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Perpetual cynic and hopeless optimist. SRE. Resilience in Software Foundation. Journalism, security and privacy. Equality for all. (he/him)

 Austin, TX
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Joined April 2011
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Replying to @aakashgupta
@aakashgupta
Always has been meme. The first astronaut is looking off into space saying, “Wait, AI is just software?” The other astronaut is pointing a gun at his back responding, “Always has been.”

ALT Always has been meme. The first astronaut is looking off into space saying, “Wait, AI is just software?” The other astronaut is pointing a gun at his back responding, “Always has been.”

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Replying to @jennifernvictor @norootcause
@jennifernvictor @norootcause
I’m in this photo and I don’t like it.

ALT I’m in this photo and I don’t like it.

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“Responding to incidents is not the same thing as writing code and it’s unfair to expect someone to be good at one because they’re good at the other. “ @ThaiWoodHere dropping some knowledge on scalable incident response at #SREcon
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Steve Stewart-Williams
@SteveStuWill18 Mar 2023
Psychologists have posited hundreds of cognitive biases over the years. A new paper argues that they all boil down to one of a handful of fundamental beliefs coupled with confirmation bias. doi.org/10.1177/174569162211…
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I asked ChatGPT to hallucinate the episode of House MD that led to the spin-off of the Last of Us franchise
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No @twitter, I won’t be losing access, you’ll be losing a user.
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Replying to @ReinH
@ReinH
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On the other hand, the total amount of information in the universe may be limited by the amount of matter and energy that exists. This is because the maximum amount of information that can be stored in a given volume of space is limited by the amount of energy that can be concentrated in that volume, due to the laws of thermodynamics. Therefore, it's difficult to quantify the amount of information in the universe and whether it's expanding or not. However, physicists and cosmologists continue to study the evolution and dynamics of the universe to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of information and its role in the cosmos.

ALT On the other hand, the total amount of information in the universe may be limited by the amount of matter and energy that exists. This is because the maximum amount of information that can be stored in a given volume of space is limited by the amount of energy that can be concentrated in that volume, due to the laws of thermodynamics. Therefore, it's difficult to quantify the amount of information in the universe and whether it's expanding or not. However, physicists and cosmologists continue to study the evolution and dynamics of the universe to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of information and its role in the cosmos.

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Even the most advanced AI doesn’t protect us from our instinct toward extreme anthropocentrism
Sam Altman
@sama26 Feb 2023
a new version of moore’s law that could start soon: the amount of intelligence in the universe doubles every 18 months
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This might be the best self own I’ve ever seen
“But according to the FTC, much more was going on behind the scenes. In fact, in addition to using people’s phone numbers and email addresses for the protective purposes the company claimed, Twitter also used the information to serve people targeted ads – ads that enriched Twitter by the multi-millions.”

ALT “But according to the FTC, much more was going on behind the scenes. In fact, in addition to using people’s phone numbers and email addresses for the protective purposes the company claimed, Twitter also used the information to serve people targeted ads – ads that enriched Twitter by the multi-millions.”

“While historically a popular form of 2FA, unfortunately we have seen phone-number based 2FA be used - and abused - by bad actors. So starting today, we will no longer allow accounts to enroll in the text message/SMS method of 2FA unless they are Twitter Blue subscribers. The availability of text message 2FA for Twitter Blue may vary by country and carrier.”

ALT “While historically a popular form of 2FA, unfortunately we have seen phone-number based 2FA be used - and abused - by bad actors. So starting today, we will no longer allow accounts to enroll in the text message/SMS method of 2FA unless they are Twitter Blue subscribers. The availability of text message 2FA for Twitter Blue may vary by country and carrier.”

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