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Brian McEntire

@brianmcentire.bsky.social

Cyclist + Runner. Former professional photographer. Certified AWS Solutions Architect, Cisco CCNA, Python, Linux, JavaScript and Perl. I work for FAANG. Interested in climate solutions, the war on cars, and applying science to wellness.

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Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If someone is concerned about the risk to pedestrians from e-bikes, e-motos, and scooters, but doesn't support taking away space from cars to build safer micro-mobility infrastructure then I would question their commitment to safety

Jason Gorman@jasongorman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Any government that isn't right now accelerating plans to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy is either: a. Incompetent b. In the pockets of people who'd rather they didn't c. a & b

Eric Foltz@ericfoltz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If we bought a few less bombs, we could probably afford nice things. One thing I'd like to see from the next presidency would be to appoint a special commission to prepare a report on the actual cost to defend the United States from attack. Not foreign wars. Just the cost to defend this country.

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Melanie Walsh@mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Whoa. "[F]inetuning exclusively on Haruki Murakami's novels unlocks verbatim recall of copyrighted books from over 30 unrelated authors...Our findings offer compelling evidence that model weights store copies of copyrighted works." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Alignment Whack-a-Mole : Finetuning Activates Verbatim Recall of Copyrighted Books in Large Language Models

Frontier LLM companies have repeatedly assured courts and regulators that their models do not store copies of training data. They further rely on safety alignme

papers.ssrn.com

Regina Burstein@mplsfietser.bike · 7mo ago

The experience absolutely matters. I could walk hours down a bustling pedestrian-oriented commercial street or a tree-lined urban residential street but only like 5 minutes (willingly) down a wide stroad with huge parking lots in front of every building.

Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“Ever found yourself driving to the grocery store or coffee shop even tho it’s a 10-minute walk & perfectly nice day? New research suggests the reason isn’t just distance—it’s how the walk feels…it’s the sights, street life & amenities along the way that strongly shape whether people decide to walk”

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

forbes.com

Justin@ediparolev.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World

Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

forbes.com