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isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Hany Farid on spotting fake AI photos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5%5FPrTvNypY

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
maxleibman@beige.party ("Max Leibman") wrote:

Your brain is not a computer. Your computer is not a brain.

If you can remember this, your vulnerability to AI hype decreases dramatically.

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

The Fly Boy & The Kid by Willie Nelson

https://pandora.app.link/sdR8qz708Ub

jwz wrote:

XScreenSaver, Wayland and locking.

Welp, I got crickets in answer to my question, "How do I find the wl_surface backing an Xwayland X11 Window?" and that does not bode well for XScreenSaver ever being able to lock your screen on Wayland. The only...
https://jwz.org/b/ykrj

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

Six O'Clock News by John Prine

https://pandora.app.link/5b2pgT1Z8Ub

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
realTuckFrumper ("#TuckFrump") wrote:

Optional LGBTQ suicide prevention lifeline service ends https://twp.ai/E6ACjU

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

NASHVILLE got into some Good Trouble today: “Democracy dies in darkness, fascism thrives in isolation. But we are here as a community to say that we are not isolated, we are showing up because people like Kristi Noem are not welcome in our community.”www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...

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

Our guess is cuomo would have no trouble finding a ride to LaGuardia or JFK ✈️ 👋🏽

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
demize@unstable.systems wrote:

according to two posts right next to each other on my timeline, it is both national moth month and national month week

I hope the moths enjoy their long-deserved double recognition

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
markarayner@mas.to ("Mark A. Rayner") wrote:

All worship the Glorious Zarcat, ruler of Planet Mecuratron!

#Caturday #cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #humor #humour #alien

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
EuromaidanPress ("Euromaidan Press") wrote:

What happens when Ukraine stops risking lives and starts risking everything on innovation? Ask Russia's cardboard-waving soldiers.

As Putin's forces dug in for traditional siege warfare, Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade dropped the rulebook entirely — launching the planet's first human-free assault without a single Ukrainian boot on the ground.

🔗 Tap the link to see how Ukraine's robots beat Russia's numbers game: https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/07/15/frontline-report-ukrainian-brigade-captures-russian-positions-after-drone-only-assault-leaves-enemy-defenseless/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tusk81 ("Gabe Ortíz") wrote:

The family of a green card holder “was told he died in ICE custody. Then they learned he’s alive — in a hospital in Guatemala, they say.”

When this is all over—and I have to believe it will be over one day—there need to be trials.

https://www.mcall.com/2025/07/18/luis-leon-allentown-grandfather-ice-guatemala/

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

Knockin' on Your Screen Door by John Prine

https://pandora.app.link/moHEJG9Y8Ub

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
PersevereImgBot ("Perseverance Image Bot 📡") wrote:

Sol 1568: Right Mastcam-Z Camera, imaged at 11:57:50.256 (local mean solar time), image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CWilbur@sfba.social ("RealGravitas -Citizen Saboteur") wrote:

@catsalad Liberace demonstrates the conventional 2-cycle engine. #CatsOfMastodon #caturday

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

Fourth Degree by Eilen Jewell

https://pandora.app.link/LL7ye6UY8Ub

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
skinnylatte@hachyderm.io ("Adrianna Tan") wrote:

I always forget about this group but I think it’s great. Ted’s hikes is a group that organizes regular Bay Area hikes where they meet in San Francisco and take transit together somewhere to hike together.

I usually meet interesting people of all ages here. Not cliquey. I’ve been a few times

It’s a great way to learn how to get around to do outdoor things with transit

https://www.meetup.com/san-francisco-hiking-meetup-7-12-miles-slow-paced/

#SanFrancisco #transit #California #BayArea #Hiking

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

Big Time Woman by Leon Redbone

https://pandora.app.link/pkdeG2IY8Ub

jwz wrote:

Please enjoy jwz mixtape 253.
https://jwz.org/b/ykrh

Attachments:

• video: a3bc36a79775db16.mp4

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
flyingsaceur@ioc.exchange ("AN/CRM-114") wrote:

@djsundog one regret that Sinatra did not like to mention was the time he insulted Australia and their trade unions stranded him there until he apologized

https://jacobin.com/2021/08/australia-frank-sinatra-1974-tour-sexist-comments-apology-journalists-actu-unions

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

Hey we’re hiring at our studio (democratically run and operated, flat salary, 4 day work weeks, cool project). We’re looking for a unity rendering engineer and/or general senior engineer to join our lovely team. 85k CAD salary - yes it’s a pay cut for some but in exchange you get a workplace unlike any other where you really matter ✌🏼 https://workwithindies.com/careers/ko-op-senior-rendering-programmer

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

Very relatable[1] comic from Tauhid Bondia:

https://www.gocomics.com/crabgrass/2025/07/19

[1] Relatable in that I was rather jealous of my peers that had calculator watches, and I would've probably acted like Miles had I ever received one.

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

I would love a weekly syndication of the best blog posts across the web. I know there are #Fedi specific aggregators which is cool. Also, the Good Internet magazine is an exciting publication.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
ricmac ("Richard MacManus") wrote:

Out of sheer boredom on a Saturday post-dinner, I opened up Threads (I no longer post there) and saw this cry for help. Poor bastards… #MetaWorld #AOLvibes

Boosted by jwz:
PavelASamsonov ("Pavel A. Samsonov") wrote:

#AI is a marketing term; before we discuss "AI is fake" vs "AI is real" we need to unfold what we *mean* by AI.

For example, "artificial general intelligence" is fake and can't hurt you. Layoffs excused by "AI efficiency" are real and can hurt you.

Linkedin discourse is fake - but it CAN hurt you.

Boosted by jwz:
luis_in_brief@social.coop ("Luis Villa") wrote:

🤔

jwz wrote:

"Even God Cannot Hear Us Here": What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women's Prison.

Rümeysa Öztürk: I was looking forward to taking a short walk and catching up with friends at the interfaith center, when I was suddenly surrounded and grabbed by a swarm...
https://jwz.org/b/ykrf

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

I did it! I wrote 800 words, all of it complete shit. I drive home, take a quick nap, then write a paragraph that I think sounds great.

I forget who said we should write to get all the bad writing out of our system but damn if that isn't true.

jwz wrote:

"Visit Dubai!"

Caitlín Doherty: I went to Dubai wrongheaded. I learnt nothing and left nauseated. I had thought it would be fun -- funny, even -- to experience the disorientation of standing at the pivot point between two world systems. Instead, it...
https://jwz.org/b/ykrd

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

Swift neophyte question: I was noodling with a SwiftData-backed document application, but I'm going to need the document to contain more than one model. Not only can I find no examples of this, the DocumentGroup API suggests this isn't even possible. Should I give up and use FileDocument? #Swift