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Boosted by jwz:
jasongorman@mastodon.cloud ("Jason Gorman") wrote:

What makes LLMs work isn't deep neural networks or attention mechanisms or vector databases or anything like that.

What makes LLMs work is our tendency to see faces on toast.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

What's the past tense of smile? Smelt?

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I specifically had it added into my contracts that my covers had to be done by actual human artists, and any stock art non-AI generated. Also that my editing and translations have to be done by humans. So, uhhh, yeah.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@spawn%5Fof%5Fechidna/post/DKP9O1STmiM

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

well, suck eggs:

“…recent macroeconomic factors are contributing to today’s sell-off in tech stocks. Key drivers include persistent inflation, interest rate uncertainty, concerns about tariffs and trade policy, slowing manufacturing, and weakening consumer and business sentiment. These factors have raised fears of slower economic growth and pressured earnings forecasts for major technology firms, prompting investors to reduce exposure to the sector”

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Governance by ChatGPT coming along swimmingly I see

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj98vrzpyvo

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries

Just signed up. The library is cool, man. https://www.kanopy.com/en

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
janelith@hol.ogra.ph ("Janet") wrote:

I'm very impressed by the lengths people will go to mentally to imply that their specific vision of something is the only one that can possibly exist and that your specific vision causes harm but without explaining why.

Especially funny because I was only speaking about interest in federated git forges, which I joined from Mastodon, and they implied federation enforces mini dictatorships. Which was very funny to hear... on their discord server.

To be clear, you can run a federated forge host exactly like codeberg, and it can operate with all the same rules, membership, voting, federating/defederating, and that still allows users that codeberg doesn't protect to create their own home.

It's crazy because i've seen how all over the world major countries are just ignoring horrific atrocities right now, and communities dont protect those they dont care about.

Boosted by jwz:
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Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
heydon@front-end.social ("Large Heydon Collider") wrote:

I designed @Amy_Hupe a new logo and site! https://amyhupe.co.uk

Amy is one of my vary favorite writers, so I look forward to all the posts she’s been saving up.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
nocontexttrek ("Star Trek Minus Context") wrote:

#StarTrek

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Mastodon is blogging culture (non-derogatory)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

This is a fantastic write up. Inspiring. Makes me want to be a better writer which is always good.

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

The kiddo participated in their school's spring concert, and one of the songs was "Duct Tape (Materia Potens et Adhaesiva)" by Mark Burrows, but it took me a bit to track that down since there's many more songs that pop up when you search for "duct tape song". Like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCrPIPpBG-g

Which I have to admit I might've preferred to hear last night. 😆

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

Huh. There's a lot more songs about duct tape than I thought there'd be.

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
dirtyoldtown@mefi.social ("DirtyOldTown") wrote:

My kid just WhatsApped from his German exchange trip. They had to call an ambulance for him.

He has food poisoning, was very pale and nauseous. He was dehydrated and his blood pressure was dropping.

He's fine now but I wanted to share this because it has the most Western Europe Is a Civilized Place ending ever.

The paramedics came to the mall, took him into the ambulance, gave him an IV, checked him out, stayed with him until he felt better, then told him "No charge. Enjoy your trip to Germany." And if that wasn't enough, when they realized the group had had to move onto the train station without him, they gave him a ride over there to catch up with them.

I'm so ground down by the predatory realities of America in general in 2025 that this just about blew my fucking mind.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

I'm happy that this "dopamine menu" thing is trending. But it does go to show just how much the algorithm has us in a chokehold, that this new generation thinks they invented human curation.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

28 slightly rude notes on writing - by Adam Mastroianni:

"Somehow, whenever I finish a draft, my first few paragraphs almost always contain ideas that were necessary for writing the rest of the piece, but that aren’t necessary for understanding it. It’s like I’m giving someone a tour of my hometown and I start by showing them all the dead ends." https://www.experimental-history.com/p/28-slightly-rude-notes-on-writing

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

my sysadmin **reall** does not like 171.22.28.26 (somewhere around Ciuflea Street, Chisinau, Moldova) and 198.55.98.10 (which seems to end up somewhere around 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, UK WC2H 9JQ)... I mean, we are talking ANY port set to DENY IN for those two

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

I love how most sabotage tactics boil down to just being annoying for an extended period of time.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

DIVS 🕺

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Sam Altman: only boomers use ChatGPT like a search engine. The cool kids fill ChatGPT with their most intimate, compromising life experiences.

Journalist who definitely should ask what he plans to do with all that personal data: Neato!

#openai

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:

Tips from an elder activists:

1. The cops are not your friends, always ask them to leave your demonstrations, immediately.

2. The most effective police reform is collective, open and frequent community desdain. Flip off all cops on sight. Tell every cop in earshot to quit their job.

3. Fascist want to distract you from local politics and mutual aid. If your ONLY protest and MA experience is at "counter protests" get plugged in to local policy and MA work ASAP.

#seattle #activism #acab

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
dansinker@omfg.town ("Dan Sinker") wrote:

The Times finally reporting what we all could see: Musk was absolutely tripping balls the entire time he destroyed the government. Very polite of them to wait to drop this until he’d left the position.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
best_of_mltshp@mefi.social ("Best of MLTSHP") wrote:

https://mltshp.com/p/1R22F “Get loved, loser”

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

I guess Mario Kart World is gonna be fine, most of the rest are remakes I've played years ago or don't care about.

Almost surprised Skyrim isn't on the list 🤣

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
researchfairy@scholar.social ("The research fairy") wrote:

My research group in Montreal is hiring a postdoctoral fellow!

Very interdisciplinary, focus on bioethics

:boost_requested: Circulate widely!

Details: https://www.translationalethics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MAR2025-PDF-Ad-P2-Revised.pdf

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz ("Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿") wrote:

Ok #Fediverse: if I was keen to bootstrap an Aotearoa-based tech services #cooperative, what coop models would people suggest I look at - looking for good descriptions of how they'd be set up, especially to recognise the contributions of those involved. All insights appreciated! I'd rather learn from others' experiences rather than unwittingly replicating their mistakes trying to reinvent the wheel...

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
colingourlay@bne.social ("Colin") wrote:

I select all images with traffic lights, therefore I am

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Creativity is made, not generated — Procreate®:

"We’re here for the humans. We’re not chasing a technology that is a moral threat to our greatest jewel: human creativity." https://procreate.com/ai

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

The Fifth Estate - daverupert.com:

"I don’t have the capital to start my own Fourth Estate university or newspaper. But I do have this blog. A minor stake in the Fifth Estate. But my blog plus your blog, mix in some RSS and the power of sharing interesting blogs and podcasts… we might make a dent." https://daverupert.com/2025/05/the-fifth-estate/