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Generative models are just a machine that guesses really fast.
You might say the same of the human brain. However our machines are much more resource efficient.
Fundamental learning is subject to the laws of physics.
#ai #firsprinciples
You might say the same of the human brain. However our machines are much more resource efficient.
Fundamental learning is subject to the laws of physics.
#ai #firsprinciples
December 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Generative models are just a machine that guesses really fast.
You might say the same of the human brain. However our machines are much more resource efficient.
Fundamental learning is subject to the laws of physics.
#ai #firsprinciples
You might say the same of the human brain. However our machines are much more resource efficient.
Fundamental learning is subject to the laws of physics.
#ai #firsprinciples
IllDemocraciesTroubleConsequently?
Ok Jitsi that's a bit too on the nose
Ok Jitsi that's a bit too on the nose
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
IllDemocraciesTroubleConsequently?
Ok Jitsi that's a bit too on the nose
Ok Jitsi that's a bit too on the nose
Cable TV networks are just boomer brainrot.
December 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Cable TV networks are just boomer brainrot.
One day I am going to write a shell scripting language and it is going to look exactly like bash because I will be faced with all the same challenges and make all the same compromises.
December 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
One day I am going to write a shell scripting language and it is going to look exactly like bash because I will be faced with all the same challenges and make all the same compromises.
The most important lesson of the digital revolution is that we seemed to have learned nothing from the industrial revolution.
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The most important lesson of the digital revolution is that we seemed to have learned nothing from the industrial revolution.
I try to be polite when I see people posting #AI apologist crap. But let's be real here:
1. Software neural networks are absurdly inefficient. Neural chips are better, but still pale in comparison to real biological neural nets.
1. Software neural networks are absurdly inefficient. Neural chips are better, but still pale in comparison to real biological neural nets.
December 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I try to be polite when I see people posting #AI apologist crap. But let's be real here:
1. Software neural networks are absurdly inefficient. Neural chips are better, but still pale in comparison to real biological neural nets.
1. Software neural networks are absurdly inefficient. Neural chips are better, but still pale in comparison to real biological neural nets.
Unfortunately @mozilla.org cares more about their sponsors than their mission.
Fortunately there are plenty of devs who can build something better.
Fortunately there are plenty of devs who can build something better.
I don't want a "modern AI browser", I want a secure, fast, privacy-conscious, non-AI ensh*tified browser 😢 #firefox
December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Unfortunately @mozilla.org cares more about their sponsors than their mission.
Fortunately there are plenty of devs who can build something better.
Fortunately there are plenty of devs who can build something better.
The insanity makes a bit more sense when I consider that the US military cannot quickly pivot to renewables.
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The insanity makes a bit more sense when I consider that the US military cannot quickly pivot to renewables.
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the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
The central problem of social media is lack of trust and accountability. Information spreads like wildfire with little to no expectation that it can and should be traceable.
This problem is both demand-side (we should expect better) and supply-side (we should produce better)
This problem is both demand-side (we should expect better) and supply-side (we should produce better)
December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The central problem of social media is lack of trust and accountability. Information spreads like wildfire with little to no expectation that it can and should be traceable.
This problem is both demand-side (we should expect better) and supply-side (we should produce better)
This problem is both demand-side (we should expect better) and supply-side (we should produce better)
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The Neuronormativr world is all about…
Productivity as morality.
Compliance as maturity.
Shame as motivation.
We need a better model folx
Productivity as morality.
Compliance as maturity.
Shame as motivation.
We need a better model folx
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Neuronormativr world is all about…
Productivity as morality.
Compliance as maturity.
Shame as motivation.
We need a better model folx
Productivity as morality.
Compliance as maturity.
Shame as motivation.
We need a better model folx
Stop trying to make AI happen and just pay people a living wage.
Like wtf.
Like wtf.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Stop trying to make AI happen and just pay people a living wage.
Like wtf.
Like wtf.
We spend more resources policing access to accommodations than we do on the accommodations themselves.
I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We spend more resources policing access to accommodations than we do on the accommodations themselves.
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It is does not matter if someone is 5, 15, or 50.
"You should have known better" is victim blaming rape culture.
Abusers control the framing by making this about the victims' ages.
"You should have known better" is victim blaming rape culture.
Abusers control the framing by making this about the victims' ages.
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It is does not matter if someone is 5, 15, or 50.
"You should have known better" is victim blaming rape culture.
Abusers control the framing by making this about the victims' ages.
"You should have known better" is victim blaming rape culture.
Abusers control the framing by making this about the victims' ages.
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There can be no ethical use of Generative AI under a system that doesn't inform people of its use and doesn't provide opt-in training with monetary compensation for training materials. It's that simple.
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
There can be no ethical use of Generative AI under a system that doesn't inform people of its use and doesn't provide opt-in training with monetary compensation for training materials. It's that simple.
Stop saying "Linux is too hard." This isn't 2008.
You can buy OEM computers with your choice of distro preinstalled and never touch the command line if you don't want to.
You can buy OEM computers with your choice of distro preinstalled and never touch the command line if you don't want to.
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Stop saying "Linux is too hard." This isn't 2008.
You can buy OEM computers with your choice of distro preinstalled and never touch the command line if you don't want to.
You can buy OEM computers with your choice of distro preinstalled and never touch the command line if you don't want to.
Oh boy I might actually start using NixOS
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Oh boy I might actually start using NixOS
So is HTTP/2 almost completely obsolete, barring the niche case where you need a multiplexed but non-TLS connection?
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So is HTTP/2 almost completely obsolete, barring the niche case where you need a multiplexed but non-TLS connection?
Thinking about an "activities" extension to bsky. Similar to some other apps that share what the user is currently up to based on other apps behavior.
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Thinking about an "activities" extension to bsky. Similar to some other apps that share what the user is currently up to based on other apps behavior.
My grandmother was born onto a dirt farm in the dust bowl and when she was running her mouth she'd say
"I'd talk to a fence post and if there was something written on it I'd probably argue with it."
This has taken on new meaning to me in the age of social media.
"I'd talk to a fence post and if there was something written on it I'd probably argue with it."
This has taken on new meaning to me in the age of social media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My grandmother was born onto a dirt farm in the dust bowl and when she was running her mouth she'd say
"I'd talk to a fence post and if there was something written on it I'd probably argue with it."
This has taken on new meaning to me in the age of social media.
"I'd talk to a fence post and if there was something written on it I'd probably argue with it."
This has taken on new meaning to me in the age of social media.
So chip makers are seed funding AI startups to inflate demand for compute, providing chips to data centers on credit, then reporting these debts as earnings.
This is how the bubble bursts.
This is how the bubble bursts.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
So chip makers are seed funding AI startups to inflate demand for compute, providing chips to data centers on credit, then reporting these debts as earnings.
This is how the bubble bursts.
This is how the bubble bursts.
Am I foolish for blocking the deployment of a useful file sharing utility on my personal network by predicating it on building custom http 1, 2, and 3 servers?
Yes. Yes I am.
Yes. Yes I am.
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Am I foolish for blocking the deployment of a useful file sharing utility on my personal network by predicating it on building custom http 1, 2, and 3 servers?
Yes. Yes I am.
Yes. Yes I am.
The Mamdani-Trump political theatre is just... waow.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The Mamdani-Trump political theatre is just... waow.