The Communication Cube

[kuru]

My biggest gripe is that the search has become really bad. It used to be great ten years ago. Nowadays I feel like I'm being treated like an idiot by the engine. Like I need another search engine to sift through the buttload of asinine results google and co dump on my screen.

 

[ElPoco]

It's been increasingly bad since the release of ChatGPT-4. Now for many searches the top results will be LLM-written bullshit "SEO" articles. Internet search is becoming useless.

 

[Null]

Ad Tech Could Be the Next Internet Bubble

The scariest thing about microtargeted ads is that they just don’t work.

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Father Ted Is Not A Racist

Father Ted, Series 3 Episode 1, "Are You Right There, Father Ted" "A Celebration of Craggy Island's Ethic Diversity"

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[TeDaDeS]

The "robot" said "uh", and stutters in a few points.

They are using OpenAI's text-to-speech which supports stuttering and filler-words like 'uh'.

 

[kuru]

Ground plane antenna looking kind of funny with the t-beam connected directly to it

 

[netcat]

Ad Tech Could Be the Next Internet Bubble

The scariest thing about microtargeted ads is that they just don’t work.

www.wired.com

So if Hwang is right that digital advertising is a bubble, then the pop would have to come from advertisers abandoning the platforms en masse, leading to a loss of investor confidence and a panicked stock sell-off.

And GOOG, META, etc - these advertising companies posing as tech - disappear. Nice thought.

 

[netcat]

It's been increasingly bad since the release of ChatGPT-4. Now for many searches the top results will be LLM-written bullshit "SEO" articles. Internet search is becoming useless.

So google's search - and profit - dominance seems highly tenuous. Search engines are easy to switch. I believe that search revenues are what M$ is after primarily, with ai/gpt/whatever simply a means of attaining it. I currently use gpt as a better google / wiki. What I expected it to be all along...

 

[Null]

Carry on (the) Arithmometer

There are a number of devices that go by the name "Arithmometer," including the original one which went into production in 1851. They are...

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[TeDaDeS]

In case you like tinkering with microcontrollers and LORA, you might enjoy this insane hobby project:

 

[Risca]

Everything's a radio if you design it bad enough

 

[TeDaDeS]

Everything's a radio if you design it bad enough

In this case it's abusing that part in a well designed way. I wonder if those things would work on regular PC parts, so malware could make your PC connect to LORA. Not that it would make sense if there is a network/wifi option available already.

 

[matzesu]

I remember back in my Online Games Days, i think I was playing Guild Wars, and the others where listen to radio from my cheap Hama Cable Headset (one of these Foldable Ones) the whe have a Transmitter Tower on the end of our street..

Now I have an USB Headset or AirPods and thy are not Radio..

 

[Null]

Happy Easter.

 

[rSl]

 

[kuru]

ATM it's quite the challenge to get a grow set from a German vendor, they're all sold out ^^

 

[matzesu]

Even though i want smoke this stuff as i hate smoking (booth meanings) the Gouverment did make it legal but did not say where to get?

 

[kuru]

I assume you mean "won't" and not "want"

The only 100% legal way at the moment is starting your own grow. You're allowed to buy seeds or seedlings from European vendors. And you can cultivate 3 female plants at the same time.

 

[pyrat]

My biggest gripe is that the search has become really bad. It used to be great ten years ago. Nowadays I feel like I'm being treated like an idiot by the engine. Like I need another search engine to sift through the buttload of asinine results google and co dump on my screen.

It's been increasingly bad since the release of ChatGPT-4. Now for many searches the top results will be LLM-written bullshit "SEO" articles. Internet search is becoming useless.

So google's search - and profit - dominance seems highly tenuous. Search engines are easy to switch. I believe that search revenues are what M$ is after primarily, with ai/gpt/whatever simply a means of attaining it. I currently use gpt as a better google / wiki. What I expected it to be all along...

I don't know. I don't use google intentionally much, but I just read that Google wants to set a paywall before AI search, so likely @kuru and @ElPoco may rejoice and @netcat worry (or just change service provider).

Edit: I think I quoted the wrong post from @netcat

 

[Null]

I would end up bankrupting myself if I ever visited Japan.

【Room tour】A weekend tour in Akihabara and room tour of OTAKU lady in Japan

In this video, we are on a weekend of OTAKU lady in Japan. Her name is Mizuki. She is a diligent, hard-working office worker in Tokyo. There is another side of her, that she does not show at her office. She is actually…a lover of idols, anime, and manga. which we call a big OTAKU. We are on...

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【Japan Travel】OTAKU/weekend/Akihabara/Tokyo JAPAN

We are with Mizuki today! This is her 2nd video on our channel. To those who are going to see her for the first time… She is an office worker but she has another side of her on weekends and after work. She is a SUPER OTAKU, with deep love and knowledge of anime, manga, and idols. We were on...

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[Null]

How to Be a Serial Killer (90s Tutorial)

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