Elias @eliasr@librem.one

People like to talk about LLMs as if they are a dramatic deviation from previous "AI" systems like AlphaGo. Those so-called "expert systems" have been trained and optimized to perform a single (or a few) well-defined tasks, while something like ChatGPT can "do anything". But that's a lie. ChatGPT and similar systems are just as focused and optimized on specific tasks.

The most obvious is to use language in a way that's as indistinguishable from a human as possible. To talk like a person.

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@CollaboraOffice and on #peertube https://friprogramvarusyndikatet.tv/w/ar69xhKuQRMyiZDANn9meU

Ni är kanske trötta på att höra mig tjata om farorna med massövervakningsförslaget Chat Control 2.0, så passa på att läsa det här dagsfärska brevet där akademin (500 doktorer och professorer) förklarar varför förslaget är farligt. https://csa-scientist-open-letter.org/Sep2025

#ChatControl

Looking to leave GitHub?

Try Codeberg — it's Git, but based in Germany (Europe), without all of Microsoft's nonsense. They're also on the Fediverse: @Codeberg.

But wait — it gets better!

Codeberg is open source, and you can even host your own instance. The software is called Forgejo, built by the same folks behind Codeberg, and they're on the Fediverse too: @forgejo.

#GitHub #GitLab #Git #FOSS #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Microsoft

There... Github has been replaced with locally hosted Gitea.

Why didn't I do this sooner? @gitea

Will you be adding the possibility for monthly/recurring donations?

Today marks 30 years since the premiere of 'Xena: Warrior Princess' back in 1995. A show that was never ashamed of its campiness, but at the same time managed to be groundbreaking on multiple levels. Setting new standards for female action heroines, featuring a main character that was messy and flawed, physically strong and athletic, who started as a villain seeking redemption.

Xena, despite its cheesiness and often ridiculous premise, succeeded in pushing the boundaries of queer representation, challenged stereotypes, defied several of the sexist tropes of '90s media, explored LGBTQIA+ themes, even themes of gender identity, and made a clear statement against the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS at the time.

It may not be a flawless masterpiece, but it's a beloved cult classic for good reason.

🔗 https://www.fringemagnet.net/2025/09/30-years-of-xena-warrior-princess.html

#XenaWarriorPrincess #OTD #OnThisDay #Xena #90s #TV #Television #Entertainment #PopCulture #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Every company with AI.

Courtesy of Eleanor Morton, comedian.

#EleanorMorton #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #funny #humour #NonFiction

Since the Tornado Cash case has been in the news again lately, this older post by @molly0xfff popped up again. It's a pretty well considered article, but for the glaring omission of any mention of #Monero, still the gold standard in financial privacy. https://www.citationneeded.news/tornado-cash/

On the 51% attack on #Monero, @molly0xfff delivers context. As she always does when it comes to topics like this. Thank you, Molly! https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=monero-51-attack

I herd something strange in the woods. Looked and then there it was, just 3-4 meters away.

https://pixelfed.global/p/tsvenson/868932688927892422

#squirrel

@Gina "Microsoft Office: Deinstallation in progress"
Those few words elicit so much joy.

I'm at the coolest network meeting for EU gov #OSPO's in Brussels today 🔥🔥

I had an opportunity to talk with Dirk Schrödter, Minister for Digitalization of Schleswig-Holstein (SH), and currently listening to SH CIO Sven Thomson's presentation.

SH is so far ahead!! They're implementing #Linux desktops, They're already using #Nextcloud and #LibreOffice, and end of this month all their gov email will be migrated from Microsoft Exchange to #OpenXChange.

#opensource #digitalsovereignty

"Mobile-zombie-free zone" sign spotted at a playground in #Rålambshovsparken in #Stockholm recently.

Ironically that made me pick up my own phone to take this photo, acting like another of those infamous zombies. In my defense I did not actually enter the playground, so strictly speaking I did not violate the sanctity of the mobile-zombie-free zone. Also, the phone (#Librem5 yay!) was back in pocket directly without further zombie-like behaviour. 🙂 #ShotOnLibrem5

We're happy to announce three projects will be funded to contribute to the TALER secure electronic payment system based on open standards, free software, and advanced cryptography.

The three projects are:
Libre Payments in Ruby, a GNU Taler Integration for ethical trade.
Taler in Liberapay, an implementation of Taler as payment provider in Liberapay.
And Taler OpenAPI specification, a JSON/YAML OpenAPI for key GNU Taler API's.

https://nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250901-New-projects-NGI-Taler.html

@NGI_TALER

#NGI #FOSS #TALER

31 August 1892 | A German Sinti, Anton Guttenberger, was born in Markgröningen.

In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 18 March 1943.
No. Z-4166
He perished in the camp on 26 July 1943.

#Debian #GNU #Hurd 2025 released!

https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/news/2025-08-10-debian_gnu_hurd_2025.html

Details: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2025-08/msg00008.html

- completed 64 bit support
- all disk drivers running in userland (⇒ you can live-debug a disk driver with gdb)
- Rust support
- working disk and CD-ROM via USB (this actually is a big deal)
- SMP (multiprocessing) is finally working well
- custom keyboard layouts on the console via xkb

❤️ 🐃

#FreeSoftware #kernel

If anyone's bored this weekend, I'm hosting an #XFiles watch party on my #Owncast server. Feel free to share!

https://owncast.n8fq.org