2025-07-09T20:51:36Z https://yabu.me Mark Pesce https://yabu.me/npub1ulje69qvmz2jnj7klz2ph73gl0v3glvyurjh2a2uyztcg7q5vnxq26g320 https://cache.arvr.social/accounts/avatars/109/368/643/671/918/906/original/8314a4f1c87c0deb.png https://cache.arvr.social/accounts/avatars/109/368/643/671/918/906/original/8314a4f1c87c0deb.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00dee25t4d80t2xwlyryvcc9yxx77f6pkmfsgatp6azm9yff305szyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcdhlkes In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrsjuaywd4f5cgh7j93p6dmyfusy4zvdcal3z577ha465ph5jrfqyh0r3t'>nevent1q…0r3t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On a related note: wage increases less than the rate of inflation must _always_ produce greater poverty. 2025-01-15T06:26:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdazqljjt5p7dzlkypqedyesp6g7zaz2px3jhf6d8sv5xkq4haaqzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcckq4hl you’d all be shocked at how conversant I’ve become at sterilising jars and making preserves 🤣 2025-01-11T00:21:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswagpq4ehspvlwwkxcrtgkr7kt4rm9epnt5ndxv9grmle26y5guzqzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcn6k77m The high-intensity training was the only form of exercise that led to retained cognitive improvement five years later.<br/>“After five years, you couldn’t see a difference between their cognition at six months and five years, and we think the reason for that is that there is a change in the volume of the hippocampus … <br/>“Six months of high-intensity exercise has … rewired or reconnected a lot of the pathways associated with the hippocampus &amp; that appears to be long-lasting.<br/><a href="https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/health-and-wellness/scientists-identify-the-best-type-of-exercise-for-mental-sharpness-20240711-p5jsxz">https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/health-and-wellness/scientists-identify-the-best-type-of-exercise-for-mental-sharpness-20240711-p5jsxz</a> 2025-01-04T08:24:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhcx6x87938yfl0vl9wxfyl2mzdguw5s8q2lsr22xsr6kv2r8r7qzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcgl7kyw Proton Mail web is back!!!<br/><br/>CHRISTMAS IS SAVED! 2024-12-17T22:45:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqwt8pefluhytkvhjdn9jvy8v4t9hk0yjjyvenfpdtkjgysdyv4szyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvccy2r8d At the start of this year it appeared unmistakably clear that Microsoft was going to be cock of the walk in the dawning age of generative artificial intelligence. <br/><br/>At the end of this year it’s clear how wrong that was.<br/><br/><a href="http://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/13/has-microsoft-lost-the-ai-wars/">http://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/13/has-microsoft-lost-the-ai-wars/</a> 2024-12-13T00:31:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h32mmrkp2kgqdm37druald53kmmnhh99qd0448xewwawfwkylvszyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcwwc2yd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0rtlklkv4wdq6dxyqdjn8xy04q0947n8sy9jk7mt5r8necfy0yg0hjgms'>nevent1q…jgms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To recap: At the start of 2024, Microsoft had an apparently insurmountable lead in AI.<br/><br/>Microsoft had every conceivable advantage. <br/><br/>At the end of 2024: Microsoft blew both its lead and advantage comprehensively.<br/><br/>Impressive.<br/><br/>*<br/><br/>What&#39;s your experience? Is it similar to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sjhkrpd3pr66st0pf08a30832tt64tuvlvgdjs35zgwmzqt7prtqk6ht6y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Drew Smith</span> (<span class="italic">npub1sjh…ht6y</span>)</a></span>&#39;s and mine at Wisely AI? Or do you reckon Microsoft will pull another AI rabbit out of its hat in 2025? Share your thoughts in the replies - and thanks! 2024-12-12T22:15:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspktyl2lw3qau73enhs5ehrtm6uww96lju25a7qsturlhszqwvx8qzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcc0h0el Has Microsoft Lost the AI Wars? - a 🧵<br/><br/>First mover advantage is overrated. <br/><br/>Anyone working in startupland long enough knows that the first out of the gate is all too frequently an also-ran. <br/><br/>Facebook was not the first social networking company. <br/><br/>Last year it appeared unmistakably clear that Microsoft was going to be cock of the walk in the dawning age of generative artificial intelligence. <br/><br/>A year later it’s clear how wrong that was. 2024-12-12T22:10:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9zyjed5uqu5l0d8xctw4wmw8pthe5jt2fgy2awmd98ckkmesevmqzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvchd4fng NEW Next Billion Seconds episode &#39;v2food, v2.0&#39; - Six years on from founding v2Food, it&#39;s getting difficult to find their product on supermarket shelves - and there&#39;s been a broader roll-back from plant-based alternatives. What&#39;s happened? Former CEO Nick Hazell gives his read of this unexpected outcome.<br/><br/><a href="https://nextbillionseconds.com/2024/12/04/series-2024-episode-7-the-war-over-plant-based-foods-with-nick-hazell/">https://nextbillionseconds.com/2024/12/04/series-2024-episode-7-the-war-over-plant-based-foods-with-nick-hazell/</a> 2024-12-10T20:32:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzea2lyyjaznmev64unatln4vuvegdrxxcc8kh8mx92kt035xclszyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvc2r70sj &#34;Women, senior employees and highly skilled workers were the most likely to quit in protest, the researchers found.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/brain-drain-when-return-to-office-mandates-backfire-20241127-p5ktuh">https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/brain-drain-when-return-to-office-mandates-backfire-20241127-p5ktuh</a> 2024-12-01T07:56:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx54nlv7wash8h9lz2vq9tg635fz6ljps7jpqgwqvfcfwgct47j4gzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcm653vn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lnunnkpsrl8z2kfru8svrn9s88ws6yjhry7pas93m2qwcyccr2q0f0fxp'>nevent1q…0fxp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>just add &#34;You call that a knife?&#34; into it somewhere 🤣 2024-11-30T22:03:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhqnl2nl0ylnrqazmj5ucmw6lsv5ntkdqumwp93rjk5xa73a0vvqzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvc4mwjpm &#34;Hey Siri, what is regulatory capture...?&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/27/plastic-lobbyists-biggest-group-un-treaty-talks-busan-korea">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/27/plastic-lobbyists-biggest-group-un-treaty-talks-busan-korea</a> 2024-11-29T07:23:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hpdt3yc4mghpdlnvjc849yjlgry4eu8jpchn354ye2cpekuhdrgzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvczc2rqh “ The new rules won&#39;t come into force for another year to allow social media companies time to comply.” - per ABC 2024-11-28T20:58:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8hxlggjq2f2230qv2cf7centuu7qtkzxv6kg47fmzx5t6wfzuecczyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcguu55g After today&#39;s 50% price rise in my M365 subscription ($121 -&gt; $192 annually) I can see why<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-27/us-antitrust-watchdog-launches-broad-microsoft-investigation">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-27/us-antitrust-watchdog-launches-broad-microsoft-investigation</a> 2024-11-27T23:50:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxrezljmfrg9f5wmjqsjazgsmt9a5qmsxlrrazu8ux8esusze7leczyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcuucm9x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0v8k4l9pqnucupusfvk0v2yud39klt7hsg9x57qld74pkt7s0n9qckne9m'>nevent1q…ne9m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😎 2024-11-26T02:57:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8a9agagf5nt44f6asgugq0r0x9m6rwkjtdgvx3t88nw7npcsasyszyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcvxkfhq Remember when 3DTV was the Next Big Thing?<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cache.arvr.social/media_attachments/files/113/546/965/083/185/476/original/9f084dce4ffd8539.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-11-26T02:47:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2g75efeu9gxpwe8vhw4ce8jfwzwlrfj0xsyz0p9z5wvus0z400czyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvc8gyct8 Time to draw all the year&#39;s threads together: Are we pulling back from EVs? Will China dominate manufacturing? And what about all that data vehicles are collecting? It&#39;s been full on - enough to require a bit of a &#39;group hug&#39;. Part one of two.<br/><br/><a href="https://nextbillionseconds.com/2024/11/26/the-next-billion-cars-2024-in-review-part-1/">https://nextbillionseconds.com/2024/11/26/the-next-billion-cars-2024-in-review-part-1/</a> 2024-11-25T21:00:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfm6nf7j7h4j3janrt2a6wqpdwyuagemdutgdmrus24cch5m8vkdqzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcdjpqth In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsryj0vcc6akjffg8kyr2dgkkq3e99efpagfe5mk7rjmy7e29q27usta9yd7'>nevent1q…9yd7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Edge? 😂 2024-11-22T21:57:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswvg7n5y7lxsahwpjuaklzxywnnh9294vw5hr086ljl29u34lv3gszyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcq4nqhq OMG THE LLMS HAS TEH REVERSE DISGRIMINASHUNS<br/><br/>(from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10czyvexf06s7m58632xn8ddk5pe5arkw8vfxsp7qzw3petnx009saf4lpy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Register</span> (<span class="italic">npub10cz…4lpy</span>)</a></span> )<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/ai_hiring_test_bias/?td=rt-3a">https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/ai_hiring_test_bias/?td=rt-3a</a> 2024-11-22T03:14:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg7vgg68delxghxewk4m3mjfe7dfs8ldvyn8jq5qztt48fq0z3qnczyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcnfd2nw You know that time Elon Musk got Tesla engineers to &#39;hard code&#39; the very first demo of full self driving - a sleight-of-hand convincing everyone else Tesla were years ahead of everyone else on autonomy, thereby driving incumbent automakers into a panic, forcing them to blow an industry-wide $100B investment with nearly nothing to show for it?<br/><br/>I did a podcast about it.<br/><br/><a href="https://nextbillionseconds.com/2024/11/21/the-next-billion-cars-the-100000000000-lie/">https://nextbillionseconds.com/2024/11/21/the-next-billion-cars-the-100000000000-lie/</a> 2024-11-22T02:29:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0tjte3t8watet4cew9n8kqytuzfap7daxmgnuv0hwh4nsehnawczyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvc52rdyr &#34;...We don&#39;t know what a &#34;data Chernobyl&#34; might look like. With luck, we&#39;ll never see it. But playing with fire while relying on luck to keep us safe seems a guarantee for disaster. In order to keep data at arm&#39;s length, we&#39;ve got to find our equivalent of the &#39;glove box&#39; – managed carefully, and with a full awareness of the risks and costs of an accidental spill.&#34;<br/><br/>Latest for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10czyvexf06s7m58632xn8ddk5pe5arkw8vfxsp7qzw3petnx009saf4lpy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Register</span> (<span class="italic">npub10cz…4lpy</span>)</a></span> &#34;Data is the new uranium&#34; <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/data_is_the_new_uranium/">https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/data_is_the_new_uranium/</a> 2024-11-21T21:36:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfe7mcmj5th4k74pc30xjmvm67vredhvxlsr5ynderlc24g3d0qdgzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcdhvrqs &#34;The 2024 overall social cohesion index score was 78 – the same as in 2023 but still at its lowest since the survey began in 2007. The score has been steadily declining since 2008.&#34;<br/><br/>2008, to jog your memory, was the year that social media went big.<br/><br/>Correlation is not causation, I know. But this does reinforce a lot of other data around that point in time and changes in social awareness.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/19/australia-social-cohesion-at-record-low-but-70-believe-migrants-make-country-stronger">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/19/australia-social-cohesion-at-record-low-but-70-believe-migrants-make-country-stronger</a> 2024-11-18T21:03:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyjl0ed063dy9s8yjww5kt4gmtwxewh45lee093nwkewc6fqf8pszyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvct6aunk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdkvqas8y2kqu3wsjqgfn2864dchprsg32hxc4y5awz3ngcm7mygqdvt5pq'>nevent1q…t5pq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there was a time in my life when i would roll out of bed and go get on a stationary bike for an hour at the gym to exhaust myself out of my anxiety 😬 2024-11-18T08:23:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2k9svfgdqrzwr6q509cdv6zcrp54q6gthvgn92xznm9khnmpkyrszyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvc0wksu4 I know a lot of people have feels about centralised, corporate instances. I share those feels and am always delighted that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1uu00k40jkjed6uhgntgede3mefyj6usc49zhzg6gkqprn8jg86wsnz6t2w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rik Cabanier</span> (<span class="italic">npub1uu0…6t2w</span>)</a></span> has taken the hard work on to run this lovely little instance. But I am also really happy to federate with lovely folks on BlueSky because lovely connections are really what I&#39;m here for. And yes, I&#39;ll try to keep to my anarcho-syndicalist ways, but if you want to be centralist/corporatist, that&#39;s your right too... 2024-11-16T23:42:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlscak5zc77n7dhh96x6fkl4fl3n4nfv8c2syelkdqnu7x6lvwqczyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvc06cycf *glances at radar*<br/><br/>INCOMING!!! 2024-11-13T03:32:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4y3p2pwdnaekhgl4287dkkhhwqedaz8uwy26654x52fh0qsyk5czyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvcjuhd84 These were just shared with me from The Bad Site<br/><br/>Given how bad things are in western NC, this is could possibly have a global impact, as it becomes difficult to manufacture semiconductors and PV panels...<br/> <img src="https://cache.arvr.social/media_attachments/files/113/223/649/924/537/664/original/3e08c2ea27e6d66d.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cache.arvr.social/media_attachments/files/113/223/651/519/342/821/original/da3b11a0409ee8e8.png"> <br/> 2024-09-30T00:26:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyqm4u6sx9hckl497amqyrrdjrh4eecajdmqj7x94gnu4cufequ2szyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvc45pqv6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs207ntc26dulkke76g6xn5vhljhpf62chdcvvx08p899zu3fej6qgkqepdg'>nevent1q…epdg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i have a good friend who thrives on building flatpack so there&#39;s that 2024-08-28T02:55:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszycwatgmaule79tnm4dyx04dth4l90vx4gyp0dstprsthu9hztmgzyrn7t8g5pnvf22wt6mufgxl69raaj9rasnsw2at4tssf0prcz3jvc4kpdx7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszsju5z5sedvpfmdntv2ukvv676kmj6xuzvjp8ltpnh9vpudhwttsz2pwsj'>nevent1q…pwsj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh and try being a vegetarian 2024-08-18T08:22:36Z