ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.
Joined Nov 2022
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@jessamyn @allafarce Getir which pioneered the space in Istanbul (where the economics seem different) uses employees, I assume the others where just following the blue print
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"The rise and fall of 15-minute (grocery) delivery startups, an oral history"
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ChatGPT recipe for Parker House Rolls https://paper.wf/ceoln/chatgpt-recipe-for-parker-house-rolls
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Postdoctoral Scholars in “Arab Media” and “Digital Media in the Global South” - Northwestern University in Qatar
https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/research/ias_nuq/call-postdoctoral-scholars.html
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#AIArt geekery
I think we've maybe figured out the #fingers thing.
The current AI tools ( #midjourney and all ) can deal relatively accurately with quantities of one or two, occasionally three.
Most things that we care about in images are either one or two (heads, eyes, wings, headlights), or a larger number that we don't care about being accurate (tree limbs, feathers, grass).
The commonly-appearing things that we care deeply about the number of, and that come in numbers greater than two, are... fingers.
The network can deal with (almost always) producing one nose and two eyes and two legs, etc. If we ask it for a dozen eggs, it might do eight, or fifteen, but that's fine, at least it doesn't look horrifying.
But six or seven fingers? Ewwww! It immediately looks horribly wrong.
(And when it does three arms or legs, because two is also a little challenging, that's also ewww.)
So there ya go, simple explanation... :)
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@whvholst @rysiek @webmink @whvholst@mastodon.social @neil @edri
2. But even in this case, I wouldn't worry at all about #interoperabilty because the #DMA's interop mandate (unfortunately) only applies to messaging services, not #microblogging or other social networks. So, a gatekeeping #Mastodon instance (once designated as such by the @EU_Commission) might have obligations, but interoperability is not one of them.
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#Policy Federati: Does a block list that builds a wall between the MAGA #Fediverse and the rest of us breach the Digital Markets Act by preventing interoperability? Is the resulting loss of social graph mobility also illegal?
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Leave a piece of good life advice in the comments. I will curate, write a best-selling novel that will grace bathrooms throughout the land, and mention you in the acknowledgements.
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The new ChatGPT chatbot is another example of how AI systems can undermine trust in information environments. Learn more in this @niemanlab article by @janethaven from @datasociety here: https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/12/chatgpt-and-the-future-of-trust/
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Star trail composite image created by International Space Station Expedition 30 crew member Don Pettit using images ISS030E171842 through ISS030E171889
#ISS #Photography #InternationalSpaceStation #Photos #Space #Fotografia #Astronomy #Photo #NASA #ESA #Foto #Fotografie #Photographer
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#Hyperion, by #DanSimmons,
one of my favorite #books of all time is on sale in #ebook format (and you can choose the platform!)
It's available for $1.99 on Kindle, Kobo, B&N and Google.
[This is not sponsored in any way, I just love this book]
Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=u4R_FstZDEgC
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004G60EHS
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ww/es/ebook/hyperion-8
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hyperion-dan-simmons/1100216988;jsessionid=E252C3A54FE98A7A13142EFB2880D02B.prodny_store01-atgap08?ean=9780307781888
@bookstodon #bookstodon #sciencefiction #scifi #HyperionCantos #Shrike
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16. What is the origin of your online nickname?
Kianga is a Swahili word and means “sunshine”. Another translation I’ve found is “burst of sunlight after rain” and I really like that image, though I'm not sure how accurate that translation is.
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Hi all! I’m a new user getting acclimatized to mastodon. I’m a #chemist and #professor of #chemistry at #queensu in #canada and editor in chief of #acscatalysis. Interests include #science #covid #climateEmergencey #nature and #snark. Looking forward to transitioning here from the bird site. Hoping I can indulge my passion for ridiculous gifs while educating myself and getting to know great ppl. Thanks all. #introductions #chemiverse
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.
Joined Nov 2022
