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gerrymcgovern, 15 days ago to random

"ChatGPT consumes a lot of energy in the process, up to 25 times more than a Google search. Additionally, a lot of water is also used in cooling for the servers that run all that software. Per conversation of about 20 to 50 queries, half a litre of water evaporates – a small bottle, in other words."

AI is predicted to consume twice as much energy as the whole of France by 2030

Training GPT3, took 1,287 MWh (Megawatt hours) of electricity.

https://www.brusselstimes.com/world-all-news/1042696/chatgpt-consumes-25-times-more-energy-than-google

zrb, 5 months ago to threads

#threads is only federating and integrating ActivityPub so it can 1) dominate code contributions and steer the protocol in a corporate-friendly direction, and then 2) eventually discard it in favor of a closed protocol, using some excuse of “increased security” or “innovative new technology”. No more, and no less. Apple and Google did the exact same thing to #XMPP.

spacetelescope, 19 days ago to random

A new approach from astronomers seeks to use tidal disruption events—bright and fleeting phenomena—to locate and study the universe’s first stars, known as Population III stars, using the upcoming #NASARoman: https://bit.ly/3JP2spx

jpaskaruk, 1 day ago to linux

If you are attempting to try out a #Linux desktop for the first time because you've had enough of Microsoft's shit but are feeling a need to scream in order to express just how frustratingly weird and annoying this operating system is...

I'm here for you. I promise to do my best to both validate your emotions and guide you towards the knowledge you need to be free.

MichaelPorter, 5 months ago to Etymology

Regarding the pronunciation of “GIF”:

The creator of the format, Steve Wilhite, pronounced it with a soft “g.” Apparently this pronunciation is even specified in the tech specs for the format. He was riffing on a Jif peanut-butter advertising slogan, “Choosy mothers choose Jif,” by saying “Choosy programmers choose GIF.”

If you insist that “GIF” be pronounced with a hard g, because of some misguided insistence that acronyms must follow the pronunciation of the expanded phrase, missing the joke, AND ignoring the tech specs, for God’s sake, then I will insist that you also use the following pronunciations:

COVID: | ˌkōvīd | (“covyde”), as the “VI” is short for virus, with a long i.
SCUBA: | ˈskəbə | (“skubba”), as the U stands for “underwater,” which is pronounced with a short u.
LASER: | ˈlasir | (“lasseer”), as the A stands for amplfication (short a), the S for simulated (“sss” not “zzz”), and the E stands for emission (usually a long e, but debatable, okay)
YOLO: | ˈyōlwə | (“yole-wuh”) as the final O stands for “once”, with the o taking on a wuh sound.
POTUS: | ‘pätyo͞os | (“pot-use”) as the O stands for “office” (ah) and the U stands for “United” (you).

#GIF #Grammar #PeanutButterJokes #Etymology

Captain America, looking pretty beat up, saying, “I can do this all day.”

zrb, 14 days ago to random

I'm just saying, while a #CarringtonEvent during this #solarmaximum would likely destroy a lot of our electrical infrastructure, it would also basically eliminate light pollution in affected urban centers while drastically reducing our collective carbon emissions in the process.

That's why I'm voting #CarringtonEvent for #SolarCycle25

sashin, 1 month ago to random Japanese

Does anyone use an MP3 player that they would recommend?

I'd want it to support bluetooth and use the not old usb-c port.

The one I'm currently using has the old usb port and when trying to charge it the cable keeps falling out

timberwraith, 2 days ago to random

I am once again mentioning that for 55 of my 55 years of life, I have largely not given a shit about sports.

But cis people being bigoted fucks about trans women in sports has forced an activity that I have always found to be loathsome and boring into my awareness.

And they've left me with the conclusion that far too many cis people are as loathsome and boring as their bigoted, obsessive opinions about sports.

zrb, 1 year ago to random

#mosstodon

upward-facing shot showing the canopy of a live oak, covered in spanish moss and lit by light from the setting sun

zrb, 1 year ago to random

the view inland from a small town on the coast

zrb, 4 months ago to random

just a reminder, large language models are not AI. They're predictive text engines, nothing more. You could maybe call them "pre-AI", but that's a stretch.

Anyone who refers to LLMs as AI is either unaware of or doesn't care about the technical details underpinning the technology. Or, they're trying to market to you with exaggerated phrases.

One day we might have AI, but not today.

zrb, 1 year ago to snowboarding

some #snow #photography from a few winters ago

a panoramic snowy scene in a forest; the photo is taken from a path looking down a hill, and many snow-laden branches are visible

zrb, 3 months ago to ai

#CDCsays large generative models are the future of technology and it's not at all misleading or hyperbole to refer to them as "#AI"

Also, invest in the #metaverse

zrb, 1 year ago to random

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but remember: you don’t need to use a sharp knife to cut an avocado. You can absolutely use a butter knife and a spoon. Stop slicing your hand open just so you can look like the chefs on Avocado Wars (or whatever it’s called I dunno I don’t have cable)

timberwraith, 18 days ago to random

I just read that Applebee’s is closing a bunch of its locations.

I can't say that I ever had a memorable meal there as a vegetarian.

So... Goodbye, I guess. 👋

zrb, 7 hours ago to random

if I reject your request to follow me, it's likely because you have no posts. You won't get much out of fedi until you make more of an effort to engage with the community.

zrb, 12 days ago to random

A non-Herald mage, entering the borders of Valdemar post-Vanyel: "imma do a magic"

Every vrandi in the area: 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

zrb, 20 days ago to random

for a while now, when playing Mario Sunshine on the Switch, I've been frustrated by simple mistakes that have stymied my progress in the game, forcing me to retry the same levels over and over again.

Running off ledges, mistiming backflips, etc. I thought I was just bad, had lost my edge, or was just getting too old to still be good at 3D platformers.

It got to the point where I took a hiatus from playing on the Switch for a while.

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jacqueline, 1 day ago to random

> Just one quick question about your purchase! If asked, on a scale of 0-10, how likely are you to recommend us to a friend or colleague?

I click 10 because I'm not a nark

> Wow, incredible! What's the reason for your score?

bro u promised me just one quick question :(

inquiline, 3 months ago to random

#CDCSays lol at some of you stealing other people's posts and hoping for virality, this is Mastodon