John M. Gamble

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@jgamble/112089538976904074

Still one of the best Pi Day videos.

#PiDay #HappyPiDay

A.I. Isn't People How many Reddit posts does it take to learn to read?

A.I. Isn't People

https://www.todayintabs.com/p/a-i-isn-t-people

<- We know EXACTLY how LLMs work. It is not that complicated. You can express it in 200 lines.

They absolutely, canonically, by definition, are not aware. They cannot think. This is not controversial or hard.

Dan has an Internet Dinosaur moment part 137892789 siiiighhhhhh, guys what're we using now instead of AWStats

For all the hate Daylight Saving Time is getting because of our "lost" hour, can we at least acknowledge that the daytime/nighttime hours are back to normal.

I genuinely hate the early nighttime schedule and I'm glad it's over for now.

#DST

*I quite like these back-of-the-envelope calculations about Dyson Spheres and Kardashev Civilizations

*They're nutty, but in a good way

https://medium.com/@julienc.52/kardashev-scale-dyson-spheres-stellar-engines-how-advanced-is-humanity-and-can-it-reach-type-i-e1d6a0b479f7

A few years ago I designed a way to detect bit-flips in Firefox crash reports and last year we deployed an actual memory tester that runs on user machines after the browser crashes. Today I was looking at the data that comes out of these tests and now I'm 100% positive that the heuristic is […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116053742685475452

Deadline for comments on a million SpaceX "AI data centers" and a company that wants to deliver "sunlight as a service." If you have time and energy, please write a comment! Instructions below.

(I heard a rumour that Reflect Orbital […]

What is this website?? A one-stop-shop for explanation about Right to Left languages online.

?? What is this website

https://rtl.wtf/intro/

. Welcome to rtl.wtf, the site that will flip your brain and let you experience and experiment with right-to-left directionality online

Keeping Up Appearances Through the Use of Appropriate Zoning Laws

#TownMeetingATVShow
#HashTagGames

Scientists in California have created a new way to see inside the body by combining ultrasound with a light-based technique called photoacoustic imaging. The result produces fast 3D images that show both the shape of soft tissues and how blood is flowing. It has already been tested on human […]

Always nice to look out the window and see the full moon... at 3:30 AM.

No matter, I'm sure that I'll fall asleep sometime.

#Monsterdon

I think I'll go re-read Waldrop's A Dozen Tough Jobs now, just to recover from this.

Thanks to all who participated and organized this.

#Monsterdon

Y'know, I have a funny feeling the producers failed their science courses and never got over it.

#Monsterdon

Daedalus was a Time Lord?

#Monsterdon

Evil plans were much more slip-shod in the Bronze Age.

🦖#MONSTERDON 🎞️

⁉️ DEMI-TRIVIA 💪

Virtually all actors in tonight's feature were dubbed, and mostly by the same three voice actors.

#Hercules1983

#Monsterdon

Yeah, they're definitely not going into Heracles's parentage. Can't offend Zeus.

#Monsterdon

Man, I never learned any of this stuff in my Astronomy class.

#Monsterdon

Okay, I could do with fewer flashing lights.

I kind of like the audio effects. Very Commodore computer chip sound.

Hercules (1983) When a king and a sorceress plot to rule the world with his robots and her magic, the mighty epic hero must conquer evil and save the woman he loves.

It's Sunday! It's #Monsterdon

In ten minutes it's Hercules, starring Lou Ferrigno!

Follow or mute the Monsterdon hashtag for great or no conversation on this cinematic masterpiece!

https://tubitv.com/movies/466219/hercules

Note, important safety tip: you can get closer to this tower without clearly trespassing or jumping fences than most other 50KW broadcast antennas I've encountered. I measured a field strength of over 80V/m a bit outside the tower fence, which is an incredibly strong signal (though still within […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/116138492745273726

Adam Roberts remembers his fried Rob Grant.

https://profadamroberts.substack.com/p/rob-grant

#RedDwarf

Red Dwarf's Rob Grant has passed on: https://www.ganymede.tv/2026/02/rob-grant-rip/

Bcachefs creator claims his custom LLM is 'fully conscious' : It's not chatbot psychosis, it's 'math and engineering and neuroscience'

Ohhh, *that's* what the "Kevin" #AI comments were about.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/25/bcachefs_creator_ai/

I just want to express my appreciation to everyone who posts to #MusiQuinta and now, #ThursdayFiveList.

Thank you for introducing me to or reminding me of #music to look for.

Elks National Veterans Memorial - Wikipedia

@arclight

Depending upon my route, I bike by this building occasionally.

In person, it's a nice-looking building. I do remember thinking, the first time I saw it, "The Elks? Really?"

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

"At Microsoft, managers are including questions about AI use in performance discussions. Employees are supposed to quantify how they are using AI tools in their workflows."

Solidarity with all workers affected by this ✊ […]

GitHub - yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses: attempting to detect smart glasses nearby and warn you attempting to detect smart glasses nearby and warn you - yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses

The source is on GitHub:

https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_nearbyglasses

Sociologist Yves Jeanrenaud developed the app Nearby Glasses (currently only Android; an iOS version is coming he says) that detects #Meta glasses (often used for nefarious purposes) through their Bluetooth Company Identifier, and "displays a notification when a smart glass is nearby (distance […]

And he falls like three feet and mildly sprains his -- DAMN IT that was supposed to be a joke!

#monsterdon #DrWhoAndTheDaleks1966