that they are instead managed by organizations whose only goal is to take as much as they can from us, so they can grow forever like a cancer, is the real problem.

@GeofCox Liquid molten salt, is in its essence, very hot stuff.

Too bad gamma rays weren't solved decades ago, otherwise China might have it well distributed in The Global South already - well, along with MIT's corrosion solves of recent years.

TODAY: It’s time to kickoff our organizing work to send Justin J. Pearson to Congress! Ezra will discuss our endorsement of Justin’s people-powered campaign and how you can help get out the vote from anywhere: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/977438/?utm_source=mastodon

@dweb this was a fantastic event, great job with the weather too. So many wonderful people in one place 🙏