There's no denying what has happened and what continues to happen in this organization and other organizations for youth (including religious groups). The wickedness of humans cannot be escaped.
My hope is that such organizations may continue to exist for all the good they do and that efforts to prevent and address the deep sickness will prevail.
You're saying you believe the organization was founded on the principle of seeking out youth for the purpose of abuse?
Who lost it? I bet they feel pretty silly now.
Incredible resource! Thanks much. I'm looking forward to playing a bit and seeing how far I can push the hardware I currently have.
Thank you for all this! Much appreciated!
huggingface! i found it once and never could remember again who hosted all those models. thank you!
i use a different device than homelab, but now I am curious what I may be able to achieve with my syno system. it's hw weak, so probably not a lot. but i would like to give it a go. if it's decent, i may consider another device for the purpose.
So you are using OpenAI's app? Do you have it integrated into your phone? What are the main features that you use (beyond asking questions like one does from their app/site)?
What are a couple of the best self hosted options? I wouldn't mind giving it a go on my server. I may not have enough juice with what I currently run, but perhaps as a proof of concept first and then new hardware later.
I've no skin in the game related to this device or software. I simply don't care. However, in terms of an AI assistant, I am curious if there is anything on the market, including this ~APK~ device, that is worth using. For someone who is privacy centric, advert avoidant, and security focused... does (or even can) such an app/tool exist?
Kids always ruining everything. 😏
Alright. Grabbed all three books from my local library. Yay!
Sorry to hear that. Truly. Growing up, bullies made life hell.
I think one of the most important things I've been able to gift my kids is the ability to accept others as they are and not treat them like shit (which is ever so easy by default it seems).
The most interesting thing about my eldest child's troop is that nearly every youth is neurodivergent. I mean, in terms of autism for instance, members are on the opposite sides of the spectrum. It makes for challenging interactions at times, but I'm so proud to see how they work hard to be inclusive and navigate said challenges.
They affectionately call themselves the "Weirdo Troop" and take a strange, wonderful pride in being so different especially in contrast to other more homogeneous troops.
Recently a youth was visiting the troop to see if they might join. Their pronouns are they/them and the kids all got along really well. I was curious how this was going to go if they were interested in joining because of their mom occasionally misgendering them as she/her. The scouts use the gender recorded on the application rather than a birth certificate to determine how to place a child. They/them pushes things to a new realm.
Even though both boys and girls are allowed in the scouts, there are rules in place to keep them separated during events like camping. A trans boy is clear. (Well, for those accepting because there remain troops with bigotted leaders.) But... how do you handle tent divisions and male/female leadership quotas when a person doesn't identify as binary? Unfortunately, they didn't decide to stay and were just testing the water. I kind of wish they did though because I got along well with their mom and it's nice to click with parents when possible.