Lutz Frommberger

Freelancing researcher with @SahanaFOSS -- Disaster Communication, Mobile Devices, Cognitive AI, ICT4D, VGI, Machine Learning, Cognitive Robotics

[Lutz Frommberger @LutzFrommberger]

Today, our article "Comprehension and appropriateness of complex mobile pictographs for crisis communication", authored by @waidyanatha and myself, was published in "Natural Hazards". I am a bit proud because this is my first peer-reviewed publication sin…https://t.co/eGMczBbus6

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Today is my first day in the office after 805 days of working from home. Feels like time travel to something that is neither future nor past.

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Recommended: Kristian Kersting on the 65th birthday of AI. (in German)

https://t.co/X3fUzScGPm

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@VincentCMueller How does this transfer to the effectiveness of mask mandates? We simply don’t know.

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@VincentCMueller It shows evidence that face masks offer an up to 67% reduction of viral load
- under lab conditions
- in a very small room (actually a box)
- without ventilation
- assuming correct mask use
- if the infected is coughing
- straight into your face
- from half a meter distance

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@VincentCMueller Not my standard of scientific discourse, but to each their own.

[Lutz Frommberger @LutzFrommberger]

@VincentCMueller Fair enough, but that's nothing more than a belief. Could also lead to a false impression of safety - also a belief. But regardless - we still don't have any real scientific evidence that the mask mandate has a positive impact. None.

[Lutz Frommberger @LutzFrommberger]

@VincentCMueller The multiplication assumption is wrong. They results indicate 33%, not 20.

Anyway, to me the practical relevance of this study is near zero. When was the last time somebody coughed straight into your face from half a meter distance?

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@quassy7 @rmf @Plinz Apple is yet to find a good solution for their usability approach and multi-screen/multi-desktop setups. Already when Apple introduced multiple desktops it became evident that the MacOS approach does not fully translate to it, and nothing has really changed since then.

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Sad to hear that Gerhard Goos has passed away. As a student I had to pleasure to attend his computer science introduction courses (that later transformed into his lecture books), and those were amongst the most coherent and enlightening courses I ever had.
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[Lutz Frommberger @LutzFrommberger]

In Luang Prabang for vacation. Quite a new experience to just hang out, without worrying about whether servers are running or not, and no duties waiting the next day. Was good before, even better now.

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I'm back.

[Felix Reda @Senficon]

Dark day for internet freedom: The @Europarl_EN has rubber-stamped copyright reform including #Article13 and #Article11. MEPs refused to even consider amendments. The results of the final vote: 348 in favor, 274 against #SaveYourInternet

[Tiemo Wölken 🇪🇺 @woelken]

Wir stimmen heute ab 12:30 ab. Erfahrungsgemäß beginnen wir erst mit Anträgen zur Tagesordnung. #Copyright ist die 12. Abstimmung. Ich würde daher ab 12:45 einschalten ;-) https://t.co/9pC6tRsL48
#Artikel13 #article13 #uploadfilter #artikel17 #SaveYourInternet #servicetweet

[Felix Reda @Senficon]

Die Plenardebatte startet jetzt, Livestream https://t.co/2KVihdrIHF #SaveYourInternet #Artikel11 #Artikel13

[Lutz Frommberger @LutzFrommberger]

"Bundesverband KI", anybody ever heard of that one? But hey, how very German: we don't have a clue, but we got a badge! #ai

https://t.co/x0JCU8t5L9

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That was work of @dominikhoernel, IIRC. Would like to hear your opinion on this one, Dominik.

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Interesting... - University of Karlsruhe (now @KITKarlsruhe) had a neural network based Bach harmonizer running in the mid-90s already. Is there any connection to this one?

[Yann LeCun @ylecun]

Very cool Google Doodle today, uses some sort of generative model to harmonize your Melody in the style of JS Bach.

https://t.co/aHIuwPZyfH https://t.co/aHIuwPZyfH

[Nuwan Waidyanatha @waidyanatha]

reached 700 reads @LutzFrommberger et al. report on Pictographs for #disaster #Communication supporting linguistically challenged people e.g. #PWD #illiterate #Tourist supported by @The_HIF https://t.co/QDKFZMmdRO