Mastodawn

When @Gargron goes on a business trip.

Machine translations are often brought up as a gotcha whenever I criticize LLMs. It's worth pointing out two things: Machine translations existed decades before LLMs, and yes, machine translations are useful. However: I would never in my life read a machine translated book. Understanding what a social media post is talking about in rough terms? Sure. Literature? Absolutely not. Hell, have you ever seen machine translated subtitles? It's absolute garbage.

Amelia Rochko Mar 10

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Amelia Rochko Feb 26

@Gargron I have the one and only Mastodon beanie prototype.

Amelia Rochko Mar 10

Lety Does Stuff Mar 10

I've been gushing about my friend Anna for a few months now, and for my birthday, she's letting me share this video starring her on my #PeerTube!!!

She's the most talented artist I know and way too humble to brag, so I'm doing it for her! Please go say nice things in the comments so that she'll maybe want to do this again 👉👈

https://peertube.doesstuff.social/w/2gfowrXsBYE4RmsRuTicHA

Lety Does Unboxing Traditional Art From Anna Mamotiuk (ft. Anna Mamotiuk)

PeerTube

Amelia Rochko Mar 6

Tuta Mar 6

🇪🇺 🚨Final negotiations on Chat Control 2.0 just started between the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the EU.

What is good:

✅ Encryption will not be broken

What is bad:

❌ Commission & Council want #IDchecks

Lots of journalists, whistleblowers, activists and dissidents choose Tuta to protect their identity. We hope the European Parliament will stick to their decision to oppose mass #surveillance and #censorship.

More on Chat Control: https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism

Huge Victory: Chat Control no longer forces us to break encryption! But: It now wants age verification. | Tuta

The EU Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse, first published in May 2022, has become the "most criticized law of all time". Here's how to stop it now!

Tuta

Amelia Rochko Mar 6

Eugen Rochko Mar 5

We now have two t-shirt designs on our merch shop! Both are unisex, high quality 100% organic cotton, with screen prints of @dopatwo's awesome illustrations. You voted for these slogans! "I write alt text" and "My friends are not for sale". We offer free shipping over a certain threshold, shipping from Germany.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-i-write-alt-text-unisex-t-shirt-copy

#Merchtodon #Mastodon

Amelia Rochko Mar 1

sara Mar 1

"I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven’t lived in blood and bone. That doesn’t mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it’s not freedom you’re after.”

Sahar Delijani

#iran

https://evergreenreview.com/read/an-interview-with-sahar-delijani/

Amelia Rochko Mar 1

Evan Sky arts Mar 1

I recently drew two dinosaurs for a future sticker set 🦕
Which one is your favourite favourite?

#Art #DigitalArt #CharacterDesign #Artist #SmallBusiness #Dinosaurs #FediArt #MastoArt #Pixelfed

Amelia Rochko Mar 1

Mike Sullivan Mar 1

Hello Fediverse! ⚓

I joined Mastodon because I miss the "old internet" feel where you could actually get to know someone through a long-form exchange. I’m a fan of details, technical specs, and hearing about people's lives from different corners of the globe.

Give me a follow if you like ocean views, boat talk, or just want a pen pal who actually writes back.

#Introduction #NewHere #OceanSurveyor #StuartFlorida #Maritime #LongForm

Amelia Rochko Mar 1

Lisa 🦔Mar 1

I was swarmed by mosquitoes last night while releasing a bunch of my longer-term bat rehabs.

All I could think as the batties lifted off of my hand and into the sky was… “yes YES… FLY my pretties!” and cackling internally.

Anyway, I’m:

—thrilled these batties are out in the world and flying the evening skies again.

—worried about them finding their way in the world.

—pleased to have the space again to take in more new cases.

—sad to not see some of their faces every day.

—comforted by the goofy little batties that are still in residence.

—trying to ignore the mosquito bite in the middle of my forehead.

Last night’s release count:
6 Mexican Free-tailed bats
(Tadarida brasiliensis)

2 Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)

🖤🦇🖤
#BatsInMyBelfry #BatsInBlankets