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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Gizmodo@flipboard.com wrote:

Apple's Dictation App Is Mistaking the Word 'Racist' for 'Trump'
https://gizmodo.com/apples-dictation-app-is-mistaking-the-word-racist-for-trump-2000568413?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Tech @tech-Gizmodo

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

'“Only one deserves the glory and the honor, Mr President,” wrote another user. “The statue is a symbol of the antichrist, please humble yourself to God. Jesus is king and only Him.” Other users described the video as “sick” and “filth”.

One account, with the name Kainoa P, wrote: “You’re doing great Mr President. But don’t let it get to your head. God put you in that position for His glory, not yours.”'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/backlash-trump-shares-ai-created-video-reimagined-gaza

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
catuscay@meow.social ("Kimen 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

There’s a lady who’s sure
All that glitters is gold
And she’s buying my truckload of pyrite

Boosted by andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:"):
inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

Just to be clear, because a bunch of assholes have hijacked public perception and lifted up some of the worst people on Earth as exemplars of what the “tech world” is supposed to be:

I’ve been in the software world for decades, surrounded by thoughftul, creative, and humane people with whom I’ve formed many wonderful friendships and done meaningful work. That’s possible. It’s normal, even.

You don’t have to become a sociopath to make it in the tech world. Or a malignant narcissist. Or a Nazi.

Your instincts to be a decent person are good instincts. Don’t let anyone talk you into being an antisocial monster. You don’t have to be.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
wingo ("Andy Wingo") wrote:

hilarious: for binaryen's wasm-opt, optimizations are cumulative; -O3 -O3 runs the -O3 optimizations twice. for the wasm in google sheets, they use -O3 -O3 -O3 -O3 -O3 -O3 😂 https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/wiki/GC-Optimization-Guidebook

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

Making easy-to-scan #QR codes is an under-appreciated skill.

Not using super long URLs from some verbose CMS is a good start, but there's more tricks:

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/why-are-qr-codes-with-capital-letters-smaller-than-qr-codes-with-lower-case-letters/

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
bl00d@yourwalls.today wrote:

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
itsalrightiguess@mastodon.world ("It's Alright, I Guess") wrote:

I don't want to be pushy, but if any of my followers would deem me worthy I would like a *** boost *** so that I can connect with more people here. I've never been really good at the social media thing, being autistic after all.

Boosted by jwz:
ylegall@genart.social ("Yann Le Gall") wrote:

some fun experiments involving stretching space

Attachments:

• gifv: d98b8ccbe9c57cfd.mp4

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
cygnoir@social.lol ("cygnoir :prami_pride:") wrote:

Ciao, Fediverse! 👋🏻 Time for an updated #introduction.

I'm a fiction writer, public librarian, and online diarist. If you guessed that I am a mildly pedantic, vaguely recursive thinker who appreciates a tidy structure while also dabbling in the chaotic arts, well, cite your sources.

I post about #libraries, what I #amwriting, #analog delights like fountain pens and ink, building #community, and whatever else I feel like.

Follow me, unfollow me, just don't walk beside me. My neck hurts.

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

social.lol made the top 10! 😍 Thanks to everyone who takes the time to provide alt text for your media. (And if you’re not already doing it, you can start now!)

https://mastodon.social/@AltTextHealthCheck/114067066469024410

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
jason@social.lol ("//Jason") wrote:

https://grepjason.sh/2025/comfortable

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
nathanolsenart@mastodon.art ("Nathan Olsen") wrote:

Last call! The Kickstarter for Tiny Dracula #1 ends in 18 hours! Get your pledge in now!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nathanolsenart/tiny-dracula-1

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:

👇🏽 💰

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

Trump has cost us this deal by not being fair -more importantly, he has cost us our standing in the 🌍, our dignity.

The proposed American deal on Ukrainian natural resources that would have effectively colonized Ukraine is dead.
The European Union will offer Ukraine a deal on natural resources.

https://www.politico.eu/article/critical-minerals-rare-earths-deal-eu-not-donald-trump/

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

this used to be a major, weeks-long, team-oriented classroom assignment... and now it is just a quick Claude prompt:

"Create a single page web app using HTML Canvas and WebGL to create a VR scene of a single block of a big city"

https://arghstudios.com/support/city-block-vr.html

h/t @simon

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

Happy great-grandma and great-grandkids.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/25/remembering-my-grandmother/

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Anyone out there with a Fossil 6 Hybrid who has a backup of the stock apps for me?

Seems pairing with GadgetBridge wiped my watch 😕

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

Go fash, lose cash

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/25/teslas-market-cap-sinks-below-1-trillion-as-stock-falls-more-than-9percent.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
augieray ("Augie Ray") wrote:

Federal workers are losing their jobs, essential services are being cut, and Trump is spending taxpayer money on golf, trips to Daytona and New Orleans, and ads to thank himself.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ktdoggett@c.im ("Keith Daggett") wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
goldstein@mstdn.social ("Emmanuel Goldstein") wrote:

The military is being purged. Why? When the inevitable protests happen, Trump needs loyalists who will do whatever he says to silence the opposition.

This is quite real.

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

this issue of the newsletter from @simon is full of really useful info

https://simonw.substack.com/subscribe?utm%5Fsource=email&utm%5Fcampaign=email-subscribe&r=3o710w&next=https%3A%2F%2Fsimonw.substack.com%2Fp%2Fclaude-37-sonnet-extended-thinking&utm%5Fmedium=email

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
benbrown@hackers.town wrote:

Artoffact records - Front Line Assembly's label - is giving away a bunch of their records on Bandcamp for free right now.

https://artoffactrecords.bandcamp.com/music

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

The question I must ask: are they Jewish buttlazers?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/25/these-people-are-certifiable/

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
yogthos@social.marxist.network ("Yogthos") wrote:

TIL that flowing lava makes the sound of breaking glass

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• video: d0db7989deb9c445.mp4

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Signal has announced that it will “leave Sweden” if the Swedish government mandates encryption backdoors. Many are celebrating this as a bold act of resistance. But what does it actually mean?

Signal has no offices or legal presence in Sweden. Will they block Swedish IP addresses? Remove the app from Swedish app stores? Both are trivial to bypass. If the goal is to protect user privacy, what does “leaving” achieve besides signaling disapproval, and emboldening governments to Balkanize the Internet?

This highlights a broader problem with how companies navigate government pressure: the instinct to withdraw rather than fight. If platforms committed to privacy and security retreat at the first sign of regulatory pressure, they create a fragmented internet where oppressive laws go unchallenged. Governments don’t need to win legal battles if services simply leave instead.

Standing up for human rights means more than just leaving hostile jurisdictions—it means staying and resisting. Engaging with the legal system. Fighting in courts. Mobilizing public support. There are times when withdrawal is the only option, but when it happens reflexively, it starts to look more like PR than principle.

If Signal wants to set an example for defending encryption, it should make clear what “leaving” actually entails—and more importantly, what it’s doing to resist. Otherwise, it risks sending the message that authoritarian governments can get rid of privacy tools simply by being hostile enough.

https://swedenherald.com/article/signals-ceo-then-were-leaving-sweden

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
edithfrost@ravenation.club ("Edith Frost") wrote:

HEY. Are you busy on Wednesday the 26th at 2pm CST? Well you better cancel that because I’m throwing a party!! A slightly-prerelease album-listening party on Bandcamp. Nice people only. RSVP here… https://edithfrost.bandcamp.com/merch/in-space-listening-party

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
GuerillaOntologist@social.coop ("Josh Davis") wrote:

Vulfpeck with a musical one-act play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nf-cQj%5FSLE

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
prami@social.lol ("Prami") wrote:

👉 Nobody asked for this, but here’s a fun little thing for you on a random Tuesday: your omg.lol address now comes with finger support.

Have fun!