I write about artificial intelligence and machine learning when I am not trying to become a better guitar player. These posts reflect my personal views, not my employer's or affiliated organizations.
My #fedi22 interests are: #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #linux #programming #python #webdev #infosec #privacy #climatechange #fitness #cycling #hiking #music #bassguitar #writing #blogging #craftbeer
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If you are in the market for a #PC or #laptop and can embrace #Linux, you will have a lot options as #Windows 10 becomes end of life.
I picked up a #Dell Optiplex with an #Intel i7 Haswell CPU and 32 GB of RAM for super cheap.
I bet #eBay will be flooded with good deals late 2025.
https://pupuweb.com/how-can-the-end-of-windows-10-turn-obsolete-pcs-into-powerful-linux-machines/
On vibe coding:
I used to take notes with pen & paper in school even though I could just use my phone and record the whole lecture. Writing it myself with pen & paper increased my understanding of the topic.
Similarly - I can "vibe" code and I can make sure I read all the code the vibe generates... but I won't understand it nearly as well. And maybe that's okay - if your management is fine with relying on cursor to resolve incidents.
“#Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” #Signal says as it blocks #Windows Recall - Ars Technica
Recall, the #AI tool rolling out in #Windows11 that will screenshot, index, and store almost everything a user does every three seconds.
Signal is invoking an API for protecting copyrighted material to add an extra layer of #privacy.
I use the muted words and tags feature to reduce what I deem to be toxic posts in my feed, both on Bluesky and Mastodon.
These filters help make reading the sites' posts more enjoyable.
I agree! The ability to curate your feed to focus on items of interest, and filter out noise boosts one's mood. Mastodon's filters are a rich implementation.
>I have no doubt that agent loops will get incorporated into more day to day automation tedium that's historically been too specific for general purpose tools and too esoteric and unstable to automate traditionally.
This is my observation, too.
>We'll be seeing more custom, ad hoc, throw-away #LLM #agent loops in our bin/ directories.
I agree!
>Grab your favorite bearer token and give it a shot.
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#RCS daily message volume in the USA has surged to over 1 billion. Yet legacy #SMS daily volume is 6 billion.
RCS adoption has room to grow. The big three #USA carriers now support RCS. Many regional, rural and #MVNO carriers, though, need to make infrastructure investments.
https://wccftech.com/googls-says-iphone-adoption-of-rcs-leads-to-a-billion-daily-messages/
This YouTuber deployed #Microsoft’s latest #Phi4 #LLM on a #RaspberryPi 5.
It _only_ takes 10 minutes to respond to a prompt.
An LLM For The Raspberry Pi | Hackaday
>Microsoft’s latest Phi4 LLM has 14 billion parameters that require about 11 GB of storage. Can you run it on a Raspberry Pi?
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/an-llm-for-the-raspberry-pi/
Yes, 32 GB. I'll correct that.
Marcus Nordberg
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