so to recap:

1. no discussions about #LLM #AI can happen only with developers. you need people equipped with knowledge of #law #ethics #sociology to, if not have all the answers, at least ask the right questions.

2. the Libre in #FLOSS anchors the sociopolitical implications of FREE and OPEN. it is there to bring in CONSENT. without consent, there is no #FLOSS

3. since slopware intentionally obliterate consent at scale, LLMs and AI are antithetical to FLOSS, democracy & society.

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Imagine how much this software would cost now.

The secret ingredient was vodka

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@tvaziri At least Tom gets to sit down in this one.

Pre-release add-on: ciber232p synthesizer, emulated through the PCF8200 chip.
It's not great. A much greater rewriting the dispatch loop into C code will be done at a future point. There are major lags and pauses between indexed chunks -currently, a memory-based cache tracks utterances and improves them if repeated, but again - it is a temporary solution to a much larger rework project. streaming frames within a clause could help but may also create extre breaks, but that is being evaluated.
This is not ready for Git distribution, especially not until we hear from the company who appears still to be active if they are OK with their firmware bundled inside an add-on like this. Chances are yes. But it's worth being on the safe side. Shoutouts go out to @guilevi for all the audio listening, tuning and hunting down files still around for this product.
https://eurpod.com/synths/ciber232p-0.1.0.nvda-addon

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FYI my little robot friend has now done a better job with my archives from 2006-2026 so images are working, and missing posts should now be there:

https://archive.dougbelshaw.com

I was just thinking of the time Milo was planning on giving a "talk" at UC Berkeley where he would out the names of supposedly "illegal" immigrant students.

It's definitely just deserts he would end up being deported for being one himself. What goes around comes around and all that.

I didn't know about the Cham abugida till coming across the ꩜ in @jonas profile ꩟
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cham_script

This is one for the Leopards Ate My Face history books: Milo Yiannopoulos, who once upon a time used to refer to Trump as "daddy", is in ICE custody facing a final removal order

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/milo-yiannopoulos-ice-custody-agency-records/

#uspol #LeopardsAteMyFace

@dalias @bignose I know, I kept on writing broligraphy lol.

@afewbugs *Totally*

Sand powered automaton. A rare original c1865 Leotard Acrobat. The original version performs far better than later reproductions due to a perfect combination of geometry and lightweight materials. Same might be said of his outfit.
@thehouseofautomata #automata #globalmuseum #history #toys