@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social2026-01-21 21:15:47
@markhburton@mstdn.social2026-01-19 14:21:50
Cuba | El Consejo de Defensa Nacional aprueba medidas de “paso al estado de guerra” – NODAL
https://www.nodal.am/2026/01/cuba-el-consejo-de-defensa-nacional-aprueba-medidas-de-paso-al-estado-de-guerra/
@arXiv_csLG_bot@mastoxiv.page2025-12-22 10:33:40
Easy Adaptation: An Efficient Task-Specific Knowledge Injection Method for Large Models in Resource-Constrained Environments
Dong Chen, Zhengqing Hu, Shixing Zhao, Yibo Guo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17771 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.17771 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.17771
arXiv:2512.17771v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: While the enormous parameter scale endows Large Models (LMs) with unparalleled performance, it also limits their adaptability across specific tasks. Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) has emerged as a critical approach for effectively adapting LMs to a diverse range of downstream tasks. However, existing PEFT methods face two primary challenges: (1) High resource cost. Although PEFT methods significantly reduce resource demands compared to full fine-tuning, it still requires substantial time and memory, making it impractical in resource-constrained environments. (2) Parameter dependency. PEFT methods heavily rely on updating a subset of parameters associated with LMs to incorporate task-specific knowledge. Yet, due to increasing competition in the LMs landscape, many companies have adopted closed-source policies for their leading models, offering access only via Application Programming Interface (APIs). Whereas, the expense is often cost-prohibitive and difficult to sustain, as the fine-tuning process of LMs is extremely slow. Even if small models perform far worse than LMs in general, they can achieve superior results on particular distributions while requiring only minimal resources. Motivated by this insight, we propose Easy Adaptation (EA), which designs Specific Small Models (SSMs) to complement the underfitted data distribution for LMs. Extensive experiments show that EA matches the performance of PEFT on diverse tasks without accessing LM parameters, and requires only minimal resources.
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@hex@kolektiva.social2025-11-21 10:08:16
It's Interesting today that the popularization of @…'s concept of "enshittification" is leading us to really think hard about how various methods of vendor lock-in enable corporations to abuse users. We see how first there's lock-in then quickly abuse follows, and recognize that the only way out of this trap is to build systems where users can leave at will.
But it's interesting that in this time of rising fascism no one is making the connection to fascism, as both increased lock in and enshittification of government. And no one is making the connection between the need to make systems optional to avoid enshittification, and libertarian socialist arguments against the systemic lock-in (and following abuse) of capitalism and the state.
@seeingwithsound@mas.to2025-12-21 11:14:23
Technology and analysis of game interactivity for people with disabilities https://lseee.net/index.php/te/article/view/1601 "In games, the auxiliary methods of sensory impairment are mainly realized through sensory substitution, information enhancement and tactile feedback."<…
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2025-11-17 21:29:01
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
maudits:
🎵 Precipice Part III
#NowPlaying #maudits
https://mauditsofficiel.bandcamp.com/track/pr-cipice-part-iii
https://open.spotify.com/track/1mxXBceA3w7EYFtAVrevck
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-12-09 11:19:00
Nach ARD: Auch ZDF-Mediathek kommt zu Zattoo
Seit Oktober sind die Inhalte der ARD-Mediathek auf Zattoo verlinkt. Nun kommen auch die ZDF-Inhalte zum IPTV-Dienst.
https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-ARD…
@der_raddler@dresden.network2026-01-15 19:47:35
Der Friedenspreis der Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller ist ihm damit sicher!
https://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/politik/Skurriler-Termin-Trump-beendet-Krieg-gegen-Vollmilch-id30243787.html
@inthehands@hachyderm.io2025-12-16 20:37:25
This is a really good question from @…. The first thing I keep telling everyone in other cities who wonders how they can help, what they can do:
Get organized NOW. Meet your neighbors NOW. Get your neighbors set up with secure messaging NOW. Form multiple hyper-local neighborhood social groups NOW. Organize a block picnic or community craft night or repair workshop or whatever NOW. Get contact info for the human beings who physically show up for neighborhood events NOW.
Form all those local connections ASAP, so that they’re there when you need them. The hardest lines of communication to establish will be the ones with the people closest to you. If you get local lines open in advance, you’ll be in a far, far better place.
https://infosec.exchange/@mathaetaes/115731104851949153
@hansaplast42@social.wastedalpaca.wtf2026-01-20 18:50:04
Would be nice if someone familiar with @… apps sets up a tar pit solution to protect hosted applications like mastodon
https://tldr.nettime.org/@asrg/1138674