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[AI summary] An essay arguing that the 'open' promises of modern 'Open AI' technology are deceptive marketing tactics ('openwashing') used by Big Tech to evade regulation and lock users into proprietary ecosystems while falsely claiming to democratize access.
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Stream in Los Cedros (photo by Murray Cooper) The cloud forest of Los Cedros in northern Ecuador is alive with the squeals of monkeys, scuffle of squirrels, cries and squawks of more than 400 species of birds, writes Becca Warner of the BBC in a recent article. Warner shares a bracing and heartening story about...
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Today was the fall equinox, when sunrise and sunset are at the same time and day and night are equal. I happened to catch the sunrise... ...
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A reader sent me this photo of an "inbred cat." It gave me a chuckle.
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