Notes on Google’s Gemma 3
Google’s Gemma team released an impressive new model today (under their not-open-source Gemma license). Gemma 3 comes in four sizes—1B, 4B, 12B, and 27B—and while 1B is text-only the larger …Simon Willison’s Weblog
Found out yesterday that my kid is texting on the reg with some random "kid" (supposedly) that she doesn't know in real life.
If this person is who he says he is, it's mostly harmless. He doesn't even live in the area. So I don't want to come down too hard and risk that it drives her into further underground/hidden comms.
But if he's NOT, I'm worried about sextortion or some other scam. If other parents have advice, I'm listening.
U.S.-made beer, bourbon, motorcycles and more on tariff list in Trump trade war with EU • Minnesota Reformer
The European Union released a lengthy list Wednesday of U.S. goods, from Kentucky bourbon to household appliances, slated for retaliatory tariffs.Minnesota Reformer
Contentious Republican town halls are going viral
Across the country, constituents are grilling their Republican members of Congress — and the heated exchanges are going viral online.
theverge.com/news/628284/repub…
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption
Contentious Republican town halls are going viral
In California, Georgia, Wisconsin, and elsewhere, constituents are grilling their Republican members of Congress at town halls — and the heated exchanges are going viral online.Mia Sato (The Verge)
Parte 1 - youtube.com/watch?v=C8vRl4yIAp…
Parte 2 - youtube.com/watch?v=ObpRwZ4U0g…
A invenção da Sodomia na Teologia Cristã, por Mark D. Jordan - explanação de Angela Natel PARTE 1/2
PARTE 2/2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObpRwZ4U0gkPlaylist Gênero e Sexualidade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZoAoWxzNT4&list=PLRrzcVW8BygHMy6hqJ9F...YouTube
What do you mean Ubuntu and Mint are better than Debian when it comes to this?
They don't even have a clear separation in their repository and they install the Snap package manager by default which also contains proprietary software that does not ask the user.
Some people say:
"if we #taxTheSuperRich they will simply go away".
To which I reply:
"You might be too optimistic, but let's try and see."
Liveblog: ++ Dröge wirft Merz Unehrlichkeit vor ++
"Wir können uns nicht auf Ihr Wort verlassen", warf Grünen-Fraktionschefin Dröge CDU-Chef Merz im Bundestag vor. Zuvor hatten Merz und SPD-Chef Klingbeil um die Zustimmung der Grünen zum Finanzpaket geworben. Die Entwicklungen im Liveblog.
➡️ tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveb…
Liveblog zur Regierungsbildung: ++ Bürgermeister fordern Klimaschutz ++
Kurz vor der Sondersitzung des Bundestags kommen Forderungen und Appelle aus verschiedenen Richtungen. Bürgermeister fordern mehr Klimaschutz, ein CDU-Ministerpräsident kritisiert die CSU. Die Entwicklungen im Liveblog.tagesschau.de
Trapping AI
A methodically structured poisoning mechanism designed to feed nonsensical data to persistent bots and aggressive “#AI” #scrapers that circumvent robots.txt directives.
By the Algorithmic Sabotage Research Group | @asrg
algorithmic-sabotage.github.io…
Trapping AI
This is a methodically structured poisoning mechanism designed to feed nonsensical data to persistent bots and aggressive “AI” scrapers that circumvent robots.txt directives.ASRG
"Meanwhile, generative search tools’ tendency to fabricate URLs can also affect users’ ability to verify information sources. #Grok2, for instance, was prone to linking to the homepage of the publishing outlet rather than specific articles.
More than half of responses from #Gemini and #Grok3 cited fabricated or broken URLs that led to error pages. Out of the 200 prompts we tested for Grok 3, 154 citations led to error pages"
cjr.org/tow_center/we-compared…
AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.Columbia Journalism Review
The latest example of a potential new variant evolving in a long-term chronic infection has been detected by the diligent work of those collecting and sequencing samples in South Africa.
As Ryan H describes on this thread, it is descended from the BA.3 lineage, which last in circulation about 3 years ago. So presumably it has been evolving in a chronic case since then, and recently managed to transmit to other people. The latest sample is from a different province and with one added Spike mutation (K356T).
threadreaderapp.com/thread/189…
#COVID19 #BA_3
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Thread by @LongDesertTrain on Thread Reader App
@LongDesertTrain: Do you remember BA.3—the weakling cousin of BA.1 & BA.2 that seemed to take the worst from each & had weaker ACE2 binding than even the ancestral Wuhan Virus? After 3 years, BA.3 is back....…threadreaderapp.com
Here’s the frequency of the BA.3 samples in the context of all the recent samples from South Africa. Optimistically, we can hope that it has already gone extinct, as there have been >35 samples collected since it was last detected.
In the context of global sampling, there are still thousands of samples reported each week, so it seems unlikely to be spreading widely, yet.
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Das unaufgearbeitete NS-Erbe von Kühne + Nagel
Klaus-Michael Kühne gehört zu den reichsten Deutschen. Seine Firma transportierte nach 1933 für das NS-Regime Möbel und Hausrat verfolgter und ermordeter Juden. Eine öffentliche Aufarbeitung verweigert Kühne seit Jahren. Von Teresia Minjoli.
➡️ tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unter…
#Kühne+Nagel #NSVergangenheit #Aufarbeitung
Check out my #travel blog for the best things to see and do in #loscabos .
What are your favorite places? backpackandsnorkel.com/Los-Cab…
The best beaches and the best snorkeling spots in Los Cabos | Backpack and Snorkel Purple Travel Guides
Explore the best beaches and snorkeling beaches in Los Cabos: Lovers Beach & Divorce Beach & Medano Beach & Chileno Beach & Santa Maria Beach.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
Which OS Is Best: Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS?
Not sure which desktop operating system is best for you? We help you choose by comparing the top options based on app compatibility, ease of use, hardware availability, interface design, gaming support, and more.Michael Muchmore (PCMag)
Westinghouse And Data4 Sign MOU To Explore AP300 Reactor Deployment For European Data Centres
Agreement comes amid significant interest in nuclear plants for powering big techThe Independent Global Nuclear News Agency
Washington Blues: A Government Town Faces a Gloomy Future
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For years, Washington, D.C., was insulated from many of the economic forces that decimated many older U.S. cities. Now, as Elon Musk’s mass layoffs shake everything from employment to real estate, the region faces the prospect of decline.
propublica.org/article/washing…
#News #DOGE #WashingtonDC #Economy #Government #Labor
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Doutora em Teologia, exegeta, linguista, professora, escritora autista.Linktree
reshared this
USANazi regime:
We are gonna annex Canada! We are going to threaten & fire our most competent, most skilled professionals! We are going to do whatever we want because we are number one.
Canadians:
Number one most hated nation.
That is never going to happen.
We will fast track your medical professionals & look at fast tracking other skilled professionals who want to live/work in Canada instead of being under threats by their own government. Thanks, for for brain draining your best & brightest.
‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge
“You've got a lot of people who are looking over their shoulder as opposed to looking at the enemy right now,”
“Most people are … doing the work of 2+ full-time [staffers].”
America is going *great*.
I hope the recipients are happy...
Happy Pie Day in the Cloudflare Lisbon Office.
And … we’re hiring: cloudflare.com/careers/jobs/?l…
Open Positions at Cloudflare
See our list of open positions at Cloudflare, we have opportunities in offices and remote locations around the world!www.cloudflare.com
Canadian woman put in chains, detained by ICE after entering San Diego border
A Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE is speaking out after she got arrested while trying to enter the San Diego border to obtain a visa last Monday.Austin Grabish (ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV)
Isaac Ji Kuo
in reply to AndroidArts • • •Looking it up, I see that magnifying lenses have been around for thousands of years - but used for lighting fires with sunlight rather than viewing small things.
However, the easiest useful magnifying lens would leave little or no archaeological evidence - a water drop lens.
thenakedscientists.com/get-nak…
If some random nerd in 150 BCE wanted to get a good magnified look at tiny insect details, I'd bet they'd use a water drop magnifier.
Drop Magnifier
www.thenakedscientists.comExtreme Electronics
in reply to Isaac Ji Kuo • • •Isaac Ji Kuo
in reply to Extreme Electronics • • •@Extelec One method is to punch a hole in something (could be a leaf, even), and place the water drop in the hole. Another is to form a small loop with, say a pine needle, and place the water droplet in the loop.
But they did have access to transparent material - natural transparent crystals in particular.
Extreme Electronics
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