Mastodawn

Teixi May 25

C J Silverio May 25

Here, have another Beethoven Appassionata performance. Valentina Lisitsa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5JObP74jcw

Poor Alfred Brendel, at the back of the pack. (Glenn Gould still hasn't finished playing the second movement.)

Valentina Lisitsa - Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 Op. 57 in F minor "Appassionata"

YouTube

Teixi May 25

Albert Cardona May 21

"Intermediate levels of scientific knowledge are associated with overconfidence and negative attitudes towards science", Lackner et al. 2023 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01677-8

The Institute for Replication (#I4R) is collaborating with the publisher (Nature Human Behaviour) and has now produced a report on the above paper (https://osf.io/mg95t/files/mjs86 ) which is largely positive:

"LFMMG (2023) presents a computationally reproducible and largely robust finding. We re-implemented the full analytical pipeline and conducted thirty-one robustness checks with those results summarized in Table 8. There is much kudos to be given to the original authours* for making the process of replicating their work clear and worthwhile."

* typo in the original text of the report.

#ScientificPublishing #PRC #PublishReviewCurate

Intermediate levels of scientific knowledge are associated with overconfidence and negative attitudes towards science - Nature Human Behaviour

Lackner et al. show that individuals with an intermediate level of science knowledge tend to have overconfidence in their own knowledge and negative attitudes to science.

Nature

Teixi May 20

Weizenbaum-Institut May 20

„KI in der Kritik“: Podiumsdiskussion zu militärischem Einsatz, ökologischen Folgen und gesellschaftlichen Risiken von Künstlicher Intelligenz – Auftaktveranstaltung zum Jubiläumsjahr „60 Jahre ELIZA, 50 Jahre Computerkritik“.

Mit @strippel , Alexandra Keiner, @Rainer_Rehak & @milamiceli

📆 27.05.2026, 18:00 Uhr
📍 Weizenbaum-Institut, Berlin

👉 Mehr Infos & Anmeldung: https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/veranstaltungen/detailseite/ki-in-der-kritik/

#ELIZA60 #KI #Computerkritik #wisskomm #forschung #socialscience #humanities #KI

Teixi May 20

𝓙. 𝓜.May 2

Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work".

Teixi May 20

CONFIG.SYS: LOADHIGH May 19

Today someone (who is not on Mastodon) released a collection of more than 570 distinct operating systems, pre-installed with VM configurations for the 250+ different platforms, going back all the way to 1948.

https://virtualosmuseum.org/

Now, I have to admit I'm posting this without trying it myself, as I'm running low on disk space on this machine.

Because the full download is 121GB (174GB unzipped!). There is also a lighter version at 14GB that will download stuff on demand.

#retrocomputing

The Virtual OS Museum

Over 1,700 pre-installed operating systems spanning 1948 to today, in a single Linux VM. Bundled QEMU, VirtualBox, and UTM. One-click launchers for Windows and Linux.

The Virtual OS Museum

Teixi May 20

danmcquillan May 20

Virtual Assembly of the Critical AI Network, 27th-29th May, online. 27 amazing talks + 3 keynotes + plenary discussions. AI/Education, AI/Law+Politics, AI/Environment. Registration & network sign-up: https://cpct.uk/2026/05/09/programme-how-do-we-break-something-that-is-already-broken-virtual-assembly-of-the-critical-ai-network-cpct-27-29-may-2026-online/ Full programme: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR01V0d5BCO_8k8EPHkIFIxIYRtEX5nHINtB_H3BGYTX3KhzZv7cBF1bZPYSfFzt9K4FMpLRO6xu0wV/pubhtml

Teixi May 20

Clarissa May 19

Behold the neuron, a complicated cell with a simple mission

#science #biology #neuroscience
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-neuron-complicated-cell-simple-mission.html

Behold the neuron, a complicated cell with a simple mission

Neurons, the uber-connected nerve cells that act as a main switchboard for the brain, are central to some incredibly complicated processes. They make it possible to think, walk, speak, and breathe. They even have built-in backup batteries to use in emergencies.

Phys.org

Teixi May 20

N-gated Hacker News May 16

🎉 Behold the ESP-EEG: the ultimate bargain for armchair neuroscientists everywhere. 🌟 Who needs professional equipment when you can play doctor at #home with a #discount EEG board? 🤖✨ Remember, nothing says "cutting-edge tech" like a #DIY brain scanner from the comfort of your basement lab! 🧠🔧
https://www.autodidacts.io/cerelog-esp-eeg-affordable-openbci-like-board/ #ESP-EEG #neuroscience #lab #technology #HackerNews #ngated

Cerelog’s ESP-EEG is a new 8 channel biosensing board at a hobbyist-friendly price

The same number of channels of EEG/EMG/ECG for half the price

The Autodidacts

Teixi May 14

Scary Austin May 14

Goddammit, they learned how to read. 😩

#WildLife

Teixi May 14

Dan Goodin May 14

Can anyone help me find my AirTag attached keys? The FindMy app shows me their general location, which is a large public building where I last had them. When I go on site, my app is mostly unable to see them at all. Occasionally my app seems to be able to see a very weak signal but I can't seem to zero in on it. This is driving me nuts. I've looking now for two weeks. Anybody got tips?

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