Aaron Harper

@openagtech.bsky.social

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CTO, and chief scientist for Issyroo Farms, a lab focused on agriculture, the environment, and ISRU. Founding member of the Open Source Hardware Association. Signatory of the Open Source Software, Open Source Hardware, and Open Source AI definitions.

Illustration depicting a typical statistical bell curve with standard deviation points as well as relative populations defined by percentage. Illustration by M. W. Toews - Own work, based (in concept) on figure by Jeremy Kemp, on 2005-02-09, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1903871

ENSHITTIFICATION

noun Colloquial the gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided, especially of an online platform, and as a consequence of profit-seeking.

A very basic Anglo-Saxon term wrapped in affixes which elevate it to being almost formal; almost respectable. This word captures what many of us feel is happening to the world and to so many aspects of our lives at the moment.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs illustrating physiological needs such as food water and air being foundational to all other needs.

Thermal (heat) image view of Category 5 Hurricane Maria in 2017, as seen by NASA’s Terra satellite. Yellow and orange are the warm ocean waters, and blue and white are the hurricane’s tall, cool cloud tops.
NASA