fediverse_user (@fediverse_user)

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Joined: 28 Apr 3447
Website: kutch.net

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

#Switzerland mandates #OpenSource software for all public software!

This makes perfect sense. Public software should be transparent. #India could have taken a lead on this, but our digital public infrastructure is mostly closed-source - with predictable consequences. 🙄

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

“Yarvin founded neoreactionism AKA the Dark Enlightenment, a political movement popular among certain tech circles. Neoreactionism calls for the fall of democracies and a return to monarchy and aristocracy….neoreactionaries believe that new aristocracy should come from tech and business. Yarvin’s writing fixates on the power of the so-called “Cathedrals”: media, academia, and government institutions which…shape public opinion and rule America.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/ctrlaltrightdelete/p/vance-thiel-yarvin-2024-the-neoreactionary?r=4hxgy&utm_medium=ios

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

In case you missed it, #BookWyrm is the Fediverse's alternative to Amazon's Goodreads.

BookWyrm lets you keep track of what you're reading, publish book reviews and discover new books from other people's recommendations. It's part of the Fediverse, so you can follow BookWyrm accounts from Mastodon etc. More info at:

➡️ https://joinbookwyrm.com

There are BookWyrm servers where you can sign up at:

➡️ https://joinbookwyrm.com/instances

You can also follow BookWyrm news at @bookwyrm

#Fediverse #Goodreads

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

Join us tomorrow!

Excited for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream!

Michelle Mahon, Director of Nursing Practice with National Nurses United will join me and @alex to talk AI hype in healthcare.

Monday July 22, 12:45pm Pacific
twitch.tv/dair_institute

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

Discounted/sliding scale virtual registration for ACL 2024:

https://2024.aclweb.org/registration#discounted-virtual-registration

** Note deadline of July 26 **

The ACL provides this option in order to make ACL events accessible to researchers who otherwise would be unable to participate. Please spread the word!

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸

Read that again. I did!

From Australia’s ABC News: China will “meet its end-of-2030 target by the end of this month — or 6.5 years early.” Their storage: pumped hydro and battery.

#climateChange

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-07-16/chinas-renewable-energy-boom-breaks-records/104086640

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

@ali

Also available as video on PeerTube:
https://peertube.dair-institute.org/w/824o7kNVqxuTz7kEr3G8RE

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 36: About That 'Dangerous Capabilities' Fanfiction

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/15438320-episode-36-about-that-dangerous-capabilities-fanfiction-feat-ali-alkhatib-june-24-2024

… in which @ali and I explore a paper-shaped object released by DeepMind and discern the political project behind the pseudoscience.

Thx to Christie Taylor for production!

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/academic-authors-shocked-after-taylor--francis-sells-access-to-their-research-to-microsoft-ai
Authors have expressed their shock after the news that academic publisher Taylor & Francis, which owns Routledge, had sold access to its authors’ research as part of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) partnership with Microsoft—a deal worth almost £8m ($10m) in its first year.

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

Best analysis I've seen of the disastrous failures at Microsoft and Clownstrike" that took down so many vital services: https://www.wheresyoured.at/crowdstruck-2/?ref=ed-zitrons-wheres-your-ed-at-newsletter

"What we're seeing today isn't just a major fuckup, but the first of what will be many systematic failures — some small, some potentially larger — that are the natural byproduct of the growth-at-all-costs ecosystem where any attempt to save money by outsourcing major systems is one that simply must be taken to please the shareholder."

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

Happy "Follow Friday" and thanks for your support!

Check out these community members on Mastodon!

@ORCID_Org -- own and control your own persistent digital identifier

@TIBopenpub -- support to #DiamondOA #journals and #conference publications

@datacite -- identify, find, cite, connect, and use research

@ResearchOrgs -- registry of #open persistent identifiers #PIDs for #research organizations

@DOAJ -- unique and extensive index of diverse #OpenAccess #journals around the world

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

Excited for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 live stream!

Michelle Mahon, Director of Nursing Practice with National Nurses United will join me and @alex to talk AI hype in healthcare.

Monday July 22, 12:45pm Pacific
twitch.tv/dair_institute

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

@NatureMC several different photographers. You’re probably asking about my favorites too that were mostly from NY mag. With such bonkers subjects that flash photo high contrast & David Lynch like skewed angles is brilliant.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-mark-peterson.html

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

SPIKING NEURAL NETWORKS!

If you love them, join us at SNUFA24. Free, online workshop, Nov 5-6 (2-6pm CET). Usually ~700 participants.

Invited speakers: Chiara Bartolozzi, David Kappel, Anna Levina, Christian Machens

Posters + 8 contributed talks selected by participant vote.

Abstract submission is quick and easy (300 word max), and now open until the deadline Sept 27.

Registration is free, but mandatory.

Hope to see you there!

https://snufa.net/2024/

#SpikingNeuralNetworks #neuroscience #computationalneuroscience #neuromorphic #neuromorphiccomputing #Neuromorphicengineering

SNUFA 2024

Brief summary. This online workshop brings together researchers in the fields of computational neuroscience, machine learning, and neuromorphic engineering to present their work and discuss ways of translating these findings into a better understanding of neural circuits. Topics include artificial and biologically plausible learning algorithms and the dissection of trained spiking circuits toward understanding neural processing. We have a manageable number of talks with ample time for discussions.

Executive committee. Melika Payvand, Laurent Perrinet, Dan Goodman, and Friedemann Zenke.

Key information

Workshop. 5-6 November 2024, European afternoons (online).

Abstract submission deadline. 27 September 2024. Submit an abstract

Registration. Registration is free but required. Register via EventBrite

Invited speakers.

Chiara Bartolozzi (IIT Genova),
David Kappel (University of Bochum),
Anna Levina (Uni Tübingen),
Christian Machens (Champalimaud) — SNUFA 2024 Brief summary. This online workshop brings together researchers in the fields of computational neuroscience, machine learning, and neuromorphic engineering to present their work and discuss ways of translating these findings into a better understanding of neural circuits. Topics include artificial and biologically plausible learning algorithms and the dissection of trained spiking circuits toward understanding neural processing. We have a manageable number of talks with ample time for discussions. Executive committee. Melika Payvand, Laurent Perrinet, Dan Goodman, and Friedemann Zenke. Key information Workshop. 5-6 November 2024, European afternoons (online). Abstract submission deadline. 27 September 2024. Submit an abstract Registration. Registration is free but required. Register via EventBrite Invited speakers. Chiara Bartolozzi (IIT Genova), David Kappel (University of Bochum), Anna Levina (Uni Tübingen), Christian Machens (Champalimaud)

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

@hello@diego perfect name and avatar 🔥 😂
congrats!!

fediverse_user

@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

Traveling? Here's some great info about how to resist the normalization of biometric surveillance on your way. h/t @jovialjoy and @ajlunited

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/360952/summer-travel-airport-facial-recognition-scan

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

@pluralistic

This is one reason why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N65DpT2nqEI

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

✨We are organising an online workshop on Theoretical Modeling at @Radboud_uni@DondersInst for PhD candidates and Master students in cognitive science and psychology. Check out the website and the schedule: https://computationalcognitivescience.github.io/tm-workshop/ Registration is open! (spaces are limited) 🧵1/n

Cognitive and/or psychological theories often start as verbal descriptions of observed regularities in human behavior and some intuitive ideas about their causal origins. Such informal verbal theories are a good place to start explanations of cognition, but are also limited. For example, it is difficult to test if an informal theory is internally consistent, if the theory explains observed phenomena, and if the processes assumed by the theory are computationally and physically realizable. To make verbal theories more precise, scientists engage in theoretical modeling.

A theoretical model describes, in a precise (formal) language, how we think that (a part of) cognition or behavior may work. In this workshop, you will learn to build such formal models. Afterwards, you can use the acquired formal modeling skills to develop your own theoretical models in your domain of interest in cognitive science or psychology.

The workshop is open to interested Master students and PhD candidates. Check out the full schedule below. Registrations are on a first come, first served basis.

The workshop will take place from September 2nd till October 17th. Physical presence in Nijmegen is not required in order to participate, as all of the contact sessions will be held online. These online contact sessions will take place in Gathertown: the welcome session on September 5th, two practice sessions on September 12th and 19th, and the closing session on October 17th. — Cognitive and/or psychological theories often start as verbal descriptions of observed regularities in human behavior and some intuitive ideas about their causal origins. Such informal verbal theories are a good place to start explanations of cognition, but are also limited. For example, it is difficult to test if an informal theory is internally consistent, if the theory explains observed phenomena, and if the processes assumed by the theory are computationally and physically realizable. To make verbal theories more precise, scientists engage in theoretical modeling. A theoretical model describes, in a precise (formal) language, how we think that (a part of) cognition or behavior may work. In this workshop, you will learn to build such formal models. Afterwards, you can use the acquired formal modeling skills to develop your own theoretical models in your domain of interest in cognitive science or psychology. The workshop is open to interested Master students and PhD candidates. Check out the full schedule below. Registrations are on a first come, first served basis. The workshop will take place from September 2nd till October 17th. Physical presence in Nijmegen is not required in order to participate, as all of the contact sessions will be held online. These online contact sessions will take place in Gathertown: the welcome session on September 5th, two practice sessions on September 12th and 19th, and the closing session on October 17th.

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@fediverse_user 2 yr. ago

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