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glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

I need a graph of context window growth vs. resources like inference compute / RAM over time. Has anyone already made this?

And does the model's size itself put limits on context windows, or is that purely a feature of the hardware you're doing inference on?

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

nileblue what are you doing?

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hasani@my-spaces.social ("Hasani Hunter") wrote:

I have to admit calling Kash Patel "J. Edgar Boozer" is funny AF 💀 🤣

That's the kind of name that follows you for life

#kashpatel #uspol

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loriemerson@post.lurk.org ("Lori Emerson") wrote:

what a delight to finally have a chance to read Jazmyn Crosby's beautiful addition to the #othernetworks universe: an interspecies communication operations manual! she made this gorgeous hand-bound zine as part of her residency at the @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social 💚

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brandkopf@mastodon.art ("sommerlich.art") wrote:

It never fails to amaze even me after a long time how much of a difference a little white makes on gray paper. I hope you like it, too. ☺️

#art #mastoart #sketchbook #traditionalart #pencil

denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

current status: being involved in three different work-things that all three make me lose my sanity at the same time, AMA

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

save time by simply building the generation after the next generation

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

WYPIWYG - What You Prompt Isn't What You Get

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

And the possibilities don't have to just be punitive. Tags could also be used to create timelines of local interest.

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

increased to around 1 mile per gallon

not bad for an american vehicle

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

warm colors physically warm our body

not as much as cold colors though

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

Idea: Providing the ability for users of an instances to tag posts. These tags can be tied to actions. So, for instance, posts can be tagged "slop", which could be configured to hide, and possibly even unboost, posts for the people on the instance.

You know, a way for people to help defend each from harmful nonsense that isn't just an individual binary: report, mute, etc. A local folksonomy with potential consequences, but just for the users on the instance.

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

have we just seen dark matter for the first time?

do i have to explain what 'dark' means?

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

… oh, and not to keep you folks in suspense any longer, the answer was 4.

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

Going down rabbit holes while trying to determine whether a video was "AI" slop before boosting (yes it was), but at least I learned something new I guess. :/

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

cool cool, i see someone is very impressed with their ability to prompt the machine in the local feed again.

love to have people advertising fash tech on my alleged queer safe space instance.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Old habits die hard. Needed to choose randomly one of 18 items printed out on a piece of paper, with some exclusions. Went to #Python:

random.choice(list(set(range(1, 19)) - {5, 11}))

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volts.wtf@bsky.brid.gy ("David Roberts") wrote:

Still feel like "Musk and his crew of incels destroyed a bunch of stuff they didn't understand and thereby hastened the deaths of millions of children" did not get the public attention it warranted.

USAID Whistleblower Says It Wa...

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

the vibecoded NIH Perl crypto packages

the what? i missed this one

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

we just tried some carrot and paprika satan pieces.

sorry, i mean seitan pieces. or do i?

anyway it was 70% off, that's the important thing.

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joelle@social.joelle.us ("Joelle") wrote:

Are you 18+, neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, and live in the USA? The PRIDE Study (pridestudy.org) would potentially love you to review our next annual questionnaire, from a neurodivergent perspective!

More details here:
https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV%5FermeCWynM8JBXz8

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wezm@mastodon.decentralised.social ("Wesley Moore") wrote:

Visiting praying mantis

#insect #Photography

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i0null@infosec.exchange ("Hacker Memes") wrote:

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mrkoot@infosec.exchange ("Matthijs R. Koot") wrote:

Former FBI General Counsel Weissmann on FISA Reforms (23 April 2026) https://www.justsecurity.org/136938/former-fbi-general-counsel-weissmann-on-fisa-reforms/

Full interview video (1 hour, on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnpxZUFlWf8

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amiserabilist@beige.party ("paul") wrote:

@HadasWeiss

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itamarst@hachyderm.io ("Itamar Turner-Trauring") wrote:

"AI" is going to make getting software engineering jobs harder over the next year... but not because "AI" will replace humans, but rather because of the interaction of accounting and the need to pacify stock market investors.

1. Megacorps have spent massively on AI datacenters. This is a capital expenditure which means the expense isn't booked immediately.
2. Instead, the expense gets turned into deprecation over the next few years, i.e. reported expenses are going to be much higher for the next few years.
3. Higher expenses shrink reported profits, so these companies will start doing layoffs.
4. So far there is no evidence of offsetting profits.

Notice this effect happens _even if all AI datacenter spending stops today_. It's baked in as depreciation.

So far we've had layoffs at Amazon, Meta, and Oracle (much more dire straits financially than the others). Today Microsoft is doing voluntary worker buyouts: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/microsoft-offers-voluntary-retirement-to-about-7-of-us-workers

I've seen rumors of Google doing buyouts too. And when these layoffs hit software engineers, that's going to mean a lot more competition for any open jobs. These companies have also hired a lot, and will be hiring less.

So that means more applicants for fewer jobs.

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

RE: https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116455051292823252

GROUND IT. there's no way passengers would know they can't smoke on an aeroplane by now

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Analyst207 wrote:

Proton CEO Warns Age Checks Threaten Online Anonymity

Proton CEO Andy Yen warns that mandatory online age checks could spell the end of anonymity, forcing every adult to surrender their ID just to access the internet. He argues that efforts to protect minors will inevitably sweep in adults, creating an ID checkpoint that threatens online freedom.

https://osintsights.com/proton-ceo-warns-age-checks-threaten-online-anonymity?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social

#OnlineAnonymity #AgeVerification #IdChecks #Privacy #EmergingThreats

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BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io ("Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬") wrote:

#Platypus fur has a surprising feature seen only in bird #feathers
Pigment structures in the fur are hollow like those in birds — a first for #mammals
As if a mammal that lays eggs, senses electricity with its bill and fluoresces isn’t enough of a headscratcher, now it appears platypuses also share a feature with birds. Tiny pigment-filled packets in the mammals’ hair are hollow — a trait previously thought to be found only in avian feathers.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/platypus-fur-hollow-like-bird-feather
https://archive.ph/dOlqI

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

steeped in graft, the whole lot of them..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/23/eu-risks-fallout-with-us-trump-linked-balkans-pipeline-plan-intervention