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dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
god help me i am actually about to read a paper about llm models.
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
Birds in May: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/photos/birds-in-may-2026/
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
i spent quite a while writing a new AGENTS.md to try and nudge it into doing better. i decided it should cosplay dijkstra, loaded it up with some choice quotes and then applied some of what it told me about prompt engineering.
it's brilliant. or at least funny. here are some choice bits from its reasoning:
State clearly that a precise numerical answer is impossible without empirical data (scientific honesty).
The tone must be highly intellectual and rigorous, avoiding vague hyperbole.
I must avoid sounding like a marketing brochure. I need to sound like a scientist analyzing a system.
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
Birds in May
https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/photos/birds-in-may-2026/
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wonderofscience ("Wonder of Science") wrote:
Metronomes started randomly synchronize after a short period of time as they influence each other through the side-to-side motion of their shared base.
Source: UCLA Physics & Astronomy
https://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/160-spontaneous-synchronization
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- gifv: b01585108eac1266.mp4
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codepo8@toot.cafe ("Chris Heilmann") wrote:
We should replace "Quiet Quitting" with "Acting your wage".
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
A street, somewhere in Tuscany.
📷️️ Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
⚗ Spieker Film Lab#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #MediumFormat
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GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:
There's never been a worse time to be a cyber defender than at present.
Not because of AI cyber incidents - this isn't happening in the trenches, but because of GenAI cyber vendors have figured out how to exploit executive fear for cash.
They're directly pissing in the face of everybody and asking for money. The GenAI golden shower.
The current situation will not be sustainable for defenders, business as usual is being neglected while a few orgs try to trouser money by misdirecting attention.
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z3r0fox ("⠵⠻⠷⠕⠭ 🍥🍉⚪🌹") wrote:
How long before we can't participate in whatever's left of society without Google or Apple shackles in our pockets and on our wrists. (I already can't buy concert tickets since Ticketmaster and DICE have no ability to enter the show via mobile website or printed ticket.) #Surveillance #Civics #Accessibility #Refusenik #Smartphone #Duopoly #Control #CDNPoli
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
A white wagtail doing its thing
Mastodon Feedchipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:
It’s always fascinating when a service I don’t remember ever using lets me know it’s shutting down. “Salesforce will be retiring Quip, which means your free Quip account will not be available after March 31, 2027.” Oh no! What the hell is Quip?
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I've been trying to listen to voices I do not usually hear https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clock-it-with-symone-eugene/id1707410660?i=1000767729496
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Portrait of a Senior Computer Wizard
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mudkip@wetdry.world ("enderman0125 :neofox_flag_nb: :neofox_flag_pan:") wrote:
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
If I found this, I'd have the classiest soup bowl in my neighborhood.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/05/14/not-in-my-backyard/
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indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:
SATURDAY: We’re joining Black-led civil and voting rights organizations for a national day of action.
In Alabama, there will be a big rally at the state capitol in Montgomery.
We will not stand by while Republicans rip away representation from Black communities: https://blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/
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SuffolkLITLab@esq.social wrote:
TL;DR: NetDocuments has launched the first legal context graph, designed to map relationships within a law firm's document repository while maintaining permissions and ethical walls. This initiative is part of a major redesign of their platform. https://www.lawnext.com/2026/05/netdocuments-unveils-legal-context-graph-to-map-legal-knowledge-alongside-a-reimagined-platform.html #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
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NewsDesk@flipboard.social ("Flipboard News Desk") wrote:
China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict.
@AssociatedPress reports: "The Trump administration has approved an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, but has yet to begin fulfilling it."
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
plus, FEMA is now crippled & unprepared to help deal with these disasters
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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
My next book, *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI*, will be out in about a month - and (once again) Amazon's monopoly audiobook platform refuses to carry it, and so (once again) I'm pre-selling the audio, ebook and print edition in a Kickstarter campaign that proves that DRM-free isn't just the *right* way to reach an audience, it's also the *best* way to reach them:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai
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DrALJONES wrote:
Israel is "the world’s most disliked country."
"Israel is globally perceived more negatively than any other country in the world, followed by North Korea."
"Negative perceptions of the US have also exploded, placing it near the bottom of global perception".
~Democracy Perception Index
#DemocracyPerceptionIndex #USPol #EUPol #Israel #news #palestine #Democracy #IsraeliCrimes .
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DrALJONES wrote:
Report: US intelligence based on satellite imagery shows that ~90% of Iran’s underground launch facilities are operating partly or fully.
The findings contradict Trump & Hegseth's line that "the Iranian military had been severely damaged & no longer posed a significant threat."
![Pentagon chief Hegseth, left, and General Dan Caine [File: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://files.mastodon.social/media%5Fattachments/files/116/572/341/738/904/462/original/31b86ac1e7141904.jpg)
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jaseg@chaos.social wrote:
Stopping the system fans to heat up the system to shift clock phase by a few femtoseconds is one of the less hinged ideas I’ve seen come out of CERN lol.
(AFAIU this was an experiment for a software retrofit to hardware otherwise incapable of such adjustments)
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ayoli@diaspodon.fr ("☆✭★ คץ☠️ɭเ xD ★✭☆") wrote:
Matin / Morning 👋 ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
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Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
I'm on several social media these days and Threads is the place I've decided to do most of my political yelling, with a large side helping of talking about writing/publishing. That said, even I get tired of yelling about politics sometimes, as there are only so many ways of saying STOP ELECTING FUCKING FASCISTS FOR FUCK'S SAKE before it feels like I'm just repeating myself, and I worry about appearing monotonous. To break things up, I think I'll post more pictures of cats. Here's one now.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
my Dad was born 108 years ago today. like so many other people, World War II totally changed the direction of his life.
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Well look at that
RE: https://www.threads.com/@edicionesminotauro/post/DYT8y8XDUOH
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maxleibman@beige.party ("Max Leibman") wrote:
Understanding common tech features and marketing terms:
Safety: surveillance
"Smart": surveillance
Connected: surveillance
GPS-enabled: surveillance
Personalized: surveillance
AI: surveillance
Integrated: surveillance
Partner: surveillance
Free: surveillance
Collaboration: surveillance
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bgcarlisle@blog.bgcarlisle.com ("The Grey Literature") wrote:
An open letter to my MP and Marc Miller re: youth social media bans
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amoroso@oldbytes.space ("Paolo Amoroso") wrote:
The story of the rescue of a warehouse worth of manuals of old electronic lab instruments and computer equipment. The 13,000 manuals, initially slated for scrapping, were digitized and uploaded to the Internet Archive.
The people who did this are heroes.