Join Chris( @stoneymonster ) and Elecia( @logicalelegance ) on episode 502: Chat J'ai Peté( https://embedded.fm/episodes/502 )
as they talk about Murderbot, LLMs (AI), bikes, control algorithms, and fancy math.

Thank you to Nordic Semi for supporting the show!
#algorithm #ai #llm #math #embedded #engineering #murderbot

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The new version of #Fedialgo is much, much faster at loading and reordering the timeline. Also has fancy gradients to show you which hashtags in your feed are the ones trending the most and which ones you post about the most. Also a bunch of other tweaks and improvements.

* Try the demo: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Video of it in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114518687892123058
* Release notes: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/releases

"The internet used to be how we kept up with friends, explored new ideas, and checked in on the world. Now those same platforms feel more like noisy shopping malls than communities.

What was once connection has become manipulation. What felt like freedom now feels like a funnel."

https://effthealgorithm.substack.com/p/hello-this-is-not-the-web-we-were

We #programming folks learn #algorithm s for job interviews and efficient #coding. But do we understand them and can we reproduce these algorithms without a reference? Even if we can, does it matter? I express that explanations are more useful than algorithms, in my new piece, "Explanations, not Algorithms"

https://aartaka.me/explanations.html

someone is very confused about what #FediAlgo is all about lol

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You can now send replies to Toots as well as expand threads directly within the #FediAlgo demo app, no need to click through to the regular Mastodon web interface.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

I have posted about this before, but wanted to re-iterate how much in love I am with FediAlgo:

I’m currently on paternity leave so have around half an hour per day for social. That is of course far from enough to keep up with a chronological timeline like mine, and previously with Mastodon the FOMO was real.

Now I go to FediAlgo and I feel I got an overview over what’s interesting in that day. It’s also immensely customisable, but the defaults do a decent job for me.

If you haven’t tried it yet, I highly recommend you try it out. You can try it out on my personal playground at https://fedialgo.thms.uk or on the maintainer’s official website at https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/

Thanks @cryptadamist for the work you put into this!

The #NYC #Algorithm Deciding Which Families Are Under Watch for #ChildAbuse

https://themarkup.org/investigations/2025/05/20/the-nyc-algorithm-deciding-which-families-are-under-watch-for-child-abuse

‘I Was Targeted by a Hostile #Crypto Spambot Swarm That Revealed How X’s #Algorithm Has Been Truly Broken.

- I contributed expert analysis to this interesting new reporting by @iainoverton in #bylinetimes READ: https://bylinetimes.com/2025/05/20/x-spam-algorithm-elon-musk-bots/ #propaganda #disinformation #AI #censorship #algorithms #x #socialmedia

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#FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, is now deployed on Github Pages and can be used from your web browser.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

!Refonte du drumcore #livecoding #python x #bespoke x #producer #drummachine #synth #beats #beatmachine #algorithm #noise #dancemusic #electronicmusıc #idm neudal #mauritanian #french #europe #improvisation #synthsizer

Thread on sorting algorithms.

Starting with #StupidSort , an inefficient algorithm that sorts by randomly shuffling until the list is ordered.

(1/3)

#QOI, a new loss less color image codec that is better than PNG

Chaos Computer Club - recent audio-only feed: More Than Just Quite OK – Data Compression Nerds Hate This One Trick (eh22)

Website of the episode: https://media.ccc.de/v/eh22-8-more-than-just-quite-ok-data-compression-nerds-hate-this-one-trick

Media file: https://cdn.media.ccc.de/events/eh2025/mp3/eh22-8-eng-More_Than_Just_Quite_OK_-_Data_Compression_Nerds_Hate_This_One_Trick_mp3.mp3

How Quite Ok Image codec glitches: https://observablehq.com/@fil/hello-qoi

@neauoire @fil @filmroellchen

The fine @michael has deployed the #FediAlgo demo app to a place where you can test out the customizable algorithm + filtering system for your home timeline with nothing more than a web browser. You can find it here:

https://fedialgo.thms.uk/

Here's a video of the FediAlgo demo in action (there's a few new features since the video): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

cc: @rolle @paige @LaurensHof

So, since what I listen to on YouTube is all over the place - I opened up the "My Mix" list and in order, it dropped the following artists:
IVE
The Lightning Kids
Ghost (2 songs back to back)
Kep1er
QWER

So, there's that.

Nature’s hidden algorithm: a team of biologists and robotic engineers have developed a VR system for fish to decipher how they school. The ‘control law’ that is used by zebrafish to facilitate collective motion has also implications for robotics.

https://mpg.de/24639400/0429-ornr-987453-x

#RubiksCube #Puzzle #Algorithm
#AltTextPonderings

More info in the #alttext

The FediAlgo hashtag filter section now highlights any hashtags you've posted about recently.

Interestingly the most I've used the app the more I've found feed filtering gets a ton of mileage for me. It's a huge change of pace to be able to instantly flip between whatever people are talking about on the Fediverse. Not really something you can do on any other social media platform I'm aware of.

* video of FediAlgo + link: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522