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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

It isn't just on me that the era of public untruth with a tech bro kicker is the same era that tech bros thought threy could pitch React and "Fast"/"Speed" in the same as.

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

OH: "...no backfillsies..."

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
brianmerchant ("Brian Merchant") wrote:

OpenAI is using Studio Ghibli-style memes as an ad hoc promotional campaign for its new image generator—despite Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki's famous hatred of AI. Sam Altman even made his X avatar a 'Ghiblified' portrait.

Disgracing Miyazaki is part of the point: It's more proof to the industry's biggest boosters that they have won—that they're free to use, appropriate, and commoditize art however they see fit.

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/openais-studio-ghibli-meme-factory

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:

So he’s just going to raise automaker’s costs by 25% via tarrifs and then ask them to eat the loss? This is speedrunning the tinpot fascist dictator playbook in record time.

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

WATCH: Rep. Mike Sparks, a Republican, explains why he torched 🔥 his own caucus (and Johnny Shaw) for passing a Dennis Powers bill that raises the cap predatory lenders can gouge people for 🤔

Attachments:

• video: 92e8588e8e9cfb55.mp4

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jciv ("John Coates") wrote:

Beginning to see a few red lines for GOP officials:

-- Impoundment (Collins)
-- Signalgate (Cornyn, Sheehy, McCormick)
-- Impeaching Judges (Roberts)
-- Idiot Nominees, Russia (McConnell)
-- Ukraine / Russia (Bacon)

Its still a trickle, but not nothing.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
karlauerbach@sfba.social ("Karl Auerbach") wrote:

@lauren I just bought a new car today (made in S. Korea) and even though FFOTUS's tariff tax is not yet in effect, the prices shot up by $5000 overnight.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
altspaceforce.altgov.info@bsky.brid.gy ("AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲") wrote:

The binary star system known as Blaze Star/T Corona Borealis/T CrB went nova 3000 years ago. The light show is expected to be visible from earth as soon as tonight, March 27, or November 10 in 2025, June 25, 2026, or February 8, 2027. It's always good to look up & see the wonder of the stars.

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

it is about damned time that Congress took this step. appropriations and appointments are what powers the Congress has to check an attempt at establishing an imperial presidency

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/us/politics/susan-collins-appropriations-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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PhineasX@mastodon.art wrote:

Lorne & Emile
Watercolor on paper, 14x11

jwz wrote:

Crypto Bro buys historic cash-only beer-nerd bar to turn it into a memecoin.

"Orion Parrott", ladies and gentlemen: He previously worked as a systems engineer at defense contractor Raytheon, led a Y combinator-backed tech company, and was a partner...
https://jwz.org/b/yklT

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
rgadellaa ("Roderick Gadellaa") wrote:

Tomorrow marks the 3 year anniversary(!) of the "Wake Lock API does not work in Home Screen Web Apps" bug in Safari.

The bug in WebKit was fixed ~2.5 yrs ago, we're just waiting for the iOS team to implement it on their side.

"This issue was not forgotten", they told us.

Meanwhile, WebKit happily reports this as supported (passes feature detection), it just doesn't do the thing.

https://bugs.webkit.org/show%5Fbug.cgi?id=254545

jwz wrote:

WTAF is a "Patreon Membership Card" and how do I turn it off?

How has Patreon made my life more difficult today? I'm glad you asked. When you sign up for our Patreon, we mail you a physical card. The welcome message says "Your membership card is...
https://jwz.org/b/yklR

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
joabaldwin ("Joaquín Baldwin") wrote:

Made a clean version of the golden bear illustration to show his gold fur better, removing the blizzard and background. I'm still trying to figure out how sparkly to make him.
#NossSaga #Illustration

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

four generations of my family have voluntarily taken the Oath and put on Army green, and that Oath has no “sell by” date.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
CartyBoston@mastodon.roundpond.net wrote:

You don't have to block or mute Nicole because she moves, you *do* have to report her to her instance's admin.

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

sometimes honorable service becomes difficult

https://theconversation.com/trumps-firings-of-military-leaders-pose-a-crucial-question-to-service-members-of-all-ranks-247665

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

this is an interesting proposal

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/633973/perplexity-tiktok-bid

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

Oh no 😞

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
vertigo@hackers.town ("Vertigo #$FF") wrote:

Anyone have experience with freelance software development job websites? Are they remotely honest? What kind of income can one expect from them?

If you could recommend such a service(s), which one(s) would you recommend?

Any experiences you might have with these things would be appreciated. Thanks!

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

So my mom and I usually watch “Washington Week with The Atlantic” on Friday evenings. I wonder if they’re going to have anything to talk about tonight

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
Some_Emo_Chick ("Frankie ✅") wrote:

Just a reminder in case SRD 5.2 never comes out

#DnD #Dndmemes #funny #TTRPG #TTRPGMemes #DungeonsandDragons

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
tubetime ("Tube🌱Time") wrote:

this is the surface of a hard drive platter. on the right side, lasers have been used to apply a microtexture, forming a region where it is safe for the read/write head to land without crashing or sticking (stiction).

Boosted by jwz:
uncapybarable wrote:

Lovely fucking neighborhood walk.

#somervillema

jwz wrote:

Usenet Cabal publishes open letter urging Myspace to accept the newgroup of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork https://fosstodon.org/@xmpp/114235801609817484

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Take a hint, Nicole.

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Janeishly@mastodonapp.uk wrote:

I'm really loving how Mastodon has become a refuge for all the grizzled seafarers on the ocean of the internet. They pop up in my feed and their bios all say something like

"I've been online for longer than the internet. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. 56k modems on fire in the light of Usenet. I watched IRC forks glitter in the dark near the Gateway 3000. All those moments will be lost in slop, like tears in rain. Time to deshittify."

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

I'm pleased to announce our comprehensive cryptographic audit of Coinbase's new open-source CB-MPC library, published today!

Transparency and rigorous security assessments are core principles at Cure53, and our thorough evaluation identified two vulnerabilities—including one rated High severity—as well as several areas for optimization and further security improvements. Coinbase’s team has fully addressed all findings, significantly enhancing the robustness of the CB-MPC library.

We appreciate Coinbase’s proactive approach and close collaboration throughout this audit process, demonstrating their genuine commitment to transparency, security, and trust in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
The complete audit report is now publicly available, and we encourage developers, security researchers, and cryptography enthusiasts to review our findings.

I particularly want to thank Yehuda Lindell and his exceptional team for the opportunity to review such important and high-quality cryptographic work. Identifying actual cryptographic security findings in their library prior to publication was a point of pride for us, and their dedication and expertise greatly facilitated this collaboration and audit.

Read the full audit report here: https://github.com/coinbase/cb-mpc/blob/master/docs/cure53-audit.pdf

Read Coinbase's CB-MPC announcement here: https://www.coinbase.com/blog/introducing-coinbases-open-source-mpc-cryptography-library

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

If Nicole were real, I’d have enough evidence to get a restraining order against her by now.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Not good for morale if people think the boss is being careless with their lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/us/politics/pilots-signal-leak.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.7E4.WvHN.1OcrW8ES-VmK&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare