Xeno Danger Evil @XenoDangerEvil@dpw.social
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I worked for the burningman project as Department of Public Works for 16 or so years. I have been programming since I was 12 and this is my 1st forray into social media. Here's hoping federation lives up to its promises!
Joined Jan 2023
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This is also a great way to follow newsletters without your email inbox getting jammed up. I mostly subscribe to newsletters, turn the emails off, and then read them in my feed reader.
Most newsletters provide an RSS feed, or there are some RSS readers that will let you send emails to a special email address so they show up in your feed.
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Getting away from it all. (Meaning you.) | More comics: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/reading-to-escape
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Besides the obvious dangers of AI confabulating a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer or, say, a need to resect a liver tumor, the entire intention to replace human abstraction, inference, and meta-analytical capabilities w/ thinly-veiled "appearance of thought" is fucking insane.
Say no to AI in medicine.
I did.
Oh, and it doesn't reduce burnout if you believe in medical oversight: it's no different than having to supervise the worst resident ever, except your worst residents in this case ALSO engage in magical thinking, make shit up, and thus require a fine-toothed comb versus a rubber stamp.
And, your resident isnt really capable of predictable learning & revision in this case.
These "improve margins" posts get to the core: cut costs, harm people, move fast so they don't get caught.
It is purely a new scam by them. That's all.
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I am going to be adding a variation on a "warrant canary" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary) to the syllabus for any classes that I teach. For example:
"I have _not_ been directed by the university, government, or any other organization to add, alter, or remove any portion of this course. Watch closely for if this notice is ever removed."
If/when institutions try to control what we teach, they may try to prevent sharing details of the ratfuckery that's happening
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"People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them."
Eric Hoffer
#quotes
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Many of the internet’s ills are based on widespread corporate surveillance online. This pervasive system, ran by corporations and governments, stifles our speech, and erodes our privacy. But together, we can dismantle it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/address-online-harms-we-must-first-do-privacy
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Today is a good day to remember the time I told my Jewish grandmother, who had been an officer in the Red Army all through WWII, about the debate over punching Nazis.
"This is trick question," she said, narrowing her eyes. "When you are done punching, Nazi is still alive, yes?"
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Whoever has my voodoo doll, could you maybe give it a little cuddle and whisper that everything is going to be alright in its little ear?
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@mekkaokereke
I once saw someone express it best: the idea of it being a paradox is bollocks based on ideas from people who have no idea how humans work. Tolerance is not a moral virtue, it's a contract. A can promise to be tolerant towards B. If B doesn't promise to be tolerant towards A, for example by being fascist, they won't sign a contract with A; if they won't sign a contrat, A also won't, so A doesn't need to be tolerant towards B.
You don't want to be tolerant to me, I won't be tolerant to you
You said you were tolerant to me, you enter the contract. If you break the contract, I'm allowed to be intolerant to you.
There's no paradox, only mutual accord.
I once saw someone express it best: the idea of it being a paradox is bollocks based on ideas from people who have no idea how humans work. Tolerance is not a moral virtue, it's a contract. A can promise to be tolerant towards B. If B doesn't promise to be tolerant towards A, for example by being fascist, they won't sign a contract with A; if they won't sign a contrat, A also won't, so A doesn't need to be tolerant towards B.
You don't want to be tolerant to me, I won't be tolerant to you
You said you were tolerant to me, you enter the contract. If you break the contract, I'm allowed to be intolerant to you.
There's no paradox, only mutual accord.
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'Frolicking', in this economy? 😔 😑
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As MAGA *continues * to try and gain acceptance in r/punk, punk fans continue to set them straight.
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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our criminal justice system is one of the most worrying developments across policing and the courts. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/ai-criminal-justice-trend-attorneys-need-know-about
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God,
Keep my anger from becoming meanness.
Keep my sorrow from collapsing into self-pity.
Keep my heart soft enough to keep breaking. Keep my anger turned towards justice, not cruelty.
Remind me that all of this, every bit of it, is for love.
Keep me fiercely kind.
Amen.
― Laura Jean Truman
Source: https://x.com/LauraJeanTruman/status/1049131455778119681
I may be moving the dpw.social instance overseas. This might be an opportunity for me to actually upgrade the software I'm running to the 4.x branch. AFAIK, this will break a few things, so anyone actually using my instance (listens.... crickets...) dm me or email me and we can see about data migration.
#datasafety #DPW
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Lot of new people over past couple of days asking for help! Welcome 👋
I am an unofficial tech support account helping people use Mastodon and the Fediverse. If you want to ask anything at all about this place, feel free to mention or message me:
➡️ @FediTips
My website is full of beginner's guides:
I also run a site and account to help people discover who to follow:
➡️ @FediFollows
If you have any questions, please ask!
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I'm taking time off to work on stuff at the new digs.
I'll post news alerts.
See you later.
Please remember:
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I worked for the burningman project as Department of Public Works for 16 or so years. I have been programming since I was 12 and this is my 1st forray into social media. Here's hoping federation lives up to its promises!
Joined Jan 2023
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