"On August 6, 1991 [34 years ago], the first website was introduced to the world. [It] contained information about the World Wide Web Project. It launched at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, where it was created by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee."
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html
Happy birthday, web!
#TheWeb #internet #WorldWideWeb #FirstWebsite #history #OTD

This is indeed awesome!
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqy6h7qrj5ezyg08xxx5v5kgtf9rxhapn3hshs8zwvpkm6dyh54v8svg0txe's "award-winning graduate thesis project [...] explores the relationship, intersections, connections, and divergences of experiences between Black diasporic people".
"Meta is betting that characters generated by artificial intelligence will fill its social media platforms in the next few years as it looks to the fast-developing technology to drive engagement with its 3bn users."
https://www.ft.com/content/91183cbb-50f9-464a-9d2e-96063825bfcf
Archived link: https://archive.is/uBMVw
#news #technology #TechNews #meta #AI
We are at the "create a secret word or phrase with your family to verify their identity" point of our dystopia.
https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA241203
via https://stefanbohacek.online/@briankrebs@infosec.exchange/113592146696849871
#AI #technology #TheFuture #dystopia
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq527v224gx6jg6zsphu9923fugsc7v450r7mekfszanwld0rkapmq23g56y Yep, dealing with this myself, might have to suspend the whole domain.
Even though I haven't used my Twitter/X account in over two years, I am still squatting my username.
But I decided to take the next step and delete my tweets before they're fed into their "AI".
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/21/tech/x-twitter-terms-of-service/index.html
I found nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqlewu60v74f6zc7drnyedffvt386ls8aljztnmazhqrxxwvw3sx8qrut60v's script super useful for this, highly recommend!
https://github.com/lucahammer/tweetXer
#twitter #x #ai
I know I am barely scratching the surface here, so definitely let me know about who's talking about this topic.
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-ai-as-an-assistive-tool/
#accessibility #AI #technology #blind #VisuallyImpaired
"I think the next logical jump on that is like [...] “Okay, and we’re also going to show you content that’s generated by an AI system that might be something that you’re interested in.”"
This is great, actually. We're soon going to be free from the oppression of social media.
via https://mastodon.social/@ricmac/113199568241275738
#news #TechNews #technology #meta #facebook #threads #AI #SocialMedia
Credit for the original idea goes to nostr:npub18nn54pf3yyz4pj050m32uaeycfqmpd9mxrm0ws6a4upcrg6wxexqenc8ue, though.
#ai #SocialMedia

"I think the next logical jump on that is like [...] “Okay, and we’re also going to show you content that’s generated by an AI system that might be something that you’re interested in.”"
This is great, actually. We're soon going to be free from the oppression of social media.
via https://mastodon.social/@ricmac/113199568241275738
#news #TechNews #technology #meta #facebook #threads #AI #SocialMedia
Heads-up, if you live in #NewJersey #NJ!
"New Jersey’s AI Task Force wants to hear from you! What are your greatest hopes and concerns when it comes to artificial intelligence in the workplace? The results will inform the Task Force’s recommendations to the Governor. The deadline to respond is August 7th."
https://innovation.nj.gov/ai-and-you/
#ai #GenAI #survey #feedback #opinion
Folks who still use Chrome, and want to get rid of the "Create theme with AI" button, you can visit chrome://flags/ in your browser and search for "ntp wallpaper". You can disable just the animation, or the button altogether.
Hope this helps!
#chrome #ai #tip

Mastodon fetching all replies to a post you're viewing would hugely improve user experience on small and one-person instances. If you know a bit about Ruby and/or Mastodon, please spend a moment reviewing this work in progress:
https://github.com/NeuromatchAcademy/mastodon/pull/44
via https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/112307981094627966
#mastodon #ruby #MastoDev #opensource
Winamp, the iconic media player, was released 26 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaF-nRS_CWM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winamp
via https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@danielalbu/112308507122233683
#winamp #OnThisDay #music #history #anniversary
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