The author, a former NASA engineer and Google employee, argues against the feasibility of establishing datacenters in space. He highlights several challenges, including inadequate power supply from solar and nuclear sources, diffi...
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The post discusses the challenges of encoding categorical data in machine learning, particularly focusing on one-hot and k-hot encoding methods. It explains how k-hot encoding can effectively represent multiple categories in a com...
The article discusses the evolution of AI, particularly focusing on transformer neural networks and their limitations. It highlights the initial excitement surrounding transformers, their ability to generate plausible text, and th...
Generative AI's high costs, environmental impact, and customer rejection make it an unwise choice for businesses, favoring traditional machine learning methods instead.
The author expresses disillusionment with the evolution of the internet, reflecting on its early promise and the subsequent decline in quality due to commercialization and the rise of toxic online environments, termed 'hellsites.'...
The author, a UK citizen and trans person, reflects on their experience of leaving the US during Trump's presidency due to increasing anti-trans sentiments and political targeting. They describe their journey from the US to Europe...
The leaked guidance from the UK EHRC suggests that access to gendered spaces should be determined by appearance, which the author criticizes as a harmful and nonsensical idea. The author, a trans woman, argues that this policy cou...
The author reflects on the decline of social media platforms, sharing personal experiences from the early days of the internet to the present. They express dissatisfaction with platforms like Facebook and Twitter, citing issues wi...
The author announces the creation of Euravox, a new social media platform aimed at providing a safe and welcoming space for marginalized communities, particularly those displaced from legacy platforms. Euravox will prioritize trus...
The blog post discusses the challenges and methodologies involved in the TransArchive project, which aims to archive important information for the LGBTQIA+ community, particularly trans individuals. The author reflects on the impr...
The author reflects on their journey at Google since joining in 2016 after a decade at NASA. They discuss their roles, including tech lead positions and the development of the Access Transparency system, while navigating personal ...
The author reflects on their experiences with the National Gender Service (NGS) in Ireland, comparing it to the inadequate trans healthcare in the UK during the 1990s. They describe the NGS as a gatekeeping institution that priori...
The author asserts their unwavering commitment to trans rights while challenging the conditional acceptance often faced within the community.
The author shares their experience using AI code autocomplete tools, particularly GitHub Copilot, while working on a personal project with Svelte and Sveltekit. They compare Copilot's performance to that of Google's Colab, noting ...
The post announces the release of a modified version of a voice training tool designed for trans masc individuals. The new version beeps when the user exceeds a target pitch, as opposed to the original version that beeped when the...
The author announces the launch of transarchive.eu, a project aimed at archiving trans-related and LGBTQ-related information in response to the rise of extreme right-wing ideologies and the systematic erasure of such data. The sit...