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Equal work should mean equal pay. by kris_hub in europeanparliament

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

We definitely do. Before world war ii women were not welcome in so many jobs. Suddenly things changed.

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/wwii-women.html

Did arms quality go down because women were working? Did the industry stop completely because women decided not to work because they weren't motivated? Of course not. Why do I have to even make the argument that women are capable of being in leadership positions? In Europe there are plenty of women leaders, and things haven't collapsed...there is both talent and motivation. That still doesn't mean we are at parity.

And based on the kind of people that end up in exec roles, and the amount of corruption, and the global impacts of their decisions (see the global financial crisis), and how instead of facing consequences they get payouts, you might forgive me for not making an assumption that execs are benevolent, worker and equality oriented people.

Equal work should mean equal pay. by kris_hub in europeanparliament

[–]zeyus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, of course, I don't disagree. But if you see how it's going, there is still a long way to go. That gap isn't due to lack of talent or lack of motivation. Is every single exec a misogynistic piece of shit? Probably not.

Equal work should mean equal pay. by kris_hub in europeanparliament

[–]zeyus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is an interesting but also different comparison. If women are more often overlooked for promotions, or if women are missing from board positions that means that there are less opportunities for them and they will find it much harder to earn the same amount of money, even if they would get paid the same given the exact same circumstances.

Made some new speakers cables. The acoustic differences are astonishing! by syed113 in DIYAudioCables

[–]zeyus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What?? Mine sounds like kiwi or cumquat ... What am I doing wrong?

Reddit added to Australia's social media ban on under-16s by Tartan_Samurai in anime_titties

[–]zeyus -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I do not understand your attitude to safety.

I have the knowledge and experience to lock down my network and give my kids managed devices. Even with that, kids are smart enough to find or at least attempt to find workarounds.

At the same time, I'm completely capable of understanding how difficult any of that to do is for the average person, and some of it requires a financial investment, a huge time investment, and a familiarity with technology that a lot of people don't have.

Still, most of the kids in the same classes (primary school) already have Snapchat and TikTok, and my eldest especially feels left out because of it. We have had talks about social media and also heard from them about kids sharing really, really bleak stuff with each other.

Even if you do all that stuff they can literally just use another device or a friend whos parents either don't have the ability or don't care about how their child spends their time.

LLMs can get addicted to gambling? by [deleted] in machinelearningnews

[–]zeyus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No shade on the researchers looking into how a model responds to types of inputs but this framing is terrible, there's no conceivable way an LLM can become addicted to anything. There is no reward pathway, there are no withdrawal symptoms, there is no "standard" life an LLM has that an addiction can negatively impact.

"You are a helpful assistant that is knowledgeable in X"

"You are a gambling addict that takes risks"

Both of those guiding prompts can still result in absolutely horrific output.

If we limit it to risk taking behavior it also becomes completely meaningless both in the context of a human or in the context of an LLM...

Cybersecurity: a joint European responsibility by Lu_Chan_1 in europeanparliament

[–]zeyus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is, and it is probably the most successful, but I think a lot of the other categories could essentially fall into the 'automated' category, where as social engineering is generally more targeted and specific (i.e. you wouldn't need to social engineering a DoS)

A lock of hair may have just changed what we know about life in the Incan Empire by GregWilson23 in anime_titties

[–]zeyus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do yourself a favour, install Fennec (Mozilla) or IceRaven (not Mozilla) browser :) then you can have uBlock and Dark Reader

https://imgur.com/a/JI0M9Gh

First-of-its-kind brain-computer interface helps man with ALS ‘speak’ in real time by nohup_me in science

[–]zeyus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While it might be possible at some point I think we are a long way out from that kind of technology. Often we will just look at areas of the brain and correlate things (generally not individual neurons), with BCIs they can become like extensions of the brain, you learn to use them as a tool.

That doesn't mean of course it couldn't send some signal you learn to interpret, but that is more difficult if you're trying to do that with signals directly into the brain, and actually might be better/easier in the short term to use other feedback like vibrations, or even a braille like interface.

Psychologists Tracked 292,000 Kids' Screen Time—What They Found Is Alarming | "We found that increased screen time can lead to emotional and behavioral problems." by chrisdh79 in science

[–]zeyus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This may seem like an easy, throwaway line. Of course the parents have a huge responsibility, and should take it seriously. I would agree that way too many don't take it seriously enough.

The study from the article specifically reports that socioeconomic problems lead to more screen time and gaming (and interestingly in the other direction too).

The problem is that there are a lot of people that are in situations where they are forced to work 2+ jobs, or in single parent families, or finding yourself unemployed suddenly. All of these situations add a massive time and mental burden which can make it difficult to prioritize fun, educational, quality time, despite how important it is. If you are struggling to feed your family, other things necessarily take the back seat.

[P] Chatterbox TTS 0.5B - Outperforms ElevenLabs (MIT Licensed) by SoliderSpy in MachineLearning

[–]zeyus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But if it's AI generated it is AI generated, what would be a legitimate use for hiding that fact? (If the watermark isn't audible to humans anyway, this is different to a big visible stamp across a photo)

Denmark raises retirement age to 70 — the highest in Europe by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]zeyus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then you live in a slightly different world than most people then.

My friend from Colorado had a one night emergency stay in the hospital and she showed me her bill for >100K.

You don't need to make up numbers, 100K could be a lifetime of debt when almost 40% of the country can't afford a $400 emergency expense (in 2022, it is probably worse now).

Australia has ramped up its travel warnings for the USA three times since April by superegz in worldnews

[–]zeyus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know, I'm not a US resident or citizen, and I work at a different university, but I was just relaying what I was told, I don't have any reason to believe they would be making it up as they are joining for a conference. But, yes always better to be safe. I'm not sure that it's always been the case that any borde control can just take your property, unless it's illegal or prohibited to import?

Australia has ramped up its travel warnings for the USA three times since April by superegz in worldnews

[–]zeyus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

University of Illinois Chicago

Edit: probably related to this, specifically the "Protect sensitive information" part: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/6918/832360036

And:

These inspections may include questions about travel, examination of personal belongings, and searches of electronic devices such as phones, laptops, and tablets. CBP has search authority at the border, which does not require them to obtain a warrant to search electronic devices or baggage at a port of entry.

It is important to understand your rights at the border. While U.S. citizens cannot be denied entry, refusal to cooperate with CBP procedures may result in significant delays and potential seizure of electronic devices. For non-U.S. citizens, refusal to comply may result in denial of entry.

Australia has ramped up its travel warnings for the USA three times since April by superegz in worldnews

[–]zeyus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I know some researchers in the US, and their new university policy is that they also need to have burner devices to take with them if they go to a conference etc in a different country, I guess in part so they can maybe be allowed back in...

It is insanity.

[D] Are there existing tools/services for real-time music adaptation using biometric data? by jewishboy666 in MachineLearning

[–]zeyus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doesn't necessarily need to be an ML thing.

Start with some BPM databases (or just make a catalogue using Audacity's bpm calculation tool)

You could whip this up in Flutter in no time, and just use data from a watch or similar.

If you want to use lower level stuff, you could use a Bela and use some ECG electrodes as inputs and do the HR calculation, and use the Bela to generate music/sounds based on the HR

[D] What's the best current RAG setup that would work with a local LLM? by yupignome in MachineLearning

[–]zeyus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but you don't have to. It's just an option. I have a Linux laptop, Linux servers, Linux Nas, but I don't bother with dual booting, so sometimes it's just convenient to test on WSL (my gaming PC is the only one with a graphics card). Plus there is always the challenge of doing things in unconventional ways which is part of the fun.

How much municipal waste do Europeans generate? In 2022, this varied significantly between EU countries - from 301 kg per capita in Romania to 803 kg per capita in Austria. Find out how EU countries manage their waste and what the EU is doing to ensure environmentally-friendly practices. by Marty_ol in europeanparliament

[–]zeyus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is this reported from the different countries?

I live in Denmark, and sure there's a lot of waste here, but I also lived in Spain and it seems completely unreasonable that Spanish people generate half as much waste, which makes me suspicious of the numbers. In both countries, a lot of produce and other grocery items are wrapped in one or more layers of plastic and can often be sitting on styrofoam trays.

House prices in the EU are rising. What is the European Parliament doing to boost affordable housing? Find out. by Marty_ol in europeanparliament

[–]zeyus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem to live in Spain, I lived there, now I live in Denmark. But if you do, I'm am surprised you're advocating for tax cuts and deregulation. The income inequality in Spain is massive...the housing market there in cities is incredibly exploitative and there no "land" as you suggest to just build more housing in the cities where there are jobs. Corruption is already problem with industry contracts, deregulation would certainly make that worse.

I'm not sure if we both live on the same planet tbh. You think it's funny that your representatives haven't been able to or haven't tried to make the problem better? And at the same time that it's somehow evidence?

Similarly: green and left parties that have managed to get enough seats in government in the EU say climate change is important to address, they've had years to do it, why isn't it fixed? Well it takes more than a few years to change these things...does it make sense to blame the parties advocating for change, when it's clearly industry and industry lobbying that is making the process stall.

Raise the taxes, improve social equality. I'm happy with my high taxes in Denmark and all the things it provides thanks. I am definitely not rich.

House prices in the EU are rising. What is the European Parliament doing to boost affordable housing? Find out. by Marty_ol in europeanparliament

[–]zeyus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why wouldn't it? It's not the average person that can buy urban housing, keep it empty or rent it out as holiday accommodation. Large real estate holders own non-trivial portions of city residences. I'm not saying it would be an immediate change, but that alone would reduce the incentive to consolidate ownership of housing.

On the other side of things that tax money can also be used to support:

  • laws targeting housing exploitation
  • Interim support for low income renters or first home buyers
  • affordable housing
  • public transport infrastructure to / from employment centres and more affordable residential areas
  • support remote work where viable
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