www.inaturalist.org/observations... #naturephotography #fungifriends #inaturalist

www.inaturalist.org/observations... #naturephotography #fungifriends #inaturalist

#naturephotography #fungifriends

Fir-cone mushrooms www.inaturalist.org/observations... #naturephotography #fungifriends #inaturalist

Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane) www.inaturalist.org/observations... #naturephotography #foraging #fungifriends #inaturalist

The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter.

Dyer’s Polypore found in Squaxin park www.inaturalist.org/observations... #naturephotography #fungifriends #inaturalist

AI isn't 'normal technology' any more than our political moment is 'business as usual'. What's significant about AI is the way it both reveals and amplifies the underlying dynamics of a system in total crisis.

I must not discourse. Discourse is the mind-killer. Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face the discourse. I will permit it to pass over me and through me.

the AI hype bubble is preparing to pop or as the analysts at Gartner call it, the coming "trough of disillusionment"

This is not the AI boom creating a new type of work, this is a classic example of managers using automation to deskill old ones. Creative workers who once made a higher wage creating original art and writing are now paid in piecework to edit automated output. Bosses are using AI to cut labor costs.

wait... start??

“O snail, climb Mount Fuji, but slowly, slowly" - Kobayashi Issa

Pickles is in fact a very good boy

Ocotillo root

There were no lies here. All fancies fled away. That’s what happened in all deserts. It was just you, and what you believed. - Terry Pratchett

Driving by chip fabs in the wastelands of Arizona, listening to Galaxy News Radio with Three Dog. Wild #LARP, highly recommend. Stay cool out there in apocalyptia kids. youtu.be/D02hHtnNc5A?...

water good.

unbothered. moisturized. in his lane. www.inaturalist.org/observations... #inat #naturephotography

"You are allowed (for now) to get on a pulpit and talk about fairness and representational harms [...] as long as it paints the institutions as “responsible corporations trying to do the right thing for society for which they should receive accolades” but never to critique the institution"

Lake Crescent

Aspen leaf with leafminer trail 🐛 🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations... #inat #naturephotography

NO. AI. FOR. WAR. CRIMES!!!

www.inaturalist.org/observations... #naturephotography #photography

To dominate AI, Sam Altman knew OpenAI needed to scale faster than anyone else — regardless of the social and environmental costs. This week @karenhao.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss Altman’s AI empire and why it must be dismantled. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/280_...

A snake skin I found in a cave

some beetle carcasses i collected

My little box of goblin treasures #goblincore

Ganoderma is so alien looking, but beautiful #mycology #fungi

Inbox pitch: "As a person who has done a TON of research - without AI - it drained what felt like years from my life—time, Alex. Time that could be spent on more fun stuff…" Research IS the fun stuff, my guy. It is the sauce.

New from 404 Media: a cop in Texas performed a nationwide search of license plate reading cameras for a woman who got an abortion, according to multiple sets of data we've reviewed. Included cameras where abortion is legal, like Washington and Illinois www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...

Just finished thecon.ai Fantastic work. Unpacks the "AI" hype, makes it understandable for a broad audience and meets this important cultural moment. Thank you and congratulations to @emilymbender.bsky.social & @alexhanna.bsky.social for this work!

An essay I co-authored earlier this year for @mid-theory.bsky.social reflecting and speculating on the harms of Digital Afterlife Services in the age of “AI” chatbots. mid-theory.com/2025/01/08/m...

FOMO slowly turning into FAFO lol

There's a lot of chatter around the proposal being inserted into a budget bill that would put a moratorium on any AI legislation being passed by the states for the next 10 years. I thought I'd say a bit about why this is an absolutely disastrous move. www.404media.co/republicans-... 1/n

nematode trapping fungi: soil dwelling worm cowboys of the fungal kingdom 🪱🤠 #fungi #mycology #fungifriends

The average American has three friends.

lichen microscopy 🦠🔬 #fungi #mycology #microscopy

mycelium running 🍄‍🟫 #fungi #mycology #fungifriends

successful truffle forage #fungi #fungifriends

truffle hunting with cowboy 🤠

what are the projects/initiatives you know of working on developing technologies for refusal and resistance?

If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not

Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail 🦃) #fungifriends #fungi #mycology

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) antlers under 365nm UV light #fungi #fungifriends #mycology