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researchbuzz

@researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host

Obsessed with search engines, databases, and online information collections forever. Writing books & such since 1996, ResearchBuzz since 1998. Autistic and too tired to hide it. Pronouns: she/they/hey you.

We could be doing a lot more with authoritative structures (and without AI) to make good Web search.

Strongly recommend you read my pinned posts before you reply.

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researchbuzz, to random
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2024 is WILD

re: https://mastodon.social/@verge/112446249431675145

researchbuzz, to random
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Twitter, only people sign up and register their RSS feeds and you follow those.

"But there won't be any comments or reposting!"

yes, and?

ai6yr, to gardening

With a dozen new grapevines in the ground here, now trying to figure out how to prune/train them somehow (ps. I have a billion additional grapes rooted for anyone in Ventura County who'd like one!) https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/grape-trellising-training-basics

researchbuzz,
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@ai6yr Granny had a carport with open sides. She ran clothesline across the posts of the carport on each side and trained them that way.

Here's an early picture of her Fry grapes growing around the side of her carport and continuing to the front.

researchbuzz, to random
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Did y 'all hear about the guy who was ordered by his city to cover his boat from public view, and spite-complied by building a fence in front of the boat and then painting a picture of the boat on the fence?

The best news is that the artist who painted the fence is getting more commissions out of it. Get it Hanif Wondir!

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/viral-california-boat-mural-seaside-19457688.php

researchbuzz, to random
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My husband does not care about Anime at all and Paprika is one of his FAVORITE movies.

https://digipres.club/@textfiles/112440625361703761

researchbuzz, to random
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"Just in time for National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Pennsylvania Department of Health launched a new online dashboard to provide Pennsylvania residents and health care providers with information about tickborne diseases. The online dashboard not only pinpoints where ticks are prevalent but also shows the latest state data on tickborne disease activity."

https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/new-tool-pennsylvania-department-health-shows-where-ticks-are-prevalent/ORWGL6BXURABJBAGZAVM4VDO3Y/

researchbuzz, to random
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It is WILD what kind of old articles the busted Google Alerts throws up. This from 2021:

"4chan founder Chris Poole leaves Google after 5 years and several job changes"

https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/news/4chan-founder-chris-poole-leaves-110351448.html

simon_brooke, to random
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OK, folk, help me compile a list of failed "inward investment" projects across Scotland.

I'll start

Rootes Linwood
IBM Greenock
Singer Kilbowie
Stelrad Dalbeattie
Sun Linlithgow
NCR Dundee
Timex Dundee

I must have missed hundreds. Add your picks

researchbuzz,
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@Wen @Glencoe @simon_brooke

There have been plenty of valid complaints lately about Google's search results, but when I couldn't remember Carly Fiorina's name to reply to this thread, it came right through.

lowqualityfacts, to random
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2024: OpenAI releases a free virtual assistant with a weirdly flirty voice.

2025: Millions of men become emotionally attached to the AI.

2026: OpenAI threatens to delete your virtual girlfriend if you don't pay a monthly subscription. You must also buy her digital flowers or she will hate you.

researchbuzz,
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@lowqualityfacts Also, depending on who's giving OpenAI dollars that month, she will demand very specific gifts

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@wonderfox @lowqualityfacts i worry about this A LOT for AI-generated search results.

Like, what's the best paint for my house? How often should I get my hearing checked? Where's the best place to live in the US?

If all you're going to get is a little tube of information-sausage, packed and spiced by Google, ain't no TELLING what they're gonna put in there.

researchbuzz, to ai
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"Chatbots share limited information, reinforce ideologies, and, as a result, can lead to more polarized thinking when it comes to controversial issues, according to new Johns Hopkins University–led research. The study challenges perceptions that chatbots are impartial and provides insight into how using conversational search systems could widen the public divide on hot-button issues and leave people vulnerable to manipulation."

https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/05/13/chatbots-tell-people-what-they-want-to-hear/

researchbuzz, to cork
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'In “Cotton–Cork Blended Fabric: An Innovative and Sustainable Apparel Textile for the Fashion Industry,” published in April in the peer-reviewed journal Sustainability, the duo compared the material properties of a cotton fabric to a 10 percent-cork fabric, which is also a natural and sustainable material. The cotton-cork blend was found to be strong, pliable, easily dyed, and resistant to shrinkage.”'

https://news.fitnyc.edu/2024/05/13/a-surprising-ingredient-can-turn-cotton-into-a-performance-fabric/

researchbuzz, to internet
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"Their study surveyed over 1,700 participants in the US, revealing that anti-misinformation features increased users’ awareness of misinformation in social media; but did not make them more likely to share information on social media, or more willing to receive information from the platforms. Both trust and distrust coexisted in the participants, emerging as distinct features and not simply as opposite ends of a spectrum."

https://news.wm.edu/2024/05/13/reducing-distrust-in-social-media-is-not-straightforward-computer-scientists-warn/

researchbuzz, to random
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Good morning to everyone but especially Girl Scout Luna Bowles, who raised over $3000 to install a communication board at a local park.

'"I think about it this way," Luna said. "Every kid — no matter what hard times they're facing like with cancer or if they're in a wheelchair or they're blind — should get a chance to have fun on a playground and be a kid."'

GET IT LUNA.

https://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_inspired/a-look-at-inclusive-and-accessible-playgrounds-in-acadiana/article_704e4b22-fbf6-11ee-8461-d7795ea6c2db.html

researchbuzz, to random
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I have a personal file of "headlines I should not read before 9am because they will not compute" and here comes another entry

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/cocaine-werewolf-looks-tracks-cocaine-070000184.html

researchbuzz, to random
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Wait, there's a data dump on ?

The stackoverflow.com-Posts.7z file is 21.4GB 😬

https://archive.org/details/stackexchange

researchbuzz, to markdown
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For my nerds. I don't know when this was launched, but it showed up in my Snaps this morning.

'dumpspage is a Markdown note-taking web-app that is powered by markdown-it and CodeMirror. Simply create your note using that big ol’ button and you are ready to take some notes (no login required!).'

https://dumps.page/

researchbuzz, to random
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Wherein Mr. Gerard burns Jack Dorsey to the waterline

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/05/10/jack-dorsey-bluesky-decentralised-social-networks-and-the-very-common-crowd/

StillIRise1963, to random
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When my sister sold her home, she had her white realtor come to show the appraiser around. She LEFT HER OWN HOME during the process. Right now, my college friend is removing all signs of Blackness from her home before she puts it on the market. All art, photos, statues are being packed. All books are being turned spine in. THIS IS WHAT RACISM DOES.

researchbuzz,
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@StillIRise1963 And unfortunately depending on where you live that only does so much, damn it.

Why is it so difficult for some people to wrap their heads around the idea of systemic racism? How can the fact that houses in Black neighborhoods are consistently undervalued be anything BUT systemic racism?

https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/race-determines-home-values-more-today-it-did-1980

researchbuzz,
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@StillIRise1963 But here's the good news: it can be different.

'According to the study’s findings, the net value of all owner-occupied homes increased from $4.2 billion in 2014 to $8.1 billion in 2022, a $3.9 billion/94 percent increase in housing wealth over these nine years. It also estimates Black homeowners realized the vast majority of that gain in wealth, with their home values rising from $3.4 billion in 2014 to $6.2 billion in 2022, a $2.8 billion jump.'

https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2024/um-study-detroits-black-homeowners-gained-nearly-3b-real-estate-wealth-2014-22

researchbuzz, to random
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I too often greet my few friends by flapping my ears and making rumbly noises

https://www.livescience.com/animals/elephants/elephants-say-hello-to-friends-by-flapping-their-ears-and-making-little-rumbly-noises

researchbuzz, to random
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I briefly tried BetterHelp but bailed when it seemed like my "counselor" was responding by filling out some kind of MadLibs. Apparently this shortlived foolishness will net me $9.62.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/science-and-tech/data-privacy-and-cybersecurity/betterhelp-sending-millions-in-refunds-to-customers-after-privacy-settlement-how-to-know-if-you-qualify

researchbuzz, to random
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I'm sure you're a nice person and all, but I'm allergic to buffalo shots. (block)

ai6yr, to tesla

If you're wondering why warranty repairs on your Tesla are taking so long, report that ALL warranty repairs there have to be personally approved by Mr. Musk 😂 https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModelY/comments/1cnp13y/elon_himself_wtf/

researchbuzz,
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@ai6yr effing WHAT

researchbuzz,
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@ai6yr People are in the comments calling bullshit, but to me this sounds exactly like what a flailing CEO who has no real management skills and is in WAY over his head would do.

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