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internic

@internic@qoto.org

Theoretical physicist by training (PhD in quantum open systems/quantum information), University lecturer for a bit, and currently paying the bills as an engineer working in optical communication (implementation) and quantum communication (concepts), though still pursuing a little science on the side. I'm interested in physics and math, of course, but I enjoy learning about really any area of science, philosophy, and many other academic areas as well. My biggest other interest is hiking and generally being out in nature.

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hacks4pancakes, to random

Thank you, Todrick, for my new favorite new DFIR line to keep in my back pocket:

"There's three sides to every story, as they say in the streets: your side, my side, and the fucking receipts"

internic,
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@hacks4pancakes Sounds sort of like an old Vorlon saying.

arstechnica, to random
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Lawyer cited 6 fake cases made up by ChatGPT; judge calls it “unprecedented”

Judge weighs punishment for lawyer who didn't bother to verify ChatGPT output.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/lawyer-cited-6-fake-cases-made-up-by-chatgpt-judge-calls-it-unprecedented/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica '... he asked the AI tool whether Varghese is a real case. ChatGPT answered that it "is a real case" ... When asked if the other cases provided by ChatGPT are fake, it answered, "No, the other cases I provided are real and can be found in reputable legal databases such as LexisNexis and Westlaw." '

If accurate, to me this illustrates the core of the issue with many people's use of so-called #AI tools: this lawyer bought the hype that these #LLM are verging on human-like intelligence and could understand and answer his question, while in reality they were only constructing a statistically probable sequence of words that might be written in response to such a query, with no relationship to the facts of the matter.

tchambers, to bluesky

and developers could learn a lot from each other: right now it feels like they could learn a lot from here on moderation…but seeing their new “anyone can create and use and share their own algorithm” - that’s great and Fedi should immediately learn from, implement and improve on that idea…

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@lmorchard @mike @tchambers This discussion made me think of the following discussion between @MartinEscardo, @johncarlosbaez, and others about how mastodon sometimes seems to fail to surface content to those interested in seeing it (in this case specifically on category theory).

https://mathstodon.xyz/@MartinEscardo/110396681404988001

I do think this is basically due to algorithm phobia.

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@johncarlosbaez @lmorchard @mike @tchambers @MartinEscardo with feeds being primarily driven by chronology, I think it's just too easy to miss things if you follow more than a few people. There are potentially ways to cope with that somewhat, using lists and hashtags, but I don't think you'll ever get enough people to do that consistently to promote conversation the way one might like.

Based on past experience on social media, people are rightly apprehensive about algorithms, but perhaps they have perhaps over-corrected. It seems plausible that transparent algorithms under the control of users themselves could be a good thing. Otherwise we are effectively stuck using a very poor algorithm to decide what we see.

@lmorchard @tchambers @MartinEscardo

helenczerski, to science

Probably unpopular point of view: I hate the phrase “science communicator” & always have. We don’t have history or policy communicators - just historians and policy experts who can share their subject. Saying science needs a “communicator” just serves to isolate it as a weird hard thing that needs special magic powers to access. It implies that communication isn’t a normal part of science, but it is (or should be). Also, it undervalues teachers, who communicate science all the time.

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@helenczerski I'm not certain which of the following you're saying:

  1. Science communicators don't (presently) need to exist, because scientists can do that job.
  2. Science communicators wouldn't need to exist if scientists trained on and valued communication properly.
  3. You agree that a specialization in science communication is necessary, you just don't like the term "science communicator".
  4. Something else entirely.

I read your post as number 2, but I'm not positive that's right.

feditips, to random
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Finding a server to move to is easier than most people realise.

There are human-curated lists of servers at https://fedi.garden and https://joinmastodon.org/servers

All these listed servers promise to obey these rules:

-Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia
-Daily backups
-Two or more people with admin access
-3 months warning if they are shutting down

You can keep your followers, follows, blocks, mutes and bookmarks when you move. Here's how: https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/

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@feditips How is "Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia" determined?

vicgrinberg, to random
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    @vicgrinberg I've been there. I once did a week long kayak camping trip and then two weeks later hurt my lower back while ironing a shirt. :blobfoxannoyed:

    arstechnica, to random
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    Review: Framework Laptop’s 13th-gen Intel upgrade helps fix its battery problem

    But for upgraders, the AMD Ryzen board will probably feel more transformative.

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/review-framework-laptops-13th-gen-intel-upgrade-helps-fix-its-battery-problem/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

    internic,
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    @arstechnica I have a 12th gen Intel-based #Framework, and I love it. My one gripe might be a wish for longer battery life, but it actually works for my purposes. Coworkers were curious, so I brought it into work, showed it operating, and quickly popped it open to show the easy access to components. I felt like an unofficial salesman, because several coworkers (all IT and engineering) said now they were interested in getting one.
    @frameworkcomputer
    #computers #rightToRepair #right2Repair

    b0rk, to random
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    what are some other tutorials for implementing a toy version of a hard thing in a short amount of time? Like https://implement-dns.wizardzines.com or https://raytracing.github.io

    I’m especially interested in the “in a short amount of time” aspect, I think nand2tetris is extremely cool but you definitely can’t do it in 3 days.

    If possible I'd love to hear about a project you personally did and how long it took you.

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    @gvwilson I would think what would be useful would be applying l education research, I.e. empirically-based knowledge about effective pedagogy. Film and literary criticism is generally more about intellectual fads and social power dynamics, which I feel software doesn't need any more of.

    ct_bergstrom, (edited ) to random

    This week, Science published a stunningly irresponsible news story entitled "Fake scientific papers are alarmingly common" and claiming that upward of 30% of the scientific literature is fake.

    https://www.science.org/content/article/fake-scientific-papers-are-alarmingly-common

    Below, the first two paragraphs of the story.

    Headline and intro notwithstanding, the story itself later notes that the detector doesn't actually work and flags nearly half of real papers as fake. Does the reporter just not understand that?

    h/t @Hoch

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    @ct_bergstrom I saw this recent #SMBC and couldn't help but think about this thread.
    https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/uh

    BartoszMilewski, to random
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    I'm struggling with the idea of definability. For instance, in category theory, it's possible to define a product. So product is "definable." Is "definability" itself well defined? Can you define a set of definable things? Is such a set definable? And is there a well-defined set of things that are not definable in a given theory?

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    @BartoszMilewski Are you speaking of definabilty in the sense of a "definable number" (i.e. one that can be uniquely specified by a sentence in the formal language)? Or are you talking about "definable" in a different sense? @bengo

    mcnees, to random
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    Mathematician William Clifford was born #OTD in 1845. He introduced the notion of geometric algebra, and in 1870 - 45 years before general relativity - he proposed that space might deviate from Euclid's geometry according to some dynamics.

    Image: National Portrait Gallery, London

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    @mcnees However this does seem somewhat reminiscent of the idea of "quantum foam" that Wheeler and others have talked about, albeit with a somewhat different motivation.

    joshcarlosjosh, to random

    who are your favorite follows here on mastodon? the ones who you're always glad to see in your feed? and why?

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    @TorbjornBjorkman @joshcarlosjosh @johncarlosbaez Same. :-)

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