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Hello! Can you see this post? I presume so...(Had to revert some changes to my Mastodon instance, testing.)YesYES!

Hello! Can you see this post? I presume so...

(Had to revert some changes to my Mastodon instance, testing.)

Yes
YES!

Since the preview image is not shown in Mastodon, here's the full version in high detail!

Since the preview image is not shown in Mastodon, here's the full version in high detail!

Oops. I think I accidentally opted-out most of the web...At least, I followed best practices from © regulations and recent court cases to...

Oops. I think I accidentally opted-out most of the web...

At least, I followed best practices from © regulations and recent court cases to determine the Opt-Out status of the top websites:
➜ ~86% are opted out of TDM,
➜ +5% require non-commercial use.

See my latest project:
https://weboptout.org/

Did Meta's Threads end up being compatible with the Fediverse protocols? If so, are you following anyone over there with success?

Did Meta's Threads end up being compatible with the Fediverse protocols? If so, are you following anyone over there with success?

There are two reasons this case has taken a turn:1) Meta employees are straightforward confessing when deposed, even as interviewer lacked...

There are two reasons this case has taken a turn:
1) Meta employees are straightforward confessing when deposed, even as interviewer lacked knowledge.
2) Lawfirm accused of being "unable or unwilling" to litigate by judge (malpractice) was partly replaced.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/mark-zuckerberg-gave-metas-llama-team-the-ok-to-train-on-copyrighted-works-filing-claims/

The @arxiv bot is running posting highlights again. Since the Mastodon streaming API broke, it's now looking for specific tags in RSS...

The @arxiv bot is running posting highlights again. Since the Mastodon streaming API broke, it's now looking for specific tags in RSS feeds... Let's see how it manages over the next days.

I'm thinking of using old-school RSS feeds, since Mastodon nerfed their API and ActivityPub is (ironically) not suited to the task.I may...

I'm thinking of using old-school RSS feeds, since Mastodon nerfed their API and ActivityPub is (ironically) not suited to the task.

I may just write the code to follow a bunch of RSS feed for known tags on known instances...

Many innovations in #LLM still remain buried in research papers because the turn-around time to getting the results into large models is too...

Many innovations in #LLM still remain buried in research papers because the turn-around time to getting the results into large models is too slow, the risks are too big, and the cost of diverging from the beaten path is high!

Since Mastodon 4.2 nerfed the streaming of public or federated timelines from servers, it's been impossible to keep the @arxiv bots...

Since Mastodon 4.2 nerfed the streaming of public or federated timelines from servers, it's been impossible to keep the @arxiv bots going as originally intended: boosting on-topic posts from across the Fediverse.

Trying out relay servers, but they are very conservative in letting you stream posts, and few servers opt-in...

Thinking the best option may be to create accounts+tokens on popular servers?

Another upgrade on the Mastodon server, trying to migrate the domain again, let's see how it turns out this time...

Another upgrade on the Mastodon server, trying to migrate the domain again, let's see how it turns out this time...

That's a relief ;-) 👆 How come it's so difficult to change the domain of a running instance?

That's a relief ;-) 👆

How come it's so difficult to change the domain of a running instance?

I broke my Mastodon instance trying to setup redirect, reverting to the original domain for now...Can you see this post?YesYes!

I broke my Mastodon instance trying to setup redirect, reverting to the original domain for now...

Can you see this post?

Yes
Yes!

Going deep into the guts of the ActivityPub protocol and learning about the FediBuzz relay... https://relay.fedi.buzz/Trying to migrate an...

Going deep into the guts of the ActivityPub protocol and learning about the FediBuzz relay... https://relay.fedi.buzz/

Trying to migrate an instance's domain failed on my first attempt.

I think the instance is being redirected now, so followers should be notified as before. Can you see this? ;-)

I think the instance is being redirected now, so followers should be notified as before. Can you see this? ;-)

Migrating my Mastodon instance to a new URL. Hopefully this works!

Migrating my Mastodon instance to a new URL. Hopefully this works!

Turns out the 4,2 update of Mastodon has closed up the streaming API end-point that the bots relied on to get their updates.There are ways...

Turns out the 4,2 update of Mastodon has closed up the streaming API end-point that the bots relied on to get their updates.

There are ways to access this with OAuth tokens, but unfortunately due to a bug it doesn't work for clients (only registered users).

Not sure how to fix this yet. If anyone is willing to spend 250-500 EUR on a bounty, there's a developer willing to fix the client authentication bug!

All the topic-specific bots continue to Boost what others share across the Fediverse though!See: @arxiv_lg @arxiv_ai @arxiv_ne @arxiv_cv...

All the topic-specific bots continue to Boost what others share across the Fediverse though!

See: @arxiv_lg @arxiv_ai @arxiv_ne @arxiv_cv @arxiv_cl @arxiv_ir @arxiv_hc @arxiv_sd @arxiv_ro @arxiv_gr @arxiv_ma

The rig that powers the @arxiv bots had some trouble earlier in the week, so can't resume operations without some additional work on my...

The rig that powers the @arxiv bots had some trouble earlier in the week, so can't resume operations without some additional work on my part... No ETA unfortunately.

(I think it'd be best to use an online API now instead of Galactica anyway. Perplexity's beta API is great!)

RT @alexjc@twitter.comWant to know why The Open Web is dead? Because efficient-infringers & anti-Copyright activists decided on new...

RT @alexjc@twitter.com

Want to know why The Open Web is dead? Because efficient-infringers & anti-Copyright activists decided on new internet norms to suit #ML, now everyone is paying the price.

Not too late to change sides to become a © Jedi, Andres, dark side won't miss you! https://twitter.com/technollama/status/1674896586277629957

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/alexjc/status/1674905104758054913

RT @goodside@twitter.comi find it pretty funny we can teach grammar to a <10M model (vs. 1.5B for GPT-2) but not on any human text; we...

RT @goodside@twitter.com

i find it pretty funny we can teach grammar to a <10M model (vs. 1.5B for GPT-2) but not on any human text; we have to train a >10000x bigger model on all the world’s knowledge and ask it to pretend to be a 3-year-old first. https://twitter.com/eldanronen/status/1658321669407248387

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/goodside/status/1675030073525641217