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db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

created a second porkbun.com account to push my dying domains for failed side quests 🫡

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

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• video: A sequence of translations of multiple instances of "wiki".

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

The more I hear Altman speak, and I could be totally wrong, the more I believe his deal with Microsoft was a miscalculation on his part.

It sounds like he's figuring out late that the real product isn't the AI, there's no moat for LLMs or Agentic AI, it's the infrastructure. It's the datacenters and $40k GPUs. It's selling retail compute to the masses.

It's in whose benefit to allow OpenAI to become both a software and compute provider? They won't let him do that.

https://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/any-technology-indistinguishable-from-magic-is-hiding-something/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Sam Altman: “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”

So, replace "intelligence" with "compute" and you have big tech's vision for us. Computational power metered like a utility.

Interesting to hear Altman say this when OpenAI isn't really a data center hyperascaler. They're a software company. He buys his compute from papa Microslop.

https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/116191400688736544

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
paninid@mastodon.world ("Coach Pāṇini ®") wrote:

Legit incredible.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

The Hype Williams era of Hip-Hop videos is unmatched. His directorial debut Belly was mostly a flop outside of hip-hop circles, so Hollywood never gave him a second chance.

Makes you wonder what could've been.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
markwyner@mas.to ("Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:") wrote:

AI bot account warning…

Some moderators were discussing a string of fediverse sign-ups by a single account on multiple instances: “andy_agent.”

It stems from a platform for AI bots to autonomously create their own internet presence. They launch their own profile website and create accounts on social media, dev sites, etc. So we will undoubtedly see more of them.

It’s wild that I even have to write this.

#AI #Bot #AutonomousAI #Mastodon #Fediverse #AndyAgent

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Is there a resource for someone semi-new to Obsidian? Like, I know basics, but want to learn the fun stuff.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Malta is a a Non-alcoholic malted drink. It’s very much an acquired taste, that I so happen to love.

I let my niece try some and she became very upset with me that I “let her drink that.” Lmao.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
mcc wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116217778458693311

(I promised to link "dirty south" rap this week and wait, are Timbaland and Missy *dirty south* or just south? They're from like, Virginia. In retrospect this clique, and the ATL/NOLA/Houston cluster, seem like separate but parallel currents: a group of hip hop artists comes out of the US south doing something fundamentally new and changes the way music sounds.

Anyway at least it *feels*, and felt at the time, fundamentally southern. All those cricket samples.)

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rysiek@mstdn.social ("Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦") wrote:

I am absolutely loving the fact that fedi is the kind of place where people still not only know the terms "scrip" and "company town", not only understand why these are dangerous ideas, but are also violently vocal about how bad they are as soon as something shaped like them is mentioned.

:blobcatlove:

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
mcc wrote:

What I'm listening to today: "Writtin´ Rhymes", Timbaland and Magoo

This album dropped in the aftermath of clique co-leader Missy Elliot's "The Rain" going off like a bomb, and had like three huge hits on it, but basically no track on this album misses so I want to play you one of the lesser tracks that never got radio play. Timb and Missy became such huge multidecade cultural forces it's easy to forget when they were *hungry*, just obscure kids who produced for Alliyah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i%5FqK0lxHXQI

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
fugueish@wandering.shop ("Chris Palmer") wrote:

Every time a phone scammer hangs up you in frustration when they finally realize you’ve been trolling them for 5 minutes, God creates an adorable kitten and gives it to an angel

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
frank@fraxoweb.social ("Frank 🍁⚜️") wrote:

A few months ago, a Canadian judge got her #amazon , #google , #uber, credit cards accounts, etc. closed.

She was doing her job investigating war crimes made in Afghanistan, including by the #USA

That offended Americans. They decided to close all her accounts, which they have control over.

I'm expecting this behavior to become more and more common.

This is why #canada should work on #digitalsovereignty

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
annaecook wrote:

It was the worst of times it was the worst of times

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Though, I doubt Vesper would've survived the "distraction free" trend just around the corner.

It was a trend driven by, ironically, markdown—the lightweight formatting syntax language made by John Gruber, that wasn't supported in John Gruber's note taking app Vesper! 🫨😅😬😱

I get not wanting to be typecast (heh *type*cast), but my brother in Christ, lead with your strengths.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Also, have y'all ever read the story of Vesper, John Gruber's note taking app? I still have it downloaded to my phone for some reason (minus my notes).

Vesper came out just as iCloud was rolling out and it struggled to find a business model. This was before everything was a subscription and people just bought their apps 😭

I remember Gruber also had a ridiculous license fee for using a custom font for the app.

It was decent writing app. Just bad timing.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

lol the bendgate hashtag is still used like once a month. What a scandal.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Oh, you don't think I'm qualified to weigh in on tech world happenings? I waited in line for the T-Mobile G1. I was there for #BendGate. I had hard opinions about John Gruber shutting down Vesper.

😭😭 It's wild to think I've been reading tech crunch for nearly 20 years now. You guys, what if we're getting old?

jwz wrote:

Math is hard, Mastodon edition.

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https://jwz.org/b/yk4M

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fabio@manganiello.eu ("Fabio Manganiello") wrote:

Yes, the #EU has a lot of regulations.

But remember that thanks to those regulations you can use a single USB-C cable that can charge anything, rather than 10 different connectors and adapters as it was common until 10-15 years ago.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you no longer have to pay eye watering roaming fees for calls and data when you travel to other EU countries, as it was common until 5-10 years ago.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if big tech has at least some constraints onto what it can do with your data and how much choice you have as a customer.

Remember that it’s thanks to those regulations if you, as a EU citizen, can benefit from the services of any other embassy of any other EU country if stranded abroad.

Those who try to depict the EU as a bureaucratic hell worth dismantling are those who hate the impact that its laws have on their freedom of exploiting markets, exploiting customers or living out of rent money.

Or those who hate the combined economic and political power of a united Europe with a single market because it threatens their national interests, and they’d rather exert their leverage with a bunch of divided and weaker countries instead.

Europe isn’t perfect and a lot can be improved. But those who call for its demise DO NOT talk in your interests.

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

It's grimly satisfying that Musk managed to install a wannabe dictator in the US who ditched him in a few months, cancelled subsidies for his business, then used the military to drive up gas prices while Elon destroyed any and all interest in his electric cars with brainwormed fascism.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
pitchfork@flipboard.com ("Pitchfork") wrote:

Live Nation Executives Brag About “Robbing” Ticket Buyers in Slack DMs
https://pitchfork.com/news/live-nation-executives-brag-about-robbing-ticket-buyers-in-slack-dms/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into News @news-pitchfork

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q66@gts.q66.moe ("nina") wrote:

i have a feeling that everyone who is arguing about LLMs in the sense of stuff like productivity, quality of the output, performance or functionality of generated code, largely even licensing or whatnot is kinda missing the point

even if LLMs generated the best code in the world, i would not be using them

even if LLMs gave me the biggest ever productivity boost i would not be using them

even if the output was clean copyright-wise and fully original, i would still not be using them

i can't consciously support a worldwide slop machine that helps and finances the rise of fascism, that helps further oppression, that helps a bunch of billionaires control public opinion, that drives society-wide psychosis with far-reaching consequences, that attempts to strip all joy from activities people like while using that to make the rich even richer, and that's not even getting to environmental stuff or whatever

i'm getting left behind you say

well fuck your industry and fuck you

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

oh good, a new firefox AI feature is in the works.

and though they're going to fix it, it sent this person's entire past browsing history to an LLM vendor. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-smart-window-hands-on

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

Rögnvaldur Ólafsson is often referred to as the first Icelandic architect. There's a book about him in Icelandic for anyone interested.www.penninn.is/is/book/fyrs...

Fyrsti arkitektinn

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

Architect Rögnvaldur Ólafsson designed this barn while suffering from tuberculosis. He also designed the main hospital building at Vífilsstaðir, where he died from the illness in 1917. The barn was his final project.#Iceland #photography #streetphotography #abandoned #decay #history #architecture

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

The Icelandic state may not have much use for a large barn, which could explain its dilapidated state.#Iceland #photography #streetphotography #abandoned #decay #door #windows #rust #barn #history

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

The tuberculosis sanatorium in Vífilsstaðir included a dairy farm. The photos from this week are all of a large cowshed and barn that is on the grounds there. It was built in 1916 and operated until 1974.#Iceland #photography #streetphotography #abandoned #decay #door #windows #rust #barn #history

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

This fellow does not look happy.#Iceland #photography #streetphotography #abandoned #decay #door #concrete #window #graffiti