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cyberlyra

@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io

Sociology Prof @PrincetonU; Science, Technology & Society; NASA teams; critical HCI; remote work. Longtime data economy resistor. Co-editor MIT Infrastructures. www.optoutproject.net
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avandeursen, to stackoverflow
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At CHI earlier this month: “Is Stack Overflow Obsolete? An Empirical Study of the
Characteristics of ChatGPT Answers to Stack Overflow Questions”.

> Our analysis shows that 52% of ChatGPT answers contain incorrect information and 77% are verbose.

> … our user study participants … overlooked the misinformation in the ChatGPT answers 39% of the time.

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642596

ricci, to random
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At last, some information from Google that students can really use!

squaregoldfish, to Facebook
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I got a notification on #Facebook that #Meta plans to use my posts etc. for training #AI and said they were using the Legitimate Interest justification for doing it.

I sent in an objection stating that using data for training AI doesn't fall within the remit of what a user might reasonably expect the company to do with my data on the basis of the service being provided: https://www.gdpreu.org/the-regulation/key-concepts/legitimate-interest/

They have upheld my objection and will not use my data. So you can do it too!

verge, to random
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NASA’s Psyche mission fires up its futuristic electric engines https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/22/24162775/nasa-psyche-mission-hall-thruster-asteroid-belt-mars

evacide, to random
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"...a would-be hacker would need to gain physical access to your device, unlock it and sign in before they could access saved screenshots."

I've got some news for Microsoft about how domestic abuse works.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwwqp6nx14o

ansate, to random
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Senior Scientist for Mars Exploration posting on usajobs https://www.usajobs.gov/job/790851400

desperately sad that I am unqualified

sailfishosnews, to linuxphones
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unveils new Community Phone📱

At the event a new limited edition Community Phone was announced, showcasing the latest . It can be pre-ordered and the limited batch will be delivering in August. The package includes a 12-month Sailfish OS subscription. An extension of the subscription can be purchased after 1 year for future software updates (but isn't mandatory).

Pre-order and info: https://shop.jolla.com/details/91eb91d3-c3de-41d0-b3c0-7075a339112d/
Watch the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nEC3sVExAU

evacide, to random
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When I talk about digital privacy, there is always some smug genius who shrugs and tells me, "Who cares? We all know we don't have any privacy anyway." Nothing could be more wrong. Convincing you that the fight is already over to the way people in power get you to stop resisting.

akshatrathi, to random
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2020: Microsoft sets goal to be carbon negative by end of the decade.

2023: Microsoft's emissions are 30% higher than in 2020.

Main cause? The relentless push to meet AI demand, which requires new data centers built out of carbon-intensive steel, cement, chips.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/microsoft-s-ai-investment-imperils-climate-goal-as-emissions-jump-30

cyberlyra,
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@akshatrathi ooh wait lemme guess, we are not supposed to pay attention to the rapacious use of limited resources to fuel AI now—the materials sunk into the ocean for “cooling” that are bleaching corals and melting ice caps so that grade schoolers can cheat on their homework— we are supposed to think about how all this sets us up for more efficient solutions in the future when the technology inevitably improves, amirite?

The real #aiethics , make no mistake.

thomasfuchs, to random
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Fuck you, Stack Overflow https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/stack-overflow-bans-users-en-masse-for-rebelling-against-openai-partnership-users-banned-for-deleting-answers-to-prevent-them-being-used-to-train-chatgpt

arstechnica, to random
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The BASIC programming language turns 60

Easy-to-use programming language that drove Apple, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/the-basic-programming-language-turns-60/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

adafruit, to random
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10% discount code, code is: tweezer http://www.adafruit.com ends at midnight NYC time

glyph, to random
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Watched the original Star Wars trilogy with the kid this weekend and it’s been a long time since I have seen it. One thing that really stuck out to me was… what, thematically, is the movie trying to say about droids? The message seems to be that they are regular people like everyone else, and also chattel slaves, and also that’s it’s fine and also kind of funny? Like both Han and Luke are repeatedly shown doing obvious villain shit to droids and I can’t tell why we are not supposed to care

grimalkina,
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@cyberlyra @glyph otoh this is treated so much more seriously and beautifully in Andor though where there are continual questions of droid power and functioning, as so many of the questions about manufacturing and technology were taken much more seriously in that show! My favorite was the part where the droid lying was going to take extra power. Lost none of the original Star Wars droid poignancy and added so much with those choices

sailfishosnews, to Sony
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New Supported Sailfish OS Devices

The 10 V and 10 IV have been added to the list of supported devices on Jolla's Sailfish OS documentation website. Images for these models should be available with the upcoming 4.6.0 Sauna release. However, support for the Sony Xperia X appears to have been discontinued.

Link: https://docs.sailfishos.org/Support/Supported_Devices/
Via community user Wunder Wungiel

Purism, to random
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Purism StartEngine Fundraising Campaign.

Invest in the future of privacy, security, and tech freedom here: https://www.startengine.com/offering/purism

StillIRise1963, to random
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I think we can now stop saying “google it” when looking for info. No one will find it there.

18+ pomerantz, to random
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📰 The Ongoing Triumph of Ingenuity

The Space Review is running this piece at the top of this week's edition. It's written from my perspective as the relatively new head of the AeroVironment team that worked with NASA JPL to create Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter. 🚁

It's a mix of mission recap, personal reflection, and thoughts on what I think comes next for drones on Mars.

https://thespacereview.com/article/4781/1

timnitGebru, to random
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Job opening at @datasociety "Researcher - Labor, Race, and Tech Project, Labor Futures Initiative"

Apply by April 30
https://boards.greenhouse.io/datasocietyresearchinstitute/jobs/7304993002

jbigham, to random
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lol, this hour on my calendar…

ntnsndr,
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@andresmh @jbigham oh don't worry AI can handle that no prob

amydiehl, to random
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Have you ever made a statement & had someone turn to the man beside you to ask, "Is she right about that?" That's credibility deficit. Listen to my convo w/ Erickson Coaching CEO Louise Hendey about gender bias & how we all can create inclusive workplaces. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5km3Ex3PC8qrtSIy2R0j2K

ntnsndr, to random
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Just saw this—my interview with the great theorist and journalist of technology Mike Masnick is up and out on the Techdirt Podcast: https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/09/techdirt-podcast-episode-386-democratic-design-for-online-spaces/

I hugely admire Mike's grounded thinking on protocols and decentralization. This was a really fun conversation.

grammargirl, to random
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Shocking news today that Dictionary.com has laid off all its lexicographers.

I already had a line in next week's podcast about dictionaries being a tough industry, and now it's even more true.

Some great company should hire them all; they're a real dream team

Check out @korystamper, @grantbarrett, John Kelly and more.

They're posting at LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/john-kelly-content_dictionarycom-meanings-definitions-of-activity-7184630769942695936-r6Vr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

andresmh, to random
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Woah! Someone posted the 1 billionth Scratch project online:
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1000000000

The Scratch online community has come a long way since it started as a master's thesis project!

Here is one of the first mock-ups of the website I did around 2005, inspired Flickr and some other "web 2.0" websites of that era

protonprivacy, to opensource
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Proton and Standard Notes are joining forces! We’re excited that #StandardNotes will be joining the Proton family to bring end-to-end encrypted note-taking to Proton users.

Standard Notes will remain free, #opensource, and fully supported: https://proton.me/blog/proton-standard-notes-join-forces

eb, to random
@eb@social.coop avatar

With local software, there is no DDoS
With local software, there is no need to scale your cloud
With local software, there is no XSS
With local software, there is no SQL injection
With local software, there is no SSRF, CORS, and CSRF
With local software, there is no broken authentication
With local software, there is no V8 sandbox escapes

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