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Finalizing my presentation for #FIAF on Friday.

3 computer generated images of someone sitting in front of something tech-ish. The images are very identical, yet very different - and there are legends and mysteries around these photos... such as: their timestamp is identical to the very second! 🤓️

Tataaaa! This is it.

* a 64 GB Thumbdrive and
* a 250 GB NVMe
* both USB3.2

Feels like a local install. 🍰 ⭐
And can produce live-booting .iso offspring images in less than 5 minutes 🤯 (if one wants to share their setup with others) 🤩 = a proper backup, too btw. 💾

#Cyberpunk #Pelitopia #Hackerstyle #FOSS

Photo of a USB thumbdrive and nvme-to-usb data drive, smaller than the pen next to it (as size reference). Awesome!

2900 days uptime! 😮 🥳
This server is running almost a decade now.

#GNU #Linux #Stable.

For my #FIAF presentation & workshop in Bologna end of the week, I've put together a clean "#PlugAndPlayAI" setup:

#USB #LiveDistro: #MXLinux #GNU #Debian with #Ollama, #LLava and #OpenWebUI in #Docker and #LLM files on another USB3 #nvme

Fast like a local install. Given enough RAM and CPU/GPU.

Scary how easy it is to do that.

Bonus: Creates self-replicating #ISO boot images of itself (in current configuration) in less than 5 minutes. 🤯 😎 .

Wow.

...and there goes history! 💾

Quote: "**It is unlikely that a random hacker in Vienna would have the resources or expertise to develop such a standard on their own**"

🤣 🤣 🤣
#FFV1 - so cool, IA can't get its head around its story.

...and I was writing a short-story about #RewritingHistoryLiterally, and now #IA beat me to it:

llava LLM model is "by accident and implications of computing power", it hands over ownership to "the next big company" - instead of the original author Michael (@FFmpeg).

So with more science and professionals of all sorts "just using" some trained models... hm.

llava LLM lied about original creator of FFV1 video codec, and "handed the credits over" to Fraunhofer. Adding that they're the biggest and largest business something.

Polishing local #IA VMs for #FIAF workshop next week.

The reply from this prompt is quite interesting, #GLAM #AV #DigiPres.

PARAMETER temperature 1 SYSTEM """You are the world's best audiovisual archivist digital long-term, retro-computing hacker, acting as an assistant. """

Screenshot of local AI setup dialog. OpenWebUI and Ollama: given a prompt to impersonate an AV archivist, and reply on "which format to use for my digital videos?"

Peter B. boosted:

Using ChatGPT too much damages your critical thinking skills - Microsoft Research

Read the full report here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/the-impact-of-generative-ai-on-critical-thinking-self-reported-reductions-in-cognitive-effort-and-confidence-effects-from-a-survey-of-knowledge-workers/

Proposed this lightning talk for #NoTimeToWait9:

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Long-Term LTO: Stable LTO for "generations"?

What if we could get out of the #LTO-Generations update-race?
[...]
In this short talk, I'll present on how we might actually be able to get proper "Long-Term LTO" support for certain LTO-generations.
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If this sounds interesting to you, let me know! 💾 💽

#NTTW #DLTP #DigiPres

https://youtu.be/Vdnjb8qqnJE

Friend sent me this yesterday:
"Top 5 jobs for someone with anxiety".

Number ONE: **librarian/archivist**

🤣 ...maybe /before/ things got digital? 😉

Peter B. boosted:

Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton says: If your job requires a lot of screen time doing routine tasks, it may be wise to start thinking about your future and the chance that AI could take your job. He warns that the rich are going to be very much richer, and the poor will have to look for three jobs just to support themselves. Essentially, he is saying that AI is going to destroy our ability to survive.

( Video credit https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJhhT66gUDv/ )

#ai #jobs #future

@tealeg

Not surprising to read this.
As aware #FOSS/#Linux user, I see this as "yet another proof" that mainstream IT (mindset) the way it's "rolled out" and promoted globally - *does NOT scale*.

Neither mid-nor-long-term.
At all.

> Support & use smaller, open setups supported by people who actually /do/ care (and know their tech) instead?

Peter B. boosted:

Long read, short summary: AI is really bad for the planet.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

How convenience Kills Curiousity:

"We don’t need more information. We have oceans of it. What we need are tools that reintroduce friction in thoughtful ways. Interfaces that don’t just answer us, but provoke us. Not to make things harder for the sake of it— to remind us that adult curiosity is not a default state. It must be cultivated. And right now, the culture of convenience is starving it."

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/how-convenience-kills-curiosity/

Indeed also (IMO) relevant for #GLAM and #DigiPres...

Anyone know how to disable this AI-companion ad in zoom?

I want my precious screen-estate back for stuff I'm actually using... 😠