Carlos Nazareno
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Carlos Nazareno
@object404.bsky.social
dissident tech monkey.
ict rights. web & indie game developer.
object404.com
democracy.net.ph
My piece on #DeepSeek #AI. Late to the party, but I hope you enjoy the ample screenshots + documentation of realtime self-deletion of answers whenever DeepSeek "accidentally" speaks the truth :)

#llm #china #censorship #propaganda

newsbytes.ph/2025/01/30/b...
BLOG | Is DeepSeek AI mainland Chinese PropagandaGPT?
DeepSeek-R1, the latest large language model from Hangzhou-based AI company DeepSeek, has been taking the artificial intelligence ecosystem by storm. Given its mainland Chinese origins, it however, is...
newsbytes.ph
January 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Reposted by Carlos Nazareno
VICTORY! After over a decade, a federal court has declared that warrantless backdoor searches of US person’s communications collected under Section 702 of FISA is unconstitutional.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant. Congress sho...
www.eff.org
January 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hilarious.

"it appears to translate as literally "Little Red Book", which is, yes, the title of Mao Zedong's revolutionary tract, but the irony goes a lot, lot deeper." -Joohn Choe
I don't know how many of y'all are watching the migration of American TikTokers to RedNote, but it's the most fascinating thing I've EVER SEEN HAPPEN ONLINE.

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January 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Carlos Nazareno
"These tech companies are engineering a world without facts - and that's a world that's right for a dictator" - @mariaressa.bsky.social
The end of fact-checking is just the beginning.
The death of truth was by design - Coda Story
Meta and Musk reveal Silicon Valley's real mission: turning truth into a commodity
www.codastory.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Carlos Nazareno
“The UAE is an authoritarian state with a dismal human rights record and a history of using technology to spy on activists, journalists, and dissidents,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @wired.com, so it likely would optimize AI not for democracy but for police states.
A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI
Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign wealth. America’s AI giants are scrambling for a piece of it.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hello again world.
January 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
off to parts unknown
December 11, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Reposted by Carlos Nazareno
“The truth is, our district is just not equipped in any way, shape, or form to handle a child who’s this driven to succeed.”
Gifted, Passionate Student Really Stretching Limits Of School’s Resources
ANNANDALE, VA—Calling the sophomore’s hunger for knowledge “out of control,” officials at Pine Hills High School confirmed Monday that gifted and highly passionate student Sophie Moncrief, 16,...
www.theonion.com
September 22, 2023 at 12:40 AM
Nice. #DIY #Handheld #gaming #PC built with #Framework Mainboard, of #modular #laptop fame.

Hopefully more projects like this will cut down on e-waste

liliputing.com/framework-ma...
Framework Mainboard powers this modular, upgradable handheld gaming PC - Liliputing
Framework Mainboard powers this modular, upgradable handheld gaming PC
liliputing.com
September 19, 2023 at 7:46 PM
This is not a good sign for the #VR #MetaVerse.

#Meta is axing 2 #Oculus Quest first-party launch titles (Bogo + Dead & Buried II)

www.uploadvr.com/meta-killing...

#gaming #eol
Meta Is Killing Off Two Oculus Quest Launch Titles
Meta is killing off two original Oculus Quest launch titles next year, Bogo and Dead And Buried II.
www.uploadvr.com
September 19, 2023 at 7:44 PM
Jello world!
September 19, 2023 at 7:40 PM