never rely on the charity of the rich; tax the fuckers in the shadow of the guillotine, so they never forget what the other option to taxation looks like.

"Oh, but they're unobtrusive, you don't have to use the features if you don't want them" isn't good enough. My baseline is "I don't want that crap in programs I use AT ALL". Period. Full stop. So I will for the foreseeable future remain on Calibre 8.10, the last known version to have no AI […]

It has come to my attention that Calibre has started adding AI shit into its functionality. GOD FUCKING DAMMIT CAN I MAYBE HAVE JUST ONE PROGRAM THAT DOESN"T TRY TO DO AI BULLSHIT? Just one? Maybe? Anyway, if you want to have an AI-free calibre, you'll need to not upgrade past version 8.10. 😡

not misgendering the person you're trying to flirt with is a small hurdle and it's a little depressing how good a filter for dipshits that is when you're nb

I had an idea and wanted to see if anyone has some odd magazines lying around that they might be interested in shipping off. The idea is that I would do a periodic feature on Tedium where I review obscure and niche magazines, based on their editorial value […] [Original post on writing.exchange]

This physically catapulted me into 2003

[AI, YouTube altering videos] RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115668457530054406 while this only seems to be about 'enhancing' videos, it's extremely disturbing that they 1) pretended they didn't until the users proved it and 2) are doing this again without consent. whyyy […]

If someone volunteers at a local library, they don't owe you any such service, they can quit whenever they want. But it is reasonable to expect that they will not actively deface the books in said library. It's not the most elegant of analogies, but if you permit the somewhat imprecise […]

A large part of the OSS community, myself included, and a large contingent of readers, again including myself, placed our trust in him *and in the implicit promises he made*. Trust that is now completely and likely irrevocably burnt. Using an AI to "converse with books" goes well beyond […]

RE: https://wandering.shop/@xgranade/115668518614188764 A slight bit more that I have to say about this: Kovid doesn't owe me anything. Calibre is not a product, and I am not his customer. But, and there's always a but, Kovid has made an implicit promise in his public works that *if* I use […]

so apropos of... nothing in particular... what are some nice calibre alternatives (windows) bonus if it can talk with koreader #books #ebooks #foss

I'll definitely have more to say about this one, but it's an immense tragedy to see a library management tool, of all fucking things, betray the whole concept of artistic expression like this. https://buc.ci/abucci/p/1764956951.732666

I salute the honesty and courage of these authors, and I am sure we all share a collective shiver from knowing that we all could easily make (and maybe have made) similar analysis mistakes in our own work #academicchatter

there are a lot of people online obsessed with turning everything into a conspiracy instead of recognizing that information always travels through a complicated game of unconscious telephone and facts being warped is not some big conspiracy but rather it's just easy for people to simply be wrong

holy shit i genuinely love how many folks ive seen in SL since like 10+ years ago making silly things grow to make really really gorgeous things i am so so so proud of yall

end to end encryption doesn't protect you from the other end being a snitch

messaging app choices in 2025: * "Unable to decrypt message" * please give us $3 a month to upload 50mb files * "This message was encrypted with OMEMO, but not for your device" * it's okay but it requires a phone number and takes the next century to sync * it advertises "**all** chats […]

hello #secondlife folks. what are your favorite stores for jake clothes i already know of malediction, riot, noche, and bron

[israel, politics, inflammatory hot take] Magma take: If you imply that being upset at Israel for their genocidal efforts is "antisemitism", you're implying that genocide is a Jewish religious requirement. It'd do you well if you'd look past the propaganda. Because the ultimate conclusion to […]

Hey, me and my 1617 partners saw you connect to my website from across the bar and they really have a legitimate interest in your data

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115662598646798504 A Netscape employee who then went on to spend much of his life trying to deny human rights to queer people, but yes.

[russia, politics, weird suspicious person] I got some suspiciously pro russian guy constantly sending me russian copaganda on steam, I'd block him but it's been fascinating to see what that part of the world gets exposed to but now I kinda want to send him some things to balance it out a […]

when you have adhesive backed paper everything looks like a sticker

We kinda really need any help yall can kick in these last few days. New update to the GFM soon and a few last objectives to complete then we are OUT.

this is the future they took from you

[AI, RAM prices] honestly BEGGING people to be upset at Micron and not just "AI" because frankly as much as I get being upset at AI, you're basically saying "aw poor micron doesn't have a choice but to go all in on AI" if instead people went "Micron you treacherous motherfuckers" and their PR […]

a sufficiently advanced fursuit is indistinguishable from power armour

I post this video any time I see a discussion about moving around in power armour because it really is the closest thing we have IRL to how encumbering and vision restricting a lot of those designs are

New thing for orgs to block https://tunnl.gg/

America is a country that will test UBI hundreds of times, get the same radically positive results each time, and still look at it askance, but will also put untested robotaxis on the road because a billionaire threw a shit fit.

The internet has devolved into a constant wondering whether a post is AI slop or bait and I'm sick of it.

[PLEASE Stop using Spotify. Use literally anything but Spotify.] Why? • They don't pay musicians https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-next-year-tracks-on-spotify-1000-plays/ • They fund right wing extremist podcasters […]

[fediblock , list of known pedo / zoo instances] hi #fediblock , coming forward with a list of our known pedo and zoo instances from our blocks since i've Disappointingly noticed a lack of moderation in many large open instances regarding these types of instances . these have been blocked here […]

with or without AI, A/B testing as practiced by Silicon Valley is unethical. It ranges from quiet gaslighting to full-on Stanford prison experiments with no ethics board or informed consent.

AI Warning: Google has been caught A/B testing replacing real article headlines with AI-generated substitutes, which are of course sometimes wildly misleading/against journalistic ethics. If you see a blatantly horrible headline in a news aggregator, check whether the site's own page matches […]

hello internet. apache question apparently, this is a valid url on my blog: `https://blaurascon.nfshost.com/2025/04/12/hey-hi-im-still-here/?page=/blog/changing_vrchat_photos_destination` `/2025/04/12/hey-hi-im-still-here/` points to an entirely different blog post, but the page that's loaded […]

Unix - BSD developers : this code should run and be maintained as long as computers exist. Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract. Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]

Still waiting for the “AI” boosters to put as much effort into asking their new friends to cut this shit out, as they do gaslighting the rest of us into thinking the tech is useful. https://hachyderm.io/@SnoopJ/115651806945386186

cool, the LLM scrapers have found my #gitea instance anybody have advice about how to keep the bastards at bay? I would love to run Anubis, but I don't want to introduce Docker to this server.

people still trying to make "the internet would be a CIVIL and RESPECTFUL PLACE if everyone used their LEGAL NAME to post" happen when we all can clearly see what facebook, linkedin, and nextdoor are like

tiger factory #art #furry #blender

The lovely folks at Firestorm Viewer are very keen for new volunteers, particularly folks who are able to assist with Mac builds If you're interested, please reach out to Beq Janus! #secondlife #macdev

[mutual aid for psychiatric appointments and medications] RE: https://wolp.tech/@lobo/115612060998943254 Guess I'm reopening this. I just got a prescription for Concerta and the boxes are kinda expensive (~40 USD). I could use some help with this. 0/50 USD (to aid with currency conversion […]

another awesome dwarf fortress post

People need to understand that asking for a donation every once in a while or advertising stuff on Etsy or whatever is not quite equal to a software recording every action, sharing your data with its polycule of 3954867324094 trusted partners and displaying ads in the most deceptive way possible […]

[Mutual Aid EMERGENCY!!! $500 NEEDED RIGHT NOW FOR RENT & CRITICAL BILLS!! ADDITIONAL $1,300 GETS ME THROUGH NOVEMBER!! PLEASE HELP!!] Still ongoing!! No income until at least January 2026 when SSDI appeal hearing is set!! Please help me get this done; I can no longer afford to be late!! 💸💕 […]

Grokipedia now cites Tedium more times than there are Tedium articles. It is also quite difficult to understand where I can file a DMCA request. Are any other publishers dealing with this? Please reach out—I need help figuring out what I can do here.

it wouldn't have looked like skype. it would have looked like xfire