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@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-02-14 11:42:35

Already 6 years old, so not even taking into account post-2022 hyperscaling, this is a sobering, very rational and well argued 20 min presentation for some cold flush reality check of the hot fever dreams of AI proponents (and all YOLO energy/resource guzzlers of any walk/standing):
Blip (2020)
youtube.com/watch?v=cd…

A slide from the linked video presentation: "Our Choice (by Default) We Will Not Accept "Continuously Less and Less" We Will Not Transition Cooperatively and Voluntarily We Will Pull Out All the Stops... ...and Crack!"
A slide from the linked video presentation: "Our Self-Inflicted Demise Within the context of our enormous and ever-increasing global NNR requirements... Persistent NNR Depletion → Decreasing NNR Quality → Increasing NNR Exploitation Costs → Increasing NNR Prices → Diminishing NN Affordability → Diminishing NNR Utilization → Diminishing Real Wealth Creation → Faltering Prosperity → Accelerating Political Instability + Accelerating Economic Fragility + Accelerating Societal Unrest …
@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-13 14:15:44

America Doesn't Need Greenland. It Needs a Reality Check (Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles
memeorandum.com/260113/p37#a26

@frankel@mastodon.top
2025-11-23 09:30:04

why agents DO NOT write most of our code - a reality check
#AI

Why agents DO NOT write most of our code - a reality check
At Octomind, we build AI agents - but our code is still mostly written by humans. We love LLMs and use them everywhere we can, from our product to our internal workflows. But despite all the hype, we’re nowhere near “agents writing most of our code.”

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2026-01-22 17:02:58

Raiders Must Be Prepared For This Reality Check si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-ve

Raiders Must Be Prepared For This Reality Check
The Las Vegas Raiders did not have a good season last year. And now they are left with a lot of holes to fill. It is an uphill battle for the Silver and Black.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-01-19 11:00:43

"UK and EU tree planting pledges face reality check as scientists warn the climate window is closing"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees

Why time is running out for the EU and UK to plant more trees
The UK and EU both have ambitious targets for planting new trees to help meet climate targets. But how much progress has actually been made?

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-01-22 17:29:15

The rule of law has always been flawed and fragile, always been applied with inconsistency and injustice, always applied partially and with partiality —
but I’m still having trouble getting my head around the fact that it is just not even part of our reality here in Minneapolis as these masked kidnappers rove around town.
I keep having to check myself: the question is never, never “What are the rules?” The only relevant question is “What do they think they can get away with today?” That’s it.

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-02 04:22:14

Raiders Insider Gives Blunt Reality Check Amid Pete Caroll Doubts heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas]

Raiders Insider Gives Blunt Reality Check Amid Pete Caroll Doubts
The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-10 after their Week 13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. As a result, the situation continues to get ugly for head coach Pete Carroll, and the question is whether he will be one-and-done with the Silver and Black. After firing offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, who was one of the top-paid coaches at his position, it shouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility that the Raiders pull the plug on Carroll after one season and admit this hiring was a disaster. Should Las…

@gray17@mastodon.social
2025-11-17 07:49:09

at the moment, everyone having a phone camera is good evidence for reality. you can have multiple angles of the same moment and check them for consistency. it's hard to synthesize that, because gen-AI is bad at continuity.
I expect this to change within 5y. it's expensive to get continuity in high-res video of a 3d scene, but it's achievable.
people will keep trying prompt-to-video, but that will never work as well as prompt-to-scene-file-to-renderer.