I investigate how and why my behavior changes when coding regularily.
And college students are developing the weapons, quickly building tools that identify AI-generated text—and tools to evade detection.
Engineers don't have a daily ritual that reminds us why we got into the field. Without a ritual, the drudgery creeps closer and the vision of the monastery recedes.
Soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sensors in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone reported radiation spikes. A researcher now believes he’s found evidence the data was manipulated.
Meta recently conceded that in-app behavioral advertising in the EU can no longer be opt-in by default, marking the end of an era. The regulators won, at least for now.
The ads are a window into a blatantly illegal underground economy that Meta is not only failing to moderate, but is actively profiting from and injecting into users’ feeds.
A deep, deep dive into the symbiotic relationship between right-wing influencers, Russian state media, and the shared disinformation ecosystem in which they live.
With the emergence of LLM “AI”, everyone will have to learn what many disabled people have always understood
Pluralistic: Tiktok's enshittification (21 Jan 2023)
from https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys
Over the last 15+ years, innovative electronics companies have designed and released thousands of open-source hardware designs, creating a flourishing industry. Open-source hardware companies colle…
Stop Trying to Make Social Networks Succeed écrit par Ploum, Lionel Dricot, ingénieur, écrivain de science-fiction, développeur de logiciels libres.
Those of you not plugged into the Mastodon community may not be aware of the predominant reaction to Instagram Threads. This started when it was merely rumored, reaching a crescendo with reports that...
Understanding Threads and its threat to Twitter means understanding the current landscape of social media.
Roste zájem o hypotéky. Znamená to, že je bytová krize u konce? Jak moc si Češi váží vlastního bydlení? A kolik je stojí?
The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web’s visionaries and power-brokers – but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice – and why he would ban TikTok
With Ships, Birds Find an Easier Way to Travel
from https://hakaimagazine.com/news/with-ships-birds-find-an-easier-way-to-travel/
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Far from being profoundly destructive, we humans have deep capacities for sharing resources with generosity and foresight
For millions of years, fire was our main form of energy. With renewables, it comes to an end
A curated list of Fediverse applications based on the ActivityPub protocol.
Politicians and scientists say they were duped by an organisation making false claims about global warming.
A hot-headed coder is accused of exposing the agency’s hacking arsenal. Did he betray his country because he was pissed off at his colleagues?
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