@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTikTok plans to roll out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99-per-month subscription for UK accounts aged 18 or older in the coming months, after testing the option in 2023 (Sean Keach/The Sun)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/39046267/tiktok-ad-free-subscription-remove-ads/…
@HeidiSeibold@fosstodon.orgThe most meaningful thing I've probably ever worked on is the Open Science Retreat.
The retreats since 2023 have connected #OpenScience enthusiasts from all over the world in a way that is beyond what I could have ever imagined.
Here is the new Wiki:
@arXiv_eessAS_bot@mastoxiv.pageDiffVQE: Hybrid Diffusion Voice Quality Enhancement Under Acoustic Echo and Noise
Haljan Lugo Girao, Ernst Seidel, Pejman Mowlaee, Ziyue Zhao, Tim Fingscheidt
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08189 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.08189 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.08189
arXiv:2605.08189v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Acoustic echo and background noise pose challenges on speech enhancement in hands-free systems and speakerphones. Discriminatively trained end-to-end methods represent a powerful solution for joint acoustic echo control (AEC) and denoising. However, with the advent of generative methods, diffusion-based approaches have seen remarkable performance in speech enhancement tasks. In this work, to the best of our knowledge, we provide the first (still non-causal) diffusion-based AEC model (DiffVQE) that is reproducible in terms of topology, training data, and training framework. So far, without employing diffusion, Microsoft's discriminative DeepVQE model has been shown to excel any of the ICASSP 2023 AEC Challenge entries achieving remarkable performance. Using data from the Interspeech 2025 URGENT Challenge for a diverse, high-quality training dataset, our DiffVQE excels DeepVQE both in echo and noise control performance, as well as in computational complexity and model size.
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@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.socialRE: https://mastodon.social/@tazgetroete/116523109022882405
Kann das bitte jemand an die Grünen, SPD und Linke schicken?
@daniel@social.telemetrydeck.comGreetings from the World Wide Web
@wvmierlo@zirk.usCity Wall, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #heritagephotography #documentingspace
@emy2k@social.linux.pizzaEl internet de pronto a partir del 2023
#ai
@vosje62@mastodon.nl @wvmierlo@zirk.usDane John Gardens, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingplace #Canterbury
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialGermany’s used #EV market is gaining momentum: "between January–April 2025 and January–April 2026, used BEV registrations rose by 77%"
https://theicct.org/publication/europe
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have "reached a tentative agreement" on terms for a successor contract to their 2023 contracts; the deal is now headed for a board review (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/05/studios-sag-aftra-confirm-new-deal-amptp-123687917…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineKumulativer Zubau von #Balkonsolarleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Die summierte Leistung aller offiziell registrierten #Steckersolaranlagen beträgt b…
@wvmierlo@zirk.usWestgate towers on the Great Stour, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #heritagephotography
@aral@mastodon.ar.alRE: https://flipboard.com/@aljazeera/middle-east-news-oapkqap7z/-/a-ZpdrFSfMRYG5FIWpd6WQ1w:a:3199698-/0
Oct 7th, 2023?
Try May 15th, 1948.
78 years of settler colonialism, ethnic clean…
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.euViagra Boys - Research Chemicals | Glastonbury 2023
"My favorite part is when the cowboy jumps into the crowd wearing one cowboy hat and comes back wearing two cowboy hats. Also, it's a bass line that doesn't need to end."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A8s9gx9pGM…
@daniel@social.telemetrydeck.comGood morning! Time to file my taxes!
@NFL@darktundra.xyzHow a rare infection threatened DaVon Hamilton's N... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48771285/jacksonville-jaguars-davon-hamilton-almost-paralyzed-2023
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com @tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineAnzahl der registrierten #Balkonkraftwerke in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Der aktuelle Höchststand liegt bei 1347447 registrierten Anlagen.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoI wish this weren't on xitter; calling out bad behavior on that platform feels ironic. But @… seems to me to be sanely connecting dots:
https://xcancel.co…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes.
https://xorvoid.com/sectorc.html
saved 2023-05-29 https://dotat.at/:/CQDLU.html
@arXiv_physicsaoph_bot@mastoxiv.pageThree-Dimensional Velocity Analysis and Particle Size Dynamics from Multi-Site RGB-Photometry of Noctilucent Clouds
Oleg S. Ugolnikov, Olga Yu. Golubeva, Egor O. Ugolnikov
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.21687 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.21687 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.21687
arXiv:2605.21687v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: A method for measuring the altitude and particle size of noctilucent clouds, based on positioning and photometry from wide-angle three-color cameras, has been developed to determine the three velocity components, particle radius, and its derivative with respect to time for different cloud fragments. The updated method is applied to observational data of bright clouds during the summers of 2023-2025. Meridional motion of the cloud is found to be the principal factor driving the change in particle size. The effect of particle size evolution in the presence of a strong latitudinal temperature gradient is also studied.
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@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caFinally! Some not-conflicted adults looking at the privacy concerns of LLM bots just slurping up your data without regulation or permission.
“OpenAI did not respect Canadian privacy laws when it trained its immensely popular ChatGPT tool, resulting in the collection and use of sensitive personal information, according to a joint investigation.
The federal privacy commissioner and his counterparts in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta outlined their findings Wednesday morning into ChatGPT— a chatbot that generates conversational, human-like responses when users type in questions or tasks.
The privacy watchdogs' launched their probe in 2023 following a complaint that the company unlawfully collected, used and disclosed personal information without consent. "
#OpenAI #ChatGPT #LLM #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Privacy
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com @wvmierlo@zirk.usHospital Lane, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #heritagephotography #documentingplace
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineSpanne der Bruttospeicherleistung von #Batteriespeichern pro Inbetriebnahmejahr von Privatpersonen in Deutschland mit Stand vom 17.03.2026.
397 Datensätze ohne #Batteriespeichertechnologie herausgefiltert.
Der Datenbestand enthält unplausible Datensätze.
@wvmierlo@zirk.usUnderpass, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingspace #Canterbury
@wvmierlo@zirk.usStatue of Geoffrey Chaucer as a Canterbury Tale Pilgrim, High Street, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingplace
@wvmierlo@zirk.usWestgate Towers, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #heritagephotography #documentingspace
@tomkalei@machteburch.socialDann habe ich aber ja noch mein gutes Macbook M2 Max 64GB von 2023, was gemma4-28B in der quantisierten Variante ausführen kann. Das ist jetzt ein wenig ein Apfel-Birne-Vergleich, weil die Genauigkeit da wohl noch schlechter wäre, aber Speed ist OK und Strom verbraucht es kaum -> Nochmal Faktor 6-10 billiger!
Hier die Tabelle:
Input €/M Output €/M
MacBook ~0.014 € ~0.08–0.12 €
OpenRou ~$0.12 ~$0.37
2× V100 ~0.22 € ~2.6 €
6/n
@wvmierlo@zirk.usCanterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingplace #Canterbury
@wvmierlo@zirk.usMercery Lane, Canterbury, April 2023.
#photography #documentaryphotography #streetphotography #documentingplace
@wvmierlo@zirk.usCathedral Library, Canterbury (Kent), April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #heritagephotography #Canterbury
@wvmierlo@zirk.usOff the beaten track, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingplace #Canterbury
@wvmierlo@zirk.usCanterbury Cathedral (April 2023)
#photography #documentaryphotography #heritagephotography #documentingspace
