Jons Mostovojs @jonn@social.doma.dev

Conclusion from the recent Apple article on LLM performance (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05229). In my field, large variations in output from small variations in input is called chaos. Not something on which you can build a robust and reliable system.

🔥Russians in Kursk region, - Khorne Group

10 October 1900 | A Polish Jew, Abram Cukier, was born in Warsaw. A hairdresser.

In Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 22725
He perished in the camp on 20 March 1942.

@jonn I believe you can use `direnv_layout_dir` in your direnv script to get an env-specific directory instead of PWD

@jonn neat idea, but I don’t think the tests actually work right. If it installs Hex, it won’t be able to install rebar, right? Might be better to use `mix local.hex —force —if-missing; mix local.rebar —force —if-missing ` instead.

Too bad there was no woman in the vicinity of this Nobel-worthy paper to share the award, really, one tries one's best, but it's so hard to find women who do science worthy of a #NobelPrize.

h/t @juliegiovacchini

"solar winds"
inspired by davidope (dvdp on instagram).
made using houdini.

Mad cow disease, also known as Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is when cows ingest contaminated meal, which can be sometimes made up of other cows. It was considered a disaster for the cattle industry in the 1990s.

Anyway, I bring it up because this is basically how LLM slop is starting to work now. All the nutritional grass has been eaten and now what’s left is the contaminated meal made from other LLMs. The LLMs eat the meal, and soon we will have, like Mad LLM disease or something

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I wrote a note: "Monitoring VPS Network Usage with vnStat and NixOS" https://notes.abhinavsarkar.net/2022/vnstat-dashboard

#nixos #selfhosting

What's the proper Canadian term for "prompt engineer"? (given that there's no accredited "prompt engineering" program to confer the Iron Ring)

I recreated the Barbican Estate in the lovely Townscaper app. I couldn't make the towers any taller but quite pleased with it otherwise
More pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/philgyford/kLr09g79ru
The app: https://www.townscapergame.com

#tokyocameraclub

Is it just me? Anytime I see AI generated images used in articles or web pages I immediately think “lazy” Just use free stock art at least.

Statement from President Joe Biden on U.S. Support for Ukraine

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-u-s-support-for-ukraine/