Luc

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I’m pretty sure I am. Who or what, though, is an open matter.

Interested in #tech: networks, #software development, #InfoSec.
I love random numbers, patterns and Pi.
My first computer was a #ZX81.

Also fond of #FountainPens, #reading & #writing, among other things.
Plus I happen to like people, so stop by and say hi!

Currently learning #OpenBSD 🐡 and #TouchTyping!

Sometimes I wonder: #WhereIsJessicaHyde?

LucSep 17, 2024
Lady Laura Sep 17, 2024

Interview with the vampire

2nd round interview with the vampire

Zoom interview with the team with the vampire

we have decided to pursue another candidate but will keep you in mind if future positions open up with the vampire

LucSep 16, 2024
GlyphSep 16, 2024
Please do not add genAI images to punch up your writing. You might think that it adds a nice little bit of visual pizazz to your content-marketing piece, but what you're actually doing is *making it look like content marketing* rather than a useful resource. To the extent that content marketing is an effective tactic, it is because you build trust with the customer by providing them valuable information. A genAI turd plopped on top of your writing is a signal that it will be worthless slop.
LucSep 16, 2024
Dan GillmorSep 16, 2024

The push for an "age verification" requirement on the Internet is 1% aimed at protecting children and 99% aimed at controlling speech. It effectively bans anonymity, for starters.

It is a license to speak, and read.

https://edri.org/our-work/open-letter-the-dangers-of-age-verification-proposals-to-fundamental-rights-online/

Open letter: The dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

On 16 September, EDRi and 63 organisations, academics and experts in privacy, encryption, child safety, sex workers' rights and consumer rights issued a joint statement urging the European Commission to prioritise effective child safety measures while expressing serious concerns about the suitability, proportionality, and negative impact on fundamental rights of current age verification proposals.

European Digital Rights (EDRi)
LucSep 15, 2024
Marcio AleksandraviciusSep 15, 2024

Dolphin copies cartwheels

📹 Yogawithalysa

LucSep 15, 2024
Jen SorensenSep 14, 2024
Latest comic: AI gone MAD
#tech #technology #internet #ai #cartoon #comic #cows
LucSep 13, 2024
@fredix un autre humain qui a vu et (probablement) apprécié #Avalon, ça c’est fort ! 
LucSep 8, 2024
mccSep 7, 2024

Seriously though: I want (okay, demand) a version of Firefox with the "AI chatbot" functionality removed. Not disabled. Removed. I want all code which is specifically designed to connect to OpenAI removed from my computer completely. I do not care if the vampires have promised not to suck my blood. I do not want the vampires in my house in the first place.

https://mk.nyaa.place/notes/9xvolkux40ok0n1m

LucSep 4, 2024
Jen GentlemanSep 4, 2024
You think you're human until you spend 10 minutes trying to pass a captcha
LucSep 4, 2024
Kagi HQSep 3, 2024

Do you know about Kagi Small Web?

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This inclusion of high-quality, lesser-known gems of the web is part of what sets Kagi's search results apart.

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#SmallWeb #Search #Kagi

Kagi Small Web

LucAug 31, 2024
Greg StolzeAug 30, 2024

@tess Yuuuup. I had this actual convo.

ME: So we shouldn't worry about Skynet?
MY FRIEND THE ALGO EXPERT: (laughs) No.
ME: But we should worry that an insurance algorithm might kill someone by denying them care.
MY FRIEND: (instantly serious) Oh yeah. That is definitely already happening.