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igalia@floss.social ("Igalia") wrote:

📢 Interop 2024 Launches:

Celebrating the fourth year of improving web interoperability

https://www.igalia.com/2024/interop-2024-launches.html

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

You know what I absolutely despise? When you find a legal way to watch a movie, say on a streaming service you're already paying for, but for whatever reason the audio track and subtitles are only in German. Just this default assumption that if you're in Germany that's the only language you'll ever want.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Caligula's Horse released a new album, Charcoal Grace, about a week ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtwrp5K1BIk

#NP #NowPlaying

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danhon@dan.mastohon.com ("Dan Hon") wrote:

you took a perfectly good turing machine and gave it to a bunch of capitalists. look at it. it's got hallucinations. it thinks it's a parrot. what have you done.

h/t @Meyerweb

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agreenberg@infosec.exchange ("Andy Greenberg") wrote:

A collection of people with direct and indirect links to the Indian firm Appin Technology have used legal threats to erase reporting on its alleged hacker-for-hire past. Now, a group of anti-censorship voices is working to make that strategy backfire.

https://www.wired.com/story/appin-training-centers-lawsuits-censorship

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I want to be able to search through my house like I search Google. Can AI do that? Because honestly, I really don't need a chatbot in my PowerPoint.

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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

Everybody I’ve seen promote the use of LLMs for writing seems to misunderstand everything about the process of writing

To pick one example: the point of first drafts isn’t to spew out a conventional structure that you then tweak, filled with generic writing that you then make personal

It’s to capture the weird, the spontant, and the disjointed but strangely appropriate

The first draft is there to lay down your raw humanity on the page, that you then polish into something comprehensible

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Full quote too big to paste into one post:

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• They tend to hold eccentric beliefs: that technological progress of any kind is unreservedly and inherently good; that you should always build it, simply because you can; that frictionless information flow is the highest value regardless of the information’s quality; that privacy is an archaic concept; that we should welcome the day when machine intelligence surpasses our own. And above all, that their power should be unconstrained. The systems they’ve built or are building—to rewire communications, remake human social networks, insinuate artificial intelligence into daily life, and more—impose these beliefs on the population, which is neither consulted nor, usually, meaningfully informed. All this, and they still attempt to perpetuate the absurd myth that they are the swashbuckling underdogs.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

The Rise of Techno-authoritarianism - The Atlantic:

> They tend to hold eccentric beliefs: that technological progress of any kind is unreservedly and inherently good; that you should always build it, simply because you can; that frictionless information flow is the highest value regardless of the information’s quality ...

I linked to this article before, but this quote is also worth highlighting. It's just a step to the right of the pro-#Meta #Threads discourse.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/03/facebook-meta-silicon-valley-politics/677168/

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

erincandescent@queer.af ("Erin 💽") wrote:

Update: I went and read the documentation on the node:vm package and one of the first things it says - in bold, red text - is:

The node:vm module is not a security mechanism. Do not use it to run untrusted code.

Indeed, its not a sandbox at all (and is not intended as one!)

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mastohost ("Masto.host") wrote:

Upgrade installed!

Everyone running on Masto.host is now on Mastodon v4.2.5.

Any issues or questions, please let me know.

Thanks 🐘

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littlealex@infosec.exchange ("LittleAlex") wrote:

1830s virtual reality, a so called tunnel book or pop-up book.

#vr #oldtech

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VRubinObs@astrodon.social ("Rubin Observatory") wrote:

We're #hiring!

Rubin seeks a #postdoc researcher to join the integration & commissioning team in La Serena! You will help ready Rubin for operations & its ten-year survey.

Apply by Feb. 15: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/SPA1004AURA/JobBoard/3a88e9d0-e68e-418e-9433-d36443ba8c5b/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=fb4a3e53-356a-4045-9e2b-1d2d2349aa36

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¡Estamos #contratando!

Rubin busca un(a) investigador(a) #postdoctoral para unirse al equipo de integración y puesta en marcha en La Serena. Esta persona nos ayudará a preparar Rubin para la investigación de diez años.

Postulaciones hasta el 15 de feb.: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/SPA1004AURA/JobBoard/3a88e9d0-e68e-418e-9433-d36443ba8c5b/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=fb4a3e53-356a-4045-9e2b-1d2d2349aa36

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• The night sky filled with stars above Rubin Observatory. The edge of the dome peeks in from the left. Text reads "We're hiring a postdoctoral researcher. Experience the Chilean night sky and help make Rubin science possible! (remote)
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SallyStrange@strangeobject.space ("Sally Strange") wrote:

"Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by stupidity"

That's a fine rule for interpersonal relationships. It's better to offer to teach your spouse or kid or coworker how to do the thing than it is to berate them for not knowing how to do it.

It's a SHITTY FUCKING RULE to follow when it comes to strangers. Especially politicians, but even just ordinary regular people strangers. Follow that rule when picking up the telephone, for example, and you'll quickly find yourself getting scammed. Following that rule when interpreting the actions of CEOs and politicians? You're giving them endless passes for bad behavior. Stop it! Malicious people exist! Especially among the ranks of the powerful!

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jerry@infosec.exchange ("Jerry Bell :verified_paw: :donor: :verified_dragon: :rebelverified:​") wrote:

infosec.space is back up and flying again

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

@torgo I thought you might find this amusing

https://people.well.com/user/jeffs/demos/rust/slint.html

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lolgop@journa.host wrote:

It's me. Hi. I'm the argument for the emoluments clause.

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mastohost ("Masto.host") wrote:

I will be starting the installation of Mastodon v4.2.5 on Masto.host.

There will be about 15 seconds of downtime during the upgrade.

Changelog: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.5

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

"Won't it be amazing what tech we'll have in the future?"

It's amazing what tech we have NOW. It's just all unaffordable, inequitable, locked behind a never-ending subscription, built to fail, and/or data mining and advertising disguised as a product.

The tech isn't the problem, and the next round of advancements isn't going to free us.

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ret@furry.engineer ("Ret the Folf") wrote:

@nano

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• A spoof of the 1984 Metallica album cover "Ride the Lightning". The electric chair is replaced by Apple's Wide Lightning connector from the Vision Pro power supply. The bottom text says "WIDE THE LIGHTNING" instead. (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne are off their meds again.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/02/01/someones-got-the-old-geezer-cranked-up-again/

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Some Christian weirdo built a time machine 30 years ago and used it to send me a blatant scam yesterday. You wanna see ugly? Here's a taste.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/02/01/i-get-email-101/

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• Garish offer to participate in a Xian loan scam (remote)

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

Missed opportunity: the President of Amazon should be called the Prime Minister instead.

Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip wrote:

Seit ich gestern von dem Tod Natenoms erfahren habe, lese ich seine Posts und was andere über ihn erzählen. Ich kannte ihn vorher leider nicht, aber immer wenn ich von jemandem höre, der beim Radeln von einem motorisierten Fahrzeug aus dem Leben gerissen wird, werde ich traurig und wütend.

Ich selbst radle mehr in meiner Freizeit und nicht wie viele beim Pendeln zur Arbeit. Dennoch habe ich in den Abendstunden in Hamburg auf einigen Strecken schon ähnliche Erfahrungen gemacht wie Natenom und viele andere beschreiben. Bei einer meiner ersten weiteren Radstrecken, bei denen man sich die Straße mit Autos und LKWs teilt, hätte mich beinahe ein LKW-Anhänger am helligsten Tag erfasst, da der Fahrer beim überholen scheinbar seine Fahrzeuglänge nicht mehr bewusst war und ich seitlich nicht hätte ausweichen können.

Seit dem versuche ich so sichtbar wie möglich zu sein (neongelbe Radklamotten mit vielen Reflektorstreifen ftw), aber es hat immer einen leichten Beigeschmack von Victim Blaming ("What was she wearing?!").

Auch die Problematik der optionalen Radwege in schlechtem Zustand kenne ich gut. Ebenso das Unwissen vieler über die Verkehrsregeln (auch bei einigen Radlern!).

Es macht mich auch einfach wütend, wenn es scheinbar immer Personen im höheren Rentenalter sind, welche Radfahrende übersehen.. Ich bin generell für ein regelmäßiges überprüfen der Fahrtüchtigkeit, auch bei jüngeren!

..Es musste einfach raus..
#StopKillingCyclists #FarbeIstKeineInfrastruktur #natenom #ripNatenom

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Excellent video by @Techaltar about the #SocialWeb. You can basically send this to anyone who wants to learn what makes Mastodon unique compared to other social media platforms and what it is that we're doing here 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ptZ1W-FRA

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fox@front-end.social ("karolina") wrote:

rebecca solnit’s writing continues to be an absolute treasure https://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-how-to-comment-on-social-media/

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jpanzer ("John Panzer") wrote:

Several historians have dropped a giant mic on the subject of the 14th Amendment.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/298999/20240129110006501_23-719%20bsac%20American%20Historians%20Final.pdf

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markarayner@mas.to ("Mark A. Rayner") wrote:

But SHOULD you do it?

#ironypolice #irony #youcandoit #slogans #taglines #humor #humour

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cadey@pony.social ("Xe :verified:") wrote:

"No way to prevent this" says users of only programming language where this regularly happens

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Swear to god if Lily Gladstone doesn't take the Oscar for Killers of The Flower Moon

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