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

warandpeas ("War and Peas 🧿") wrote:

Let's Go

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• 5-panel comic by War and Peas. Panel 1: The Grim Reaper is sitting at a dinner table with a woman. He says, "Well, yes, the job has some perks." Panel 2: The woman leans forward and asks, "So, if I had - say - an evil ex… you could take care of him?" Panel 3: The Grim Reaper chuckles and replies, "Haha, it doesn't work that way. I can't just—" Panel4: The woman interjects, "He was mean to my dog." Panel 5: The Grim Reaper rises from the table, holding his scythe, and says, "Let's go."

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

Code whispers softly,
Lines and numbers shimmer bright,
A spark—life ignites.

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• 482b8ea76a7a5663.png (remote)

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

okay, set sessions to

store.expirationTime = 5.hours;

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

yup

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

This would be a nice way to get home.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/04/i-would-like-to-spider-there/

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• Lio comic about riding a spider (remote)

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

Donations to any president's fund are gross. It's bribery in broad daylight.

A democratic government should have a budget allocated for the president's needs, and not have any channel for oligarchs to buy favors.

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

ugh

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

listening to the Sec of State trying to dodge self-reflective questions & deny the failures of this administration in communicating to the American people is sad. this is the essential national-level Democratic Party problem: they think the answer to mis- and dis-information (in this case, about foreign policy) is more policy & more rational explanation.

when one is dealing with an appeal to the psyche, countering by appealing to reason is generally not very useful.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000682646412

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

this sounds like a powerful series

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/arts/television/american-primeval-netflix.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk4.hrty.Jnv5cDjhJqIg&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Reblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):

troublewithwords@wandering.shop ("Steven Hoefer") wrote:

Standard Ebooks dropped a bunch of beautifully formatted books newly in the public domain today.

Dashiell Hammett’s “Red Harvest” and “The Dain Curse” defined hard-boiled detectives. But also Agatha Christie, Sinclair Lewis, John Steinbeck, Mahatma Gandhi…

(Standard Ebooks is Project Gutenberg with editing and typesetting. They also have an RSS feed for new releases!)

https://standardebooks.org/blog/public-domain-day-2025

Reblogged by jwz:

appleinsider ("AppleInsider") wrote:

In a bid to gain favor with the president-elect, Apple CEO Tim Cook has contributed $1 million of his personal finances to the inauguration fund.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/03/apple-ceo-tim-cook-personally-invested-1-million-in-trumps-inauguration?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

Reblogged by jwz:

petergleick@fediscience.org ("Peter Gleick") wrote:

Not only did Jimmy Carter live long enough to vote against Donald Trump, but he somehow died at a time Donald Trump finds to be really, personally inconvenient.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-complains-that-us-flags-will-be-half-staff-his-inauguration-day-2025-01-03/

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

The UnitedHealth CEO was killed 30 days ago on December 4. Luigi Mangione is now on trial for that killing.

Since Dec 4, about 5589 Americans have died preventable deaths under America’s exploitative for profit health system.

So—when do the CEOs who knowingly enabled these deaths go on trial?

My latest: https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/americas-hell-corporations

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

A haiku about Murderbot:

Metal guardian dreams,
Searching for a true command,
Tales of heart and peace.

[ h/t @marthawells
wandering.shop ]

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

Today in History: Apple Computer founded, 1977

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

Today in History: Steven Stills is born in Dallas, 1945

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

courtesy https://arghstudios.com:50433/

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

So remember the tales of these wee little folk,
With mischief and magic in every turn of a stroke.
For courage comes in sizes both big and quite small,
And sometimes a dreamer can rise, after all!

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

From the hills and the heaths, they come full of cheer,
To help brave Tiffany, the hero we revere.
With puffs of their magic, they dream up a plan,
To conquer the dark, they're the boldest, they can!

They speak in their rhymes, filled with jest and glee,
Their words like a song, wild and carefree.
In the face of the trouble, they won’t run away,
With courage in their hearts, they'll seize the day!

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

In a land both strange and sprightly bright,
There live the Wee Free Men, a curious sight.
With hats so tall and laughter so loud,
They dance in the meadows, a whimsical crowd.

Tiny and fierce, with spirits so grand,
They could set forth an army, each one could stand!
Clad in blue with a twinkle in their eye,
They'll fight for their friends, oh me, oh my!

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

AlgoCompSynth ("AlgoCompSynth by znmeb") wrote:

@jeff @w7voa If I were the judge I'd sentence him to time served plus the maximum allowable fines for the felonies and all the contempt of court incidents, and recommend sanctions on defense counsel where appropriate. Trump tried to turn the trial into a circus and the judge needs to come down hard on that.

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

"We should not blame the military when we ask it to do the near-impossible and provide bad or conflicting guidance on how it should pursue its missions."

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5055647-is-trump-right-that-our-military-has-forgotten-how-to-win/

Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):

cjk@chaos.social ("Christian Kruse") wrote:

Finally someone solved it!

https://getfullyear.com/

Reblogged by jwz:

nocontexttrek ("Star Trek Minus Context") wrote:

#StarTrek

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• Star Trek The Original Series scene. We're on ship and looking at two non crewfolk. One is a green lady. She looks otherwise human, but she's green. She's standing next to a very tall fellow wearing a green fur coat but he himself is not green. He's just a blond guy. Under his green furry coat is some bling, a big gold chain, and a blue v neck. He's rambling on about something by the looks of it. Closed caption reads, "THE CHATTER OF INFERIOR WEAKLINGS WEARIES ME."

Reblogged by jwz:

katienotopoulos@threads.net ("Katie Notopoulos") wrote:

Everyone’s talking about how the AI bots made by Meta are bad, but just a reminder you can make your own Meta AI chatbot right inside Messenger and there’s definitely no problems there

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• Photo by Katie Notopoulos on January 03, 2025. May be a doodle of 2 people and text. (remote)
• Photo by Katie Notopoulos on January 03, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of phone and text. (remote)
• Photo by Katie Notopoulos on January 03, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of ‎text that says '‎11:09 بر < Luigi Al by Katie Notopoulos o+ Your Al is in review. You'll be notified when the process is complete. IULVUL runy like the ones Health Care for America Now did during CA debates- or even a march like Michael Moore did for his documentary Sicko? What's S the boldest move you'd make? Well.... have an idea. But I'm a little afraid to tell you Your secret is safe with me. Spill it -isi it brilliant, daring, or maybe even a little crazy? Promise you won't judge me?0 Absolute promise- judgment silenced, curiosity activated! Tell me! Aa‎'‎. (remote)
• Photo by Katie Notopoulos on January 03, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of text. (remote)

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

TheBreadmonkey@beige.party ("Ben") wrote:

From Reddit

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• Reddit - r/mildlyinfuriating By KnightTrain "Just watched John Wick 4, did a quick search to see if they are making a 5th one. This is the abysmal state of Google and the internet as we go into 2025." Front page with all Ai and fake info highlighted. It's the whole page. It's a fucking mess. (remote)

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

The long-running conversation continues while I hide i Wisconsin.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/03/infinite-thread-xxxiv/

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• grassy planet (remote)

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

kottke ("kottke.org") wrote:

Apple TV+ is going to be free this weekend for non-subscribers. You can stream Silo, Severance, Ted Lasso, Slow Horses, For All Mankind, etc. to your heart’s content. https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2024/12/get-a-free-all-access-pass-to-apple-tv-the-first-weekend-of-2025/

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

AskNick ("Nick Francesco") wrote:

I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit. ~ John F. Kennedy

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

minimaxir@sigmoid.social ("Max Woolf") wrote:

New year, new blog post: I had a random question, what happens when LLMs are prompted to write better code, again and again? Do they actually write better code? The answer is yes*! https://minimaxir.com/2025/01/write-better-code/