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localllama·LocalLLaMAbyMalReynolds

Good places to keep up to date on LLMs?

I currently run the top 8 or so per day from r/LocalLLama through my RSS reader. Actually going to reddit is eww, so I want it to be worthwhile. I usually get enough to keep roughly up to date just with title and text / graphs and only go if it looks really interesting.

With the upcoming demise of reddit RSS, I'm wondering if people have recommended (hopefully RSS friendly) places roughly equivalent. I guess I could filter HN which may be useful for many tech interests, but I don't know what I don't know, so I thought I'd pose the question to the crowd.

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malefashionadvice·Male Fashion AdvicebyMalReynolds

Fashion advice for the color blind?

Something that effects many (8+%) men is color blindness, most commonly red-green, but there are other variants. I'm wondering how color blind people out there handle fashion.

Personally, my case is not that severe (and I got better night / distance vision in compensation, more rods, less cones), but I'm still aware that 95+% of people see colors differently. This leads me to conservative choices, neutral + one color generally, perhaps with shades. Generally that means black + dark peacock tones + silver in my case, gothic tendencies, and I dress mostly to please myself, but still, one wonders how it's seen.

Those with it, what are your strategies ? Are there trust worthy guides that don't look bad to you? I find some color combinations that are usually considered good pretty off. Perhaps a list of color combinations that the general population finds bad to avoid?

Those without it, what are your thoughts?

What am I missing?

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Surveillance State. NSW Police to seize mobile phone data without a warrant

So this is super sucky and likely to spread. Alternate source. Key points, at roadside stops etc, people are required to give access to their phones using Cellebrite Israeli phone crackers, likely to download a complete image. No limits placed on data retention, no noted protection against Cellebrite having unfettered access.

Has it gotten to the point where we should be striving to keep only a minimum viable configuration on phones and have some sort of searchable backup on a home server, or even an out of country VPS? Anyone got any suggestions on how to achieve this?

Having GrapheneOS doesn't help much when it's a ten year felony to refuse access. AFAIK it's still a warrant to get access to your home computer, for now.

This may get shot down in the courts, but that won't help much if it happens to you in the meantime, this stuff is forever. The right to digital privacy has the price of eternal vigilence, but they just keep raising the bar on how onerous that vigilence is.

https://michaelwest.com.au/the-police-state-of-nsw-legislation-to-enable-warrant-less-phone-suriveilance/Open linkView original on slrpnk.net
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Rumors of the demise of the Home Battery Program much exaggerated.

More like doubling down. Personally, I'd be let's go nuts here, let large free, but not bad. Here's hoping the grid doesn't break and consumer run virtual power plants (VPPs) get a chance to shine. Put a smile on my face for Solstice Season.

Rumors of the demise of the Home Battery Program much exaggerated.https://theconversation.com/government-boosts-its-home-battery-program-by-5-billion-but-it-still-has-big-problems-272053Open linkView original on slrpnk.net
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Baconaise

  • 2 egg yolks (room temperature)

  • 1 cup liquid (not hot!) bacon fat/grease

  • 2 tsp vinegar OR lemon juice. All that is required is acid. Technically acetic acid exists in the human body naturally, could also technically be extracted from insect sources. YMMV, but it opens up a lot of options.  

  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard, totally optional.

  • Pinch of salt

  1. Slightly warm the bacon grease in a saucepan and melt over low heat. Do not let it get too hot! It needs to be relatively room temperature!

  2. While the fat is warming, separate your egg yolks from the whites placing the yolks in the bottom of the wide mouth jar. (Save the egg whites for adding back to the mayo to make it softer and easier to spread once refrigerated.)

  3. Add your apple cider vinegar, salt and mustard (if using) to the egg yolks.

  4. Blitz the yolk mixture with the immersion blender until combined.

  5. Once the grease is melted and cooled, slowly pour a small amount of butter into the yolk mixture while blitzing with the immersion blender (about 30 seconds) moving the stick blender up and down and around to ensure ingredients are well combined. You will notice that it immediately begins to emulsify. This is what you want!

  6. Continue to run your immersion blender while slowly slowly adding the cooled, melted bacon grease until completely combined. EXPERT TIP: Work your stick blender up and down to incorporate the melted butter and to ensure proper emulsifying.

  7. Once all the bacon grease is added, you can choose to add the egg whites (this results in a softer, spreadable mayo when it is refrigerated) continue to blend for another 45-60 seconds moving the stick blender around to insure all ingredients are incorporated.

  8. Use warm or seal with the lid and store in the fridge for 3-4 weeks (if it lasts that long!)

Source Richelle Lecourt

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How to know if you're asking the wrong question ?

What's that principle where you don't know you're asking the wrong question because you've got this idea in your head on how to do something, so you search frustratingly. If you could step up a level and find the right question, you'd find a well established, efficient solution.

Related to unknown unknowns I guess, but I came across a phrase or word encapsulating it, and now I can't remember or (ironically) find it.

ETA: It's the XY Problem, thanks [email protected].

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Private Facebook Marketplace ?

I'm one of those oddballs who's never joined, but I'm in the market for a new to me bike, and it seems like all the action is on marketplace. Am I screwed, or is there an effective workaround ?

Edit: Not US. There are local alternatives that I know about, but they are worse, please answer question as asked ! Basically I'm thinking of alternative software ala FreeTube, or a way of spoofing facebook to make a dummy account only to be used for this and if so what precautions to take...

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