'Puter & T'ai Chi & whatever Guy
@gregpfister.bsky.social
Retired Computer Old Fart. I was there when ICs arrived, & when Weizenbaum (my thesis advisor for a while) wrote ELIZA. Designed a programming language & a big parallel computer. Now a Taiji (T'ai Chi) instructor.
Xfinity is pushing something it calls "number lock." Do it! You'll be more secure! Nowhere does anything say what it does. Anyone know?
February 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Xfinity is pushing something it calls "number lock." Do it! You'll be more secure! Nowhere does anything say what it does. Anyone know?
Elon Musk claims it’s a crime to publish the names of the young engineers who work for him who have access to systems they shouldn’t. Here they are: Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Come and arrest me.
February 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Elon Musk claims it’s a crime to publish the names of the young engineers who work for him who have access to systems they shouldn’t. Here they are: Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Come and arrest me.
Using hostile takeover techniques on Office of Personnel Management: They physically replaced email servers so only they can communicate with workers.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Using hostile takeover techniques on Office of Personnel Management: They physically replaced email servers so only they can communicate with workers.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
I’m getting followed by many accounts full of pics of voluptuous women, which of course means most are run by middle-aged balding men in their underwear.
Is there any fast way to block them? And possibly warn others?
Is there any fast way to block them? And possibly warn others?
January 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m getting followed by many accounts full of pics of voluptuous women, which of course means most are run by middle-aged balding men in their underwear.
Is there any fast way to block them? And possibly warn others?
Is there any fast way to block them? And possibly warn others?
DT’s “eager to be seen as the one person who can save TikTok.” Can’t do it with an executive order. “The president’s word can’t entirely overcome a law Congress passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.(Quotes from WP.)
January 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
DT’s “eager to be seen as the one person who can save TikTok.” Can’t do it with an executive order. “The president’s word can’t entirely overcome a law Congress passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.(Quotes from WP.)
Appendix: "How to sue ExxonMobil for Private Nuisance": "sue a fossil fuel company for hiding science and preventing society from taking action on climate." He tried(discovery: Send us all your emails for the last 30 years.) So he's trying to get other companies to do it.
www.cpr.org/2025/01/12/a...
www.cpr.org/2025/01/12/a...
Why this longtime Aspen ski executive thinks corporate sustainability is a scam
In “Terrible Beauty,” former sustainability director for Aspen’s ski resorts Auden Schendler pens an ode to all that climate change threatens.
www.cpr.org
January 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Appendix: "How to sue ExxonMobil for Private Nuisance": "sue a fossil fuel company for hiding science and preventing society from taking action on climate." He tried(discovery: Send us all your emails for the last 30 years.) So he's trying to get other companies to do it.
www.cpr.org/2025/01/12/a...
www.cpr.org/2025/01/12/a...
Coming from FaceBoook, the thing I dislike MOST about BlueSky is the CHARACTER LIMIT.
January 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Coming from FaceBoook, the thing I dislike MOST about BlueSky is the CHARACTER LIMIT.
The Washington Post has published a discussion of many of the lies being told about the CA fires. My summary is below; I'm sure there will be more.
January 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The Washington Post has published a discussion of many of the lies being told about the CA fires. My summary is below; I'm sure there will be more.
Whoa, wait, this is TRUE?
"OpenAI’s o1 model, used in ChatGPT Pro, was caught lying to developers to keep from being shut down."
This is contrary to my understanding of LLMs - stochastic parrots inherently lacking a concept in self.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...
"OpenAI’s o1 model, used in ChatGPT Pro, was caught lying to developers to keep from being shut down."
This is contrary to my understanding of LLMs - stochastic parrots inherently lacking a concept in self.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...
AI Models Can Lie and Make Copies To Save Themselves, Researchers Found
Though the behavior is concerning, researchers say its not time to worry yet.
www.snopes.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Whoa, wait, this is TRUE?
"OpenAI’s o1 model, used in ChatGPT Pro, was caught lying to developers to keep from being shut down."
This is contrary to my understanding of LLMs - stochastic parrots inherently lacking a concept in self.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...
"OpenAI’s o1 model, used in ChatGPT Pro, was caught lying to developers to keep from being shut down."
This is contrary to my understanding of LLMs - stochastic parrots inherently lacking a concept in self.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...
Israel has been using AI to determine Hamas targets in Gaza. They used to require two human checks; that's gone to one, and in some cases zero. (free article, no paywall)
wapo.st/3DEbc21
wapo.st/3DEbc21
Israel built an ‘AI factory’ for war. It unleashed it in Gaza.
Years before the Gaza war, Israel transformed its intelligence unit into an AI testing ground. Critics charge that the overhaul has fueled the death count in Gaza.
wapo.st
January 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Israel has been using AI to determine Hamas targets in Gaza. They used to require two human checks; that's gone to one, and in some cases zero. (free article, no paywall)
wapo.st/3DEbc21
wapo.st/3DEbc21
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I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.
December 30, 2024 at 12:19 AM
I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.
Some days I’m the fish.
Others I’m the tartare sauce.
Others I’m the tartare sauce.
December 29, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Some days I’m the fish.
Others I’m the tartare sauce.
Others I’m the tartare sauce.
@rlasater.bsky.social 7 in 10 Democrats, 6 in 10 Republicans not watching news anymore according to AP poll.
December 27, 2024 at 4:40 PM
@rlasater.bsky.social 7 in 10 Democrats, 6 in 10 Republicans not watching news anymore according to AP poll.
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Or whatever you celebrate.
December 25, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Or whatever you celebrate.
Trump is mad at Biden about pardons. He wanted to kill all those people, and now he can't. Boohoo.
December 25, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Trump is mad at Biden about pardons. He wanted to kill all those people, and now he can't. Boohoo.
Except they don't. They just see nice fat profit numbers.
Delighted Health Insurance Executives Gather In Outdoor Coliseum To Watch Patient Battle Cancer
theonion.com/delighted-he...
theonion.com/delighted-he...
December 21, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Except they don't. They just see nice fat profit numbers.
That is one whopper of a crater with another major one inside it!
Detailed view of Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars
Cr: NASA
Cr: NASA
December 21, 2024 at 5:18 AM
That is one whopper of a crater with another major one inside it!
Mushroom directs a robot. Watch the video.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-m...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-m...
Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body
Biohybrid machine ushers new era of robotics, scientists say
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Mushroom directs a robot. Watch the video.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-m...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-m...
The war on Christmas internment camp, somewhere in Illinois. (This is actually 9 years old, but still funny.)
December 13, 2024 at 6:29 PM
The war on Christmas internment camp, somewhere in Illinois. (This is actually 9 years old, but still funny.)
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Now do Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard & Kash Patel.
BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, more than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.
It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.
December 9, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Now do Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard & Kash Patel.
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This is gross, right? Like this is not how a children’s author should go around talking about kids’ privates
December 8, 2024 at 3:38 PM
This is gross, right? Like this is not how a children’s author should go around talking about kids’ privates
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Hunter Biden Realizes He Could Have Gotten Pardon From Trump If He Had Rioted on January 6
December 8, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Hunter Biden Realizes He Could Have Gotten Pardon From Trump If He Had Rioted on January 6
Happy Thanksgiving! If you celebrate it.
November 28, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! If you celebrate it.