Software developer @GlookoInc (pre @diasend). Prev. founder/dev @juntooapp. Programming/society/politics/future.. also Lisp curious. @jacob414@mastodon.social
Gothenburg, Sweden
Joined August 2009
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Jacob Oscarson retweeted
"How about you all just FUCK OFF and let us evolve into what we're meant to be!"
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Sweden’s SEK 200M pledge to the Fund for Responding to Loss & Damage (FRLD) is a step forward. Especially since Sweden was initially reluctant to support the Fund. However this small amount barely addresses the escalating needs of climate-affected countries. 🧵(1)
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Maskiner som kan tänka? Maskiner som kan ta människans plats? Med genombrotten för AI uppstår nya frågor kring teknologi, kunskap och rättigheter. Jacob Oscarson @jacob414 har läst @PeterGardenfors nya bok Kan AI tänka? Om människor, djur och robotar. parabol.press/det-ar-vi-som-…
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“Where people face repression and rights violations every day, activists see a clearer connection... We can’t talk about the climate if we can’t even go out on the street and hold a sign. Climate activism and human rights are united.”
blankspot.se/thunberg-in-tbi…
Jacob Oscarson retweeted
“The earth is not dying, it is being killed, and those who are killing it have names and addresses”
#HurricaneMilton #Ecocide
POLL: Should I jump on the chance and get myself long grey hair while I still have the chance?
Oh can’t find the right controls. Say yes or no in comments or something. Like = yes I suppose
Jacob Oscarson retweeted
interesting subtext in the LLM discourse that is something like "it's embarrassing to get too precise about how intelligent LLMs are b/c it automatically forces us to get more precise about how intelligent humans are, and we decided intelligence was a precondition for dignity"
Jacob Oscarson retweeted
Nearly 80 years have passed since Nagasaki was incinerated by an atomic weapon.
It is not enough to remember what happened.
We must never allow such devastation again.
The only way to eliminate the nuclear risk is to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Jacob Oscarson retweeted
wry, ironic sarcasm, not taking anything seriously, not directly saying your actual opinions, making fun of everything, cynicism, etc - is pretty popular, but I hate it. I want earnestness, wholehearted honesty, vulnerably saying what you really mean, being willing to be hurt
Jacob Oscarson retweeted
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Jacob Oscarson retweeted
Want to monitor changes in temperature globally and wherever you live in near real time?
@CopernicusECMWF have just launched "Climate Pulse".
pulse.climate.copernicus.eu/
