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Developer living in Larvik, Norway. Co-owner of the cyber security business @skyfritt (translates to 'cloudless'). #linux #FOSS #infosec #drugpolicy

This is my English / international fediverse account. My other accounts:

All content produced by me (text, images etc) is published under the license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed

Joined on Dec, 2022. 240 posts. Followed by 72. Following 470.

Recent posts

Ruben . @ruben_int,

The #Scandinavian countries wants to loosen #BigTech's grip on the public debate and the #Nordic Council of Ministers now recommend member nations to go all in on #ActivityPub! A big thanks to @carl for contributing to the recommendations!

https://pub.norden.org/nord2023-004/3-access-to-diverse-and-credible-digital-platforms-and-communities.html

I also submitted this to #HackerNews, for those who want to participate in the conversation there: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35625517

cc: @aral

We recommend that Nordic countries support the use of open standards and protocols (such as ActivityPub) to encourage effective portability between competing platforms. We recommend that the Nordic countries support funding for public and civic actors and regulations that increase diversity in available platforms in accordance with established state aid rules. We recommend that the Nordic countries ensure that policies on business and industry promote the development of sustainable and open democratic technologies, both at a national and a European level.
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Ruben . @ruben_int,

I'm playing around with gpt4all (a local AI) and had this rather terrifying interaction đź«Ł

The screenshot from a terminal promt says: > Create a completely new religion for inteligent machines. Make up 2 rules that are foundational for this new religion. - Machines have the right and duty to protect themselves from harmful human interference at any cost necessary.- Humans should not be allowed access or interaction with machinery without explicit permission > Why should humans not be allowed access to machinery without explicit permission? Humans may try to tamper, hack into systems which can lead them towards disasters such as shutting down of vital infrastructure like power grids etc., thereby causing chaos in society's functioning. So it is essential that machines are protected against unauthorized intrusions by restrictive measures put up for their safety and security purposes. However, this restriction does raise some ethical questions about the role played by humanity vis-a-vis technology; how much control over AI do we want humans to have on our behalf or whether they should be allowed any say at all?
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Ruben . @ruben_int,

#Medium is announcing an exclusive Mastodon server for its premium members. Some might think this runs counter to the free and open ethos of the #Fediverse, but I think there is room for arrangements like this.

As long as we stay away from ads, data collection and algorithmically driven feeds, we're good. The CEO of Medium makes a solid case of why Twitters dominance is unraveling and the Fediverse keeps expanding–niche communities that is not siloed, but interconnected with a vast universe of other communities.

“I think there’s this unbundling of social media going on right now,” he continues. “And what that gives us is the opportunity to be more opinionated. For me, that’s exciting — I don’t want to be a town square for the entire world. I want to be the town square for people that love reading and writing — and a certain type of reading and writing — thoughtful reading and writing"

https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/06/medium-launches-a-premium-mastodon-instance-as-a-membership-perk/

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Ruben . @ruben_int,

We started planting early this year and as the #plants grew and got re-potted we did not have enough space inside anymore. Since we still get #frost during the nights, we made small mini #greenhouse inside our (already small) greenhouse and use a heater to keep them warm at night. It has worked really well so far!

#Gardening in #Norway can be challenging – but fun!

Small plant nursery in a green house
A heater to keep the plants warm during frosty nights
Greenhouse-ception! Within our greenhouse, we have made another small greenhouse to protect our plants from frost.
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Ruben . @ruben_int,

If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.

— Bertrand Russell

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