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Avid Amoeba

@ avidamoeba @lemmy.ca

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2d ago

Gen Z is the first generation dumber than their parents, neuroscientist claims
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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago
Missed that while skimming. Thanks!

2d ago

Gen Z is the first generation dumber than their parents, neuroscientist claims

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

Perhaps could compare similar data from countries that aren't destroying their school systems as effectively.

2d ago

Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

Can't vaccinate my ZFS pool against it..

2d ago

European alternatives to Visa and Mastercard ‘urgently’ needed, says banking chief

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

Apparently owned by PEPSI 🤭

2d ago

Recommendations

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

The VIA software is online only for convenience. It's open source and you can run it yourself offline or get a pre-packaged desktop version.

E: Didn't realize they now have a different software app.

2d ago

U of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policy

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

In addition to targeting, my concern is making such initiatives socially sustainable by defusing the backlash that tends to occur when minority groups get (deserved) advantage over the majority, along with the ease of weaponization of such backlash by political actors. It should be much more difficult to get people to sign up to "We shouldn't be giving preference to poorer people for hiring!" than "We shouldn't be giving preference to [insert visible minority] for hiring!" because most people do not feel very wealthy and thus the former slogan goes against their own (and their children's) interest. And thus I think the majority would tend to willingly uphold such policies on the basis of their own self-interest, similar to how the vast majority of canucks support universal healthcare.

2d ago

Tastes like enshittification.

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

Shush

2d ago

Kitchen remodel incoming, looking for advice

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

I'm using the HA PE hardware. The wake word sensitivity is set to max. I'm currently using the default Home Assistant (Nabu Casa) cloud STT and TTS. I'm using Qwen 8b running on Ollama via the Ollama HA integration. It runs on my main computer on the same network. I've tested local STT and TTS and it works great. The only reason I'm currently using the cloud one is that there's a specific voice that sounded good for a Santa Claus assistant for the holidays. We haven't encountered significant issues with the wakeword. Gotta yell louder sometimes. It activates from the TV sometimes. Speech recognition is pretty flawless. Neither me or my wife is a native English speaker but we don't have super heavy accents.

The one thing that made it great was the addition of the LLM. With it I don't have to remember the exact names of devices or the correct phrasing to get HA to do what I want. It also allows for multiple actions in a single instruction. Since it's an LLM you could also ask it to do LLM things. Like give you a semi-accurate fact or do basic math wrong:

If you'd like to know specifics, ask.

2d ago

Shimano is relegating clutch derailleurs to the history books – and that's a good thing | BikeRadar

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

I imagine frame flex is smaller than the slack in the derailleur system. Even with the clutch engaged there's play in the chain and the derailleur (through bending and joints). I imagine whatever frame flex occurs should be within the play in the drivetrain system. Rear suspension swingarms move a lot in comparison.

2d ago

U of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policy

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

Yeah. The related term that describes who gets preference is "equity-deserving group(s)." It makes that pretty unambiguous, which is good.

2d ago

U of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policy

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

If you sit down and learn why EDI is a thing, like the history of racism in Canada and why it isn't enough to stop doing racism, EDI starts to make sense. If you don't, then EDI can easily be seen like racism against white people. I wonder if there's a more universalist way to achieve the goals EDI attempts to without that perception. Perhaps applying a wealth lens instead of historically disadvantaged groups? That should catch historically disadvantaged groups as the hisotical disadvantage usually resutls in the lack of wealth. It should also not appear to disadvantage any one group on the basis of inherent characteristics they can't change. Might even get broad support as most people don't have significant wealth and elevating them through hiring into such institutions could be perceived as an avenue for upwards mobility. Thoughts?

2d ago

U of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policy

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 2d ago

The term "EDI" has been used at UofT for at least a decade. Not sure when it was introduced and what the history of "DEI" is in the US.

3d ago

rule

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 3d ago

ChatGPT entered the chat

3d ago

recommendation rule

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 3d ago

Do it while on vacation in Montreal during pride. You don't have to transition to have some fun on occasion. 🤗

3d ago

Start-up idea

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 3d ago

I paid 1K for a Whirlpool 6620.

3d ago

No, Canada didn’t give the U.S. a trillion-dollar gift—but there’s still reason to worry: Trevor Tombe in The Hub | Macdonald-Laurier Institute

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 3d ago

... Investing in America at this point is risky at best. Won’t do a thing for Canada.

Also the post paragraph is OP's and draws a saner conclusion than the trickle-downery the article reaches for.

Separate from all that, there's also the wider problem with using the current public capital markets to trigger productive investment - something that hasn't been happening for a long time.

3d ago

Cuba warns airlines that it will be out of fuel for planes in 24 hours

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Avid Amoeba @lemmy.ca 3d ago

Another symptom of the collapse of the model
An international airport without fuel for weeks is an exceptional and very uncommon situation in countries with functioning economies. In the case of Cuba, this adds to a context marked by daily blackouts, rampant inflation, shortages of food and medicine, a standstill in tourism, and mass emigration. The inability to guarantee fuel for civil aviation not only jeopardizes the country's connectivity with the outside world, but also highlights the logistical collapse of a model incapable of sustaining basic strategic services. While the regime insists on blaming external factors, the facts demonstrate a deep crisis that is already isolating Cuba, even by air.