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Ecologia Digital

"#Microsoft has…effectively abandoned data center expansion equivalent to over 14% of its current capacity.

In plain English, Microsoft, which arguably has more data than anybody else about the health of the #generativeAI industry and its potential for growth, has decided that it needs to dramatically #slowdown its expansion. Expansion which, to hammer the point home, is absolutely necessary for generative AI to continue evolving and expanding."

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Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At · Power CutA week ago, analyst TD Cowen revealed that Microsoft had canceled leases "totalling a couple hundred MWs," with "at least two private data center operators across multiple US markets." The report also details how Microsoft "pulled back on converting negotiated and signed Statement[s] of Qualifications (SQQs)," which it added
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Jana

Doing nothing, rushing nowhere, planning noting is not a waste of time. It is a necessity to slow down, breathe and be in the moment. While I sip my warm coffee, I hear the birds chirping away and see the colours change in the room as the sun peaks through the porthole. #SelfCare #littlethings #slowdown

Coffee cup held in a hand while sitting in bed with books and a boat porthole window in the background
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DoomsdaysCW

Well, I'm not crazy about MEGA cruise ships, I do agree that we when we do travel, we should slow down and enjoy the journey.

Could the #airship be the answer to #sustainable #AirTravel – or is it all a load of hot air?

by Laura Hall, December 12, 2024

"Though an airship, which typically flies at around 100-130km/h, won't ever reach the speeds of a jet plane, they are being talked about as forms of slow travel like cruise ships and night trains, where the experience makes up for the speed.

"Airships fly at a lower altitude than a plane, with unpressurised cabins where you can open and look out of the window, making it more comfortable for passengers. The large balloon also takes far less energy to power – and potentially could operate with electric engines powering liftoff and steering, making them a zero-carbon emitting form of air transport. "

bbc.com/travel/article/2024120

Visualisation of Airlander in sky above harbour town (Credit: HAV)
BBC · Could the airship be the answer to sustainable air travel – or is it all a load of hot air?By Laura Hall
#SolarPunkSunday#EnjoyTheJourney#SlowDown
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Steve's Place

PBOT has handy suggestions for how best not to flatten Trick or Treating kids with your cars and trucks this Halloween!

Always a hit.

Also, if you're groggy from the coming time change, that thumping sound you hear when you're driving down the road is probably not speed bumps.

Slow for ghosts and goblins!

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Portland Bureau of TransportationPBOT News Release: Travel with caution, as Halloween, the end of Daylight Savings Time and darker, rainier weather add safety risks to city streets
#HappyHalloween#DriveCarefully#PBOT
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Hebrew by Inbal

One of the biggest fears when learning Hebrew is finally mustering up the courage to speak, only to be met with rapid-fire Hebrew from native speakers.

It can be really intimidating and frustrating when you’re trying your best but struggling to keep up.

But don’t worry!

Today’s lesson is perfect for those moments when you need to ask someone to slow down so you can practice.

It’s a great one to save and keep handy for when you’re in the middle of a conversation and feeling overwhelmed.

Imagine you’re chatting with a new friend, and they’re talking a mile a minute.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a few phrases ready to politely ask them to slow down?

This way, you can continue the conversation without feeling lost or stressed.

Keep practicing, and don’t let the fear of fast-talking Hebrew speakers stop you from diving into conversations.

You’ve got this!

#slowdown#hebrew#learnalanguage
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Ika Makimaki

Why Degrowth Communism could save the planet.

How did an unknown Marxist scholar sell half a million copies of a book about degrowth communism in his homeland of Japan? And why is a complete transformation of our economic life necessary to save the planet?

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ABC listen · Why degrowth communism could save the planet - ABC listenHow did an unknown Marxist scholar sell half a million copies of a book about degrowth communism in his homeland of Japan? And why is a complete transformation of our economic life necessary to save the planet?   Guest: Kohei Saito is an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, and the youngest-ever winner of the Deutscher Memorial Prize for scholarship in the Marxist tradition. His book is Slow Down: How degrowth communism can save the earth (Hachette Australia). 
#degrowth#antiCapitalism#communism
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