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Kari Smolander
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Software Professor, guitarist, singer-songwriter.

[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@smoltron on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Reposted by Kari Smolander
CONFIRMED: Facebook has *banned* anyone from linking to Pixelfed. #MetaBlockingPixelfed

I just tried posting a message on Facebook that reads: "Anyone here using Pixelfed?" with a link to Pixelfed.Social

Within *seconds* I got a post saying my post was banned.

Screenshots below.
January 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Reposted by Kari Smolander
Today Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring ownership of key assets to a new, European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralised social web, not corporate control […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Nyt kun 300 esseetä on arvioitu, vielä on 70 tutkimussuunnitelmaa luettavana. Näitä voi tehdä pienissä pätkissä sen verran kuin pää antaa myöten. Pätkien välissä selaan nettiä.
January 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#esittely Olen ollut Mastodonissa vuosia, mutta en ole ollut aktiivinen. Kun Facebook tekee kuolemaa ja X on jo kuollut, täytyy aktivoitua. Olen kokenut ohjelmistoprofessori LUT-yliopistossa (https://karismolander.net/) ja tutkin erityisesti tietojärjestelmien rakentamista. Olen aina soittanut […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Reposted by Kari Smolander
Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."

She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
January 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Arvioin 300 esseetä. Sitten lähdin hiihtämään. #hiihtokausiavattu
January 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Here is a very good report and analysis of corruption in Spotify. https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/
The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly
Spotify’s plot against musicians
harpers.org
December 20, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Tätä minäkin olen aina ihmetellyt. https://www.hs.fi/mielipide/art-2000010880424.html
December 5, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Riikka Purra korostaa, että #natsikulkue on juuri sopiva paikka persuille. https://yle.fi/a/74-20128454
Riikka Purra puolustaa perussuomalaiskansanedustajien osallistumista 612-kulkueeseen
Purra kuvailee 612-soihtukulkuetta kansallismieliseksi ja isänmaan arvoja korostavaksi tapahtumaksi.
yle.fi
December 1, 2024 at 12:37 PM
I have been thinking what happens in applying AI in most businesses. The models and data requirements are huge and energy consumption is enormous. Here is my forecast for 5-10 years.
#ai #AIAdoption #aibusiness #forecast
November 26, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Reposted by Kari Smolander
Ilahduttavan paljon tullut uusia suomalaisia Mastodonin puolelle! Mastodon on radikaalin erilainen some. Muutamia eroja muihin:

1. Tätä ei omista miljonääri. Toimii kuin Internet tai sähköposti, eli palvelimia on monta ja kaikki pelaavat yhteen.
2. Algoritmeja ei ole, eikä tietojasi kerätä […]
Original post on mementomori.social
mementomori.social
November 26, 2024 at 7:30 PM
November 26, 2024 at 7:30 AM
This is very recommended for anyone interested in photography. https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/RC-025610/kharkiv-capital-of-alternative-photography/
November 25, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Kari Smolander
"Remember that nobody has yet worked out how to make an actual profit from AI. So what if — God forbid — number stops going up?

There’s a plan for that: large data center holders will go public as soon as possible and dump on retail investors, who will be left holding the bag when the bubble […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Two sea cables have been cut in Baltic Sea, between Finland and Germany and between Lithuania and Sweden. Who could do that? https://www.hs.fi/maailma/art-2000010842849.html
November 18, 2024 at 7:48 PM