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OpenAI's Sora Is Generating Videos of Real People, Including This Unintentionally Demonic Version of Pokimane

A creepy Sora output of the streamer Pokimane shows that despite guardrails, the video generator is good at depicting real-life people.
Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)

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Day 15 - #adventOfIOSAccessibility. Touch target sizes are recommended to be at least 44 x 44 points for better usability. Buttons in the navigation bar (especially when not using nav bar button items), dismiss buttons, and custom toolbars, are common examples that often fall below this size.

#365DaysIOSAccessibility

Calendar of Advent of iOS Accessibility. Day 15. Small touch target sizes. Three examples of common cases with buttons that tend to have small touch target areas. The first one is buttons in the navigation bar. The second one is dismiss buttons for modal or inline popups. The third one is toolbars, especially custom ones.
#365DaysIOSAccessibility #adventofiosaccessibility
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I just learned one thing about #Peertube that can make it quite attractive to content creators. Peertube channels have #podcast feeds, and most podcast apps can play video podcasts these days. You can submit the feed to Spotify or Apple Podcasts, making it available to millions of users. AFAIK, you can't do that with videos uploaded to #YouTube channels.
I haven't tried if it really works. But if it does, it's a big deal.
This is how @mestskacyklistika looks in the #Podverse app.
A podcast episode with a video content in a podcast app. There is a guy in a bike helmet and yellow jacket standing by a road in the video.
#peertube #youtube #podcast #podverse @Městská cyklistika

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Calling all Python expert friends and Masto peoples who also know something about NVDA add-ons.
Right now, the BeSTSpeak TTS thread can still on occasion crash with certain speech interrupts, particularly if larger chunks of text are fed at once to the TTS. I honestly don't have the knowledge to diagnose all possible combinations of thread management, and all of this is reminding me too much of my C++ college days of race condition handling and such.
GPT Pro mode gave me like 7 ways to diagnose it, I just don't have the energy, nor the expertise myself in Python, so if someone picks it up, be my guest. Possible solutions detailed in eurpod.com/crashes.txt and the add-on at eurpod.com/BestSpeak.nvda-addo…
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Tamas G

yeah, some of that may get ironed out in the next few days :) I probably won't have the energy to pick it up again this hardcore tomorrow, like 8 or 9 hours of just coding with GPT straight and barely looking up to go to the bathroom twice. Aha. This is the mess any kind of coding projects get me into. Seeing others from the community step in though gave me a bit of hope that I'm not alone on it and let's face it, there exist far better Python experts than myself out there who could own me and my GPT crafted knowledge any day haha.
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TIL, Pemerintah Indonesia selepas era orde baru tetap melarang penyebaran paham komunisme karena demokrasi negeri ini berkembang bersama dengan sistem oligarki dan kapitalisme. Karena itulah, ada upaya oleh orang-orang berpaham kapitalisme agar ajaran paham komunisme tidak dapat berkembang di negeri ini.

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Catatan: Saya tidak condong atau bahkan mendukung penuh dari salah satu kedua ajaran itu yaa


Kenapa Negara Melanggengkan Kriminalisasi atas Komunisme dalam RKUHP?

Walaupun RKUHP membatasi kriminalisasi apabila dilakukan untuk kepentingan ilmu pengetahuan, tidak berarti setiap orang dengan leluasa mempelajarinya, apalagi mengembangkannya.
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Shoutout to @masonasons for helping to add headSize and excitation options to the BeSTSpeech add-on :) Now you can make that Keynote Gold sound whispery or like a chipmunk, if you wanted to. Also had help with improving the capitalization pitch shift function so it should not get stuck and keep spelling out everything in certain situations. Love to see bugs getting squashed. (eurpod.com/BestSpeak.nvda-addo… for those who do not have the link)

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Simon Jaeger

I was an idiot and deleted my post instead of editing it, so apologies if you get this twice. I'm curious how on earth yoiu accomplished this? I see B32_TTS.DLL but have no idea how to begin figuring out what that actually is. Is it some kind of neural voice or did you figure out how to actually emulate the original keynote voice? I thought it was neural until it crashed in a very un-neural-like way.
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Tamas G

@simon @jscholes so from what I understand: This was found in an old educational product from the mid-90s - the DLL had popped up there thanks to the Internet Archive. Both the 90s software and BeSTSpeech are long dead now, but I find it interesting that the DLL description says: "BeSTspeech TTS for Windows (Designed by Jason Zheng)" and it's copyright 1994. We're using a DLL that's 30 years old, wow, way to celebrate its 30th birthday.
@James Scholes @Simon Jaeger

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Everybody knows Ubisoft's NFT games and NFT initiative crashed and burned and they had to stop talking about AI, but one other thing I'm noticing is every game with generative AI elements is absolutely slated by consumers - e.g. these are a sample of comments on the Catly trailer from The Game Awards across different channels.

It's exciting to see a new generation just outright reject this stuff.

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Want Keynote Gold's Voice inside your NVDA?
OK, leaving this here for now. Huge thanks to all of you who jumped in to debug this TTS. Of course, without @rommix0 releasing this find and the demo app, documenting parameters, none of this would have gone anywhere. Oh, and GPT Pro mode still gets credit for teaching me good lessons about threadding exceptions and deadlocks.
I tried to add parameters to allow for the reading of full numbers as right now anything above 4-digits gets announced as single numbers. No-go there, n3,0 and n6,0 and n2,0 and n5,0 all just didn't change anything. Maybe someone else can find a fix for that. Most other functions work though.
Some people will no doubt ask me to allow this to use another sound output device than default, and that's a big no, it's limited by the DLL itself. So not happening.
eurpod.com/BestSpeak.nvda-addo…

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Tamas G

have been debugging it for 3 hours now but don't think it'll go anywhere. When 2025.1 comes out and they return integers in the config values for the output device, this could be made a little easier (though I don't know if it will still translate the correct mapping into the MME device ID right), but at least it'll mean not needing to enumerate them based on string name. Right now it's a mess:
def enumerateWaveOutDevices():
devices = {}
count = waveOutGetNumDevs()
for i in range(count):
caps = WAVEOUTCAPS()
res = waveOutGetDevCapsW(i, byref(caps), ctypes.sizeof(caps))
if res == 0:
devName = caps.szPname.strip()
devices[devName.lower()] = i
return devices
and then later:
" devices = enumerateWaveOutDevices()
log.info("Enumerating devices for exact match:")
for dn, did in devices.items():
log.info(f"Device '{dn}' = ID {did}")
if val in devices:
matched_id = devices
[val] log.info(f"Matched exact device '{val}' to ID {matched_id}")
return matched_id
else:
log.info(f"No exact match for '{val}', using WAVE_MAPPER")
return WAVE_MAPPER

"
So yeah. All because NVDA's config can return a string. The fuck.

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Tamas G

nah. MME is getting deprecated in 2025.1 in favor of Wasapi-only.... To them its use is considered legacy unfortunately. And it doesn't help that we cannot pipe the BestSpeech audio directly through Nvwave, because it's another window and handle entirely, it's not as easy as just passing the parameter for the buffers and the dll returns audio to that player object. Gosh my life would have been a dream with Bestspeech if it were that easy.

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For anyone who is up for debugging Python code on a Saturday afternoon, please help me get a working copy of BeStSpeak working on NVDA: eurpod.com/BestSpeak.nvda-addo…
Notes:
- This block the main window thread somehow still, so NVDA thinks it has a dialog open. Consequently you cannot change back to your synth and will need to open NVDA.ini in notepad to change it.
- very basic, which means: No rate, pitch, or other synth settings implemented yet.
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Jack-Frostodon

Interesting. The speech synth window bug specifically affects use of ctrl+nvda+s. But getting to it through nvda settings ends up working, and even allowing you to change synths. However, even when the synth switches back, ctrl+nvda+s is broken for the remainder of the nvda session. Ctrl+insert+s also somewhat works with inconsistent success, however getting to synth settings through nvda settings is consistently successful. Hopefully htis helps to isolate the issue somewhat.
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The 2024 Godot showreel is finally out 🎥

Thank you to all the ones who submitted a project and wishing you good luck for the next ones. We plan on include more people in the voting process, so stay tuned to hear more about that next year.

#GodotEngine #godot

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Godot Engine – 2024 Showreel

0:00 PVKK - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2956040/PVKK_Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant/0:07 Megaloot - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2440380...
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#godotengine #godot

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Když tedy @archos rozjel českou instanci #PeerTube - vhsky.cz, přemluvil jsem Petra Šimáčka, aby tam dával svá skvělá videa o městské cyklistice. Pomohl jsem mu s přechodem z #YouTube a teď tam najdete vše, co Petr za ten více než rok vytvořil: vhsky.cz/a/mestskacyklistika/

Vím, že se tu o cyklistiku zajímá dost lidí, tak dejte @mestskacyklistika follow, ať Petr vidí, že je tady taky publikum. 😉

#cyklistika #kolo #biking


Městská cyklistika

Tipy a triky pro městskou cyklistiku. Jsme parta kamarádů, kteří jezdí do práce na kole. Šetří nám to čas, peníze a zlepšuje kondici. Pojďte to zkusit taky a odpoledne už nebudete muset jít do Fitk...
VHSky
#peertube #youtube #cyklistika #kolo #biking @Archos @Městská cyklistika
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Radomír Žemlička

@Milu Zkus přímo @mestskacyklistika_vse (resp. vhsky.cz/c/mestskacyklistika_v…)

Městská cyklistika

Tipy a triky pro městskou cyklistiku. Jsme parta kamarádů, kteří jezdí do práce na kole. Šetří nám to čas, peníze a zlepšuje kondici. Pojďte to zkusit taky a odpoledne už nebudete muset jít do Fitk...
VHSky
@Milu P. Pragerova @Městská cyklistika
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Jiří Eischmann

Registrace je potřeba, to je mi jasné. Jde mi o to, že by ty registrace byly otevřené, ale ve výchozím stavu by uživatelé nemohli vkládat žádná videa, jen komentovat, sledovat, dělat si playlisty. A nějakou kapacitu na vkládání videí by dostali až po žádosti a schválení.

@aikencz @Milu @Razemix

@Milu P. Pragerova @Lukáš Jelínek @Radomír Žemlička
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Archos

Řeknu, ale jen když se mi nebudete smát 😄😄😄

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@Milu P. Pragerova @Lukáš Jelínek @plactagonic @Jiří Eischmann @Radomír Žemlička
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Archos

@smoon jj teď už jo 😄😄
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@Milu @Razemix @schmaker

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2024-12-15 13:50:01

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@Razemix
On tam byl nastavený limit registrací na 10 uživatelů a
@plactagonic byl přesně 10 uživatel proto už víc nešlo. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ Stane se no 😄
@sesivany @aikencz @Milu

@Schmaker @Milu P. Pragerova @Smoon @Radomír Žemlička

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Holy shit.

The Russian gov send in an abuse request for the @Bellingcat to be removed from mstdn.social :amaze:

I am not gonna comply, and have replied to Hetzner

No way I'm gonna let the evils of the gremlin dictate stuff on anything I host

UPDATE: Hetzner ignores their requests and we're in the clear: mstdn.social/@stux/11366257336…

We have received an abuse report from 398- fz@rkn.gov.ru for your IP address 49.13.236.103.
Notification is sent about a violation of the distribution of information posted at the following URLs (record ID: 1088855-HB): https://mstdn.social/@Bellingcat The hosting provider or another person ensuring the placement of the specified information resource on the Internet is obliged: 1) immediately after receiving this notice, inform the owner of the information resource about the need to immediately delete the information disseminated in violation of the law; 2) in case of refusal or inaction of the owner of the information resource to delete the information disseminated in violation of the law, after 24 hours from the date of receipt of this notification, restrict access to the specified information resource. The owner of the information resource is obliged to delete information disseminated in violation of the law within 24 hours from the date of receipt of the relevant notification from the hosting provider or another person. Sincerely, The Federal service for supervision of communications. information technology. and

stux⚡ (@stux@mstdn.social)

Attached: 1 image Nice!♥️ Got a reply and Hetzner just ignores the bullshit from the Kremlin Wish it where that easy with the war in Ukraine..
Mastodon 🐘
@Bellingcat
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Il concordato preventivo è un flop: addio al taglio dell’#Irpef al ceto medio.

Doveva raccogliere oltre 2,5 miliardi, ma il concordato si è rivelato un flop. Meno di 750.000 le partite Iva che hanno aderito.

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#Fisco #Economia #ConcordatoPreventivo #PartiteIva #GovernoMeloni


Il concordato preventivo è un flop: addio al taglio dell'Irpef al ceto medio | LA NOTIZIA

Doveva raccogliere oltre 2,5 milairdi, ma il concordato si è rivelato un flop. Meno di 750.000 le partite Iva che hanno aderito.
Andrea Sparaciari (La Notizia - giornale.it)
#economia #irpef #fisco #concordatopreventivo #partiteiva #governomeloni

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Wow! I don't know if folks at the Time realize that they are popularizing such people and add more glamor to their person, no matter their intent. infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/1…

BrianKrebs (@briankrebs@infosec.exchange)

For everyone bent out of shape over Time Magazine naming Trump as the Person of the Year 2024, recall that in 1938 Time featured Hitler as Man of the Year. I don't claim to have insight on what Time is thinking this time around.
Infosec Exchange

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Musician goes on a link-fest to share his work. That's me, by the way.

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#inspiredbysound #portfolio #suno #stroongecast
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I was just talking to a colleague about the AI bubble. These companies are in so deep they can't tell the truth. They are all lying about the efficacy, costs to consumers and most importantly how & when this tech works or doesn't.

Is there enough money on the line to kill over?

There's likely a trillion bucks of valuations across the industry. Billions in sunk costs, billions in c suite remuneration, billions in VC mgmt costs.

RIP Suchir

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#OpenAI #AI #VC #SuchirBalaji


OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment

A former OpenAI researcher who raised concerns about the company is dead at 26.
Jakob Rodgers (The Mercury News)
#AI #vc #openai #suchirbalaji
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"I found that penguins differed in their reactions to being hoisted between human legs. Some were calm, mildly befuddled at how they got a foot off the ground. Others acted as if they were possessed, squirming and slapping and biting. Penguins are beefy birds, sleek bullets of swimming muscle, torpedoes of power, and they slapped impressively hard."

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#Antarctica #Penguins #Marine #Birds #Science


What It’s Like to Live on Antarctica and Study Penguins As a Scientist

How I came to feel at home in what some call the last wilderness on Earth—Antarctica.
Naira de Gracia (Nautilus)
#science #birds #penguins #marine #antarctica

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NANOWAR OF STEEL - HelloWorld.java (Source Code Video)

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#NowPlaying #FediRadio #UnoRadio #MastoRadio #Music #Musica #Metal


NANOWAR OF STEEL - HelloWorld.java (Source Code Video) | Napalm Records

Live album "XX Years Of Steel" out this Friday! Order here: https://lnk.to/NoS-XX-YearsOfSteel Mixed by Christian Ice at Temple of Noise Studios Video by LyricVids.com Official HelloWorld Repository: https://github.
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#music #nowplaying #metal #musica #fediradio #unoradio #mastoradio
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IzzyOnDroid ✅

@streetcoder "und sich bei einem der großen Gatekeeper für App-Stores registrieren" – genau das! Und noch eins oben drauf: Die beiden sitzen in den USA. Du wirst also quasi gezwungen, Deine PII in ein Land mit einem Datenschutzniveau weit unterhalb der DSGVO zu schicken. Das sollte ein NoGo – und als Zwang selbstverständlich illegal sein.
@streetcoder

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To everyone finding car safety important, I have some good news and some bad news:

40 out of 45 fatal automated driving crashes reported to the NHTSA and investigated this year were caused by Teslas, but the good news is, this is now being addressed.

The bad news is, the Trump administration will solve this… by removing the [quote:] “excessive reporting” of car accidents.

Vote for clowns — enjoy the circus.

reuters.com/business/autos-tra…

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