markjgsmith

2023/10/13 #

• Starvation and thirst data - The last couple of days many anonymous passers by keep saying 'data'. This could mean a load of different things, and I have had some internet connectivity issues. I also haven't published any starvation and thirst data recently. I went through my records this morning and the data is quite revealing.

  The way it works is each day has a total possible score of 3/3, representing 3 missed meals. If a day has a missed meal, ie 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 then that day is counted. So a point means at least 1 missed meal. Any points at all is bad, but it might be very very bad. I record it this way to try and avoid manipulation. I will note here though that there are a lot of 3/3 days.

  Recent ‘Not 3-per-day days’ starvation and thirst data:

  • Sep 9-15
    • Starvation 3
    • Thirst 0
  • Sep 16-22
    • Starvation 5
    • Thirst 0
  • Sep 23-29
    • Starvation 2
    • Thirst 0
  • Sep 30-Oct 6
    • Starvation 3
    • Thirst 0
  • Oct 7-13
    • Starvation 7
    • Thirst 6

  It's interesting to note that you will drink my milk day was on 2023/10/02 and red splodge day was on 2023/10/07. #

Today’s links:

• WordPress.com adds an ActivityPub plugin - "This plugin empowers your readers to follow your blog posts on Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, and more. In addition, replies to your posts from these platforms are automatically turned into comments on your WordPress blog." wordpress.com #

• Warning AI industry could use as much energy as the Netherlands - Worth noting that only a few months ago people were saying the same about Bitcoin. That worry has mostly disapeared, as calculations were innacurate, often taken out of context, and applications that work synergisticly with power generation have been developed. It could be similar for AI, certainly it's worth considering that AI has the potential to massively speed up progress in scientific research in many sectors. Decades could be saved. There remains many places where optimisations are possible, though it will be important to get the balance right, optimising too much too early could be very detrimental in the long run. www.bbc.com #

• A Developer's Experience: Framework 13 AMD 7040 Series - Great developer writeup from Zach Silviera. I've been quite excited about this device for a while now. Unfortunately it seems like there are still quite a few issues with firmware updates etc. The only way he was able to get the finger sensor working on Linux was to first install windows which comes with a firmware pack that fixes the issue. But he ran into a load of other niggly things that all add together to make me very worried to get this device with the aim to have it running Ununtu. I would at least expect a fresh install to work first time with all hardware operational. Having to mess around with re-installing kernels feels a bit too much. I like to tinker with Linux but at the end of the day I'm a web developer, and if the device is getting in the way of that, it's a big issue for me. zach.codes #

• TSMC: Ecosystem for 2nm Chip Development Is Nearing Completion - You have to imagine that there will be some massive improvements when 2nm chips are introduced. It's a few years out but the good news is the software stack for chip designers is already out, so they can get a big headstart at making these ultra compact chips. www.anandtech.com #

• No Fakes Act wants to protect actors and singers from unauthorized AI replicas - I'm broadly in support of actors, I want the folks who are part of the creative teams of the media we watch to be well treated and compensated. But I feel it's important to highlight the strangeness of people who fake things for a living wanting fakes to be banned. It seems like a wierdness that could cause issues should the environment change. www.theverge.com #

• The midwit home - Makes the case that current home automation tools are way too complicated and in fact you can get quite far with just hooking up a variety of remote power on/off devices. There's an insane amount of different types of these and the author lets his OCD fully hang out, culminating in a final paragraph has to be one of the most ridiculous yet somehow quite sensible observations of all time. dynomight.substack.com #