@retrev.bsky.social
Computer science, retro computers, HAM, music, TTRPG, and whatever else I feel like. Be warned, this is not a politics free zone, I'm unapologetically liberal. Mastodon: @retrev@mas.to, @K8TRC@mastodon.radio DMs to signal (ask for my phone number)
Anyone in theoretical cosmology seeing this problem? In short, she says a lot of papers coming out are BS because they are based on very poor hypothesis selection. youtu.be/ZO5u3V6LJuM
18.09.2025 17:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
14.09.2025 13:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Interesting vlog about scientific evidence and policy making
youtu.be/zSVVfOkDOgs?...
They always threw out years of precedence and gutted section 5 now they intend to destroy section 2 on an expedited timeline so states and redistrict minorities out of existence before the midterms.
youtube.com/watch?v=2wdp...
If you don't think LLMs understand language I propose the following. (the misspelling adds difficulty to the problem)
I'm the sentance "Darla joopied around with her friends on Saturday night." Try to drive the word joopied
What do you think "joopied" means? Now copy and paste that into an LLM
Interesting deep dive on how radiation protection works in a nuclear plant. youtu.be/cRaKMTK7ea0?...
13.07.2025 22:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Interesting take on AI from a generally skeptical guy
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
09.06.2025 01:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I've got a friend in a desperate situation. I helped set up a fundraiser to try and help it. Please share it around as much as possible. Details in the link or you can message me directly. Thank you.
giveahand.com/fundraiser/h...
#domesticviolance
#survivor
#fundraiser
Use a spoon for the leftovers!
15.05.2025 13:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
"Like Seanan McGuire and Sarah Dessen tripping balls in Charles De Lint's queer basement rave," my urban fantasy novel Red Shoes is available in TPB, hardcover, Kindle, epub and audiobook editions from all major (and most indie) booksellers.
14.05.2025 01:13 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1
#resist
youtube.com/shorts/6jkhw...
If life supposedly starts at conception then why don't the anti choice people celebrate their conception day instead of their birthday π€
06.05.2025 00:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
My grandfather talking about the history of his house and the town I grew up in #history #rhodeisland
youtu.be/jmvE_RbDrzg?...
go.bsky.app/FLUwv5d
28.02.2025 19:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
If you want the most important bits, watch the last ten minutes
youtu.be/wqMi2Uqaw4c?...
I haven't used those specifically but it's basically just a current clamp that reads current on a per circuit (breaker) basis. It assumes 115v and calculates power from that. The software might have smarts to guess what is active based on patterns (big spike followed by steady use for a fan etc)
27.02.2025 16:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Trump admin to replace a black man with a less qualified white man because the black man was "too woke."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Depending on their velocity relative to you
Original imsai for sale (not my listing) #retrocomputer #imsai #s100
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Both, I think. Both is good. dailyboulder.com/doge-website...
14.02.2025 16:34 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
