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adnan

@adnan@1210.nl

From the old internet

Originally from New Delhi, India. Now living in the Netherlands. I gossip about news, current events and programming.

Born at 333ppm

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TechDesk , to Random stuff
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When OpenAI created its “Superalignment” team in summer 2023, the goal was for it to “steer and control future AI systems that could be so powerful they could lead to human extinction,” reports @engadget. “Less than a year later, that team is dead.”

Jan Leike, one of the team’s leaders, who quit earlier this week, posted a scathing statement on X showing the internal tensions between the safety team and the wider company.

“OpenAI is shouldering an enormous responsibility on behalf of all of humanity,” he wrote. “But over the past years, safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products.” Engadget has more.

https://flip.it/PRqSl5

adnan ,
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@TechDesk @engadget Satya Nadella wants to make Google dance I guess.

junesim63 , to India
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"A defining feature of life in India today is the suffocating atmosphere of menace and threat to critics of the government. Shah is the face and embodiment of this fear, which lurks everywhere, from the newsrooms to the courtrooms, and which inspires a sense of alarm that is bigger than the sum of the facts and anecdotes that can be amassed to illustrate it"

Chilling long read on the rise of Amit Shah, Modi's right-hand man.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/amit-shah-narendra-modi-right-hand-man-india

adnan ,
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@jmcrookston @junesim63 Canadian govt’s accusations are a surprising miss from this article. Guardian’s readers would have been found that closer to home.

jerry , to Random stuff
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It’s interesting that though the total number of fediverse users went up by 70000 in the past month, the number of monthly active users dropped by 60000. If I’m reading that right, 10% (130k) of all active accounts went inactive over the past month.

adnan ,
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@jerry maybe the method of counting changed? 😕

nixCraft , to Linux
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The pstree command shows running processes as a tree. https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-pstree-command-examples-shows-running-processestree/

adnan ,
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@nixCraft One of my favorite debugging tools.

malwaretech , to Random stuff
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I'd heard about the price war between BYD and Tesla, but I'd never actually seen any of the BYD cars because they're banned in the US. Some influencer imported one and did a review and now I'm pretty sure the ban is the only thing keeping Tesla alive

adnan ,
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@malwaretech @GossiTheDog I saw some news about a bill in the US that will impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs and other green tech https://apnews.com/article/china-electric-vehicles-imports-3d1f4ef984b18bb6e86274e65bcfdf2e

lowqualityfacts , to Random stuff
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That's so interesting.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

adnan ,
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@lowqualityfacts I already follow your threads account so I am unfollowing this.

notjustbikes , to Random stuff
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I love that I can get a Shinkansen back to Tokyo at 10PM from a city with less than 100K population.

The drive would be 183 km and take 2h23m but this train will get me there in 1h10m.

It's included in my JR East train pass, too.

♥🚄

adnan ,
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@notjustbikes I was on the new NS rail InterCity trains for the first time yesterday. I believe they were introduced last year and can go up to 200km/hr. I think they do run much faster between Breda and Rotterdam than the old ICD trains. The 2e class was even nicer than the much more expensive EuroStar trains.

notjustbikes , to Random stuff
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I can't believe I'm in Japan when the Aurora Borealis is in the Netherlands.

Good thing I've already seen them before in Yellowknife.

https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/112422344899892103

adnan ,
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@notjustbikes I completely missed them. What time were they? I was looking up from midnight to 1:00 AM and then my middle aged body gave out.

christianselig , to Random stuff
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Choosing a travel backpack is really hard, and I still haven't found one I love, so mostly for my own reference I wrote a long post with thoughts on pretty much every travel backpack out there https://christianselig.com/2024/04/choosing-a-backpack-is-hard/

If you have other recommendations gimme

adnan ,
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@christianselig thank you. My own research lives as a private note on my laptop. This will be very helpful

thurrott , to Random stuff
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Amazon Prime Video Will Soon Show Ads When Users Hit Pause https://www.thurrott.com/amazon/302194/amazon-prime-video-will-soon-show-ads-when-users-hit-pause?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

adnan ,
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@thurrott here in this country 🇳🇱, Prime Video is so bad that its enshittification is a relief.

atomicpoet , (edited ) to Random stuff
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Listen, if you’re a white person, and you think you’ve had Szechuan food, you probably haven’t.

Most of the Szechuan restaurants in the USA lack a basic component: spiciness.

I say this because a friend from out of town just went to a Szechuan restaurant in Vancouver, thought it was going to be business as usual, and now he’s doubled over because the spice is too much for him.

He tells me, it’s so bad, that he feels the spice eking out of his pores. 🤣

adnan ,
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@atomicpoet @atomicpoet She maybe messing with you. Why would one spice be different from another? Heat is heat.

adnan ,
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@atomicpoet ha ha. I am aware that different spices are different. For example I am better with green chillies than I am with black pepper. But I always that I tolerated green chillies simply because I loved the flavor. Now I will have to google this phenomenon 😀

tokyo_0 , to News from fediverse
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Coincidentally, this seems to expose a gap in security—since right now there's no way for me to continue posting to a hashtag I use frequently and avoid this user, who openly admits that they use .social to browse hashtags and then quote posts.

https://makai.chaotic.ninja/notes/9szvrst4m6

The only way I can use a hashtag on this federated network is to make my post publicly visible. Doesn't that make all hashtag-based communities here vulnerable to surveillance and potential abuse?

adnan ,
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@tokyo_0 That indeed seems to be a gap. But block should be working on your instance. Why is your instance showing you posts from this user when you have blocked them? That is the gap in my opinion. Even if they at mention you, you should not see them on your timeline.

jwz , to Random stuff
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Is Xcode actually a program, or a fractal zipbomb of nested installers?

Software update: "New Xcode!"
I fill with dread.
Two hours later: Finally launch Xcode.
Xcode: "Oh, did you want a compiler?? Update tools! Update components!"
Two hours later: press "Run".
Xcode: "Suddenly you have no simulators! Those old ones, they were no good! Download a single simulator!"
Four hours later...

adnan ,
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@jwz macOS needs a new package manager 😀

nixCraft , to Random stuff
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Bluesky says goodbye to Mr. Jack (co-founder and former CEO of Twitter). He is back to bird site. He has been posting there for the past few days. Then unfollowed everyone except three accounts (Musk, Snowden, and Assange's wife). 😂

adnan ,
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@nixCraft weird. But then all billionaires are weird. Don’t put your faith in them.

skinnylatte , to Random stuff
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I’ve gotten into the habit of making flatbreads. It’s just such a win, gets me into flow state, and is a cheap and tasty thing to do that makes such a huge difference (I don’t like soft store bought tortillas or wraps, unless I go to get specific local Mexican brands..)

Might want to explore making the Indian breads I miss. Like rumali roti

https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-soft-flatbread-yeast/

adnan ,
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@skinnylatte someone recently commented how rumali rotis have disappeared from menus of restaurants. That would be a shame. I loved them better than naan bread.

nixCraft , to Random stuff
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the guy is losing it slowly and wants to make a remake of 1984

adnan ,
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@nixCraft I wish there was running counter of how much VCs have invested in Sam Altman companies. Didn’t he ask for trillions of dollars recently?

atomicpoet , to Random stuff
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One of the best indie publishers right now is Atari.

Yes, that Atari.

Over the past few years, they've let a bunch of small studios have fun with their IP. The result has been some of the best re-imaginings of classic video games ever produced.

Last year, they acquired both Nightdive Studios and Digital Eclipse, both specialists in re-invigorating classics like System Shock and Karateka. And they're also now the caretakers of MobyGames and the AtariAge forums.

Also, not very many people know this, but they make consoles again. The past few years has seen the release of the new Atari VCS, Atari 2600+, and the Atari 400 Mini.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFWgYOeYe50

adnan ,
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@atomicpoet There are many fun Atari at the local arcade here.

tchambers , to Random stuff
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A good feature and know a very similar one coming to Mastodon. Looking forward to it.
https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/112383868294124972

adnan ,
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@tchambers Any control put on Threads post means it wouldn’t federate. Only unrestricted public posts will federate AFAIK

adnan ,
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@tchambers I got a mini shock at your reply. I thought you were replying to me from your threads account

adnan ,
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@tchambers I do appreciate that threads app will show you the handle instead of the full name. Back in the old days, using someone’s handle instead of their given name was a way of respecting their choice instead of tying them to their inherited identity. It was one of most striking features of online communities.

nixCraft , to Random stuff
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What is a 10x engineer? Wrong answers only.

adnan ,
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@nixCraft the one who always estimates it 10x the wrong way.

scottjenson , to Random stuff
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Am I the only one confused by ? They feel clunky, it's not at all clear what is going on, and honestly doesn't feel any different than a password manager (but somehow worse)

I really don't even understand what is going on under the hood. Are there any good explainers out there?

adnan ,
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@scottjenson they are like passwords and your password manager should support them. I believe @bitwarden does.

fediversereport , to Random stuff
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New: Last Month in - April 2024

Last months news:

  • Brazilian president Lula joins Bluesky, and a Portugese community with it
  • Skygaze shuts down the popular For You algorithmic feed
  • grant recipients announced

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-month-in-bluesky-april-2024/

adnan ,
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@fediversereport Terrible. I hope BlueSky federation expands soon. They are still running on VC money

lowqualityfacts , to Random stuff
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I love Seinfeld.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

adnan ,
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@lowqualityfacts I have inform you that I have stopped trusting you

EposVox , to Random stuff
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Stop turning your Linux apps into Docker containers and removing the normal install methods.

adnan ,
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@EposVox containers are a packaging method more than anything else.

What is “normal”?

christianselig , to Random stuff
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Juno for YouTube 1.1 is now available! 🥳🥽 The update addresses a bunch of the awesome feedback folks provided, like adding quality selection, captions, volume controls, as well as a bunch of handy bug fixes and quality of life improvements!

Details: https://christianselig.com/2024/02/juno-1-1/

adnan ,
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@christianselig really wish there was a YouTube app for the iPhone too. Is it against API rules?

adnan ,
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@christianselig Kickstarter to assuage interest? Please 🙏

christianselig , to Random stuff
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Number one!

adnan ,
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@christianselig congratulations! Is this app going to come for the iPhone too?

mmasnick , to Random stuff
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Okay, so people are encouraging me to post more here, but maybe to ignore the replies... So I'll post my latest on Elon/Bill Ackman and their rather confused take on free speech that seems focused on punishing journalists for reporting on things these billionaires don't like. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/10/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-temporarily-bans-journalists-as-free-speech-absolutist-bill-ackman-threatens-slapp-suit-against-journalists/

adnan ,
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@mmasnick I suppose folks would be also asking for techdirt to use an activitypub plugin. That would satisfy me.

taylorlorenz , to Random stuff
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This breaks my goddamn heart 💔 https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23954412/tumblr-downscaling-employees-transferred-automattic

adnan ,
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@taylorlorenz @nedhamson1

The product remains, doesn’t it? But I do not think that the fediverse integration is coming. If it had, a number of us would have shifted to Tumblr for our presence.

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