2026-07-26T10:31:33Z https://nostr.ae Neil Moffatt https://nostr.ae/npub19n2yhtm6rkjessj698xntjsrx0fpz9chjw8p6uvk037k05gynhuqfcylvm https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/115/627/417/809/417/107/original/1e9065a0ef470d78.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/115/627/417/809/417/107/original/1e9065a0ef470d78.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9833m8snt7jd4g9r8k053uzu80mxclqe6s3px4qr8kfvjrc6x3hqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwls6axu7z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0plmxenxhezp3u64c388pnu033se49xg9wkujnfupv9jqe0emkasu0qnl9'>nevent1q…qnl9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I already explained.<br/><br/>It is NOT programmed.<br/><br/>It uses neural networks and vast amounts of data and training of these networks.<br/><br/>Read about it please rather than continuously challenging what I am saying. 2026-07-22T23:05:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfde78k449p65fv8hc0jm9s94zsncljg3vecnz6x5z9m0wqavkujgzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlszwadxm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0tzv3l6yy42dyn3gamzzw5me09c2fqtlge06f9mr564jppmqx7dgr67qvh'>nevent1q…7qvh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is - in a way.<br/><br/>But it is also staggeringly powerful.<br/><br/>It is finding protein folding mechanisms that have eluded humans.<br/><br/>But we also do not know how a human works. The genius in your department has to be trusted. Not all are reckless. Not all AI is reckless. 2026-07-22T20:38:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9an9qrv6mrm37ejwdj9uttwkafalwnv6w00cevfw04ykqx26fqvczyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsxjd286 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjpmj8hhqq5tvsm69r6sqgt38hl9flta9ujyr9q540v7xxqx3r8ggq02u8'>nevent1q…02u8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>AI developers are also responsible. But that still does not mean they can know how it does what it does.<br/><br/>Really truly!<br/><br/>Not knowing how it works - how it does each thing it does in a generalised pattern matching tool armed with a vast LLM - means that developers do not have full control. 2026-07-22T20:35:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspnj57k4nm7pkpq0hunz22ypce00jugex7xkqap30j0kkjj0n66aqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsepsc3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmj5tpgchj9gqdff39edrqf9xdshaxxa4x83rrlsnakrsrm0a9ug22u62w'>nevent1q…u62w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But point is that they are NOT programmed in the original procedural sense. The developers do not know how they will behave. 2026-07-22T19:12:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyxy893rwz89wc3rjqxvt0m79gywcpszm0vwuu94v47awxvd2wm3qzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwls987pf2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdtaveuu8jvcl60434kvudydxkjcek0rc6da3lpsjq2s8kg7jvwscrcdh72'>nevent1q…dh72</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But where is &#39;here&#39;? 2026-07-08T10:17:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2xfa40pjxp3lx2ktgp4t0e2n4dw4mhkmhdewpp4d4k8feh53654szyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwls229kpy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqplcuamv0t37q7xcv8p26hr9ve0qmqdaka3pgnjttnga6vgnhvmcq5tphs'>nevent1q…tphs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would be interesting to know what they did. Power is deeply divisive - often goes under conscious radar.<br/><br/>Even simple matters like the bowls club at the end of my road. A friend left as power mongering got too toxic ... 2026-07-06T15:27:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2gh4vzeaf5r0fc9j4dfh75rgscj3p80c8fw4vx3sufyp80lsaalqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlswprmgp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxny0g0x54mx8gk7hnf9chxpqx24jydxpg0ppukn0q8pnlmx69gg2ywmz8'>nevent1q…wmz8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks.<br/><br/>Reminds me of my favourite subject - complex systems. Where the whole is more than the sum of the parts.<br/><br/>Deep deep problem with large groups of humans is that however your manage that collective will attract powermongers or will corrupt decent people or if group decisions they can make bad decisions as a collective. 2026-07-06T13:28:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrjkddlurxyj2gj727kdfam7sj7ljv4yc9d8leth2ulel0n5j7efqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwls5ne9fn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspd5xlkukf5vk2m4xn2tts593lnsccley42sy5un36aunntmazv4qu0sm0u'>nevent1q…sm0u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Most of our history was in small communities with a deeply egalitarian nature. 2026-07-06T11:48:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstdk88agx3ppeqhf9z2m42la8j69cvsdahng8675upukm4cglzrfqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsugaus7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsva9zspczsvx3fl8yne7crz2cqzcntrrkw8jcxurs5pa5zs2dzjasq8wxsw'>nevent1q…wxsw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very much so. Have just been making a simple polymer clay abstract with similar colours.<br/><br/>Now I see in your painting what I missed before - the bokeh - the feathered greens. Lovely. 2026-06-23T19:45:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr5jtmlgk00araf4fkwsulj47fvvyycn0dzgptt6gcedr8fpa99kgzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsvuzn8f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8smjvrljsxtqzff8kyvzwvxs6jrv5p22y864dv4u39hym39m3n7g8azyxv'>nevent1q…zyxv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent painting. A photo on my wall of such flowers has the same feel. 2026-06-22T20:41:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzwf7f3wd533ryds6j9gtfv0j642r7tlc2hqg3hpyr2le3agrldczyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsr7ttr0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8d8c8vx8dscqtfpums7hgrtmuudvnueq5ztvtkzfxlg0kkzcr64sapfflp'>nevent1q…fflp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Extreme expression of racism by the US government.<br/><br/>Targeted via contrived, arbitrary conditions. 2026-06-09T20:21:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsghk4ksk9sl2dh2rn3avx0vq647murjk56skq57p8heqzxavcd2mqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsk9z385 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8x7hdfxhwd2nk5ks5lq5knxafyshgqljfl5t4a7vggc7dsz5at8s3exwsg'>nevent1q…xwsg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exquisitely delicate soft touch. This i far from easy to do.<br/><br/>Received Dorling Kindersly book on mastering drawing yesterday. Wonderful book - with many pro artists contributing in a practical manner. 2026-06-03T18:58:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyjehzjeevcnkh7qav22ljngws7qg25y3js05x0d9rxx049fqpdrgzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwls27xk2s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvu47h3rumgf953c4guac5kqk7q4ac43s82walkueuwrqeuxfrcmc22axn6'>nevent1q…axn6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seven years to train as an Anaesthetist and we still do not really know how it works. That it does is crazy good but so odd that we know not why. 2026-05-20T13:55:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdhqhhmd9pt98s8shg4ejgq40wgq4xv53e0helvnsgz8tkp67rykszyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsxhqc70 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs002sgk9k628pjm8p894jc6vuwrzuj3dfnn0q6e2w8kru4xqejvdgk9w9zw'>nevent1q…w9zw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When justice is perverted, the rulebook is no longer so categorically in force. 2026-05-08T08:43:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf6hqhq0rezydgcc2xx6zf395njf2ze3jqwvqyczkjv4cvrzmm9wszyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlstjjst0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8sdydpe04fp5py8e3je9h0tuy4dwhvvkmvmq00sapcnt0kgm3zxsw2njjz'>nevent1q…njjz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolutely. The wrong target here - only a few pages into the brilliant &#39;Ultra processed people&#39; is it obvious just how pathologically uncaringly far businesses and corporations will go to maximise profit.<br/><br/>Clear parallel between phone doomscrolling addiction - to sell ads - and food adduction - to sell more food.<br/><br/>Capitalism so often goes beyond capitalising to psychopathic exploitation. 2026-05-06T08:50:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpkvyqu73ca5mspzjuc4a65wefz3d0efxs6gwxxm4epruu2vuqdszyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsf7n9e0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqyx5jw4js3mylx59kwuw07dp47m02rjevwsw2c7mayk9fw82m36gr5l3tk'>nevent1q…l3tk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Staggers me that many positions of decision making are often occupied by people not vetted for appropriate experience or skill.<br/><br/>Worst beyond your chilling example is politicians assigned secretary of state in education or health etc. With ZERO qualifications. Worse - they are pig-headed to believe they know enough and hate to listen to experts.<br/><br/>It is an insanity perpetuated for decades.<br/><br/>Why? 2026-04-24T08:43:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvl4lgzpyeyhjpxnwryfxzd8jrxem672k28c8gue7cf4vwsd0thlqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlssnnykh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7npjl7q6zhnpug8ueymvelv5tp46p5fg3skkvx7c9l5rkesh0gcuwjtts'>nevent1q…jtts</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In principle I agree. But very unsure that there will be anything fixable by a layperson. This is micro electronics requiring specialist tools. Would love to be corrected. 2026-04-21T08:14:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyasrp08lx4gsdkl38hv55nc6h3vq0rqw6q86anxhzyxps8uw9k3szyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsdkusus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhcwwhu9vkw0tdt9629psyn9687dpyepe6pmzsd70z99se44gsyskgycvx'>nevent1q…ycvx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Israel is like a nation of Trumps. Psychopathically devoid of empathy for Palestinians. Conditioned militarily from a very young age it appears. 2026-04-17T17:18:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxjsnzqfgkwd32r94yhf4sqsv6fqs23gpwdl5u2xsfp4fsdheda8czyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsawh4jr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstq8lle93w4dhnfag3edeeuzuz6fwluc4wpl7cp96kv07keqp53fsxh0fd6'>nevent1q…0fd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Traditional but delightful. Just the right pale blue. Like an inverted cross hatch drawing. 2026-04-12T08:49:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxl48w0xzgrx7khqwt7dre6jxlvm4x7rl83lv704u40cllgegf4lqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlse9zdw6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswytt503ktw430y5cyrhdwvmmpt8sx9zgdrgkp73me3t2pq763t5g8vlx97'>nevent1q…lx97</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>All wrong in my eyes - court ruling should be operational now. That is the current judgement. Why on earth should a pending appeal change that in advance? 2026-03-28T21:08:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp854vlv8nqvcmkztrrflzjjt9trt70qay24kafvxff8kctagc4eszyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlstvnfea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6r8na95lx70ccuftl2g8erqm6kftq3jekg6mc3pmx07ahjvn5ash6eks7'>nevent1q…eks7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So false arrest.<br/><br/>Are there no pro-bono legal people who can support them? 2026-03-28T19:09:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqena8l0ecc04qfgexx7ualad6ypk2sw54afacqzy6vw3904f9lkgzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsrkrjgu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxh6su4zkztt6ny7wxtu4t5ns9dqtmzsykl0nhz6kkx4u34j8mqcjqayvg'>nevent1q…ayvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Beguilingly wonderful. Whimsical masterpieces! Must explore more ... thanks. 2026-03-24T18:35:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2w2grze0m4vt3l29a9x5ppng3k53qtxx53ah6q46tcrt9zzegavqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsh8c9gt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs99udnffd6dkyyg6546emfhsmxxrvftzynsae9wysd73qh90k7jlqlpwqce'>nevent1q…wqce</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You are more than welcome. The blossom painting alone is absurdly beautiful. Watercolour or digital? Kind of does not matter but the former carries a greater value in my eyes. Mot least how it can be tricky to undo mistakes!<br/><br/>I bought a Panasonic bridge camera a few years ago and was so amazed at the brilliance of colour capture that I photographed flowers almost exclusively for 2 years. 2026-03-20T16:37:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxs5mag62af8fashdy8rxf5cutvhttag85d8kxrn5n3egq54u432qzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwls4h9yfl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgn95hqsu6duppmnac8x0yxvemllu3aq8cfw3w3sfq0q8duvmdg4gug7tkh'>nevent1q…7tkh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Delightful images! 2026-03-20T14:56:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqgf6rt244g6udm6rpzgpwl67eq9g9f5n94afkcjh5luagt8gmktszyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsvdc8kx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdcu36fwflx2mqvq437qfvw5jxwf6rcx589v0af6fa5wzl5st59asew8nhj'>nevent1q…8nhj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Incomprehensibly vast storage capacity.<br/><br/>To describe computer users as spoilt is a kind of understatement.<br/><br/>I too experienced washing machine sized hard drives from 1983 at IBM. I worked on a robotic magnetic tape storage &#39;library&#39;. 2026-03-07T20:13:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0t4erqd55hzkhx5mv6ka5nlt3hlcemwxpf7ee6qh2tk8qxlzaywszyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsrjmgyt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsta30cujgr72rgeg5y32g7uwt2x8ym9gyv87fpchlhw4jfrg7ne5c44rff8'>nevent1q…rff8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And still the University path is promoted heavily - almost normalised - where many would be better advised to seek out other paths. 2026-02-15T11:08:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsva3zjfv34x7tjd8mx9yd3s0lp7usahfvqapzr2rmsnepx0dqqswszyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsqerzt8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8tgxzm2uudkyatpveqqqwh6hlgzu4l4e65l97wg7xrlgvmknj3hs0wdd4j'>nevent1q…dd4j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Immaculate embroidery. Defies me to get even close to this level. Well done. 2026-02-15T09:55:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy9d8ycwj6mwq46q43n7k9w5t4l9r55x8ym45prd8ju88xqyuwjeczyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsckwwse Created this #drawing some while back from a small photo in a New Scientist magazine. A technical exercise mostly. But fine detail had to be contrived at the scale I drew. Arm was tricky so very pleased to get it to look plausible.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/068/746/539/438/324/original/aeced273027cf36b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-14T11:30:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx9e7n9n2cyteaz4hczexsmpvjwkqfk73lh74qevrlvw2jvujt3dczyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwls7t0r2p Over a 3 year period as a background #woodworking task a few decades ago now, I made this 104 #drawer #cabinet - with 18 of the drawers hidden in the central section. I specifically wanted to employ a range of colours - far too much cabinetry is mono-coloured.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/051/173/487/461/668/original/88e4b166f72ca6c4.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-11T09:02:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst620d3g5e3l52zwvnflhmy6fmlheehsg2p6lcxnyhq09uszq9dyqzyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsyukdx0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgdljlt7vgevmw8sw3vjcjvtcxgd4d3m7q9l524z6h6qq69yejeqqpf093f'>nevent1q…093f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry to hear that you have become a victim of the Capitalist greed machine. Maybe better away from its sharpest teeth ... easier said than done. What next? 2026-02-07T11:32:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs985dvexx0qaqk5fs0gu2hgl5d3ljhvzeqgyrs243v82rxjucfu5czyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlsn0yz8z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2ygs8e7yesn9jgyxs5mewl8aqzqw7ecvevauu90tnv8p4d3j3dgj52y8e'>nevent1q…2y8e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Signature brilliance from a golden age in many dimensions. <br/><br/>Notice how 60s and 70s music was so often joyful, fun and beautifully musical. How did we get to a point where angry music was actually a dominant favourite? 2026-02-07T09:38:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8nslwx4zk2mucsgpet00el4mx9vrajedesqtkvpp84ql7cgy939czyqkdgja00gw6txzztg5u6dw2qveayyghz7fcu8t3je786e73qjwlst09ppc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2qdgaqtcl9xaa37mhsvcngwqe2aq9jszms96htkc7pm7v0f8npqg82ezxk'>nevent1q…ezxk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have 2 of these succulents. They are a delight. But not as pretty as yours ... 2026-01-18T16:42:01Z