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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
publishing an “opinion piece” produced by a LLM?
#HeadDeskno, just no. no no no no no.
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faduda@mastodon.ie ("Gerard Cunningham ✒️") wrote:
News media need to cop the fuck on and stop this shit.
https://www.thejournal.ie/nuj-concerned-over-ai-generated-article-6127956-Jul2023/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I am following a perfect 666 accounts, which I suppose means I cannot follow anybody else without unfollowing someone too
;^}
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SpockResists ("Mr Spock 🖖") wrote:
How we must be every day during this madness. 🖖🖖
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CultureDesk@flipboard.social ("Flipboard Culture Desk") wrote:
SAG-AFTRA held its starriest rally today in Times Square, with Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Steve Buscemi and Christian Slater joining the demonstration. Slater explained how the union's health care helped sustain his father's life, while Buscemi — who opened his speech with "How do you do, fellow actors?" — spoke about what is at stake: fair pay, revenue sharing, health care, retirement funding, fair casting and AI protection.
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Deglassco ("D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:
A Fee More Books
—Spence, John. Annals of Rutherford County vol. 2. The Rutherford County Historical Society, 1991: 20.
—Stuckey, Sterling. Slave Culture: Nationalist Theory & the Foundations of Black America. Oxford University Press, 1987.
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#Histodons #History #BlackMastodon #StillWeRise #BlackHistory #Slavery #Music #books
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Deglassco ("D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:
More Books
—Jackson, Bruce. Wake Up Dead Man: Hard Labor and Southern Blues. University of Georgia Press, 1999.
—Lomax, John A., and Lomax, Alan. Our Singing Country: Folk Songs and Ballads (Dover Books On Music: Folk Songs). New York: The Macmillan Co, 1941.
—Rosenbaum, Art. Shout Because You're Free: The African American Ring Shout Tradition in Coastal Georgia. University of Georgia Press, 2013.
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#Histodons #History #BlackMastodon #StillWeRise #BlackHistory #Slavery #Music #books
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Deglassco ("D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:
Books
—Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave. Boston: Published at the Anti-Slavery Office, 1845.
—Floyd Jr., Samuel. "Ring Shout! Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and Black Music Inquiry." Black Music Research Journal 22 (2002): 49-70. Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College of Chicago and University of Illinois Press.
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#Histodons #History #BlackMastodon #StillWeRise #BlackHistory #Slavery #Music #Books
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Deglassco ("D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:
Resources
https://blackmusicscholar.com/field-hollers-and-work-songs/
https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/slavery/experience/education/history.html
https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000058/
https://www.loc.gov/resource/lhbcb.25385/?sp=31&st=single
https://www.jazzhistorytree.com/ring-shout/
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fringemagnet@mstdn.social ("Annie Hsh :coffefied: :ww:👾🖖") wrote:
Seen one of these posted without credit, so sharing some more here because they are amazing and I'd buy every single one of them if they existed.
Made by New Zealand model maker and 3D artist Natalie Stevens (natalie.3dblah). More of her work here:
https://www.instagram.com/natalie.3dblah/#Barbie #film #movies #3D #3Dart #StarTrek #Aliens #Dune #BattleStarGalactica
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- Barbie Dream loader, from the film Aliens, in bright pink and purple colors, and the tagline "Authentic poseable forks and flashing safety light!" (remote)
- Barboe Dream shuttle from Star Trek the next generation, all in bright pink, with the label 'BRB1-E' on the side and the tagline "warp nacelles really light up!". (remote)
- Barbie Dream Viper, from Battlestar Galactica, all in bright pink and the tagline "dolls not included, some assembly required" (remote)
- Barbie Dream Sandworm from Dune with the tagline: "playset includes dream saddle, maker hook, & thumper" and "squeeze-to-open jaws with delicious cinnamon scent!" (remote)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
Oxide and Friends fans: often I trim out the twiddle-twaddle at the top of the live show, but I've decided to leave it all in, including @bcantrill's vehement declaration that he is clothed!
Hopefully this cures us of our burgeoning popularity!
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mconley@mozilla.social ("Mike Conley (:mconley) ⚙️") wrote:
#Mozilla has published its position on the "Web Environment Integrity API" proposal put forward by the #Google #Chrome team.
First paragraph: "Mozilla opposes this proposal because it contradicts our principles and vision for the Web."
https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/852#issuecomment-1648820747
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is an accelerating system breakdown, seriously dangerous for all humans and all societies
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carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:
Forrester Research published a research note with this key takeaway after Twitter rebranded to X.
Prediction: X Will Shutter Or Be Acquired Within The Next 12 Months
🙀
https://www.forrester.com/blogs/for-most-twitter-users-x-wont-mark-the-spot/
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eff ("Electronic Frontier Foundation") wrote:
The Kolektiva raid reminds us that it’s important to stand with your users in the #fediverse too.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/fbi-seizure-mastodon-server-wakeup-call-fediverse-users-and-hosts-protect-their
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coachtony@me.dm ("Tony Stubblebine") wrote:
Ran the same survey on Mastodon and on Twitter. Got 113 responses here, 40 over there.
Platform size is relative, which the press never seems to get. From my relative position, Mastodon is nearly 3x bigger than Twitter.
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rolle@mementomori.social ("Roni Laukkarinen") wrote:
"There's a 100% chance that Twitter is going to get sued over this by somebody," said trademark attorney Josh Gerben, who said he counted nearly 900 active U.S. trademark registrations that already cover the letter X in a wide range of industries. https://www.reuters.com/technology/problem-with-x-meta-microsoft-hundreds-more-own-trademarks-new-twitter-name-2023-07-25/ #TwitterX #X #Twitter
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bobjmsn@mastodon.scot ("Bob Jamieson") wrote:
Gulf stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests
The shutting down of the vital ocean currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) by scientists, would bring catastrophic climate impacts.
Amoc was already known to be at its weakest in 1,600 years owing to global heating and researchers spotted warning signs of a tipping point in 2021.
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climatebrad ("Brad Johnson") wrote:
Greta Thunberg, hours after being fined by a Swedish court for blockading the Malmö oil terminal, blockaded the Malmö oil terminal.
#climate #gretathunberg #malmo #reclaimthefuture #activism
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greta-thunberg-fined-sweden-court-climate-protest/
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dgar@aus.social ("Dgar") wrote:
Roses are red.
Roses are blue.
Depending on their velocity,
relative to you.
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StillIRise1963@mastodon.world wrote:
How seriously fucked in the brain do you have to be to write down that people you enslaved, raped, stole children from, tortured and murdered were better off for it.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
see also Kim Stanley Robinson's "Science in the Capital" series (Forty Signs of Rain (2004), Fifty Degrees Below (2005), Sixty Days and Counting (2007)) and "The Ministry for the Future"
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adamgreenfield@social.coop ("Adam Greenfield") wrote:
Just…hug your kids, spend time with your parents, cuddle your pets, tell your friends how much they mean to you. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
'A collapse of Amoc would have disastrous consequences around the world, severely disrupting the rains that billions of people depend on for food in India, South America and west Africa. It would increase storms and drop temperatures in Europe, and lead to a rising sea level on the eastern coast of North America. It would also further endanger the Amazon rainforest and Antarctic ice sheets.
“I think we should be very worried,” said Prof Peter Ditlevsen, at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and who led the new study. “This would be a very, very large change. The Amoc has not been shut off for 12,000 years.”
The Amoc collapsed and restarted repeatedly in the cycle of ice ages that occurred from 115,000 to 12,000 years ago.'
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black_intellect@mstdn.social ("@blk_intellect") wrote:
Putin Mocked in Russian Media Over Length of His Pants https://www.newsweek.com/russia-putin-twitter-pants-too-short-suit-1815120
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
when the ppl begin openly mocking their authoritarian leader, that leader is in trouble
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I'm going to congratulate my UPS guy when he arrives today; he's getting air conditioning! And a raise!
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/business/economy/ups-teamsters-contract-strike.html
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wonderofscience ("Wonder of Science") wrote:
A breathtaking early morning timelapse of Comet NEOWISE rising over the Adriatic Sea behind undulating noctilucent clouds captured in 2022.
Video credit: Paolo Girotti / CC BY
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220726.html
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seeshespeak@zirk.us ("Sheila Liming") wrote:
The street I grew up on (in the Seattle suburbs) is being renamed for the sci-fi writer Octavia E. Butler! And I helped to make it happen!
This is fabulously exciting.
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garry@toot.cat ("Garry Knight") wrote:
Using AirPods as a Hearing Aid (Revised)
I posted a link to an article earlier about what we can do to prevent dementia.
https://mstdn.social/@garry/110004588618144618One thing that was news to me is that there is a link between poor hearing and dementia. And one thing that many people don't know is that you can use AirPods as a hearing aid. It takes a few minutes to set up but can make a world of difference.
I spent a lot of time some years ago working with very loud sound while producing music with pro level headphones. Subsequently my ability to hear sounds at 1,000 Hz and above was greatly reduced. Amongst other things this meant that it was difficult to hear consonants in speech, effectively making me partially deaf.
I got a pair of AirPod Pro earbuds and set them up for my personal hearing needs. Later that day I went for a walk in my local woods and literally gasped out loud at hearing the birds I'd been missing for some years!
The way you set them up is buried deep in the Settings, so it's not surprising that not many people know about it. Here's where you need to go. You need to have the AirPods connected to your iPhone or iPad.
Settings
Accessibility
AirPods
Audio Accessibility Settings
Headphone Accommodations
Custom Audio Setup
Headphone Audio CustomisationYou run through a couple of hearing tests, one for voice volume levels and one for best music settings. After the tests you should see a volume slider. It's important to move that to wherever you need it. Hearing sounds at all frequencies is great, but I found that I wanted a slight volume boost to enhance conversations. Some people might want to turn it down if it's enhancing the sound too much.
After this you should be good to go, but you can always set it up again. And maybe make a note of where the settings are. (Why can't we bookmark particular settings, Apple?)
"A few points to note:
If you can get an audiogram (from a free hearing test?) you can input that at an early stage of the setup. I didn't have one to test but I imagine that it speeds up the whole process.
This process worked for me, but I'm not an audiologist, so it's your decision whether to go this route.
Here's the list of devices it works with, and the news is good for anyone with any of these devices:
AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation)
AirPods (2nd and 3rd generation)
AirPods Max
Apple EarPods (with 3.5mm Headphone Plug or Lightning Connector)
Powerbeats
Powerbeats Pro
Beats Solo Pro
Beats Fit ProI tried it with the EarPods that came with my iPhone XS and they weren't recognised for some reason. Maybe it's only with newer models.
Airpods Pro 2 cost £248 currently in the UK. That's a fair amount of money. Hearing aids that actually work typically cost between £500 and £3,000, and that's just for one. You usually get a discount for two, but it's still a lot of money. Cheaper to get an audiogram and the AirPods.
It should be obvious that you need to use the AirPods in Transparency mode for this to work. You can, of course, listen to music in Transparency mode, and you should find that you can turn the music up or down without affecting the volume of the sounds around you. Now, if Apple would just add extra sensitivity for the sound of ebikes and scooters...
Dr Rob (@PapaBear) reminded me that you can use Live Listen (sometimes jokingly referred to as Espionage Mode), which is where, say, you put your iPhone in the middle of a desk during a meeting, or right in front of the TV. You can read about that here:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/airpods/dev85c352340/webI'm going to repeat the warning that Apple (and every other manufacturer of such audio devices gives you, slightly revised for the context: Listening (to anything through AirPods) at high volumes can damage your health.
Paul (@beerbaking) suggested a way of using a Shortcut to access the Settings without having to dive down one level at a time.
Open the Shortcuts app, tap Add Action, tap URL (you can search for it first), enter prefs:root=ACCESSIBILITY&path=AUDIO_VISUAL_TITLE/AXPAEnableSpecID (perhaps copy and paste to avoid mistakes) in the field with the paperclip icon, tap Open URLs under Next Action suggestions, tap Done. Tap the new Shortcut to try it. You can then long-press on the Shortcut to Rename it. You can also long-press, tap Share, then tap Add to Home Screen for a one-tap solution that avoids going back into the Shortcuts app every time.
I hope you find this information useful. And especially that it keeps some of you from worse hearing loss, let alone dementia.
There are a couple of articles you might be interested in:
Study: AirPods Pro are this close to being full-fledged hearing aids
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/study-airpods-pro-are-this-close-to-being-full-fledged-hearing-aids/Apple AirPods getting new health features in the next few years
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/03/12/apple-airpods-getting-health-features-in-the-next-few-years#Apple #AirPods #HearingLoss #HearingAid #DeafAid #audiogram