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MarcScott

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About MarcScott

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    Comment #49005942

    Didn't HF use an open weights model running on their own hardware to solve the issue though? Sort of defeats that narrative and plays into one in which frontier == bad_guys and ope…

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    Comment #49003723

    Grok consistently draws images that, if I were its parent, I would refuse to put on the fridge door.

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    Comment #48888683

    Very briefly: Farage received a "gift" of £5M. He didn't tell parliament about the gift, which breaks the rules. MPs or campaigning MPs need to declare gifts and donations, as ther…

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    Comment #48831075

    You inspired me to make one for kids to create in Scratch https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/neil-the-seal/0

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    Comment #48752005

    - Type the name of the media you are after into the search bar. - Click search. - Close the tab tab that opens to opera.com - Click search again - Close the starfleetacommand.com t…

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    Comment #48441912

    I seem to recall I had a windows phone at the time, with a full keyboard. I could use OS maps on the thing, and although it didn't have GPS, it could get my rough location by tower…

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    Comment #45966495

    I think this is an area where stricter regulation would be appreciated. Just needs an additional checkbox on the regular MOT forms, and all cars would be compliant within a year. A…

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    Comment #45489249

    If you really want to see ChatGPT get annoyed with itself: > What NFL teams don't end in the letter s? Claude did more or less the same thing but not quite as spectacularly.

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    Comment #42652359

    I recently supervised a Hackclub Counterspell event at our office. I was there only in the capacity of being an adult in the room, for health and safety and safeguarding reasons. T…

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    Comment #42330995

    Anecdotally, as an educator, I am already seeing a digital divide occurring, with regard to accessing AI. This is not even at a premium/pro subscription level, but simply at a 'who…

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    Comment #42313697

    He should enter it into https://online.coolestprojects.org/ Very cool game

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    Comment #42267402

    And it disproportionately hit the poorest in society the most. My kid had his own room to work in, his own computer to work on, and WFH parents to help him out. He was not, massive…

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    Comment #41710368

    I'm thinking of going back into teaching because of ChatGPT. I created an entire scheme of work for my wife today, including all the lesson plans, and next I'll work on some studen…

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    Comment #41696207

    Don't care that it was a bomb at the box office, I really enjoyed Heaven's Gate. I also loved Convoy. My kids and I still troll my wife by including the theme song on almost every …

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    Comment #41640929

    You should definitely take a look at Struckd Studio which is now part of Unity Play - https://play.unity.com/en It's still a little buggy in places, but nothing that can't be overc…

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    Comment #41524963

    I didn't think lead, in it's metallic form, had a particularly high toxicity. I thought it was lead salts that were the problem.

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    Comment #41423785

    When I lived in PNG, fruit bats were fairly common. You could see them roosting in trees all over the place, and they are huge. They're harmless though, and a great source of prote…

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    Comment #41194493

    It's in this post - https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-2-our-new...

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    Comment #41163881

    Like me, you seem to like to drive your computer with the keyboard and use the mouse when necessary. I use the Windows key to open applications on Windows, Cmd+Space on MacOS, and …

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    Comment #40979347

    I was walking to my classroom last Thursday, and a kid pushed another kid down the stairs, right into me. I went ballistic, and sorted it all out, but there is no way an online AI …

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    Comment #40979280

    > In my experience, most people, the world over, are in fact self motivated. In your experience? The world over? Can you tell me your experience. I've been a teacher for a long tim…

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    Comment #40979009

    I think teaching is one of the few roles that can't be replaced by AI. If you're a self-motivated learner, eager to gain new skills, then AI is perfect for you. Having a virtual Fe…

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    Comment #40770111

    I've run it on a Pi 5 with 8Gb, and get about a token a second