"As we all stood there shaking our heads, including my wife, who was finally allowed to join me, I connected the final dot. A lot of vehicles in JLR’s media fleet have a New Jersey manufacturer plate with the same alphanumeric structure—34 ## DTM—and Officer Ganshyn observed that meant it was now a nationwide issue. Anywhere a police department has a partnership with Flock, any other JLR-owned car with the same plate structure is going to get flagged as stolen. In fact, four other 34 ## DTM cars were being tracked around Minnesota that week, according to Officer Ganshyn. I was just the first one to get nabbed. The only way to stop it would be for the LAPD to correct their initial report and update Flock’s system, which Jaguar Land Rover was now racing to make happen following the phone call."
My understanding is that admins can disable downvoting at the instance level. I think Beehaw.org does this. I know only a little about it, but i think people on other instances can downvote a post from a no-downvotes instance, but on that no-downvote instance those downvotes are rejected. Something like that. So maybe another instance like Beehaw is what you're looking for.
I second this. The only way I've made Lemmy work for me is to block and blacklist LOTS of communities and users, not because they're all bad or do bad things, but just because they're not contributing to the atmosphere I want. Sounds selfish and I guess it is, but I think the freer the platform, the more you have to build your own fences and hedgerows. Good luck with your community, and thanks for bringing it to Lemmy.
There's this guy who hangs out on the steps of my local public library. I think he might be homeless. He always carries a chess set with him and will play a game with anyone who asks him. Anyway, he has an amazing memory and is really good at looking things up in the library if you ask him, but I think he might have some mental issues because he sometimes/often gets things wrong. But when he gets things right he really saves you a lot of time. You definitely have to double-check the facts, which wastes time so it's a toss-up whether you're actually saving time. And he can write things for you but his writing is 100% generic, like he has no personality or ideas of his own. Still, though, it comes in handy sometimes. And he can be fun to talk to but for the love of god don't give him any personal info or he'll share it with everyone who passes by. That's kind of how i think of LLMs now.
Interesting, sad, and no surprise. From the linked article:
"Role in the History of Racist Ideas
In the 21st century, the work of Zurara has been re-examined for its foundational role in the development of modern racist ideology. Historian Ibram X. Kendi, in his 2016 book Stamped from the Beginning, argues that Zurara was the world's first racist because his chronicle was the first to articulate a comprehensive defense of the African slave trade based on the concept of Black inferiority.[12] Kendi posits that Zurara's writing was not the cause of the Portuguese slave trade but rather a product of it; Prince Henry's economic and political self-interest in the trade of enslaved Africans came first. Zurara was then tasked with creating a narrative to justify these policies.[13] According to this view, Zurara's chronicle established a powerful and enduring justification for racism by portraying enslaved Africans as savages who were being civilized and saved through their enslavement, thereby creating racist ideas to rationalize pre-existing racist policies.[14]"
I agree that: SaaS = UaaP (User as a Product). Most importantly, AI is powerful and here to stay and if it's completely controlled by the rich and powerful, then the rest of us are majorly screwed.
Small models, local models, models that anybody can deploy and control the way they see fit, PUBLIC models not controlled by the rich and powerful - these will be crucial if we're going to avoid the worst case situation.
IMHO it's better to start downloading and playing with local quantized LLMs (i barely know what i'm talking about here, i admit, but bear with me - i'm just trying to add something useful to the discussion), it's better to start taking hold of the tech and tinkering, like we did with cars when they were new, and planes, and computers, and internet ... so that hopefully there will be alternatives to the privately controlled rich-and-powerful-corpo models.
It's a good rant, covers plenty of bases, but yeah, i know what you mean. Personally i haven't seen an ad in over 10 years but then i don't use mainstream social media, and i do use a vpn and uBlock Origin, and prefer a high-seas life (ahoy mateys) to the subscriber experience. I kind of like Patreon. As for location blocking, vpn solves that, etc. etc. other solutions etc. But still, a good solid rant.
I'm no expert, but i suppose because it reduces the flow of money - fewer transactions (people not getting healthcare, not billing insurance, insurance not paying for healthcare given to people because they're not getting any healthcare) = reduced total domestic product. Whether it's reduced by a measurable amount is another question.
0:33, relevant and even important info because those loans will not get repaid now that the borrowers are either deported or too scared to leave their houses to go to their jobs. 3:10, same as above. 8:24 same. "Deportation fears and labor force exits may have disrupted repayment patterns." In general, Boyle's pointing out that these companies had very shaky business assets but were rated as being very solid. The thing that's fucky is the rating system that made these companies look solid, attracting investors, while in fact they were risky companies to invest in.
This is how I see it too. It helps to develop the habit of having your own project or interests in mind which you can turn your mind towards whenever you sense yourself getting drawn into the drama. For example, I'm writing a novel; during breaks/pauses/time off, any attention that I give to the silly dramas and childish behavior at work takes energy and focus away from my novel. Whatever your hobbies or off-work interests are, nurture a habit of focusing on them at will. (that's not to say let people treat you badly, by the way. I just mean it's a way to tune out the noise).
I'm not sure if you want people to reply or if you prefer them not to, but i'll go ahead and reply and you can ignore it if you want. Your experience brings back a lot of memories and old emotions for me ... I'm much older than you but even now i'm totally at sea about why nobody in my family ever wanted to know anything about my life ... it's weird. Anyway, that's just to say "yeah, family can be rough." Here's how i finally set it aside and moved on. It might sound silly but it worked for me. I see it as a garden. My family are like a few small cactus plants here and there. In my twenties i lived in that patch of desert and pretty regularly tried to reach out to family, only to get stuck by a cactus needle. oh well. Drinking too much didn't help either. Things started to change when i started to move away and grow my own garden. I found some people and communities who needed some of what i had to offer (writing skills, editing skills, kindness, sensitivity ...) and i offered it. Maybe something like your experience with Rimu and that fediverse ecosystem you mention. Over time relationships developed; nothing amazing, just nice working relationships, a few light friendships - no soulmates or deep stuff, but that's fine with me now. I found myself spending more and more time in this new patch of garden taht was growing around me. Stayed sober, positive, aware of people's needs and how i could play a small role in helping others get along. Eventually that garden become where i live now. the cactus is over there towards the outskirts of my garden. That's fine. I have no hard feelings towards the cactus. They're just doing their thing, and i have plenty of other plants in my garden. Ok, sorry if that sounds too silly, but it's a metaphor that works for me. Good luck!!
That was worse than i expected:
"As we all stood there shaking our heads, including my wife, who was finally allowed to join me, I connected the final dot. A lot of vehicles in JLR’s media fleet have a New Jersey manufacturer plate with the same alphanumeric structure—34 ## DTM—and Officer Ganshyn observed that meant it was now a nationwide issue. Anywhere a police department has a partnership with Flock, any other JLR-owned car with the same plate structure is going to get flagged as stolen. In fact, four other 34 ## DTM cars were being tracked around Minnesota that week, according to Officer Ganshyn. I was just the first one to get nabbed. The only way to stop it would be for the LAPD to correct their initial report and update Flock’s system, which Jaguar Land Rover was now racing to make happen following the phone call."
My understanding is that admins can disable downvoting at the instance level. I think Beehaw.org does this. I know only a little about it, but i think people on other instances can downvote a post from a no-downvotes instance, but on that no-downvote instance those downvotes are rejected. Something like that. So maybe another instance like Beehaw is what you're looking for.
I second this. The only way I've made Lemmy work for me is to block and blacklist LOTS of communities and users, not because they're all bad or do bad things, but just because they're not contributing to the atmosphere I want. Sounds selfish and I guess it is, but I think the freer the platform, the more you have to build your own fences and hedgerows. Good luck with your community, and thanks for bringing it to Lemmy.
i like this and want more
Done. OP please let me know yearly (i never do subscriptions but i'm willing to manually repeat yearly)
There's this guy who hangs out on the steps of my local public library. I think he might be homeless. He always carries a chess set with him and will play a game with anyone who asks him. Anyway, he has an amazing memory and is really good at looking things up in the library if you ask him, but I think he might have some mental issues because he sometimes/often gets things wrong. But when he gets things right he really saves you a lot of time. You definitely have to double-check the facts, which wastes time so it's a toss-up whether you're actually saving time. And he can write things for you but his writing is 100% generic, like he has no personality or ideas of his own. Still, though, it comes in handy sometimes. And he can be fun to talk to but for the love of god don't give him any personal info or he'll share it with everyone who passes by. That's kind of how i think of LLMs now.
Chernobylite is really good.
Interesting, sad, and no surprise. From the linked article:
"Role in the History of Racist Ideas
In the 21st century, the work of Zurara has been re-examined for its foundational role in the development of modern racist ideology. Historian Ibram X. Kendi, in his 2016 book Stamped from the Beginning, argues that Zurara was the world's first racist because his chronicle was the first to articulate a comprehensive defense of the African slave trade based on the concept of Black inferiority.[12] Kendi posits that Zurara's writing was not the cause of the Portuguese slave trade but rather a product of it; Prince Henry's economic and political self-interest in the trade of enslaved Africans came first. Zurara was then tasked with creating a narrative to justify these policies.[13] According to this view, Zurara's chronicle established a powerful and enduring justification for racism by portraying enslaved Africans as savages who were being civilized and saved through their enslavement, thereby creating racist ideas to rationalize pre-existing racist policies.[14]"
Balblair 12 year old.
"I'm sorry Maxxie, but I can't allow you to say that." (then Hal deletes your comment). We're probably already there but don't realize it.
I agree that: SaaS = UaaP (User as a Product). Most importantly, AI is powerful and here to stay and if it's completely controlled by the rich and powerful, then the rest of us are majorly screwed.
Small models, local models, models that anybody can deploy and control the way they see fit, PUBLIC models not controlled by the rich and powerful - these will be crucial if we're going to avoid the worst case situation.
IMHO it's better to start downloading and playing with local quantized LLMs (i barely know what i'm talking about here, i admit, but bear with me - i'm just trying to add something useful to the discussion), it's better to start taking hold of the tech and tinkering, like we did with cars when they were new, and planes, and computers, and internet ... so that hopefully there will be alternatives to the privately controlled rich-and-powerful-corpo models.
It's a good rant, covers plenty of bases, but yeah, i know what you mean. Personally i haven't seen an ad in over 10 years but then i don't use mainstream social media, and i do use a vpn and uBlock Origin, and prefer a high-seas life (ahoy mateys) to the subscriber experience. I kind of like Patreon. As for location blocking, vpn solves that, etc. etc. other solutions etc. But still, a good solid rant.
I'm no expert, but i suppose because it reduces the flow of money - fewer transactions (people not getting healthcare, not billing insurance, insurance not paying for healthcare given to people because they're not getting any healthcare) = reduced total domestic product. Whether it's reduced by a measurable amount is another question.
0:33, relevant and even important info because those loans will not get repaid now that the borrowers are either deported or too scared to leave their houses to go to their jobs. 3:10, same as above. 8:24 same. "Deportation fears and labor force exits may have disrupted repayment patterns." In general, Boyle's pointing out that these companies had very shaky business assets but were rated as being very solid. The thing that's fucky is the rating system that made these companies look solid, attracting investors, while in fact they were risky companies to invest in.
This is how I see it too. It helps to develop the habit of having your own project or interests in mind which you can turn your mind towards whenever you sense yourself getting drawn into the drama. For example, I'm writing a novel; during breaks/pauses/time off, any attention that I give to the silly dramas and childish behavior at work takes energy and focus away from my novel. Whatever your hobbies or off-work interests are, nurture a habit of focusing on them at will. (that's not to say let people treat you badly, by the way. I just mean it's a way to tune out the noise).
I'm not sure if you want people to reply or if you prefer them not to, but i'll go ahead and reply and you can ignore it if you want. Your experience brings back a lot of memories and old emotions for me ... I'm much older than you but even now i'm totally at sea about why nobody in my family ever wanted to know anything about my life ... it's weird. Anyway, that's just to say "yeah, family can be rough." Here's how i finally set it aside and moved on. It might sound silly but it worked for me. I see it as a garden. My family are like a few small cactus plants here and there. In my twenties i lived in that patch of desert and pretty regularly tried to reach out to family, only to get stuck by a cactus needle. oh well. Drinking too much didn't help either. Things started to change when i started to move away and grow my own garden. I found some people and communities who needed some of what i had to offer (writing skills, editing skills, kindness, sensitivity ...) and i offered it. Maybe something like your experience with Rimu and that fediverse ecosystem you mention. Over time relationships developed; nothing amazing, just nice working relationships, a few light friendships - no soulmates or deep stuff, but that's fine with me now. I found myself spending more and more time in this new patch of garden taht was growing around me. Stayed sober, positive, aware of people's needs and how i could play a small role in helping others get along. Eventually that garden become where i live now. the cactus is over there towards the outskirts of my garden. That's fine. I have no hard feelings towards the cactus. They're just doing their thing, and i have plenty of other plants in my garden. Ok, sorry if that sounds too silly, but it's a metaphor that works for me. Good luck!!
Here's the NIH article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4499872/ and the Financial Times article: https://archive.md/4YVBB The latter has more links to other sources.