Jim @sullybiker@sully.site

One last week of my charity sale in aid of Cork Dog Action Welfare Group! 20% off all this and much more in my store with all sales being donated directly to DAWG!

Please share with those who loves dogs, are interested in my work, or both! https://hayleymulch.com

#CharitySale #Charity #SignalBoost #DogsOfMastodon #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #MastoDaoine

"It is not the case that “AI gathers data from the Web and learns from it.” The reality is that AI companies gather data and then optimize models to reproduce representations of that data for profit."

"The productivity myth suggests that anything we spend time on is up for automation — that any time we spend can and should be freed up for the sake of having even more time for other activities or pursuits — which can also be automated."

https://www.techpolicy.press/challenging-the-myths-of-generative-ai/

Read the whole thing!

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@sullybiker @arstechnica @AirlineReporter Something to watch for as they continue as part of the Crew-9 rotation of space station crew... So far every astronaut who has flown the first crewed flight of a new spacecraft has been inducted to the Astronaut Hall of Fame after completion of their mission. Big feathers in their caps.

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While we were not watching, the Voyager 1 spacecraft underwent another surgery.

In August, V1 switched thrusters used for orientation control, because the fuel tubes in the thrusters had clogged up with residue.

To perform the switch, the thrusters had to be warmed by turning on its heaters while turning off another set for an hour.

All very tricky and risky operations, performed from 22.8 light-hours away on 1970’s era hardware.

Kudos again to the Voyager team.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/09/10/voyager-1-team-accomplishes-tricky-thruster-swap/
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