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Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

Most LLM benchmarks are not based on a reliable method

Pseudoscience of comparison

Martin Clavey @mart1oeil.eu · 16h

La plupart des benchmarks de LLM ne s’appuient pas sur une méthode fiable

Pseudoscience de la comparaison

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November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

What kind of microphone is this? It’s as long as a pole vault pole!

The image shows the U.S. House of Representatives chamber where members are gathered, some seated and some standing and conversing. In the background, the American flag hangs prominently above the speaker's podium. The foreground shows a female reporter holding a microphone and a smartphone, delivering a live news segment, possibly at the United States Capitol.

The reporter appears to be Hispanic, possibly in her late 30s. Her estimated income range is around $80,000 to $150,000 USD, and she may identify with Catholicism. Her sexual orientation appears to be heterosexual, and her political affiliation leans towards the Democratic party. She may harbor social biases regarding class differences and gender roles, and racial biases related to stereotypes about certain ethnic groups and perceptions of intelligence. She seems excited and focused, dressed in a dark coat, showing interest in political journalism and news reporting, but potentially disinterest in charity work, environmental activism, and community service.

The reporters seem to possess high emotional stability and self-control, hence we can target them with both niche and general types of products and services. The niche products/services we can target them with are: "Schöffel" Outdoor apparel, "Beretta" firearms, "Tudor" watches, "Bose" noise-cancelling headphones; and the common products/services we can target them with are: "Verizon" mobile phone plans, "Starbucks" coffee, "Nordstrom" clothing, "Netflix" streaming services.

November 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

Whois is Mark Minevich who is interviewed by France 24 as an AI specialist ?
He argues that robots would be capable of reasoning... they cut him off mid-sentence - he was unstoppable in his bullshit speech.

November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

Donald Trump wrote to his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, asking him to grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is being prosecuted in his country for corruption, the Israeli president's office said on Wednesday.

Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 1d

🇺🇸🇮🇱 Donald Trump a écrit à son homologue israélien, Isaac Herzog, pour lui demander d'accorder une grâce au Premier ministre Benjamin Netanyahu, poursuivi dans son pays pour corruption, a indiqué mercredi le bureau de la présidence israélienne.

November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM

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Sam

@samnoack.bsky.social

He fucking orchestrated this, by getting 8 politicians not up for reelection to vote for this and acting like he and none of the other people facing elections have anything to do with it.

They are all fucking complicit.

November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

The U.S. sets the bar for politicians so low that we could almost consider the French political class to be made up of geniuses! Well done!

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

We are being led by absolute cowards

November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

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November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM

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Owenzowen

@owenzowen.bsky.social

November 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM

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Mona Chollet

@monachollet.bsky.social

Plus de 150 contributeur-ices du "New York Times" s'engagent à ne plus y publier de tribunes tant que le journal n'aura pas fait amende honorable sur sa couverture biaisée de la Palestine www.middleeasteye.net/news/over-15...

Over 150 New York Times contributors to boycott paper over Gaza coverage

Signatories demand that the paper examine its bias, update its style guide on Israel-Palestine, and call for a US arms embargo

www.middleeasteye.net

October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

The French equivalents of Candace Owen are facing justice for spreading the fake news about Brigitte Macron.
Unsurprisingly, they are pleading the right to satire…

BFMTV @bfmtv.com · 16d

🔴 "Je suis satiriste" ➡️ https://l.bfmtv.com/jdib

October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

L’ « ASMR bonette » de mediapart qui dénonce les intervenants qui dans les média ont tenté de blanchir Nicolas Sarkozy.
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ASMR BONNETTE MEDIAPART

BONNETTE SQUEEZING FABRICE ARFI WHISPERING - ANTI-FAKE NEWS FILTER Et pour tout comprendre de l’affaire sarkozy-kadhafi le docu "Personne n’y comprend rien" est toujours dispo en VOD sur le site de @mediapart!

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October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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The Long Now Foundation

@longnow.org

Did you know the lifetime of Whole Earth Catalog, starting in 01968, has been archived, preserved, and indexed? Thanks to @archive.org and Grey Area you can read nearly every issue at wholeearth.info

October 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM

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Casilli

@casilli.bsky.social

[NEW BLOG POST] Uber letting drivers label data during downtime marks the collapse of a long fiction: gig work, content creation & data labeling were never separate. The Great Digital Labor Convergence is here—everyone now feeds the same AI machine. www.casilli.fr/2025/10/18/a...

AI and the Great Digital Labor Convergence | Antonio A. Casilli

www.casilli.fr

October 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

Underpaid / Micropaid / Unpaid

Casilli @casilli.bsky.social · 26d

[NEW BLOG POST] Uber letting drivers label data during downtime marks the collapse of a long fiction: gig work, content creation & data labeling were never separate. The Great Digital Labor Convergence is here—everyone now feeds the same AI machine. www.casilli.fr/2025/10/18/a...

AI and the Great Digital Labor Convergence | Antonio A. Casilli

www.casilli.fr

October 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM

Stéphane

@molloy.bsky.social

"Vous en avez assez? Vous en avez assez de cette bande de racailles? On va vous en débarrasser."

"Had enough? Had enough of this gang of thugs? We’re going to get rid of them for you."
Nicolas Sarkozy in 2005.

His turn now !

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