Computer Thread

[BarnBuster]

Kind of a neat .gov site showing.."website provides a window into how people are interacting with the government online. The data come from a unified Google Analytics account for U.S. federal government agencies known as the Digital Analytics Program . This program helps government agencies understand how people find, access, and use government services online."

analytics.usa.gov | The US government's web traffic.

Official data on web traffic to thousands of US federal government websites. Published by the Digital Analytics Program.

analytics.usa.gov

 

[BarnBuster]

Here's what really happens when you don't say 'thank you' to ChatGPT — and I why I always do

It makes a difference, yet subtle

www.tomsguide.com

ChatGPT crosses a new AI threshold by beating the Turing test

But that's not the same as consciousness

www.techradar.com

 

[raratt]

I think I need to get the Signal app, I hear you can find out interesting stuff on there.

 

[BarnBuster]

"In a new preprint study awaiting peer review, researchers report that in a three-party version of a Turing test, in which participants chat with a human and an AI at the same time and then evaluate which is which, OpenAI's GPT-4.5 model was deemed to be the human 73 percent of the time when it was instructed to adopt a persona. That's significantly higher than a random chance of 50 percent, suggesting that the Turing test has resoundingly been beaten."

Pre-print of full paper here:

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.23674

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test

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[BarnBuster]

Never used the Windows + Tab key combo to bring up task view. Works nice to review the past week or so's work. Who knew?

 

[BarnBuster]

Explains Passkeys in simple language so even a dumb BB can understand

If we want a passwordless future, let's get our passkey story straight

Passwords and passkeys each involve a secret. The critical difference: How that secret gets handled.

www.zdnet.com

 

[solakani]

Playing with Android 15 on Pi 4.

 

[BarnBuster]

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[raratt]

 

[BarnBuster]

New app by makers of SpeedTest (Ookla)

Beyond Speedtest: Orb gives you a holistic look at Internet performance

A new multi-platform speed test from the founders of Ookla (SpeedTest.net) gives you more options for both deep data and at-a-glance reports.

www.pcworld.com

Orb - How's the Internet? Orb knows.

Understand your Internet Experience. A new app from the creators of Speedtest & Downdetector.

orb.net