Pennsylvania state lawmakers advanced a bill Monday that would require data center developers to submit reports on expected water use to the commonwealth before beginning operation ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/penns...

I have had conversations with people where I explain all the things I find objectionable about the current batch of LLMs and the response is just "oh sure I agree with all that but they're the future though 🙂"

I’m seeing this all the time: People who are struggling with the weaknesses of LLMs, or deeply afraid of their capabilities, and yet THEY CONTINUE TO USE THEM FOR EVERYTHING. When challenged, they say that LLMs will improve or that they’re here to stay, both of which are very likely not true.

Another day another capitulation to appease the administration's dictates on free expression. This time -- flag displays: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/u...

if you can, it’s time to give the Ignyte Awards some love, y’all!

I met this Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill on a warm day in Pilanesberg, sitting in partial shade on a bare branch, gaping at the world with an #OpenBeak. #BirdOfTheDay

BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Emily Gregory wins special election for Florida legislative seat, flipping district that includes Mar-a-Lago.

Parts 1 and 2 of Loops, a serialized walking audio mystery through Prospect Park, are out now. The whole thing thus far should take you about 3 hours to do. It’s available for free, with a suggested donation of $10, over at www.loopsprospectpark.com.

Interesting/important grafs: if social media is found to be addictive and harmful like cigarettes, will brands stop using the big tech platforms to advertise?

Wild take but I think men should not silently self-sacrifice for others. I think that is also a toxic narrative. I think caretaking is collaborative and caretakers also need breaks, time to vent, and someone to make them a snack once in a while. Regardless of gender.

The bill passed both houses, no surprise, & India is degraded once more. 'Trans men, trans non binary persons and trans women who are not kinner-hijra will NOT be legally recognised as trans anymore! Bill passed without community or NCTP consultation. Calls to differ to select committee ignored.'

It's time for pairs! The first group on the ice Akopova/Rakhmanin Izzo/Maierhofer Valesi/Bidar Live stream, live scoring, and fan scoring all here bit.ly/4lZhoUk #WorldFigure

Pete Hegseth called them “narco terrorists” and the official statement from the Trump administration called it a training camp for drug traffickers. It was a dairy farm. They murdered Ecuadorian farmers. With our money. The War on Drugs has always been a fascist plot to kill Black and Brown people

Meta and YouTube were both found liable by a California jury for harming a plaintiff's mental health with the design of their products. A massive ruling in a bellwether case that will open the floodgates for other lawsuits

We started!

"'It [the administration's "settlement" with TotalEnergies] sounds like a colossal waste of taxpayer money," said Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.).'" (1/2)

A jury determined that Meta and Google were negligent and failed to warn users of the dangers associated with using YouTube, Instagram in a landmark social media addiction trial

Has anyone tried the 'no filling forms strike', where you don't fill out any PDF forms unless the admin person sending them has already filled all the fields they know the answers to? #academicpaperoverload

While $200 billion is a ridiculous amount of money that could help with so much in America, the actual number that Trump wants for war doesn't change the fact that he never got congressional authorization. The reasoning and consequences of this war are the fundamental problems.

have a little clip of the episode! Here Sarah Baires, an archeologist at Cahokia, talks a bit about what Cahokia as a city was like. It's astonishing and upends our the stories we Americans are often told about what was here before European colonization. #medievalsky www.youtube.com/shorts/TMe4U...

We can literally make energy from wind and yet we're in yet another war for oil (and gas) make it make sense.

I’m EFF’s next Executive Director! So proud to take the torch from Cindy Cohn and lead @eff.org forward in its next chapter. Here’s the link to the EFF announcement – www.eff.org/press/releas... Together, we can meet the challenges and keep building a future where technology works for the people.

Tulip season!!!!! I promise myself that I will get back out there are start shooting again. Ive been doing a lot of home repairs and remodeling so time is limited

Hard to know which is more shocking - the dire warnings of the potential collapse of our food system in the UK or the fact that governments have tried to cover it up. Their complacency is off the scale. We urgently need to switch to growing more food domestically & to restore nature now

The report was stark in its findings, incl crucially: “Britain’s food security…could be “at strategic risk of catastrophic failure” by 2030”. Food was only one of the critical systems analysed in the report and found to be at risk of collapse from the end of the decade…

'In an open letter signed by more than 350 people, academics say they fear that the company “does not align” with the university’s artificial intelligence and procurement principles.' 2/2 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

'Staff at the University of Edinburgh have demanded an end to the institution’s partnership with technology giant OpenAI, calling it “unsafe” and “insecure”. 1/2

“It’s frustrating to have all of these public statements being made about ‘net stupid zero’ + things like that while not attending to residents’ needs when it comes to flooding" Flood hit constituents increasingly at odds with climate sceptic MPs: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

someone in my neighborhood is practicing the trumpet or maybe a horn of some kind and it's quite nice

Republicans finally made UBI a reality

Submissions close today at 4pm! 🚨 www.nzta.govt.nz/about-us/pub...

also: - tidy a shelf - color - listen to a record on vinyl - go to a movie - write fic - go to bed early - learn to play marvel rivals - do a pushup - laundry - again, literally a n y t h i n g

Congratulations to @nicoleozer.bsky.social who was just named the new executive director of @eff.org! Nicole has been a champion for privacy and free expression for years — we’re thrilled to be able to work with her in this new role.

There is even a 110v version made for the North American export market. Every self respecting Iranian maman visiting their bache for the first time in Amrikaa or Caanaadaa has paid extra luggage in order to be able to lug one over to show their Khareji daughter-in-law how tahdig is properly done!

It is specifically designed for that. Iranian electricians used to manipulate Toshiba Japanese rice cookers so they don’t automatically turn off and make tah dig. But they would often burn the rice. So Pars Khazar designed a special one with tah dig settings!

A great opportunity to request cargo bike parking "corral" equipment in car parking spots in Toronto. #BikeTO Email [email protected] to request!

On this BREAKFAST CLUB detention day anniversary, I want you to know I am still mad about this makeover after decades :) John Hughes, what did you have against cool goth girls?!

The new waterworks resource card brings whimsy to the game, two friends at the border of land and sea laugh as chaos erupts at the old water mill. Nature doesn't demand perfection, but it does demand our respect. And a lack of respect could spell disaster... 🌪️ art by www.instagram.com/keo_chooo_/

Storyteller is the only card to appear in all 3 resource decks: It's a natural resource, ingenuity, and knowledge all rolled together. Story is how we collectively imagine the world we want to live in. When this card is played, we build lore, and we build hope. ♥️ art by @xavierill.bsky.social

Civilizations lie in ruin, and knowledge is a key ingredient to bring us back from the ashes. The academia card provides structure for learning, storing wisdom and empathy as a gift from one generation to the next. As the world burns, the pages must turn. 📖 art by bsky.app/profile/thep...

Ingenuity is another important resource, and our clockwork card demonstrates this with a trio of Victorian Afropunk engineers. Sometimes moving forward means looking back to technologies once forgotten. There's real magic in putting our minds together. ✨ art by www.instagram.com/cherryandsis...

First, the forestry card sets the tone: the woods are deep, dark, and heavily damaged, and it is our job to nurture them back to health. We can always find ways to be caretakers of our natural resources, even on a small scale. All you need is curiosity... art by @bascombsbeastiary.bsky.social

Gather around folks, it's time to dive into the story behind the post-apocalyptic, Afrofuturistic world of Prosper with Dragons! Yes, @prosperwithdragons.bsky.social will bring a little heat to your game nights, but beyond that, we want help people come together to imagine a brighter future. 🐉

Okay, I'm taking a break from finishing this lil lore drop! (I don't know why I thought it'd just take me a couple hours! lololol) Stay tuned for tomorrow where I'll highlight the remaining 2 disaster cards and the 6 dragon cards! 🥰

We have so many brilliant YA fantasy and science fiction authors' stories that deserve adaptations: Tracy Deonn, Sabaa Tahir, Holly Black, Sarah J. Maas, the list goes on. Don't get me started on adult SFF! Very long list. There are 1000 books I'd like to see on TV/film. Hollywood, stop rebooting!

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New Mexico jury finds Meta liable for failing to protect young people from online dangers, including sexually explicit content, solicitation and human trafficking. The jury ordered a maximum penalty for each violation, totaling $375 million in civil penalties. www.wsj.com/tech/landmar...

90 hours until the deadline for Hugo nominations!

I love that they put that weird ballet in the middle of the movie basically as an excuse to add Cyd Charisse

Spurred by this, I blogged on the subject of plot-service character behaviour, why you shouldn't, and what to watch out for. kjcharleswriter.com/2026/03/24/d...