Krzysztof Dmowski @xaphanpl

**Alexander Shendi** @alexshendi@rollenspiel.social · Jun 11 *

Jun 11 *

Alexander Shendi @alexshendi@rollenspiel.social

https://www.snellman.net/blog/archive/2025-06-02-llms-are-cheap/

So LLMs are cheap, are they?
Since I don't know beans about AI and LLMs, what is your opinion of the above blog post?

But if they are so cheap, why does one need to poison half of Memphis, TN?

Or are "external" costs simply not part of the equation?

#ELI5 #AI

/cc @tante @timnitGebru
@DAIR @emilymbender
@isotopp

www.snellman.netLLMs are cheapA lot of people think LLMs are expensive to operate. That was true a couple of years ago, but these people haven't updated their views after an approximately 1000x reduction in prices over two years.

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**SchwarzeLocke** @SchwarzeLocke@ohai.social · Jun 7

Jun 7

SchwarzeLocke @SchwarzeLocke@ohai.social

@killyourfm Jokes aside (I'm getting that part), can anyone explain non-native speakers like me what the sign is supposed to mean? I'm super clueless. Please explain it like I'm five years old #eli5 .

**Michael Dexter** @dexter@bsd.network · May 17

May 17

Michael Dexter @dexter@bsd.network

What’s up with follow requests?

#ELI5

**Sam Whited** @sam@social.coop · May 8

May 8

Sam Whited @sam@social.coop

Can anyone explain Trotskyism to me without using a ton of jargon that no one without a degree in political science understands? I don't know why that would be a difficult thing to do, but for some reason it seems to be (I feel a rant incoming in the replies, feel free to skip that part).

#ELI5

**R.L. Dane** @rl_dane@polymaths.social · Mar 14

Mar 14

R.L. Dane @rl_dane@polymaths.social

@lhinderberger

What's your language looking like, conceptually?

(#ELI5?? lol)

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**R.L. Dane** @rl_dane@polymaths.social · Mar 13

Mar 13

R.L. Dane @rl_dane@polymaths.social

@MartyFouts @jbowen @raiderrobert

Unpack that for me, please. I'm not following.

#ELI5

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**Ю ⁂** @yuliyan@nahe.social · Jan 29

Jan 29

Ю ⁂ @yuliyan@nahe.social

@dangoodin ELI5, why can't speculative prediction be isolated on a separate enclave and loaded dynamically into memory at the point where there is no doubt that Josh is typing his credit card number? Why is the sensitive data available in-memory.

And yes, I have no idea how etched stone can write poems. Thus the #ELi5

**Sam** @sam_bughunter@bolha.us · Jan 27

Jan 27

Sam @sam_bughunter@bolha.us

What is happening with nvidia and deepseek?

#eli5 #nvidia #deepseek

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**aurorus** @aurorus@chaos.social · Jan 19

Jan 19

aurorus @aurorus@chaos.social

@tef not misusing emergency equipment (yes fire alarms are such) is about fucking safety. Do whatever protest you like, but misusing the fire alarm makes the alarm less effective (and hopefully lands you in jail).
Frightened crowds are no joke and can maim and kill people (for which you could be held criminally liable).
@davidgerard I thought you were better than offering your platform for such dangerous idiocy.
If you doubt me: any firefighter/responsible adult will do a #ELI5 for you.

**Matt ⁂** @matt@oslo.town · Nov 10, 2024

Nov 10, 2024

Matt ⁂ @matt@oslo.town

5 years of oslo.town -- a short blog post, but not short enough to be a mere toot.

Click the link, read the words, and share the emotion! It's a celebration!

I'm genuinely happy that we have this amazing little community going on here! It's so inspiring to see it going strong after all this time.

cc. @hugo @Gargron

https://coxy.co/4926/5-years-of-oslo-town/

#Mastodon #MastoAdmin #MastodonAnniversary

**Baloo Uriza** @BalooUriza@social.tulsa.ok.us · Nov 9, 2024

Nov 9, 2024

Baloo Uriza @BalooUriza@social.tulsa.ok.us

Is there a normal people guide to setting up a ATS server on Linux? Feels like there's some assumed knowledge about how dedicated servers work with Steam that I'm not grasping and nobody wants to tell me so... ELI5?

#TruckSim #ELI5 #Gaming

**John Pyper** @jpyper@mastodon.social · Nov 3, 2024

Nov 3, 2024

John Pyper @jpyper@mastodon.social

I want to learn #python, but I'm not good at following reading on a website. I am a visual learner. I do learn by examples along with trial and error. I know there are sites out there that have good documentation and examples, but I have a hard time following.

I'm looking for slow #ELI5 video tutorials. I found a couple on YouTube, but they tend to speed through things like you've been programming since the 80s.

**Giant** @giantrectangle@kolektiva.social · Oct 14, 2024

Oct 14, 2024

Giant @giantrectangle@kolektiva.social

What is a communist, and what do communists believe?
alt: #eli5 #communism
| https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-communist-and-what-do-communists-believe-234255

The ConversationWhat is a communist, and what do communists believe?Communism, Marxism and socialism are all different economic and political ideas. As concepts, they all seek to move toward greater economic equality and public participation in democracy.

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**bison** @bison@mastodon.social · Oct 13, 2024 *

Oct 13, 2024 *

bison @bison@mastodon.social

@grimalkina *googles ELI5* ah, i found this video conclusive enough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd8h_6vYPJ8

Kagi Summarizer

#WordPress #ELI5

**Sine** @Sinegrave@corteximplant.com · Aug 15, 2024

Aug 15, 2024

Sine @Sinegrave@corteximplant.com

#ELI5, if frameworks are just sort of like pre-built components to use on your site, why is something like Wordpress, which is all just pre-built things, not a framework?