Joshua A.C. Newman

RE: https://alpaca.gold/@seldo/116286295716964968

This guy is crawling your posts to add them to an LLM. It didn’t even occur to him to make the bot check for an opt-in. It’s purely extractive, and he’s mad that you don’t want to supply his bot with content.

#fediblock them and their server

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Show threadJoshua A.C. Newman15h ago
@seldo
is now using his newfound Main Character energy to enthusiastically miss the point. https://alpaca.gold/@seldo/116294277992184587
Laurie Voss (@[email protected])

Lotta people I don't follow are big mad that I am reading their content, which I am not doing, because I don't follow them.

Alpaca.Gold
Show threadAlison Wilder15h ago
@JoshuaACNewman christ, what an asshole
Show threadJoshua A.C. Newman15h ago
@alisynthesis
Just, never occurred to ask if anyone wanted it.
Show threadAlison Wilder14h ago

@JoshuaACNewman and then acted like the people saying "um ask my consent please" are the ones at fault.

Just really classic asshole behavior.

Show threadElira  15h ago
@JoshuaACNewman he tried to follow me but I rejected it but how we can stop LLMS training from our posts
Show threadJoshua A.C. Newman15h ago

@Elira
Practically? I can’t think of anything. Like, a web browser extension could just crawl around the Fedi and it wouldn’t look different than a person.

The biggest defense is the bizarre, cocksure pride these dudes have, where they think everyone will welcome them. But surely, some of them know to keep their traps shut.

Show threadSir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson15h ago
@JoshuaACNewman it still says post pending. Any way you can link it?
Show threadJoshua A.C. Newman15h ago
@SrRochardBunson
https://alpaca.gold/@seldo/116286295716964968
Laurie Voss (@[email protected])

@[email protected] There really are a bunch of tedious bastards on here, aren't there? I remember why I left.

Alpaca.Gold
Show threadSir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson15h ago
@JoshuaACNewman ugh, thanks!
Show threadPaul15h ago
@JoshuaACNewman no idea what the fuck a seldo is, but fuck them and the bot they rode in on. Blocked, thanks for the reco.
Show threadJack William Bell14h ago

@JoshuaACNewman

Blocked.

Show threadEdenDestroyer13h ago

@JoshuaACNewman

@TakeV !!!

Show thread⟨  | TakeV |  ⟩12h ago
@edendestroyer Thanks for the heads up! We should be good though, I think we have them blocked?
Show threadEdenDestroyer12h ago
@TakeV seems so yeah!
Show threadMorgan ⚧️12h ago
@JoshuaACNewman personally, I can see the value in some sort of "show me what I missed" thing, but absolutely no reason to use an LLM for it. Getting consent, and then using hashtags or words to look for, wouldn't be that hard. I'd love to have a way to see all mutual aid posts my mutuals have posted since I was last on, but all that's needed for that is hashtags and consent 🤷 and no summary necessary, if I don't want to read a post that's what scrolling is for
Show threadDavid P11h ago

@raphaelmorgan

I believe there's a feature called "lists" where you can do things like that.

@JoshuaACNewman

Show threadMorgan ⚧️11h ago
@pewnack @JoshuaACNewman even better, no need for someone to code the tool in the first place