Researchers at Apple come up with a generalisation of GSM8K benchmark that allows discerning how LLM's learn mathematics: whether they really do the maths, or just engage in rote learning
https://awful.systems/post/2610681
Little bits of sanity in the insane Middle East conflict
https://www.independent.co.uk/world/unifil-irish-peacekeepers-lebanon-israel-b2628036.html
@ildisinformatico no, dicono che obbligare di farlo è sbagliato quando non c'è una ragione che nasce dallo threat modelling
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In 2022, 20 653 people died in road traffic in the EU.
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Israel-Hamas war among deadliest conflicts for journalists https://t.co/Qn92ndoCs5
@sqncs @rzeta0 @hacks4pancakes @rodhilton hah, "let me be the greedy villain, because otherwise someone else might do it"
You can argue what element turns a run-of-the-mill sandwich into a rich and refreshing banh mi, but for some, it’s the pickles — and Japan has those in spades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/10/06/food-drink/banh-mi-sandwich-beni-shga-pickled-ginger/ #life #fooddrink
Russian art launderette at the Venice Biennial
https://www.svoboda.org/a/maska-ya-tebya-znayu-ekaterina-margolis-ob-operatsiyah-prikrytiya/32903665.html
Shipping LNG amounts to 66% of related emissions which so far were not accounted for
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/robert-howarth-cornell-lng-liquid-natural-gas-exports-dirtier-coal-carbon-emissions-study/
China targeted and might have held for months access to the infrastructure used to do wiretaps on the AT&T and Verizon networks.
This is a huge "told you so" moment for the cryptographic community that has been saying that such infrastructure does present a huge risk to national security. China reportedly used this capability for intelligence collection, obviously without a warrant ...
Presenting perfctl, an elaborate virus for Linux systems https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/10/persistent-stealthy-linux-malware-has-infected-thousands-since-2021/
@nazokiyoubinbou @jalefkowit there are several attempts, such as PaleMoon, LibreWolf (FF fork), Fallon, Midori,... (https://alternativeto.net/software/firefox/?license=opensource). The problem, however, is that keeping up with the evolving web is challenging and this leads to the need to make money for the development of a product users are not willing to pay for.
@mjibrower @jalefkowit any alternatives? If not, I guess I'm stuck with Firefox and Thunderbird. I'm using K-9 on android, but that's also Thunderbird now.
Fear of missing out has rocketed the value of artificial intelligence companies, despite few signs as to when the technology will turn a profit, raising talk of AI overenthusiasm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/04/tech/ai-revolution-or-bubble/ #business #tech #ai #investments #openai #google #microsoft
Weird that this post now shows up as something else. Anyway, https://freetubeapp.io and FlexTube for android are a thing
@subfm found it, sorry:
https://on.soundcloud.com/pEQ1Z
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