THE END OF NATURE (1998)
Acrylic on Gessoboard - 28" x 22"
The first in what became a series of paintings about our relationship with nature. 1/2
All the figures are supported by nature, but the support is eroding and in danger of giving way completely if we don't pay attention and nurture it. Simply put, if nature falls we all fall down with it.
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END OF NATURE
The first in what became a series of paintings about our relationship with nature. All the figures are supported by nature, but the support is eroding and in danger of giving way completely if we dβ¦The Art of Michael Whelan
Question for the beekeepers out there. I'm starting a hive at the end of March and one in early April. There isn't a heavy pollen or nectar flow in my area yet. We are planning supplemental feeding starting out but I'm also thinking of adding a pollen substitute to encourage brood rearing. The supplements/feeding will stop once things are in bloom here. I've found these three, does anyone have any experience with them?
Brood Builder
AP23
Ultra Bee
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Fedi.Directory β Interesting accounts on Mastodon & the Fediverse
Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.directory
Marking the centennial of powerhouse jazz drummer Roy Haynes
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5327140/marking-the-centennial-of-powerhouse-jazz-drummer-roy-haynes?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Remembering soul singer Jerry Butler, aka the 'Iceman'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325742/remembering-soul-singer-jerry-butler-aka-the-iceman?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Today, I realized another risk of AI that I hadn't considered before, namely as a Dunning-Kruger amplifier.
At the institute, I regularly have contact with people (*) who think they have refuted the theory of relativity or solved other big physical problems.
Usually, these βsolutionsβ are simply meaningless sentences that sound like physics, but are not physics.
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(*) So far only men.
#AI #DunningKruger #physics #relativity #LLM
After all, what could possibly go wrong when non-physicists pour their βphysics buzzword bingoβ with questions that sound like physics (but are not) into an LLM that ultimately doesn't understand physics either?
If the LLM then says, among other things, βit does seem almost too logical and elegant to be completely wrongβ, this is of course problematic. Especially if the person at that point decides not to listen to any experts at allβ¦
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#AI #DunningKruger #physics #relativity #LLM
To be fair, though, I must add that the LLM even mentioned the usual caveats here. But these may not have been understood by the person:
βrequires rigorous mathematical formulation and testing - currently speculative without such validationβ
βa tall order needing extensive proofβ
βa hypothesis awaiting the hard test of evidenceβ
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#AI #DunningKruger #physics #relativity #LLM
Large study shows drinking alcohol is good for your cholesterol levels
There are many risks from drinking, but high cholesterol doesnβt seem to be one.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
Raised voices work:
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Spotify takes down Andrew Tate βpimpingβ podcast after complaints
Misogynist influencerβs content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 85,000Dan Milmo (The Guardian)
Johnny Blanchard / Re-Enthused makes videos about retro computers and video games, including both famous and obscure systems. You can follow at:
β‘οΈ @johnny_blanchard
There are already 570 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at makertube.net/a/johnny_blanchaβ¦
You can also follow Blanchard's general social media account at @jonn_blanchard
#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #VideoGames #Gaming #ComputingHistory #PeerTube #PeerTubers
Johnny Blanchard
Maker, Engineering Manager, Author, Screenwriter and Technology ArchaeologistMakerTube
Curious to know what what my fellow developers think.
Do you believe in the future software engineering skills like design and architecture, testing, refactoring and continuous integration will be...
- More important? (50%, 8 votes)
- Less important? (0%, 0 votes)
- About as important as now? (37%, 6 votes)
- Don't know (12%, 2 votes)
I rarely see such articles:
"Enough with unicorns and dinosaurs β show children the magic of real, living animals instead" - theguardian.com/commentisfree/β¦
Congrats. We need more of these! And TROMnews is meant to bring such articles to light.
The real world is many times more mindblowing than any movie, book, or story humans have invented. Not to mention it is real. If we want people to care about it, then they have to know about it. Expose children to real wonders, real stories, real life.
Enough with unicorns and dinosaurs β show children the magic of real, living animals instead
Put up pictures of lemurs, penguins and wolves, and introduce tomorrowβs environmentalists to the amazing nature in our world, says author Isabel LosadaIsabel Losada (The Guardian)
Monitoring invasive species with #citizenScience, #iNaturalist data and the #ALA's Biosecurity Alerts Services.
csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/β¦
Why citizen scientists are key in the fight against invasive species
Our researchers have developed a system to alert biosecurity authorities when observations of invasive pests and weeds in the environment are uploaded to the Atlas of Living Australia.CSIRO
Secularism is needed to limit the imposition of religious beliefs on people who don't share them. Your rights should not be restricted by someone else's religious beliefs.
#secular #secularism #ChurchAndState #atheism #religion
medium.com/@atheistrevolution/β¦
Secularism Keeps Us Free From Imposed Religion | Medium
Secularism preserves religious freedom by protecting everyone from religious beliefs they don't share. It keeps us free from imposed religion.Jack Vance (Medium)
I'm with her!
"I have not committed any crimes. I have not been funded by ActBlue, or by George Soros β that name is simply a tired antisemitic dog whistle. Iβm not inspired by Luigi Mangione nor have I ever said that I am. I am not encouraging any vandalism. Nobody is getting paid to come to these protests. I am not the leader of Tesla Takedown. In fact, no one is."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/β¦
Elon Musk targeted me over Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working
Iβve always believed the people are powerful. Now we know the worldβs richest man does tooGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
I bought a bunch of nice storage boxes and have had the BEST time tidying stuff into them.
Unfortunately I made the mistake of tidying some of my partner's stuff while they were in the bathroom, so one box got anxiously unpacked and repacked with a bunch of stuff left out because "it needs to sit here!"
As I am also #neurodivergent, I of course apologised and helped.
Bundestag berΓ€t Finanzpaket: Angebot, Absage - und VorwΓΌrfe
Mit ZugestΓ€ndnissen - etwa beim Klimaschutz - wollen Union und SPD die Zustimmung der GrΓΌnen fΓΌr ihr milliardenschweres Finanzpaket gewinnen. Doch die lehnen das weiter ab und werfen CDU-Chef Merz Unehrlichkeit vor.
β‘οΈ tagesschau.de/inland/innenpoliβ¦
#Finanzpaket #Bundestag #Union #SPD #GrΓΌne #Regierungsbildung
Four on the Florida Newsletter by Approaching Utopia
Your Front Row Seat to South Floridaβs Alt-Music Scene. Register for the free newsletter here and never miss an alternative event in South Florida ever again!Approaching Utopia Staff (Approaching Utopia, LLC)
Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen MΓ€ngel im Rettungsdienst
Die BjΓΆrn Steiger Stiftung sieht eklatante MissstΓ€nde im Rettungswesen und hat deshalb Verfassungsbeschwerde eingereicht. Ziel ist es, bundesweit einheitliche Standards zu erreichen.
First time Iβve been happy about #brexit
Keep your hands off my Scotch supply, Donny.
infosec.exchange/@SecurityWritβ¦
1995 the year of cyberspace movies
cybercultural.com/p/cyberspaceβ¦
Cyberspace Movies in 1995: Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood
Three Hollywood movies were released in 1995 with internet themes: the Keanu Reeves cyberpunk film Johnny Mnemonic (with an accompanying website), The Net with Sandra Bullock, and Hackers.Richard MacManus (Cybercultural)
The book will be published in July by University of Nebraska Press β more information at:
sacredwonderland.us/sacred-wonβ¦
#SacredWonderland #Yellowstone #NationalParks #history #ReligiousHistory #ReligiousStudies #WritingCommunity
Sacred Wonderland book - Sacred Wonderland
This book, Sacred Wonderland: The History of Religion in Yellowstone, examines the historical role of religious meanings in the national park.Thomas S. Bremer
theonion.com/area-pagan-dreadiβ¦
Area Pagan Dreading Big Family Vernal Equinox Celebration
MEDFORD, ORβDespite evidence that the planets are aligned in his favor, local pagan Jeff Birch, 27, said Monday that he would "rather have a peaceful weekend at home" than attend his familyβs Vernal Equinox celebration on March 21.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
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Vance is doing it, because his betraying a group he should protect gives him another chance for shameless ass kissing. I think he enjoys debasing himself to advance. It seems to be the one constant in his life.
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