Taran Rampersad

Author, Writer, Software Engineer. Eclectic Interests... centered around technology and humanity. A neo-generalist who has a depth of knowledge on many topics, but not enough. It's never enough.

I like being wrong because I learn something.

Privacy advocate, human rights advocate, *sensible technology* advocate.

KnowProSE.com (Tech): https://www.knowprose.com
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2024-06-21 19:36:52

#wtf
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/oklahoma-man-bigfoot-summoned-strangling-b2566709.html?utm_source=press.coop
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/656/292/432/416/082/original/b1503a0128b70e3a.jpg

2024-06-21 18:34:37

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seems like you two should either block each other or get a room.
I'm not sure which. 👀🤣

2024-06-21 18:33:07

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there doesn't need to be a rule where you can handle a situation yourself.
Look how much of your time you spent on this, and roped in the time of others. Take control.
That's a solid rule of #socialmedia.
He's taken too much of your head space. Plenty of things to talk about aside from rude people on the internet.
You could try having him drawn and quartered though.... But that might involve international law, human rights, and an inflatable doll.

2024-06-21 12:33:39

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there's no way that anyone but you can deal with toggling of blocking.
If you block, tada, he no longer exists.
Just block.
You're welcome.

2024-06-12 14:55:56

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how many numbers are there in a phone number?

2024-05-28 15:20:07

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having used llama3 for a bit locally on my machine, I can see why they are having so much trouble. It can be fickle without a certain consistency. If they are using a llama3 LLM derivative, they are in over their heads.

2024-05-27 21:30:37

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Perhaps throwing in some autodetection for markup/xml.
It would be nice if there were a standard, but if there were a standard the walled gardens wouldn't follow it. 😂

2024-05-26 23:25:10

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Yup. It was one of my favorite songs on road trips and I had no idea what it meant - but I knew the lyrics.
I sort of grew into them.

2024-05-26 23:15:34

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Now I can't get it out of my head. I remember this song playing on an 8 track. :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQfxi8V5FA

2024-05-25 16:08:40

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Their parents may.
Imagine an AI that has seen all your embarassing baby pictures, and knows anecdotes your parents shared.

2024-05-20 01:14:15

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Shall we keep going?
You can tell me that the weight of the world depends on my vote, that Trump winning will be the end of the world, and I'll say... "I have until November to decide how I'm voting."
Then you might say, "Things will crawl in your armpits if you don't vote for Biden", and I'll say, "I'll think about it".
We can do this as long as you want. All the way til November.
Or we can respect each other and end.

2024-05-20 01:12:27

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Well, I've expressed my opinion ad nauseam, and have been shouted at, cajoled, condescended to, etc.
I only jumped in because of the 'if you don't vote for Biden Trump will win' rhetoric, and I have responded to that clearly, respectfully, and pointed out that such rhetoric can alienate.
To make my point, I even have people in Australia mocking me. Thanks, Aussie. :)
So yeah, if you want to continue, I can keep going.

2024-05-20 01:00:38

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What is it with you all suggesting I'm not voting?
I will decide as I see fit. That's my right. Keeping up with the rhetoric about me 'not voting' just tells me you haven't been reading what I've been writing.
I will vote, but I will make up my own mind, I will vote depending on how I view things.
November is a little over 5 months away. Geeze. They haven't even dusted off the voting booths yet. Give it a rest.

2024-05-20 00:32:46

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I would say that you're not the one listening. I have written quite clearly.
Now, you can get upset because I'm not blindly agreeing with you, or because I don't share your perspective, but don't dare tell me I haven't been reading what you wrote. I understand your arguments all too well.
Forgive me for having my own perspective, if you must - or not.

2024-05-20 00:28:38

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You misunderstand the rationale completely.
You have what you want from your candidate.
This does not mean by extension everyone else has what they want from your candidate.
Being annoying has hardly anything to do with it.
It's that you're satisfied that you think everyone else should be that seems pretty condescending.
Or that we don't know how things work, and we need it explained to us.
We have until November.

2024-05-20 00:19:56

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could you guys lay off people? You may be turning more people away.
The point I consistently make in these conversations, which is where polite conversation ends, is that everyone has a vote and gets to use it as they see fit.
Anyone who thinks they know better than me how *I* should vote is being condescending.
Election years are negotiations. Maybe you're satisfied. Good. Some of us aren't.

2024-05-19 22:32:51

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I'm unlikely to enjoy a Biden or Trump presidency, so whatever happens, happens.
Besides, one of the old farts might just have a health issue before the election.

2024-05-19 22:04:14

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The system will not change if it's always about that.
You would have thought the Democrats would have learned with Hillary. They didn't. Look what happened.
Now, people can voter shame all they want, but the reality is that people should vote FOR a candidate, not AGAINST a candidate.
that's where third party candidates pick up votes and begin garnering support - Republicans and Democrats, don't really care about voters or they'd pay better attention.

2024-05-19 10:51:16

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So far I've maintained pretty close to 2:1 on following to followed.
It's not that I care about it, it's just something I noticed when people bring it up - I'm almost always about 2:1.
I'm interested in a lot of things, and I like to find the things that connect other things.
I don't engage with all content - but I like the like the diversity in my feed, even just the headlines, because I browse, I don't search.

2024-05-16 14:48:42

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I have to lean your way on that. I figured the algorithms were buggy at first but it does seem like at some level there is a concerted effort to not have certain thoughts on their platforms - or point out failures of their platforms.

2024-05-16 14:45:48

#Meta , #Instagram and #sextortion all in the very same article. Very strange days indeed for #socialmedia.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/16/meta-rescinds-job-offer-human-trafficking-expert

2024-05-14 17:51:25

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Just follow the money.

2024-05-14 17:49:15

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You're being kind when you say, "Isn't exactly the case" because it's exactly the case.
First thing Hillary Rosen did when we invaded Iraq was make Iraq copyright law compatible with ours, because that's a problem with #socialmedia. Our government didn't participate in the first #WSIS - US corporations did.
We are protectionist. We just have a different illusion.
https://www.theregister.com/2003/04/29/riaas_rosen_writing_iraq_copyright/

2024-05-14 17:35:17

@npub1vu6…vcka @npub1ejm…4j05 (1/2) The problem is really that PRC is not playing by the same rules that everyone else had their arms twisted behind their backs to agree to.
I'm not saying that some of the rules aren't good, but some of the rules are indeed a double standard both by us and the PRC.
You can't say, "#TikTok bad because of #China" without saying "#facebook, #twitter, #instagram..." not bad because of #corporate America being in bed with #usgovernment"
But China poses an economic threat.

2024-05-14 15:29:23

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This seems complicated though - I'm not one to defend Meta at all, mind you, but by naming victims...
I don't like to see the names of victims without the consent of the victims, and with children - even some adults - how can consent be given without the implications?
It should be published, I agree, but the names of the victims aspect is a touchy subject for me. I can see how Meta got that one wrong, but not so many others... a stopped clock, I suppose.