Tag: waste
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Smartphones and the Jeux Absurdes
Reading Time: 3 minutesYears ago I noticed something. All of the games on iOS and Android that are promoted are crap. By this I mean that they have a very simple design. Complete a challenge, fail, watch an add, compete, win, watch an ad. Every single game makes you see an ad every few seconds.…
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The Carbon Footprint of AI Written Books and a Rating System For Environmental Impact
Reading Time: 3 minutes— title: It’s worth considering a new rating system for AI generated content such as books. According to [an article in The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/daggermouth-novel-bestseller-ai/688067/) AI written slop in the form of Daggermouth is best selling AI fiction and my first thought is that this is awful. It’s awful because AI can generate books…
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On Half Litre Kettles and Tea Drinking
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor years I thought, "I want a smaller kettle so I can boil enough for a cup of tea or to make coffee, without throwing out two thirds to three quarters of the water I boiled. For years I thought that getting a smaller kettle was a waste of money, as they…