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grob

@grob@mstdn.social

There is no Brontosaurus.

I'm interested in โšกenergy, ๐Ÿญenergy and ๐ŸŒclimate policy, ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ปprogramming, ๐Ÿ’พfree software, ๐Ÿ›politics.

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rysiek, (edited ) to random
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Here's a half-formed thought I need to mull a bit on:

Somehow, algorithmic (and especially "AI-driven") decision making tends to only be proposed in contexts where it can only โ€” or mostly โ€” affect those with the least power in the system.

Migrants and asylum seekers.
Prisoners.
Families using any form of state support (child benefits, foodstamps, etc).
Palestinians in Gaza.

It somehow never gets proposed for use-cases where it might affect the wealthy and powerful.

One wonders why. ๐Ÿค”

๐Ÿงต/1

grob,
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@rysiek quite frankly, it was not obvious to me either. Gotta thank Fedi for a bit of eye-opening :blobcatwink:

grob,
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@rysiek I think the main reason is not the models' fallibility but their exertion of power over other others. People in power don't like power exerted on themselves, regardless of correctness.

stux, to random
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A CT machine without its casing

Hard to believe that something as messy looking as this is that well balanced

grob,
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@stux portal to hell opening sound

rafa_font, to random
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Dear Mastodonians,

Could you please recommend European scientists that are researching the environmental impacts of datacenters and/or AI?

I've suggested in my workplace to assess the environmental footprint of our IT infrastructure, which is mostly cloud-based and uses gradually AI.

The Staff Committee might invite experts in the field to gather more information.

Thanks!

grob,
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@rafa_font tagging @wim_v12e since you're the closest I know for this, hope that's ok

Taffer, to maps
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With the news that Google is going to "supercharge" Maps with "AI" (and the poor results I've had with Apple Maps), I finally checked out OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/

OMG THIS IS AMAZING. So much more useful detail! Incredible! Going to dig up an app for my phone and use this for a while to see how it compares to the ad- and AI-ridden nonsense.

grob,
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@Taffer if you like OSM, check out the @streetcomplete app. But don't blame me if it eats up your free time ๐Ÿ˜

shauna, to bookstodon
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I'm looking for recommendations for books set in the tech industry. I'm interested in any genre (except, like, kids books, but why would you have middle grade fiction or a picture book set in the tech industry) and am open to wide definitions of tech. Like, a book about an uber driver counts, a book about a Silicon Valley venture capitalist counts, a book about a programmer at a mid-sized firm in Ohio counts.

Thank you in advance!

@bookstodon

grob,
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@shauna @bookstodon "The Phoenix Project" is a novel to teach about dysfunction in teams. Not really tech specific, but well applicable.

aral, (edited ) to random
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Which option are you more likely to choose?

grob,
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@aral this question came dangerously close to factory resetting me

grob,
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@aral brightened up my evening :blobcat:

stux, to news
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Hm.. I still have the domain "mastodon.press" :think_bread:

Any org interested?

grob,
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@stux cc @tazgetroete @janboehm @digitalcourage @netzpolitik_feed was fรผr euch?

selea, to random

What experts said 10 years ago:

Just create an algorithm to solve this issue

What experts are saying today:

Just create an AI to solve this issue

grob,
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@rysiek @StampedingLonghorn @selea interesting collection of topics, all way more stochastic-y feeling than say blockchain or other previous hypes.

JonChevreau, to random
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As a diversion from the โ€œAll Trump all the timeโ€ media coverage this week, letโ€™s imagine 45 does wind up in prison, long enough to write his memoirs as Hitler did with Mein Kampf. (translates as my Struggle.) What title should he use? Iโ€™ll go first: How about Mein Bone Spurs.

grob,
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@rgulick @JonChevreau @Sunny Meine Lรผgen is correct. Meine is plural of mein.

itsfoss, (edited ) to linux
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Well, what was yours? ๐Ÿค”

grob,
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@itsfoss a non-memorable one. Had a bunch of issues with the display, keyboard, fan noise, standby/suspend and started researching on how to fix them, feeling all nerdy and pro.

Then I just switched to a newer kernel version and it fixed everything. Simply a driver issue. (btw: as a linux noob, was very hard to find out kernel version is a thing, installing piece of cake)

Point being: if you get a new laptop, consider installing a new kernel version, before putting in too much manual effort.

stux, to random
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:blobhappy: all instances (mastodon.coffee, masto.ai & mstdn.social) have now been updated to version 4.2.5

Read more about the update here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.2.5

grob,
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@stux king ๐Ÿ‘‘

necrosis, to random German
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Bin mal wieder am Bewerbung schreiben. Und hab total Bammel. ๐Ÿ™ˆ

grob,
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@necrosis ich drรผck die daumen! Und props fรผr latex.

bicmay, to food
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"Consumer Reports (CR), a consumer advocacy group, said it tested 12 store-bought versions of Lunchables โ€” which are made by Kraft Heinz โ€” along with similar lunch and snack kits and found โ€œrelatively high levels of lead and cadmiumโ€ in the Lunchables kits...There is not a safe level of lead for children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes."

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4584070-lunchables-found-to-contain-relatively-high-lead-levels/

grob,
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@bicmay huh, some months ago ketchup brands were tested by a German consumer mag and Heinz came out rock bottom with yummy mold toxins https://www.oekotest.de/essen-trinken/Tomatenketchup-Darum-ist-Heinz-Ketchup-der-grosse-Testverlierer_13517_1.html (German)

angiebaby, to random
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I'm tired of bitter, angry old white men running the world.

grob,
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@angiebaby @zleap old white men is a personality type, not a demographic by now. Old white men unfortunately made it popular. And Rishi Sunak is one.

grob, to random German
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Liebe @eskensaskia , in diesem Thread https://social.linksfraktion.de/@ankedb/110979593327954100 von @ankedb sind einige teils heftige Kรผrzungen bei sozialen Themen im 2024er Haushalt durch die Ampel beschrieben. Kรถnnen Sie dazu was sagen? (sorry, dass es Sie trifft, sind einfach nicht so viele Politiker im Fediverse)

maxim, to random
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No code -> No fan... I hate tasks that are not related to the development of the game itself, I put it off every day, dozens have already accumulated, I'm so lazy to do it, how do you cope with it?

grob,
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@maxim not at all I'm afraid ๐Ÿ˜” so many things I hate get done only at the last minute. For some things it works when I tell other people that I will be finished by a certain (early) date. I feel pressured to do it early then. Not a healthy thing to do though.

stillnotlovin, to random German
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Als damalige Bundesvorsitzende der habe ich (ok einen GroรŸteil der Arbeit hatte @jhdd als Anwalt) den Faschisten Bjรถrn Hรถcke wegen Volksverhetzung angezeigt.

... Jetzt hat das Landgericht Mรผhlheim die Anklage zugelassen!
https://m.focus.de/politik/deutschland/vorwurf-volksverhetzung-afd-fraktionschef-bjoern-hoecke-muss-vor-gericht_id_259649123.html

grob,
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@stillnotlovin @jhdd wie krass! Heute auf @tagesschau gelesen! Richtig gut ๐Ÿ’ช

grob, to random German
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Mal wieder eine Frage um Rat: welchen Drucker fรผr gelegentliche private A4 sw Textdrucke will man denn? Sollte haltbar sein, Tinte nachfรผllbar, keine geplante Obsoleszens. Klein wรคr auch schรถn. Gerne boost :boost_requested: :ablobcatheartsqueeze:

orci, to random
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I'm feeling a bit hopeless.....

grob,
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@orci me too. But I packed a parcel for a friend and it's the weekend so I have hopes for tomorrow ๐Ÿคž

grob, to Russia
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However the coup in Russia plays out, I can't imagine it improving Russian morale in the invasion. I hope Ukraine can also use the chaos in the next days for significant advances.

grob, to legal
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Hi @frameworkcomputer! Thanks for the reminder email about BIOS update because !

I tried to update the Framework 13 AMD according to the help page and it does not work. :blobcatsadpats:

I get an "update progess: completed" from H2OFFT but then the screen goes black, device stays powered on but is unresponsive. I forced a shutdown (hold power button) after 2 hours. On booting again I get "Update Failed! EFI Error Code 2, Decompress failed!"

Any pointers?

grob, to random
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Just a quick shoutout to @keepassxc . You have really solved a problem with your software for me and I also think your GUI is a great example of how stuff can be working for casual user who want to click stuff and advanced users who want to use the keyboard. Please keep up the good work for both kinds of users, I am both kinds! :blobheartcat:

grob, to random
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@maxim your game looks awesome! Reminds me of Dex which I tried on a whim and really liked.

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