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Eric Wuehler
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Reasonable Human
Co-host Mostly Security Podcast
Looking forward to the finale with the Oregon Symphony
January 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Been married 30+ years and about this time every year I think “I should go to the mall and find Lovely Wife something nice” and I’m reminded why I don’t go to the mall the other 11 months of the year. (Despite that, gift acquired!)
December 15, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Finally™️ — Emoji passwords… www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
Do Your Passwords Meet the Proposed New Federal Guidelines?
Proposed new standards want to make passwords secure—but also ore user-friendly.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:43 PM
This holiday season, when your child shouts “Slay”, shouting back “One Horse Open…” generates a satisfying response.
November 29, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Always up for some Matrix
I hacked together a js animation which displays Bluesky firehose in a Matrix style rain: simone.computer/bluerain/
ugly source code available here: github.com/syxanash/blu...
@pfrazee.com 👀
November 29, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you all enjoyed your Whip Cream delivery mechanism. 🥧
November 29, 2024 at 12:24 AM
I’m curious why posts in my Following list show up in my Discover list… If I’m Following them, haven’t I already Discovered them?
November 28, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Reposted by Eric Wuehler
Had a chance to sit down with Martine Paris of @bbc.com to discuss the state of voice cloning bbc.com/future/artic...
Is there something special about the human voice?
Artificial intelligence-powered speech synthesisers can now hold eerily realistic spoken conversations and clone the voices of others. Can we tell them apart from the human voice?
bbc.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Reposted by Eric Wuehler
Happy Nose Day, Portland! 🔴 🦌

Nose Day is a Portland tradition since 1959 — it’s the day the red nose is lit up on the White Stag/ Portland Oregon sign, which famously sits on the west side of the Burnside bridge.

Read more by @editorswindler.bsky.social 👇

www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/11...
November 27, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Eric Wuehler
When large language models surpass neuroscientists for prediction of results of experiments
nature.com/articles/s41...

"which presages a future where LLMs assist humans
in making discoveries. Our approach is not neuroscience specific and is transferable to other knowledge-intensive endeavours"
November 27, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Can’t decide if “Byzantine” or “Kafkaesque” is the right way to describe my interaction with tech support for my favorite gadget…
November 26, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Had a great time last night hanging out with some college roommates I haven’t seen for quite a while - always fun to catch up with old friends!
November 26, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 25, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Awesome. Looking forward to the “Best of…” YouTube channel.
Daisy Harris, an A.I.-generated granny unveiled this month by a British phone company, is part of its efforts to curb phone scammers. Her cat is named Fluffy, and she’d love to tell you about her knitting hobby.
An A.I. Granny Befuddles Phone Scammers
Daisy Harris, an A.I.-generated English granny, has been stymying scammers with meandering, time-wasting conversations. But can she actually make a dent in the flood of fraud?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:07 PM