Punica granatum @PunaisetPimpulat@qoto.org
I’m interested in science and technology. Free and open source software are important to me.
Joined Sep 2018
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Since #reddit killed third-party apps (RIP RIF) I drastically reduced my usage of the page.
@apologies@infosec.exchange Why not just use use GPT-3 or 4 to generate your messages. That way you’ll make sure the next GPT will go MAD (Model Autophagy Disorder). Once the AI devs realize that all the free sources have been contaminated by AI generated posts, they’ll be forced to be more selective in the future.
@standupmaths @maxpool π = 3.
Source: Mahajan, S. (2014). VXII values for backs of envelopes. In The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering: Mastering complexity. essay, The MIT Press.
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It is 22/7 ≈ π approximation day! Reminder it is also the last day for MEGA Grant applications. It’s a simple process; if you have a ridiculous public maths project please do get it in the mix. https://talkingmathsinpublic.uk/mega-grant/
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Cortex #144: Absurd Temperature Management
Grey has had to vacate his garage office, Myke wants to thank Cortexans, Cortex joins the Notion Nation, and Myke has hired a personal assistant. Also, a lightning round of exciting Beta features.
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Kotaku: World Of Warcraft Fans Trick AI, Hilarity Ensues https://kotaku.com/world-of-warcraft-wow-mmo-ai-fake-news-glorbo-reddit-1850663596 #gaming #tech #kotaku #artificialintelligenceart #artificialintelligence #worldofwarcraft #blizzardgames #warcraft #lucyreed #fakenews #wowhead #reddit
@magdalenahai Niin, mutta kuinka paljon ihmiset lukivat ja kirjoittivat noin yleensäkin? Nykyään ruudulta luetaan päivittäin uutisia, viestejä, somesössöä ja vaikka mitä muuta. Sen lisäksi monet ihmiset myös kirjoittelevat yhtä sun toista monta kertaa päivässä. Vaikka nykyään ei lueta paperisia kirjoja kovin paljoa, nykyään kuitenkin ollaan tekemisissä tekstin kanssa yllättävän usein.
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@TechConnectify teasing out the difference between correlation and causation is critical if you actually want to take action about something like this.
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Sign-in with Mastodon for @pixelfed is now available, here are a few screenshots!
Oblig blog post about it: https://pixelfed.blog/p/2023/feature/introducing-sign-in-with-mastodon-streamlining-sign-up-and-login-on-pixelfed
@jmw @steffo@uno.starshard.studio Just a guess: Reddit tries to break the world record of annoying ads and will start selling an ad free experience as a subscription service. However, I still don’t quite understand how it makes economic sense to remove coins and awards. Could be a software engineering thing related to maintenance, development or server things.
@FeralRobots @IamAcand@mastodon.social @feditips The 140/280 character limit is fundamentally incompatible with the coherent communication unless the idea you’re trying to convey just happens to incredibly simple and short. If all you do is post a headline and the relevant link to a news article and a blog post, that limitation won’t really matter very much. Unfortunately, people started using Twitter as a discussion platform, so no wonder why we ended up with a dumpster fire. Oh, and the gasoline algorithm didn’t really help, but it did increase engagement, so I guess it worked, if viewed from a certain angle.
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In case you missed it, all links on Mastodon count as 23 characters towards your limit, no matter how many characters the link really is.
So, you don't need to use link shorteners on Mastodon as they won't actually affect the link's length.
Mastodon does this because it's better for everyone's privacy to avoid link shortener services, it means people can see what they're clicking on, and the link won't stop working if the shortener service shuts down.
More info at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-shorteners-on-mastodon/
@dbattistella With that party, there’s no shortage of racism scandals. Now that they have a substantial number of votes behind them, you can be sure there will no shortage of front page material. Just look into the history of Teuvo Hakkarainen, and you’ll see what I mean.
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I ended up reading some posts on reddit yesterday. (I'm not posting there, and trying actively to avoid it.)
I forgot how many ads you see there! It made me appreciate kbin even more, and I signed up to support kbin with monthly donations.
Hopefully it's just a matter of time before we fill up kbin (and lemmy?) instances with knowledge that currently exists on reddit.
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✨ Sneak Peek of Sign-in with Mastodon
We're almost ready to ship this ground breaking feature which vastly improves our onboarding experience for Mastodon users!
It will be shipping later today after I (@dansup) get some sleep, sorry it's a bit late, this is a complex feature.
@mysk The timezone offset is just 25200 s /(60*60) = 7 h. Apparently he’s at GMT -7
@MurmeltHier 10 kWh/d ≈ 417 W, which doesn’t sound like a lot in terms of energy production.
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Last month, the #Fediverse was at 1,646,492 MAUs.
The last time it was this high was in December 2022, which had 1,823,896.
June was the 3rd highest month on record regarding MAUs for the Fediverse. And it was largely due to the #RedditMigration, which caused the #Lemmy and #Kbin to grow by nearly 350,000 new accounts.
https://fediverse.observer/stats
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The last time it was this high was in December 2022, which had 1,823,896.
June was the 3rd highest month on record regarding MAUs for the Fediverse. And it was largely due to the #RedditMigration, which caused the #Lemmy and #Kbin to grow by nearly 350,000 new accounts.
https://fediverse.observer/stats
@fediversenews
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@jukkalindstrom Vaikuttaa mielenkiintoiselta aiheelta. Tuleeko mieleen mitään hyviä lähteitä, joiden avulla aiheeseen voisi tutustua hieman tarkemmin?
I’m interested in science and technology. Free and open source software are important to me.
Joined Sep 2018
