CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@annika It's occurred to me that cities should build sheds with bunks in them, like urban bothies. It would be better to have universal social housing, obviously, but it would be at least dignified to ensure that rough sleepers have privacy and shelter.

@Gina Also: front panel USB-C!!!

@Gina It looks fantastic! Even the flowerpot is colour-coordinated on your desk!

@q Congratulations!

@hapi That looks like a lovely recipe for nompfbinary people!

@cmconseils I think depicting large software companies as cute canine snouts might not be the most effective way of making this point on Fedi

@ohir @ShaulaEvans oh, and to respond to this:

will you allow "almost" trained ai robotic surgeon to open your chest?

Depends on how desperate for the operation I am. Destroying entire professional specialisms economically in order to later replace them with substandard slop machines is already a page in the AI-peddlers playbook. Lots of 2D digital artists I follow have already basically said they're suffering the results of that process at this very moment.

@ohir @ShaulaEvans That's a good idea. That said, what's especially frightening is that this is only something that'll probably only work for a short time yet. As you've described it, the exercise already requires a subject-matter expert with plenty of time.

But what happens when LLMs get a bit better, like completely accurate for hours of testing? Whatever people say about human error, AI chatbots still fail in completely different ways from people. LLMs are undergoing gradual improvement, but many expect immediate results. Like, I want to be enthusiastic about the prospect of AI improving, but we've moved seamlessly from them being to hoodwink almost nobody with their head screwed on, to being able to mislead almost all of the population, with only subject matter experts being able to tell. What happens in the next stage, when even the subject matter experts are no longer able to tell AI apart from their peers in the field, but the LLMs continue to produce subtly dangerous output?

I have no answers, just fear...

@noisytoot arrgh Fedi jank strikes again

Perhaps you can help me with a little experiment: which of the following addresses bring up my flohmarkt profile when you search for them in your Fediverse software of choice? Edit: remove the square brackets yourself please - the post formatting is being weird :neofox_googly_shocked:

I'm happy to announce the launch of my new personal flohmarkt instance for things I'd like to sell or give away! What's particularly nifty about flohmarkt (compared to other classifieds sites) is that you can respond to a listing by sending a direct message from your own Fediverse account, or follow a flohmarkt profile to see new listings in your timeline. It is, of course, completely free and open source software (#FOSS) too!

Over the next few weeks I expect to list mainly electronics and also some books. Everything will be available to collect yourself in Ilfracombe if you're nearby, or I can send items to you by post if not. Boosts of my listings are welcomed! Additionally, if I follow you on the Fediverse, you'll get a big discount off any item's listed price

I'm not 100% sure how everything works yet, so please don't hesitate to contact me on this account or by email if you think your message might have gone missing.

@neil introduced me to #flohmarkt and wrote a blog post about his experiences setting it up, so give that a read if you're interested in running your own - and feel free to send questions my way!

@mir @solonovamax @hazelnoot.dev I got "Dominant catgirl". I think that's because foxgirl isn't one of the possibilities

@mast0d0nphan @ana I'd guess it's chiefly a ventilation issue. Given how stuffy the air inside them can be ordinarily, I can't imagine that cooling computers in them would be easy!

Google claim that their upcoming laptop is the "perfect partner to your Android phone" because you can "access files from your phone as if they live on your laptop" - but did you know that this is already possible, no special laptop model needed?

KDE Connect is completely free and open source software (FOSS) to link your devices together, supported by the @kde charity. It works on almost all phone models, and it does more than just allow you to access your phone's storage. For example, with KDE Connect your phone immediately becomes a remote control for music or videos playing on your laptop or desktop PC!

Don't get drawn in by the slick marketing - you don't need AI to make your life easier with technology, and most of the features large software companies such as Google are promoting have already been thoughtfully implemented by dedicated volunteers in the FOSS community.

#kdeconnect #kde #foss

Have you purchased a selection of distinct items, which is a subset of items you already had? If so, you may be entitled to combination

@dpnash @loren

@eri Yum, looks good! But I was confused for a moment, because every coffee cake I've had contained actual coffee. Ergo TIL about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_cake_(American) - very cool!

@Mastodon Thanks, @andypiper, for your contributions to the Fediverse ecosystem which we all enjoy. Wishing you all the best for the future!