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2024 #Bluesky (social) summary list

Hired and trained a full-time team of moderators,
(more #jobs #jobsearch here: https://blueskyweb.org/join)

Launched and iterated on several community and individual moderation features

Developed and refined policies both public and internal, designed and redesigned...

A New Look for Bluesky: The Social Butterfly
Dec 21, 2023

Toward Federation and an Open Network
Nov 16, 2023

Bluesky for Journalists
October 13, 2023

Reaching 1 Million Users
September 12, 2023

Algorithmic Choice with Custom Feeds
July 27, 2023

Our Plan for a Sustainably Open Social Network
July 5, 2023

Purchase and Manage Domains Directly Through Bluesky
July 5, 2023

Moderation in a Public Commons
June 23, 2023

Private Beta Update & Roadmap
June 2, 2023

Bluesky User FAQ (App)
May 19, 2023

Federation Architecture Overview
May 5, 2023

How to set your domain as your handle
Apr 28, 2023

The AT Protocol Developer Ecosystem
April 21, 2023

Composable Moderation
April 13, 2023

Algorithmic choice
Mar 30, 2023

Domain Names as Handles in Bluesky
Mar 6, 2023

The AT Protocol
Oct 18, 2022

Working In Public
May 4, 2022

A Self-Authenticating Social Protocol
Apr 6, 2022

The Initial Bluesky Team
Mar 31, 2022

How It Started: Three Phases
Feb 28, 2022

Announcing Bluesky PBLLC
Feb 7, 2022

Satellite - A bluesky contest
Dec 13, 2021

Silence as violence and abuse:

Examples:

█ People who have power and chosen responsibility but misuse their position or don't fulfil it staying silent when they know of the wrong for waay too loong and don't help improve things also.

█ Those who represent / speak for others, but choose not to put themselves at risk and leave others waiting in vain.

█ People who avoiding answering the truth and further cover up things, not only by not being transparent (or even saying why not transparency) but even adding layers.

█ Self-denial or feeling of shame which becomes hidden violence, even after self fear, it becomes negligent over time and lying to themselves or others as abusive stakes only get higher. Negligence.

█ We all have power and I think we all abuse it when deliberately being non-players... like taking away each others voice in order for it not happen or effect us.

AI helps 'Artificially' increase prices and it's all to maximise profits for them more than us.

To force people to pay more using whatever Tech that will help them.

(Kind of like IBM helping track / count people in the genocide, though no proof my side and speculation probably that there could be such coldness of selling tech for whatever reason.)

I believe already this is arbitrary increase is already happening but with AI make doom quicker...

Basically as demand increases so does price but way deeper than that.

Will be worse IF domestic levels of people accept it into their homes and hand over their data and daily usage habits a bit like Facebook did / does... < = = all priceless survey type stuff for the AI suppliers allowed to see what you're using while you to use their 'services'.

AI = Another Invasion
or
AI = Arbitrary Increase

Arbitrary Increase is mankind's doom,..
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█▄ike your local supermarket when you buy lots of the same item ( 🔔 this tells them it's too cheap' 🔔 )

█▄ike when you're booking your flight tickers for airplanes 🛩️ and ticket prices creep up on the sister sites strangely, because they know what you're looking for now and prices go up as time passes and you search more
(They see what you need and push prices up everywhere so you have no choice on all sites which is why you do better to pay quicker than 'shopping around')

█ Clever AI... working behind the screen (for the the company people) to make targetting easier... while people think it's faster for them (maybe for a quick second but not long-term).

█ Sentiments here of 'sale' when it's not really a sale. Also I worked in supermarket and shocking how things increase (and seeing all the old tickets for same products even a month back... much cheaper and "sale" only after pushing up prices!)

https://tilde.zone/@gemlog/111874794177200425

#AI #Artificial #Intelligence #FreeSchool #Fediverse #Freedom #Tech #Technology #Capitalism

Our purpose in life / on the planet ('job') can be to give each other better games to play.

Also as better defence from humans having to hunt humans as form of co-operation and compliance. Else we will get caught elsewhere and less mutually working for people we don't like working for, doing things we don't really want to, creating what we don't really like.

ℹ️ "Paying through the nose":

█ paying much more than it is really worth to a person (as example. people forced to give a % of all earnings to government)

I think it's a lot like physically (my variation in picture with slightly different meaning);
█ like an animal attached by the nose and lead / heavily taxed for others to live off... by those who are not interested in leading properly and more interested in owning people / treating them like #animals!)

#Phrases #Money #Usury #Capitalism #Slavery

#Jobs #jobsearch #fedijobs
I thought these jobs looked nice and simple as info pages showing roles:

ℹ️ Creative Writer (YouTube etc)
https://boards.greenhouse.io/mrbeastyoutube/jobs/4247184004

ℹ️ And other jobs here for those looking as it looks more fun

https://www.mrbeastjobs.com/

Seems more more fun than the usual 'professional' government type of extension and paying through the nose just live quite unhappy...

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About the Role

Writers are key to bringing big ideas to life. They are internet savants, storytellers, scientists, and conduits for all things trending. While they are creatively inspired by their surroundings, they must also have a unique ability to understand that video virality is purposeful.

Our ideal candidate for this role will have a duality to their personality. They will be limitless in idea generation and also need to be able to work within our proven video formats. This position will have a huge learning curve, it is one of the hardest roles to fulfil at our company.

If the candidate wants to exceed our expectations, they will study our data analytics for retention. Ultimately learning what makes a good video will help our creative team develop even more successful formats to debut on the main channel.

What you’ll be doing:

Research trends and tactics for retention against YouTube algorithm
Write prop lists, challenges, punishments, and prizes for videos that will be submitted to Head of Writing for approval
Work with on site teams day to day to facilitate that the creative vision is met during production decisions, this will include but will not be limited to: purchase decisions, sourcing materials, and scouting film locations
Take meeting notes, organize and track all creative documents in production team drive

What makes you a fit:

Previous experience in YouTube preferred
Knowledge of influencers/creators and current video trends- or willingness to learn this quickly
Humility- you will need to have a willingness to learn and grow. We need to be able to mold and teach you
Willingness to be a part of team- this role requires strong communication skills and the ability to change directions quickly

A Place to Call Home

We are based in Greenville, North Carolina, widely recognized as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of Eastern North Carolina. Greenville is a university-medical community, home to East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center, as well as a vibrant Uptown Greenville District with a diverse art, music, and food scene featuring an increasing number of unique, locally-owned businesses and restaurants.

Our excellent affordability, geographic location, and natural resources, combined with cultural, economic, educational, and medical amenities make Greenville-Pitt County a preferred community to call home.
Benefits
The Perks, Why Work On the MrBeast Team

Competitive Salary
Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company-paid Life Insurance
Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
Company-provided technology package
Relocation for those coming in from outside the area including travel and company-provided housing for the first 90 days

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Saved my eyesight with low contrast on monitor for years...

👀 Low contrast on monitor for years now... (same on mobiles)

I have my screen on 0 brightness and 10 contrast (that;s 10 from 100!) which I believe is also the screen being too high for 10 still visible but without squint or problem used for years and I even feel the different at 15 or 20 'if I really need to see something' lol...

My media page is still good as a result of saving my eyes

https://qoto.org/@freeschool

(and what would I know - I wouldn't see the difference anyway 😃

/media

"Some #JetBrains customers feel strongly about AI Assistant and really don't want the plugin to be present in their JetBrains applications at all"

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Full text here from site
No pics on page, so no need go elsewhere:

JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresistible outcry

Some devs just don't want anything to do with neural-network code serfs

Thomas Claburn, Thu 1 Feb 2024 // 20:24 UTC

JetBrains introduced an AI assistant in December to help programmers write code. Now the biz is trying to figure out how to allow its customers to get rid of it.

"JetBrains AI Assistant is similar to GitHub Copilot, but it’s deeply integrated into JetBrains development environments (IDEs), code editors, and other products," the software development tool maker, based in the Czech Republic, said at the time.

While neural-network-powered services have been widely hyped, they come with baggage – concerns about the security, legal risk, privacy, and ethics of large language models remain largely unresolved.

Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI have opted to offer indemnify customers under certain conditions to reassure those worried about potential legal claims arising from generative AI.

But not every outfit offering AI services can make this bet and in some cases there's a cost. For example, Zoom last August had to clarify that it would not use people's chats and calls for AI training despite a change to its terms of service that allowed that.

Some JetBrains customers feel strongly about AI Assistant and really don't want the plugin to be present in their JetBrains applications at all, whether that's due to corporate policies that are incompatible with AI Assistant or other concerns. But because the plugin code has been "deeply integrated," removal has proven complicated.

More than dozen threads on JetBrains' YouTrack issue board have been posted seeking a way to delete, uninstall, or otherwise excise the AI Assistant plugin since it debuted.

A thread titled "Provide the possibility to remove a plugin completely from the system" makes the case for why one might not wish to have this plugin baked into the company's developer tools, such as the PyCharm, IntelliJ IDEA, and other applications.

oftware developers posting to the support forum raise a number of concerns, calling the plugin "bloatware," a risk to corporate intellectual property, a security issue, an annoyance, and a breach of trust.

"I just want to make it clear that I cannot use this product at the company I work for because security will not allow for a by-default AI implementation to be a part of the product," wrote an individual posting under the name Rusty Deaton.

Another developer posting under the name Marcus Grenängen wrote, "This is unacceptable. It should not bundle something by default that can send off the entire code base to God knows where. It's a real bad move JetBrains and I will not renew any subscriptions after this. It's a breach of trust that can't be undone."
'Dubious'

Yet another developer posting under the name Alan Burlison opined, "The fact that this service is AI based and that you don't know the provenance of the code it provides to you is a huge issue on its own, due to the dubious licensing/IP/legal situation it creates. But the biggest issue is not because it's AI, it's because it is leaking the user's company's IP to who knows where, potentially to direct competitors."

In a statement to The Register, Matt Ellis, developer advocate at JetBrains, tried to address misapprehensions and to reassure to those alarmed by AI Assistant's persistence.

"Although the AI Assistant plugin is bundled, and the plugin itself is enabled, there is no AI functionality enabled by default, and no data is sent off-machine without your consent," said Ellis, echoing similar replies posted to some of the discussion threads. "You have to log in, accept the data policies and either purchase a subscription or start a trial."

Quotes:
- "There is no AI functionality enabled by default, and no data is sent off-machine without your consent"

- "Any data sent to the AI service is not used for training. We also have ML support for ranking and completion, and this is provided by on-device models and no data is sent off device."

Ellis said JetBrains has a lot of customers who are happy with the bundled plugin and so the biz is looking into how its AI helper can be both bundled and fully removable.

- "The problem with removing a bundled plugin is that it can break application signatures and cause problems with updates," explained Ellis.

Asked what portion of JetBrains' customers have objected to AI Assistant, a spokesperson said, "We can't say for sure how well these opinions represent the position of all of our customers. We understand the strength of feeling, and we're listening to feedback from all parts of our community, including the many happy individuals and enterprises that are using the AI Assistant." ®

Source (without spaces):
the register .com/2024/02/01/jetbrains_unremovable_ai_assistant/