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Beau Cronin

@beaucronin.bsky.social

Technologist dedicated to the climate crisis. The only way out is through. he/him

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🥜@moiststar.bsky.social · 6mo ago

about to merge a fully ai generated change in a language I’ve never written. the programmer in me is repulsed; the engineer in me is annoyed im taking so long to self review. we really went from “talk is cheap show me the code” gatekeeping to “code is cheap show me the vibe” in a 7-year career rip

David Roberts@volts.wtf · last yr.

Today's information environment is spectacle. It's about attention. The way to win in that environment is to genuinely believe what you believe, to believe in yourself, to *actively try to draw attention*, to showboat & peacock & find gimmicks & excuses to highlight the fights you want.

Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started@gothamgirlblue.com · 2y ago

What we are about to witness is a tragedy that no one living has seen. The regression of a society from its ideals that will lead to a wave of domestic death, the collapse of our institutions, and the end of collective power in ways that mirror and surpass the end of Reconstruction.

Beau Cronin@beaucronin.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thinking of starting a project. In short: label everything economically interesting in satellite imagery. Mines, factories, dams, warehouses, ports, etc. Data is available, classifiers should be trainable. Outputs could include OSM, but various. Going to try and figure out where it's impossible.

Maria Farrell@mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 2y ago

omg YES. in fact it was precisely this phenomenon that made me write 'the prodigal tech bro'. i realised I was jumping to coffee with men who'd made their money and now wanted to salve their consciences and 'pick my brain' ... just because they asked. IME women and NB ppl rarely rarely ask.

The Prodigal Techbro

Prodigal tech bro stories skip straight from the past, when they were part of something that—surprise!—turned out to be bad, to the present, where they are now a moral authority on how to do good…

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Erin Kissane@kissane.myatproto.social · 2y ago

In the spirit of XOXO and the past couple of years of preliminary work and the things that need fixing, I'm starting a micro-studio and kicking off a community support setup and fixing what I can reach in the only way I know how. www.wrecka.ge/into-the-wre...

Closeup of 19th century oceanic sounding equipment, courtesy NOAA. On the left, a metal sphere that hangs precariously from a hook. On the right, a metal cylinder.
XOXO@xoxofest.com · 2y ago

"We have to fix the fucking networks." Writer/researcher @kissane.bsky.social on how her work on the COVID Tracking Project was made possible by social platforms now hostile to real human connection, and why we need better, safer networks for our collective survival. xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...

cari@cari.bsky.social · 2y ago

Guy designing the Nostromo: However many chains you think we need on the ship, double--then triple that number and that's what we'll put in the ship's chain room. Assistant: Yes, sir. And the chains are dry, of course? Designer: You're fired