Mastodon Feed: Posts

jwz wrote:

"Amazon sucks, if you're ordering cheap Chinese junk from them, just use Ali Express instead", they said.

I just spent 30 minutes being unable to complete a checkout, getting stuck in a loop of "some of your discounts have expired". What discounts? I have no idea. Then it seems to have locked my account.

Amazon is *the worst* but they sure do excel at making it frictionless to give them money.
https://jwz.org/b/ykxn

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

reading: "Is AI an apocalypse? Against technological inevitability"

https://theantiquarian.email/archive/is-ai-an-apocalypse/

Boosted by jwz:
deutrino@mstdn.io wrote:

I just watched the damn pac-man AI in #xscreensaver lose with one (1) dot remaining on the board and multiple clear paths away from the monster (ghost? whatever they are) that ate him

Boosted by joeri_s@mstdn.social ("Joeri Sebrechts"):
nickwhite@indieweb.social ("Nick White") wrote:

I made https://nickwhite.dev with plain html, css, and js (though I don't even have any js written yet).

Shout-out to @joeri_s for making an awesome guide on https://plainvanillaweb.com!

Web standards have gotten so robust, you can do a lot without having to depend on and maintain a big list of dependencies for every project.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TheConversationUS@newsie.social ("The Conversation U.S.") wrote:

Black families spend more of their income on energy bills than the average U.S. household – a gap tied to older housing, rental barriers and the legacy of redlining.

https://theconversation.com/black-families-pay-more-to-keep-their-houses-warm-than-average-american-families-269047

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Rules of the game:

- Grab the nearest book.
- Turn to page 42
- Find the 2nd sentence
- Post the sentence in a toot with the hashtag & write the rules as a comment to it
- Don't look for your favourite, coolest or wittiest book. Go for the closest.

h/t @sbourne

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Raw data presented in this manner are almost useless in giving the reader a clear picture of what is taking place.

#Page42

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr24hbDmaAI

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

https://arewedecentralizedyet.online

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
DXMacGuffin@metalhead.club ("Pilgrim MacGuffin :damnified:") wrote:

@ElleGray

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Crisis of faith - by rayne fisher-quann - internet princess:

"Her Facebook account has been deleted; all the messages are gone, most of the record of our communication since I was a little girl. In our chat log, her name has been replaced by Unknown user and her profile picture with that blank grey silhouette, formless and genderless." https://internetprincess.substack.com/p/crisis-of-faith

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
josephcox@infosec.exchange ("Joseph Cox") wrote:

The long running HOPE hacking conference just got banned from its current venue because someone told the university the conference had an “anti-police agenda.” Based it seems on a single pamphlet?

https://www.404media.co/hope-hacking-conference-banned-from-university-venue-over-apparent-anti-police-agenda/

Boosted by jwz:
chechar ("César Córcoles") wrote:

just in case nobody has done it before

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Venture Capital really robbed us of the niche social media platform. Everything must be a billion users or it's a failure.

Another one of my favorite little apps stopped loading. Sucks.

jwz wrote:

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein I love watching changeover
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/11/18.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma

jwz wrote:

Today in Hoffman Lenses.

There is only one acceptable use for "AI" video, and that is replacing faces with methane-breathing space capitalists. I have been asking for access to this important technology for years but have not found it. Here is some...
https://jwz.org/b/ykxj

jwz wrote:

Regret to inform you that Palantir still exists.

The Nerd Reich:
https://jwz.org/b/ykxh

Boosted by denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert"):
misprintedtype@front-end.social ("sudo rm -rf fascism") wrote:

Parents in tech, Marcin Skirzynski and I are writing a book about our lives, struggles and the moments that make it all worth it.

We'd love you to be part of it.

Please subscribe for regular updates as we'd also love to hear from you!

https://www.daughterdriven.dev/

#parentsofmastodon

jwz wrote:

President Bone-Spurs capes for Prince Bone-Saw.

"Things Happen" "Your royal highness," [Mary Bruce asked], "the U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist. 9/11 families are furious that you are here in the...
https://jwz.org/b/ykxf

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I mean, we do, ketchup is a gravy if you think about it

RE: https://www.threads.com/@comixgail/post/DRNbU0nEqrf

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Early in my blogging history, I was disgusted by Larry Summers. Somehow my revulsion did not hurt his career at all, but now Epstein's favor might have some consequences.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/18/we-shouldnt-have-to-wait-20-years-for-a-glimmering-of-justice/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

The entire American economy is built on tulips.

#AI #AIBubble #OpenAI #Google #Microsoft

Boosted by jwz:
NanoRaptor@bitbang.social ("Nanoraptor") wrote:

Truly smart devices would choose not to connect to the internet.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Jesus fucking Christ. They're gonna take us all down with them.

#AI #OpenAI #Google

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Google’s Sundar Pichai warns of “irrationality” in trillion-dollar AI investment boom - Ars Technica:

"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters at a private dinner in August that investors are “overexcited” about AI models and that “someone” will lose a “phenomenal amount of money.”"

These are threats, not warnings. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/googles-sundar-pichai-warns-of-irrationality-in-trillion-dollar-ai-investment-boom/

Boosted by jwz:
thermia@sk.girlthi.ng ("#include <termios.h> 🔺 :thermos: :t: :g: :va:") wrote:

@jvnkyard@sk.lavenderfield.xyz

Boosted by jwz:
dlx ("robb") wrote:

Real proud of myself for migrating to Cloudfare after the most recent AWS outage, now to sip some tea and checking the web before swallowing.

Boosted by jwz:
mcfadden ("Brian McFadden") wrote:

If you fail the tutorial in Leisure Suit Larry, you have to play as Larry Summers emailing Epstein for advice.

Boosted by jwz:
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

frame this modern art

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

but of course