schlgr @schlgr@qoto.org

The European Space Agency's Cheops mission has discovered a "mirror" world that reflects a remarkable 80% of incoming light. Even its composition resembles a mirror -- the planet's atmosphere is full of glass and metal. https://w ww.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cheops/Cheops_shows_scorching_exoplanet_acts_like_a_mirror #science #space #ESA

Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules.

#NASA #Apollo #Apollo11 #SourceCode #History #ComputerHistory
https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11/tree/master

In Bayern wurden in 2022 mehr als dreimal so viele Klimaaktivist:innen verhaftet wie Windräder aufgestellt und vielleicht sollte das - zum Jahresabschluss - nachdenklich machen.

1983 Xerox is suing for brand infringement.

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: the only one who would benefit directly if the U.S. defaults on its debt is Vladimir Putin. — Now the GOP’s behavior suddenly makes sense, doesn’t it?

JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever.

In this article by @kharijohnson,
"@alex sees a familiar pattern in these events—financial incentives to rapidly commercialize AI outweighing concerns about safety or ethics. There isn’t much money in responsibility or safety, but there’s plenty in overhyping the technology, says Hanna, who previously worked on Google’s Ethical AI team and is now head of research at nonprofit Distributed AI Research."

https://www.wired.com/story/chatbots-got-big-and-their-ethical-red-flags-got-bigger/

Die EU-Kommission verbietet die Social-Media-App Tiktok auf den Diensthandys ihrer Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter. Auch auf privaten Handys darf die Video-App ab dem 15.
Soziale Medien - Kein Tiktok mehr auf Diensthandys von EU-Kommissionsmitarbeitern

@freemo https://arxiv.org/pdf/2107.09145.pdf