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Sam Altman says discussions about AI's energy usage are "unfair", as it takes "20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time" to train a human (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/sam-

Sam Altman would like remind you that humans use a lot of energy, too | TechCrunch
"It also takes a lot of energy to train a human."

Tyler Smith to start at left tackle for the remainder of 2025 season https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/tyler-smith-to-start-at-left-tackle-for-the-remainder-of-2025-season

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Speech in Davos https://rmendes.net/articles/2026/01/21/canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Speech in Davos
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Speech in Davos 21 January 2026 Canada Carney I don’t often or ever share on my blog Political Speeches from anyone but we’re in dark times and there is more darkne...

⏰ Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious
#animals

Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious
What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds? Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum published two articles on this topic.

RE: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/113827902351897052
A gentle reminder.
(I’m so tired.)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115933745141491485
Periodic reminder that despite relentless Chrome propaganda, a lot of innovation in web browsers comes from Mozilla and Apple.

@… The other wrinkle I think about a lot is how GIANT megacorps or investors can fund a free or near-free service at a loss to completely change the incentives of customers to be less friendly to existing creators trying to succeed sustainably in the same space.
Reminds me of Walmart/Amazon decimating the economy of small towns

<Deek> That reminds me, we'll need to buy a chainsaw for the office. "In
case of emergency, break glass"

Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet has significant knee injury, out for remainder of playoffs https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-rb-zach-charbonnet-has-significant-knee-injury-out-for-remainder-of-playoffs

Paramount says Larry Ellison "agreed to provide an irrevocable personal guarantee of $40.4B" for its WBD bid, after WBD's board raised concerns about the offer (Sara Salinas/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/22/wbd-bid-paramount-larry-ellison-b…

Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid
Paramount notably did not increase its bid on Monday, reiterating that it believes the deal is superior to Netflix's.