As a clarification: if you don't want your super useful "AI" tool caught up in "anti-AI hysteria", the quickest and easiest solution is to STOP CALLING IT AI Sorry but I didn't set the terms of the debate. The whole point here is that techbro propagandists are deliberately conflating all kinds […]

I am getting sick of this conflating of every case of "computer use algorithm" into the single gelid blob of "AI" making it impossible to have a productive conversation on the subject When people say they're "against AI", they usually mean certain specific things. "Image generators displacing […]

Absolutely good advice, from Dylan and the anonymous sign poet 🙂👍 #rage #dylanthomas #wales

https://www.change.org/savethegate #savestargate

#savestargate flyover livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sz8N2ybjdg #stargate #scifi

There will be a Save Stargate banner flown above MGM studios in 6 hours, and a 'tweetstorm' half an hour before it. I even logged into the site that used to be Twitter for this. (Desperate times.) #savestargate #stargate #scifi

I had some bad words in my mind when I learned Amazon cancelled the new #stargate show but it looks like people are more organized now in their response and I want to support them. So please check this out […]

okay sometimes bay area / python / software culture still does cool stuff https://pypi.org/project/chalos/

Gotta give it to Claude Code developers: they are exceptionally brave. I would’ve been straight up embarrassed to show stats like this. Reminder: Claude Code is a thin CLI client that reads input from your terminal, sends it to Antrhopic servers and prints back the response.

"Now sending your social security number to the Chinese government." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwmGlu5wdJw

Sitting on a plane at 6:00pm. It’s snowing hard outside IAD. Plane is due to take off at 6:20 and all looks normal. I just got a text telling me the flight is leaving 2 hours late and departing at 8:00pm. Little tag line at the bottom of the text says […] [Original post on infosec.exchange]

RE: https://luvstarkei.com/1-5-26/ #linux #kubuntu

There is more human-made #art out there than you could experience in a lifetime. To suffer looking at AI slop instead is tragic, even before we consider the weighty ethical, environmental, or economic issues. Support small creators and share things made by real humans. #ugh #aislop #fuckai

I couldn't use my Mastodon server for almost 2 weeks (and not update for much longer) due to issues with YunoHost packaging. But now I see proper favorite and boost counts and the Android app telling me there are more replies to be seen. So nice.

Zuckerberg has blown 77 billion – enough money to revitalize entire countries – on an idea so overwhelmingly, obviously stupid that I have never once heard anyone, from the Thanksgiving avuncular table to the most wretched depths of social media, say they liked it or even tried it. He was so […]

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These are some lovely fonts, free for all non-commercial use, small businesses that give back to the community, and public-benefit corporations. https://wehtt.am/fonts via @piccalilli #fonts #design #uxui #webdev

An artist friend of a friend had their house flooded and most of their belongings destroyed. If you can, please help them. Their art: https://www.instagram.com/princecorepin Ko-fi (Kooma/Less Gravity is their friend): https://ko-fi.com/lessgravity If you want to help them directly, you can […]

"Deserve" Is one of the most contentious and political words in the English language. When I hear this word used without comment, when it's slipped into an argument in a way meant to feel natural I want to stop the whole conversation. From justice to sustenance the question of what people […]

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study after study after study shows that literally just handing people money and telling them "do what you want with this" reduces homelessness, increases food security for children, makes it more likely people will find and retain jobs.1

🇬🇧 FEDIVERSE, explained. Wondering which Fediverse app to use? This is my vision, according to content and time, or alternately, which mainstream corporate application is replaced. 🔄 Boosts, reuse and feedback welcome! ____________________ 🇫🇷 Le FÉDIVERSE […] [Original post on gayfr.social]

Thinking that I might start adding something like this to more of the software I write.

When I type `curl wttr.in/palmentuin|lolcat` I get this gorgeously formatted output from the wttr weather service. You can use it for any town or city you live in #weather #service #sr #free #opensource #wttr #amazing #bash #lolcat

hey wanna see something kinda interesting? this was the entire fix to the iPhone Antennagate in 2010. 20 bytes. (this is going to be a very long thread 🧵)

We are heading toward “social cooling” - a culture of conformity, risk aversion and social rigidity… Social Cooling is a name for the long-term negative side effects of living in a reputation economy. #socialscience #socialmedia #psychology #enshittification https://www.socialcooling.com/

Why use a URL shortener when you can use a phishy URL extender? https://phishyurl.com/ Keep your security people alert and awake, generate phishing-looking redirecting link #infosec

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door. Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

I've been wanting to move away from spotify as my means of listening to music, but I have one major hurdle that I haven't quite figured out how to tackle yet and i wanted to ask fedi to see what everyone's different answers to it would be. My primary concern at the moment is discovery of music […]

@futurebird This grumpy old man from Vancouver agrees! And I have a bike with eighteen gears (18!) and hydraulic disc breaks & gear shifters! What in blazes‽ WHO NEEDS THAT‽ …well, okay, me apparently…

Back in the market for air purifiers, this time for my folks. Would appreciate suggestions that balance air flow vs noise. It's only useful if they keep it turned on! Shortlisted from the time I looked: SmartAir blast mini: 340 m3/h @36db, 450@43db, 740@49db SA600 245@39db, [email protected] I […]

Email addresses are very simple, and you will score highly in this quiz. https://e-mail.wtf

I just updated my "People-powered technology" blog post from last year after reading through @jenn's list of sites where you can find good and free photos and art to use instead of uncanny AI slop. https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/people-powered-analogue-technology/ And here's Jenn's list […]

"Embrace AI or get out" Welcome to the out club.