Is #ChatGPT corrupting peer review? Telltale words hint at #AI use

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01051-2

Out of more than 1,600 scientists who responded to a 2023 Nature survey, nearly 30% said they had used generative AI to write papers and around 15% said they had used it for their own literature reviews and to write grant applications.

#technology #science #news #future

Is ChatGPT corrupting peer review? Telltale words hint at AI use

A study of review reports identifies dozens of adjectives that could indicate text written with the help of chatbots.

^{Singh Chawla, Dalmeet}

Intressant dokumentär som beskriver hur Europa blev och är en Microsoft-mjukvarukoloni.

https://kolektiva.media/w/ra7bfqXCyqBFn7dSFhneFy

#opensource #microsoft #linux #documentary #technology

The Microsoft-Dilemma - Europe as a Software Colony | Full Documentary

Many state and public administrations from Helsinki to Lisbon operate with the software of the US corporation. It makes them vulnerable for hackers and spies, violates European public procurement l...

^{kolektiva.media}

@Flipboard is deepening its ties to the fediverse, announcing it has onboarded 400 more creators (including me!) plus launched in-app fediverse notifications.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/flipboard-deepens-its-ties-to-the-open-source-social-web-aka-the-fediverse/

#fediverse #technology

Why after nearly 20 years I moved away from Vodacom – Loyalty often does not Pay

I’ve been with Vodacom since just after number porting went live in South Africa, and I’ve been on a contract with them for most of that time until after I retired from work, and no longer had a work cellphone allowance. It was just cheaper to move ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/why-after-nearly-20-years-i-moved-away-from-vodacom-loyalty-often-does-not-pay/

#Afrihost #AirMobile #southafrica #technology #vodacom

Why after nearly 20 years I moved away from Vodacom - Loyalty often does not Pay

I've been with Vodacom since just after number porting went live in South Africa, and I've been on a contract with them for most of that time until after I retired from work, and no longer had a work cellphone allowance.

^{Danie (GadgeteerZA)}

Evolution of storage.

#tech #technology #storage

This post delves into the impact of #Israeli #surveillance technologies in #Palestine, illustrating how localized instances of its use can have extensive repercussions that pave the way for the widespread acceptance and global adoption of such oppressive practices

#technology #tor #humanrights

https://blog.torproject.org/surveillance-as-a-service-global-impact-of-israeli-defense-technologies-on-privacy-human-rights/

Surveillance as a Service: The Global Impact of Israeli “Defense” Technologies on Privacy and Human Rights | Tor Project

There is a growing need for a global stance against the use of technology for oppression. This post delves into the impact of Israeli surveillance technologies in Palestine and how localized instances of its use contribute to widespread acceptance an…

^{blog.torproject.org}

Midori 11.3.1 will be available very soon with improvements in stability, security and multimedia improvements, also improvements in the workspaces sidebar and more. Midori 11.3.1 coming soon.

https://astian.org/midori-browser/download

#browser #privacy #Technology #Tech #windows #Ubuntu #linux

Are you tired of your privacy being violated by big technology? Midori is different, Midori respects your privacy, Midori focuses on your privacy. We work for your privacy, Download Midori now!!!

https://astian.org/midori-browser/download/

#privacy #tech #technology #browser #MidoriBrowser #windows #ubuntu #linux

These keyboards rely on magnets and springs and activate by sensing changes in the magnetic field. Popularized by Dutch keyboard startup Wooting, these switches rely on the Hall Effect and have actually been around since the 1960s.

You can change how far you need to press down to register the keystroke, as well as for the release point.

The one thing you can’t change, though, is the switch’s resistance. Despite all the talk of magnets, that’s still handled by the spring inside the switch, after all (for the moment, until the xyz is released).

But interestingly, this also means with temperature differences, you may also have to "calibrate" your keyboard. The price point for the Akko MOD007B PC Santorini keyboard at around US$110 to $150 is certainly not more expensive than many mechanical keyboards.

See https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/07/magnets-are-switching-up-the-keyboard-game/

#technology #keyboards

All of a sudden it starts raining handmaids in handcuffs:

http://www.erosblog.com/2024/04/06/its-raining-handmaids-in-handcuffs/

#Facism #Handmaids #HandmaidsTale #Privacy #ReproductiveRights #BurnThePatriarchy #Technology #Patriarchy #Christofacism #Christianity #Ovulation #OvulationTracker #Ovia #Tech #Danger #ReproductiveFreedom

Content warning: Meta cancelled climate change ads, then cancelled a local... #threads #technology #socialmedia #censorship #streisandeffect Reveal/hide

https://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/53549_WTF_Meta_Cancels_LGF

WTF? Meta Cancels LGF

The last thing I wanted to do today was write about Threads. I haven't been using it much, and the few times I've tried, I haven't liked it much either. For one thing, they're allowing some of the most toxic ...

^{Little Green Footballs}

https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/04/04/engineers-pinpoint-cause-of-voyager-1-issue-are-working-on-solution/

Wow, so Voyager 1 is currently fifteen billion one hundred twenty-seven million twenty-four thousand four hundred eleven miles from earth.

And despite that mind boggling, incomprehensible difference, engineers have been able to debug why the probe has stopped responding.

This is yet another moment where I see humanity's boundless potential expressed in a feat of technical prowess.

I now return you to your First World Problems currently in progress :)

#space #technology #nasa

Africa's fight against #urban #air #pollution
"With #urbanization and #economic #development, there is more pollution of air in urban areas, which exposes people to diseases that are linked to this polluted air," Felix Assah, a member of the population #health #research group at the #University of #Yaounde, told #DW. Such diseases include #cardiovascular and #respiratory ailments, along with #cancer.

Experts and organizations working for #cleaner air in Africa recently met in Yaounde to discuss how they can cooperate to monitor air quality using #sensor #technology

English https://www.dw.com/en/africas-fight-against-health-risks-of-urban-air-pollution/a-68757907

French https://www-dw-com.translate.goog/en/africas-fight-against-health-risks-of-urban-air-pollution/a-68757907?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=fr&_x_tr_hl=fr

#Afrika #afrique #africa #افريقيا

Africa's fight against urban air pollution

Cities are growing rapidly in Africa, but many countries lack effective technologies to measure the associated air pollution. Experts are finding new ways to track air quality in hopes of reducing health risks.

^{Martina Schwikowski (Deutsche Welle)}

When #security matters: working with #Qubes OS at the #Guardian

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/info/2024/apr/04/when-security-matters-working-with-qubes-os-at-the-guardian

Configuring a Qubes workstation was a new challenge for the team as we abandoned years of experience writing Infrastructure as Code for the cloud and started learning how to write #Salt #configuration. Salt (also know as SaltStack) is a management engine available by default in Qubes.

#cybersecurity #news #journalism #linux #technology #software #securedrop

When security matters: working with Qubes OS at the Guardian

The latest version of the whistleblowing platform SecureDrop runs on the Qubes operating system. At the Guardian we used the Salt management engine to set up a Qubes environment where journalists could safely interrogate sensitive documents.

^{Philip McMahon (The Guardian)}