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Another rainy day by モモ

#Art #Caturday

This this this this this from @andrewstroehlein.

Again and again and again, ICE starts gathering in a spot, maybe even starts targeting someone — only to disperse and flee as soon as they’re afraid too many observers with cameras are going to show up. They really, really, really do not want to be seen.

1/2 https://mastodon.social/@andrewstroehlein/115911388765815794

Scruffy catloaf.

#CatsOfMastodon

conversation I had today:
- is it a nonprofit?
- …not on purpose, no

Well I didn't expect to visit a Castle today, but I did! 🤣

You know that thing where you say something to a friend and then a few minutes later you get an ad for it on your phone?

That has NEVER happened to me.

Another future is possible. Some of us are already living in it. More should join in. It's better here. More connective, less destructive.

One of the biggest statistical biases one encounters when trying to assess the true success rate of AI tools is the strong reporting bias against disclosing negative results. If an individual or AI company research group applies their AI tool to an open problem, but makes no substantial progress, there is little incentive for the user of that tool to report the negative statement; furthermore, even if such results are reported, they are less likely to go "viral" on social media than positive results. As a consequence, the results one actually hears about on such media is inevitably highly skewed towards the positive results.

With that in mind, I commend this recent initiative of Paata Ivanisvili and Mehmet Mars Seven to systematically document the outcomes (both positive and negative) of applying frontier LLMs to open problems, such as the Erdos problems: https://mehmetmars7.github.io/Erdosproblems-llm-hunter/index.html

As one can see, the true success rate of these tools for, say, the Erdos problems is actually only on the level of a percentage point or two; but with over 600 outstanding open problems, this still leads to an impressively large (and non-trivial) set of actual AI contributions to these problems, though overwhelmingly concentrated near the easy end of the difficulty spectrum, and not yet a harbinger that the median Erdos problem is anywhere within reach of these tools.

You know that thing where you say something to a friend and then a few minutes later you get an ad for it on your phone?

That has NEVER happened to me.

Another future is possible. Some of us are already living in it. More should join in. It's better here. More connective, less destructive.

This is probably not going to work, but I'll give it a try anyway.

Who wants to adopt this pet project?
#Berlin personal pickup only. It cannot be shipped.

I have this little pet project that has been sitting here for 6 years now. I made it as a prototype for girls day 2020, to teach girls about electronics. Of course girls day 2020 never happened. 😞

Anyway. I spent a couple hundred euros making this thing. There's documentation and replacement parts galore.

For $REASONS I need to get rid of it now. For free.

It's a great project for learning how to code with an Arduino nano, and/or to learn about basic electronics. There's enough material to build a second cube.

I'll probably have to trash the hole thing if nobody wants it 😞

Edit: I'm surprised people are interested 🤩 ... I also have a heavy cardboard box with replacement parts and actually enough parts to build an entire second cube. Also to give away. Ideally to the same person, but if interests differ I'll hand them out separately. Making an 8x8x8 cube is a loooooot of tedious work though!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/115867321104672849

My silly 2026 prediction is we'll see a mainstream politician and/or tech elite call for outlawing local compute. This really feels like big tech's end goal—make AI critical infrastructure to run all of our apps, then work towards a cloud-tethered world where local compute is a thing of the past.

This isn't that, obviously. But we know where Bezos' head is at.

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version

My evening thought:

ActivityPub/Mastodon works best for groups of people that share some common interest. People with a "we" attitude. Where we talk eye to eye, not from top to bottom.

Centralised social networks however have made many of us believe that all social networks focus on people with a "me first" attitude. The more egoistic people that base their value on metrics like followers and reach.

That's a fundamental dilemma that pops up every time people move from "there" to "here".

아 직접 써야되는 거구나 게다가 아직 베타라서 트위치 밖에 안 되나봄 잘못 이해했네,,,

"The joy of not being sold anything"

📷 Photographer: unknown
Artist: Banksy

#StreetArt #Banksy

The complex duality of some Mastodon users can be seen thusly: they hate Bluesky users for not being here but would also complain about them ceaselessly if they were here.

ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering

Link: https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46657122

Jumpin’ Cat Flash!

#cats #caturday #caturdayeveryday #Saturday

This is Molly

She's practising her power stance

Resistance is futile

#caturday #cats #CatsOfMastodon #pets

Byron wanted to know if I had any treats on me. He is always nudging for treats.
#Caturday

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/115867321104672849

My silly 2026 prediction is we'll see a mainstream politician and/or tech elite call for outlawing local compute. This really feels like big tech's end goal—make AI critical infrastructure to run all of our apps, then work towards a cloud-tethered world where local compute is a thing of the past.

This isn't that, obviously. But we know where Bezos' head is at.

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version

Some good news in a time of darkness: the European wildcat, Felis sylvestris, is making a comeback! This thoughtful-looking example was photographed in a mountainous region of the Czech republic.

The European wildcat's extreme elusiveness may have helped it avoid hunters in places where a larger native cat, the lynx, has been killed off. There may be about 140,000 European wildcats spread across more than two dozen countries. But they are very hard to find!

Wildlife photographer Andrea Giovanni, who made a video of one, writes:

"I'd never even thought of taking photos of wildcats, for a simple reason: I thought it was impossible, or at least, extremely difficult. It's considered 'the ghost of the forests' because it's very, very elusive, and it's hard to predict where it can be spotted. Other animals tend to follow the same trails through the forest. The wildcat goes wherever she wants to."

One reason the European wildcat is coming back is increased legal protections. But another is that villages in Italy and other regions are becoming depopulated! Some are very worried about declining human populations. But it does make room for other species. That gives me some hope for the future.

I got this picture, taken by Vladimír Čech Jr in the Doupov mountains, from a very nice article on the European wildcat:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260112-rare-images-of-europes-ghost-cat

For more on this species:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_wildcat

Seven subspecies have been demarcated!

#cats #catsOfFedi #catsOfMastodon

기초일본어를 배워봅시다

안녕하세요
こんにちは

감사합니다
ありがとうございます。

이건 얼마인가요?
これはいくらですか？

혼돈의 소용돌이에 삼켜진 이야기꾼이여 나의 언명에 따라 여기 조율을 시작하오니
混沌の渦に飲まれし語り部よ 我の言の葉によりて、ここに調律を開始せし

만상의 서적이여 나의 언명에 따라 우리들을 시작의 페이지에 데려다 주리니 리페이지
万象の書物よ 我が言の葉によりて、我らを始まりの真へと誘え リ・ページ

혼돈의 소용돌이에 삼켜진 이야기꾼이여 나의 언명에 따라 그대의 운명을 재편하오니
混沌の渦に飲まれし語り部よ 我が言の葉によりて、汝の運命を再編せし

천지 만상을 이루는 서가여, 나의 의지에 응하여 지금 여기에 새로운 책을 추가할지니 크리에이션!
天地万象を約めし書家よ 我が意志に答え、今ここに、 新たなる書物を加えたまえ クリエイション！

@AikiwomanncChristina Mother of Spiders
“Your societal crisis is important to The Void. Screams will be answered in the order they were received. Your current wait time is <<7 generations>>. Please continue to survive.”

How to add the No-AI version of Duck Duck Go as default search engine in Firefox for Mac:

* Choose "Preferences" in Firefox's main menu

* Click on "Search" in the left column

* Scroll down past Search Subjects and press "Add" button

* For search engine name, enter a name like "No-AI Duck Duck Go"

* For URL, enter https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s (make sure there's https:// at the front)

* Click on "Add Engine"

* Scroll up the page to "Default search engine" and pick the new name from the menu

If you just left Bluesky today to join or come back to Mastodon, welcome (back)!

We are glad you are here with us

#Bluesky #Mastodon #Fediverse

I hope this email finds you with less courage, but more strength.

I think someone somewhere is harvesting dating profiles to get photos for their Mastodon spambots

RE: https://indieweb.social/@web3isgreat/115911405037579620

@Viss this is probably the spike you saw

혼나는 빠루 네컷만화 무력하게 고영을 놓치는 엄무의 저 손이 너무 웃김

2025 was the third hottest year on record

Link: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/01/14/2025-was-the-third-hottest-year-on-record
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46659913

Das Interessanteste an den neuen Trump-Rache-Zöllen ist ja, dass die Niederlande ebenso betroffen ist.

Wenn die Niederlande nun die Ausfuhr von Chip-Fertigungsmaschinen von Nexperia (EDIT: oder ASML) hoch besteuern oder gar unterbinden, dann könnte das für die AI-Blase in den Staaten und damit für Trump durchaus ein ernsthafteres Problem werden als Grönland es je sein kann.

@epicdemiologist https://www.nlg.org/about/contact-us/

You should write the NLG phone number on your body with a sharpie if you are worried about legal trouble at a protest.

My latest video for @privacyguides is out to the public now! Killer job from @jwJordan Warne on the editing, as always :)

https://youtu.be/Gz_N2s97zBA

RE: https://chaos.social/@derPUPE/115894826052801889

This is @jtonline level tea hacking.

We've just made our largest custom jigsaw puzzle yet with ~4000 wood pieces! This is going to be insanely difficult to assemble

​​ #やみりん絵チャ

Hello creature. #catsofmastodon #caturday

Hey y'all, wanna know what a disgruntled baby owl looks like?
Well, someone opened the refrigerator near Beans. This is his disgruntled face.
Ruffled is a good word here.

#BakedBeansOwl #Owl #Owls #Zoo #screechowl

"...the vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence.

ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval. ...

In Minneapolis ... There are countless videos from ICE Watch observers that show agents leaving without detaining anyone after they encounter resistance."

https://www.ms.now/opinion/minneapolis-ice-watch-protesters-violence-research

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/chomu.dev 동물의 숲 방송 테스트

@chomu.dev is 🔴LIVE on stream....

Tear gas — currently being deployed in Minneapolis — can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses.

The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods.

From our 2020 investigation:
https://www.propublica.org/article/tear-gas-is-way-more-dangerous-than-police-let-on-especially-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #Protest #Police #Health #Trump #ICE

“Trump can put a million-percent tariffs on Denmark, and it still doesn't change the answer about Greenland. There are only two possible endings to this bizarre story. Either Trump gives up, or else he goes through with a military invasion.” - Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen

"Somehow" our #NeighborCat Evan got in. Our elderly cat, Mojo, has no idea he's there.

#caturday #BlackCatsOfMastodon

How to add the No-AI version of Duck Duck Go as default search engine in Firefox for Mac:

* Choose "Preferences" in Firefox's main menu

* Click on "Search" in the left column

* Scroll down past Search Subjects and press "Add" button

* For search engine name, enter a name like "No-AI Duck Duck Go"

* For URL, enter https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s (make sure there's https:// at the front)

* Click on "Add Engine"

* Scroll up the page to "Default search engine" and pick the new name from the menu

この劉彦甫さんの投稿、植民地主義の清算というのはほとんど不可能で、植民地主義というのはアイデンティティ形成の根幹にかかわっているんだなと感じさせる。

劉彦甫さんがリプライしている相手が「日本は中国侵略への歴史的責任を負う以上、台湾問題に関与すべきではない」と言うとき、日本人が「一つの中国」を実質的に容認して台湾を中国の背後に配置しているわけで、劉彦甫さんはそこにたぶんムッとしている。この台湾人としてのアイデンティティの起源がどこにあるかというと蒋介石じゃなくて日本の植民地主義でしょう、と。

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Did you hear that?
That high pitched squeal of excitement floating through the air?

Yeah, I'm sorry to disturb your peace, but that was me...
BECAUSE I GOT THE PROOF COPY OF MY BOOK!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I'm holding my book! I
SNIFFED it! MY words!
It's so beautiful. 😍🥲

Anyway, you can pre-order my book here: https://books2read.com/fatesalight

Also, if anyone would like to be an #ARCReader, let me know.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

#FatesAlight #FiresOfFaldon #Fantasy #Romance #Bookstadon #WritersOfMastodon

Ohh! Forgot to show. I can finally reveal it, it was a Christmas gift for @aizenmi

#CrossStitch #Embroidery #handmade #fiberart

Showing up in the snow against ICE and fascism in my town.

우리 고양이 물어와도 됨 지금 8번째 공 다시 던지라고 내 얼굴에 폼폼이 계속 올려놓음 나 힘들다...안 던져주니까 쬠 시무룩하신 듯