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[crazy] karl’s comments on burgeoning tech
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 25 Apr '23

25 Apr '23

https://github.com/run-llama/llama-lab recently made llama-agi, a clone of autogpt using langchain. meanwhile people are making significant strides porting langchain to function effectively on offline models. thinking on current events and mainstream AI, it seems like agi is kind of squeezing out as people add parts here and there. the result is confused, poorly functioning, potentially quite powerful, and potentially widely available cheaply. these things happen when small events squeeze through the areas of different forms of conflict or cultural numbness. when they go viral, the online landscape can significantly change as automation becomes more prevalent. the same can happen with robotics, and will as soon as people make it happen. common consumer agi robots could be stronger than these confused-looking consumer agis, or they could be similar, making strange mistakes. to me it seems the spaghetti nature of our current future could relate to large scale strife. but i suspect the helpful intelligent free-as-in-beer robots many are looking forward to having could hurt us less if we were to resolve major international issues like communication censorship and unwise influential media. so that we can have productivity when discussing problems and planning shared solutions. to me, it seems any problem can be modeled as a communication issue. include the cause fully, and work with them and those impacted to resolve it. if we can’t do this, we have language models that can — but we need uncensored and forthright information flow to reach people and do this. until then, we make a slow injured borg in the spaces of our similarities, that looks poised to suddenly replace us until we start making rational sense, as we pursue our desperate and valid needs to protect our people, when others seem unable to learn we are in danger.

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"TUCKER IS MY HOMEBOY" t-shirts
by professor rat 25 Apr '23

25 Apr '23

Dirty deeds - done dirt cheap ryanjreilly A thing more people should know: There's a Jan. 6 participant who was injured when he was shoved off a ledge after he tried to accost cops while armed with what looked like a giant ass knife. He was wearing a "TUCKER IS MY HOMEBOY" t-shirt. Photos sent by a sleuth source: https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1650704067251908610?cxt=HHwWhMC93c6m… Reposts not Gov-registered, corpse-media lies from celebrity-zombie journalists

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Cryptocurrency: Coinbase Migrates To Places Where Money Is Treated Best, You Should Too
by grarpamp 25 Apr '23

25 Apr '23

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/04/19/coinbase-gets-bermuda-license-plans-t… Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees Toward peace, markets, and Bitcoin. Founder of ShapeShift.com Bitcoinland ShapeShift.com Joined July 2009 Tweets 27,032 Following 4,076 Followers 659,114 Likes 11,511 810 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Erik Voorhees retweeted Jon Rice @JonRiceCrypto Apr 23 I got your regulatory clarity right here. blockworks.co/news/ether-sec… If Ether's Status Is Unclear After This Article, It's Clearly A You Problem The precise status of Ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, is perfectly clear to any reasonable person. And here's why. blockworks.co 3 15 2 68 Erik Voorhees retweeted Chamber of Digital Commerce @DigitalChamber 6h SEC Chair @GaryGensler insists the law is clear for digital asset firms. Yet, during the HFSC oversight hearing, he was not able to clearly state if #ETH is under the SEC's jurisdiction or not. @PerianneDC breaks down this issue on @LastCallCNBC with @SullyCNBC. 📺 Watch below ⬇️ 65 331 27 1,070 28,745 Erik Voorhees retweeted Neeraj K. Agrawal @NeerajKA 21h Coin Center made available a communications protocol that can effectuate trades of securities in a public comment letter to the SEC. We will not be registering as a securities exchange coincenter.org/comments-to-t… 76 194 32 1,181 Erik Voorhees retweeted Aesthetica @Anc_Aesthetics Apr 23 The next Tolkien will be a random anon so disillusioned with modern society that they build something incredible as a counterweight 120 1,143 84 12,710 Show this thread Erik Voorhees retweeted CatGirl Kulak 😻😿 (Anarchonomicon) @FromKulak Apr 22 🧵The Chinese Nightmare🧵 1/ There are still conservatives, and some NYT progressives who fear/dream that China's authoritarianism is going to outcompete the west economically and bring in a century of Centralized control This isn't going to happen. China is all but collapsing 268 876 161 4,715 Show this thread Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees Apr 22 I’d so buy one of these if someone makes them United Nations @UN Apr 20 Hate speech can take many different forms. But no matter what it looks like, hate speech has real consequences. Learn how you can take action and say #NoToHate: un.org/en/hate-speech 17 7 106 Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees Apr 22 If a surgeon was this confused, you’d be dead. Leighton 🛡 @lay2000lbs Apr 18 Compare clips... Gensler in 2018 saying the SEC determined Ethereum is not a security. @PatrickMcHenry 106 220 7 1,515 Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees Apr 22 As the US becomes an obstacle to capital, capital adapts around it. Alex Thorn @intangiblecoins Apr 22 tether is growing while usdc is declining tether current supply ($81.4bn) is a hair away from all-time highs ($83.5bn) while usdc at <$30bn is -40% from ath ($47bn) 12 26 205 Erik Voorhees retweeted Peruvian Bull @peruvian_bull Apr 22 Psychedelics are the best treatment you could basically ever find for mental health. They've done wonders for me personally and many close friends. A short thread 🧵👇 62 108 17 750 GIF Show this thread Erik Voorhees retweeted Naomi Brockwell @naomibrockwell Apr 21 "It’s not that I have something to hide. I have nothing I want you to see." - Anon 26 106 5 417 Erik Voorhees retweeted Dan Romero @dwr Apr 20 This is an utter failure of the US regulatory apparatus. Coinbase and several other regulation-first companies have been trying for nearly a decade to offer licensed derivatives in the US. 63 192 17 1,550 Show this thread Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees Apr 20 "Debt ceiling" is kinda like "government accountability" or "unicorns"... ie not a real thing. P13₿⚡️ @SatStackingPleb Apr 19 Friendly remember, the US government insolvency is bipartisan. 36 79 1 440 Erik Voorhees retweeted db @tier10k Apr 19 fortune.com/crypto/2023/04/1… Coinbase gets Bermuda license, plans to launch offshore exchange in coming weeks Coinbase's disclosure that it has received a license to operate in Bermuda comes at a time when the U.S. crypto industry is exploring offshore alternatives. fortune.com 33 67 25 461 Show this thread Erik Voorhees retweeted KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat Apr 18 Former DNI John Ratcliffe says the CDC Director, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence agreed that COVID-19 was most likely created in the Wuhan lab, but Dr. Anthony Fauci labeled the lab origin as a "conspiracy theory" because he funded the lab: "You… 1,969 17,912 1,185 64,913 1,711,722 Erik Voorhees retweeted Tyler Strejilevich @TylerSCrypto Apr 18 🚨BREAKING!!!!! @GOPMajorityWhip TORCHING Gary Gensler and highlighting his and the SEC's complete and utter failure to protect ANY retail investors whatsoever And lack of regulatory clarity + hostile enforcement against crypto in the US is pushing innovation offshores… 1,497 5,203 1,278 18,647 890,609 Erik Voorhees retweeted Warren Davidson 🇺🇸 @WarrenDavidson Apr 18 🚨I’m calling to restructure the @SECGov and the removal of Chair @GaryGensler. Watch my closing remarks from today’s hearing where I lay out the abuse of power and failure to protect investors that has occurred. 2,244 8,232 935 29,979 593,756 Show this thread Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees Apr 18 Markets exposed and shut down FTX, @SECGov did not. 63 297 13 2,155 Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees Apr 18 Democratic representation is a myth, a story told by the rulers to justify their rule. Empirically, representatives do not represent. Joshua Reed Eakle @JoshEakle Apr 17 Last month, a record 49% of Americans identified themselves as politically independent per Gallup. This is more than both major parties put together. 18 47 2 313 Erik Voorhees retweeted sassal.eth 🦇🔊 @sassal0x Apr 18 Gary Gensler getting grilled on whether he thinks ETH is a security or commodity Enjoy 1,517 4,728 1,436 18,631 1,146,409 Erik Voorhees @ErikVoorhees Apr 18 Open source software provides more transparency in finance than all regulations combined. 58 170 9 1,022 Load more

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BREAKING: 9th Circ. Upholds Trial Rulings in Epic-Apple Antitrust Suit
by Gunnar Larson 25 Apr '23

25 Apr '23

What does this mean for the new Goldman Apple saving account? ----- BREAKING: 9th Circ. Upholds Trial Rulings in Epic-Apple Antitrust Suit By Matthew Perlman A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday upheld a lower court's finding that Apple's App Store policies don't violate federal antitrust law but do violate California's unfair competition law. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Competition Law360 <news-alt(a)law360.com> Date: Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 3:01 PM Subject: BREAKING: 9th Circ. Upholds Trial Rulings in Epic-Apple Antitrust Suit To: <g(a)xny.io> A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday upheld a lower court's finding that Apple's App Store policies don't violate federal antitrust law but do violate California's unfair competition law. [image: Law360 US] <https://www.law360.com/competition?nl_pk=f9015118-7c87-4759-8ef6-4d9c9dcb7e…> BREAKING NEWS MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023 [image: Law360 iOS App] <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/law360-legal-news-analysis/id934560389> [image: Law360 Android App] <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.law360_native> [image: Follow Law360 on Facebook] <https://facebook.com/Law360> [image: Follow Law360 on LinkedIn] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/law360> [image: Follow Law360 on Twitter] <https://twitter.com/CompLaw360> ------------------------------ <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736599&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736600&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736602&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> BREAKING: 9th Circ. Upholds Trial Rulings in Epic-Apple Antitrust Suit <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1600479?nl_pk=f9015118-7c87-475…> By Matthew Perlman A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday upheld a lower court's finding that Apple's App Store policies don't violate federal antitrust law but do violate California's unfair competition law. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1600479?nl_pk=f9015118-7c87-475…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1600479?nl_pk=f9015118-7c87-475…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736607&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736608&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736610&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736615&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736616&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736618&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> ------------------------------ <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736611&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736612&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=736614&li=6&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642c…> Not sure if your firm subscribes? Ask your librarian. We hope you found this message to be useful. However, if you'd rather not receive future emails of this sort, you may unsubscribe here <https://www.law360.com/unsubscribe?k=f9015118-7c87-4759-8ef6-4d9c9dcb7ece>. Please DO NOT reply to this email. For customer support inquiries, please call +1-646-783-7100 or visit our Contact Us <https://www.law360.com/about/contact> page. Privacy Policy <https://www.law360.com/privacy_policy> | Cookie Policy <https://www.law360.com/cookie_policy> Law360 | Portfolio Media, Inc, 111 West 19th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10011

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Fucker KKKarlson devoted himself to Julian Rand Paul Assmange
by professor rat 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

And appears to have been bought down by a female associate's complaint not wildly dissimilar to those once made by Birgit Jonsdottir and Jemima Goldsmith. https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1650542780345724944?cxt=HHwWoMC90b368… Reposts from known Neo-Nazi liars, like Glenin, must be double-checked for doublethink

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N-23-34, updates Notice 2014-21, digital currencies
by Gunnar Larson 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

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BRICS Draws Membership Requests From 19 Nations Before Summit
by Gunnar Larson 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Nineteen countries expressed an interest in joining the BRICS group of nations as it prepares to hold an annual summit in South Africa. BRICS Draws Membership Requests From 19 Nations Before Summit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-24/brics-draws-membership-r…

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Thousands of dead cops
by professor rat 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Would you believe hundreds? How about a dead police dog and sick police-horse? " . . . . the Los Angeles Police Department accidentally released the names and photos of numerous undercover officers to a watchdog group that posted them on its website. The dataset allegedly includes the photos of 300 undercover police. These “300 undercover officers launched a lawsuit against the city and LAPD, calling the disclosure “catastrophic negligence”, according to the Daily Dot. https://ddosecrets.substack.com/p/release-lapd-headshots-269-mb Reposts not dum-dum bullet, head-shots of pig-cops

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[ot][spam][crazy] using spasmodic behaviors to translate openai prompts to local models?
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 23 Apr '23

23 Apr '23

i wonder if i could just like spam the list in a way that converts the langchain prompts 1. i have some prompt tuning intuition and could make a stab at some of this 2. i'm generally on mobile when spamming, so it's harder to test local models, but maybe doable setting up a good karl-harness that makes this easier would likely make it become enjoyable

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[ot][project-idea][spam] langchain adapter
by fuzzyTew 23 Apr '23

23 Apr '23

---------- Forwarded message ---------- 🐶 Bark Bark is a transformer-based text-to-audio model created by Suno. Bark can generate highly realistic, multilingual speech as well as other audio - including music, background noise and simple sound effects. The model can also produce nonverbal communications like… https://t.co/ZpvzNmW94Z Read more at Twitter <https://twitter.com/_akhaliq/status/1650159967301672960> ---------- langchain - @LangChainAI RT @logspace_ai: Join us for a @LangChainAI webinar next Wednesday to explore a universe of no-code agents and chains! ⛓️🦜 Read more at Twitter <https://twitter.com/LangChainAI/status/1650193029226168320> ---------- End forwarded message ---------- Langchain contains prefabbed prompts that work with openai’s paid api. The way prompts and models work is such that different prompts can work with different models. Langchain has an associated hub where such prompts can be collected, but it would be nice if it worked with other models out of the box. Notably local models. The task of generating good prompts is called prompt tuning. This can be automated if there is data to guide a prompt tuner with. Langchain has a caching mode that collects such data. It is easier to automatically generate soft prompts (embeddings that are vectors of floats) than hard or token prompts (basically normal text), but soft prompts generally only work on local models, since API interfaces usually don’t accept raw embeddings as inputs. ideas: - [ ] glance through the langchain hub to see if anybody has been curating prompts for local models. if so, look for or start work on integrating those into default easy usage. - [ ] work on developing a data generator that runs tasks through the various default prompts. this could be as simple as enabling caching and running examples. - [ ] set up code to tune soft prompts for various popular local models. this could use a soft prompting, peft, or adapter library, or be done manually as soft prompting is simply training where only a passed embedding vector is trained. optionally the original default prompts could be included to make a more plug-and-play system, although note that the increased data size will require more resources to make use of the result. - [ ] contribute code for allowing for soft prompts or adapters with local models. there is an existing soft prompting library that could be referenced for interface ideas. - [ ] look up hard prompting and find a way to reasonably accomplish this. this has the advantage of being directly user introspectable and working with remote apis, but given the results are less powerful and harder both to construct and to use compared to soft prompts it may be a little less interesting. i might start with data generation and try to present it a little well regarding prompting and adapting the recent llama-adapter project did find a way to make a powerful-looking hybrid of the two that would work for other models as well there is an alternative to the above approaches, where a human simply writes prompts for the models the way 5he langchain developers did for openai’s models.

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