Linux Tech Tips: _There was a recent thing from a major tech company where developers were asked to say how many lines of code they wrote, and if it wasn’t enough, they were terminated. And there was someone here who was extremely upset about that approach to measuring productivity because it […]

Booted up #postmarketos to check an app update works on mobile and remembered how much I prefer using it. Maybe time to find another supported phone - current one has been dropped on a patio with a big crack in the screen 😢️

RE: https://chaos.social/@slothrop/115665823974308500 What if the original toot is then edited to be a quote toot of a toot further up making a tootloop, how would that display? 🤯 Don't do it, you'll explode the fediverse!

This is a genuinely good idea, and I'd urge you to sign it. Make #AI generated works immediately identifiable. It would be interesting also to require a similar 'watermark' in generated texts -- perhaps a particular sequence of whitespace characters. #generativeAI#ai H/t @LillyHerself […]

Found in a kids book but a nice reminder that computers cannot think, regardless what some chatbots might tell you. #ai

Little pockets of good news. (From the [email protected] newsletter)

tomorrow November 28 we're doing a Big Zine Sale! Here's a thread about every zine that will be on sale (it's all of them) (feel free to mute this thread :)) (1/16)

"Qualcomm-owned #Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform." (source: Adafruit […] [Original post on waag.social]

Cargo bikes are great but getting them to a repair shop when the rear tyre is completely flat looks like it's going to be a chore. Either I will need to lift the rear of the frame, continuously stop to pump the tyre, or strap a skateboard under the rear

Not new, but this needs more signatures: Petition Launch a public inquiry into UK arms exports to Israel and suspend all licences We call on the Government to immediately establish a public, judge-led inquiry into British arms exports to Israel and to suspend licences during the investigation […]

"I asked chatgpt and..." without wishing to be rude, I cannot now take anything else you say remotely seriously

Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.

Had my first experience of having to scan your receipt to leave the self scan area (wtf?) at the supermarket. I didn't realise this and left the receipt, couldn't get out, the attendent binned the receipt and I walked back out the self serve area and left near the front door instead. What a […]

Own a car, but are tired of paying tax on fuel? Reclassify it as an aircraft and get your fuel tax free. https://wewinganycar.com/

I just heard another renown professor argue #mastodon is too hard, even they failed. Choosing a server is simply too difficult. And I'm wondering: how the heck does everybody have an email address? #decentralisation #federation

Linux: spending hours of your precious and finite life trying to figure out how the fuck do I make it do the thing Windows: spending hours of your precious and finite life trying to figure out how the fuck do I stop it from do the thing Computers in General, man

My kid made this meme which I enjoy immensely. #noaiplease

The one and only reason the heroic train guard was there at all to save so many people's lives was thanks to the resistance of the magnificent RMT to driver-only trains.

is everyone pumped for No-AI November

Stop Citing AI https://stopcitingai.com/

Struggling with vibe coding? You just need to get better at prompting. Here is a six video series "course" to teach you how to write the most effective AI prompts and get the most out of vibe coding! (Do you ever wonder what it would be like if there were some special language for giving […]

– Can you get something from the pet store on your way home I'll send you a list – Sure The list: #cycling #carryshitolympics

re-normalize direct download and manual installation (aka side-loading) of software on our mobile microcomputers. mobile phones are microcomputers with telephony. we should have a right to the root directory of our microcomputers and install any software we want; just as with our laptop and […]

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

Gavin has had it up to here... I hear 🤔

Things I had not expected to see today: Deutsche Bank making a numbers based argument that "AI" is a bubble and won't last https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/deutsche-bank-grim-warning-ai-industry

The UK government's technology policies are ridiculous. Online Safety Act; making people use proprietary software to file tax; trying to force Apple to backdoor their messaging; frotting Big Tech, and getting moist for "A.I.", and now Digital ID.

UK PM Starmer urged to dump digital ID before it's announced https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/24/campaign_uk_digital_id/ Labour accused of sneaking in plans it denied before the general election

"Sorry, I can't. Under the current administration I don't feel safe and comfortable with traveling to the US so I need to pass. Thanks for asking."

WELCOME TO WINDSOR CASTLE, DONALD TRUMP 🏰🇬🇧 The British public greeted him with a gigantic banner right outside the castle where he’s staying with the King this week—funded by 1,770 people. This trip is all about polishing Trump’s image 🪞✨ so please […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Massive Attack Turns Concert Into Facial Recognition Surveillance Experiment. Bristol band uses live facial recognition on concertgoers to create uncomfortable art about surveillance culture. https://www.gadgetreview.com/massive-attack-turns-concert-into-facial-recognition-surveillance-experiment

A petition to halt airport expansion in the UK needs 10,000 signatures and they're up to 9,995: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/714927 #ukpol

Londoners tore down the police barrier hiding Banksy’s new mural on the Royal Courts of Justice, showing a judge striking a protester with a gavel. The artwork appeared just two days after nearly 900 pro-Palestine activists were arrested in London.

UK Age Verification Data Confirms What Critics Always Predicted: Mass Migration To Sketchier Sites https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/08/uk-age-verification-data-confirms-what-critics-always-predicted-mass-migration-to-sketchier-sites/ New data from the UK’s age verification rollout provides hard […]

“No one uses the bike lanes!” “Actually, they do—just efficiently…You might not see it jammed with riders at rush hour like a car lane because—surprise!—bike lanes work. They move people quickly and cleanly. You just aren’t sitting behind them idling.” See article for more anti-bike comebacks.

ONE HOUR AGO: my husband: do you think the Steam servers will survive the Silksong launch? me: of course, they've handled tons of very big launches for games that are much larger downloads, they'll be able to handle it ONE MINUTE AGO: my husband starts screaming #steam #silksong

make sure your distro is gen-z compatible by adding `alias skibidi=sudo` to your default profile.

Every once in a while, someone says something like: “I do this, and that makes me safe from Facebook’s prying eyes!” It’s all complete nonsense. If you use our Meta products or services in any manner, we know who you are, where you are, what you’re doing, who your friends are, and so much […]

The air is hissing out of the overinflated AI balloon https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/overinflated_ai_balloon/ Are tech giants getting nervous? They should be

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware. #android #google

The only thing ChatGPT ever does.

postmarketOS in 2025-07! :blobcatbox: * apk3 * /usr merge * immutable postmarketOS * Fairphone 6, iPhone X, Lynx R1 * New project for improving audio reliability * postmarketOS joined the GNOME Advisory Board * PCBs arrived * Events: FOSSY, DEF CON, FrOSCon * MSM8917 modem * Plasma Camera 2.0.0 […]

Finally got round to writing my blog post about daily driving #postmarketos on a OnePlus 6 https://clubb.cymru/2025/07/05/ditching-android/ #mobilelinux or is it #linuxmobile Thanks so much to everybody who has made this possible!

Spot on description of #ai

Here is a picture of a bigger lamplighter bike if you are curious.

Had a tech bro email me to tell me that my writing is so terrible, that he can’t even use it to train his AI without significant cleanup, and I really do have to wonder, do these idiots really think that is an insult? #ai #aihype

The Met Office (UK) invites you to suggest names for future storms. Make your own suggestions at https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-our-storms-call-for-names Here are mine.