wagesj45

wagesj45, 4 days ago to random

:jarden_unhappy: :ew: :face_frown:

ChatGPT came up with this as part of an explanation as to how DVD subtitles can be lossy when converted. I get what it means, but I hate it.

wagesj45, 5 days ago to random

Ending by quoting MLK is just perfect.

https://x.com/ChudsOfTikTok/status/1799433750042087894

kellogh, 5 days ago to random

this wouldn’t ban fossil, afaict, because i’m basing fossil’s algorithm purely on what the author said, its not customized to the user at all. that seems like a good way to separate “good algorithms” from bad ones

“The New York legislation defines an “addictive feed” as one that recommends, selects or prioritizes media based on information associated with a user or their device.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna155470

wagesj45, 6 days ago to random

Saw #Mistral was trending on Twitter™ and got exciting thinking maybe something new dropped. It was just tons of people misspelling "mistrial" in relation to the latest #Trump junk. :trump_sadge:

kellogh, 6 days ago to LLMs

it’s a little disingenuous to refer to #LLMs as #opensource because you can really only open source an LLM in roughly the same way you open source a microprocessor — RISCV is open source, the plans for it anyway, but it still costs millions to riff off it and make your own custom version, same with LLMs. that’s not exactly what open source was going for

arstechnica, 6 days ago to random

Microsoft makes Recall feature off-by-default after security and privacy backlash

Windows Hello authentication, additional encryption being added to protect data.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/microsoft-makes-recall-feature-off-by-default-after-security-and-privacy-backlash/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social