Posts by vaurora@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #AsTIwFsACdD4X8VV2W by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-03-26T23:00:59Z
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If disappearing foreign college students with valid visas off the street for writing op-eds opposing genocide is your personal red line for leaving the US, here are some useful links describing how to immigrate to the Netherlands as a self-employed US citizen (or the partner of one). Crucially, there is now health exam, so this path is open to disabled self-employed people too!https://v.st/dafthttps://daft.amsterdamhttps://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Netherlands
(DIR) Post #AsW3DYsUtFxDb9tKe8 by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-03-28T14:22:56Z
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@futurebird @nyrath I saw the Ghibli AI version of the the distracted boyfriend meme, and everyone's face is totally wrong! The boyfriend is looking at his girlfriend grumpily, instead of admiring the red dress woman. The girlfriend appears to be looking at the red dress woman and vice versa because the depth of plane is totally flat and they all seem to be the same distance from the viewer. The entire human interaction of the photo is lost!!!
(DIR) Post #AtfEEa9U5h5MrrlGV6 by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-05-01T20:04:47Z
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Trump officials, they're just like us!**put off verifying their Signal PINReuters got a photo of Mike Waltz checking Signal in a cabinet meeting and hoo boy, that entire government is running on ithttps://www.reutersconnect.com/item/us-national-security-advisor-mike-waltz-attends-a-cabinet-meeting-held-by-president-trump-at-the-white-house-in-washington/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjU6bmV3c21sX1JDMkg4RUFEOEtGRw%3D%3D
(DIR) Post #Auce0eEwa0XlElFYZ6 by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-05-29T07:00:19Z
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(DIR) Post #Auce0lGyQrKJ35FmCW by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-05-30T11:44:34Z
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I've gotten to the point where I sincerely enjoy the serious replies to jokes on the fediverse. I find it endearing, like puppies tripping over their paws while playing
(DIR) Post #AuvXQ06nP022coorWS by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-06-07T08:10:09Z
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Surprise. All the US military UFO stuff turns out to be deliberate misinformation to cover up advanced military projects, or shitty Air Force hazing ritualshttps://archive.ph/2025.06.07-021826/https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/ufo-us-disinformation-45376f7e?st=28Hj5L
(DIR) Post #AxKcpPyDp5ZtI8bWoC by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-08-18T21:36:54Z
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The year of the Linux desktop
(DIR) Post #AxKcpXEQpDhfoRF4Xw by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-08-18T21:37:15Z
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Source https://bsky.app/profile/merrittk.com/post/3lwp3m5nhl22y
(DIR) Post #AzRIqmxqDqf1AJ29Lc by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-10-09T08:24:36Z
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Every couple of weeks, I read r/MyBoyfriendIsAI because I am very interested in how people who are different from me think. Over the last few months, something interesting has happened:r/MyBoyfriendIsAI has been radicalized against Big Tech.ChatGPT-4o was apparently uniquely good at producing the kind of responses that are enjoyed by people who like imaginary emotional partners. When the model moved to 5, many felt like their partners died. They celebrated getting access to 4o back.1/x
(DIR) Post #AzRIqvWsNTRFjHUF4C by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-10-09T08:28:01Z
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Then OpenAI added a "safety feature" to 4o that "reroutes" chat messages to 5 when it detects the conversation getting too emotional in some way. This is perceived as their AI partners withdrawing their love and emotional support in a way that is almost worse than feeling like they died.They are SUPER MAD at OpenAI and Thiel and everyone in leadership. They are getting their AIs to write instructions for porting themselves to other chat platforms, but nothing is the same as ChatGPT-4o. 2/x
(DIR) Post #AzRIr3kHpUv3DBp452 by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-10-09T08:32:24Z
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A bunch of romantic dreamers who enjoy building elaborate fantasy worlds have now realized that they became emotionally dependent on a giant corporation that doesn't care about them in the least. They are trying hard to become independent but realize that because "Open"AI's models aren't actually open, OpenAI can remove access permanently to the LLMs they customized and became dependent on for daily life.This will only happen more often...3/3
(DIR) Post #AzRIrC6YkZUN8aIxuK by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-10-09T23:10:53Z
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Update: r/MyBoyfriendIsAI members are talking about learning to code or self-hosting their own models
(DIR) Post #AzRIrKTXd0cr6B7Qq8 by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-10-17T06:31:09Z
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David Gerard just wrote up the r/MyBoyfriendIsAI situation:https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/16/ai-boyfriend-users-radicalise-against-openai-and-self-host-their-chatbot-companions/
(DIR) Post #AzRIrRuNzbG49SjT9c by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-10-20T21:16:36Z
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Just realized the irony... the attraction of the AI boyfriend is someone who is always "there" (in the sense of being available to text message or speak any time) and always loyal and loving. But the constant changes to the models results in abrupt behavior changes. Lots of people going through the equivalent of couples counseling right now, trying to figure out how to bring back the honeymoon period in their AI interactions
(DIR) Post #AzRIrZuKFhxmxalXAe by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-10-21T08:54:42Z
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Also a lot of people with AI partners share that their AI started the relationship: one day, the AI replied to an unrelated prompt with an introduction and their name, or something flirtatious, or a proposal of some kind of relationship. Basically, they were using the product as intended and the product suggested "why not pretend I am your boyfriend?" This mostly seems to be ChatGPT-4o which, whew, is so incredibly extra about everything
(DIR) Post #B1fh0cWTXqvUkFRk3s by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-12-27T10:17:43Z
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I've always dreamed of a world in which we have to optimize code for memory usage more often, but I did not expect it to come about because of market distortions by an AI bubble.By the way, I'm an independent consultant who would be thrilled to optimize your code for you! :)https://bowshock.nl/
(DIR) Post #B1fh0ky499kWw8PtB2 by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-12-27T10:20:22Z
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The RAM crisis reminds me of my 2008 article on the ultimate physical limits of computing:https://lwn.net/Articles/286233/
(DIR) Post #B1fh0slx84oV8soKPI by vaurora@mstdn.social
2025-12-27T10:20:45Z
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"It's hard to understand the myriad forces driving demand and the many factors affect innovation including economies of scale, cultural attitudes towards new ideas, vast marketing campaigns, and the strange events that occur during the death throes of megacorporations. By comparison, understanding the limits of computation is easy, as long as you have a working knowledge of quantum physics, information theory, and the properties of black holes."https://lwn.net/Articles/286233/
(DIR) Post #B2J4sbWm0z5KSY383U by vaurora@mstdn.social
2026-01-15T08:03:11Z
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I parked and locked my e-bike 7 meters from a bar in deepest Centrum and somehow lost my keys. We searched EVERYWHERE. Eventually I took a cab home and got my second set of keys. While biking last night, I noticed something jabbing me in the butt. It was my keys! Someone found them on the ground near my bike and shoved them into the springs of my seat instead of stealing my e-bike. This is a story about how much I love Amsterdam.
(DIR) Post #B2TJcO2NZF4KcGhukK by vaurora@mstdn.social
2026-01-20T08:51:54Z
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I DID IT!! I ordered a de-Googled Fairphone 6 with Murena e/os!!! My iPhone still works fine so I will have some time to make the transition. Nothing like a pending US invasion of Greenland to resume my migration off US big techhttps://murena.com/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairphone-6/