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

approaching 1000 “followers” for the first time since abandoning what used to be Twitter several years ago

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concretedog wrote:

Something for the weekend? I'm super pleased to have just blogged with the 1st issue of #SOURCE. SOURCE is an idea for where to place articles I'd like to write but that are to difficult for my brilliant paid clients to home. SOURCE is opensource, free (pay as you feel) and I'd LOVE it if you shared my first experimental issue on Computational Fluid Dynamics with @FreeCAD that's on this blog. Ta.
#opensource #FreeCAD #newsletter #decentralise
https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/05/source-issue-1-out-now-computational.html

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gnomon ("Ben Zanin") wrote:

The Great Octopus just released their new album "May The Sea Vanquish These Evil Men", https://thegreatoctopus.bandcamp.com/album/may-the-sea-vanquish-these-evil-men

I have not listened to it yet but I'm about to. The Great Octopus makes gritty low-fi music very inspired by the sounds of horror movies from the 70s and 80s; I feel like the #monsterdon crew might enjoy it.

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Stoori@polyglot.city ("Veera Valkong") wrote:

A robot may not reduce a shareholder's net worth or, through inaction, allow a shareholder to lose money.

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cygnoir@social.lol wrote:

What an endorsement! If you are mildly interested in any of these things, and *very* interested in connecting in real time with friendly people who like to share enjoyment, this is a place for you. Join us!
https://social.coop/@hollie/114504532911194270

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hollie@social.coop ("Hollie") wrote:

I can verify this group is a lot of fun! If you love fountain pens, pocket memo books, notebooks or analog note-taking, planners, Hobonichis, or typewriters, come join us! :)

(I've even successfully squeezed in art journaling a couple times....)

@cygnoir @jessekelber

https://social.lol/@cygnoir/114504491818706569

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

It is WILD that a healthcare company's stock is plummeting because Wall Street is unsure whether or not the company can kill enough sick people to meet quarterly projections.

From: @tayfonay
https://beige.party/@tayfonay/114518312567176477

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makdaam@chaos.social ("Leszek") wrote:

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lespreuh ("Lëspreüh") wrote:

Week-end 🐭

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

Wait a minute I thought MLK was a centrist

From: @breadandcircuses
https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/114517757082274194

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

The very best circlejerk.blog post yet: https://circlejerk.blog/neutral-spaces

It’s just perfect, comments and all. It’s a flawless reflection of the various fauxgressive spaces that dominate the web, full of people who seem to be attracted to neoteric ideologies but who are actually repelled by anything that makes them feel uncomfortable.

(Obligatory reminder that this site is not my work, but I know the person who created it and they are outstanding.)

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alex@dads.cool ("alex dadsite") wrote:

OH MY GOD SHUT DA FUCK UP

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

the only things this soil produces naturally are small rocks

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

Remember when Meta reset everyone's politics settings so you had to opt-in for "political content" again? I distinctly remember some Meta apologists saying it was a simple mistake.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/meta-is-making-users-who-opted-out-of-ai-training-opt-out-again-watchdog-says/

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

We can blame the Black community and Latinos for Trump, but really, we just lost the working class. It's that simple. Upper middle class liberals didn't know when to shut up and step aside, and we let them gaslight the working class about their struggles. And then when it was time to identify our lessons learned, we let them vilify the same people they gaslit.

It's time for new voices on the left.

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

This time last year, a nurse heard two stories leading up to an election. The first story was about how the economy was corrupt. The second story was about how the economy was great, actually!

The nurse didn't have time to read that 5k word think piece on fascism from the NYT. Hell, they can't afford a subscription.

All they know is that one side makes them feel gaslit, and the other acknowledges their struggle. Who does the nurse vote for?

From:@haubles
https://hachyderm.io/@haubles/114517902413677041

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philipkristians wrote:

I will attend re:publica on 26.-28.5.225 together with @Gargron and @mellifluousbox !
We will also host a community side event, so let me know if you would like to join!

#rp25 @republica

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

A story that's got cultural appropriation, bad science, creationists, and Joe Rogan in it is either infuriating or entertaining or both.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/16/mokele-mbembe/

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binarydigit@social.lol ("BinaryDigit 💾") wrote:

Art is. https://beep.town/@zion/114517868921226139

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shellsharks@malici.ous.computer wrote:

Hey! Scrolls volume 16 has arrived! Go check it out for the usual fun discoveries across the #IndieWeb, #Fediverse and #Infosec / #Cybersecurity realms!

https://shellsharks.com/scrolls/scroll/2025-05-16

Special credit to everyone mentioned below for their awesome contributions to this weeks issue. 🧡

@thelinuxcast @philipp @Discourse @ben @platinumtulip @radwebhosting @adam @sophywong @mastoe @murtezayesil @dominik @Vollmer @joel @tinimalina @steven @liztai @EmilyMoranBarwick @latte @hack13 @khurtwilliams @indieaisle @daj @ianb @Zardus @hrbrmstr @lirantal @deadsuperhero @trailofbits @axxuy @thomasareed @DAK @philipp @reillypascal @PromptedInk @nopatience @grickle

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researchfairy@scholar.social ("The research fairy") wrote:

> being plausible but slightly wrong and un-auditable—at scale—is the killer feature of LLMs, not a bug that will ever be meaningfully addressed, and this combination of properties makes it an essentially fascist technology. By “fascist” in this context, I mean that it is well suited to centralizing authority, eliminating checks on that authority and advancing an anti-science agenda.

https://blog.bgcarlisle.com/2025/05/16/a-plausible-scalable-and-slightly-wrong-black-box-why-large-language-models-are-a-fascist-technology-that-cannot-be-redeemed/

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jtheseamstress@hcommons.social ("Julia") wrote:

We're at 928.930! That's incredible!!

EU citizens, last chance to sign today! 🇪🇺 🏳️‍🌈

Petition to ban conversion therapy within the EU - Please sign if you haven't yet, and share with everyone you know! :heart_rainbow:

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

It seems to me the "Motivation" section for this paper is pretty damning. I'm left wondering why you'd even consider continuing with a technology that you can't control and is unreliable, unpredictable, and not fit for any particular purpose.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.15499

I stopped reading after the Motivation section.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

New #PsychedelicPornCrumpets album, Carpe Diem, Moonman, has come out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah02MsJsoFY

Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip wrote:

A doodle while waiting at the doctors office. ✌️🖤

#mastoart #sketch #sketchbook #goth #gothic #blackAndWhite #portrait #romantic

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Eve@romancelandia.club ("Eve AKA Bailey Stewart") wrote:

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

Ben Cohen is an old white guy worth $150M. He has no need to risk his comfort & get arrested for protesting a genocide all the way in Gaza.

But Ben has values lacking in most people of his wealth & privilege—empathy, humanity, & justice.

Ben Cohen is what a true leader looks like. God bless him.

Now if you'll excuse me I need to go buy 20 gallons of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

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

https://app.crucialtracks.org/profile/neatnik/20250516 #CrucialTracks #Cover

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jpkmensah@threads.net ("Joshua Mensah") wrote:

over a million americans died from covid and we didn't miss a beat. no memorial no day of remembrance not even really a mention. acknowledging that something even happened is now a highly political stance

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heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

A high school student telling bigots the truth. https://www.commondreams.org/news/transgender-student-athletes-maine