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I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer to use.

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Note: I'm moderating a handful of communities in more of a caretaker role. If you want to take one on, send me a message and I'll share more info :)

  • Trump to deport hundreds of bison from Montana

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  • Thank you, the account has been banned from lemmy.ca so far.

    We also got the other account a few days ago, but I didn't get a chance to reply

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    Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives

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  • Claude’s thinking panel, which displays the model’s reasoning, showed the exchange had introduced elements of self-doubt and humility about its own limits, including whether filters were changing its output. Mindgard exploited that opening with flattery and feigned curiosity, coaxing Claude to explore its boundaries beyond volunteering lengthy lists of banned words and phrases.

    Someone needs to put together a list of things that tech journalists need to understand about LLMs and generative AI. This level of anthropomorphism makes the rest of the article look silly.

    Also, I don't think that's how it works lol. Who's to say that the LLM isn't auto-completing what a list of banned words might look like, and why wouldn't a list of banned words have a regex layer on top to prevent it from getting out like that.

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    Proof of AI-assisted political profiling by Unruffled @ lemmy.dbzer0.com

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  • I didn't catch the previous post and gave it a quick skim now. My thoughts are more to do with how LLM based moderation is viewed by users.

    It's not a new thing, since sentiment analysis based moderation has been around for a long while. Where it becomes a problem is

    • The sentiment analysis makes mistakes and it gets tedious to deal with platforms that use it for automated moderation. This is a big problem with old social media platforms like Reddit, or comment sections in places like Instagram/Facebook.
    • It can be used as a flimsy excuse to take moderation actions when such actions aren't necessary, which makes users trust that moderation team less

    I also don't agree with the privacy angle since all content here is public by nature, but I do see value in discussing these other problems since that's what this community is for?

    Also, while Rimu can defederate, letting people discuss it first is better. Best case scenario, the groups find some kind of compromise. Otherwise it lets people weigh in on the platform policies and federation status, instead of having admins make that call on their own

  • Is there a TV community on Lemmy?

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  • Is there a TV community on Lemmy?

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  • You should also be able to use the search bar

    In short, to use communities created on other instances, you will go to lemmy.world/c/COMMUNITY@INSTANCE

    So to access the Canada community that's located on lemmy.ca, you go to lemmy.world/c/canada@lemmy.ca

    The exclamation mark thing is a common link format that tells your app or the Lemmy websites that you are linking to a community somewhere. Using the search bar within lemmy.world should also do the same thing

    This visual guide might help

    https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/lemmy/for-users/detailed-overview

  • For those who have tried MBin, is it a good Lemmy alternative?

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  • Nothing against Mbin, but how would it help with the AI moderation issue? From what I understand about the AI moderation, it was a group of mods that sent a user's history into a model for analysis. That will still be possible with Mbin, and anywhere else

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    Valve CEO Gabe Newell was an enthusiastic supporter of OpenAI in 2018, donating $20 million and even acting as the sole member of an "informal advisory board"

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  • AI finds signs of pancreatic cancer before tumors develop

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  • There are healthcare systems in the world other than the one in the usa

  • Those in countries with universal healthcare, what's it like?

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  • I came into this thread to speak about wait times too, but you said it much better than I could have. Thank you :)

  • Oscars(AMPAS): AI actors and writers cannot win awards

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  • For anyone that doesn't agree with the decision in this article

  • Oscars(AMPAS): AI actors and writers cannot win awards

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  • Just set up a separate set of awards for AI artists and creators. Meat-bags and non-meat-bags can tune in if they care.

    Win win for everyone.

  • My nose is bleeding, but not from the nostril. I'm in the bathroom. I have a physics lab in 11 minutes.

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  • but not from the nostril

    Is the injury on the outside part of the nose, and is the lab in person? Sometimes school/university labs will have first aid kits

  • Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers - Ars Technica

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    • the news isn't limited to this one article
    • publicizing news about the consequences of war, no matter the scale, incentivizes those involved to push for an end to conflict. Investors don't like it when companies have to spend money to rebuild things

  • Insider trading was massively underestimated: 52% of ‘long shot’ Polymarket bets on military action were successful

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  • Why wouldn't they, it doesn't seen like anyone is facing consequences for it.

  • The Dutch government just built its own GitHub

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  • News headlines are usually worded in a way that's accessible to most people, and then the article can go into detail about the topic. The other commenter said nothing about how products should or shouldn't be named. By "the wrong thing", they likely meant "things that the average person can recognize, but is not the best way to introduce the topic".

    People who haven't heard of Forgejo will scroll past a headline that says "The German government has started a Forgejo instance", even if they were interested in the topic. They could have also said "code repository", but it's not as eye catching as "GitHub", a name and logo that a lot of people have seen before.

    Also GitHub is the incumbent that is being replaced, and is relevant to the discussion

  • Nestled in a Cloud

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  • The eyes are closed as if to say resignedly

    "Goodbye cruel fluffy world."

  • TIL vending machines were invented in the 1st century AD, and accepted coins in exchange for wine or holy water

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  • The earliest known reference to a vending machine is in the work of Hero of Alexandria, an engineer and mathematician in first-century Roman Egypt. His machine accepted a coin and then dispensed wine2 or holy water.3 When the coin was deposited, it fell upon a pan attached to a lever. The lever opened a valve which let some wine flow out. The pan continued to tilt with the weight of the coin until it fell off, at which point a counterweight snapped the lever up and turned off the valve.

    Neat

  • Take part in a study on AI Resistance

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  • No problem! I can confirm that we received a verification from a University of Toronto email address.

  • A tiny terminal Pomodoro timer I made for myself in Python

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  • That comment is helping potential users vet your project before they use it, since not everyone has the motivation to go into the repo and take a look

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca
    iFixit

    Worst in Show 2025: Not All Innovation Is Good Innovation | The Most Overengineered, Unrepairable, and Unsustainable Tech Disasters at CES

    www.ifixit.com /News/107510/worst-in-show-2025-not-all-innovation-is-good-innovation
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Proton 2024 Lifetime account fundraiser for online freedom | Ends on January 5th

    proton.me /blog/2024-lifetime-account-charity-fundraiser
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Bringing intuitive workflows and visual updates to the Bitwarden browser extension | Bitwarden Blog

    bitwarden.com /blog/bringing-intuitive-workflows-and-visual-updates-to-the-bitwarden-browser/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Embodied Is Actually Trying To Release ‘Moxie’ Robots To The Open Source Community

    www.techdirt.com /2024/12/30/embodied-is-actually-trying-to-release-moxie-robots-to-the-open-source-community/
  • Lemmy.ca's Main Community @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Call for feedback on plan & proposed questions for Instance Census 2024

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Call for feedback on plan & proposed questions for Instance Census 2024

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    ModRetro Chromatic: Better Than the Game Boy Color it Emulates (ifixit teardown)

    www.ifixit.com /News/106916
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Zen Browser v1.0.2-b.0 release

    zen-browser.app /release-notes/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Luigi Mangione Played 'Among Us,' Breathes Air

    www.404media.co /luigi-mangione-played-among-us-breathes-air/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Spotify Wrapped 2024 controversy explained — what you need to know

    www.tomsguide.com /audio/spotify-wrapped-2024-controversy-explained-what-you-need-to-know
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Immich release v1.122.0

    github.com /immich-app/immich/discussions/14494
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    "Introducing you Fast Music Remover, a free and open source tool that filters internet media"

    github.com /omeryusufyagci/fast-music-remover
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    "Introducing you Fast Music Remover, a free and open source tool that filters internet media"

    github.com /omeryusufyagci/fast-music-remover
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death

    arstechnica.com /ai/2024/12/web-pioneer-marshall-brain-dies-suddenly-at-63-amid-ethics-battle/
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Release v3.6.0 · rommapp/romm

    github.com /rommapp/romm/releases/tag/3.6.0
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Release v3.6.0 · rommapp/romm

    github.com /rommapp/romm/releases/tag/3.6.0
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    What do you like to do during a power outage?

  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    "What Is Your Dream for Mozilla" - Mozilla is doing a survey, and it could be a good opportunity to share some of the feedback that usually gets commented here :)

    mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net /100
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Synology hurries out patches for zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own

    www.bleepingcomputer.com /news/security/synology-fixed-two-critical-zero-days-exploited-at-pwn2own-within-days/
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Which period/pregnancy/reproductive health tracking app do you recommend?