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

Whenever I read an explanation on how large language models work— not knowing the answer just writing based on the probability of what the next word should be—I’m always like, uh that sounds how like my brain works.

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• Two panel: Michael Scott&10;&10;Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know where it's going.&10;&10;I just hope I find it along the way.

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vertigo@hackers.town ("Vertigo #$FF") wrote:

NICE! The original version of Tripos (operating system which begat AmigaDOS) is published up on GitHub! And it is public.

https://github.com/borb/tripos

Mastodon wrote:

The #Mastodon stuffed toy is now available in the United States! This is a limited run of 500. Check out the #Plushtodon hashtag for more pictures!

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-plushie

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• A stuffed Mastodon toy is leaning over to drink some coffee.

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

Flipboard’s Surf app is a feed reader for the fediverse - The Verge:

"McCue’s best explanation of Surf’s big theory is this: in a decentralized social world, the internet will be less about websites and more about feeds."

He who controls the feeds controls the (social) web.

This is interesting. It’s almost like we have two new layers in the internet technology stack. We have the computational layer, or as I like to call it, ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/12/18/flipboards-surf-app.html

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

I MISSPELLED CONSOLIDATION

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nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:

I wonder how Democrat luminaries are preparing for the coming second Trump administration...

#amyklobuchar

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• Screenshot of an Amy Klobuchar social media post: My bipartisan legislation to recognize the Bald Eagle as our national bird just passed Congress and is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law! 🦅 (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

STILL ALIVE!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/still-alive-118231996

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• male black widow (remote)

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adhdeanasl@beige.party ("🎄ADHDean Festive Edition🎄") wrote:

Mastodon is my favorite place to find locally sourced, ethically harvested, renewable, hand-curated, small batch disdain.

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

2025: Curation & Consilidation: https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/12/18/curation-consilidation.html

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Meyerweb ("Eric A. Meyer") wrote:

’Tis once again the season to hold this timeless holiday message close to our hearts.

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• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from the 1970s Rankin-Bass animated TV special. A caption next to Rudolph reads “deviation from the norm will be punished unless it is exploitable”.

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MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social wrote:

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claytoncubitt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Clayton Cubitt") wrote:

Democrats fighting leftists/ Democrats fighting Republicans

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• Scary T-Rex from Jurassic Park (remote)
• Silly T-Rex from Toy Story (remote)

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

openwebdocs@front-end.social ("Open Web Docs") wrote:

Learn about XSS for XMAS!

We created a new MDN page about Cross-site scripting: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Attacks/XSS

#websecurity

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

kottke ("kottke.org") wrote:

Jamelle Bouie: “Either democracy was on the ballot in November, or it wasn’t, and if it was, it makes no political, ethical or strategic sense to act as if we live in normal times.” 100,000%!! This is driving me *nuts*. Dem pols: fight or piss off. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/democrats-trump-opposition.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iU4.fXzt.xNNqTSiwCocp

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Meyerweb ("Eric A. Meyer") wrote:

Of late, Bluesky feels like the blacklights-and-bass opening night party at a trade show, while Mastodon feels like hanging out with colleagues in the hallway track of a smallish tech conference.

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

janetlogan@mas.to ("Janet Logan (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

For all you cis folks. Feel free to boost.

#trans #transgender #FirstTheyCame #MartinNiemoller #Allies

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• First, they came for the transgender community and I spoke out immediately even though Im straight and cis because l've read the rest of the fucking poem (remote)

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fkamiah17@syzito.xyz ("MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸") wrote:

Status update

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• A short animation where everything is tiny and made of felt. A kettle is boiling on a stove. A hand reaches out to turn it off and pours the water into a red and black check hot water bottle. A yellow and black check table lamp is switched on. It's standing in front of a book case full of multicoloured books. A fire is lit in the fireplace. On the mantelpiece are two photographs and a pot plant. A cup of tea is placed on a table next to a blue and white check sofa. (remote)

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ahl ("Adam Leventhal") wrote:

Last night @pfrazee.com joined @bcantrill, me, and the Oxide Friends to talk about the inner workings of @bsky.app and the AT Protocol. From Scuttlebutt to Firehose and the ill-fated Scenes, lots of inside baseball!

https://youtu.be/5axpWF48bwQ

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

Behind The Bastards released their P. Diddy episode. https://pod.link/1373812661

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

18 million weird old books are waiting for you in this free online archive - Boing Boing:

"McIlvaine’s 800+ page book is just one gem among millions in HathiTrust, a massive digital library that lets you freely browse over 18 million scanned books. Want to explore Victorian ghost stories, leaf through 1850s cookbooks, or discover long-forgotten travel guides? It’s all there, minus the dust allergies of traditional rare book ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/12/18/million-weird-old.html

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you…the Democratic Party!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/18/the-democratic-party-will-never-change/

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• Wed to the lich -- a romance with old dead people (remote)

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

strongly agree with @laloalcaraz

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

Today in History: Dec 18, 1952

Georgia Gov. Herman E. Talmadge declares "he would sooner end public education in Georgia than allow Black children to attend school with white children."

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/dec/18

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Imagine if, in the future, a Xian apologist invents an argument for a god's existence that isn't stupid.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/18/a-novel-xian-argument/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu6A9gKvoSY

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gleick@mas.to ("James Gleick") wrote:

Another gift to Trump, this time from House Democrats.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/aoc-committee-oversight-vote-connolly-1235208146/

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SethRudy@c18.masto.host ("Saethelred the Unsteady") wrote:

Antifascists: don’t obey in advance
Media: sorry I’m late I was just at the Obeying in Advance conference in Craven-on-Hudson, what did I miss

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sbourne ("Sarah E Bourne") wrote:

We can tell who's colorblind when we play Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails. Somebody inevitably comments that the red vehicle cards and routes are hard to tell apart from the pinkish purple ones. But they aren't colorblind. The folks with red-green colorblindness have no problem: "They couldn't be more different!"
🤯
Side note: the game does not use color alone: they also have different symbols on them. They can be hard to make out, though - a bit more contrast would be nice.
#accessibility #a11y

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fight@fightforthefuture.org ("Fight for the Future") wrote:

As we continue to see sustained death + disablement due to COVID, the public health + disability justice implications of criminalizing mask-wearing are disastrous. Mask bans also violate our fundamental civil liberties.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/11/12/mask-bans-protest-surveillance

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

mcc wrote:

Here's a GIF. I just wanted to show it to you.

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• Esmeraude from sailor moon laughing

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arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:

Companies issuing RTO mandates “lose their best talent”: Study
Despite the risks, firms and Trump are eager to get people back into offices.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/companies-issuing-rto-mandates-lose-their-best-talent-study/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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