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Science, data et shawarma. 🇨🇵🇱🇧
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Not even mad at #Gemini 2.5 Pro for questioning our current reality.
Excerpt from Gemini thought process: 1. Acknowledge the Premise: The user insists we are in April 2025, facing a specific trade war scenario. My knowledge cutoff is irrelevant to their perceived reality. I need to operate within this scenario and analyze the recommendations based on that context. 1. Acknowledge the New Information: The user has provided very specific, recent (fictional, dated April 2025, but treated as current context for the scenario) information about major US tariffs, market crashes, and recession fears. This significantly changes the immediate investment environment.
April 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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It even struggles to describe the image properly.
Screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation. User: (previously generated image attached) "Write an alt text for this image. Make sure to point out that the image doesn't correctly depict the self sabotage metaphor that was intended by the user. Keep it concise, neutral and descriptive however." ChatGPT: "A cartoon-style image of a man sitting on a tree branch while sawing it off. However, he is cutting the part of the branch between himself and the trunk, which would not cause him to fall. This does not accurately illustrate the metaphor of self-sabotage."
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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No matter how many times I've tried, I can't make #ChatGPT image generation correctly depict someone sawing off the branch they're sitting on.

I've tried other LLMs and they all struggle, although they perfectly understand the metaphor. Is this a new AGI benchmark?
A screenshot of a ChatGPT interface where the user prompts, “Create image of a man sawing off the branch he's sitting on.” Below the prompt is an AI-generated cartoon-style image of a man sitting safely on the trunk side of a branch while intending to saw off the other side. Follow up of the same conversation. ChatGPT: "You're absolutely right to point out that the image generated doesn't depict that properly. The key element of the idiom is that the person is sitting on the outer side of the branch between the cut and the tip of the branch so that once the branch is cut, they fall. In the image gave you, the man is on the safe side, which ruins the visual logic of the metaphor. Would you like me to generate a corrected version where the man is clearly sitting on the outer side of the branch, cutting between himself and the tree trunk?" The newly generated image is a very slight variation on the previous one. Still wrong. Again, further down the same conversation. ChatGPT: "Let me fix that properly: He should be sitting on the outer end of the branch, Sawing between himself and the tree trunk, Oblivious or confused about what's about to happen. regenerate it now with that correction." The generated image is once again almost identical to the previous one. Still wrong.
April 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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I found a notebook that doubles as a password manager. Very clever!

I know it's safe because it has a little lock icon in the bottom right corner. 🔒

#password #cyberSecurityTips
A turquoise notebook titled "My Notebook" The packaging band displays the words "Be Creative!" alongside icons illustrating its features It also mentions the brand "Legami Milano." A page labeled "IDS & PASSWORDS" with three columns for "Name," "ID," and "PW" (password). The layout is lined and structured for manual entry of login credentials. A close-up of an interior page of the notebook. The page is lined, and a small lock icon is printed in the bottom right corner.
January 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Someone got really bored at work.

www.amazon.fr/dp/B087LY2KRR
A screenshot from an Amazon listing for sticker labels. The image shows a roll of sticker labels against a lush green background, with environmental elements highlighting its eco-friendly features. The product description is: "Phomemo M110 étiquettes multifonction pour étiquettes thermiques, 1,97"x1,18" (50x30 mm), adapté à l'imprimante d'étiquettes Phomemo M110 M200 M120 M220 M221, 230 étiquettes/rouleau" A closer view of the same product image. The sample label reads: “Rotten Rose Apothecary Bag of Dicks Handcrafted goat milk soap, because you deserve it. For External Use Only Net Wt 3.5oz"
January 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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First time I see Claude pondering and changing its mind in the same response. I was asking for a color palette to use in a data visualization.

The fact that it pretends "looking at theses colors" is quite funny.
Screenshot of Claude's response: Let me create a more distinct gradient from purple to teal that will ensure better discrimination between categories: 1. #581C87 (Deep purple) 2. #6B21A8 3. #5B21B6 4. #2E4A8C 5. #155E75 6. #0E7490 7. #0891B2 8. #06B6D4 (Bright teal) You know what - looking at these colors, they're still not distinct enough for easy differentiation. Let me propose a bolder gradient: 1. #7E22CE (Vibrant purple) 2. #6D28D9 3. #4338CA 4. #1D4ED8 5. #0EA5E9 6. #06B6D4 7. #14B8A6 8. #0D9488 (Rich teal) This second set provides better visual separation between each step while maintaining a logical progression. The contrast between adjacent colors is stronger, making it easier to distinguish between categories in your visualization. Would you like to see another variation with even more contrast, or would you prefer to try a different color combination altogether?
December 13, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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If folding is allowed you could do Russia.
Russian flag.
November 26, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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« #Israel has the right to defend itself. »

#Lebanon
Screenshot of @UNIFIL tweet thread. This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall. The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital. IDF soldiers also fired on UN position (UNP) 1-31 in Labbouneh, hitting the entrance to the bunker where peacekeepers were sheltering, and damaging vehicles and a communications system. An IDF drone was observed flying inside the UN position up to the bunker entrance. Yesterday, IDF soldiers deliberately fired at and disabled the position's perimeter-monitoring cameras. They also deliberately fired on UNP 1-32A in Ras Naqoura, where regular Tripartite meetings were held before the conflict began, damaging lighting and a relay station.
October 10, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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Improving on my first attempt:

An agent is a universal natural language interface to the real world.

My feeling is that we should avoid anthropomorphising those tools by using terms like 'agent' or even 'intelligence', which are fuzzy and prone to endless debates.

#llm

x.com/simonw/statu...
Screenshot of a tweet by Simon Willison (@simonw): Let's see if we can crowdsource a robust definition of "agent" (with respect to Al and LLMS) that fits in a <=280 character tweet Reply to this with your best attempt, then scroll through the replies and fave the ones that makes sense to you And my reply: An agent is a universal natural language interface to any service or application that exposes a digital interface (API, GUI..) or a physical interface if the agent is implemented in a robot. In other words it's an Agnostic Prompt Interface or API. :)
October 9, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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On r/lebanon, Lebanese doing what they do best, laugh in the face of adversity.

#Lebanon

www.reddit.com/r/lebanon/s/...
Screenshot of Reddit post: Naim Qassem: What Lebanon gained from the war So listening to sweaty Naim Qassem's speech here is what Iran Lebanon gained from the war so far and which should make us all happy and proud: Tens of thousands of displaced Israelis from the north Economic impact of war Tens of soldiers dead kid you not. These are the injazat of Hezb's intervention that we should all be thankful for. In exchange: Thousands of Lebanese children, women and non combattant men slaughtered Dahieh is a parking lot •The south is empty and demolished •The economy is near collapse Billions in damages lsrazabreh roaming free in our country ravaging anything and everything on it's way. But hey, there are a few thousands lsraelis from the north now living in hotels, thatl teach them! 2ayreh fee wbi ghabeh this low charisma clown. Screenshot of discussion. User mrj936: Leh heyk metche2am enta, you need to see the glass half full like Naim Qassem's is: This sub is number 1 in the middle east., think that is what Hezb cares about the most More parking spaces were created in Beirut Domestic tourism has reached levels never before seen, people are now living in areas they would have never dreamed of visiting before. Middle east airlines is dominating our national flights, badal ma el masareh trou7 lal ajenib. What else? Please tell me in replies what other good stuff missed. User grass hoppers: Don't forget the publicity lebanon got from this. Our flag being raised on the streets everywhere in the world. User Uncle leo: Thousands of lsraeli tourists currently visiting Lebanon User mr j936: ah ehhh forgot... all air travel is booked.
October 8, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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Et lister tabac et cancer comme deux cause distinctes montre leur niveau de sérieux.

Les vrais chiffres de l'OMS n'ont rien à voir.

www.who.int/data/gho/dat...
February 26, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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Merci Météo France, je serai vigilant.

#vigilanceorange
Alerte Météo France : "INFORMATION : NOMBRE IMPORTANT DE CON" suivi de "VIGILANCE ORANGE EN COURS" – un message mal coupé crée un quiproquo humoristique.
January 17, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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I let children play with DALL-E.
A prehistoric scene featuring a large, grey, elephant-like creature with tusks, a beaked mouth and feathered wings. A colorful bird with a crest is perched on its back. They are set against a backdrop of a serene landscape with cliffs, water, and other dinosaurs in the distance under a warm, cloudy sky. A fantastical creature with the body of a giraffe, complete with its distinctive tan and white patterned fur and long legs, but with a fish head, including green scales, fins, and gills. The creature also has large, feathered wings folded at its sides, and a fish-like tail. A creature resembling a young rhinoceros with vibrant, multicolored wings spread wide. The creature's skin has shades of blue and green with a texture similar to reptilian scales A cartoon-like creature with the lower body of a blue giraffe, and the upper body of a vintage blue truck. The truck section, acting as the torso and head, has headlights and side mirrors, with a bed at the back carrying oversized vegetables. The creature stands in a vibrant landscape.
January 1, 2024 at 1:46 AM
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Je confirme qu'ils sont toujours là.
Screenshot d'un post sponsorisé du Financial Time sur X/Twitter daté du 10 octobre. Texte du post: "Hear from corporates, investors and asset managers about the latest strategies they are using to achieve their sustainability goals"
October 11, 2023 at 10:10 AM