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jwz wrote:

RTMP / HLS segment corruption.

Dear Lazyweb, When my internal video encoder machine relays its RTMP stream to the external public server, MPEG glitches get introduced, and I would like to know how to fix that. I am hoping for answers from someone who...
https://jwz.org/b/ykoc

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zak@infosec.exchange ("Zak :1password:") wrote:

There should be laws against services that require you to email customer support in order to delete your account.

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

Hats off to Qassam Muaddi for the crystal clear subhed on this piece.
https://social.mondoweiss.net/@mondoweiss/114582042065505259

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

The chill we all got down our backs when we saw these men standing by Trump.

One day they were just tech moguls no one thought to regulate, and the next they were powerful oligarchs?

No.

We let them get this powerful and now Trump will use them to further spy on us and control our communication.

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jcoglan wrote:

the way people are deploying LLMs is driving a freight train through the principle of least privilege and being surprised at the results

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EveryPkmnCard ("Every Pokémon Card") wrote:

Pikachu-EX

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foofaraw@beep.town wrote:

A tremendous thank you to @crucialtracks for sponsoring this week on Foofaraw. If you haven’t already done so, you should go sign-up for this awesome little one-song-a-day community! https://app.crucialtracks.org/

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

Since 2020, under Biden's administration, we've had EIGHTY militarized police bases planned, under construction, or built across the country. Biden and his base never said a word about it.

Those cop cities are now in Trump's hands.

Guess what happens the next time they take our rights away and we want to protest? If you've been to a protest in Atlanta, you already know.

https://isyourlifebetter.net/cop-cities-usa/

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

I worry that people believe Trump is creating new systems to enforce his inhumane policies. Or that he's breaking his back turning something neutral into fascist.

He's barely breaking a sweat.

Shit, half the time our legal experts can't even agree if the stuff he does is illegal because our government has eroded our rights so much.

How lucky we'd be if Trump had to whip up his own ICE from scratch. Instead he has all the tools he needs, and we got the most productive 100 days in history.

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

ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows:

"Data from a license plate-scanning tool that is primarily marketed as a surveillance solution for small towns to combat crimes like car jackings or finding missing people is being used by ICE"

It’s not our responsibility to make crime fighting easier for cops if it means giving up our privacy and rights. This tool is fascist now and it was fascist ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2025/05/27/ice-taps-into-nationwide-aienabled.html

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inquiline@assemblag.es wrote:

@inthehands @kims

Yup to all this.

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

I did Improv for the first time in two years. Was fun I missed it didn't even know.

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

h/t https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-kisilenko-ceo/

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

With values strong, they stand so tall,
A trustworthy guide for one and all.
In their world, transparency gleams,
Fueling wondrous, whimsical dreams.

So gather 'round, let stories flow,
In this enchanted place where children grow.
A world of creativity awaits,
In Argh's warm, embracing gates.
jeffs@Ultron ~ %

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h/t @simon

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

jeffs@Ultron ~ % llm -f https://arghstudios.com/about.html "a short poem inspired by this website"

In the land of Argh, where stories dwell,
A magic storyteller casts its spell.
With a wave of words, ideas take flight,
Inviting laughter and pure delight.

Child-safe dreams float in the air,
Imaginations sparked with care.
From outlines to plays, and poems too,
Argh Studios brings tales to you.

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violetblue ("Violet Blue") wrote:

GREAT NEWS! The Covid Safety Handbook audiobook is now accessible online for public library patrons across North America!

Our book shows you how to stay safe while RFK Jr destroys US #Covid prevention

Library link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/17724785

Find more versions here: https://linktr.ee/covidbook

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ryan@hates.company ("ryan wolf") wrote:

i come from the land down under (pellucidar)

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sleepless@social.lol ("Courtney") wrote:

Brought to you by the letter B for Browser Company:

https://circlejerk.blog/the-last-tab

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

Yesterday I changed a car battery for the first time. I've never been much of a car guy but making a non-working car run again without any professional intervention is amazingly satisfying

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mwl@io.mwl.io ("Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire:") wrote:

#Laserblasted in print, exclusive to my store. Buy print, get the epub free!

https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/product/laserblasted/

(Kickstarter backers: your copies are coming!)

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

Some more #urltown updates:

1. Profile pages are live. Nothing fancy, but you can see a person’s submissions all in one place, which is nice.

2. A simple stats page is live now: https://url.town/stats

3. You can now edit your submissions with the Edit link that appears beneath anything you’ve added. There’s a small bug involving URL changes that I’m working on, but otherwise it works!

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

So... this button was boring. Now we have new buttons that aren’t boring! #urltown

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

The "US is turning fascist" discourse almost never includes stuff like this. Fascism requires this exact infrastructure the US has been building for decades.

From: @eff
https://mastodon.social/@eff/114581358065979359

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

An update on my essay:

I'm doing it. I'm not doing it. I'm doing it again. I hate this rewrite. Wait. I love this rewrite. Oh never mind I'm not doing it. I'll tweak it one more time no it sucks why did I even bother oh wait I like it again.

*throws phone in garbage*

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ryanprior ("DNA schedule") wrote:

@xor insightful description of why a backing spreadsheet is desirable! The most promising free software option I've found for that use case is https://www.getgrist.com

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davecb@hachyderm.io wrote:

@xor In a previous life, we built a database where the relations mapped to spreadsheets. It was fast enough for humans to enter and review and for printers to print.

Queries were quite slow to set up but fast to evaluate. They were constructed by creating new relations, building the first line out of links, and then doing a copy-paste to fill up the form with them. Good enough that small companies used it for their main ledger.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
nathanlovestrees@disabled.social wrote:

flipping logs

#salamanders #amphibians

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Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt ("Natasha Jay (she/her) 🇪🇺") wrote:

UK contemporary sculptor known as Anna & the Willow creates nature-inspired sculptures made from rods of willow

'Huntress of Skipton': Castle Woods in North Yorkshire 🏹

#womensart

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I'm building another collaborative project that uses Google Sheets as a "database," so I wrote up some thoughts on why that keeps happening https://parkerhiggins.net/2025/05/google-sheets-database-for-projects/

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

The Who Cares Era: https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-05-23-who-cares/

Via @sleepless. I’m a little late to this piece but if you haven’t read it yet, please do.

The challenge is to care more. We can remove some of the disheartening feeling by doing more things *with heart*, something the machines can’t. ❤️