Reasoning failures highlighted by Apple research on LLMs
  • tinsuke tinsuke 1w ago 80%

    I wouldn't doubt that LLMs got some special input to deal with the specific examples of this paper, or similar enough.

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  • TIL that this cartoonish piranha catching technique actually works
  • tinsuke tinsuke 4w ago 100%

    I wrote red soil, but more specifically, where I lived there was Terra Roxa (purple soil?), which seems to be a kind of red soil according to the English Wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_roxa

    And it is the prevalent soil on the north of the state of Paraná, regarded as Brazil's agricultural barn: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraná_(state)

    So it does confuse me that the state's soil would be unfertile, as I grew up learning how good it was and surrounded by prosperous farms.

    The Portuguese Wikipedia page does talk about it being fertile (no English translation): https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_roxa

    So maybe it isn't a type of red soil in the end; or there are some types of red soil that are (very) fertile.

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  • TIL that this cartoonish piranha catching technique actually works
  • tinsuke tinsuke 1mo ago 100%

    Brazilian here. Perfectly safe (color-wise; of course it can be polluted as hell despite its color, just like any other river).

    Our ground/mud has a different color. Some areas on the south even have a red soil (very fertile, but makes everything about ground level look dirty very quickly): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_soil

    There's great variety of water colors even in the same area, just search for images "meeting of the waters Manaus":

    confluence between the Black river of black water and the Solimões river of muddy water, where the waters of the two rivers run side by side without mixing

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  • AMD plans for FSR4 to be fully AI-based — designed to improve quality and maximize power efficiency
  • tinsuke tinsuke 1mo ago 100%

    I couldn't get a good understanding if AI will only be used for Frame Generation (which I'm not so enthusiastic about, with its latency and quality issues) or for upscaling too (that I'm quite a fan of).

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  • How to Monetize a Blog
  • tinsuke tinsuke 1mo ago 100%

    Probably good to add a /s somewhere here.

    I suspect people are down voting without checking the piece.

    I know I would, but I saw it shared on Mastodon in a cheeky way first.

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  • Recommended Android Box? (Unlocked bootloader)
  • tinsuke tinsuke 2mo ago 100%

    If you're interested in Lineage, just check their device page and filter for set top box:

    https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

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  • X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders
  • tinsuke tinsuke 2mo ago 88%

    Made me think this was the good news community.

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  • Backing up photos and videos from an Android phone?
  • tinsuke tinsuke 3mo ago 100%

    I had it initially setup to run on Wi-Fi too, battery or charging.

    Then I had my battery drain to 30-40% during afternoons, when I'm used to reaching evenings above 60%. Check app usage on settings: Syncthing.

    Since I use it mostly for backing up photos, I found it better to enable it only when charging.

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  • Backing up photos and videos from an Android phone?
  • tinsuke tinsuke 3mo ago 100%

    Syncthing.

    Just configure it to only run while plugged to the wall, so you're not surprised by the rare bug of it randomly turning your phone into a pocket warmer.

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  • Libreoffice released an Android version!
  • tinsuke tinsuke 3mo ago 100%

    That is great news!

    Now I might be able to uninstall Google Drive from my phone.

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  • Proton Mail provided user data that led to an arrest in Spain
  • tinsuke tinsuke 3mo ago 100%

    The original post is 2 months old.

    What's the point of reposting it? Better to post something like:

    Don't use a non-private email, or an email linked to your real identity as your recovery email, because, like other things that Proton needs to have access to (such as recipients and email subjects), it can be shared with law enforcement.

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  • AMD officially confirms no more Windows 10 chipset driver and support for the new Ryzen AI 300 series
  • tinsuke tinsuke 4mo ago 99%

    People, shall we read the full article first?

    Meanwhile, this is not the case with the Ryzen 9000 series desktop parts as the spec sheet of that says:

    OS Support

    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

    So the new Ryzen AI chips that most people don't care about won't support Win 10, but Ryzen 9000 (the real deal desktop chips) will.

    To be frank, the article title is misleading at best.

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearFR
    FreeBSD tinsuke 5mo ago 100%
    How To: Migrate PhotoPrism DB from SQLite to MariaDB on FreeBSD
    tinsuke.wordpress.com

    Just a guide on how I got MariaDB working instead of SQLite for my [PhotoPrism](https://www.photoprism.app/) instance running on a FreeBSD jail.

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    How Google Ruined the Internet | Adam Conover
  • tinsuke tinsuke 5mo ago 100%

    Same for the teenager part.

    The Podcast (Dialogues instead of Monologues) is content for the older audience, though: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLet00UQnlQoUKqSB5-oFmrwpnnVc4C4A8

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  • Despite strong reviews, Hellblade 2 is struggling on Steam
  • tinsuke tinsuke 5mo ago 96%

    Facts: Game didn't break the charts on day one.

    Media: Game is struggling on Steam.

    Facts: That's not what the data say, in fact some games come out with a bang, others have a long...

    Media: OmD, will Ninja Theory survive?!

    Can't have a healthier gaming industry if this passes for news, specially with that headline.

    5th paragraph in, so they can say they weren't doomsayers:

    While the numbers don’t look great, there’s currently nothing to worry about with Hellblade 2.

    Edit: added clarity that the post started with a "dialogue".

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  • Is Proton working on AI assistant?
  • tinsuke tinsuke 5mo ago 100%

    Since it isn't VC backed or publicly traded, I expect Proton to avoid the AI tech fever.

    I guess I need to make my voice heard in that regard and answer the survey.

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  • IMF boss warns of AI 'tsunami' coming for world's jobs
  • tinsuke tinsuke 5mo ago 96%

    L. O. L.

    Seriously though, reasonable discussion of its usefulness aside, how can't people see that outrageous statements like that without any scientific or practical backing, clearly made to inspire devotion and/or fear, keeping the hype and the money and resources drain on, are the telltale of a tech hype?

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  • Read the memo: Meta is shutting down Workplace, cutting back enterprise ambitions
  • tinsuke tinsuke 5mo ago 100%

    We are discontinuing Workplace from Meta so we can focus on building AI and metaverse technologies that we believe will fundamentally reshape the way we work,

    Lol, can't make this shit up!

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  • Read the memo: Meta is shutting down Workplace, cutting back enterprise ambitions
  • tinsuke tinsuke 5mo ago 100%

    It this actually true? For real?!

    Can't wait to go back from my parental leave and not be the last one to hear about important announcements because they were posted on FB. F that.

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  • www.xpg.com

    Technological feat aside: >Revolutionary heat dissipating coating effectively reduces temperatures by more than 10% 78.5C -> 70C = (78.5 - 70) / 78.5 = 0.1082 = 10% right?! Well, not really. Celsius is an arbitrary temperature scale. The same values on Kelvin would be: 351.65K -> 343.15K = (351.65 - 343.15) / 351.65 = 0.0241 = 2% (???) So that's why you shouldn't do % on temp changes. A more entertaining version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhkYcO1VxOk&t=374s

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