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Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
didgebaba@c.im ("Jamez Barrett 🜃 ॐ Ⓐ") wrote:

A good summary from Meredith Whittaker, president of Signal, on the marketing of "agentic ai" and the dangers it is posing to the privacy and security of its users.

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• video: 9e08db2f1995d461.mp4

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
ediz@social.lol ("Ediz :prami_pride:") wrote:

My new omg.lol page design! Looks great!!! ✨ @adam

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
purplerabbit@goo.dgirl.gay ("Omega :purplerabbit: :v_tfem: :ms_neurodiversity:") wrote:

it occurs to me that i have never actually announced this, so here goes. i have a homepage, over at purplerabbit.gay! and you should all visit it and give me headpats. it's running from @adam's omg.lol and it's a page for all of my links and stuff, i have plenty. i also have a cool /now page that i updated fairly regularly, so check back often!

right now i don't have much on my links but it'll come eventually. this whole thing is nothing special, true. but it's mine! and can you say that about lots of places on the internet, don't think so, nya! :3

:purplerabbit:

Boosted by denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

Somebody on Twitter is trying to use AI to vibe code a system and the thread is quite the trip. https://xcancel.com/jasonlk/status/1945840482019623082#

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
blogdiva ("your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦") wrote:

still blows my mind RFKJr has basically become the people who killed his father and uncle.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
StillIRise1963@mastodon.world wrote:

WTF kind of world is this where people of one country kill everyone in another nation, then shoot the starving survivors of the genocide, as they gather for food and water - while we all watch. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
funhouseradio@mastodon.world ("FunHouse Radio") wrote:

► https://FunHouseRadio.com <-- TUNE IN
CURRENTLY IN ROTATION

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

@photovotary

Why is it like that? I was reading a meta story about the case covering how the story had "broken containment" and made it into sources that normally avoid "political" news. It's legitimately a big story and there are consequential issues involved.

But ... it's also a story that that teaches helplessness, that can mean anything to anyone from "you see the deep state(tm) is still in control!" to "we always knew this is who Trump was"

Everyone talks and talks and learns nothing.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

With all that’s going wrong in this country, this is the regime’s priority?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
auscandoc@med-mastodon.com ("Auscandoc") wrote:

If you think e-bikes are bad, there's a bigger threat hitting our roads https://electrek.co/2025/07/20/if-you-think-electric-bikes-are-bad-theres-a-much-bigger-menace-hitting-our-roads/ https://electrek.co/2025/07/20/if-you-think-electric-bikes-are-bad-theres-a-much-bigger-menace-hitting-our-roads/?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=threads “A lot of people. Over 40,000 people die in car crashes in the US every year. Thousands more are permanently injured. Entire neighborhoods are carved up by high-speed traffic. Kids can’t walk to school safely. But don’t worry – someone saw a teenager run a stop sign on an e-bike, so the real crisis must be those darn batteries on two wheels.”

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alatartheblue@polymaths.social ("Nick (Alatar the Blue)") wrote:

Hey #hamradio people attending @defcon - @HamRadioVillage is putting together a list of known frequencies so you can program your HTs ahead of time - check out https://conham.radio/dc for info leading up to the con.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
arclight@oldbytes.space wrote:

Gracie is a sleepy dingus #CatsOfMastodon

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io ("Thomas 🔭🕹️") wrote:

AI is amazing for coding they said https://xcancel.com/jasonlk/status/1946069562723897802

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cafechatnoir ("Play Ball and Fight Fascists") wrote:

Jorge is in mighty hunter mode!

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

Yikes 😳 That coming dangerous heat dome developing over the Upper #Ohio, #Chicago, Great Lakes region is going reach #Toronto, #Ottawa and #Montreal

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Lydie@tech.lgbt ("ℒӱḏɩę :blahaj:") wrote:

Life hack: If you run a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room you can wirelessly transfer water

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Truck@icosahedron.website ("Sir Garbagetruck") wrote:

#demosunday, back from Ed!son , and I just feel like posting Turtles all the Way Down from Brain Control.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBKmqkh9bb8

64k, 2013.

Boosted by jwz:
neilo@mastodon.online ("neil okamoto") wrote:

@MichalBryxi @davidho Thank you for your recent post objecting to a change intended to improve traffic safety.

Your objection is:
- [ ] It will make traffic worse
- [ ] It will reduce parking
- [ ] Businesses will suffer
- [ ] Drivers will ignore it
- [ ] It costs too much
- [ ] It inconveniences the disabled
- [ ] Slower traffic means longer commutes
- [ ] You can’t carry groceries/kids/tools without a car
- [ ] Bikes don't belong on roads
- [ ] No one walks/bikes/transits here anyway

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
thegibson@masto.hackers.town ("The Gibson 🅅") wrote:

Your Sunday Zen.

https://youtu.be/TbXnQUwy1-A

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
LewisWorkshop@mastodon.online ("Andrew Lewis Workshop") wrote:

Look, I know computers are great and everything, but these lovely fuckers sink carbon, produce food and oxygen, stabilise the soil, help prevent flash floods, attract wildlife, self replicate, smell nice, and don't have an AI chatbot interface.

#garden #gardening #solarpunk #growyourown #GrowOwnFood

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
JamesAkers@expressional.social ("James Akers") wrote:

I finished up teaching 2 week neon and STEM class at Urbanglass on Friday. The high schoolers were from all over NYC with varied backgrounds/ schooling and they all made such fun things!
Along with my two TAs (Caroline and MolMol) we taught them not only how to wire and bend neon tubes, but also how to solder (SMT and through hole) and the very basics on programming captive portal ESP32 chips for blinking neon with phones.
We played games, Including making a 30 foot mega straw for fruit punch, competing with three glass an food coloring "rollercoasters" as well as numerous "drop test" contests to test/ build bend/ weld strength.
Overall they learned about planning, perseverance and some the hard lessons of loss that glass can teach so well when the thing you make breaks.

One student quoted Don Quixote "Without hardships there can be no Adventure!" - couldn't have said it better myself :)

#neon #teaching #STEM #glass #nyc #electronics #highschool #summer #soldering #diy #education

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
fkamiah17@syzito.xyz ("MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸") wrote:

"Well have you argued, sir; and, for your pains,
of capital treason we arrest you here ... "

Richard II, Act 4 Scene I

#ShakespeareSunday #UKPolitics #WeAreAllPalestineAction #RightToProtest

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

a powerful community moment

https://www.reddit.com/r/ICE%5FRaids/s/KBHtIVNbsk

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

a powerful moment of community

https://www.reddit.com/r/ICE%5FRaids/s/zJnLc7LxkI

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

Adding "posting still life black and white photos of moderately exotic fruit" to the list of non-existent rules I've been called out for violating.

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

I gots my writing sandwich. I mean business.

#blog #blogging #writing

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

the tomatoes have gotten a bit out of control

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

new to the wonders of terminal use? here is a pretty good "cheat sheet" from someone who puts out a lot of useful material https://wizardzines.com/cheat-sheet-one-page.png

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

This capture made extensive use of view camera tilt movements. The depth of field is quite shallow here, so the lens was tilted forward to keep the stems and leaves in focus from the front to the back.

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

Captured with a Sinar P camera. a 240mm/5.6 APO Symmar lens, and a BetterLight scanning digital back.

This is a minimalist studio still life, so it's all about lighting and geometry.

Illuminated by a single hard light placed at the left of the frame, yielding well defined shadows. The background was a white sweep table, creating the illusion of an infinite background. The fruit looks evenly spaced, but actually the rear one had to be much farther back than the center one to create that effect.