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Contra the UK government, please don't delete your old photos and emails to save water https://andymasley.substack.com/p/contra-the-uk-government-please-dont #misconceptions #DataCenters #water

• I think it would be really sad if people deleted lots of pictures that were important to them in the mistaken belief that this will help them conserve water.
• Major governments should really know better than this. They should feel pressure to just run the numbers before publishing this stuff. Climate and the environment are serious problems and being silly with numbers like this erodes public trust.
• Everything I'm doing here is super simple.
If you see crazy claims like the original report, you should also try your best to debunk them using publicly available data. We need more people setting the record straight on these wild misconceptions.
• Some reporters are already defending the original recommendation. Notice that in this article the reporter correctly notes that data centers are using a lot of water, and that emails are stored in data centers.
But he never bothers to actually run the numbers to see exactly how much water your emails are responsible for (it rounds to zero).

Contra the UK government, please don't delete your old photos and emails to save water https://andymasley.substack.com/p/contra-the-uk-government-please-dont #misconceptions #DataCenters #water

"Insisting on clumping such disparate groups together, and referring to them with the same term, means emphasizing their similarities while also disregarding their differences. When those differences are substantial and relevant, and have widely varying implications for the everyday lives of these distinct groups, glossing over this can be a disservice to everyone – both the many groups who are now seen as fused into a single mass, and the people on the outside who are trying to understand who and what we are."—Zinnia Jones

The Worst Assimilation Of All >

https://nosuture.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-worst-assimilation-of-all-how.html

#essays #gender #assimilation #liberationism #umbrella_term #trans #transgender #transsexuality #drag_queens #differences #oppression #assimilationism #cis_normativity #normativity #women #trans_women #constraint #discrimination #misconceptions #drag #confusion #clarification

You've Been Misled About The Water Cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74c8qln1JQ

#Water #Misconceptions

“Dynamic Programming” is not referring to “computer programming”

https://www.vidarholen.net/contents/blog/?p=1172

#HackerNews #DynamicProgramming #ComputerScience #Misconceptions #TechEducation #HackerNews

@Doug73 lol this was really a thing 😆 jeez were just doing the same thing over and over again

https://clivethompson.medium.com/why-novels-will-destroy-your-mind-796f3cdc8d5f
#reading #misconceptions

I am sure many of us have been there. I know I certainly have. There are some games you simply overlook and don't give a fair chance. Maybe it’s the box art that doesn’t speak to you, or the components that look dull or too childish. Whatever it is, you just don't give it another thought. You have already formed an opinion of what the game is in your mind. Of course, that mental image is sometimes completely wrong. In this article, I want to talk about what first impressions are and how they can betray you.
Read the full topic discussion article or listen to the audio version here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/07/08/hate-at-first-sight-the-trap-of-first-impressions-topic-discussion/
(Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash)
#boardgames #FirstImpressions #prejudices #misconceptions #TopicDiscussion #thoughts

Who is the True Christ? Unveiling Misconceptions

We dive deep into the foundations of faith, exploring who the true Christ is and dispelling myths. Gene passionately outlines scriptural truths and emphasizes the importance of understanding Yeshua’s humanity and lineage. Don’t miss this critical discussion for true believers! #TrueChrist #Yeshua #BiblicalTruth #FaithDiscussion #Christianity #ScripturalAnalysis #Misconceptions #UnderstandingFaith #GeneResearch…

https://christicacademy.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/who-is-the-true-christ-unveiling-misconceptions-2/

Astronomically, today is not the first day of northern hemisphere summer. It's actually the middle. The duration of daylight will only decrease, not increase, until the September equinox. It started increasing at the March equinox. #BasicAstronomy #Seasons #Solstice #Misconceptions

Apple's 'Al Can't Reason' Claim Seen By 13M+, What You Need to Know- YouTube youtu.be/wPBD6wTap7g?... (good analysis from one of my fav channels: AI Explained) #AI #reasoning #misconceptions

Apple’s ‘AI Can’t Reason’ Clai...

Apple's 'Al Can't Reason' Claim Seen By
13M+, What You Need to Know- YouTube https://youtu.be/wPBD6wTap7g?si=LgtOlvAE_Eznubit
(good analysis from one of my fav channels: AI Explained) #AI #reasoning #misconceptions

#Mental #health #stigma includes negative societal #attitudes, #misconceptions, and barriers to seeking #help, impacting #individuals' #personal and #professional #lives. Promoting #education and open dialogue can foster a #supportive #environment.

https://dadyminds.org/b/23Q?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

🤖💡 Welcome to the 16-minute journey of explaining why #AGI isn't the dazzling, all-knowing overlord we thought it would be. Instead, it's more like a clueless toddler playing with Lego blocks of #language, tripping over its own algorithms. But hey, at least it scaled up nicely on our existing hardware, right? 🎉🙄
https://thegradient.pub/agi-is-not-multimodal/ #Misconceptions #AI #Development #Tech #Humor #Models #HackerNews #ngated

#Myths & #Misconceptions About Native Americans: Ep 3 of #CrashCourse #NativeAmerican #History

From sports mascots to “the First #Thanksgiving,” bland representations of Native Americans are everywhere. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll tackle common myths and misconceptions about Native people and uncover the truth behind tribal casinos, government handouts, and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InZacsO8ico

13 Common Linux Myths Debunked (With Real Facts) #linux #myths #misconceptions #facts #os #operatingsystem #opensource
https://ostechnix.com/linux-myths/

🇳🇫 #TAIWAN (#台灣): ❝#Misconceptions on #nuclear_power❞
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/05/25/2003837447
#誤解
 #核電

The gradual decommissioning of Taiwan’s nuclear reactors caused the share of nuclear energy in Taipower’s total electricity generation and purchases to drop from 13.49 percent in 2016 to 6.99 percent in 2023, further dropping to 4.66 percent last year. Air pollutant emissions from Taipower’s plants simultaneously decreased from 107,000 tonnes in 2016 to 37,000 tonnes in 2023 — a 65 percent reduction. The carbon emission coefficient for electricity also dropped from 0.53kg of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2016 to 0.494kg carbon dioxide per kWh in 2023.

From the data, it is evident that neither air pollution nor carbon emissions from power generation increased during this period, despite the decreased proportion of nuclear energy.

"Don't Forget the Teachers" - an insightful study presented at #chi2025

“#Edtech providers are spending a lot of time on reducing the chance of #LLM #hallucinations,... Our findings suggest they could also design tools so that #educators can intervene when hallucinations happen to correct students’ #misconceptions through their #teaching practices. This can free up time to focus on mitigating other types of #harm.”

https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3706598.3713210

Clearly Incorrect

https://quarter--mile.com/Clearly-Incorrect

#HackerNews #ClearlyIncorrect #TechNews #HackerNews #Discussion #Misconceptions

This needs to be spread far beyond the boundaries of #mastodon as this is exactly what I see happening around me... #ai / #machinelearning and #misconceptions with it.

RE: https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2025/05/6-common-ai-misconceptions.html

Non-#Americans share 15 #misconceptions they had about the #US. that changed after visiting it

https://www.upworthy.com/non-americans-share-misconceptions-they-had-about-the-u-s-that-changed-after-visiting-it

#misconceptions

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