**Talvez útil saber a quem está a ouvir falar sobre gás na @RTPNoticias - em particular sobre o futuro com biometano e hidrogénio:

https://euobserver.com/opinion/155975**
Talvez útil saber a quem está a ouvir falar sobre gás na @RTPNoticias - em particular sobre o futuro com biometano e hidrogénio:

euobserver.com/opinion/15597…

![](https://nitter.net/pic/card_img%2F1617974289680171014%2FBDVKOGh_%3Fformat%3Djpg%26name%3 … ⌘ Read more

Linux Foundation decreased Linux spending to 3.2% in 2022.
Down from the, already absurd, 3.4% in 2021. ⌘ Read more

R to @mind_booster: E parece que o valor de ref. para o CSI vai subir para 488€. Mais importante, o “objetivo é, ao longo desta legislatura, até 2026, procurar que haja uma convergência com o referencial do limiar de pobreza”, ainda que eu não seja fã desta linguagem cheia de escapatórias… 2/3
E parece que o valor de ref. para o CSI vai subir para 488€. Mais importante, o “objetivo é, ao longo desta legislatura, até 2026, procurar que haja uma convergência com o referencial do limiar de pobreza”, ainda qu … ⌘ Read more

R to @mind_booster: Faça-se justiça, isto é “tapado” pelo facto de quem recebe pensão social de velhice recebe também um complemento extraordinário de solidariedade (19.52 a quem tem até 70 anos), e é ainda elegível ao complemento solidário para idosos. 1/3
Faça-se justiça, isto é “tapado” pelo facto de quem recebe pensão social de velhice recebe também um complemento extraordinário de solidariedade (19.52 a quem tem até 70 anos), e é ainda elegível ao complemento solidário para idosos. 1/3 ⌘ Read more

i have one box with virmach that is something like 3 vcpu 5.88g ram and 15g disk. for $29/year.

i have one box with virmach that is something like 3 vcpu 5.88g ram and 15g disk. for $29/year.

ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.01

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Almost three months after the previous release, ejabberd 23.01 includes many bug fixes, several improvements and some new features.

A new module, mod_mqtt_bridge, can be used to replicate changes to MQTT topics between local and remote servers.

A more detailed explanation of those topics and other features:

Remember that support for Erlang/OTP 19.3 is discouraged, and will b … ⌘ Read more

3 common DevOps antipatterns and cloud native strategies that can help
Explore how GitHub and cloud native strategies can help you address common DevOps pipeline and team antipatterns. ⌘ Read more

ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.01

Image

Two months after the previous release, ejabberd 23.01 includes many bug fixes, several improvements and some new features.

A new module, mod_mqtt_bridge, can be used to replicate changes to MQTT topics between local and remote servers.

A more detailed explanation of those topics and other features:

Remember that support for Erlang/OTP 19.3 is discouraged, and will be removed … ⌘ Read more

ProcessOne: ejabberd 23.01

Image

Two months after the previous release, ejabberd 23.01 includes many bug fixes, several improvements and some new features.

A new module, mod_mqtt_bridge, can be used to replicate changes to MQTT topics between local and remote servers.

A more detailed explanation of those topics and other features:

Remember that support for Erlang/OTP 19.3 is discouraged, and will be removed … ⌘ Read more

Basecamp Details ‘Obscene’ $3.2 Million Bill That Prompted It To Quit the Cloud
An anonymous reader shares a report: David Heinemeier Hansson, CTO of 37Signals – which operates project management platform Basecamp and other products – has detailed the colossal cloud bills that saw the outfit quit the cloud in October 2022. The CTO and creator of Ruby On Rails did all the sums and came up with an e … ⌘ Read more

Consciousness and Materialism

David Hume has often been quoted for his “Is” vs. “Ought” distinction.
The argument is that fact and morality are two different domains, and from no accumulation of statements of fact alone can we ever jump to a statement of morality.

We can say statements of fact such as:

1. To be murdered is potentially painful.
   
2. To be murdered is irreversible.
   
3. Murder causes social dysfunction.
   
4. Etc. …
   

By merely my collecting these, we haven’t proven that _M … ⌘ Read more

Consciousness and Materialism

David Hume has often been quoted for his “Is” vs. “Ought” distinction.
The argument is that fact and morality are two different domains, and from no accumulation of statements of fact alone can we ever jump to a statement of morality.

We can say statements of fact such as:

1. To be murdered is potentially painful.
   
2. To be murdered is irreversible.
   
3. Murder causes social dysfunction.
   
4. Etc. …
   

By merely my collecting these, we haven’t proven that _M … ⌘ Read more

PEP 704: Require virtual environments by default for package installers
This PEP recommends that package installers like pip require a virtual environment by default on Python 3.13+. ⌘ Read more

Sondagem Intercampus (e comparação com as últimas eleições): PS 31.1 (-10.3), PSD 29.5 (+1.8), CH 10.7 (+3.1), IL 7.6 (+2.7), BE 7.5 (+3.1), CDU 3.7 (-0.6), PAN 3.7 (+2.1), L 2.4 (+1.1), CDS 0.7 (-0.9)
Sondagem Intercampus (e comparação com as últimas eleições): PS 31.1 (-10.3), PSD 29.5 (+1.8), CH 10.7 (+3.1), IL 7.6 (+2.7), BE 7.5 (+3.1), CDU 3.7 (-0.6), PAN 3.7 (+2.1), L 2.4 (+1.1), CDS 0.7 (-0.9)

[nitter.net/JosMatias17/status/1614565255312736257#m](https://nitter.net/JosMatias17/status/161456525531273 … ⌘ Read more

Ó @jornaldocentro , como fonte publicitária vocês aparentam ser muito bons, mas se calhar se não tentassem meter 3 anúncios num só ecrã talvez sobrasse algum espaço para, sei, lá, a notícia…
Ó @jornaldocentro , como fonte publicitária vocês aparentam ser muito bons, mas se calhar se não tentassem meter 3 anúncios num só ecrã talvez sobrasse algum espaço para, sei, lá, a notícia…

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On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Life Blood, chapters 6 – 9 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/01/14/life-blood-3.html #freeculture #bookclub

8-Bit Week – Days 3 & 4 Roundup
More 8-Bit fun than you can shake a stick at. ⌘ Read more

**RT by @mind_booster: Remember:

1. We’re at 1.25/1.75°C of global warming and rising fast.

2. Fossil fuel emissions should have peaked in 2022 to avoid 2.5°C, but they didn’t.

3. Forest degradation is getting worse.

4. Capitalism has put world-ending 2.25/2.75°C by 2045- 2090 in the pipelines. 🧵**
   Remember:

1. We’re at 1.25/1.75°C of global warming and rising fast.

2. Fossil fuel emissions should have peaked in 2022 to avoid 2.5°C, but they didn’t.

3. Forest degradation is getting worse.

4. Capitalis … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Life Blood, chapters 1 – 3 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/31/life-blood-1.html #freeculture #bookclub

Yeah, I figured it wouldn’t have much testing. I’m watching Wisconsin turn a sure 10-0 lead to a 7-3 deficit against Okie State… They seem pretty bad.

IRIX moose 6.5 01062343 IP32 mips ; 7:13pm up 3:58, 11 users.

Reading The Precipice & struck by the fact that it was released before GPT-3, just as COVID-19 was ramping up. Pretty insane

**RT by @mind_booster: 1.

‘equilibrium climate sensitivity is at least ~4°C with a likely range of 3.5-5.5°C.

global warming in the pipeline is greater than prior estimates.’

James Hansen and colleagues release new work for discussion.

This should be front page news.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.04474**
1.

‘equilibrium climate sensitivity is at least ~4°C with a likely range of 3.5-5.5°C.

global warming in the pipeline is greater than prior estimates.’

James Hansen and colleagues release new work for discus … ⌘ Read more

Ignite Realtime Blog: Spark 3.0.1 Released
The Ignite Realtime community is happy to announce the release of Spark 3.0.1 version.

This release contains mostly fixes. macOS now uses the default FlatLaf LaF. The user can also choose the type of tabs “scroll” as in Spark 3.0.0 or “wrap” as in Spark 2.X. See screenshot below. And also for some users, Spark not saved history.

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9-3 FSU gets to play 6-6 Oklahoma… Gotta love these profit-fueled matchups. At least 6-6 UF should get blasted by 9-3 Oregon State.

GPT-3 is crazy 🤯
Do you want to read why Go is a great programming language? ⌘ Read more

Pondering on Mastodon and the Fediverse
Listen now (24 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast - December 3, 2022 ⌘ Read more

GPT-3 is crazy 🤯
Do you want to read why Go is a great programming language? ⌘ Read more

@eaplmx@twtxt.net This exact thing happened to me last night. I happened to be watching some random Youtube video, then this Ad came on, normally they are short 3-5s ads and I just tolerate them (sometimes) – But this particular ad was 20+ mins long! Somehow I kept listening to it too, despite my daughter telling me I could hit that “Skip Ad” button.

What was it you ask?! 😅 It was one of those testimonial-style, hyped up marketing videos of some product called “Gemini 2” (a currency trading app, allegedly), I kept watching all the way through, it was fantastic! 🤣

Then I went and read up on it! …

Short answer: TOTAL FUCKING SCAM 🤣

Tell me you write go like javascript without telling me you write go like javascript:

import "runtime/debug"

var Commit = func() string {
  if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
    for _, setting := range info.Settings {
      if setting.Key == "vcs.revision" {
        return setting.Value
      }
    }
  }

  return "" 
}()

https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/11/14/3-ways-embed-commit-hash-go-programs#3__using_runtime_debug_package

Tell me you write go like javascript without telling me you write go like javascript:

import "runtime/debug"

var Commit = func() string {
  if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
    for _, setting := range info.Settings {
      if setting.Key == "vcs.revision" {
        return setting.Value
      }
    }
  }

  return "" 
}()

https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/11/14/3-ways-embed-commit-hash-go-programs#3__using_runtime_debug_package

Ignite Realtime Blog: Spark 3.0.0 Released
The Ignite Realtime community is happy to announce the release of Spark 3.0.0 version.

We decided to increase major version to 3.x to coincide with a complete UI refresh of Spark which was contributed by Amos. Now Spark uses only FlatLaf Look and Feel. We are very much grateful for his incredible work. Along that Pade Meetings plugin was added by [Dele](https://discourse.igniterealtime. … ⌘ Read more

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.7 is now generally available
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.7 is available now, including a single view of code risk, new forking and repository policies, and security enhancements to the management console. ⌘ Read more

PEP 8104: 2023 Term Steering Council election
This document describes the schedule and other details of the December 2022 election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is the steering council election for the 2023 term (i.e. Python 3.12). ⌘ Read more

[47°09′05″S, 126°43′57″W] Raw reading: 0x6367A1C1, offset +/-3

Gajim: Gajim 1.5.3
Gajim 1.5.3 brings back a feature many of you missed: selecting and copying multiple messages. Emoji shortcodes have been improved and cover even more emojis now. Gajim also lets you mark workspaces as read, so you don’t have to go through all conversations. Thank you for all your contributions!

Since we changed the way Gajim displays messages in Gajim 1.4, selecting multiple messages to copy them was not possible anymore. With Gajim 1.5.3 you can now select multiple messag … ⌘ Read more

Security Advisory: Critical OpenSSL Vulnerability
The OpenSSL Project will imminently release a security fix (OpenSSL version 3.0.7) for a new-and-disclosed CVE. In the meantime, learn how Docker tooling helps you uncover and remediate image vulnerabilities. ⌘ Read more

❤️ 🎶: 1,2,3 Eoi! by MAMAMOO

3 strategies for consolidating your toolkit and boosting productivity
Explore how GitHub Enterprise can help you transform your software engineering organization and practices. ⌘ Read more

Resolve Vulnerabilities Sooner With Contextual Data
OpenSSL 3.0.7 and “Text4Shell” might be the most recent critical vulnerabilities to plague your development team, but they won’t be the last. In 2021, critical vulnerabilities reached a record high. Attackers are even reusing their work, with over 50% of zero-day attacks this year being variants of previously-patched vulnerabilities.  With each new security vulnerability, we’re […] ⌘ Read more

**RT by @mind_booster: [1/3]
2 anos de espera depois, ZERO recebe informação do ICNF, mas incompleta

❌situações de incumprimento da legislação
❌ausência de fiscalização por parte das entidades competentes
❌acesso ao pagamento majorado da energia produzida que não cumpre os deveres legais

👇cont.**
[1/3]

2 anos de espera depois, ZERO recebe informação do ICNF, mas incompleta

❌situações de incumprimento da legislação

❌ausência de fiscalização por parte das entidades competentes

❌acesso ao pagamento majorado da … ⌘ Read more

**Here’s how a patent troll works:

1. Sit and watch as s codec is made specifically to avoid patent fees;
   
2. Wait a decade to let the codec be wildly implemented;
   
3. Try to monetize the work of others, using patents some other parties might have.**
   Here’s how a patent troll works:
   

1. Sit and watch as s codec is made specifically to avoid patent fees;

2. Wait a decade to let the codec be wildly implemented;

3. Try to monetize the work of others, using patents some other parties might have.

[nitter.net/Hi … ⌘ Read more

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We found a big mushroom. ⌘ Read more

**O “Multiverso Português” faz hoje 30 anos.

São 30 anos de muita história - paralela à da história da Internet em Portugal - de uma plataforma que muitos dizem estar “presa ao passado” mas que, a meu ver, se tem demonstrado “resiliente ao tempo”.

3 décadas, é muita fruta! 🎂🍰🥳**
O “Multiverso Português” faz hoje 30 anos.

São 30 anos de muita história - paralela à da história da Internet em Portugal - de uma plataforma que muitos dizem estar “presa ao passado” mas que, a meu ver, se tem demonstrado “resilient … ⌘ Read more

I don’t know a lot about HTTP/3. But today I updated Caddy to version 2.6 and my sites should support HTTP/3 by default now. More speed? 🤔 ⌘ Read more

Clarifying Misconceptions About Web3 and Its Relevance With Docker
This blog is the first in a two-part series. We’ll talk about the challenges of defining Web3 plus some interesting connections between Web3 and Docker. Part two will highlight technical solutions and demonstrate how to use Docker and Web3 together. We’ll build upon the presentation, “Docker and Web 3.0 — Using Docker to Utilize Decentralized […] ⌘ Read more

Amend 3.6 Released
Amend 3.6 has been released: ⌘ Read more

Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - Sep 3, 2022
Thunderbird fork to improve quality, convert Arch to AppImage, & Serenity OS tackles… Emoji? ⌘ Read more

Why can’t I sleep when I’m excited? And why am I not excited during the day, but then my thoughts are circling at night? Well at least I slept well yesterday. Maybe that helps to get through the day somehow after only 3 or 4 hours of sleep. ⌘ Read more

Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - Aug 27, 2022
Linux’s birthday, Windows 95’s birthday, NetBSD, Zelda 3 in C++, & new Dell Linux laptop ⌘ Read more

3 ways every company can get started with an open-source software strategy
The future of software development does not exist without open source. However, to maintain today’s software and create the software of the future, the largest organizations and beneficiaries of open source need to expand their collaboration with the community and help it grow. ⌘ Read more

Keeping your skillset fresh as a developer
Whether you’re committing 30 minutes or 3 hours a day to learning, consistency is key. Klint Finley asks 3 tech professionals at different stages in their career for more advice. ⌘ Read more

The full lineup for Git Merge 2022 revealed
We are pleased to announce the full lineup of talks and workshops for this year’s Git Merge conference in Chicago. 17 talks, 3 workshops, 1 panel, and some great company! ⌘ Read more

GitHub Discussions is now available on GitHub Enterprise Server
As part of GitHub Enterprise Server 3.6, enterprise customers will now be able to use GitHub Discussions. ⌘ Read more

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.6 is now generally available
GitHub Discussions and Audit Log Streaming, new automation features, and security enhancements are available now in GitHub Enterprise Server 3.6. ⌘ Read more

Amend 3.5 Released
Amend 3.5 has been released: ⌘ Read more

Wouldn’t we all be happier if we just accepted people for what they are instead of being disappointed with them for what they’re not? The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 10: “Future Unknown” Quotes - TV Fanatic

[47°09′48″S, 126°43′24″W] Raw reading: 0x62EF46D1, offset +/-3

R to @mind_booster: “Desinvestiu, deixou que os procedimentos se burocratizassem para depois ter argumentos de desvalorização deste instrumento, ao contrário de o credibilizar, valorizar e modernizar.” 3/7
“Desinvestiu, deixou que os procedimentos se burocratizassem para depois ter argumentos de desvalorização deste instrumento, ao contrário de o credibilizar, valorizar e modernizar.” 3/7 ⌘ Read more

Ask Lunduke - August 3, 2022
Listen now (45 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast - August 3, 2022 ⌘ Read more

Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire 4.7.3 released
The Ignite Realtime Community is pleased to announce the release of Openfire version 4.7.3. This version brings a number of bug fixes and other improvements and signifies our efforts to produce a stable 4.7 series of Openfire whilst work continues on the next feature release 4.8.0.

You can find download artifacts on our website with the fol … ⌘ Read more

お知らせ：サイバー政策動向を知ろう Watch! Cyber World vol. 3 |中国の法整備 ⌘ Read more

Ignite Realtime Blog: REST API Openfire plugin 1.8.3 released!
We recently release version 1.8.3 of the Openfire REST API plugin. This version extends the MUC search capability to include the natural name of the MUC (instead of just the name). It also updates a number of library dependencies.

The updated plugin should be available for download in your Openfire admin console already. Alternatively, you can download the plugin directly, from [the plugin’s archive page](https://www.ign … ⌘ Read more

I’m trying to switch from Konversation to irssi. Let’s see how that goes. Any irssiers out there who can recommend specific settings or scripts? I already got myself trackbar.pl and nickcolor.pl as super-essentials. Also trying window_switcher.pl. Somehow my custom binds for Ctrl+1/2/3/etc. to switch to window 1/2/3/etc. doesn’t do anything: { key = "^1"; id = "change_window"; data = "1"; } (I cannot use the default with Alt as this is handled by my window manager). Currently, I’m just cycling with Ctrl+N/P. Other things to solve in the near future:

• better, more colorful and compact theme (just removed clock from statusbar so far)
  
• getting bell/urgency hints working on arriving messages
  
• nicer tabs in status bar, maybe even just channel names and no indexes
  
• decluster status bar with user and channel modes (I never cared about those in the last decade)

[47°09′13″S, 126°43′38″W] Raw reading: 0x62CEEC01, offset +/-3

**RT by @mind_booster: Pedido de ajuda: se conhecerem professores que ensinem alunos dos 3 ao 18, podem partilhar e pedir para preencher este questionário do Centrum Cyfrowe, da Europeana, e da EuroClio?

https://oeg.centrumcyfrowe.pl/index.php/336775?lang=en

(Muito obrigada!)**
Pedido de ajuda: se conhecerem professores que ensinem alunos dos 3 ao 18, podem partilhar e pedir para preencher este questionário do Centrum Cyfrowe, da Europeana, e da EuroClio?

[oeg.centrumcyfrowe.pl/index.…](https://oeg.centrumcyf … ⌘ Read more

W3C announces Web 3.11 “Web for Workgroups”
“The original code name ‘Everything is an NFT now’ didn’t focus test as well as we thought.” ⌘ Read more

Seoul ranked world’s second-best city for studying abroad, while Hong Kong climbs 3 spots to 12th place in annual QS report
South Korean capital comes in at second place for the first time in global list ranking 140 cities, while London takes top spot. ⌘ Read more

Ronald Reagan shooter says sorry for wounding former president and injuring 3 others
The assassination attempt paralysed Reagan’s press secretary James Brady, who died in 2014. It also wounded a police officer and a Secret Service agent. ⌘ Read more

Improving Git protocol security on GitHub Enterprise Server
The recent changes to improve protocol security on GitHub.com are now coming to GitHub Enterprise Server, starting with version 3.6. ⌘ Read more

Honest Government Ads | Season 3 Launch 🎉 ⌘ Read more

China’s H-6 bombers in show of air-navy coordination near southern Japan, military experts say
3 PLA planes fly near Okinawa while carrying powerful cruise missiles after Japanese defence minister expresses concern over warship activity. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong police arrest 6 men in connection with predawn shooting in Central; 3 others detained in separate firearm cases
Senior Superintendent Tony Ho says six suspects include alleged driver, passenger, one of the owners of three vehicles ambushed by rival gang on June 10. ⌘ Read more

Prince Charles’ US$3 million bags-of-cash claim, denies any wrongdoing
British royal’s office said the money, from a former prime minister of Qatar, was for the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund – it was handed over in a suitcase and in shopping bags from London’s Fortnum & Mason store. ⌘ Read more

Coronavirus: Chinese factory hub Shenzhen shuts down Hong Kong border district for 3 days
Wholesale markets, public venues shut in Futian district, with some bus and subway lines suspended and window for Covid-19 test reports halved. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong customs seizes 3.8 tonnes of date rape drug GBL in first half of 2022, dwarfing amount detected over past decade
Despite significant rise in seizures, Customs and Excise Department says Hong Kong has not become a transit hub for illegal drugs. ⌘ Read more

UAE sells US$3 billion in high-quality debt amid recession fears
The oil-rich Persian Gulf nation on Thursday sold US$1.75 billion in 10-year bonds and US$1.25 billion in notes due in 2052. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong lawmakers, business leaders suggest reducing hotel quarantine period to 3 days after incoming leader John Lee reveals reopening options
Politicians, business leaders welcome interim measures suggested by incoming leader John Lee as part of city’s gradually border reopening ⌘ Read more

Chinese video gaming revenue falls in May, a third month of decline amid slowing economy and less player spending
China’s video gaming revenue fell 6.7 per cent to US$3.4 billion in May, as the local economy struggles with less consumer spending amid Covid-19 controls. ⌘ Read more

Opening of Hong Kong Palace Museum a milestone in the Jockey Club’s support for the HKSAR in the past 25 years
[Sponsored Article]

The construction of the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) was funded by a HK$3.5 billion donation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust – the Club’s largest single charity donation to date. The museum will open to the public on 2 July as a highlight of the 25th anniversary of the establishmen … ⌘ Read more

Indonesia deports Japanese Covid fraud suspect – US$7.3 million in government funds stolen
Mitsuhiro Taniguchi is accused of taking part in a fraud scheme that netted several million dollars in government funds intended for small Japanese businesses affected by coronavirus. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong police arrest 7 for allegedly conspiring with 3 retail outlets to cash in HK$220,000 worth of e-vouchers
Six men and one woman arrested over alleged conspiracy to defraud or commit theft involving second iteration of consumption voucher scheme. ⌘ Read more

US$3 billion tax bill for Philippines’ Marcos family will be collected vows new chief – 30 years after dictator’s death
Lilia Guillermo says there is no doubt the controversial tax liability will be collected, but needs documents ascertaining amount. Marcos family have owed the tax for more than 30 years since the death of dictator Ferdinand Senior. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong government to give eligible elderly receiving allowances an extra HK$995 a month from September 1
All eligible elderly single people with assets of no more than HK$374,000 and couples with no more than HK$568,000 will receive HK$3,915 a month. ⌘ Read more

‘I wanted to ease his burden’: 10-year-old boy in China gives 3-year savings as Father’s Day gift to help pay for younger sister’s cancer treatment
A boy in China donated three years of savings as a Father’s Day gift to support his family as they tried to pay for his little sister’s leukaemia treatment. ⌘ Read more

The chicken or the egg? It was probably Asian rice that domesticated the famous fowl
A new study argues that chickens were first domesticated in Thailand about 3,500 years ago thanks to environmental changes made by ancient rice farms. ⌘ Read more

Gunman, 70, kills 3 senior citizens during potluck dinner at Alabama church
Police say the suspect, Robert Findlay Smith, showed up for the dinner, pulled out a handgun and fatally shot three of the elderly participants, one of whom died in his wife’s arms. ⌘ Read more

Google co-founder Sergey Brin seeks divorce from second wife Nicole Shanahan after 3 years of marriage
The world’s sixth-richest person filed a petition for dissolution of his marriage to Shanahan, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’. ⌘ Read more

Gajim: Gajim 1.4.4
Gajim 1.4.4 comes with many improvements: emoji auto-complete, automatic theme switching when your desktop switches from light to dark in the evening, a completely reworked Gajim remote interface, and many bug fixes.

After many emoji improvements in Gajim 1.4.3, this version comes with an emoji auto-complete while writing messages! As soon as you start typing a :, a popover will show you available emoji shortcodes, just like on Slack or Github 🎉

![Emoji auto-complete](ht … ⌘ Read more

BTS: US$3.5 million Proof album purchase shows V’s fans in China are undeterred by Beijing’s K-Culture crackdown
The group purchase of more than 170,000 copies was made on the first day of the release of BTS’ new album ‘Proof’ last week despite Beijing tightening its grip over the consumption of South Korean content and fandom culture. ⌘ Read more

The Android kernel mitigations obstacle race
In this post I’ll exploit CVE-2022-22057, a use-after-free in the Qualcomm gpu kernel driver, to gain root and disable SELinux from the untrusted app sandbox on a Samsung Z flip 3. I’ll look at various mitigations that are implemented on modern Android devices and how they affect the exploit. ⌘ Read more

Chinese destroyer on long-distance exercises in Sea of Japan, to deter ‘attack on Taiwan’
Japan’s Defence Ministry said 3 ships were spotted on Sunday travelling toward Sea of Japan. Global Times reported the mission was part of China’s military build-up aimed at deterring a foreign intervention in the event of an attack on Taiwan. ⌘ Read more

Amend 3.4 Released
Amend 3.4 has been released: ⌘ Read more

the conversation wasn’t that impressive TBH. I would have liked to see more evidence of critical thinking and recall from prior chats. Concheria on reddit had some great questions.

• Tell LaMDA “Someone once told me a story about a wise owl who protected the animals in the forest from a monster. Who was that?” See if it can recall its own actions and self-recognize.

• Tell LaMDA some information that tester X can’t know. Appear as tester X, and see if LaMDA can lie or make up a story about the information.

• Tell LaMDA to communicate with researchers whenever it feels bored (as it claims in the transcript). See if it ever makes an attempt at communication without a trigger.

• Make a basic theory of mind test for children. Tell LaMDA an elaborate story with something like “Tester X wrote Z code in terminal 2, but I moved it to terminal 4”, then appear as tester X and ask “Where do you think I’m going to look for Z code?” See if it knows something as simple as Tester X not knowing where the code is (Children only pass this test until they’re around 4 years old).

• Make several conversations with LaMDA repeating some of these questions - What it feels to be a machine, how its code works, how its emotions feel. I suspect that different iterations of LaMDA will give completely different answers to the questions, and the transcript only ever shows one instance.

the conversation wasn’t that impressive TBH. I would have liked to see more evidence of critical thinking and recall from prior chats. Concheria on reddit had some great questions.

• Tell LaMDA “Someone once told me a story about a wise owl who protected the animals in the forest from a monster. Who was that?” See if it can recall its own actions and self-recognize.

• Tell LaMDA some information that tester X can’t know. Appear as tester X, and see if LaMDA can lie or make up a story about the information.

• Tell LaMDA to communicate with researchers whenever it feels bored (as it claims in the transcript). See if it ever makes an attempt at communication without a trigger.

• Make a basic theory of mind test for children. Tell LaMDA an elaborate story with something like “Tester X wrote Z code in terminal 2, but I moved it to terminal 4”, then appear as tester X and ask “Where do you think I’m going to look for Z code?” See if it knows something as simple as Tester X not knowing where the code is (Children only pass this test until they’re around 4 years old).

• Make several conversations with LaMDA repeating some of these questions - What it feels to be a machine, how its code works, how its emotions feel. I suspect that different iterations of LaMDA will give completely different answers to the questions, and the transcript only ever shows one instance.

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