Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

I'm seeing chatter about people denying the fires are caused by climate change because they're believed to have been sparked by human activity.

This is such an incredibly bad take.

We've basically been living in a drought this year. We had minimal snowfall this past winter, and even less rain this spring, leaving forests drier than they've been... possibly ever.

On top of that, we've had two significant hurricanes in 4 years, killing a significant number of trees and leaving them to become exceedingly dry deadfall. Those hurricanes were driven by climate change.

Climate change has created the conditions where our actions that previously wouldn't have caused such disasters now will. Precautions that people spent a lifetime learning -- which were probably, at best, barely enough, and at worst, totally insufficient at the time -- now no longer apply. Things people are accustomed to doing now risk the health and safety of thousands.

Climate change has radically altered the risk associated with our actions. But people are not good at recognizing that. People are really awful at adapting to slow, invisible changes. People resent having to change their behaviours when they've never noticed those behaviours leading to harm.

I get that people want a scapegoat to drag through the streets and force out of town, but pointing fingers are a couple of people who may have failed to take the proper precautions this once doesn't do anything but distract from the part where we're firmly in the "find out" phase of dumping millions of years worth of stored carbon into our atmosphere in just a couple of centuries.

You could be the next person who didn't realize they weren't being responsible and create the next disaster. Don't fall for the "individual responsibility" bullshit.
#HalifaxFire #TantallonFire #ShelburneFire #NSWildfires #Halifax #HRM #NovaScotia

This afternoon I spotted an immature hawk in our yard, near the edge of our pond. At first I thought it was an osprey, but its call sounded like the adult red-tailed hawk we see frequently.

It hopped down to the water + took a drink. Over the course of 45 min. it walked/hopped to the edge of the woods. It did not try to fly.

Periodically I could hear the adult hawk in the distance. Finally, the adult flew in low to the ground and "led" the youngster into the woods, out of sight. 🤞 🤎

I just posted a new video with my solutions for mobile digital painting on GNU/Linux! It's not sponsored, about a refurbished 5 y/o hardware, and relatively low budget. 🙂

Ptb: https://peertube.touhoppai.moe/w/oU74hKW7xGuAfVjrL4Kkoi
Ytb: https://youtu.be/bIJ0yYDOHrw

#thinkpad #lenovo #wacom #linux #krita #MastoArt

The EU is pressuring Facebook to be more privacy focused, and Facebook just gave the EU (and everyone else) the finger... here is their email (with my annotations)

The global community of users should be directing how the web develops, not a single corporate monopoly. Read how Google's deprecation of #JPEGXL highlights this worrying trend: https://u.fsf.org/3z9

We're hiring someone to lead mozilla.social

Making this space safe and welcoming for all people is of utmost importance to us, and it starts with a product leader who is dedicated to driving positive change.

We're looking for people who are passionate about transforming online participation and enabling an engaging social experience that prioritizes health, safety and inclusivity. Please share with your networks and anyone who comes to mind!

#hiring #jobs
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/position/gh/5082141/

I am trying to be more friendly, so I am experimenting with engaging humans in conversation. Guy at the dog park talked to me about golf and Elon Musk. Experiment failed.

You want SKYNET? This is how you get SKYNET:

The US Air Force tested an AI enabled drone that was tasked to destroy specific targets. A human operator had the power to override the drone—and so the drone decided that the human operator was an obstacle to its mission—and attacked the operator. When it was expressly forbidden to kill the operator, it destroyed the operators communications net, effectively freeing itself to carry out its original directives. Source: https://www.aerosociety.com/news/highlights-from-the-raes-future-combat-air-space-capabilities-summit/

Greg Sargent & Paul Waldman: In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right

"A raucous school board meeting in Hernando County, Fla., on Tuesday night captured what’s striking about this new phenomenon. The scene featured #teachers pointedly declaring that right-wing attacks are driving them to quit, even as parents and students forcefully stood up on their behalf, demanding a halt to the hysteria."

"Things like this are happening all over. As Sarah Jones of New York magazine reports, liberal parents in states as far-flung as New York, North Carolina and Montana are organizing local groups, pressuring school boards and running for office to challenge the right’s education takeover."

#Hernando #Hernandocounty #florida #schoolboard #LGBTQ
Free (gift) article from #wapo:
https://wapo.st/3MKwBHE

Happy #PrideMonth! We celebrate our vibrant and diverse community, joined by the spirit of collaboration and inclusivity. Thank you to all contributors who make #GNOME thrive! Let's continue our journey towards an #opensource ecosystem that empowers individuals together.

Saturn's moon Enceladus spews geyser-like plumes of water vapor more than 6,000 miles above its surface, roughly the distance of New York to Seattle and back.

Mashable reports on the latest research: https://mashable.com/article/james-webb-space-telescope-nasa-enceladus-water

#Space #Astronomy #Saturn #NASA

AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test: https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a33gj/ai-controlled-drone-goes-rogue-kills-human-operator-in-usaf-simulated-test

Issue 272: Open Data is available now! This month, Joe Casad discusses AI and the calls for regulation and guardrails https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2023/272/Welcome #Linux #OpenSource #AI #OpenData #ArtificialIntelligence #backup #databases #FOSS

Sometimes I've heard people say "oh that's just the kind of answer I was looking for!"

This could be innocent enough-- but I always think "but what if the most correct answer wasn't what you were looking for?" In particular what if the most correct answer is "No one really knows there isn't enough information." or "In fact, the thing you thought was true probably isn't"

I feel like we are hurtling towards a world where such answers will be unheard of things of the past. That scares me.

I shared this one a while ago but she's still struggling, please boost and share if you can.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/aarwn-mother-in-need-of-immediate-help?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_location=DASHBOARD&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Lesbian rights are human rights.
Gay rights are human rights.
Bisexual rights are human rights.
Transgender rights are human rights.

Happy #Pride!

@Ulrich_the_Elder @liroso Drag is often a performance. Many drag queens consider themselves actors. They create their own persona and roles. Viva drag in all its varieties!

Looks like a few more jobs opened up at Mozilla:

Looking for:
A Senior Staff Backend Engineer:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/position/gh/5076639/

Staff Backend Engineers:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/position/gh/5076652/

And Senior Backend Engineers:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/position/gh/5076676/