Here's video for all to see concerning the current risks that AI presents. The base is the series of events surrounding xAI and the grok account on X. Kind of scary when I think of the possibilities. AI needs some sort of guardrails until a secure point is reached.
youtu.be/r_9wkavYt4Y?...
Re-reading Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa, an excerpt:
But we were not satisfied and we thought, "Since this one object makes my room so beautiful, if I get more antiques, my room will be even more beautiful." So we began to collect, and the end result was chaos.
My life.
Somehow I ended up on a substack mailing list and I'm beginning to be thankful for it. The catchphrase on this one was "You are a puddle, music is rain”. When I looked further I discovered a delightful list of "25 Unconventional Meditation Prompts". Check it out,
substack.com/redirect/2/e...?
May take you awhile to get through this collection. It's an enjoyable trip.
open.spotify.com/album/0WCD3I...
#piano #claudioarrau
I'm guessing belief is what got me past the 10.10.6 release of jellyfin. A sort of belief that something should work. For me it is story that had been sitting around for about 4 months. Finally had the energy to attack it, seems that jellyfin had changed their networking requirements.
It looks like you have to sign up to The Contrarian (there's a free signup option) to see this list of substack offerings, but anyway here it is:
contrarian.substack.com/recommendati...
Since dropping my Washington Post subscription I've been drifting around various news sources. I've discovered a good one in AP News.
apnews.com
#apnews
I would think stargazing in VT would be a bit frustrating. Up here in Burlington the number of nights with clear skies is not as high as I would like when going on that road. However my attitude might be slightly colored by my years of stargazing in Texas in earlier years. You're very dedicated!!
Actually the tradition of an "hourly wage" is questionable. A person selling an hour of their time to someone else? If a person sold all of their time to someone else, would that not be slavery which is outlawed? Not sure though how to eliminate it, the Civil War just about tore the country apart.
I'm a bit old school and probably not all that helpful, but my guess is that you'd need to do some php (or perl) programming, ie server side skills. I'm also not helpful in an immediate sense since I haven't done any programming in a decade or two.
Good god!!! You got 10,000 people to tell you their fantasies. By chance did you apply to the Guinness Book of World Records for an entry?
*Chuckle* Locating that particular like-button is a bit like a treasure hunt.
Wasn't too thrilled about face recognition validation, then when the picture taking procedure for the login creation could not actually handle my face, I said forget it. Not impressed nor wanting this feature anymore.
For those who delve into the linux world, I want to say that the Brave Search AI is pretty helpful. I found that it was a great time saver and more relevant than the AI in other search engines that I tried...uh, a non-comprehensive search of AI helpers.
Corrupt corrupt corrupt!! Kind of old news at this point...just can't get it out of my head.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
In defense of CPB and PBS, towards the end of the interview. Thoughtful and it actually would be great if people thoughtfully considered what they said...it feels that frequently people don't.
youtu.be/Rg999svEckE?...
A "canary in the coal mine" situation but not enough people seem to care. The birdwatchers out there have certainly noticed, but they really don't have a place at the table.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Went to see Nickel Boys last night, one of the VTIFF features. It was very good, one of those movies that after viewing you say "I need to see that again", and then again after that viewing like a bouncing ball absorbing more of the movie after each bounce, never seemingly to get it all in.
#movie
Wow!! #bsky user signup rate is really zipping along!
From Trump, the guy who steadfast refused to provide his tax returns to one and to all.
This situation makes me feel really queasy.
youtu.be/0niuiBzK5Vw?...
You can also get the Washington Post's remarkable series in book form.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
I often get sleepy during my afternoon practice session at the keyboard, especially in combination with a pot of hot tea. Here apparently are some pluses that might occur in the nap that breaks up the session.
#piano
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
"The point of the roof bolt story was that, left to itself, the free market would fail to protect ordinary workers" -- The Canary by Michael Lewis in the Washington Post
Although I suspect the F*ck'em Party would prefer, and try, to bury this tidbit.
Perhaps we can call the default "White House Press Secretary" Foxy.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
A series of stories highlighting a bit of some of the (amazing) things that happen in the vast bureaucracy that is our government.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
It feels the mass of fired federal workers have a class action lawsuit for wrongful termination.
