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isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
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Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Finally worked my way through @cwebber re:-re: post on decentralization https://dustycloud.org/blog/re-re-bluesky-decentralization/
It's long and technical, but it inspired me to offer my own, admittedly simplistic, definition of a decentralized social network:
If a social app forces you to choose an instance before anything else, it's decentralized. If not, it's not.
Mastodon Feedrasterweb ("Pete Prodoehl 🍕") wrote:
I still use Firefox and other Mozilla products but I just got this email from Mozilla:
"We’re in the final days to reach our goal of raising $4.35 million USD from the Mozilla community. We’re close, but we’re still short."
I just want to let them know their CEO probably has $4.35 million USD since their salary a few years ago was about $7 million USD. Maybe ask them?
Mastodon FeedExterminate All Rational Graphic Design.
I love that the billboards around town for "AI" companies have converged on an identical design aesthetic: sparse text on a solid background, usually black or white, maybe a pastel if they're feeling saucy.
It says, "We didn't waste money on a graphic designer, our CFO just knocked this out in Notepad!"
It's morally consistent, as their business model is "Never pay an artist, or anyone who does creative work."
https://jwz.org/b/ykfH
Mastodon FeedI know this is a bold claim, and I don't say this lightly, but that was the worst episode of Doctor Who that I have ever seen.
By contrast, "What If...? Howard the Duck Got Hitched?" was fantastic. Possibly the best episode.
Mastodon Feeddnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:
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Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Just heard on the Behind the Bastards podcast that Peter Jennings once yelled out to Henry Kissinger in a restaurant “How does it feel to be a war criminal?”
Fucking legendary.
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Mastodon FeedMaybe we could save democracy if news-site editors would stop illustrating articles about Musk with photos of him smirking and mugging like a white supremacist Urkel.
That adorable little scamp.
Mastodon Feedexocomics@mastodon.world ("Li Chen") wrote:
Since the year is almost over, I thought it would be neat to look back and share my top four comics of 2024! Hope you liked them too! ✨
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Mastodon FeedMissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:
Roses are red
Violets have chloroform
I spent $44 billion to buy Twitter and yet
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Mastodon FeedDNA Lounge Update, Wherein this trashcan is trash
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2024/12/27.html
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Just say no to all Elsevier journals.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/27/elsevier-strikes-again/
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Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
I’ve got a big rat to paint. Normal rat for scale.
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:
When Debian LTS (https://wiki.debian.org/LTS) started in 2014 for Debian 6 "squeeze",
(https://web.archive.org/web/20240720200316/https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140616)
we didn't have any certainty about its future success.Ten years later, we are happy to announce that more than 4000 security updates have been published under the LTS initiative.
More precisely, DLA 4000-1 (https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00022.html)
was released on 21st December 2024 by Guilhem Moulin to fix three CVEs in sqlparse.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I do appreciate how the Right, once they get a little power, immediately turn on one another.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/27/the-pettiness-is-the-point/
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“the rapidly evolving nature of the field present additional hurdles that make the prospect of an Apple search engine both financially and technically daunting”
Apple & others should try to remember that the rate of change also presents opportunities to move past those with huge existing infrastructure investments (in both the psychic & financial meanings), if the org can find a route to being more agile than their giant competitors
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/why-apple-won-t-make-a-search-VvAz0DTFQtugdj_yy9FDEQ
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the first developmental task for a neonate is to filter, else they will be overwhelmed by inputs
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/the-human-brain-is-very-slow-YGm.UjyKRW.caXXHnhlb4Q
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
This cat is too lazy to infect us with bird flu, I hope.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/27/its-killing-the-cats/
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Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
I don't know how to tell folks this and have them hear what I'm saying, but my advocacy for better performance isn't anti-developer – it's literally the result of seeing developers in pain and suffering and wanting better for all of us.
And anyone telling you otherwise is pushing something that isn't sustainable.
Mastodon FeedSend me a photo of your favorite 3D print of this year and which machine you printed it on!
Mastodon FeedSoozafone, creator of the 3d-printable Dummy13 action figure, has to deal with a fraudulent design patent and is looking for advice:
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Mastodon Feedami_angelwings@urusai.social ("Ami Angelwings") wrote:
we should have never taught corporations how to use the internet should have just lied to them and said "the internet is down" whenever they wanted to learn
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Dexter: Original Sin
They won’t be happy until every last fan hates the show, will they? Let it go, I beg you.
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
sonder@xoxo.zone ("susan") wrote:
added a dog button: https://bysusanlin.com/#contact
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Nicky F is facing the consequences of his actions, while Laura L is having a jealous snit. How fun.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/26/i-am-quite-enjoying-the-chaos-on-the-right/
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Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
December 26th. Everyone left…
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Mastodon Feedmikemccaffrey@pdx.social ("Mike McCaffrey :pdx_badge:") wrote:
Lovely how federal agencies (while still under the direction of the feckless Democrats) are spending their time punishing states for giving residents too much food.
So sorry that #Oregon didn't properly check that people were completely destitute before giving them a snack.
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
mikarv@someone.elses.computer ("Michael Veale") wrote:
Hewlett Packard report that they are spotting AI-generated malware in the wild, not through complex analysis or watermarking, but because… it is weirdly well-commented. https://threatresearch.ext.hp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/HP_Wolf_Security_Threat_Insights_Report_September_2024.pdf
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- Interestingly, when we analyzed the VBScript and the JavaScript, we were surprised to find that the code was not obfuscated. In fact, the attacker had left comments throughout the code, describing what each line does even for simple functions. Genuine code comments in malware are rare because attackers want to their make malware as difficult to understand as possible. Based on the scripts’ structure, consistent comments for each function and the choice of function names and variables, we think it’s highly likely that the attacker used GenAI to develop these scripts (T1588.007). The activity shows how GenAI is accelerating attacks and lowering the bar for cybercriminals to infect endpoints. (remote)
- Code with French language commentary for even simple functions, such as a sleep(5000) function annotated with ‘Pause pour permettre l'arrêt du processus’ (remote)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:
Tesla pushed a firmware update to Cybertrucks on the Monday right before Christmas and bricked a pile of them
https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/update-2024-45-25-5-bricked-my-truck.33125/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
"No person shall... hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."