Greg

Greg , 10 days ago

Fun fact, DEDSEC is a type of memory used in Soviet era mainframes.

Greg , 1 month ago

I'd step back at that launch

Greg , 1 month ago

I've installed Ollama on my Gaming Rig (RTX4090 with 128GB ram), M3 MacBook Pro, and M2 MacBook Air. I'm running Open WebUI on my server which can connect to multiple Ollama instances. Open WebUI has it's own Ollama compatible API which I use for projects. I'll only boot up my gaming rig if I need to use larger models, otherwise the M3 MacBook Pro can handle most tasks.

Greg , 1 month ago

That's 128GB RAM, the GPU has 24GB VRAM. Ollama has gotten pretty smart with resource allocation. Smaller models can fit soley on my VRAM but I can still run larger models on RAM.

Greg , 1 month ago

This is tough, the goal should be to reduce child abuse. It's unknown if AI generated CP will increase or reduce child abuse. It will likely encourage some individuals to abuse actual children while for others it may satisfy their urges so they don't abuse children. Like everything else AI, we won't know the real impact for many years.

Greg , 1 month ago

The use of CSAM in training generative AI models is an issue no matter how these models are being used.

Greg , 1 month ago

Jokes on you Slack, I'm not intelligent!

Greg , 1 month ago

I'm 100% secure, I have Nord VPN

Greg , 1 month ago

I forgot to post an affiliate link and explain how routing all your internet traffic though one company equals security

Greg , 2 months ago

Haha, that was literally the exact same point I stopped reading. I have emails older than this system and they weren't stored on floppys 😂

Greg , 2 months ago

I can't verify this story with any reputable sources. Is this real or just boomerbait?

Greg , 3 months ago

how would anyone know if a particular name is being unused?

I have a couple of nice domain hacks and I use them for email and random services I run so the root domain appeared to be abandoned. I received so many messages from people wanting to buy them I just started pointing them at other sites so they would stop hassling me. I've had one of these domains for nearly 20 years and it's my main email address. I'm not selling because it would be a year long full time job just to update all my services 😅

Greg , 3 months ago

Vlan I think

Greg , 3 months ago

I was just quoting COP because they said not to quote them

Greg , 3 months ago

I hope US enemies don't find this. They could use it to force US soldiers to stand up during engagements and then force the US soldiers to kneel when they're doing fire and movement.

Greg , 3 months ago

The CCP should make the m4, Abrahams tank, F35 etc emblems. Checkmate

Greg , 3 months ago

Do you mean E2EE for voice calls and SMS? Otherwise why not use a trusted or personal VPN to solve this problem? I wouldn't bother with trying to secure voice calls provided by a carrier as the recipient would also need those counter measures in which case why not use ab E2EE voice app like signal.

Greg , 3 months ago

But it won't cook evenly!

Greg , 3 months ago

to avoid being overrun by that large truck heading into me

lol, I'm guessing you've never ridden a bike in Amsterdam

Greg , 3 months ago

I live in Canada and seeing so many people riding around without helmets in Amsterdam felt weird until I realized how protected the cyclists are by the design of the road infrastructure. Cycling while sharing the road with a truck with no barrier in-between is common where I live so I appreciate your perspective.

Greg , 3 months ago

I thought Twitter's infrastructure was going to collapse within weeks after Musk made all those cuts and changes. I was obviously wrong because Twitter's infrastructure didn't collapse. I'm not speaking to the user experience on Twitter but from a purely infrastructure perspective, Musk was right and I was wrong.

Greg , 3 months ago

Lol exactly, how dare you have a nuanced opinion!

Greg , 4 months ago

And does that make Mistral the new OpenAI?

Greg , 4 months ago

This seems like an over reaction by people who don't understand the technology or associated risks. Focus on the implementation not the tech. There is no indication that the vending machine is inappropriatly storing or transmitting personally identifiable information or that its making decisions based on biased data.

Greg , 4 months ago

Likely for general marketing feedback so not targeting individuals like Facebook, Google, etc. If the vending machine is GDPR compliant then it's not storing individuals PII on the machine (it would be physically insecure) or transmitting PII without consent. And anyway, the marketing team wouldn't care about individuals, they're looking for aggregate trends. I think we should have stricter anti-marketing laws but this is not a dangerous anti-privacy vector. Online marketing is far far worse so if we're concerned with privacy, let's implement laws and policies that protect privacy instead of these BS distractions that don't actually affect people's privacy.

Greg , 4 months ago

You obviously don't work in tech in Canada. Do a tiny bit of some research before generating strong opinions

Greg , 4 months ago

It's because I understand the technology and the actual threats to our privacy.

Greg , 4 months ago

There is no indication that the vending machine was collecting customer biometrics. In fact that would prevent it from being GDPR compliant.

Greg , 4 months ago

The Canadian Human Rights Act protects Canadians from discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability etc.

Greg , 4 months ago

That's not true. They're likely using a model that identifies some demographic attribute and associating that with a purchase. It's 2024, this can all be done on the machine. The machine doesn't need to store the individuals data etc. If the vending is storing enough data to identify individuals then it wouldn't be GDPR compliant.

Greg , 4 months ago

Arguing that I have no concept of digital privacy because I choose to share my name and face is an ignorant statement and demonstrates how little you understand the concept of online privacy. For context, I work in tech in Canada, I deal with GDPR and other compliances. I understand the technology, the risks, and the attack vectors. These vending machines are not a serious threat to individuals privacy. Facebook, Google, Amazon, are serious threats. Focus your energy on the actual risks instead of making uninformed comments.

Greg , 4 months ago

Consent is a requirement for GDPR compliance. They are likely taking an image from the camera, extracting semantic attributes from the image, and then discarding the image. The length of time the individual is standing there making the purchase is likely longer than the image is stored in memory while extracting the attributes.

Greg , 4 months ago

Marketing is often targeted, especially online (which is a huge privacy issue). I would guess they are using the data from these vending machines to measure the success of their marketing campaigns.

Greg , 4 months ago

This type of analysis is cheap nowadays. You could easily fit a model to extract demographics from an image on a Jetson Nano (basically a Raspberry Pi with a GPU). Models have gotten more efficient while hardware has also gotten cheaper.

Greg , 4 months ago

Lol yeah, if the easily checked facts don't align with beliefs then groupthink-people double down on their beliefs. Denying reality is easier than changing beliefs. It's the same reasoning skills that Trump supporters use 😅

Greg , 4 months ago

You pretend to care about consent and privacy and then mention my daughter by name here. You'll notice I share photos and details about my daughter from accounts on servers I control. There is an implicit agreement in the fediverse to respect people's privacy. I obviously don't rely on that implicit agreement because some people do unethical things as demonstrated in your post. I protect my daughter from legitimate online privacy and security threats, I don't play privacy and security theatre.

This vending machine is taking biometrics off of everyone who walks past

You have no evidence of this and there is no mention of this in the article. This also doesn't make any sense from an implementation perspective.

GDPR doesn’t apply in Canada unless you are trying to operate business in Europe.

You're correct that GDPR doesn't apply in Canada, it's just that GDPR is usually the strictest compliance so it's usual for companies to meet that compliance as a minimum.

Compliance only matters if you can’t afford a fine.

GDPR fines can be tied to global revenue.

When your beliefs don't align with the facts, consider changing your beliefs instead of doubling down on your opinions, making things up, and doing unethical things. Please try better.

Greg , 4 months ago

I have in other sections of this thread. I don't want to copy and paste but I'm happy to answer any specific questions.

Greg , 4 months ago

I doubt they would implement thing on every vending machine. They can still derive some useful analytic data from a smaller sample size

Greg , 4 months ago

The FAA failed to regulate Boeing. I'm pro regulation and laws that protect people's privacy. And if this company and the individuals within it break the law they should receive appropriate punishments with fines tied to international revenue.

My point is that the laws should relate to privacy independent of the technology. The "ban face recognition" narrative misses the point and doesn't address the threats. Facial recognition technology can be used in ways that don't threaten individuals privacy and non facial recognition technologies can be a threat to individual privacy.

It's cynical to assume this company is breaking privacy with no evidence. But it's fair to say there needs to be greater punishments and regulations

Greg , 4 months ago

This is great, I have a NAS and I still get slow data corruption for my long term data even using bit-rot resilient file systems. I would like a way to back up 5Tb of photos and videos on a single disc to bury somewhere for long term (decades) storage.

Greg , 4 months ago

The long troll game with my short troll game

Greg , 4 months ago

It'll be end to end encrypted. As far as I'm aware, beeper needs access to messages send cross platform

Greg , 5 months ago

To be fair, destroying the planet and foresaking future generations is easier than admitting you were wrong.