Alberto Cetoli
@alberto.fractalego.social.ap.brid.gy
Data scientist with an NLProc twist #nlproc #genai
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://fractalego.social/@alberto, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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I'm gonna drop a prediction here and see if I'm right in a couple years: People are gonna look back at the US "intervention" in Venezuela as a tipping point for renewables. Crude simply can't win on price; disrupting supply will only make that worse. Venezuela's oil is mediocre, and the […]
Original post on lingo.lol
lingo.lol
January 5, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I'm gonna drop a prediction here and see if I'm right in a couple years: People are gonna look back at the US "intervention" in Venezuela as a tipping point for renewables. Crude simply can't win on price; disrupting supply will only make that worse. Venezuela's oil is mediocre, and the […]
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Mastodon has been pretty good to me so far, so I'll put out this call for help. Does anyone have advice/tips/tools for getting the scanner part of an Epson CX5700f multifunction printer working with Linux? #askmastodon #linux #scanners
December 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Mastodon has been pretty good to me so far, so I'll put out this call for help. Does anyone have advice/tips/tools for getting the scanner part of an Epson CX5700f multifunction printer working with Linux? #askmastodon #linux #scanners
It's amazing how bad the most recent OSS LLMs are . The last good "generic" one is qwen2.5 IMO.
Qwen3, nemotron, devstral, etc, they are all fine tuned to maximise the results on known benchmarks - overfitting them.
Qwen3, nemotron, devstral, etc, they are all fine tuned to maximise the results on known benchmarks - overfitting them.
December 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's amazing how bad the most recent OSS LLMs are . The last good "generic" one is qwen2.5 IMO.
Qwen3, nemotron, devstral, etc, they are all fine tuned to maximise the results on known benchmarks - overfitting them.
Qwen3, nemotron, devstral, etc, they are all fine tuned to maximise the results on known benchmarks - overfitting them.
Just found this YT channel https://www.youtube.com/@thewelltemperedsynth .This is clearly an homage to Wendy Carlos but I don't think she is involved.
December 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just found this YT channel https://www.youtube.com/@thewelltemperedsynth .This is clearly an homage to Wendy Carlos but I don't think she is involved.
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Evil idea: "Echo Chamber"
Mastodon instance that has a single human user and a bunch of LLMs that pretend to be their friends and form a parasocial social network. Orchestrator thinks of account "gimmicks" and configures posting frequency / response frequency.
Mastodon instance that has a single human user and a bunch of LLMs that pretend to be their friends and form a parasocial social network. Orchestrator thinks of account "gimmicks" and configures posting frequency / response frequency.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Evil idea: "Echo Chamber"
Mastodon instance that has a single human user and a bunch of LLMs that pretend to be their friends and form a parasocial social network. Orchestrator thinks of account "gimmicks" and configures posting frequency / response frequency.
Mastodon instance that has a single human user and a bunch of LLMs that pretend to be their friends and form a parasocial social network. Orchestrator thinks of account "gimmicks" and configures posting frequency / response frequency.
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A little reminder on top of my latest mid-month links newsletter about the British Lib Tales of the Weird - https://arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-735-weird-december-tales
TITAA #73.5: Weird December Tales
Image Similarity - Procjam - Museum Labels - Shopify?! - RAG - Myrninerest - Quantum Magic
arnicas.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A little reminder on top of my latest mid-month links newsletter about the British Lib Tales of the Weird - https://arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-735-weird-december-tales
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I was told to expect a cyberpunk dystopia, so no surprises there. But it's much brighter and hotter and people don't dress as well as I had been led to expect.
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I was told to expect a cyberpunk dystopia, so no surprises there. But it's much brighter and hotter and people don't dress as well as I had been led to expect.
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There are a lot of cursed computers things but this is the most cursed computers thing
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There are a lot of cursed computers things but this is the most cursed computers thing
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
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Our Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Our Founder, @Gargron is stepping down from his position as CEO. He shared a reflection on his time building and growing Mastodon on our blog.
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
We want to take a moment to express the Mastodon team’s deep gratitude and admiration for Eugen, and for the technology and community he has built here […]
Another proof we are in the cyberpunk fold of the multiverse (from the financial times)
https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F78ce0fef-d961-402f-a377-f821901597eb.jpg
https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F78ce0fef-d961-402f-a377-f821901597eb.jpg
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Another proof we are in the cyberpunk fold of the multiverse (from the financial times)
https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F78ce0fef-d961-402f-a377-f821901597eb.jpg
https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F78ce0fef-d961-402f-a377-f821901597eb.jpg
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115503016101266241
I am so happy with this release, it includes a lot of things we have wanted for a long time, and we managed to release it only 4 months after 4.4.
I am glad to be working alongside such an incredible team and it feels so good to finally […]
I am so happy with this release, it includes a lot of things we have wanted for a long time, and we managed to release it only 4 months after 4.4.
I am glad to be working alongside such an incredible team and it feels so good to finally […]
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115503016101266241
I am so happy with this release, it includes a lot of things we have wanted for a long time, and we managed to release it only 4 months after 4.4.
I am glad to be working alongside such an incredible team and it feels so good to finally […]
I am so happy with this release, it includes a lot of things we have wanted for a long time, and we managed to release it only 4 months after 4.4.
I am glad to be working alongside such an incredible team and it feels so good to finally […]
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ᵗʰᶦᶜᶜᶜᶜ ᵖʳᵒᶜᵉˢˢᶦⁿᵍ
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-04/the-worlds-tallest-chip-defies-the-limits-of-computing-goodbye-to-moores-law.html
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-04/the-worlds-tallest-chip-defies-the-limits-of-computing-goodbye-to-moores-law.html
The world’s tallest chip defies the limits of computing: goodbye to Moore’s Law?
A scientific team has managed to stack 41 layers of semiconductors, multiplying the density of the circuits by six, without needing to make them any smaller
english.elpais.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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What have LLMs taught us about human language and human language processing that we didn't know before?
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
What have LLMs taught us about human language and human language processing that we didn't know before?
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Kind of amazing to think about how different the world might be today if PayPal had just... failed early on and shut down. You can trace so much nonsense today back to PayPal getting bailed out by eBay.
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kind of amazing to think about how different the world might be today if PayPal had just... failed early on and shut down. You can trace so much nonsense today back to PayPal getting bailed out by eBay.
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Hey, I made a fairytale semantic search app! Select part of the text, and navigate to a new text snippet. Find themes! https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ghygca5j533iez1r8qh6j/Screen-Recording-2025-10-18-at-2.58.41-PM.mov?rlkey=qyh1yqz55i818u5lqyo3ld6fq&dl=0 #dh #folklore
October 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Hey, I made a fairytale semantic search app! Select part of the text, and navigate to a new text snippet. Find themes! https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ghygca5j533iez1r8qh6j/Screen-Recording-2025-10-18-at-2.58.41-PM.mov?rlkey=qyh1yqz55i818u5lqyo3ld6fq&dl=0 #dh #folklore
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My fairytale semantic search app, i forgot the link: https://ghostweather.com/apps/fairytale-hunt/
October 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My fairytale semantic search app, i forgot the link: https://ghostweather.com/apps/fairytale-hunt/
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October 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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@nyrath NASA should go nuclear says this article https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2025/10/16/nasa_can_open_up_the_solar_system_with_nuclear_propulsion_1141206.html
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@nyrath NASA should go nuclear says this article https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2025/10/16/nasa_can_open_up_the_solar_system_with_nuclear_propulsion_1141206.html
I'm trying out open alternatives to Claude code, full stack (open LLM, open cli). Any suggestions? I cannot find anything even remotely as capable #llm #opensource
October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm trying out open alternatives to Claude code, full stack (open LLM, open cli). Any suggestions? I cannot find anything even remotely as capable #llm #opensource
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The #github enshittification continues.
“To ensure the move to Azure is completed within 12 months, GitHub’s leadership team is asking employees to delay new features in favor of the Azure migration.”
Everything about this is upside-down and backwards. Nobody who is a regular user of GitHub is […]
“To ensure the move to Azure is completed within 12 months, GitHub’s leadership team is asking employees to delay new features in favor of the Azure migration.”
Everything about this is upside-down and backwards. Nobody who is a regular user of GitHub is […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The #github enshittification continues.
“To ensure the move to Azure is completed within 12 months, GitHub’s leadership team is asking employees to delay new features in favor of the Azure migration.”
Everything about this is upside-down and backwards. Nobody who is a regular user of GitHub is […]
“To ensure the move to Azure is completed within 12 months, GitHub’s leadership team is asking employees to delay new features in favor of the Azure migration.”
Everything about this is upside-down and backwards. Nobody who is a regular user of GitHub is […]
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I wrote about the 3d generated World Labs splats in my latest, along with the other fun news of the past 2 weeks (video test, reve image editing, games AI, narrative, data science tools) https://arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-71-splats-and-fat-cats
TITAA #71: Splats and Fat Cats
World Labs splats - Video Cats - Distributed Heroines - Among AIs - Historical Type - Reve
arnicas.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I wrote about the 3d generated World Labs splats in my latest, along with the other fun news of the past 2 weeks (video test, reve image editing, games AI, narrative, data science tools) https://arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-71-splats-and-fat-cats
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What is a door? And why are the AI generated ones so... weird? It's like hands, but more liminal, by definition I guess. In my latest newsletter with the other news of the past 2 weeks and weirdness of the past month. https://arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-705-what-is-a-door-anyway
September 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
What is a door? And why are the AI generated ones so... weird? It's like hands, but more liminal, by definition I guess. In my latest newsletter with the other news of the past 2 weeks and weirdness of the past month. https://arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-705-what-is-a-door-anyway
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My latest end-of-month newsletter tests out the new smart gemini nano-banana image gen model, along with the other usual video, 3d, narrative & games research and links, etc. https://arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-70-cottage-door-generation
September 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
My latest end-of-month newsletter tests out the new smart gemini nano-banana image gen model, along with the other usual video, 3d, narrative & games research and links, etc. https://arnicas.substack.com/p/titaa-70-cottage-door-generation