Founder, Traveler, Investor, Consultant, Academic, Psychologist, Speaker, Chef, Motociclista. My tweets are my own. RTs not necessarily agreed with.
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Pax Silica: 25 countries building an entire AI supply chain outside China's grip. Mine to model.
It names software, chips, refining, energy.
Nothing on tenure, water or consent.
So capital keeps dying in the gap. Rio Tinto had the licence at Jadar. Three billion, two decades, no lithium. Read more on my Substack : rationalground.substack.com/…
#CriticalMinerals #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters #PaxSilica #SocialLicence
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@Anthropic began watermarking AI text on 11 Aug. @Suno began watermarking AI music on 6 Aug. One under regulation. One under litigation. Same instrument, five days apart. Both are solving real problems. Both built something much larger than the problem.
#AI #Copyright #AIPolicy #IntellectualProperty #Watermarking
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Token prices can halve in a quarter.
A copper mine takes a decade.
The AI build-out was financed as though both could adjust at the same speed. That gap is the whole story.
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The Silent Epistemic Crisis: How LLMs Are Quietly Undermining Human Knowledge. #AI #AISafety #misinformation #psychology #mentalillness #division #AIEthics open.substack.com/pub/ration…
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The Hidden Environmental Cost of Lazy AI Responses, and Wasted Data Centre Churn #water #resources #misinformation #AI #Tech #artificialintelligence open.substack.com/pub/ration…
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Replacement, Resentment, and the Hard Conversations About Immigration #society #politics #division #population #housing #unitednations #ImmigrationDebate #FreeSpeech #smallboats #democracy open.substack.com/pub/ration…
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I remember walking into this building in 2006 when it was partially constructed, and being in complete awe at Gaudi's brilliance and, the artisan's unwaivering commitment to bring his vision into a reality! I look forward to visiting it again soon to witness this new feature!
After 144 years of construction, the Sagrada Familia has finally been illuminated for the first time
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congratulations @GoDaddy you updated your #ecommerce store engine & broke everyone's e-store hosted w you! Product associations, SKUs, coupon codes, shipping settings, all gone! We're losing money, Your aflame on reddit! #disgusted #CustomerServiceFail reddit.com/r/godaddysupport/…
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We talk about ‘replacement’ like it’s an abstract demographic shift, but the real damage is psychological: people feeling quietly displaced in their own communities and families. This piece unpacks the data—and the human cost. #Immigration #SocialCohesion #Demographics #Psychology
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@cathaypacificCA there seems to be a wider problem with your member database transposing #travellers names despite being entered properly. Just found out correcting this problem takes 7 days? This is quite an inconvenience for travellers! @AsiaMiles #frustrated #airtravel
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@Bar_Burrito just tried ur food @ a #toronto location. food ok. ordering process ? #frustrating! Why can’t u mix&match protein on ur 3 ‘street #taco’ menu? pic suggests otherwise! Had to order all 3 w same filling even tho 5 types avail. Staff said ‘ask head office’ #mexicanfood – at Eringate-Centennial-West Deane, Toronto
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@QuadLockCase ive been a loyal customer and advocate for 6 yrs, using the range of products. Placed an order Nov 10th to my netherlands address. DHL lost the package. Emailed you several times. see request (#752351) No reply, no merch. #disappointed
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Check out my @LinkedIn profile and commentary on #water use, #mining and the #greenenergy #transition. linkedin.com/posts/ronjanjua…
The #water collection systems like the #Qanat in Iraq & recently revived #acequia in #Spain may be the solution for upcoming #watershortages. Let’s look to the past and reawaken our old ways. #netzero #waterconservation #scienceandenvironment english-elpais-com.cdn.amppr…
Thanks to the eminent @saleem_ali for mentioning my @LeidenLaw blog post! Much appreciated! #mining #mineralsecurity #artisanalfood #terroir #geographicindications #foodculture #culture #law #protection #EnergyTransition #transitionminerals #communityconsultation
The Delicacy of Terroir: #Mining, #Food culture, and the courts as a last resort via my doctoral student who is now at @LeidenHum - @RonJanjua leidenlawblog.nl/articles/th…
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@elonmusk Musk has purchased @Twitter for $44bn! Now let’s see where this takes us! #takeover #socialmedia #censorship