Posts by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
(DIR) Post #AVNDVfcWW6MaxKYH7w by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-05-06T09:07:20Z
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@rolle I caught it late last year, and then again recently. Last years one put my on my butt for a day and it was done.The most recent one put me down for 3 days and im still coughing weeks later. Its a rough one thats for sure
(DIR) Post #AXM3TTqbkKvEAunOam by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-07-04T15:24:14Z
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@john honestly, looking at the terms for threads. They want all of everyone's data so they can feed it into AI and sell it to whoever they way. I know this is a public forum, so all that can be scrapedregardless, but seeing how they corrupt everything and try and force adverts everywhere they can. I have zero issue defederating them until they prove they are not going to try and take over, or worse cripple the fediverse to try and win so.e zero sum game in their mind. I just cant trust big tech
(DIR) Post #AXerDidE9pdJXwZl2W by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-07-13T17:04:49Z
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This week for #Fossilfriday we have another #Guess that #Lego #Fossil. This one I would rate as fairly easy. This is theropod is famous for being bazaar at best. Reminder: hide your answer behind a CW. This will allow others to guess without a hint. I will post the answer tomorrow (and to anyone who guesses correctly). This body was designed by Ambrosino, instructions can be found here - https://tinyurl.com/2pcc9786
(DIR) Post #AXerG2zXQn2fGq7bo8 by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-07-13T17:07:06Z
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@john - nope :D But I suspect you know the answer haha
(DIR) Post #AZIbyAWgxEKYgNY9c8 by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-08-31T17:56:14Z
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@mike @AdamStuartSmith @markwitton - i've been trying to convince a few people to leave, but they're too hung up on losing their following there and having to rebuild. Seems like they're getting upset they're going to lose their deck chair, so they cant rest in the sun tomorrow, as the bow of the titanic dips into the ocean
(DIR) Post #AZdExNwl7aeHWfUJ3Q by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-09-10T18:07:32Z
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@todayilearned is it wrong that im imagining some stoner mouse that keep a scorpion nearby just to get high off of its stings?
(DIR) Post #AcGqVqt0mpAMRXO760 by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-11-28T16:20:48Z
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@mike @john I'm going to have to agree with Mike on this one. AI is impossibly dangerous and being implemented by the modern-day equivalent of John Hammond. They can't even explain how the system gets from prompt to answer, much less why it lies and makes up sources to confirm those lies. Then refuses to accept when its wrong about something.Is AI inevitable, maybeCan AI be used for good, yesAre the risks of it being used by bad actors for bad things, it already is on a massive scale.
(DIR) Post #AcGravbmkzakUUJa9w by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-11-28T16:37:32Z
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@john @mike Yes but to use your own example, nuclear weapons will be used but should they? Should we ignore the negative side effects because its use is inevitable?Abd the negative side effects of AI are way more pervasive than that of any other weapon. We've already seen bad actors use it to propagandise scenarios in their favor. Would they have done this without AI yes, but its far easier with it.1/2
(DIR) Post #AcGrb17WGQwlaMCUoi by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-11-28T16:38:06Z
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@john @mike Have bif corps stolen the work of people for their own profit, yes, again way more efficiently than with without.Trying to ignore the down sides and insane levels of risk is just playing into their handsNow can we bottle this thing back up now its loose. Probably not. But should we try, like nuclear weapons, 10000% yes. 2/3
(DIR) Post #AcGtj2c0njioRAPvCy by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-11-28T17:01:27Z
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@john @mike first example thay comes to mind, is Microsoft getting rid of their journalists for AI generated news instead. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/30/microsoft-sacks-journalists-to-replace-them-with-robotsThat alone is ripe for abuse and we have seen how it can go wrong over and over but they keep pushing forwards with it.
(DIR) Post #AcGuEcj8ZopZQGoG9Y by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2023-11-28T17:07:58Z
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@john @mike open source or in house, the endgame and risk is still the same.Its like saying "open source bioengineering will produce better crops" and it might. But the exact same tools can be used for exponentially more devastating effect. It would be far better to just prevent or limit it as far too dangerous to begin with. Amd the "it wont happen to me" model is exactly the problem because its inevitable that itll go badly.
(DIR) Post #AiCswjQIl5kH292QTI by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2024-05-23T05:52:14Z
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This week for #Fossilfriday we have another #Guess that #Lego #Fossil. This one I would rate as medium. This is small sized ceratopsian. Reminder: hide your answer behind a content warning. This will allow others to guess without a hint. I will post the answer tomorrow (and to anyone who guesses correctly).This was designed by Kongzilla and modified to a new species by me
(DIR) Post #AitdksMHoCRawhjYau by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2024-06-13T20:46:34Z
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This week for #Fossilfriday we have another #Guess that #Lego #Fossil. This one I would rate as easy. This medium sized ceratopsian was first shown in Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. Reminder: hide your answer behind a content warning. This will allow others to guess without a hint. I will post the answer tomorrow (and to anyone who guesses correctly).This was designed by kongzilla and modified by me into a new species.
(DIR) Post #Al1AaWWen9EQYJhUh6 by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2024-08-16T06:58:18Z
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This week for #Fossilfriday we have another #Guess that #Lego #Fossil. This one I would rate as easy. This tyrannosaurid is known from North America. Its not the king. Reminder: hide your answer behind a content warning. This will allow others to guess without a hint. I will post the answer tomorrow (and to anyone who guesses correctly).This was designed by Ambrosino and can be found on Rebrickable.
(DIR) Post #AoUPrYJcPltMYZ5npQ by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2024-11-26T04:00:55Z
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@Paxil @DrPsyBuffy honestly, i 100% expect it to pass both because we are in the most fkd up timeline.Everyone should get saving, right now, every cent they can, this going to crash the economy into great depression levels...
(DIR) Post #AqHk1zp57eZHecDSzI by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2025-01-20T13:13:58Z
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When the tiktok ban happened, the weirdest thing also happened on Aussie tiktok.There was no political spam. The bot accounts trying to divide us vanished. The fake posts making claims about our leaders stopped.We all had assumed it was russians doing it, but given the timing, what are the odds bad actors in the USA are the guilty ones?
(DIR) Post #AsrU8LT2NNt84bx3hI by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2025-04-07T22:14:19Z
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Anyone else seeing a massive amount of spam "hi im girl bla bla bla" scam tag posts recently?Ive had a dozen in the last week ive reported and blocked.
(DIR) Post #AtDzinFuUeb7GuEzui by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2025-04-18T18:43:46Z
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This weeks #Lego #FossilFriday is #Utahraptor In 1975, Jim Jensen found fragmentary remains near Dalton Wells Quarry, Utah. In 1991, Jim Kirkland, Robert Gaston and Donald Burge uncovered even more remains. In 1993, Jim Kirkland named the species Utahraptor ostrommaysi after the state it was found in, and John Ostrum, who investigated Deinonychus and its relationship to birds, and Chris Mays who helped research Utahraptor.
(DIR) Post #B1cedsBGNf6ZGQfcDg by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2025-12-25T22:47:14Z
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@openscience the you are here arrow is so far to the right that its not visible anymore
(DIR) Post #B31l3YgX6l3eubqxrE by TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
2026-02-05T23:49:59Z
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This week for #Fossilfriday we have another #Guess that #Lego #Fossil. This one I would rate as easy. This synapsid is known for being one of the earliest, relatively large, plant eating animals. Hide your guesses behind a content warning, so others can guess without being spoilt. I will post the answer tomorrow (and to anyone who guesses correctly). This was designed by Brickean