Carl Brown

@carlbrown
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YouTuber (@InternetOfBugs), Developer since 1980s. Author (App Accomplished from Addison-Wesley, another in progress)
Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@InternetOfBugs
Bloghttps://escortmissions.com
GitHubhttps://github.com/carlbrown
Amazon Authorhttps://www.amazon.com/Carl-Brown/e/B00JCKECYY
@pluralistic Damn, Cory, that's a hell of a line. Wish I'd thought of that - but I'm definitely quoting it constantly from now on. Thanks.

@graphito Thanks.

I’ve been remiss about posting here much lately- so much stuff to juggle.

I appreciate the kind words.

Here's a fun AI story: a security researcher noticed that large companies' AI-authored source-code repeatedly referenced a nonexistent library (an AI "hallucination"), so he created a (defanged) malicious library with that name and uploaded it, and thousands of developers automatically downloaded and incorporated it as they compiled the code:

https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/ai_bots_hallucinate_software_packages/

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AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware

Simply look out for libraries imagined by ML and make them real, with actual malicious code. No wait, don't do that

The Register
@cocoaphony @aijaz Yeah. And it seems to me like it would be really hard to notice unless you were looking right down the center of it. (There are some discussions elsewhere in that video about what you see when you look off-axis at someone wearing one from the outside).

@aijaz It’s subtle, and kinda hard to see. It kind of blinks white, but you have to look at it?

See this video for a discussion of it and demo: https://youtu.be/OS1yRYsXddU?si=ZfhQS1P8Xny-g9aU&t=3681

Still can’t believe it’s been 30 years to the day since #Babylon5 first broadcast.

One of the best sci-fi series ever made.

First show to use CGI this extensively.

First show to have a proper Internet fandom.

First show to have what we’d now call a “show runner.”

If you haven’t watched it yet, give it a go.

Yes season 1 is a bit slow, but once the actions picks up in s2 you’ll be glued since “No one is exactly who they appear.” -G’kar

Have you wondered what the 🔒 padlock means on some people's profiles?

Users with a 🔒 symbol have set their account to require manual approval of followers. If you click "follow" on their profile, the user will have to approve the follow request before it actually happens.

More info on how to restrict who can follow you here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon

By combining this with followers-only post visibility, you can lock down your account so that only people you choose can see your posts.

Restricting who can follow you on Mastodon | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

This is what AI is for. #DumpsterFriar
Let's be honest-- d4s? Not fun to roll. Did you know that #Chessex sells double-four d8s? Buy one for 55¢! Total bargain. https://www.chessex.com/opaque-greenblack-d8-numbered-1-4-twice #ttrpg #dice #DiceGoblin
Opaque Green/black d8 numbered 1-4 twice

Chessex Dice
@avuko Reference acknowledged.
Were you there for the 3.x -> 4.x upgrade? Man, NDS landed with a thud, and it took them forever to move off IPX to TCP/IP. Sad that it lost to “Windows for Workgroups” of all things…