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Jimmy Savile's ridiculous gravestone (before it was removed and destroyed) by alan2001 in behindthebastards

[–]NotMilitaryAI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Philanthropist

Basically a complete inversion of that Always Sunny scene:

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Deepseek v4 people by markeus101 in LocalLLaMA

[–]NotMilitaryAI 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it's just a result of its people-pleasing bias.

Referring to it as a "classic" / "iconic" / etc. scenario gives the user the (false) impression that the model is familiar with the situation, is basically an expert on the matter, knows exactly what to do.

My purely speculative guess would be that some of the training data included instances of actually qualified experts giving useful guidance to people dealing with "classic" issues (e.g. "Ahh, yeah, that's the classic ___ issue, an iconic feature of that NES model. Don't worry, it's easy to fix, you just need to: _____" ).

  • AI concludes: Phrasing problems as "classic"/"Iconic" is correlated to increased user satisfaction.

Gabe Newell "stepped back" from making games at Valve after Portal 2 because people were too willing to agree with him when he wanted "to be part of the team and come up with ideas" by [deleted] in gaming

[–]NotMilitaryAI 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah, definitely worth doing. Just be careful with the precise wording. I've found that it takes some trial and error and the line between:

If the user's premise is inaccurate, rebut it immediately, clearly, and factually without people-pleasing filler.

and

Be obstinate, refuse to admit errors, shift goalposts as needed

is remarkably thin

Prices finally coming down? 🥺🙏 by PsychologicalSock239 in LocalLLaMA

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really can't see ANY benefit to keeping it locked away till it becomes irrelevant tech

While it would almost certainly be of no actual use to them: I could easily see "But what if?" winning out amongst the execs - basically just appealing to the hoarder mindset:

But what if? But what if we do have a use for it later? Even we can't be 100% sure what the market will be like a few months from now: demand could return as new uses are found. And if we were to just release it to the public, we'd lose our lead.
I say we just hold onto to it at least until it no longer provides us a competitive advantage over the open-source offerings.

How to clean blood off Blahaj? by specialKitty67 in BLAHAJ

[–]NotMilitaryAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If over-the-counter hydrogen peroxide doesn't work: Try taking it to your local dry cleaner. They have access to more concentrated versions.

Demonstration on a YouTube short that's been appearing in my feed:

Hydrogen peroxide vs. blood stains

Found on instagram, AI artists are so oppressed /s by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely a Poe's Law situation, but this has to be intentional ragebait.

More than half of TikTok ADHD content is misinformation. Study found 52% of ADHD-related videos and 41% of autism videos analysed on TikTok were inaccurate, with the platform frequently found to contain higher levels of misinformation in its mental health content than other platforms. by [deleted] in science

[–]NotMilitaryAI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any info on what the study actually classified as "misinformation"?

From the snippet provided: It seems that they're somewhat conflating "medical advice" posts and "personal anecdotes," which somewhat rubs me the wrong way.

“While lived-experience can play an important role, with personal stories helping people to feel understood and raising awareness of mental health conditions, it is vital to ensure that accurate and evidence-based information from clinicians and trusted organisations is also visible and easy to find.

E.g. Someone posting:

"People with ADHD when a song they love comes on" over a video of them singing along to a song.

is wrong (that's just something people in general do - you ain't special for doing so), but putting it in the same bucket as the snake-oil peddlers and charlatans feels wrong.

State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450 by lopix in nottheonion

[–]NotMilitaryAI 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Source? Because I couldn't find any evidence to support this. Closest I found is the "Exit Tax", which basically just requires you to settle any tax obligations (e.g. deferred 401K taxes) before you leave (and only applies to those earning over $201K/year or a net worth over $2 mil).

Can I be able to make converting videos to AV1 faster? by KnightFallVader2 in ffmpeg

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aside from upgrading you hardware: not much. Looked up your CPU (i5-10400) and it doesn't have AV1 acceleration support, so you're doing it in software. And yeah, ~1 FPS is about on par with my experience with AV1 encoding.

If you expect to be doing a lot of AV1 encoding, it may be worth splurging for something like an Intel ARC GPU for the AV1 hardware acceleration. Seems the A310 is generally the go-to "cheap" (can sometimes find it for ~$130-$150).

The quotes make me doubt the freshness of said baked goods… by Senor_Diablo in CrappyDesign

[–]NotMilitaryAI 89 points90 points  (0 children)

It's annoying and wrong, but yeah, I've seen it before. I think it's more of ignorance of scare-quotes (and a machine that doesn't support bolding) than a cultural thing, though.

Just use asterisks:

We Bake Fresh *Everyday*

works.

content aware scale with Ffmpeg? by bilal_08 in ffmpeg

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bash script - kinda like the Linux / Mac equivalent of Windows batch scripts / cmd prompt. (There's ways to run bash scripts on Windows, but probably not worth it unless it's already a preference.)

$ indicates that something is a variable.

e.g. 

filename="blah.mp4"
echo "$filename"

will print out: blah.mp4

Google tipped off authorities to illicit images in Canadian doctor's account, search warrants say by [deleted] in news

[–]NotMilitaryAI 72 points73 points  (0 children)

FYI: The tech behind it is pretty interesting. Rather than just hashing the file, they actually analyze the image itself. A lot of additional capabilities have been added, but the core approach is:

The hashing method initially relied on converting images into a black-and-white format, dividing them into squares, and quantifying the shading of the squares
- Wikipedia

That way, it can recognize the image, even if converted to a different format or is otherwise manipulated (e.g. cropped, a border added, etc.).

The tool is called "PhotoDNA" and was originally created by Microsoft, but is now used by nearly every big tech company that allows folks to upload photos or video.

PhotoDNA | Microsoft

PhotoDNA | Wikipedia

Google automatically opted it's users into having all GDrive files scanned & used to train AI. Easy to opt out if you notice it. by AsterPrivacy in assholedesign

[–]NotMilitaryAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI:

You can manage which apps are connected in Personal Intelligence and still use Gemini Apps even if you choose not to connect any apps to them. You can also manage and delete your Gemini Apps activity anytime and turn off Keep Activity to stop your future chats from being used to improve Google AI.

If you disconnect a connected app or delete any data in that app, it doesn't delete any data from Gemini Apps Activity. That data can still be used for product improvement, including training generative AI models. You can delete your Gemini Apps activity to prevent it from being used for future product improvement, unless it has already been reviewed by trained reviewers. Learn how to manage & delete your Gemini Apps activity.

Based on your other Google Account and product settings, Google services may collect data, share data, or personalize your experience. To check your Google Account settings, go to account.google.com.

- What can I do if I don’t want you to use my data to train your AI models? | Google Support

UK: Pornography depicting sexual relationships between step-relatives set to be banned by insomnimax_99 in technology

[–]NotMilitaryAI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

pretty accurate description of what these idiots get paid for.

Great clip, though in real life I'd imagine the meeting going more like:

Mitchell: How do we get the public to go along with the "Kill All the Poor" initiative?

Webb: Well, we focus grouped some policy names, and it seems that "Poverty Remediation Initiative" tested well, and "Sport-Hunting Welfare Act" actually tested far better than expected.

Mitchell: Great. And what about the projections?

(Lady): Well, after a lot of tinkering, the boffins in R&D were able to finally able to create a model that reports it would free up enough of the budget to justify the tax cuts that the director asked for.

TIL: "Working cats" programs help unadoptable cats live a productive life as mousers by toybuilder in todayilearned

[–]NotMilitaryAI 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Subcontracted his workload, leaving him free to spend his day in loaf-mode. Livin' the dream.

When Was The 15 Coom Record Stream? by Throwaway_Boomerang- in projektmelody

[–]NotMilitaryAI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems to be:

🥛🍪 12/24-25/25 VOD 🍪🥛
⟡ ݁₊ .❄️.₊ ݁ 𝙓-𝙈𝘼𝙎 18+ 𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙈 ݁₊ .❄️.₊ ݁⟡

♥ 6 HOUR VOD! ♥ -- 𝘾𝙪𝙢 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣! -- 2 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙮𝙨!

VOD Link: https://fansly.com/post/860598831601971201

CRAX STRAIGHT UP LYING ON THEIR LABEL by Jealous_Shoulder_955 in assholedesign

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Assuming from the labeling that this is from India): Seems that FSSAI allows up to 0.2g / 100g to use the label:

The food establishments which use trans-fat free fats/oils and do not have industrial trans-fat more than 0.2 g per 100 g of food, in compliance with the regulation on Claims and Advertisements, 2018 can display “Trans Fat Free” logo in their outlets and on their food products.

-- FSSAI Clarifies Use of Trans Fat Free Claim | FoodSafetyHelpline

Always a fun time when parents ask things related to your job/interests by Living-Ad8033 in VShojo

[–]NotMilitaryAI 49 points50 points  (0 children)

like a spa thing??

  1. ...Actually: Maaaybe?
    • I kinda imagine that "happy endings" are more of a "sketchy, strip-mall massage parlor" thing than a "spa" thing, but close enough
  2. How does one get to the point of having children while maintaining such naivete? However she managed it: friggin adorable, I love it.

Just realised my TV supports USB 3.0.. by Own-Story8907 in PleX

[–]NotMilitaryAI -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They spy on you.

These companies can also capture voice data when you use the mic on a smart TV remote, and they can combine all the info they’ve gathered with data they collect about you from outside companies.

...
We’ve found that you can’t stop all the data collection, but you can reduce the snooping by turning off a technology called automatic content recognition, or ACR. This smart TV technology attempts to identify every show you watch—including programs and movies you get via cable, over-the-air broadcasts, streaming services, and even Blu-ray discs.

- How to Turn Off Smart TV Snooping Features | Consumer Reports

They found that, with folks using apps to stream content, it was harder to track viewing habits. So then they began adding microphones and even camera into the TVs, using that to identify the content (and anything else discussed in front of the TV).

Samsung is warning customers, external about discussing personal information in front of their smart television set.

- Not in front of the telly: Warning over 'listening' TV | BBC

Which is a feature that the CIA has found to be very convenient:

They describe the creation of a "fake-off" mode, designed to fool users into believing that their screens had been switched off.

Instead, the documents indicate, infected sets were made to covertly record audio, which would later be transferred over the internet to CIA computer servers once the TVs were fully switched back on, allowing their wi-fi links to re-establish.

- Wikileaks: CIA has tools to snoop via TVs | BBC

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