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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:

“Local U.S. TV News Will Soon Be Entirely Right Wing Propaganda
Thanks to the destruction of media consolidation limits, Republicans will soon enjoy propaganda and market domination over what's left of local U.S. news.”

https://karlbode.com/local-u-s-tv-news-will-soon-be-entirely-right-wing-propaganda/

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

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sjvn/116965490229311725

💦

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
david@fouroclockfarms.club ("Salty") wrote:

For the cranky GenX’er or two in you.

https://www.geezermagazine.com/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AaronDavid@beige.party wrote:

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

what the terrorists don't realise is that the doors can also be opened from the outside.

jesus, have they never wondered how the pilot gets into the plane on a morning? 😬

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

I've popped up a bunch of my short videos on Loops to see what the platofrm's like. If anyone wants to follow me there, I'm @ChrisVision

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
nev@status.nevillepark.ca ("Neville Park") wrote:

@cwebber 1) oh, like...symbolic AI? 2) in that case YOU GOTTA SAY SO 3) is that like being a steampunk

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

guy whose opinion is always whatever the trendy new opinion is in tech: "heheh, bet you didn't expect that opinion did you? I'm pretty subversive ;)"

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ChrisVision@loops.video wrote:

A mighty battle in multiplayer #Morrowind

Attachments:

• video: A gameplay video of Chris and Drew playing Morrowind

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ChrisVision@loops.video wrote:

Shaking down a high elf in #Morrowind

Attachments:

• video: A gameplay video of Chris and Drew playing Morrowind

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ChrisVision@loops.video wrote:

Sorting out the horny netches in multiplayer #Morrowind

Attachments:

• video: A gameplay video and Chris and Drew playing multiplayer Morrowind

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
livelakeontario ("Lake Ontario! Live!") wrote:

Current* conditions near Kingston, ON:

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@kirschner/116891637708028942

I do love these pictures of me and the @spritely booth at dweb camp, thx @kirschner

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ChrisVision@loops.video wrote:

Robbing the bandits in multiplayer #Morrowind

Attachments:

• video: A video of Chris and Drew fighting bandits in Morrowind

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ChrisVision@loops.video wrote:

Morrowind vs Oblivion

Attachments:

• video: A gameplay video of Chris and Drew discussing Oblivion

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

Don't blame me I didn't name that place

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

I need more raisins. Luckily I am walking by the Bulk Barn tonight

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
unlambda@hachyderm.io ("Brian Campbell") wrote:

@cwebber Yeah, Alexey is a friend of mine, I was introduced to them when reading his PhD thesis: https://www.cs.tufts.edu/~nr/cs257/archive/alexey-radul/phd-thesis.pdf

I'll watch your video in a bit, looks interesting!

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
jalefkowit@hachyderm.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

I got a related bit of advice as a teenage Air Force brat from a grown-up in the service. "If you look around and can't tell who's in charge," he said, "that means YOU’RE in charge – at least until someone with actual authority shows up and relieves you."

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
jalefkowit@hachyderm.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

Early in my career, a more senior colleague gave me a bit of advice. "You act like you are expecting the cavalry to ride over the hill and rescue everything," he said. "There is no cavalry. Nobody is coming. The only people who will rescue us is us."

I think about that a lot

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ChrisVision@loops.video wrote:

Nerds vs casuals in the #HouseOfTheDragon and #GameOfThrones fandom

Attachments:

• video: A short video discussion nerdy and casual viewers of House of the Dragon

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

Literally every time I go on a trip overseas I have to spend a week+ recovering from jetlag and remembering how to be a functioning, productive human being

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ChrisVision@loops.video wrote:

Chris and Drew set out their Multiplayer Morrowind characters

Attachments:

• video: A gameplay videos of Chris and Drew set out their Multiplayer Morrowind characters

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

oh right I forgot I needed to listen to music to be productive

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
ChrisVision@loops.video wrote:

The anti-dragon conspiracy #HouseOfTheDragon

Attachments:

• video: A video discussing the anti-dragon conspiracy in House of the Dragon

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
sharkfie@infosec.exchange ("Sharkfie :100_gay:") wrote:

@cwebber maybe after the next AI winter you can shine

cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

If you want to know *WHY* I wasn't specific, it's pretty simple: I didn't want to debate whether or not the specific branch of AI I think is promising (which again, is not LLMs) can or can't be successful. I wasn't trying to trick people into "ha ha I'm just talking about LLMs". But I think given the social context we're in, it's understandable that was peoples' impressions.

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
mcc wrote:

@cwebber Which is awkward because when we say "LLM" we're incorporating large image models

Maybe this is a trivial observation because large image models are typically paired with large language models to drive the generation

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

A hypothetical: Imagine I held a magic wand that could make AI systems improve in all the following ways:

- More environmentally friendly
- Less capturable by a few large corporations
- Less built on "plagiarism machine" foundations
- More reasonable and capable of making judgements which are explainable, accountable, and more accurate
- More participatory and open

However, we are still left in our present socioeconomic system.

Should I wave the magic wand and improve things, or does improving AI in these ways still make the world worse?

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
nlupo@amikejo.xyz ("nLupo :anarchist_flag: :antrans_flag:") wrote:

@cwebber I hate marketing words and AI != LLM.