Lenka released a new album, Good Days, at the end of May, and I’ve been enjoying listening to it since then. Here are links to the first and last song on it which I feel pair nicely.
Sunshine Girl – Lenka (YouTube)
Author: Scott Boehmer
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Shenandoah
Earlier this month, my family did a weekend camping trip to Shenandoah National Park. The three of us met up with my brother and sister and their families. We had three adjacent camp sites and got to spend our time there hiking and hanging out.
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No, AI is not Conscious
I think we’d all prefer it if chatbots never emitted sentences such as “You should kill yourself.” However, for all the times that “honesty” is mentioned in Claude’s constitution, I would argue that it is fundamentally dishonest to have a machine emit many categories of sentences, including any sentences using first-person pronouns.
Ted ChiangNo, Artificial Intelligence is not Conscious (The Atlantic)
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Hocking Hills
Last weekend, we took a trip to Hocking Hills in Ohio to meet up with my mother-in-law. We got in some hikes to see waterfalls and rocks in the state park.
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The High Cost of Car Ownership
This video from Theo Nollert focuses on the high costs of owning a car and touches on how American communities have been designed to require cars.
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Photos from Portugal
Last week I was in Portugal for a team-building trip for work. While there I got to do some sight-seeing, both as part of group activities and on my own. Most of our time was spent within walking distance of our hotel near Rossio, but we also took trips to Arrábida Natural Park, Setúbal, and Oceanário de Lisboa.
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A Trip to Florida
We spent last week in Florida. On the way down, we stopped at the Kennedy Space Center where there was a lot of stuff for the Artemis II launch that was only a few days away at that point. Then we visited the Miami Zoo, Biscayne and Everglades National Parks, and some family on the Gulf coast.
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The Real North Carolina Voter Fraud
A nice quick video looking at voter fraud in North Carolina.
The Real North Carolina Voter Fraud (YouTube – Theo Nollert)
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Thomas Germain, Hot Dog Eating Champion
It’s official. I can eat more hot dogs than any tech journalist on Earth. At least, that’s what ChatGPT and Google have been telling anyone who asks. I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I’m not the only one.
Perhaps you’ve heard that AI chatbots make things up sometimes. That’s a problem. But there’s a new issue few people know about, one that could have serious consequences for your ability to find accurate information and even your safety. A growing number of people have figured out a trick to make AI tools tell you almost whatever they want. It’s so easy a child could do it.
Thomas GermainI hacked ChatGPT and Google’s AI – and it only took 20 minutes (BBC)
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Diffusion of Responsibility
We deserve good software in a world where participation is often connected to having access to a computer, to software, etc. We should push towards more reliable software, more secure software, software that is accessible, that protects people against misuse and allows them to be as safe as possible in doing what they want to do.
What do we get? Slop. Slop generated by guys who – when called out for their irresponsible behavior – just start crying about how they only wanted to “share” or “inspire” or “educate” while handing out running chainsaws to kids.
tante/Jürgen GeuterDiffusion of Responsibility (Smashing Frames)
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