SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
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Give a share and come join the chat! We've got Tech News to talk about! https://www.twitch.tv/somegadgetguy

Microsoft is about to kick off BUILD, and showing new Windows on ARM PCs! AZ is suing Amazon over unfair business practices! iFixit digs even deeper into how much wireless charging sucks. And maybe the Dead Internet theory is true?

#tech #technology #geek #podcast #livestream #technews #bbtg #business #microsoft #windows #windows11 #windowsonarm #Amazon #businessnews #news #linux #ifixit

ben, to technology
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"I want the IndieWeb to be a viable alternative to social media, gradually widening the audience beyond tech-savvy folks by making the tools easier to use and more reliable." This is what we were trying for with Known. #Technology https://werd.io/view/664b6e260510a99fb30adb72

42aross, to tech
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Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/slack-defends-default-opt-in-for-ai-training-on-chats-amid-user-outrage/

> Slack says policy changes are imminent amid backlash.

danie10, to southafrica
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Victim proves how to easily steal someone’s FNB bank payment card details and buy a tank of petrol in South Africa

This is actually not a very difficult hack, but what is really critical is to NEVER click on links that arrive by e-mail or SMS. Rather, note any reference/tracking number and go independently to the website via your browser and check it out if you ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/victim-proves-how-to-easily-steal-someones-fnb-bank-payment-card-details-and-buy-a-tank-of-petrol-in-south-africa/

wrldbhindmiror, to Astronomy
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ALTAnlp, to programming
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CALL FOR PROBLEMS FOR SHARED TASK FOR #ALTA2024 WORKSHOP

The ALTA shared tasks are targeted at #university students with #programming experience.

They should be related to a #language #technology task, able to be automatically evaluated, with training and test #data able to be distributed to participants at low- or no-cost, and should be fun!

📆 Submissions by Friday 7 June 2024.

✉️ shared-task@alta.asn.au

https://alta2024.alta.asn.au/calls

adam, to mastodon

New instance, new introduction. Hello, I am Adam from Ottawa Canada. I am a totally blind man, identifying as he/him.
My primary interests are technology and music. I was a former professional drummer, playing the bar stages of Ottawa and the ocasional out-of-town show.
I've always been rhythmical, annoying the heck out of my parents at the tendor age of four on up banging on pots, pans, spoons, and whatever else I could get my grubby little hands on.
I got my first drum kit when I was 12, back in 1999. I got a couple of upgrades over the years, and then switched to electronic kits in 2007 when I managed to save and purchase a Roland TD-12 kit with my own money. That was like buying a car for me, LOL.
I was professionally active from 2007 until 2019.
Some hearing issues with extended loudness causing anxiety and unease started my issues with playing live shows, and then COVID19 really finished that career.

I've been interested in technology from a young age as well, receiving my first electronic note taker for the blind, a Blazie Engineering Braille Lite in 1996 at the age of 9.
I then got my first computer in the summer of 1998, learned DOS, then eventually Windows 3.1, 95, and on up.
I've had many, many, many computers and other technological devices since those days, and I have done any serious compute work in Linux, where in I am mostly referring to running servers, hosting things, and distributed compute projects.
Professionally, I am currently a systems/server administrator, backend web developer, database administrator, and infrastructure administrator.
Other interests include animals, documentaries, listening to most kinds of music, having deep intellectual conversations, and pondering the meaning of life.

weirdwriter, to internet

Another reason to add to your photos, basically, anywhere, is that, yes, there are sighted people that disable all images in their browsers because it's faster to browse.

TechDesk, to tech
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What should Melinda French Gates do now that she’s announced her departure from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? How about fixing the tech industry’s broken “brilliant jerk” culture? Tech Crunch’s Julie Bort elaborates. https://flip.it/SdsCmi

TechDesk, to tech
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Professor Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of AI,” is “very worried about AI taking lots of mundane jobs.” That’s why he has advised U.K. government officials that universal basic income would be a very good idea. BBC News talks to Hinton about who would benefit most from AI, who would suffer from it, and the emerging human-extinction threats facing humans. https://flip.it/QBBzZB

digs, to technology
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Exciting times in the world as we roll out our new transmitter design, with much longer battery life and smarter , thanks to the brilliant DOC Electronics Team. Here’s site lead Petrus with 5 year old Ako. 📸 Dani Whitaker

metin, to tech
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𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙐: "𝘿𝙧𝙤𝙥 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙"

A good read by Cory Doctorow…

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/big-tech-eu-drop-dead

SomeGadgetGuy, to ilaughed
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Talking to Marie in the kitchen and we hear a strange rustling on our back patio. She opens the curtain, and is greeted by a young owl full wing spread knocking over stuff we had stacked back there. I got a couple shots through the dirty sliding door and screen. DAMN nature. You freaky!

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SomeGadgetGuy,
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I tried cleaning up the Owl profile pic with a little editing. Considering this was shot at dusk, through a dirty sliding door, and a filthy screen, I'm really impressed with what the OnePlus 12 telephoto camera was able to do!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jickbahtech/53732259950/in/dateposted/

#tech #technology #photo #photography #flickr #android #androidography #bird #birds #birdwatching #owl #owls #nature #wild #wildlife

puneetsiinghal01, to climate
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Climate Change poses a significant threat to individuals with brain conditions.

Extreme temperatures, poor sleep due to warmer nights, and adverse weather events can worsen neurological and psychiatric disorders, increasing hospitalizations and mortality.

#GreenDisability #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #ClimateChange #SDGs #Disability #Heatwave #ExtremeHeat #HumanRights #Technology

https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-health-climate-change-26130/

TechDesk, to tech
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OnlyFans’ top earners have a hard time keeping up with their customers’ demands. Remember that next time you’re chatting with your favorite online influencer girlfriend. Because the person you’re talking to may in fact be one of a rotating cast of low-wage workers. Wired has more in this captivating account by Brendan I. Koerner, a writer who went undercover to unveil a sordid netherworld that, according to at least one lawyer, defrauds customers, generally men, out of thousands of dollars.
https://flip.it/Dr4q5E

TechDesk, to tech
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With AI startups booming, Silicon Valley hustle culture is back. So are fancy nap pods. Tech Crunch has more: https://flip.it/teYd0X

paninid, to technology
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The miracle of “” is that the words generated actually form sequences which humans process as plausible formulations of sentences in language we know.

danie10, to linux
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Try these Linux bash aliases for more efficient use of the command line

For those who don’t know, bash aliases allow you to create unique command shortcuts. So, a simple word can be used to run a more complex command which may have a lot of additional parameters, e.g. just type the word ‘update’ to execute an update com ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/try-these-linux-bash-aliases-for-more-efficient-use-of-the-command-line/

agrguigallery, to tech
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glukozavr, to ai
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Am I the only one skeptical about modern developers focusing so much on making AI look and sound like humans? Is it god’s syndrome “create them to reflect their image” kind of thing? Because what I need from AI as an individual is do the mundane tasks and be recognizable. I don’t need it to be able to impersonate a virtual friend or anything.

metin, (edited ) to ai
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