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These next few years, #creative #arts will contend with intense #slopification. Considering this current, liminal public state, I recall an ep. of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood in which Mr. Rogers compares the #Internet to make-believe.
“Your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why: you’re a living #human being. And a #computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines.”
His advice is as apt today » https://archive.org/details/ipoy143season29/1746.mp4
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🎄Der Computeum Adventskalender🎄
🎅Türchen 6: BASIS Monitor🖥️
Zum SOL muss man wohl nix groß sagen - und es geht auch nicht um ihn (oder die schöne blaue Floppy daneben), sondern um einen original BASIS Monitor.
BASIS in Berlin war zuerst der erste Apple-Importeur in Deutschland, dann der größte Klon-Hersteller, dann das erste Opfer von Apples Rechtsabteilung.
Den passenden BASIS 108 dazu gibt's natürlich auch in der Sammlung, wir finden dass sich der Monitor aber auch auf dem SOL gut macht, oder?
Cory Doctorow
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here in this piece @Cory Doctorow is describing the relation between human workers and ai. in particular what he calls "reverse centaurs" or other authors have named "accountability sinks".
there are lots of great insights in this article but one stood out for me: working with ai is not easy. people often think that having ai create texts for them is an innocuous thing. like OCR just more modern. but it isn't. errors made by ai can be very hard to spot. and doctorow here describes, why:
And because AI is just a word guessing program, because all it does is calculate the most probable word to go next, the errors it makes are especially subtle and hard to spot, because these bugs are literally statistically indistinguishable from working code (except that they're bugs).
[...]
And you, the human in the loop – the reverse centaur – you have to spot this subtle, hard to find error, this bug that is literally statistically indistinguishable from correct code.
as john oliver recently said:
welcome to the demise of our mutually shared reality! isn't it fun?!
# computer # CoryDoctorow # JohnOliver # ReverseCentaur # AccountabilitySink # AI # KI
#^Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. Last night, I gave a speech for the University of Washington's "Neuroscience, AI and Society" lecture series, through the university's Computational Neuroscience Center. It was...
here in this piece @Cory Doctorow is describing the relation between human workers and ai. in particular what he calls "reverse centaurs" or other authors have named "accountability sinks".
there are lots of great insights in this article but one stood out for me: working with ai is not easy. people often think that having ai create texts for them is an innocuous thing. like OCR just more modern. but it isn't. errors made by ai can be very hard to spot. and doctorow here describes, why:
And because AI is just a word guessing program, because all it does is calculate the most probable word to go next, the errors it makes are especially subtle and hard to spot, because these bugs are literally statistically indistinguishable from working code (except that they're bugs).
[...]
And you, the human in the loop – the reverse centaur – you have to spot this subtle, hard to find error, this bug that is literally statistically indistinguishable from correct code.
as john oliver recently said:
welcome to the demise of our mutually shared reality! isn't it fun?!
# computer # CoryDoctorow # JohnOliver # ReverseCentaur # AccountabilitySink # AI # KI
#^Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. Last night, I gave a speech for the University of Washington's "Neuroscience, AI and Society" lecture series, through the university's Computational Neuroscience Center. It was...
I'll never not be amazed by the fact that this is a full computer. It makes sense when you think that our phones are as powerful, sometimes more and are roughly the same size.
Angela Antunovic
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Hi all!
I made a new video showing how the Foot-controlled computer Mouse / Rat I developed works together with a simple mat on a carpet. 🐀 It’s a demo both with shoes and barefoot.
If you want more info, you also checkout my website: https://navifut.com/landing-page/
Feedback is always appreciated, and your support really means a lot.
I hope I can reach people who may really need this tool (as much as I needed it!)! 🦶✨
#computer #innovation #project #ergonomics #hands-free #foot #mouse #rat
🎄Der Computeum Adventskalender🎄
🎅Türchen 6: BASIS Monitor🖥️
Zum SOL muss man wohl nix groß sagen - und es geht auch nicht um ihn (oder die schöne blaue Floppy daneben), sondern um einen original BASIS Monitor.
BASIS in Berlin war zuerst der erste Apple-Importeur in Deutschland, dann der größte Klon-Hersteller, dann das erste Opfer von Apples Rechtsabteilung.
Den passenden BASIS 108 dazu gibt's natürlich auch in der Sammlung, wir finden dass sich der Monitor aber auch auf dem SOL gut macht, oder?
Beej's Guide to Learning Computer Science
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Framework Computer Now Sponsoring LVFS / Fwupd Development
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Sponsoring-LVFS
#HackerNews #Framework #Computer #Sponsorship #LVFS #Fwupd #Development #OpenSource #Technology
Hi all!
I made a new video showing how the Foot-controlled computer Mouse / Rat I developed works together with a simple mat on a carpet. 🐀 It’s a demo both with shoes and barefoot.
If you want more info, you also checkout my website: https://navifut.com/landing-page/
Feedback is always appreciated, and your support really means a lot.
I hope I can reach people who may really need this tool (as much as I needed it!)! 🦶✨
#computer #innovation #project #ergonomics #hands-free #foot #mouse #rat
A new bridge links the math of infinity to computer science
#HackerNews #infinity #math #computer #science #innovation #technology
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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In the healing phase from the war, I'm trying to get my sparkel back!
As a distinguished and hardworking individual since childhood, it was difficult for me to see my knowledge, academics, and #technical skills decline due to the #war . Before the war, I graduated first in my class with a diploma in #computer #technology, and at the age of 20, I got my first job and was taking many courses. But the war shattered everything, even my knowledge and dreams😿.
#palestine #gaza #gazagenocide
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In the healing phase from the war, I'm trying to get my sparkel back!
As a distinguished and hardworking individual since childhood, it was difficult for me to see my knowledge, academics, and #technical skills decline due to the #war . Before the war, I graduated first in my class with a diploma in #computer #technology, and at the age of 20, I got my first job and was taking many courses. But the war shattered everything, even my knowledge and dreams😿.
#palestine #gaza #gazagenocide
How to identify a prime number without a computer
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-identify-a-prime-number-without-a-computer/
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vruz
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MSX2 emulator for RP2350pc is released by Rafa Gómez Sánchez https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/msx2-retro-computer-emulator-released-for-rp2350pc/ #msx #msx2 #retro #computer #retrogaming
MSX2 emulator for RP2350pc is released by Rafa Gómez Sánchez https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/msx2-retro-computer-emulator-released-for-rp2350pc/ #msx #msx2 #retro #computer #retrogaming