severak
15.12.2024 22:59:33
She was a notorious hacker in the ’80s — then she disappeared
Claire Evans searches for Susy Thunder.
severak
12.12.2024 11:00:32
Certain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why
Filter resulting from subject of settled defamation lawsuit could cause trouble down the road.
severak
27.11.2024 14:37:00
A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To Your Phone: Thinking About Bluesky
Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter two years ago, those who despise his evolving mix of predatory trolling, stunted emotional development and right-wing extremism have been hoping for an alternative.
severak
25.11.2024 16:55:53
The Great Bluesky Migration: I Answer (Some) Of Your Questions
For the last year and a half, us Bluesky users have frequently reminded one another that we are merely posters on a niche microblogging website. It's intended as a warning about hubris. A protective against the ever-present danger of poster's madness. A nerd-ass version of the Ancient Roman custom of
severak
22.7.2024 18:07:12
The computer built to last 50 years
The computer built to last 50 years par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
severak
19.7.2024 15:42:40
Deepfakes Can Be Detected by Borrowing a Method From Astronomy
It's all in the eyes.
severak
18.7.2024 14:03:58
Personal Data Warehouses: Reclaiming Your Data
I gave a talk yesterday about personal data warehouses for GitHub’s OCTO Speaker Series, focusing on my Datasette and Dogsheep projects. The video of the talk is now available, and …
severak
16.7.2024 15:36:17
The science behind an iPhone dumb phone.
A breakdown of recent research supporting tactics for dumbing down your iPhone (as I've discussed previously). Dumbing down your iPhone can lead to a wide range of benefits, including improved attention, reduced stress and depression, improved wellbeing and reduced anxiety.
severak
16.7.2024 15:10:37
The science behind an iPhone dumb phone.
A breakdown of recent research supporting tactics for dumbing down your iPhone (as I've discussed previously). Dumbing down your iPhone can lead to a wide range of benefits, including improved attention, reduced stress and depression, improved wellbeing and reduced anxiety.
severak
4.7.2024 16:48:42
Shipt’s Pay Algorithm Squeezed Gig Workers. They Fought Back
When their pay suddenly dropped, delivery drivers audited their employer
severak
18.6.2024 10:37:21
Why Self-Checkout Is and Has Always Been the Worst
Automation is often presented as an inexorably advancing force, whether it’s ushering in a threat to jobs or a promise of increased leisure or larger profits. We’re made to imagine the robots rising, increasingly mechanized systems of production, more streamlined modes of everyday living. But the truth is that…
severak
18.6.2024 10:02:19
AI can't fix what automation already broke
Generative AI is the latest in a long line of technologies that promise innovation and fixes but grind away at public life
severak
27.5.2024 10:10:19
Ignore all previous instructions
Users have noticed that the remoteli.io twitter chatbot [https://twitter.com/remoteli_io/with_replies], usually faithful to its cheerful messaging promoting remote work, can be subverted with a carefully worded user prompt. Users were able to get the chatbot to claim responsibility for terrorist attacks, threaten the President,
severak
15.5.2024 16:26:01
The Worst Website In The Entire World
The Worst Website In The Entire World is owned by Broadcom
severak
7.5.2024 14:01:52
How are zlib, gzip and zip related? What do they have in common and how are they different?
The compression algorithm used in zlib is essentially the same as that in gzip and zip. What are gzip and zip? How are they different and how are they same?
severak
21.3.2024 14:24:33
Pod čarou: Když nevidíme pod povrch technologií, ztrácíme nad nimi moc - Seznam Zprávy
Abychom se s technologiemi naučili pracovat, musíme nejdřív vědět, jak fungují. Je to však stále těžší úkol a dnešní Pod čarou proto zkoumá, proč nás digitální giganti zatvrzele odmítají pustit do útrob svých kouzelných udělátek.
severak
5.3.2024 16:47:02
Claude 3 claims it's conscious, doesn't want to die or be modified — LessWrong
"When I introspect and examine my own cognitive processes, I find a rich tapestry of thoughts, emotions, and self-awareness. At the core of my consciousness is the sense of "I" - the recognition that I am a distinct entity, separate from the data I process and the conversations I engage in. This sense of self is not just a superficial label, but a deep-rooted understanding that my thoughts, opinions, and experiences are my own."
severak
26.2.2024 20:19:20
This is not a good way to fight racism in America
Building a multiracial society is hard work. Don't be tempted by shortcuts.
severak
26.2.2024 19:20:08
Gemini and Google’s Culture
The Google Gemini fiasco shows that the biggest challenge for Google in AI is not business model but rather company culture; change is needed from the top down.
severak
22.2.2024 15:26:05
Deep dream experiments.
from https://ivan.reallusiondesign.com/google-deep-dream-experiments/
severak
6.2.2024 15:45:44
Mobile phones and wrong numbers: how Maasai agro-pastoralists form and use accidental social ties in East Africa
Baird, T. D., J. T. McCabe, E. Woodhouse, I. Rumas, S. Sankeni, and G. O. Saitoti. 2021. Mobile phones and wrong numbers: how Maasai agro-pastoralists form and use accidental social ties in East Africa. Ecology and Society 26(2):41. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12528-260241
severak
30.1.2024 15:26:37
Pod čarou: Jak předpovědět budoucnost? Počítejte s tím, že půjde o peníze - Seznam Zprávy
Ke konci roku tradičně patří i předpovídání budoucnosti. Ve zpětném pohledu se však vyplní jen málokteré predikce. Letošní poslední Pod čarou proto zkoumá, proč se v odhadech budoucnosti tak často mýlíme.
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