Germán Poo-Caamaño
@gpoo.calcifer.org
Software Gardener · Igalian · GNOME developer · Free Open Source Software advocate · PhD in Computer Science · I rarely say something, interesting even less
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GStreamer Conference 2025 - Call for Presentations
Please submit your talks!
gstreamer.freedesktop.org/conference/2...
#gstreamer #multimedia #streaming #opensource
Please submit your talks!
gstreamer.freedesktop.org/conference/2...
#gstreamer #multimedia #streaming #opensource
September 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
GStreamer Conference 2025 - Call for Presentations
Please submit your talks!
gstreamer.freedesktop.org/conference/2...
#gstreamer #multimedia #streaming #opensource
Please submit your talks!
gstreamer.freedesktop.org/conference/2...
#gstreamer #multimedia #streaming #opensource
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Just wondering, is Opus DEI now on the list of cancelled organizations?
March 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Just wondering, is Opus DEI now on the list of cancelled organizations?
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In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
March 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
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Good morning with good news: Chile is using wind and solar to rapidly decarbonize its grid. Wind and solar skyrocketed from 5.50% of Chile's electricity in January 2016 to 42.93% in January 2025!
Jan 2025 43%
Jan 2022 31%
Jan 2019 14%
Jan 2016 5.50%
Rapid decarbonization!
#energysky #greensky
Jan 2025 43%
Jan 2022 31%
Jan 2019 14%
Jan 2016 5.50%
Rapid decarbonization!
#energysky #greensky
February 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Good morning with good news: Chile is using wind and solar to rapidly decarbonize its grid. Wind and solar skyrocketed from 5.50% of Chile's electricity in January 2016 to 42.93% in January 2025!
Jan 2025 43%
Jan 2022 31%
Jan 2019 14%
Jan 2016 5.50%
Rapid decarbonization!
#energysky #greensky
Jan 2025 43%
Jan 2022 31%
Jan 2019 14%
Jan 2016 5.50%
Rapid decarbonization!
#energysky #greensky
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We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
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A Dutch study on the relationship between spending and visitors’ choice of transportation showed that, on a monthly basis, cyclists and pedestrians contribute about 25% more to total spending in centres than car users. dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/bl...
December 15, 2024 at 6:52 PM
A Dutch study on the relationship between spending and visitors’ choice of transportation showed that, on a monthly basis, cyclists and pedestrians contribute about 25% more to total spending in centres than car users. dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/bl...
This sounds like the current Canadian policy.
"[…] voters who […] think that problems like finding it difficult to see a doctor or buy a house are because of immigration. Cutting immigration is only likely to make those problems worse, by stopping doctors or construction workers coming to the UK"
"[…] voters who […] think that problems like finding it difficult to see a doctor or buy a house are because of immigration. Cutting immigration is only likely to make those problems worse, by stopping doctors or construction workers coming to the UK"
New post: The politics of stupid
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...
The politics of stupid is believing that the way to deal with Farage or Trump type populism is to do what Farage or Trump happens to be shouting about at the time.
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...
The politics of stupid is believing that the way to deal with Farage or Trump type populism is to do what Farage or Trump happens to be shouting about at the time.
The politics of stupid
I had a conversation on social media recently that went a bit like this (and I’m paraphrasing): ‘I want massive reductions in immigrat...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:34 PM
This sounds like the current Canadian policy.
"[…] voters who […] think that problems like finding it difficult to see a doctor or buy a house are because of immigration. Cutting immigration is only likely to make those problems worse, by stopping doctors or construction workers coming to the UK"
"[…] voters who […] think that problems like finding it difficult to see a doctor or buy a house are because of immigration. Cutting immigration is only likely to make those problems worse, by stopping doctors or construction workers coming to the UK"
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Predictive text models do not ever "answer your question"
They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like.
Which is very, very, very different
They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like.
Which is very, very, very different
I don’t think it can be emphasized enough that large language models were never intended to do math or know facts; literally all they do is attempt to sound like the text they’re given, which may or may not include math or facts. They don’t do logic or fact checking — they’re just not built for that
Unfortunately, it repeatedly offers incorrect answers for straightforward math questions. 🧪
March 18, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Predictive text models do not ever "answer your question"
They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like.
Which is very, very, very different
They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like.
Which is very, very, very different
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Big 🧵 of research on usage of social media by researchers, from one of the best thinkers on community, data, and ethics.
In 2016 my collaborator @profprof.bsky.social and I surveyed Twitter users about how they felt about researchers using their tweets. And one of the findings was that most of them had no idea this was happening. But when they found out... they cared. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 27, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Big 🧵 of research on usage of social media by researchers, from one of the best thinkers on community, data, and ethics.