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mwichary, 11 hours ago to random

Has anyone written about how textual generative AI feels strangely close to toxic masculinity in some respects? The absolute confidence in everything stated, the lack of understanding of the consequences of getting that confidence wrong for important questions, the semi-gaslighty feeling when it “corrects” itself when you call it out on something. It so often feels like talking to someone one would despise and avoid in “real life.” I’m curious if anyone did some writing on this.

Kurt, 13 hours ago to random

The Google AI isn’t hallucinating about glue in pizza, it’s just over indexing an 11 year old Reddit post by a dude named fucksmith.

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jwz, 20 hours ago to random

Outrage that a reckless driver's car might gently beep at them.

...as early as 2032:

The technology uses GPS to compare a vehicle's speed with a dataset of posted speed limits. Once the car is at least 10 mph over the speed limit, the system would...
https://jwz.org/b/ykQi

docpop, 20 hours ago to random

How would websites look if Google Search vanished overnight?

Along with how relevant your content is, Google also considers headings, subheadings, paragraph lengths, and layout when ranking search results. As a result, websites have gravitated towards a homogeneous, Google-friendly aesthetic. As shown here https://www.theverge.com/c/23998379/google-search-seo-algorithm-webpage-optimization

If SEO no longer mattered, would websites change much? Would we see experiments with site layout, or would sites keep using the layout that has become standard today?

GottaLaff, 20 hours ago to random

“Provocative.” 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄 GET HIM OFF THE COURT. Gift: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t00.Ihnd.LkwD_75RA6zD&smid=url-share

“Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another #Alito Home

The justice’s beach house displayed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a symbol carried on #Jan6 and associated with a push for a more Christian-minded government. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html

jwz, 1 day ago to random

Is there any recourse -- besides bolt cutters -- to these scooter companies coming by in their truck and locking their commercial product to every slot in every bike rack so that nobody with a bike can use the rack at all?

Is there anyone at the city who will do something about these assholes?

LukeBornheimer, 2 days ago to random

They should convert a lane on the upper deck of the Bay Bridge into a two-way bikeway so people can bike between San Francisco and Treasure Island (as well as Oakland and beyond).

It’s a policy and infrastructure failure to not connect San Francisco and Treasure Island by bike.

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Migueldeicaza, 2 days ago to random

Beowulf cluster of iPad Pros.

Migueldeicaza, 3 days ago to random

Missed opportunities in the last six months:

Dune-themed avatar
Fallout-themed avatar

jwz, 3 days ago to random

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q-J_bcHoX4

mia, 3 days ago to random

With the introduction of Dolby Surround 7.1 in 2010, Sony were eager to put out a full home theater system. One of their early models, the HT-A7.100, included a revolutionary evolution to the standard stereo jack: the 7.1 surround jack, allowing all 8 channels to be sent over one cable.

textfiles, 3 days ago to random

jwz, 4 days ago to random

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdyASf9_vKM

mathowie, 4 days ago to random

You ever look at a friend’s texts that get increasingly desperate sounding and think someone needs to pull them aside and say “hey, can you cool your jets? you sound thirsty af and you need to calm down”

jwz, 4 days ago to random

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein the planet has again been successfully hacked
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2024/05/18.html

timbray, 5 days ago to random

I'm shocked - SHOCKED - that the #1 vendor of artists' tools is oblivious to artists' concerns about GenAI.

https://petapixel.com/2024/05/18/adobes-ceo-is-just-not-on-the-same-wavelength-as-artists/

jwz, 5 days ago to random

Bonding with a friend over the glory that is Repo Man. Mention Straight To Hell. "Oh I haven't seen that."

jwz, 16 days ago to random

Is Xcode actually a program, or a fractal zipbomb of nested installers?

Software update: "New Xcode!"
I fill with dread.
Two hours later: Finally launch Xcode.
Xcode: "Oh, did you want a compiler?? Update tools! Update components!"
Two hours later: press "Run".
Xcode: "Suddenly you have no simulators! Those old ones, they were no good! Download a single simulator!"
Four hours later...