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WetHat💦

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I enjoy programming computers

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WetHat💦 @wethat7.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2025

FediOnFire was a hobby project designed to showcase a firehose of public statuses across the Fediverse. Developed by Roni Laukkarinen (@rolle), it aimed to highlight the diversity of the network. Unfortunately, some community members misinterpreted and discredited the project, which led to ugly […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2025

This JupyterLab extension utilizes GitHub Copilot to boost productivity with code generation, error fixing, and interactive notebook creation. Users can enjoy inline code completions, chat interface for code queries, and extensibility for custom tools […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2025

DeepSeek R1: All you need to know 🐳 The article covers various aspects of the model, from its architecture to training methodologies and practical applications. The explanations are mostly clear and detailed, making complex concepts like Mixture of Experts (#MoE) and reinforcement learning […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2025

Apparently AI reasoning models like Deepseek-R1 and OpenAI o1 suffer from "underthinking", where they abandon promising solutions too quickly, leading to inefficient resource use. To address this, a "thought switching penalty" (TIP) was developed, which improved accuracy across math and science […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2025

Key Points: ➡️ AI errors running amok like a robot revolution, featuring Google search gaffes and Comcast calendar calamities. ➡️ Flubstitution: when AIs confuse template placeholders with Mad Libs. ➡️ Case study in how open-source session recording gets downright mysterious. ➡️ Dell's […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2025

Maintaining consistent code style is challenging in software development, especially in large or distributed teams. Using .editorconfig in .NET projects helps enforce uniform coding standards automatically, resulting in a professional and uniform codebase with reduced friction in code reviews. […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2025

Thomas Cherickal asked Google Gemini to produce 30 prompts for OpenAI's 'Deep Research' reasoning model that could change the world as we know it. Deep Research had to break quite a sweat to answer these prompts (up to 30 minutes), and the result is fascinating […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2025

An interesting take on the "prompt-and-pray" approach, where business logic lives entirely in prompts. This is inherently unreliable and inefficient. Structured automation, which separates conversational ability from business logic execution, may be more suitable for enterprise-grade […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2025

A guide for AI engineering. The article covers various aspects of AI engineering, from foundational skills in mathematics, statistics, and programming to advanced topics like deep learning, generative AI, and LLMs. It is relevant to anyone interested in AI engineering, providing actionable […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/02/2025

The story of the Agentic Copilot for Obsidian! Born in 2023, this AI plugin for the Obsidian PKM has already amassed over 370,000 downloads by February 2024. With a range of features from integrating AI models to local offline capabilities, Copilot for Obsidian is paving the way for advanced […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2025

Brief analysis of DeepSeek R1 and its implications for Generative AI: ➡️ DeepSeek R1 exhibits powerful reasoning behaviors, achieved through scalable Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO). ➡️Emergent self-reflection and Chain-of-Thought (CoT) patterns improve reasoning performance […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2025

The Feynman Lectures on Physics ✨ Now, anyone with internet access and a web browser can enjoy reading a high quality up-to-date copy of Feynman's legendary lectures. This edition has been designed for ease of reading on devices of any size or shape; text […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

An image of a stack of the three "Feynman Lectures on Physics" books. Volume I is on top of the stack

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2025

Key Points: ➡️ DeepSeek AI exposed a database containing over 1 million log lines, secret keys, and sensitive information. ➡️ The database allowed full control over operations without authentication. ➡️ DeepSeek has since fixed the security hole. ➡️ The company is now facing scrutiny […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2025

Key Points: ➡️ Artificial Analysis provides independent evaluations of AI models and API providers. ➡️ The Quality Index ranks models based on various dimensions of intelligence. ➡️ Output Speed measures tokens per second generated by the model. ➡️ Price is calculated as USD per million […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2025

In response to the #DeepSeek disaster #OpenAI has released the o3-mini model, which has improved reasoning capabilities at a lower cost than its predecessor. It offers faster response times, reduced computational requirements, and three levels of reasoning (low, medium, high). This model is […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2025

Sharing Mastodon Lists: ➡️ Mastodon lists are private and not directly sharable like BlueSky or Twitter lists. ➡️ Users can authorize an app for READ ONLY access to their Mastodon lists. ➡️ The app lets you select all or individual lists for download as […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

An screenshot of a user's collection of Mastodon lists.

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2025

DeepSeek R1 is revolutionizing AI with its cost-effective approach. By using specialist models and innovative training methods, it achieves high performance at a fraction of the cost. This challenges the traditional AI economics. More about this technology here […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2025

PythonDecoratorLibrary - Python Wiki This page is meant to be a central repository of decorator code pieces, whether useful or not 😉. It is NOT a page to discuss decorator syntax! wiki.python.org/moin/PythonDecorato… #Python #Programming #PythonDecorators

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ JavaScript does not natively provide an API to cancel a regular Promise. ➡️ Promise.withResolvers() returns an object with a new Promise and functions to resolve or reject it. ➡️ Cancelable tasks can be created using Promise.withResolvers() by exposing a cancel method. ➡️ […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2025

Starting with v23.6.0, Node.js supports TypeScript without any flags. This means you can run TypeScript files directly in Node.js without transpiling. However, there are some limitations to be aware of: ➡️ no support for non-JavaScript language features, JSX […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ The full R1 model requires 400GB of disk space and significant CPU, GPU, and RAM resources. ➡️ Distilled models are available, ranging from 1.5-70B parameters, requiring 1-40GB of disk space. ➡️ The tutorial explains how to install and run […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2025

Meta's Community Notes system is effective in addressing misinformation? Yes, until it's not when: ➡️ There is not enough user engagement. ➡️The community response is too late. ➡️The community is poisoned by bad faith actors. ➡️The 'algorithm' works against it. ➡️Facts are NOT a […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ Meta is a controversial partner in the Social Web Foundation, raising concerns about its influence on the Fediverse. ➡️ The Fediverse has two models: growth Fediverse and movement Fediverse, each with different goals and values. ➡️ The growth Fediverse focuses on technical […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2025

#Ollama models: ➡️ #CodeLlama offers versatile development assistance with advanced pattern recognition and infilling capabilities. ➡️ Qwen 2.5 Coder transforms debugging by providing intelligent solutions to root causes. ➡️ WizardLM2 excels in rapid prototyping and multilingual […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2025

Google researchers have developed a new Transformer model called "Titans" that gives language models long-term memory. Titans uses "surprise" as a metric to decide what to remember and when to forget. It outperforms traditional models in handling long texts and contextual tasks. The team plans […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2025

Scientists have discovered "sunken worlds" deep within Earth's mantle using a new seismographic imaging method. These blobs resemble ancient crust but are found in unexpected locations, posing a mystery to researchers. The new method offers a clearer image of Earth's interior, revealing […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ ESM3 is a generative language model that reasons over the sequence, structure, and function of proteins. ➡️ It can generate functional proteins far from known proteins, simulating 500 million years of evolution. ➡️ It can generate fluorescent proteins with a chain of […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ Malicious PyPi package 'pycord-self' targets Discord developers, stealing authentication tokens and creating a backdoor for remote control. ➡️ Introduced in June 2024, downloaded 885 times. ➡️ Token theft and backdoor installation are the primary malicious functions. ➡️ […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2025

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Eccentric Automatic Prompts The paper shows that trivial changes to prompts can significantly impact LLM performance. Automated prompt optimization is a more reliable method for improving performance than manually adding "positive thinking" to prompts. The […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2025

THE DECODER - News about AI: ➡️ The latest stories about AI research, AI in practice, AI and society, with factual and entertaining reporting. ➡️ Covers ethical, economic, and political implications of AI. ➡️ Independent editorial team not tied to companies or publishers. ➡️ RSS feed […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2025

Papers with Code: ➡️ The latest in machine learning with over 153,000 papers and more than 12,500 benchmarks. ➡️ Various domains like Computer Vision, NLP, Medical Imaging, and more. ➡️ State-of-the-art methods and datasets across over 5,300 tasks. ➡️ A free resource with data licensed […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ PromptWizard automates and simplifies prompt optimization through feedback-driven refinement, joint optimization, and self-generated chain-of-thought steps. ➡️ It combines iterative feedback from LLMs with efficient exploration and refinement techniques […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2025

Key Points: ➤ A quite popular prompts directory ➤ Support for various AI platforms like #ChatGPT, #Claude, #Perplexity, #Gemini, #Llama, #Mistral ➤ Has prompts for different roles and tasks like academician, accountant, composer, developer, and more ➤ You can contribute your own prompts to […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2025

' Have I Been Pwned'' (@haveibeenpwned) now includes stealer logs, allowing users to see which websites their credentials were exposed against. This new feature helps individuals and organizations better understand and mitigate their exposure to data breaches […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2025

The paper presents the Zuchongzhi 3.0 quantum processor, which sets a new benchmark in quantum computational advantage with its 105 qubits. The study looks well-designed, with consistent and reproducible results. The findings suggest that this processor represents a significant advancement in […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ BotKit enables the creation of standalone ActivityPub bots, free from platform constraints. ➡️ It is user-friendly and written in TypeScript, ensuring type safety. ➡️ BotKit is easy to deploy with minimal dependencies on various virtual servers. ➡️ Powered by #Fedify, a […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ SLMs with 1-8B parameters can perform as well or better than LLMs. ➡️ SLMs are task-agnostic or task-specific. ➡️ SLMs balance performance, efficiency, scalability, and cost. ➡️ SLMs are effective in resource-constrained environments. ➡️ SLMs can be trained on […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2025

#Mastodon is shifting to nonprofit ownership, ensuring it remains free from control by a single wealthy individuals. Founder Eugen Rochko (@Gargron) aims to keep users in control of their content and timelines. The platform is calling for $5M in donations to support its mission of creating safe […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2025

JavaScript Weekly Issue 718: January 10, 2025: ➡️ #JavaScript Rising #GitHub Stars 2024 ➡️ Import attributes: metadata for module imports ➡️ Node.js v23.6.0 supports #TypeScript by default ➡️ #Deno vs Oracle over JavaScript™ trademark ➡️ Express.js revival plans for 2025 ➡️ […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2025

Key Points: ➡️ Using a Python venv in a Docker container ensures homogeneity and reduces complexity. ➡️ It prevents conflicts between system libs and project deps. ➡️ Even minimal images benefit from venvs due to the ever-changing ecosystem. ➡️ Venvs are cheap and offer a high ROI. ➡️ […]

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Best of Dying Twitter @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Meanwhile, on Twitter...

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WetHat💦 @wethat7.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

In four years you can add: Failed countries - former U.S.A.

WetHat💦 @wethat7.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

You nailed it!

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2025

Fact Checking the Fediverse. These accounts help you to stay informed and combat misinformation! 💡 ➡️@mediabiasfactcheck@mastodon.social - Bias and Credibility of media outlets from around the world. ➡️ @fact-check-ElectionCentral - facts from quality sources, as curated by Flipboard's […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2025

A rundown of how #FactChecking is done: ➡️ Pinpoint the statement that needs verification. ➡️ Gather Evidence from reliable and credible sources. This includes academic papers, official records, expert interviews, and trusted news outlets. ➡️ Check if the same information is consistent […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2025

The benefits of trailing commas (by @treyhunner): ➡️ Trailing commas in #Python simplify code changes and reduce errors. ➡️ When swapping or adding elements in multi-line data structures, trailing commas prevent syntax errors and make diffs easier to read. ➡️They also help avoid implicit […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2025

Microsoft's rStar-Math aims to enhance small language models' math reasoning by: ➡️ using System 2-style deep thinking (careful analysis and step-by-step reasoning). ➡️ Monte Carlo Tree Search and self-evolution to generate high-quality training data. It appears to achieve 90% accuracy on […]

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WetHat💦 @wethat.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2025

Now that a tsunami of fake news is washing over our minds, fact-checking skills and tools must be part your survival kit. Here are some helpful tools and resources: github.com/The-Osint-Toolbox/Fact-C… #OSINT #FactChecking #FakeNews #GitHub

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