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Anyone use Retropie? Two buttons won't map.
  • On Linux, that's usually the case. Finding the config file is the problem. I suspect that's why emulation Station isn't working. I don't know where that's installed, but I'd assume there's another configuration file for ES. It's probably in the home directory, ~. maybe ~/.emulation_station or or ~/.ES. I don't recall, but there will be a file structure similar to the RetroArch tree.

    In either case, it would be very kind to post the full solution for the next person.

  • Anyone use Retropie? Two buttons won't map.
  • I've never had issues with the 8bitdo Controllers on rpi, Bluetooth or wired, but I found a thread where others solved the same problem. Looks like that particular controller isn't perfectly supported and you need to update xpad and a configuration file.

    RetroPie forum.

  • Non-simultaneity

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    As a European, I look at America and wonder why people are voting for Trump. Let's have a discussion on why
  • Yes. I have confused Slovakia with Czechia and I apologize for that. I have corrected it, but this was 100% my mistake. I'm severely jet lagged and definitely know the difference under normal circumstances. Thanks for correcting my accidental misinformation.

  • Dark Pattern by the State Government When Renewing License Plates/Registration
  • Lol. OP uses public roads for $43 a year and is complaining that trees cost $5. Does OP actually think roads only cost $43 per vehicle per year?

    Or maybe the US government massively subsidizes car travel using income taxes collected from everyone (even those who walk, use public transit, or bike).

    Whereas, the ability to convert CO2 into oxygen via plant respiration is something everyone needs.

  • F22 - Rate me. Dms are open if you don't wanna post it
  • Hey. I saw your post history and want to remind you that you're a worthwhile human being and that this rating shit is toxic.

    Please find a community that isn't so superficial and take care of yourself. You are worth so much more than your appearance.

    sėkmės

  • As a European, I look at America and wonder why people are voting for Trump. Let's have a discussion on why
  • Which kind of European?

    Meloni, Le Pen, Wilders, and Germany's AfD, the new Czech Slovak government are all using the same rhetoric.

    The EU Parliament has been waging its own trade war in Europe and Europe's equivalent of a border wall is called Frontex and is there to stop people from claiming their legal right to asylum.

    I'd suggest rephrasing the question to be less inflammatory and more self aware.

    but to answer your question as it's the same for all listed examples...

    racism and economic anxiety pepeturated by the ruling class to keep us fighting each other instead of realizing that a handful of billionaires own everything and contribute nothing.

    Adding Austria as of 29 September 2024

  • Why are people seemingly against AI chatbots aiding in writing code?
  • Yeah. I'm thinking more along the lines of research and open models than anything to do with OpenAI. Fair use, above all else, generally requires that the derivative work not threaten the economic viability of the original and that's categorically untrue of ChatGPT/Copilot which are marketed and sold as products meant to replace human workers.

    The clean room development analogy is definitely an analogy I can get behind, but raises further questions since LLMs are multi stage. Technically, only the tokenization stage will "see" the source code, which is a bit like a "clean room" from the perspective of subsequent stages. When does something stop being just a list of technical requirements and veer into infringement? I'm not sure that line is so clear.

    I don't think the generative copyright thing is so straightforward since the model requires a human agent to generate the input even if the output is deterministic. I know, for example, Microsoft's Image Generator says that the images fall under creative Commons, which is distinct from public domain given that some rights are withheld. Maybe that won't hold up in court forever, but Microsoft's lawyers seem to think it's a bit more nuanced than "this output can't be copyrighted". If it's not subject to copyright, then what product are they selling? Maybe the court agrees that LLMs and monkeys are the same, but I'm skeptical that that will happen considering how much money these tech companies have poured into it and how much the United States seems to bend over backwards to accommodate tech monopolies and their human rights violations.

    Again, I think it's clear that commerical entities using their market position to eliminate the need for artists and writers is clearly against the spirit of copyright and intellectual property, but I also think there are genuinely interesting questions when it comes to models that are themselves open source or non-commercial.

  • Why are people seemingly against AI chatbots aiding in writing code?
  • For example, if I ask it to produce python code for addition, which GPL'd library is it drawing from?

    I think it's clear that the fair use doctrine no longer applies when OpenAI turns it into a commercial code assistant, but then it gets a bit trickier when used for research or education purposes, right?

    I'm not trying to be obtuse-- I'm an AI researcher who is highly skeptical of AI. I just think the imperfect compression that neural networks use to "store" data is a bit less clear than copy/pasting code wholesale.

    would you agree that somebody reading source code and then reimplenting it (assuming no reverse engineering or proprietary source code) would not violate the GPL?

    If so, then the argument that these models infringe on right holders seems to hinge on the verbatim argument that their exact work was used without attribution/license requirements. This surely happens sometimes, but is not, in general, a thing these models are capable of since they're using loss-y compression to "learn" the model parameters. As an additional point, it would be straightforward to then comply with DMCA requests using any number of published "forced forgetting" methods.

    Then, that raises a further question.

    If I as an academic researcher wanted to make a model that writes code using GPL'd training data, would I be in compliance if I listed the training data and licensed my resulting model under the GPL?

    I work for a university and hate big tech as much as anyone on Lemmy. I am just not entirely sure GPL makes sense here. GPL 3 was written because GPL 2 had loopholes that Microsoft exploited and I suspect their lawyers are pretty informed on the topic.

  • Why are people seemingly against AI chatbots aiding in writing code?
  • I hate big tech too, but I'm not really sure how the GPL or MIT licenses (for example) would apply. LLMs don't really memorize stuff like a database would and there are certain (academic/research) domains that would almost certainly fall under fair use. LLMs aren't really capable of storing the entire training set, though I admit there are almost certainly edge cases where stuff is taken verbatim.

    I'm not advocating for OpenAI by any means, but I'm genuinely skeptical that most copyleft licenses have any stake in this. There's no static linking or source code distribution happening. Many basic algorithms don't follow under copyright, and, in practice, stack overflow code is copy/pasted all the time without that being released under any special license.

    If your code is on GitHub, it really doesn't matter what license you provide in the repository -- you've already agreed to allowing any user to "fork" it for any reason whatsoever.

  • With all the bad stuff happening in the world like politics war racism homophobia etc. What is some good news that isI happening that we don't read or see about?
  • COVID research made generic sequencing for viruses and bacteria incredibly cheap. You can run a PCR test for most things now for $10 (USD) or less. This opens a whole world of highly specific diagnostics and cheap, hyper-personalized treatments.

    Also, MRNA vaccines are being tested for several other diseases and it seems very promising.

  • Is there any way to save storage on similar images?
  • and my point was explaining that that work has likely been done because the paper I linked was 20 years old and they talk about the deep connection between "similarity" and "compresses well". I bet if you read the paper, you'd see exactly why I chose to share it-- particularly the equations that define NID and NCD.

    The difference between "seeing how well similar images compress" and figuring out "which of these images are similar" is the quantized, classficiation step which is trivial compared to doing the distance comparison across all samples with all other samples. My point was that this distance measure (using compressors to measure similarity) has been published for at least 20 years and that you should probably google "normalized compression distance" before spending any time implementing stuff, since it's very much been done before.

  • Is there any way to save storage on similar images?
  • I think there's probably a difference between an intro to computer science course and the PhD level papers that discuss the ability of machines to learn and decide, but my experience in this is limited to my PhD in the topic.

    And, no, textbooks are often not peer reviewed in the same way and generally written by graduate students. They have mistakes in them all the time. Or grand statements taken out of context. Or are simplified explanations because introducing the nuances of PAC-learnability to somebody who doesn't understand a "for" loop is probably not very productive.

    I came here to share some interesting material from my PhD research topic and you're calling me an asshole. It sounds like you did not have a wonderful day and I'm sorry for that.

    Did you try learning about how computers learn things and make decisions? It's pretty neat

  • Luxor Obelisk, (now in) Paris, but from Egypt

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Obelisks

    One of the two Obelisks from Luxor Temple in Egypt. But this is in Paris.

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    Lion of Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

    Clearly, there are not many lions in Sweden

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    Nikola Tesla's suit. Belgrade.

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    OpenAI says Iranian group using ChatGPT tried to sow division ahead of U.S. election

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    Reproduction Ancient Greek lion (with historically accurate paint) as seen at the Athens Archaeological Museum.

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    Thanks, Copilot

    https://www.theverge.com/24066646/ai-electricity-energy-watts-generative-consumption

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    A Scandinavian Specialty

    Scandinavia often has these three-walled cabins available on a first-come, first-served basis. In Swedish, they're called vindskydd, or wind shelter. This particular one is northeast of Umeå, Sweden. No guarantees on what they're called elsewhere, but I have seen them in Finland as well. And I have heard of but not seen of them in Norway. In general, the freedom to roam is quite strong in these three countries as long as you are respectful and stay out of obviously private spaces like personal gardens or farm fields. Happy travels!

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    Comino Island, Malta

    https://timesofmalta.com/article/camping-on-comino-these-are-the-rules-for-the-tal-ful-camping-site.961601

    Camping opportunities are relatively rare in Europe, but this island in Malta has cheap camping. on the other inhabited islands (Malta and Good), public transit, restrooms, and wifi are plentiful and local food is extremely cheap. You can get local tfira for a couple euros or a passtizzi filled with peas or cheese for even less. With an ultralight pack, all of Gozo is walkable, though the island of Malta is split by a largely impassable highway. I'd recommend the bus for €2.50.

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    Ramla Beach, Malta

    near Mixta Cave

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