@dimmalo.bsky.social
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For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
April 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
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La NASA ha rimosso dal proprio sito web ogni riferimento all'obiettivo di portare la prima donna e il primo astronauta nero sulla Luna (come si può vedere nel secondo screen), un traguardo che era stato fissato con il programma Artemis. Questa scelta, che si inserisce in un più ampio...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
La NASA ha rimosso dal proprio sito web ogni riferimento all'obiettivo di portare la prima donna e il primo astronauta nero sulla Luna (come si può vedere nel secondo screen), un traguardo che era stato fissato con il programma Artemis. Questa scelta, che si inserisce in un più ampio...
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anyway calling these "war plans" when they were actually plans to blow up an apartment building full of civilians because the girlfriend of a guy we don't like lived there sounds more like "terrorism plans" or perhaps even more accurately "terrorism factory creation plans"
March 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
anyway calling these "war plans" when they were actually plans to blow up an apartment building full of civilians because the girlfriend of a guy we don't like lived there sounds more like "terrorism plans" or perhaps even more accurately "terrorism factory creation plans"
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I can't help but thinking how interesting would be to respond to the famous 5 bullet points email with the trick described in this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAEq... (min 3:30) and add a fun little prompt AI can read but humans cannot (easily)...
Generative AI's Greatest Flaw - Computerphile
YouTube video by Computerphile
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I can't help but thinking how interesting would be to respond to the famous 5 bullet points email with the trick described in this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAEq... (min 3:30) and add a fun little prompt AI can read but humans cannot (easily)...
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New blog + atproto experiment 🧪
I recently hooked up *my bathroom* to the AT Protocol (the thing powering Bluesky) & created what I'm calling Personal Lexicons...
Also, I committed heavily to this bit, so you might want to check out the end of the blog (hint: it's my 1st AppView + public lexicon)
I recently hooked up *my bathroom* to the AT Protocol (the thing powering Bluesky) & created what I'm calling Personal Lexicons...
Also, I committed heavily to this bit, so you might want to check out the end of the blog (hint: it's my 1st AppView + public lexicon)
Creating a decentralized bathroom (powered by the AT Protocol)
As many of you know by now, I am a Lexicon enjoyer. So much so that this week I created the world's first bathroom that is connected to the AT Protocol. Yes, you read that correctly...
dame.is
March 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
New blog + atproto experiment 🧪
I recently hooked up *my bathroom* to the AT Protocol (the thing powering Bluesky) & created what I'm calling Personal Lexicons...
Also, I committed heavily to this bit, so you might want to check out the end of the blog (hint: it's my 1st AppView + public lexicon)
I recently hooked up *my bathroom* to the AT Protocol (the thing powering Bluesky) & created what I'm calling Personal Lexicons...
Also, I committed heavily to this bit, so you might want to check out the end of the blog (hint: it's my 1st AppView + public lexicon)
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If you’ve got $20,000 a month to spend on a “PhD level” ai agent, just hire a person.
OpenAI reportedly plans to charge up to $20,000 a month for specialized AI 'agents' | TechCrunch
OpenAI may be planning to charge up to $20,000 per month for specialized AI 'agents,' according to The Information.
techcrunch.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If you’ve got $20,000 a month to spend on a “PhD level” ai agent, just hire a person.
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Nelle ultime tre settimane sono stato in giro per gli Stati Uniti, ospite di un programma (si chiama IVLP) grazie al quale ho potuto viaggiare in varie città americane. Ho parlato con funzionari governativi, professori, think tanker e molti tassisti. 1/15
February 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Nelle ultime tre settimane sono stato in giro per gli Stati Uniti, ospite di un programma (si chiama IVLP) grazie al quale ho potuto viaggiare in varie città americane. Ho parlato con funzionari governativi, professori, think tanker e molti tassisti. 1/15
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We have to go back to computer guys wanting to make computer games instead of startups.
February 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We have to go back to computer guys wanting to make computer games instead of startups.
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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@chrismurphyct.bsky.social why are you not posting on here first ? You have some great things to say. You are trying some great things. Yet you post on X where 100pct of the replies are meaningless and hateful.
It's not all roses here, but the engagement has depth and real convos happen
It's not all roses here, but the engagement has depth and real convos happen
February 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social why are you not posting on here first ? You have some great things to say. You are trying some great things. Yet you post on X where 100pct of the replies are meaningless and hateful.
It's not all roses here, but the engagement has depth and real convos happen
It's not all roses here, but the engagement has depth and real convos happen
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A tre anni dell’invasione russa su larga scala dell’Ucraina, l’associazione della stampa estera in Italia (finanziata dall’Italia) organizza per giovedì una “festa russa”. Viene rimandata solo perché uno dei colleghi si ribella nella chat interna.
Che vergogna, che squallore
Che vergogna, che squallore
February 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A tre anni dell’invasione russa su larga scala dell’Ucraina, l’associazione della stampa estera in Italia (finanziata dall’Italia) organizza per giovedì una “festa russa”. Viene rimandata solo perché uno dei colleghi si ribella nella chat interna.
Che vergogna, che squallore
Che vergogna, che squallore
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“I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism”
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
February 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism”
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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Almost like it's completely unethical to use someone else's work to create something that only benefits you hey
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Almost like it's completely unethical to use someone else's work to create something that only benefits you hey
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DeepSeek avrebbe usato il modello di OpenAI per il training, con una tecnica nota come distillation. "Si teme il furto di proprietà intellettuale" è un gustoso contrappasso, comunque.
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
DeepSeek avrebbe usato il modello di OpenAI per il training, con una tecnica nota come distillation. "Si teme il furto di proprietà intellettuale" è un gustoso contrappasso, comunque.
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
This.
Investors Worried AI Could Leave Shred Of Humanity Intact
theonion.com/investors-wo...
theonion.com/investors-wo...
January 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This.
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That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism
Extreme libertarians built blockchain to decentralize government and corporate power. It could consolidate their control instead.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
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Jess Phillips: abuse by Elon Musk 'turned my world upside down'
January 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Jess Phillips: abuse by Elon Musk 'turned my world upside down'
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December 27, 2024 at 8:38 PM