2026-08-23T07:36:40Z https://nostr.now Rafael Pérez ☀️ https://nostr.now/npub14wpcq4xalpl7tf6c7tvch8mm7y4yhggm2n9axtm9hu08ta2m375qvv2kf9 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/114/294/472/025/485/211/original/f87107f9a2f3d41c.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/114/294/472/025/485/211/original/f87107f9a2f3d41c.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszfd9ykqspg2u3aqhkehehnlcn908n52qkte6njehn3g9yvffzuvgzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86szsdqa7 I&#39;ve just finished reading Ted Chiang&#39;s short story compilation &#34;Stories of Your Life And Others&#34; and can now confirm every story in it is a brilliant piece of science fiction in, and by itself. I came for &#34;Story of Your Life&#34; and stayed for the rest of the good stories.<br/><br/>#literature #scifi #books #tedchiang #arrival #film 2026-08-01T06:40:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdsres45kn2tna9zmgc6lq4tvcj6cm7j75nwg94exaytk0c38x8yszyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86s0mn5dv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5xn84ukcxhxausvy86lkh3lykneq0lreu5jngeh7mmh2rfpqpxg36sand'>nevent1q…sand</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not everyone subscribes to those particular, purist, ableist narratives. The legality, ethics, and environmental impact of llms are an open, ongoing debate. 2026-07-17T15:42:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsykdqqu009gn33kz72e4vpyah0s95ktw4pkljasqx9g70reyh603qzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86srzff5x RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116931268277476717">https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116931268277476717</a><br/><br/>It feels great to see a mind of Linus&#39; caliber not fall into the llm doomerism hole, and actually prod people into not caving-in to pressure to do so. The Linux kernel is a great place to showcase the work of experienced developers working with llms to improve the quality of their code.<br/><br/>#programming #llms #linus #linux<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1r2kxtg6zennpq62vm7c8c0lfdfj8gthh88xsd05thqf32w2kz5tqhgl8x6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1r2k…l8x6</a></span><br/> </div> Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."<br/><br/>Creator says he will "very loudly ignore" those arguing for a ban on AI tools.<br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/linus-torvalds-to-critics-of-ai-coding-in-linux-fork-it-or-just-walk-away/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social">https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/linus-torvalds-to-critics-of-ai-coding-in-linux-fork-it-or-just-walk-away/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/931/268/179/252/353/original/a2b76e77ced74566.jpg"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-07-17T01:04:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfxct6v3vunpqh775ffgyu6nl4lfysmyqj225lzuw0w85dtapggdszyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sh667yc Why doesn&#39;t the post translator used by mastodon.social do translations from Chinese to English? Is it a conspiracy against Communist China? 😉 <br/><br/>#mastodon #fediverse #llms #translation #chinese 2026-07-08T08:17:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfe2g0ey6hrhqlvmf2jr8jnuhstpf733mrr3k4jwkd2dqefhudqqszyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86slalrst Quanta Magazine writer Amanda Gefter goes into how our tales of AI catastrophe might say more about ourselves, than about large language models. <br/><br/>This resonates with an idea I keep returning to when faced with the daily onslaught of AI doomerism in Mastodon. Many people assume LLMs will act like a human would, for the better, but mostly for the worse.<br/><br/>&#34;Why Do We Tell Ourselves Scary Stories About AI?&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-do-we-tell-ourselves-scary-stories-about-ai-20260410/">https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-do-we-tell-ourselves-scary-stories-about-ai-20260410/</a><br/><br/>#ai #qualia #storytelling #catastrophizing #philosophy<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/615/863/511/041/169/original/2de5706ca6c6676e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-22T02:29:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyh98xu5gt0dwg5gr7scq9py6rx8e78sd4pjcf9gjvhmjauhaqnmczyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sjep8c2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9l84whrequk9mxywupwphnkhcqmam4yjmw5dscwxxkxcha9pakhgrrx7kp'>nevent1q…x7kp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What does GMAFB mean? 2026-02-28T02:37:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9kleyre87m9hr7ny302cee0unzta3mak0katztk4c23he0m29eqgzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sa8pkvd I scanned your comments (so far) in a previous poll for Mastodon mobile app mentions, and made a list sorted by frequency. I put the top four most mentioned mobile apps into this poll.<br/><br/>Honorary mentions to #Moshidon, #Ivory, #Trunks, #Toot, and #Tusker. <br/><br/>What mobile app do you use to access Mastodon the most? <br/><br/>Feel free to boost for a larger sample.<br/><br/>#poll #fediverse #mastodon #mobile #tusky #pwa #fedilab 2026-02-26T05:03:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxp2mptyttpcq3zmst52ue0nalv63g8amqdhhvssulewg6c6p6vfszyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sd4ls3w What kind of app do you mostly use to interact with Mastodon?<br/><br/>Please consider boosting for a larger sample. <br/><br/>#poll #fediverse #mastodon #app #formfactor 2026-02-20T03:52:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszy2dg6g2858s5w3mkjcg22rk20f90n0vzn0hq04yf3lqve2tnvvszyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sptwpss RE: <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116099047831651805">https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116099047831651805</a><br/><br/>This is a good, sometimes overlooked Mastodon feature. 2026-02-20T00:50:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2rq4m9c32q2qhjgapsz520qa0ml9drgz4k2dfmr6rs804zpxy0sgzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86scvz5jd Multi-round Desktop Linux distribution showdown. <br/><br/>The winner of this round will face the winner of Debian vs. Arch on round three.<br/><br/>The distros were chosen based on the results of a previous poll. <br/><br/>Please consider boosting to obtain a larger sample. <br/><br/>Round two: fight!<br/><br/>#poll #linux #distro #debian #arch #mint #nixOS 2026-02-04T21:55:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgrf6zgdf3c3dasl5cm776dcwuyc265wkemha8wwr7csvyygh044czyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86s02zffs Multi-round Desktop Linux distribution showdown. <br/><br/>The winner of this round will face Arch on round two.<br/><br/>The distros were chosen based on their popularity from the results of a previous poll and its replies. <br/><br/>Please consider boosting to obtain a larger sample. <br/><br/>Round one: fight!<br/><br/>#poll #linux #distro #debian #fedora #arch 2026-01-27T01:58:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp88k5s2u74akwkvjn8m8l4tels60jz75hwz2enfp4mdl4vwxkxzszyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sqka3zu Dear everyone. <br/><br/>If you post in more than one language, please remember to set the language of your post correctly. It&#39;s the only way the language translator works properly. <br/><br/>Many thanks.<br/><br/>Please consider boosting to raise awareness of this issue. <br/><br/>#fediverse #mastodon #language #posting #settings #translation 2026-01-14T01:46:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xjqlyzueuj9dysgwx72vr453nr6pek934redjlfs77ehyw0hd3qzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sy3tqch Dear Fediverse:<br/><br/>What is your main Linux distribution of choice? <br/><br/>Given the limited amount of poll options in my instance, I&#39;ll put up a few random popular ones, and will expect much of it being sorted out in the replies (&#34;Other&#34; option.) <br/><br/>Please consider boosting for a larger sample.<br/><br/>#poll #linux #distro #computing #fediverse 2026-01-12T05:00:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs87us9x6eu8qyt3h7kk699ruqglctvadts0m803fwt0zmh4dqm0ggzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sds74f5 Which one do you use the most, while not at work, but in your free personal time?<br/><br/>Please consider boosting for a larger sample size. Thank you.<br/><br/>#poll #computing #fediverse 2025-12-10T01:06:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg93jp4jfysq3pzu5xmwlfc322ya27ymcdtx76tjuu6g3t37g023czyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86safdj6f Out of the following desktop operating systems, which one do you use the most, not at work, but in your free personal time?<br/><br/>Please consider boosting for a larger sample size. Thank you.<br/><br/>#poll #os #computing #fediverse 2025-12-09T18:08:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdxgetfv7f0hg9evv2hz4q2rm9sxw8gxqayd0h0ag669vk2qrlrsgzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sy64pu6 I&#39;ve noticed a general pattern in contemporary &#34;against &#39;AI&#39;&#34; discussions, where people beat up on &#34;AI&#34; mistakes that are also commonly made by humans. I believe these people should hold themselves to the same standards they try to impose on &#34;AI&#34;, and see how things hold up.<br/><br/>If you, as a human being, do not possess an all-seeing, god-like intelligence, why on Earth would you expect this from a human-made LLM?<br/><br/>#ai #llms #philosophy 2025-12-06T02:00:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dfrlc8r6gpma5celgwkyzhrtk7y3vvnuvf0k48d3cusg685556szyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sms7s08 Poll:<br/><br/>When shopping for groceries. Do you... <br/><br/>Please consider boosting for a larger sample. <br/><br/>#poll #shopping #ecommerce 2025-11-19T22:34:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxfuyz9evw5mymy6tl7rlygsqy3c2t73wzqhmy2evukurr6n8mjrczyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sddf7aa Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the twenty-first century, yay or nay? <br/><br/>Please consider boosting for a more statistically significant result. <br/><br/>#daylightsavingstime #dst #us #poll #autumn 2025-11-03T00:45:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq32reygzl3nahqcdlxxawdqvzdshx827qffynrurm52fcmhc2zuczyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sjlx38g &#34;I&#39;m a programmer with a Fediverse account. I spend *most* of my programming hours on this OS:&#34;<br/><br/>Please consider boosting for a more statistically significant result. <br/><br/>#poll #programming #operatingsystems 2025-10-16T05:44:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06892zhqp3p6xr8nk4lkpzlnwtty7l672z0rxfac8ehxntgls66qzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86sfh6z0w I&#39;m a computer programmer with a Fediverse account, and I am this many years old. <br/><br/>Please consider boosting for a more representative sample. <br/><br/>#programming #poll #demographics #fediverse #age 2025-09-20T05:10:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswm7946c4jt67f0k50ugdcmdx2e7htck3r4j847kjxd0fqq223uugzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86shrt4k0 R.I.P. Margaret Ann Boden.<br/><br/>#margaretboden #cogsci #compsci #philosophy #ai 2025-08-17T19:56:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsydmm74dahx5y6uzl3a7x0mhqz8lwguf3mr6pqk8ewm0acflr36sgzyz4c8qz5mhu8led8trednzul00cj5japrd2vh5e0vkl3ua04tw86s5n3d2e Quanta Magazine authors Janna Levin and Steven Strogatz strike up a conversation with Ellie Pavlick (Research Scientist at Google Deep Mind) about the differences and similarities between the way people understand language, what NLP algorithms do, and the fact that such conversations more often than not shed light into more than Linguistics&#39; computational side.<br/><br/>&#34;Will AI Ever Understand Language Like Humans?&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/will-ai-ever-understand-language-like-humans-20250501/">https://www.quantamagazine.org/will-ai-ever-understand-language-like-humans-20250501/</a><br/><br/>#nlp #ai #llm #philosophy<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/546/228/596/198/360/original/11b832f16adfffbc.png"> <br/> 2025-05-21T14:22:26Z