notthesolution.substack.com AI and The Black Box Problem
ChatGPT doesn't run on black magic, so why do we keep acting like it does?
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What the AI Craze Tells Us About Our Own Society
For those who don't want to use Substack, the article is also posted here:
https://formerlytomato.codeberg.page/posts/shortposts/newsletter/chatgpt-black-box/
I get into this on the post, but AFAIK community-built solutions such as Heroic and Lutris aren't exactly the same, with a lot of Galaxy's selling points being the cloud features such as save data sync and a friends list system for online play.
Different people may or may not find uses for these features, but it's still worth discussing IMO.
notthesolution.substack.com How is GOG Galaxy Still Not On Linux?
It doesn't make sense, no matter how you look at it.
I liked the build, although my Pebble 2 had rubber reversion issues on the side buttons that rendered them unusable. I'm really sad about that because I would've totally kept it around if not for that
notthesolution.substack.com The Smartwatch That Was Too Good For This World
How one startup created a product that left Apple and Google in the dust.
A look back at the Pebble watch
Meta blocks Linux discussion on Facebook (which runs Linux servers)
www.theregister.com Facebook was blocking Distrowatch
Popular community site became unmentionable – the irony is thick enough to compile
notthesolution.substack.com Stop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital ID
Are internet security and internet privacy incompatible goals?
notthesolution.substack.com Stop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital ID
Are internet security and internet privacy incompatible goals?
notthesolution.substack.com Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Increase Facebook's 'Masculine Energy'
What on earth does that even mean?
The article discusses the trend of "gender-coding" in politics and how politicians and corporations (namely Facebook in this case) often use it to distract from the problems they cause for society.