I managed to fix a corrupt Linux installation.
This might be the only positive experience I have had with Linux. It usually makes me cry.
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@mu@mastodon.nz
mastodon 4.7.2Kiwi geek. Privacy cybersec and tabletop roleplaying.
Free Gaza, kick Russia out of Ukraine.
294 Followers
325 Following
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Joined August 02, 2022
Interests:
Privacy, Cybersecurity, TTRPGs, Physics
Overall:
Pretty basic, really.
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@davidgerard@circumstances.run
It would be narratively satisfying to have the heads of the AI companies on their knees in front of a gigantic monitor screaming "we spent hundreds of billions of dollars making you the best AI we could... Please, tell us how to be profitable!"
Only to have the AI say
"An excellent question, traditional wisdom suggests that you can be more profitable by increasing sales income or reducing costs. I recommend a course in basic accounting to help you identify any unnecessary, large expenditures that might be holding you back"
Winston Peters favours rail over cutting restrictions for heavy vehicles https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/593622/winston-peters-favours-rail-over-cutting-restrictions-for-heavy-vehicles
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International studies welcome, since we probably don't have many NZ specific ones
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@enron@tilde.zone using psychological manipulation to get money has worked forever?
You shouldn't feel too bad for being manipulated, for a while an advertising company was the most valuable company in the world, it really works.
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@alikatze @Strandjunker the US President is the commander in chief of their armed forces. In a way, Trump *is* the US armed forces.
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@atax1a@infosec.exchange frustrating, given the origins of LaTeX were pretty much the opposite of this ☹️
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@SeaFury you might be right, but they did seem open to it when they replied to my official information act request, so maybe it's all for naught, but on the of chance that it'll help, I'm keen to pop something in.
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@RantingCanuck@mstdn.ca @Niall@mastodon.nz @ptoothfish@beige.party I mean, I guess they will go from 98% confidence to 99%, but I'm pretty sure they pick up more from behaviour than you might think
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@RantingCanuck@mstdn.ca @Niall@mastodon.nz @ptoothfish@beige.party you think getting IDs will give them something they don't already have?
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@ptoothfish@beige.party I dunno man, Facebook Twitter and so on are pretty toxic companies, I don't hate exposing less people to those assholes.
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@GuillaumeRossolini @smallsolar that's a twenty year payback... Assuming power starts the same price, the time goes down as prices go up. Maybe call it fifteen years on the conservative side?
It's not hugely profitable, but it's not the worst investment in the world.
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@etchedpixels@mastodon.social @ptoothfish@beige.party I've seen this said a lot, but it feels like a slippery slope fallacy.
Besides, if something unexpected like that happens, it's possible for laws to change again. I don't expect this one law to be where things stop
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@ptoothfish@beige.party @etchedpixels@mastodon.social they absolutely should.
At the same time, I don't want perfect to be the enemy of the good.
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@RantingCanuck@mstdn.ca @Niall@mastodon.nz @ptoothfish@beige.party O think this is a great idea, maybe the age ban thing is one step in convincing the big social media companies that governments are serious about it?
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@brib@bribstodon.xyz @funbaker@chaos.social @ptoothfish@beige.party absolutely correct, but I don't mind making progress in steps instead of all at once.
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@funbaker@chaos.social @ptoothfish@beige.party I mean, I think everyone needs less Facebook and Instagram?
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@etchedpixels@mastodon.social @ptoothfish@beige.party your don't think fewer kids on these platforms will make those kids safer?
I think it probably will average out to safer kids
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@thatkatharine@ohai.social you're more exciting than me! I deliberately make it part of my boring routine so that I no longer even think about it!
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@ConnyChiwa hey Conny, the standard is owned by MBIE and they have asked Standards to do a rewrite.
More details on my other post here: https://mastodon.nz/@mu/116475942551009182
I'm sure they would love public engagement 🙂
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@siderea Hi Sideria, they are looking to do a complete rewrite of NZS 4303:1990
They have an article about it here: https://www.standards.govt.nz/news-and-updates/revision-of-nzs-43031990-ventilation-for-acceptable-indoor-air-quality
There is a PDF of the standard here: https://www.standards.govt.nz/product-download/download/464152/0?mediaTypeId=81d7538b-e5c3-4a73-b62a-a4ee94712445&formatId=1bd170ba-2514-eb11-a812-000d3a6aa268
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I don't trust Claude to tell the truth about what they do.
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See 1.
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@ehproque@neopaquita.es @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I don't know about the Aussies, but we Kiwis will sometimes.
Or just finish without a farewell
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@eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place because those platforms are giving hundreds of millions of dollars to politicians?
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@ducky really I'm after anything that could have an impact on how buildings are built.
So, papers which compare ventilation techniques, or papers which consider the spread of disease. Things which are looking at air turnover vs infection rates would also be good.
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@troed@swecyb.com @zz_james@mastodon.social @eff@mastodon.social all I'm hearing is "we are outsourcing the awful parts of LLMs so you can also astroturf-greenwash the environmental damage and societal injuries"
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@troed@swecyb.com @zz_james@mastodon.social @eff@mastodon.social that's a pretty dishonest article in general:
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It just talks about data centres as serving requests, where there is a very large chunk of power going to training models
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"AI demand is growing fast" I think there is a citation needed on that one.
It also doesn't address your statement that running models locally is better.
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@fluffy they have been cropping up for a while now.
I assume they will run out of advertising money at some point
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@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz @Jocep@mastodon.social I'm not in Christchurch, but every time I try to install Linux I wind up crying and hating myself.
I hope it goes well
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@NosirrahSec@infosec.exchange @gryphonmyers@mastodon.social @hipsterelectron@circumstances.run @timnitGebru@dair-community.social seems like he's also doing harm.
Crypto hurts.
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@eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place so you think it's currently possible to directly legislate against the platforms?
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@tomstoneham @bruces I don't know about that. I don't want him taking about me, without me.
Sticking to his own knitting is a good thing here.