Hills and lakes for fun. Also dangerous with SIP, WebRTC, BGP, Javascript, ML & chainsaws. Know too much about how the Interwebs work. @robinjpickering on less advanced platforms www.pickering.org for semi-professional opinionshttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lu7yfawjhc27Forget age, why don't we gate voting on passing a critical reasoning test.18 Jul 2025 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu7yfawjhc27https://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lp772rwwlc2zEnergy Costs of Voice AI https://www.pickering.org/energy-costs-of-voice-ai/15 May 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp772rwwlc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lnvjtrw3nc2e100% AI generated. This really isn't hard.28 Apr 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvjtrw3nc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lmc2okois22aThe view from the top deck at "the most scenic bus stop in the UK", but are there any better? #LakeDistrict08 Apr 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmc2okois22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3ljv5expavs2mGetting out for a walk is an incredible way to leave all the doom behind for a few hours and today was incredibly beautiful.08 Mar 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljv5expavs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lhy5tesmak2lA cautionary tale about trying to get an AI agent to present a slide deck at FOSDEM this year: https://www.pickering.org/ai-presentation-agents/ Lessons learnt, but was it a good idea badly executed, or just a straight bad idea?12 Feb 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhy5tesmak2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lhdtvcrwnk2cLet's do this...04 Feb 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhdtvcrwnk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lfubalmnps2qThis looks super interesting. I suppose we could choose the current trajectory of unmanaged decline instead though. youtu.be/RdLEjTowMIs https://youtu.be/RdLEjTowMIs16 Jan 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfubalmnps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lfd2km6thk2zComing to the end of another wonderful day.09 Jan 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfd2km6thk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lerrs2j36k2mAnother stunning day again today, could get used to the yellow thing in the sky.02 Jan 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerrs2j36k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lepgeoji722mThis bothers me. It is completely wrong to say that using a neural network is always unethical, any more than using a steam engine, a car or electricity were somehow inherently immoral when they were invented. Just makes no sense. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jan 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepgeoji722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lepdhupfes2mWhat a day today. Storm over, I was enticed out by a rainbow...01 Jan 2025 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepdhupfes2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lebyqqd5zs2cFirst serious post here... What does the AI and the value of knowledge work, what can we expect government to do, and how should we respond individually... https://www.pickering.org/ai-and-the-price-of-knowledge-work/ TL;DR Don't worry about P(doom), P(bad_things) is much more likely, and possibly influenceable.27 Dec 2024 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebyqqd5zs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3ldt3eyzmg226Make a Christmas card using an LLM they said... https://www.pickering.org/happy-christmas/21 Dec 2024 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldt3eyzmg226https://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3ld755x6ngs2gIts alive!13 Dec 2024 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld755x6ngs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3ld4pllmezk2wI'm used to views with the tops of hills disappearing into the murk, but it is grim down south today. They've lost the tops of their buildings.12 Dec 2024 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4pllmezk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lbw3z4lftc2uSerious platform. https://bsky.app/profile/moderation.bsky.app27 Nov 2024 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbw3z4lftc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lbmd6vrkhk24Organisations: you can verify the authenticity of your account here by registering your domain name as your handle. https://bsky.social/about/blog/4-28-2023-domain-handle-tutorial This applies to everyone who has control of a domain name and wants to verify their identity and associate it with that web presence. It is secure and free. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmd6vrkhk24https://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3lb3tboech22mThis place really does fill me with the same hope and wonder as the early Internet. I've been here 24hrs and blown away that 52nd Speaker of the US House of Representatives just liked my whimsical skeet about UK telephone boxes.16 Nov 2024 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3tboech22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rob.pickering.org/post/3layiiwkedc2bOne of these two has something in common with a mountain, but which one? (and where are they)15 Nov 2024 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:oa5acdf3dweyzylc62kpk2fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3layiiwkedc2b