Nathaniel Harari @natharari@qoto.org

@xenodium I'm not sure I understand what is going on in that capture. It looks interesting but I'm probably missing the specifics because the mode-line interface is just going too quickly. Is it letting ChatGPT somehow create stuff directly in emacs and control your normal org-mode buffer?

@yisraeldov Okay, that definitely makes sense and I agree with you there. But I don't see what they're trying to do as bad in any way. I think it's extremely helpful. They're doing things like trying to eradicate Malaria in Africa, or provide treatments to various countries which would be unaffordable otherwise. They're trying to help with research for better crop yields. Their foundation is committed to Open Access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-access_mandate for data and research.

I honestly fail to see how this is evil in any way. And since it's open access, you can see everything that they are doing and funding yourself. If you do have some examples of evil and underhanded actions, I am definitely interested in hearing about it.

BTW, I don't like Microsoft either so I'm definitely not a fanboy who uses Windows and who just trying to defend Bill Gates. 😀

@yisraeldov Well, you can look it up...

The list below it has all the organisations which they fund and contribute to.

I don't think it's rather subjective. They're trying to fix problems in the world in a direct way. They've funded vaccines for 3rd world countries, sanitation, and many other things. I mean, it's subjective if you don't necessarily believe in the same well-being as I do for humanity and have a different criteria, but I see it as a good thing.

@XanIndigo @stavvers I laugh derisively at your internet youth. I was there with usenet, 1991, and before that AOL when it was literally Mac-only in 1989 or 1990 on my Mac IIcx. Before that, I was on Prodigy. Before that, I was using a Kaypro II and Kaypro 10 with a 300 baud modem to hook into text BBS. I ran a Hermes BBS on my Mac at home in 1991. In fact, I go so far back as to remember my first programs on my TRS-80 with the cassette "drive" and learning LOGO on an Apple ][. My neighbor's dad had an Osborne we'd play with and a Tandy computer upon which we played the first Wizardry - figuring out all the secret codes when there was no internet or bbs yet.

I'm as ancient online as a frigging T-Rex and even the Brontosaurus doesn't have anything on me. 🤣

Web sites? Yeah. That was "The future" in my day back with Mosaic. Oh yeah. I remember. I remember it well.

You kids....😀

@yisraeldov As per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation

1) Infection disease control
2) Malaria control
3) STD control including HIV/AIDS
4) Tuberculosis control
5) Reproductive health care
6) Agricultural research
7) Family planning
8) Health policy and administrative management
9) Agricultural development
10) Agricultural policy and administrative management
11) Promotion of development awareness
12) Basic health care
13) Basic nutrition
14) Basic sanitation

Those appear to be in dire need in most countries and I applaud people who are trying to help with those issues, especially in third world countries.

@yisraeldov I actually like what his foundation is trying to do in general.

My blog post on ChatGPT and Dungeons and Dragons. It was a fun little experiment.
https://neurolog.dev/posts/chatgpt-dnd/

I had it write me out a personalised little adventure.

#chatgpt #dnd #adventure

@axx @Green_Footballs I've never seen that one before. That was absolutely brilliant. Thanks.

@Some_Emo_Chick It's amazing how boringly predictable the Russians are.

@teachpaperless Just forwarded that to a great friend of mine who is a professor. We were just talking about AI in education last Sunday.

@dcseifert @NanoRaptor That appears very stylish retro and chonky at the same time. I love it. 👍