Zoom can be used to train AI
Looks like the new Zoom terms and conditions now allow training AI on user content with no opt out. 🤣 See section 10.2
I am not too sure what data is shared, or how it is used, but big tech is clearly incapable of playing fairly, we have companies using all uploaded data to train AI, for example photos, text, code anything and usually the consent is given via terms and conditions so end users are so tied in to closed systems, the users auto consent weather they like it or not.
The fact that zoom is used by organisation such as child protection agencies also for me RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS.
Please consider using an alternative that actually protects and respects privacy such as Big Blue Button
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#Zoom,#Privacy,#Data,#AI,#Replacement,#GDPR,#BigBlueButton.
Euclid space telescope sends back first images
The Euclid space telescope has now sent back it's first images. As reported in New Scientist on 31 July 2023. You can read the full article here
So all good stuff, The telescope can exmine both visible and infrared light.
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#Space,#Euclid,#Astronomy,#Light,#InfraRed.#Visible,#ESA,#NASA,#Science
Paignton Library Family Fun Festival
Date: Friday 11th and Saturday 12th August 2023
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Description: Two day festival for families; with cosplay, circus skills and dance workshops there is something for everyone. Performances from Elvis impersonator, Cooper Worthington, Elfic the juggler and Cosmo the magician. Stalls and stands over both days. Remember to book onto individual workshops via Eventbrite
Audience: All
Cost: Free
Note : some events / activities subject to change please contact Paignton Library for information.
STEM Group 12/8/2023
The next stem group will be on Saturday 12th August 2023, 11am to 15:00. But will be slightly different.
Due to a Fun Family Festival taking place, which I am helping with as it also ties in nicely with the STEM group. I am planning an activity around:-
As a result, IT LEARNING CENTRE WILL BE CLOSED
For information contact Paignton Library directly with regard to any questions about this.
Next STEM group
The next STEM group event will take place on the 9th September in room 12 only.
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#PaigntonLibrarySTEMGroup,#PaigntonLibrary,#FamilyEvent,#Science,#Craters
Code Club 5/8/2023 Write uo
Very productive today with attendees working through some of the Hour of code activities, including the more advanced activities which use the Java programming language. So looking good going forward.
Useful Links
Next sessions
Next week the STEM group will be in room 12 ONLY as part of the library Family Fun Festival. The IT learning centre will be locked as I can't cover both rooms.
Next Club(s) will be on:-
- Saturday 19th August
- Saturday 2rd September
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#CodeClub,#HourOfCode,#Programming,#Computing,#Java,#JavaScript
Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral
Big oil and corporations can't be trusted. It is clear they will do anything to keep hold of their stranglehold on fossil fuels and avoid moving over to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way of working. Meanwhile the world carries on getting warmer, with consequences both known and unknown.
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#SocialMedia,#FossileFuels,#BigOil,#Influencers,
Code Club 5/8/2023
The next Paignton Library code club is on Saturday 5th August 2023 10 am to 12:00. We will carry on with with the Code Club projects, hour of code and some more Rocks and diamonds.
Useful Links
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#CodeClub,#Projects,#Python,#Scratch,#Coding.#Programming,#Children,
#Education
Vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought
We have been seeing this on the news recently and this was posted to the Fediverse on 31/7/2023. Interesting article, we are on the bring of something very bad indeed if this happens. Read more here.
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#Climate,#Atlantic,#GulfStream,#Collapse
What is the UK Playing at?
It seems despite the endless warnings on impending climate collapse, the call for immediate halt to fossil fuels. The UK Prime minister has decided to issue 100's of new Licenses to extract oil and gas from the North Sea.
This appears to be so we can increase our energy security. This of course is garbage, we can produce our energy needs using renewable means, we just need to get this capacity connected to the national grid. We just need to ban the sale of gas appliances, retrain people in the newer tech so we can minimise job losses and find more sustainable ways of doing things.
At the same time, we are trying to tell other countries to cut down on fossil fuels, we need to lead by example.
In the meantime it seems claims the heatwaves are false are being spread via mainstream social media. From this it looks like X / Twitter is at the centre of all this.
This is why I use fedi, intelligent people, having intelligent conversations and discussions, encouraging critical thinking and understanding of the science, hence recent posts on here about theory and hypothesis.
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#UK,#Oil,#Gas,#Climate,#misinformation,#Policies,#WeNeedToActNow
hypothesis vs Theory 2
So further to the previous post on this topic
I got some feedback as part of the discussion, so can expand with the help of Christie Dudley [@[email protected]]
The problem that definition has is it incorporates the *popular* definition of theory, not the scientific definition. For example, "Natural selection" is a theory whereas "Creationism" is a hypothesis.
The fundamental difference between the two definitions, in the scientific method, is the testing, where the scientist attempts to come up with scenarios to prove the hypothesis wrong and if it survives that inquiry it can become a theory.
Some scientists then go on to try to prove other theories wrong. It's an iterative process and because a theory can never be *proved* right, it remains a theory, not a fact.
I can't really put it any better than the above. So will leave this explanation as it is. Big thank you to Christie for this. This is why I like Fedi.
#Definition.#Dictionary,#hypothesis,#theory