evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

#silentSunday #photography #panorama #beach #Scotland

Just in case anyone is interested, and for the archives/searches, I recently asked if anyone had managed to use #LLM models to access #UEFI interfaces, or other interfaces without #A11Y, as a #blind user. The idea was to use a capture card to bring in the video information from the inaccessible machine, send pictures from that video stream to the LLM, and get descriptions/ask questions. This is how I did it. It's not pretty, but it's another helpful tool for the toolbox. It requires a video capture card, HDMI or display port to USB, the OpenAI #NVDA add-on, and a method of displaying the video from the capture card on screen. I tried four HDMI capture cards and all of them worked, I think the point is that the capture device should show up to Windows as a webcam. I haven't found a cheap capture device which didn't, the only reason I had to try four was that I was using audio input from the HDMI for another project and it's surprising how many devices will not receive the sound even in simple stereo. Anyhow, just searching for HDMI capture on google/amazon will probably get something to use. The Open AI NVDA Add-on is at https://github.com/aaclause/nvda-OpenAI/ The method I used to display the received video is at https://superuser.com/questions/1744688/how-can-i-view-the-video-coming-in-from-a-capture-card-on-windows-in-full-screen The steps are basically to put the puzzle pieces together. Set up the add-on with its instructions, copy and paste the HTML in the superuser link to a new HTML file, and open that HTML file in the browser. Having the file run from file explorer works fine, and firefox, at least, will ask for permission so make sure to allow it. Now, move the NVDA navigator cursor/focus to the video. Here, the object is called "document", the point is to avoid sending the entire screen, or even the firefox window. Having pressed the add-on command to capture the object, you will be placed in the prompt field and can ask any questions you like or rely on the default "describe this image" prompt. Generally, I will use the describe the image first and then ask follow-up questions or modify the image as best I can. Just a few tips. Maximizing the window and pressing the "full screen" button in firefox on the video appears to be helpful. The GPT 4 vision model does confabulate/hallucinate, and what it makes up is plausible. This is just another tool, not something to rely on exclusively. It is in addition to, rather than instead of, OCR, one's own knowledge, etc. The image is sometimes cut off, I'm not sure why this is but suspect at least some of it comes from its being displayed on the screen in the browser. I would welcome better ways to do this, as I said, it's not pretty and just what I could come up with in a few minutes of searching and with some trial/error. Having said that, it is a small step forward. Note that, as one would expect, the method also works to bring in pictures from a standard webcam. #nvdasr#ScreenReader

They did WHAT
https://retractionwatch.com/2024/02/05/no-data-no-problem-undisclosed-tinkering-in-excel-behind-economics-paper/

Yay, so pleased it's not just me that this has entertained. Someone walked by as I was taking the photo and it was *really* challenging to try and make it look like I was photographing some wildlife, or a plant, rather than a cork in a helmet 😆

CHAAAAAAAAARGE!!!!

(yes, I did have a drop of fizz last night, what makes you ask?)

#sillyScribbles #photography #warrior #silly #drawing

Huzzah! It's Friday! Happy weekend everyone!

I was going to try and work out what the Baboon Boop looked like for dancer number 36, but it's been a bit busy & didn't happen so I've gone with something resembling* the Funky Gibbon instead (love a 1970s classic).

🎶 Do-do-do the funky gibbon 🎶

* "something resembling" is doing a LOT of work here

#FridaySparklyDancers #sillyScribbles #animation #dance #silly #drawing

Look, it's been a long week, OK.

It could be worse, I could have posted it as a really, really, tall still image.

#sillyScribbles #animation #boop #silly #giraffe

Why I am not ordering anything from the UK any more:

Sticker: GBP 2,50
Shipping to NL: GBP 3,00

Eh fine, I am happy to support an artist. So the sticker was sent to NL.

Then customs decided to take their share of 21%. So Converted back to euro this is 21% of € 5,43 which is € 1,14.

Are we there yet? Nooo, the postal agency wants their share too for handling all this terrible paperwork and is charging me another € 6 for it.

So, i got me a sticker for € 12,57. Super. So yeah, Thank #brexit for this and everyone who voted for it. I'm not ordering anything any more from the UK. :(

Harassing botnets with zipbombs.

The idea is this: instead of just blocking IP addresses that hit honeypot URLs, feed them a compressed document that massively expands on their end, making them run out of memory and crash.

This is extremely...
https://jwz.org/b/ykMS

Visitor to the garden this afternoon, looking bright and cheery in the sunshine before noisily flapping off into the woods.

#sillyScribbles #bird #boop #silly

Nicholas Mitchell looking grim: King Charles is an a critical condition today after his butt fell off. Pioneering surgery to replace his butt with a sex arse has had to be delayed due to import issues at Calais. The ghost of Barbara Windsor has said she is "praying for the king's jacksie"

This is what it's like to live in this country

Nowadays it's almost impossible to have your own domain without also having to know more about email authentication than you ever wanted to

1679: piracy is on the rise, King Charles is deeply unpopular

2024: piracy is on the rise, King Charles is deeply unpopular

@Wildheart_Baby It’s brutal isn’t it? Playing with people’s lives.

In Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov, a character is stuck after his car breaks down, because he doesn't know how to open the door.

Guys, Asimov predicted Teslas.

Happy Sunday from Canada.

The lockdown project for one of my parents neighbours was to build a scale model of the lake district from Lego. It’s now in the local museum.

So like 30% of Gen Z identifies as LGBTQIA+. Not only is that great, but it points at exactly how many queer kids of prior generations stayed in the closet so long they forgot it was even a closet. The only difference between then and now is that my generation fought like motherfuckers to make it safe for these kids to be themselves. If you think for one second you’ll drag us back, I got news for you - we already kicked your ass once, we can do it again as many times as it takes.