As the future of Twitter’s remains clouded Mastodon is benefitting with new users including some big players like Mozilla. But is the distributed social media platform capable of being scaled up and managed effectively? Plus is the future of vertical farming at risk from higher energy prices. The New York Times reports that Google issued a Code red over the rise of ChatGPT. Google CEO Sundar Pichai directed teams in Google’s research, trust, and safety division to assist in developing AI prototypes and products.
Ralphie's Big Night Out - GDI 4421 starts at 32:20
Have you ever voted in a club? You can only have the drink after you vote. Sarah voted in the sand. To vote or not to vote? Are you an early voter person or a vote by mail? We get an explanation of the xR Buzzword. Sarah shares a story about her Ralphie the cat. Where is the cat? Do you have any panicking babysitter stories? How good are you at hide and seek? There was an unspoken butt. Sarah tries to understand corned beef. And the discussion turns to food. Roger doesn't want to eat things he doesn't like. What kind of bread did you grow up with?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
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Quick Hits:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/22/23520130/youtube-nfl-sunday-ticket-shakeup-sports-streaming
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/21/quora-launches-poe-a-way-to-talk-to-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/micron-cut-10-workforce-demand-212137591.html
https://www.engadget.com/meta-quest-2-is-getting-faster-thanks-to-an-update-090206374.html
Top Stories:
https://www.wired.com/story/vertical-farms-energy-crisis/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/technology/ai-chatgpt-google-search.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-management-issues-code-red-over-chatgpt-report-2022-12
Discussion Story:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/mastodon-is-hurtling-toward-a-tipping-point/
https://techtom.substack.com/p/the-basics-of-mastodon
https://joinmastodon.org/servers
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/12/twitter-suspends-mastodon-account-prevents-sharing-links/
Kicker:
https://gizmodo.com/game-boy-capture-card-streaming-twitch-youtube-native-1849918530
https://there.oughta.be/a/game-boy-capture-cartridge
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Robb Dunewood
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