friends, don't use Instacart (if you can possibly avoid it) https://www.consumerreports.org/money/questionable-business-practices/instacart-ai-pricing-experiment-inflating-grocery-bills-a1142182490/
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"AI slop" "that's AI" "enshittification" "this episode of Black Mirror sucks" I should have never doubted people would invent terms that accurately capture the degradation of our times via tech. Humans are endlessly creative. Something AI (and AI corps) can only steal.πŸ”¨
Grab these two #solarpunk stories by @renanbernardo.com and @daniellearostegui.bsky.social while they're free! #bookstodon image
A reminder that farm shares make excellent (& practical) gifts! A big obstacle for folks is simply understanding how CSAs work--a gift share for my family helped demystify farm share so they could see the benefits! Find local farm shares (CSAs) (& food co-ops!):
I'm determined to do some winter hiking this year and I've got my yaktraxs all ready to go. TO BE CLEAR: I will be hobbit hiking. image
It disturbs me how often I see folks self-styled as #solarpunk using AI. Just don't. I can't think of a faster way to say "I don't understand either solarpunk or AI". Using AI is counter to the entire idea of a just and sustainable world.
Two free stories from the BRIGHT GREEN FUTURES solarpunk collection: these stories are the warm light a lot of us need right now. Download the two stories FREE and if you like what you've read, get the full collection! #bookstodon #hopepunk #SFF #books #climatechange image
on the nose metaphors: some of the more painful parts of this cursed timeline image
Last Christmas, I got jackery backup batteries with solar panels for my kids... and it was a much appreciated gift! Whether for yourself or peace-of-mind for loved ones, having even a little bit of backup power can go a long way in emergencies/outages. My write up here (just my 2c, no affiliate links or whatever):