Sharing new research, models, and datasets from Meta FAIR
Today, Meta FAIR is releasing several new research artifacts in support of our goal of achieving advanced machine intelligence (AMI) while also supporting open science and reproducibility.ai.meta.com
Some random thoughts, but I sometimes feel there are two different and mutually exclusive strands of techno-optimism about computers. I'm referring here to people who want to use computers to liberate, not to the claim that this has already been achieved.
On one hand, what we could call the Smalltalk strand. Don't get hang up on the name: it might as well be Lisp or Unix or free software or Emacs strand. This is the most radical position, and holds that computers are 1) sui generis (their own thing), 2) and the full potential of computing is the common heritage of humanity. So this is the view of infinite customisability, of trusting that users can, should and will write their own software and tweaks.
The other version is the Apple strand: again don't get hang up on the name. This is an optimistic but less radical position that computers are universally able to substitute every other machine, but that they should behave like the machines they substitute for the sake of simplicity and ease of use. So while the Smalltalk strand looks at computers as their own special thing that brings new affordances, the Apple strand focuses on making computers useful for specific tasks, with an appropriate UI.
I think both are legitimate views. My sympathies are more with the Smalltalk strand, and I find it frustrating when it is seen as elitist or exclusionary, because our precise point is everyone can program, and that software should be optimised for modifiability. On the other hand, the Apple strand gets accused of dumbing down, which I also think is not warranted.
What I?m trying to get at is we can work on both visions, though inevitably there are points of divergence. Computers should be general purpose, flexible and customisable. People should be able to modify their own systems to suit their needs. But also, computers should be manageable and easily understood, and it should be possible for people to use them.
I agree that pretty much everyone could learn it if they put in enough work, but a lot of people would rather do something else with their time and have computers "just work".
Speaking as a programmer, that's why I've stuck with Windows so far instead of getting into Linux more than necessary...
What's your favourite punctuation?
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Zitra nas ceka velky Unreleased den. Dva nove Unreleasy jejichz Unrelease oslavime vypustenim noveho webu. (driv to nejde, neb tam s nimi flexime)
Jako znamka toho, ze to s umelci myslime vazne jsme se placli pres kapsu a natocili reklamni video.
Je pekne.
Nalakame na nej Justina? Uvidime.
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I wrote a pure python gradle wrapper this afternoon :3
(for those who prefer not to have a binary blob wrapper.jar in their repos and would like to ensure checkums match those published on gradle.org)
GitHub - obfusk/gradlew.py: gradlew.py - pure python gradle wrapper
gradlew.py - pure python gradle wrapper. Contribute to obfusk/gradlew.py development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Yo no necesito que el fediverso sea enorme. No me importa si llega a ese punto, entiendo que es el objetivo y será mejor que un Bluesky o lo que hay ahora mismo, pero yo no lo necesito ni tengo prisa porque ocurra.
Yo uso la tecnología que me parece más sana a nivel ético y estoy con un grupo de personas que me gusta mucho. Ya está, no necesito más.
Iba a poner un mensaje del palo "no gastéis vuestras energías en analizar redes centralizadas" pero entiendo que es un tema interesante y podemos hacer muchas cosas a la vez. Pero yo en lo particular no lo haré. Quien quiera interactuar conmigo en redes sociales ya sabe dónde estoy, lo digo siempre que tengo opción aunque predique en el desierto.
I was already getting read timeouts (with a five-seconed timeout) when using FediFetcher on a local Procrastodon user account.
@quanin I think you were running on 8 GB. How's that working out for you? Did you do anything to optimise that?
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En unos minutos comenzará la presentación del Informe Político de Antonio Maíllo en la Coordinadora Federal de Izquierda Unida.
📌 Puedes escuchar la ponencia de comienzo del órgano en este enlace: youtube.com/live/8nLFb5FquIY
🔻Coordinadora Federal del 20 de octubre de 2024
II Coordinadora Federal de la XIII Asamblea. El Coordinador General Antonio Maíllo presenta su informe político para abrir el debate del órgano.YouTube
#Conversations_im 2.17.0 has support for emoji reactions 🎉
Since @Codeberg appears to be under constant DDoS attacks they have added pretty strict rate limits that the @fdroidorg build server keeps running into. 😞
Another build cycle just failed and it's unclear when 2.17.0 will be available on F-Droid.
Maybe Codeberg and F-Droid can back channel an allow list or something? 🙏
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@blindcoder Message Reactions need support for "Occupant IDs" on the server that hosts the MUC.
From ejabberd 23.10 this is available with a module called mod_muc_occupantid
docs.ejabberd.im/admin/configu…
There is also something for @prosodyim but I can’t tell you what version or module you need.
Building the most inaccessible site possible with a perfect Lighthouse score - Manuel Matuzovic
An experiment that proves that automatic accessibility testing is only a first step and that manual testing is vital.Manuel Matuzovic
It's time for BEE FACTS
For every donation to this link, I will post one (1) fact about bees!
These little green bees are sweat bees. They're called that because they love salt & might come get some from you if you're sweaty.
They're solitary, sting but not very hard, and most of them nest in bare patches of dirt next to plants.
Plant flowers & leave some bare spots!
Honeybees are famous for working hard, but if you watch a hive, most of them spend a lot of time just chillin out on the honeycomb.
So when people tell you you gotta "be a good worker bee".... now you know the secret to their work ethic. Secure housing, affordable food, & naps.
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The article discusses the importance of operating systems adapting to modern hardware advancements for better performance and efficiency. It emphasizes the need for OS research and development to keep pace with hardware evolution. The speaker highlights the potential benefits of rethinking the OS-hardware relationship.
Link: usenix.org/conference/osdi21/p…
Comments: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Just heard about this new terminal, Ghostty.
Seems pretty cool.
youtube.com/watch?v=RGlj4dcdWg…
Patiently awaiting an invite to the beta. 
The article discusses how QUIC, a protocol designed for fast internet connections, faces performance challenges under certain conditions. Through experimental data, the authors conclude that QUIC is not optimal over fast networks and suggest potential improvements to enhance its speed and efficiency.
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2310.09423
Comments: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
QUIC is not Quick Enough over Fast Internet
QUIC is expected to be a game-changer in improving web application performance. In this paper, we conduct a systematic examination of QUIC's performance over high-speed networks.arXiv.org
This article was published on the 10th anniversary of the article "40 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says."
And on the 20th anniversary of the article "30 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says."
And on the 30th anniversary of the article "20 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says."
And on the 40th anniversary of the article "10 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says."
And on the 15th anniversary of the article "35 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says."
And on the 13th anniversary of the article "37 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says."
And on the third anniversary of the article "47 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says."
And on the 44th anniversary of the article "Six years of tax cuts for the rich failed to tric
cbsnews.com/news/tax-cuts-rich…
50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says
Tax cuts for the wealthy didn't boost the economies of the U.S. and 17 other countries — but they did worsen income inequality.Aimee Picchi (CBS News)
Fantastic wide-ranging discussion about websites and browsers for a generalist to be aware of. You don't need to know how to do everything, but you DO need a huge contextual awareness across the stack to solve hard problems. Even a hint. 13min
youtu.be/-Ln-8QM8KhQ
I emphasize how important even knowledge of a thing being a thing helps. And it will seem utterly useless in the moment. It matters later, you will be completely surprised random tech stuff you did 20 years earlier randomly comes up as important. Try things, even Linux.
How is this Website so fast!?
Breaking down the McMaster Carr website and the techniques they use to make it so dang fast.00:00 - Intro00:38 - Server Rendered HTML00:54 - Prefetching HTML...YouTube
Now, if your video is scripted, as mine often are, I have a much simpler solution:
1. In YouTube Studio, after uploading the video, I upload the script inside the "subtitles" tab.
2. I wait like an hour before publishing the video
That's it. I don't think creators have much excuse anymore for poor captions. Other than you just don't want as many folks to enjoy your work.
Another thing about proper captions is that it's often framed as "helping deaf/hard of hearing folks", and that's accurate and valid, but there's more.
For me as an English speaker, it helps my viewers for whom English isn't their first language, as they can read along.
It also helps folks who watch your videos with the sound off/low... such as folks in public, folks in quiet spaces, folks in bed, folks with young kids...
...you know, pretty much everyone at some point in their lives.
Mahasen Al Khateeb, a Palestinian #digital #illustrator, used to draw children stories and teach Procreate. She skilfully painted the suffering of her people in north Gaza using her stylus. It was her only outlet from a year of pain, horror and genocide.
Today the US-backed zionist regime killed her. Rest in peace Mahasen 💔
@mahasen_ktheeb on IG
#Gaza #Palestine #Genocide #ArmsEmbargoNow #USA #Israel
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