Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
@boydstephensmithjr.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Born 1980-05-15 in Mena, AR
Cis White Male He/him
Liberal Democratic Socialist Idealist
Professional Haskell Programmer
Lives in Cove, AR
(24 years resident […]
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Cis White Male He/him
Liberal Democratic Socialist Idealist
Professional Haskell Programmer
Lives in Cove, AR
(24 years resident […]
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PSA to anyone who uses Gmail!
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
PSA to anyone who uses Gmail!
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or […]
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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G20 billionaires could end poverty with one year’s earnings: Oxfam https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/g20-billionaires-could-end-world-poverty-in-one-years-earnings-oxfam/
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings: Oxfam
Billionaires in the world’s leading economies made US$2.2 trillion last year, which would have been enough to lift all the world’s poor out of poverty, global campaign group Oxfam said Thursday.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
G20 billionaires could end poverty with one year’s earnings: Oxfam https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/g20-billionaires-could-end-world-poverty-in-one-years-earnings-oxfam/
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Oooh, it's my time to leap into cybersecurity.
"Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models"
"...Abstract
We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for large language models (LLMs) […]
"Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models"
"...Abstract
We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for large language models (LLMs) […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Oooh, it's my time to leap into cybersecurity.
"Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models"
"...Abstract
We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for large language models (LLMs) […]
"Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models"
"...Abstract
We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for large language models (LLMs) […]
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
The false claim that #vaccines cause #autism can be traced to a 1998 article that has since been retracted, but it has persisted for decades in #antivax messaging that has repeatedly come up in conversations at pediatricians’ offices. The connection has been repeatedly disproved through dozens […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
This is wild, but not unexpected.
The #democratic ticket won all four open seats on the #souderton Area School District board on a platform of #transparency but the outgoing board is salting the earth by ramming through (consent agenda, single reading) a policy to restrict the future members […]
The #democratic ticket won all four open seats on the #souderton Area School District board on a platform of #transparency but the outgoing board is salting the earth by ramming through (consent agenda, single reading) a policy to restrict the future members […]
Original post on jawns.club
jawns.club
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is wild, but not unexpected.
The #democratic ticket won all four open seats on the #souderton Area School District board on a platform of #transparency but the outgoing board is salting the earth by ramming through (consent agenda, single reading) a policy to restrict the future members […]
The #democratic ticket won all four open seats on the #souderton Area School District board on a platform of #transparency but the outgoing board is salting the earth by ramming through (consent agenda, single reading) a policy to restrict the future members […]
So @adamconover has a new video on YT, and it's an hour long. You could listen to the whole thing, but (a) it's about Peter Thiel and Palantir and (b) there's a wonderful summary starting at the 1:13:00 mark: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1lUgPpQy1eA&t=4381
The intolerant cannot be allowed to […]
The intolerant cannot be allowed to […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So @adamconover has a new video on YT, and it's an hour long. You could listen to the whole thing, but (a) it's about Peter Thiel and Palantir and (b) there's a wonderful summary starting at the 1:13:00 mark: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1lUgPpQy1eA&t=4381
The intolerant cannot be allowed to […]
The intolerant cannot be allowed to […]
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It's hard out there for a lickspittle.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's hard out there for a lickspittle.
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Hey #charlotte, if you want to help businesses resist CPB and ICE, I can adapt this sign specifically for NC. Can also share informational brochure telling businesses their rights to exclude ICE from private spaces.
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Hey #charlotte, if you want to help businesses resist CPB and ICE, I can adapt this sign specifically for NC. Can also share informational brochure telling businesses their rights to exclude ICE from private spaces.
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
Seeing open source and privacy companies having Discord as there support channel feels like a vegan community meeting at a steak house for events.
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Seeing open source and privacy companies having Discord as there support channel feels like a vegan community meeting at a steak house for events.
There's a lot wrong with that "choice", most notably that it's a false dichotomy.
But, also, what does "winning" the AI race mean? If someone is looking for AGI, even some weak form, it's not a race -- we don't even know where the finish is, much less how the "course" is laid out. It's […]
But, also, what does "winning" the AI race mean? If someone is looking for AGI, even some weak form, it's not a race -- we don't even know where the finish is, much less how the "course" is laid out. It's […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
There's a lot wrong with that "choice", most notably that it's a false dichotomy.
But, also, what does "winning" the AI race mean? If someone is looking for AGI, even some weak form, it's not a race -- we don't even know where the finish is, much less how the "course" is laid out. It's […]
But, also, what does "winning" the AI race mean? If someone is looking for AGI, even some weak form, it's not a race -- we don't even know where the finish is, much less how the "course" is laid out. It's […]
Another! ((I'm drunk, and filling another double-glass of wine.)
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Another! ((I'm drunk, and filling another double-glass of wine.)
[Self-harm, consent]
It's technically morning here, and I'm clearly drunk on wine.
Is bodily autonomy absolute? I don't know them, but they claim to be a medical professional. They implicitly claim that the gatekeeper model of prescription medication is absolutely necessary from their […]
It's technically morning here, and I'm clearly drunk on wine.
Is bodily autonomy absolute? I don't know them, but they claim to be a medical professional. They implicitly claim that the gatekeeper model of prescription medication is absolutely necessary from their […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
[Self-harm, consent]
It's technically morning here, and I'm clearly drunk on wine.
Is bodily autonomy absolute? I don't know them, but they claim to be a medical professional. They implicitly claim that the gatekeeper model of prescription medication is absolutely necessary from their […]
It's technically morning here, and I'm clearly drunk on wine.
Is bodily autonomy absolute? I don't know them, but they claim to be a medical professional. They implicitly claim that the gatekeeper model of prescription medication is absolutely necessary from their […]
Franzia "Sunset Blush" was the cheapest alcohol at the grocery store, but maybe not my favorite.
I wonder what make the best Radler with Mtn Dew Zero Sugar?
Assuming I'm the only human involved, how my an experimental trial be devised?
I wonder what make the best Radler with Mtn Dew Zero Sugar?
Assuming I'm the only human involved, how my an experimental trial be devised?
November 16, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Franzia "Sunset Blush" was the cheapest alcohol at the grocery store, but maybe not my favorite.
I wonder what make the best Radler with Mtn Dew Zero Sugar?
Assuming I'm the only human involved, how my an experimental trial be devised?
I wonder what make the best Radler with Mtn Dew Zero Sugar?
Assuming I'm the only human involved, how my an experimental trial be devised?
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
Hey #webdev thing-knowers, I'm writing a userscript for the bom.gov.au site that removes the background image on part of the page, because it doesn't play well with Darkreader. The image is set with an inline style tag: `
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hey #webdev thing-knowers, I'm writing a userscript for the bom.gov.au site that removes the background image on part of the page, because it doesn't play well with Darkreader. The image is set with an inline style tag: `
If you knew that you'd be buried in a grave under another name (or worse), and be (as much as possible) erased from history, would you still do good?
Anyway, I'm watching "Person of Interest" again, just got done with 1x08.
---
It's harder to ask this question in our current era due to the […]
Anyway, I'm watching "Person of Interest" again, just got done with 1x08.
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It's harder to ask this question in our current era due to the […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
If you knew that you'd be buried in a grave under another name (or worse), and be (as much as possible) erased from history, would you still do good?
Anyway, I'm watching "Person of Interest" again, just got done with 1x08.
---
It's harder to ask this question in our current era due to the […]
Anyway, I'm watching "Person of Interest" again, just got done with 1x08.
---
It's harder to ask this question in our current era due to the […]
RE: https://mastodon.world/@paninid/115557044915578551
Not all of them, but I remember Usenet was one of the first things I accessed with Netscape Communicator when we finally got home dial-up Internet service.
I was ICQ 514984, but I've not been able to access it for more than a decade. I […]
Not all of them, but I remember Usenet was one of the first things I accessed with Netscape Communicator when we finally got home dial-up Internet service.
I was ICQ 514984, but I've not been able to access it for more than a decade. I […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
RE: https://mastodon.world/@paninid/115557044915578551
Not all of them, but I remember Usenet was one of the first things I accessed with Netscape Communicator when we finally got home dial-up Internet service.
I was ICQ 514984, but I've not been able to access it for more than a decade. I […]
Not all of them, but I remember Usenet was one of the first things I accessed with Netscape Communicator when we finally got home dial-up Internet service.
I was ICQ 514984, but I've not been able to access it for more than a decade. I […]
I'm downloading an older show for my next rewatch binge. But, my ratios are still low for:
Our Flag Means Death S01: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:f29d36fd30e4d5521f82ccf77e836f4a943c7628&dn=Our.Flag.Means.Death.S01.1080p.WEBRip.x265%5Beztv.re%5D&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F% […]
Our Flag Means Death S01: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:f29d36fd30e4d5521f82ccf77e836f4a943c7628&dn=Our.Flag.Means.Death.S01.1080p.WEBRip.x265%5Beztv.re%5D&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F% […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I'm downloading an older show for my next rewatch binge. But, my ratios are still low for:
Our Flag Means Death S01: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:f29d36fd30e4d5521f82ccf77e836f4a943c7628&dn=Our.Flag.Means.Death.S01.1080p.WEBRip.x265%5Beztv.re%5D&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F% […]
Our Flag Means Death S01: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:f29d36fd30e4d5521f82ccf77e836f4a943c7628&dn=Our.Flag.Means.Death.S01.1080p.WEBRip.x265%5Beztv.re%5D&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F% […]
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Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface | Live Science
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed "The Fall of Icarus," required meticulous planning to pull off.
www.livescience.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface | Live Science
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
This photo is breaking my brain. 🤯
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/astrophotographer-snaps-absolutely-preposterous-photo-of-skydiver-falling-past-the-suns-surface
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
Doctors in China have used lab-grown insulin-producing cells to treat a woman with type 1 diabetes. The cells were made from her own tissue, reprogrammed into stem cells, and then grown into tiny clusters that release insulin. A year after the transplant, her blood sugar remains normal without […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Doctors in China have used lab-grown insulin-producing cells to treat a woman with type 1 diabetes. The cells were made from her own tissue, reprogrammed into stem cells, and then grown into tiny clusters that release insulin. A year after the transplant, her blood sugar remains normal without […]
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
This 1000% explains so much of my (lack of) social life
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This 1000% explains so much of my (lack of) social life
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
Gave my aging #mechanicalkeyboard a makeover by changing keycaps. The mix of colors looks pretty cool.
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Gave my aging #mechanicalkeyboard a makeover by changing keycaps. The mix of colors looks pretty cool.
Reposted by Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
King of UK, to his own brother: "That does it, you're not a prince any more. Out you go."
US, now that Trump is clearly implicated: "Technically it's not really pedophilia if the girl is 14."
The freaking *British royal family* is doing a better job cleaning house than we are.
US, now that Trump is clearly implicated: "Technically it's not really pedophilia if the girl is 14."
The freaking *British royal family* is doing a better job cleaning house than we are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
King of UK, to his own brother: "That does it, you're not a prince any more. Out you go."
US, now that Trump is clearly implicated: "Technically it's not really pedophilia if the girl is 14."
The freaking *British royal family* is doing a better job cleaning house than we are.
US, now that Trump is clearly implicated: "Technically it's not really pedophilia if the girl is 14."
The freaking *British royal family* is doing a better job cleaning house than we are.
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