szescstopni @szescstopni@social.cleverlibre.org

REMINDER: ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and other large trained neural models are NOT "artificial intelligence", they're just stochastic parrots, remixing and regurgitating what they've been fed. There's no theory-of-mind involved, so no understanding: there's no "there" there. (A real live parrot exhibits more intelligence than this.)

Don't call it AI; call it parrot-tech. That way you'll have a better perspective on what it can (and can't) do.

Gigantiops destructor, one of my favorite Amazonian ants, photographed in Ecuador.

#Gigantiops #Ants #Insects #Eyes

ROFL

Astrology 🤣

#PredatoryJournal
#AcademicSpam

ROFL

Reference vs Art🦌
Program: GIMP

#MastoArt #paintingstudy #artstudy #deer #artistonmastodon #digitalart #digitalpainting

The FDA just announced that an ingredient in nearly every cold medicine is completely useless. How did it end up on our shelves? Here's the story of how the Pharmaceutical Industry helped meth become an epidemic & fucked up our cold meds
https://skepchick.org/2023/11/why-do-your-cold-meds-not-work-thank-meth-big-pharma

The Deep Space Network is busy tonight. I popped in to check on Lucy transmissions. I noticed Goldstone was receiving data from the intrepid Voyager 1 which was launched, along with its sister ship Voyager 2, in 1977! Both Voyagers are still operational--46yrs after launch! Voyager 1 is in interstellar space at 24,272,501,500 km from Earth! One way light time is 22hr 29min 24sec. It is downlinking data at the brazing rate of 160.0 b/sec--lol! The power being received by the antenna is 10^-22 kW.

People following me for cybersecurity content: Chris Bing, one of the most distinguished reporters on this beat, recently joined the Fediverse. Chris has broken way too many stories to count and also has valuable insight into all things related to hacking. Please follow him.

@Bing_Chris

And please boost for reach.

Reminder: MicroSD cards are the superior form of storage.

Why you ask?
EDIBILITY!

Got data you don't want others to get? Just swallow it.

Trying to cross international boarders where you have been flagged for an interview? Just swallow it.

Simply like eating electronics? Just swallow it.

Thank you for listening, and remember: MicroSD cards form an important part of any well balanced diet.

#infosec

The original street food truck.

@adhdeanasl and there is this, which I really like as well #NoVENNber

@pluralistic
This old restaurant worker & renter Thanks You for seeing me.
In the 80s I went back to school trying to change careers. Didn't work but I still pay on a #StudentDebt the size of a decent minivan out of my #SocialSecurity
If the #GQP succeeds in dismantling what I have NEVER bitched about supporting for workers who came before me, I am totally fucked
Multiply me by millions

Today’s ‘Spot the Dog’ is sponsored by the colour orange.

#quantocks #SpotTheDog #DogsOfMastodon #photography #nature #environment #autumn

Triumphbogen für Zwergel. #mosstodon

Z czym kojarzyło mi się Wszystkich Świętych ⚰️ w dzieciństwie:

1. Piździ.
2. Trzeba siedzieć w domu u jakiś obcych ludzi, niby że „krewnych”.
3. Jedyną opcją przetrwania tej wycieczki jest wyobrażanie sobie że cmentarz to takie lochy w grze RPG, a rodzina to drużyna herosów, która musi zapalić pochodnie w różnych miejscach, żeby otworzyć ukryte wyjście. (do domu).
4. Piździ.

#grobing

2023: 0 of the Global Top 100 Websites Use Valid HTML:

The latest analysis of #HTML and #CSS #conformance of the most popular websites. The situation is only going to get better once we set higher expectations for the code we ship.

https://meiert.com/en/blog/html-conformance-2023/

Hungary bans teenagers from visiting World Press Photo exhibition over display of LGBTQ+ images | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/hungary-bars-minors-from-world-press-photo-lgbtq-content-25dacb49e5eacd066fa2314a08fbe21a