Clifford Adams
@wikicliff.bsky.social
Also @[email protected]
A long time ago I wrote some free software including strn (scoring interface for the trn USENET newsreader) and the UseModWiki software used by several wikis in the early 2000s.
he/him
A long time ago I wrote some free software including strn (scoring interface for the trn USENET newsreader) and the UseModWiki software used by several wikis in the early 2000s.
he/him
They certainly would have trauma if they all fit in my pocket!
August 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
They certainly would have trauma if they all fit in my pocket!
I do this and it works well. There are some glitches--l have to do an extra click sometimes. Moving to Firefox was easy for me.
July 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I do this and it works well. There are some glitches--l have to do an extra click sometimes. Moving to Firefox was easy for me.
Blurcats need love too!
November 5, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Blurcats need love too!
Like nuclear weapons, accuracy is important when talking about "AI". 😜
More accurately, Google's Large Language Model generated a likely sequence of words. There was no assumption, because there were no facts being used. The GHWB removal simply made some words more statistically likely.
More accurately, Google's Large Language Model generated a likely sequence of words. There was no assumption, because there were no facts being used. The GHWB removal simply made some words more statistically likely.
November 4, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Like nuclear weapons, accuracy is important when talking about "AI". 😜
More accurately, Google's Large Language Model generated a likely sequence of words. There was no assumption, because there were no facts being used. The GHWB removal simply made some words more statistically likely.
More accurately, Google's Large Language Model generated a likely sequence of words. There was no assumption, because there were no facts being used. The GHWB removal simply made some words more statistically likely.
Cat and hardcat! Love the fur on the (soft) cat.
October 31, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Cat and hardcat! Love the fur on the (soft) cat.
They took one ... bucket! 🤪
October 31, 2024 at 6:58 AM
They took one ... bucket! 🤪
...and we [the WP] provide the darkness!
October 25, 2024 at 10:59 AM
...and we [the WP] provide the darkness!
Long cat is LOOOOOONG! 🐈
October 24, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Long cat is LOOOOOONG! 🐈
I like to tell people that I graduated high school "in the top 90% of my class" and wait while they figure it out. 😜
(I was distracted, didn't do much homework, and barely made it. Fortunately I did well enough on standardized tests to get into a decent college.)
(I was distracted, didn't do much homework, and barely made it. Fortunately I did well enough on standardized tests to get into a decent college.)
October 23, 2024 at 9:31 PM
I like to tell people that I graduated high school "in the top 90% of my class" and wait while they figure it out. 😜
(I was distracted, didn't do much homework, and barely made it. Fortunately I did well enough on standardized tests to get into a decent college.)
(I was distracted, didn't do much homework, and barely made it. Fortunately I did well enough on standardized tests to get into a decent college.)
I wish more people would realize that current "AI" chatbots are very much just super-charged text prediction systems. They are trained to reproduce the text used in training, and sometimes "work" when that prediction matches what the user wanted.
3/3
3/3
October 23, 2024 at 8:48 PM
I wish more people would realize that current "AI" chatbots are very much just super-charged text prediction systems. They are trained to reproduce the text used in training, and sometimes "work" when that prediction matches what the user wanted.
3/3
3/3
The boy's reply, however, was not a simple yes or no, so it didn't fit the training data for suicide prevention very well. Saying that one is unsure about a plan *is*, however part of a lot of general messages requesting support, to which people commonly reply like the LLM (reportedly) did.
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2/x
October 23, 2024 at 8:44 PM
The boy's reply, however, was not a simple yes or no, so it didn't fit the training data for suicide prevention very well. Saying that one is unsure about a plan *is*, however part of a lot of general messages requesting support, to which people commonly reply like the LLM (reportedly) did.
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From what I know about LLMs (used by chatbots), the claims are very believable. Asking if one has a plan is probably a part of many guides for dealing with suicidal people, which the LLM would be trained on...
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1/x
October 23, 2024 at 8:40 PM
From what I know about LLMs (used by chatbots), the claims are very believable. Asking if one has a plan is probably a part of many guides for dealing with suicidal people, which the LLM would be trained on...
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You may be crazy for other reasons, but yes, the tweet is dated in 2011. 😜
October 23, 2024 at 8:03 PM
You may be crazy for other reasons, but yes, the tweet is dated in 2011. 😜
"Don't you mean..." CHOMP!
October 22, 2024 at 8:15 PM
"Don't you mean..." CHOMP!
Just say "Here, kitty kitty kitty!" repeatedly. As the mountain lion is a cat, it will then ignore you. (LIFETIME guarantee on this advice!)
October 21, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Just say "Here, kitty kitty kitty!" repeatedly. As the mountain lion is a cat, it will then ignore you. (LIFETIME guarantee on this advice!)
Chocolate chips are a complete breakfast all by themselves! 😜<*looks at the 40 oz of snacking dark chocolate chips in the fridge*>
October 21, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Chocolate chips are a complete breakfast all by themselves! 😜<*looks at the 40 oz of snacking dark chocolate chips in the fridge*>
I recently wanted to look up a really simple fact (the atomic number of oxygen). In the past I would go straight to Google, but this time I went to Wikipedia instead because I didn't want the AI summary. (I was lucky this time and escaped the infinite Wikipedia rabbit hole. 😜)
October 21, 2024 at 8:23 AM
I recently wanted to look up a really simple fact (the atomic number of oxygen). In the past I would go straight to Google, but this time I went to Wikipedia instead because I didn't want the AI summary. (I was lucky this time and escaped the infinite Wikipedia rabbit hole. 😜)
11/10 orb! (East German judge passed out from excitement. 😜)
October 20, 2024 at 5:27 AM
11/10 orb! (East German judge passed out from excitement. 😜)
10/10 angry, but only 3/10 orb (7/10 from the East German judge).
October 20, 2024 at 5:26 AM
10/10 angry, but only 3/10 orb (7/10 from the East German judge).
Yeah--1lb would be TWO servings! 🤪
October 19, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Yeah--1lb would be TWO servings! 🤪
...well, updated to "children or orange cats". We don't know if other colors of cats are vulnerable to window incidents. 🐈
October 19, 2024 at 2:02 AM
...well, updated to "children or orange cats". We don't know if other colors of cats are vulnerable to window incidents. 🐈
One thing to consider about the environmental impact: what is the relative impact of a full booster+Starship fuel load (compared say with miles driven by a car)? Probably some people should be less alarmed, and others should be more concerned about the impacts. Maybe a topic for a future video.
October 18, 2024 at 5:57 PM
One thing to consider about the environmental impact: what is the relative impact of a full booster+Starship fuel load (compared say with miles driven by a car)? Probably some people should be less alarmed, and others should be more concerned about the impacts. Maybe a topic for a future video.
Just watched the video and learned some new things. I liked the other camera views which made it clear the booster had some room on the catch (it didn't almost collide like it seemed from initial videos).
October 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Just watched the video and learned some new things. I liked the other camera views which made it clear the booster had some room on the catch (it didn't almost collide like it seemed from initial videos).
Mighty hunter of live, active cultures (in yoghurt)!
October 17, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Mighty hunter of live, active cultures (in yoghurt)!
"You get a goat, and *you* get a goat, and **YOU** get a goat! EVERYONE GETS A GOAT!" [Apologies to Oprah] 🤪
October 16, 2024 at 5:26 AM
"You get a goat, and *you* get a goat, and **YOU** get a goat! EVERYONE GETS A GOAT!" [Apologies to Oprah] 🤪