R F
@rpf.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Geek!
Proud Member, "Cult of Privacy"
[personal account]
#academia #privacy #opensource #ethicalcomputing #startrek #food #coffee #computerscience
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@rpf on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Proud Member, "Cult of Privacy"
[personal account]
#academia #privacy #opensource #ethicalcomputing #startrek #food #coffee #computerscience
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@rpf on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@privatellm I use PrivateLLM via Shortcuts and even with Show When Run turned off - it still goes to the app. Is there a way to go around this?
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 AM
@privatellm I use PrivateLLM via Shortcuts and even with Show When Run turned off - it still goes to the app. Is there a way to go around this?
Hahahaha speed tests are the easiest to GAME to show that there is improvement, when there isn't actually any. Para may masabi si DICT na may ginagawa sila.
What is the point of having a fast internet connection when the latency and jitter are high and reliability is low.
Engot! […]
What is the point of having a fast internet connection when the latency and jitter are high and reliability is low.
Engot! […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Hahahaha speed tests are the easiest to GAME to show that there is improvement, when there isn't actually any. Para may masabi si DICT na may ginagawa sila.
What is the point of having a fast internet connection when the latency and jitter are high and reliability is low.
Engot! […]
What is the point of having a fast internet connection when the latency and jitter are high and reliability is low.
Engot! […]
Reposted by R F
So…ice tried to go into the Ecuadorian Consulate, an act of war, today.
https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-minnesota-redadas-migratorias-ice-trump-5b98291d7dede89494b79daae50f887b
🤦♂️🤬
#uspol #ice #ecuador #incursion #war
https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-minnesota-redadas-migratorias-ice-trump-5b98291d7dede89494b79daae50f887b
🤦♂️🤬
#uspol #ice #ecuador #incursion #war
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
So…ice tried to go into the Ecuadorian Consulate, an act of war, today.
https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-minnesota-redadas-migratorias-ice-trump-5b98291d7dede89494b79daae50f887b
🤦♂️🤬
#uspol #ice #ecuador #incursion #war
https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-minnesota-redadas-migratorias-ice-trump-5b98291d7dede89494b79daae50f887b
🤦♂️🤬
#uspol #ice #ecuador #incursion #war
Reposted by R F
#apple patches ancient #ios versions to keep #imessage, #facetime, other services working
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/apple-patches-ancient-ios-versions-to-keep-imessage-facetime-other-services-working/
#cybersecurity #privace #iphone
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/apple-patches-ancient-ios-versions-to-keep-imessage-facetime-other-services-working/
#cybersecurity #privace #iphone
arstechnica.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM
#apple patches ancient #ios versions to keep #imessage, #facetime, other services working
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/apple-patches-ancient-ios-versions-to-keep-imessage-facetime-other-services-working/
#cybersecurity #privace #iphone
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/apple-patches-ancient-ios-versions-to-keep-imessage-facetime-other-services-working/
#cybersecurity #privace #iphone
So The PH DICT lifted the Grok ban recently. Tsk tsk, nothing change from Grok and its parent company - except maybe something was exchanged? LOL
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
So The PH DICT lifted the Grok ban recently. Tsk tsk, nothing change from Grok and its parent company - except maybe something was exchanged? LOL
Why is the PH DICT rushing this department circular?
https://www.facebook.com/DICTgovph/posts/pfbid0ccYFJY77WNHiJxuUtwQngTZTfrnLVZ5BW4RZAymjyxkhjNXPc9KiGp2HN6oL5fHdl?rdid=9VxPzMHXDxmMpTGj
https://www.facebook.com/DICTgovph/posts/pfbid0ccYFJY77WNHiJxuUtwQngTZTfrnLVZ5BW4RZAymjyxkhjNXPc9KiGp2HN6oL5fHdl?rdid=9VxPzMHXDxmMpTGj
January 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Why is the PH DICT rushing this department circular?
https://www.facebook.com/DICTgovph/posts/pfbid0ccYFJY77WNHiJxuUtwQngTZTfrnLVZ5BW4RZAymjyxkhjNXPc9KiGp2HN6oL5fHdl?rdid=9VxPzMHXDxmMpTGj
https://www.facebook.com/DICTgovph/posts/pfbid0ccYFJY77WNHiJxuUtwQngTZTfrnLVZ5BW4RZAymjyxkhjNXPc9KiGp2HN6oL5fHdl?rdid=9VxPzMHXDxmMpTGj
WTF, PH DICT doing online consultations via FACEBOOK! GROW UP, DICT!
https://www.facebook.com/DICTgovph/posts/pfbid0ccYFJY77WNHiJxuUtwQngTZTfrnLVZ5BW4RZAymjyxkhjNXPc9KiGp2HN6oL5fHdl?rdid=9VxPzMHXDxmMpTGj
https://www.facebook.com/DICTgovph/posts/pfbid0ccYFJY77WNHiJxuUtwQngTZTfrnLVZ5BW4RZAymjyxkhjNXPc9KiGp2HN6oL5fHdl?rdid=9VxPzMHXDxmMpTGj
January 23, 2026 at 10:17 PM
WTF, PH DICT doing online consultations via FACEBOOK! GROW UP, DICT!
https://www.facebook.com/DICTgovph/posts/pfbid0ccYFJY77WNHiJxuUtwQngTZTfrnLVZ5BW4RZAymjyxkhjNXPc9KiGp2HN6oL5fHdl?rdid=9VxPzMHXDxmMpTGj
https://www.facebook.com/DICTgovph/posts/pfbid0ccYFJY77WNHiJxuUtwQngTZTfrnLVZ5BW4RZAymjyxkhjNXPc9KiGp2HN6oL5fHdl?rdid=9VxPzMHXDxmMpTGj
RE: https://mastodon.social/@rpf/115946709941548517
@eff please help - send your comments to the agency and help get this out for all the world to see
@eff please help - send your comments to the agency and help get this out for all the world to see
THIS is the ridiculous plan of PH DICT, the Philippine gov't IT agency, to suppress Filipinos' rights. PLAIN STUPID, IMHO.
"IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF USER ACCOUNTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J9AqD7_cmf1LWRtQojQMuq_s2RHPmWQZ/view
"IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF USER ACCOUNTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J9AqD7_cmf1LWRtQojQMuq_s2RHPmWQZ/view
January 23, 2026 at 10:15 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@rpf/115946709941548517
@eff please help - send your comments to the agency and help get this out for all the world to see
@eff please help - send your comments to the agency and help get this out for all the world to see
THIS is the ridiculous plan of PH DICT, the Philippine gov't IT agency, to suppress Filipinos' rights. PLAIN STUPID, IMHO.
"IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF USER ACCOUNTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J9AqD7_cmf1LWRtQojQMuq_s2RHPmWQZ/view
"IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF USER ACCOUNTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J9AqD7_cmf1LWRtQojQMuq_s2RHPmWQZ/view
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
THIS is the ridiculous plan of PH DICT, the Philippine gov't IT agency, to suppress Filipinos' rights. PLAIN STUPID, IMHO.
"IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF USER ACCOUNTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J9AqD7_cmf1LWRtQojQMuq_s2RHPmWQZ/view
"IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF USER ACCOUNTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J9AqD7_cmf1LWRtQojQMuq_s2RHPmWQZ/view
DICT attending to unimportant issues instead of addressing the more difficult and important ones. Tsk tsk.
Their SIM registration is a total and complete failure. Now this?! Total BS!
Their SIM registration is a total and complete failure. Now this?! Total BS!
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 AM
DICT attending to unimportant issues instead of addressing the more difficult and important ones. Tsk tsk.
Their SIM registration is a total and complete failure. Now this?! Total BS!
Their SIM registration is a total and complete failure. Now this?! Total BS!
THIS is effing stupid and ridiculous! DICT addressing unimportant issues and skirting away from the important ones. Tsk tsk
Incompetence?!
Incompetence?!
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 AM
THIS is effing stupid and ridiculous! DICT addressing unimportant issues and skirting away from the important ones. Tsk tsk
Incompetence?!
Incompetence?!
masto.ai
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Reposted by R F
Queried an LLM in my knowledge base and it come up with stuff I was pretty sure I have never seen before. So, I asked it where it got that data from. And it said:
"I made it up as a plausible example metric to illustrate impact; it did not come from XX data or any xx source."
Again. Don't […]
"I made it up as a plausible example metric to illustrate impact; it did not come from XX data or any xx source."
Again. Don't […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Queried an LLM in my knowledge base and it come up with stuff I was pretty sure I have never seen before. So, I asked it where it got that data from. And it said:
"I made it up as a plausible example metric to illustrate impact; it did not come from XX data or any xx source."
Again. Don't […]
"I made it up as a plausible example metric to illustrate impact; it did not come from XX data or any xx source."
Again. Don't […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@rssphilstarglobal/115918461419937194
The greatest threat to the Philippines are the greedy politicians!
The greatest threat to the Philippines are the greedy politicians!
mastodon.social
January 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@rssphilstarglobal/115918461419937194
The greatest threat to the Philippines are the greedy politicians!
The greatest threat to the Philippines are the greedy politicians!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/115895024920035038
ROTFL!
These tech bros! Hahaha. Don't call it slop, says MicroSlop's Nadela. Now this!
ROTFL!
These tech bros! Hahaha. Don't call it slop, says MicroSlop's Nadela. Now this!
mastodon.social
January 15, 2026 at 1:15 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/115895024920035038
ROTFL!
These tech bros! Hahaha. Don't call it slop, says MicroSlop's Nadela. Now this!
ROTFL!
These tech bros! Hahaha. Don't call it slop, says MicroSlop's Nadela. Now this!
Reposted by R F
Language is primarily a tool for
communication rather than thought
https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/linguistics/2024-fedorenko.pdf
Something the LLM charlatans fail to understand. LLM can string words together based on massive data sets and sophisticated stats, but they cannot think, reason, do […]
communication rather than thought
https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/linguistics/2024-fedorenko.pdf
Something the LLM charlatans fail to understand. LLM can string words together based on massive data sets and sophisticated stats, but they cannot think, reason, do […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
January 14, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Language is primarily a tool for
communication rather than thought
https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/linguistics/2024-fedorenko.pdf
Something the LLM charlatans fail to understand. LLM can string words together based on massive data sets and sophisticated stats, but they cannot think, reason, do […]
communication rather than thought
https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/linguistics/2024-fedorenko.pdf
Something the LLM charlatans fail to understand. LLM can string words together based on massive data sets and sophisticated stats, but they cannot think, reason, do […]
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
alam nila may sayad pero sino ipapalit nila? yun isang may sayad din? LOL
January 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
alam nila may sayad pero sino ipapalit nila? yun isang may sayad din? LOL
Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump adviser, as its president and vice chair, in charge of guiding overall strategy. In a Truth Social post, Donald Trump described the appointment as a "great choice" by Mark Zuckerberg. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
https://flip.it/nf49MT […]
https://flip.it/nf49MT […]
Original post on flipboard.social
flipboard.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
PH DICT - do you need to be called in by Sen Hontiveros to explain why you are not blocking this garbage called X?
https://mashable.com/article/grok-blocked-indonesia-elon-musk
https://mashable.com/article/grok-blocked-indonesia-elon-musk
Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok access, UK threatens ban as explicit deepfake problem grows
Foreign governments are now limiting access to Elon Musk's Grok chatbot as concerns about non-consensual sexual deepfakes linger.
mashable.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
PH DICT - do you need to be called in by Sen Hontiveros to explain why you are not blocking this garbage called X?
https://mashable.com/article/grok-blocked-indonesia-elon-musk
https://mashable.com/article/grok-blocked-indonesia-elon-musk
Wow! Para makakikil, tama?
Publish all the details of the project - bidding, timeline, BOQ, ORs, vouchers, names of engineers, names of inspectors, videos of progress every two weeks, etc. BOTTOM LINE - TRANSPARENCY!
You know Filipinos DO NOT TRUST politicians, right? […]
Publish all the details of the project - bidding, timeline, BOQ, ORs, vouchers, names of engineers, names of inspectors, videos of progress every two weeks, etc. BOTTOM LINE - TRANSPARENCY!
You know Filipinos DO NOT TRUST politicians, right? […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Wow! Para makakikil, tama?
Publish all the details of the project - bidding, timeline, BOQ, ORs, vouchers, names of engineers, names of inspectors, videos of progress every two weeks, etc. BOTTOM LINE - TRANSPARENCY!
You know Filipinos DO NOT TRUST politicians, right? […]
Publish all the details of the project - bidding, timeline, BOQ, ORs, vouchers, names of engineers, names of inspectors, videos of progress every two weeks, etc. BOTTOM LINE - TRANSPARENCY!
You know Filipinos DO NOT TRUST politicians, right? […]
Time to ditch MicroSlop Windows, folks!
January 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Time to ditch MicroSlop Windows, folks!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@MikeElgan/115871763388450688
THIS is the way to go!
Your turn PH DICT!
Do something that the cowards Apple and Google wouldn't do.
THIS is the way to go!
Your turn PH DICT!
Do something that the cowards Apple and Google wouldn't do.
mastodon.social
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@MikeElgan/115871763388450688
THIS is the way to go!
Your turn PH DICT!
Do something that the cowards Apple and Google wouldn't do.
THIS is the way to go!
Your turn PH DICT!
Do something that the cowards Apple and Google wouldn't do.
It's time to round of tech billionaires and put them in camps.
https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-billionaire-shlomo-kramer-speech
https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-billionaire-shlomo-kramer-speech
Tech Billionaire Says It’s Time for the Government to Suspend Freedom of Speech
"We need to control the platforms, all the social platforms."
The post Tech Billionaire Says It’s Time for the Government to Suspend Freedom of Speech appeared first on Futurism.
futurism.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
KULONG for less than PhP500, pero yun mga coup-pals sa kangkongreso na bilyones ninanakaw, di nakukulong.
https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/probinsiya/2026/01/09/2499712/bagger-sa-mall-arestado-sa-pagdekwat-ng-condom
https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/probinsiya/2026/01/09/2499712/bagger-sa-mall-arestado-sa-pagdekwat-ng-condom
Bagger sa mall, arestado sa pagdekwat ng condom
Isang lalaking bagger ng isang mall sa Barangay Mabolo sa Cebu City ang inaresto matapos umano niyang nakawin ang isang pack ng branded na condom na may presyong P387.75 noong Martes, Enero 6.
www.philstar.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
KULONG for less than PhP500, pero yun mga coup-pals sa kangkongreso na bilyones ninanakaw, di nakukulong.
https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/probinsiya/2026/01/09/2499712/bagger-sa-mall-arestado-sa-pagdekwat-ng-condom
https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/probinsiya/2026/01/09/2499712/bagger-sa-mall-arestado-sa-pagdekwat-ng-condom