I like all things black 🏴 🖤 ⚫ ⬛ ♠️ ♣️
This is my attempt at social media. Avoided all other platforms until now.
Toots in English and occasionally German. Posts autodelete.
Here will be:
• Science & technology
• ML & non-hype AI
• Politics & sarcasm
• Music
#Linux #Cycling #CarFree #Science #Physics #Math #Bayesian #MachineLearning #Jazz #Metal #Guitar #Gaming #Munich #Europe #Bread #Kebap #Theorist #Optimist
I was always fascinated by how artists and musicians use masks, e.g. #Slipknot #Buckethead #TheResidents.
Here's the Guardian on #metal with #masks: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/07/i-couldnt-see-breathe-or-sing-i-blacked-out-twice-why-are-so-many-metal-bands-wearing-masks
I realize that the lack of an algorithm is actually a serious drawback of the #Fediverse.
Without a form of temporal guidance and permanence, my timeline is an endless stream of content, interesting or not. Since I am not continously reading, probably I miss most relevant posts.
We'd certainly not need a central attention-steering and engagement-driven master algo, but some kind of configurable mechanism that is "smarter" than just hashtags and retoots. Just IMHO.
Owning #AI tech, does not necessarily mean winning the #slop war: https://www.404media.co/iran-is-winning-the-ai-slop-propaganda-war/
#EpicGames has another big round of #layoffs. I was laid off in 2023 in the first round, and it was a bad time for me. I wish best to all former colleagues!
What made me really angry is that #Epic has (had?) a really generous holiday policy. Standard holidays as per country of employment plus 4 weeks additionally. In the 2023 round, abandoning this practice would have been mathematically equivalent to the layoffs 🙁
At least they aren't #AI-washing.
Just seen on #amazon that some children's books are now advertised with a "without AI" tag. For me that indeed qualifies as a valid selling point these days.
Manipulating images is an art that is, of course, way older than #DeepFakes, #AI and #Photoshop.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260216-10-early-photographic-fakes-that-trick-the-eye
A newborn is #Finland is welcomed with a #MaternityPackage that includes all types of useful things, and ships in a box that turns into a baby bed 🐣
A newborn in #Germany is welcomed with a tax number.
Metin Seven 🎨