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  1. Rookie safety Jalon Kilgore versatility on display at Bills camp

    Rookie safety Jalon Kilgore versatility on display at Bills camp originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The…
    #NFL #BuffaloBills #Buffalo #Bills #Football #JalonKilgore #JimLeonhard #universityofsouthcarolina #versatility
    rawchili.com/nfl/887278/

  2. Two draft prospects could perfectly fit what Dolphins GM looks for

    Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan has indicated the type of player he’s targeting in the upcoming NFL…
    #NFL #MiamiDolphins #Miami #Dolphins #CarlosDunlap #Football #Jon-EricSullivan #MalikWillis #versatility
    rawchili.com/nfl/869929/

  3. A quotation from Judith Martin

       Do you have a kinder, more adaptable friend in the food world than soup? Who soothes you when you are ill? Who refuses to leave you when you are impoverished and stretches its resources to give a hearty sustenance and cheer? Who warms you in the winter and cools you in the summer? Yet who also is capable of doing honor to your richest table and impressing your most demanding guests? […]
       Soup does its loyal best, no matter what undignified conditions are imposed upon it. But soup knows the difference. Soup is sensitive. You don’t catch steak hanging around when you’re poor and sick, do you? Soup deserves to be treated well.

    Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
    Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Part 3 “Basic Civilization,” “Table Manners” (1983)

    More about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/81053/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #comfort #cooking #food #soup #utility #versatility

  4. A quotation from Judith Martin

       Do you have a kinder, more adaptable friend in the food world than soup? Who soothes you when you are ill? Who refuses to leave you when you are impoverished and stretches its resources to give a hearty sustenance and cheer? Who warms you in the winter and cools you in the summer? Yet who also is capable of doing honor to your richest table and impressing your most demanding guests? […]
       Soup does its loyal best, no matter what undignified conditions are imposed upon it. But soup knows the difference. Soup is sensitive. You don’t catch steak hanging around when you’re poor and sick, do you? Soup deserves to be treated well.

    Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
    Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Part 3 “Basic Civilization,” “Table Manners” (1983)

    More about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/81053/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #comfort #cooking #food #soup #utility #versatility

  5. The Importance of Trying AI

    Reading Time: 3 minutes

    From what I see the aim of AI companies is not to provide human beings with great tools to speed up work flows, to automate menial tasks, and to enhance our daily work lives. It is to replace us. For this reason I don't like that there is so much hype about AI.

    Listening to the Keen

    At the same time as I write this I have been to half a dozen, if not a dozen talks about Vibe coding, AI workflows, MCPs, Agents and more. I have also played with Claude, with Le Chat, with MyAI and many other products. I have played with it to correct my french grammar and more.

    By listening to those who are keen on AI you will be presented with use cases and ideas that could be beneficial to you and your projects, without having to invest the time and money yourself.

    Personal Experimentation

    I played with it to create an Instagram clone in about 22 lines of PHP and more. Today, on Bluesky, I saw someone say that he has never played with AI. People then chimed in with "neither have I" and the cheerleaders started to flaunt their lack of curiousity and experimentation.

    AI can simply be a conversation tool but it can help with coaching and learning. Sometimes you read instructions related to using docker or some other technology but you don't understand the instructions, and you can't achieve what you want to achieve.

    If you provide an AI client with the latest instructions, and then tell it in plain language, what you want to do, then AI will help you with your specific challenge, usually within a few seconds, rather than a few hours or days.

    Instead of getting stuck, and giving up, you achieve your goal.

    Behind the Scenes on Popular Apps

    Immich, Nextcloud and Photoprism all use machine learning to speed up face recognition and photo cataloguing. If I was to go through 50,000 photos by hand, to tag them with "landscape", "bicycle", "train", "mountains", "shopping centre" and more, it would take weeks, or months. With machine learning/AI the process still takes time, but it is automated and takes place in the background and I can focus on more useful tasks. If you're using open source tools there is a good chance that somewhere, behind the scenes you are using AI without realising it.

    AI to Assist, Not to Replace

    Recently I saw an article about someone wanting to create a podcast content farm, where for one dollar per podcast they would create thousands of programs. A few years ago that would have been called a spam factory. In the age of blogs such a practice was looked down on, and those guilty of such desires would be marked as spammers, and google would ignore them.

    Vibe Coding and Existing Apps

    One thing that I thought about, months ago, is about vibe coding and existing apps. If someone decided to vibe code a ToDo lists app then they are creating something that already exists, where we already have too much choice. I also worry that with the lakes of cooling water, and hours of solar power used, that the carbon footprint of re-creating apps that already exists will be huge.

    I worry that, instead of looking through, and finding a free and open source tool, people will reflexively go to AI, to recreate something that already exists and does the job well.

    And Finally

    Artificial Intelligence should help people streamline their workflow. If we write, and then get AI, or other tools to check that what we wrote makes sene, then it is a great tool. If we use AI to help us find a solution that works, then it is a good thing.

    If it replaces people then it is awful, and we are right not to look forward to AI replacing humans, and humanity. In this context I am thinking of empathy and sympathy.

    And finally, understanding how AI tools work, and how to write good prompts is a skill that is learned through practice over time. If we do not play with AI, within the free tiers, then we fall behind. Those that refuse to play with AI are falling behind those that do not. We can experiment with a lot of tools for free.

    Experimentation has an environmental impact, but we can attempt to use tools that have less of an impact.

    #AI #context #experimentation #learning #understanding #versatility

  6. GOT-OCR2.0, a new #AI-powered #OCR model, offers several key improvements over traditional systems:

    📄 End-to-End Architecture: Simplifies the OCR process, reducing maintenance costs. #efficiency

    🧮 Multi-Task Support: Handles scene text, document OCR, and formatted text (Markdown, LaTeX) including formulas, tables, charts, and musical notation. #versatility

    🔍 Fine-Grained OCR: Enables precise region-level recognition via user-defined coordinates or color cues. #precision

    🖼️ High-Resolution & Multi-Page Support: Processes ultra-high-resolution images and multi-page documents efficiently. #scalability

    💰 Low-Cost Training: Uses ~580M parameters, making it suitable for consumer-grade GPUs. #cost-effective

    🌐 Multi-Language Support: Primarily supports Chinese and English, with potential for expansion via fine-tuning. #multilingual

    kcgod.com/GOT-OCR2.0

  7. (1/?) Debating Vodka options with K and ChatGPT. ChatGPT says:
    - Stoli Elit: #premium, exceptional #smoothness and #purity
    - Chopin: #smooth taste & #quality ingredients
    - Tito's: #smoothness & #versatility in cocktails, #favorite
    - Hanger 1: unique #flavor profiles
    - Kirkland Signature: #value, decent choice for cocktails & mixing due to its #affordability

  8. Working as a manager in a small organization requires adaptability and the ability to take on multiple roles. In addition to managing personnel, you also handle technical responsibilities such as being a devops engineer, software developer, and systems administrator. Understanding the clients' business is crucial for delivering a satisfactory software product. The key qualities for success in this position are adaptability and a broad knowledge base. #versatility

  9. Katarzyna Szopinska is Portfolio Manager in Medical Robotics at KUKA. She has worked on the definition of multiple software and hardware products for the medical sector, among other things on new software features for the LBR Med robot.

    Listen to our chat here: robottalk.org/2023/12/08/episo

    #Robots #Robotics #Medical #Business #RoboticArm #Hardware #Software #Versatility

  10. 📢 New Episode Alert!

    This week, @claireasher chats to Katarzyna Szopinska from KUKA about software and hardware for medical robotics

    Listen now: www.robottalk.org/2023/12/08/episode-65-katarzyna-szopinska/

    #Robots #Robotics #Medical #Business #RoboticArm #Hardware #Software #Versatility

  11. Uh... while searching for worsted weight yarn in the stash, I found this project that I bound off, wove in the ends . but never blocked or wore. CABLES AND BOBBLES! I sweated every one of those stitches and was in a heated game of Yarn Chicken right to the end... and just.. forgot about it?

    WTF BRAIN.

    #yarnchicken #knitting #versatility #knitty

  12. In Anime, a common theme is that your worst enemies will probably be the Government/Politicians, Royalty/the wealthy, or the Church.

    Whereas Demons, various monsters and Demi-humans may end up being your besties.

    I think they're on to something.

    #Anime #Versatility

  13. CW: Yet another CW explanation

    @ariskatzourakis you can also add a CW to a non CWd thread so your response is hidden behind a CW. If a CW is in place you can rename the CW on your post or remove it (I think). Also if you don’t think your reply warrants appearing in the global domain you can mark it us unlisted, followers only or direct. #versatility

  14. Ok, so Ive had my #PineBook Pro for almost a week now, and I'll be completely honest, it's fucking #brilliant!

    While there are definitely shortcomings, I can see myself using this as my daily driver for the foreseeable future. Here are the good and bad points I've come up with so far.

    The Good:

    - Screen #resolution and sharpness is awesome
    - #Keyboard has excellent travel and key rebound, and practically no deck flex
    - #Charging over USB-C makes for amazing #versatility. I can charge it with my Phone Battery Bank
    - The outer shell is strong and is beautifully simple
    - It's so slim and small, it fits in the Tablet pocket of my backpack
    - The passive cooling never makes the base too hot to touch
    - It's more than #powerful enough to write #documents and #spreadsheets on
    - #Video in #Firefox is fine, but anything over 480p starts dropping frames
    - Writing documents will only sip at the #battery, making it last for hours upon hours
    - #Syncing with the #PinePhone via #KDE Connect works pretty well

    The Bad:

    - The plastic surround of the screen feels loose and bends easily
    - The plastic deck heats up quickly just from body heat, and makes your hands feel sweaty
    - The keyboard isn't exactly aligned, and a couple of the arrow keys catch on the deck, making it feel like the keys are stuck
    - The #webcam has no software controls, and is very dark. If you increase the brightness, or shine a light on your subject, it works, but saturation is far too low. Driver issue maybe?
    - Video in Firefox can drain the battery very quickly
    - #Graphics #corruption can get quite annoying on the default #Manjaro #ARM #KDE edition, be sure to install #mesa-git, but it only marginally improves the situation

    Conclusion:

    If you're #writing a ton, like scripts; articles; reviews; websites etc, it is the perfect portable #tool, with a comfortable keyboard, and all the utils you need to get going.

    If you're writing web #code like HTML and CSS, it would also work out really well as a tool to take with you to clients, or on the road.


    This is great way to get your thoughts out and into the digital realm. It might be a great utility for accessing #Social #Media, Chat protocols like #XMPP and #Matrix, or just doing online tasks.

    For its price, it has already proven its worth to me, I do NOT regret my purchase. #PineTime is on the way! w00t!