Same Assignment and LLM, Different Outcome. Tokenizer as Cause?

Watching the recorded session about the use of LLMs of the personal knowledge management course I am following this fall provided an interesting question. Fellow participant H asked different models questions about a paper he uploaded (and also wrote, so he knows what’s in it). O … | Continue reading


@zylstra.org | 30 minutes ago

This morning I strolled into the darkroom fully planning to mix a fresh batch of color film chemistry to develop some film tomorrow. I was certain I had at least one fresh pack. I’m all out! And, most places I purchase chemistry is out of stock. I guess I’ll use tomorrow to make … | Continue reading


@cdevroe.com | 34 minutes ago

Could Data Be Stored in Plastic? Here’s How It Works

A new technique enables data storage in synthetic polymers, allowing direct bit access without full sequence decoding, significantly increasing storage density and stability, demonstrated by encoding a university address in ASCII within a polymer. The need for data storage is gro … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 37 minutes ago

Flooooor Zeerooooooo

Elevator voices full of anguish, as if a terminally bored AGI got stuck announcing floor numbers. It’s a thing. Last summer we stayed one night in the Residence Inn in Ghent, Belgium. Getting in, the elevator announced flooor zeeroooo in a wailing voice. And doing that for the ot … | Continue reading


@zylstra.org | 39 minutes ago

Alzheimer’s drug trial raises concerns for accelerating cognitive decline

While growing evidence suggests that there’s a link between blood iron levels and the development of Alzheimer’s disease, new research investigating the effects of an available iron-reducing drug has raised concerns about its use as a treatment for the condition. Continue Reading … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 57 minutes ago

Before & After: A “Cold” ‘90s Kitchen Gets the Coziest Green Facelift (for Under $1,700!)

Black cabinets made the space feel cold and dated. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

4G-connected anti-theft system protects this cargo ebike when parked

California's Aventon hauled itself into the utility bike world last year with the Abound cargo ebike. Now the company has added a short-tail version, which comes with an all-new smart system for peace-of-mind security as well as enhanced connectivity. Continue Reading Category: B … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

Shocking Discoveries: How Thunderstorm Sparks Shape Our Atmosphere

A research team from USTC has shed new light on the mechanisms of corona discharges at thunderstorm cloud tops, crucial for understanding atmospheric chemistry. Their observations during a typhoon led to a novel model that explains how cloud-top discharges initiate and their impa … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Space-based solar power to be beamed to Iceland by 2030

UK startup Space Solar has signed an agreement with Reykjavik Energy that could see Iceland become the first country to receive power beamed from a space-based solar power plant. The 30-MW demonstrator is scheduled to go online by 2030. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Technolo … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

How to turn an ugly water stain on the ceiling into a creepy Big Bird character

If you have a big, ugly water stain on your ceiling, you have a few options. You can take a trip to home depot and fix the problem yourself, or you can call a maintenance worker who will use their expertise to solve the issue. — Read the rest The post How to turn an ugly water st … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

Explore the deep and distant past of Intellivision

Sure, you know the story of Nolan Bushnel and the early days of the video arcade game Pong. And as a kid (or parent) maybe you ate pizza while watching his animatronic rodent Chucky Cheese. But do you know the story of rival Intellivision? — Read the rest The post Explore the dee … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

"Your body, my choice" coiner Nick Fuentes doxxed

In the wake of Trump's victory, many of his supporters have gone fully mask off – even if, in the case of outspoken white supremacist Nick Fuentes, the mask was barely on in the first place. In recent days, Fuentes has become the face of the unrepentant, ghoulish glee of Trump's … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

9 O’Clock Nasty Drops Mind-Blowing Remix of ‘Too Cool’

Now, Mr. Mark Yorath (The EQ), together with Phil Haywood and DJ Mastersafe, dismantled, re-imagined, and re-built 9 o'clock Nasty's unforgettable banger. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 2 hours ago

Colonizing Mars: The Simple Device That Could Turn CO2 Into Vital Fuel

Researchers have developed thermoelectric generators that, even under modest temperature differences, can power a CO2 conversion process. This technology, tested in lab settings, could be particularly useful in geothermal installations on Earth and potentially support life on Mar … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

The pro move when updating to a new Mac (or, new iPhone, iPad or updating to a new OS version) is to leave the device plugged in for nearly an entire day while all of the indexes are being rebuilt. This may be especially true now with Apple Intelligence. | Continue reading


@cdevroe.com | 2 hours ago

Introducing ActivityBot - the simplest way to build Mastodon Bots

As you may have read, BotsIn.Space is closing down, I have lots of automated bot accounts living on the Fediverse - and I want them to continue posting. Installing and maintaining an entire Mastodon instance sounds like hard work. Paying people to host my stuff feels like putting … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 2 hours ago

Trump's proposed tariffs will make game consoles more expensive

Remember how the PS5 Pro met with widespread ridicule (rightly so) for its extortionate $700 asking price? What if I told you it could be jacked up to almost a thousand dollars in the near future? Like many less-than-ideal things happening this week, it can be tied back to Trump' … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

James Tissot’s Anglo-French stories: 2, to England and return

His narrative series continued in London, with veteran's stories, a social gaffe, a modernised version of the prodigal son, and the modern woman in Paris. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 2 hours ago

AMA - What Is It You Long For

This question was asked by Curious Magpie. It has also been answered by Anniegreens. Do you experience Hiraeth (a deep longing for something)? What is it you long for - a time, a place, a feeling? The greatest adventure of my life was my honeymoon, a blissful 156 day long-distanc … | Continue reading


@louplummer.lol | 2 hours ago

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@mastodon.social | 2 hours ago

11/10/2024

In the stillness of dawn, a blood-red stain spreads through the clouds. The winter wren wakes before the Carolina wren for once, with only slightly less strident results. | Continue reading


@morningporch.com | 2 hours ago

The New York Times Tech Guild built a page of games to play during the strike

If you broke your Wordle and Connections streaks to support the striking New York Times tech workers, they also have your back. The NYT Tech Guild, the union representing the striking workers, has a page of games to keep you entertained until the strike ends. — Read the rest The … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 3 hours ago

Investigating Old Stick Chairs

I love books, photos and drawings, but if you want to quickly learn a lot about making and designing chairs, there is one path: Study the suckers in person every chance you get. Up close and slowly. Last week, Welsh chairmaker Chris Williams arranged for me and some friends to st … | Continue reading


@blog.lostartpress.com | 3 hours ago

Stanford Scientists Overturn Mendel’s Law With Shocking Cancer Discovery

ecDNA catapults into spotlight. A trio of research papers from Stanford Medicine researchers and their international collaborators transforms scientists’ understanding of how small DNA circles — until recently dismissed as inconsequential — are major drivers of many types of huma … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 3 hours ago

The three chip problem

They like their chips well engineered in the USA. Long, straight and thin. Good looking. To get such handsome chips requires large, round, smooth potatoes, and to grow such potatoes requires soft, loamy, sandy soil. Such soil is thirsty. In such thirsty soil, water seeps through … | Continue reading


@gerrymcgovern.com | 3 hours ago

Things Worth Remembering: Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the ‘Strange Death’ of Europe

Thursday’s mob in Amsterdam, which viciously attacked Israeli soccer fans, is a reminder of how little has changed in two decades—and what must be done. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 hours ago

Find out why people leave sticks instead of flowers on this grave

This 100-year-old grave belongs to a dog named Rex. Rex is believed to have belonged to a fruit merchant named John E. Stow, who died in 1884. Instead of flowers, Rex's grave receives sticks. In the photo [note: no photo is actually included], visitors have accumulated a large pi … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 hours ago

Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand?

The idea ostriches bury their heads when they feel threatened is thought have come from Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder around 2,000 years ago. But is it true? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 4 hours ago

Silent Sunday

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@cimple.life | 4 hours ago

Ice sculpture

There are very few activities that are fully reversible. Ice sculpture might be one of them. Once the ice melts, all the effort and information is lost, and refreezing lets you begin again with a new, fresh block of ice. Of course, it’s not completely gone. The thing you made rem … | Continue reading


@seths.blog | 4 hours ago

SpaceX Dragon Rockets ISS to New Heights With Historic Reboost

SpaceX and NASA have successfully tested the Dragon spacecraft’s reboost capabilities, enhancing the International Space Station’s altitude. This test adds to existing capabilities provided by Roscosmos’s Progress and Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecrafts. Alongside its reboost d … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 4 hours ago

'Brain stars' store our memories like a microscopic filing cabinet

Fascinating new findings into how clusters of 'brain stars' retain memories has changed what we know about how they're held in our minds. Continue Reading Category: Biology, Science Tags: Baylor College of Medicine, Neuroscience, Brain, Memory, Alzheimer's disease, PTSD, Neural N … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 4 hours ago

How did the Concorde fly so fast?

The Concorde was the fastest commercial plane ever flown, but its speed came with a hefty price tag. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 5 hours ago

Amazon has stopped giving delivery dates of Kindle Colorsoft

Amazon has stopped providing delivery dates for the Kindle Colorsoft e-reader in the United States. When customers placed orders last week, the earliest delivery date was the end of November, but now no date was given today. Why has Amazon done this with its first colour e-reader … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 5 hours ago

The coven of chaos is literally a pride flag

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@tumblr.com | 5 hours ago

Classic Christmas Stories with Modern Twists

Reading books on Christmas Eve has deep roots in Russian and Ukrainian history. In 1831, Nikolai Gogol’s story “The Night Before Christmas” became a yearly tradition, read aloud to children. This dark tale centers on a blacksmith and the devil, in love with the same girl, which a … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 5 hours ago

Sunday photoblogging: Gruissan

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@crookedtimber.org | 5 hours ago

Infection Aftershock: COVID-19’s Long-Term Impact on Your Heart

New research indicates that people who contracted COVID-19 early in the pandemic faced a significantly elevated risk of heart attack, stroke, and death for up to three years post-infection. Those with severe cases saw nearly quadruple the risk, especially in individuals with A, B … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 5 hours ago

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@tumblr.com | 5 hours ago

Thilina Liyanage: Orchid Villa (2022)

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@tumblr.com | 5 hours ago

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@tumblr.com | 5 hours ago

Flagged As Fantastic

Brook Horse on successful compassionate communication with (literally) delusional people, and lessons about how the approach can work with people swamped with dis- and mis-information. | Continue reading


@bestof.metafilter.com | 5 hours ago

Groundbreaking laser tech enables faster, safer landmine detection

Researchers at the University of Mississippi have come up with a faster, more efficient method for detecting landmines – millions of which pose a lethal threat to people in war-ravaged countries all over the world. This breakthrough, which uses lasers and acoustic vibration, has … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 5 hours ago

The educated professional class is out of touch with America

Lesson #3 from Trump's victory. | Continue reading


@noahpinion.blog | 6 hours ago

Discover the Quantum Power Hidden Inside Diamonds

The SPINNING project, under the leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute, is pioneering a quantum computer using diamond-based spin photons, promising lower cooling requirements, longer operating times, and lower error rates compared to conventional quantum systems. This innovative … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 6 hours ago

Bacterial ‘sat nav’ tracks where you’ve been with surprising accuracy

We naturally pick up microorganisms as we move about the world. Now, researchers have developed an AI tool that accurately links you to a particular location using a sample of the bugs you’ve collected on your travels – like a bacterial satellite navigation system. Continue Readi … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 6 hours ago

Last Week on My Mac: Mac mini M4 Pro first impressions, cores and more

Set up from unboxing in under 2 hours, its CPU cores perform better than those in the M3, differences that are magnified. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 7 hours ago

Unusual Stem Cell Discovery Challenges Longstanding Cellular Reprogramming Theories

Researchers found that neural crest stem cells are uniquely capable of reprogramming, challenging current reprogramming theories and opening possibilities for stem cell-based treatments. A research team from the University of Toronto has identified that neural crest stem cells, a … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 7 hours ago