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

Hitler had a genetic abnormality, so can we blame WWII on it? That would be an irresponsible claim.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/12/does-anyone-object-to-invading-hitlers-privacy/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
brotherpsyche ("notanowl") wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/115537846297018840

main-lining the live feed

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
self@awful.systems wrote:

like god fucking damn what did keepassxc do that made all these little fuckers pledge allegiance to it? what about this mediocre blog post is convincing? did y’all miss the context that this post is accompanied by a bunch of posts on other official keepassxc accounts where they give incorrect and potentially dangerous information in defense of their use of LLMs?

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de wrote:

KeePassXC doubles down on AI use

https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/48603754

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

$4 for a handful of berries??!?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/12/77935/

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

Spiders are machines for turning insects into multicolored blobs of poop, which has to be cleaned up periodically.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/it-was-morning-143431551?utm%5Fmedium=clipboard%5Fcopy&utm%5Fsource=copyLink&utm%5Fcampaign=postshare%5Fcreator&utm%5Fcontent=join%5Flink

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tofugolem ("Tofu Golem") wrote:

I believe Trump did this on Veteran's Day.

Trump is exactly what Republicans accuse Mamdani of being.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
paige@canadiancivil.com ("PAIGE! 🍁") wrote:

RE: https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@reece/115533532256114484

"While #Canada cannot win any war with the United States, we could stop funnelling money in that direction for things like Windows licenses, and digital services. Perhaps instead of trying to tax Meta and X, the government could just ... stop using their services? If people want their government updates on social media, they can follow the government on Mastodon, or just bookmark a government #Mastodon page, the y’d probably happily do it if you explained why."
#canpoli

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
link@twink.men ("link (t)wink :cat_is_blob_and_bi:") wrote:

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

I realize not every piece of news is a distraction, but #Demcorats releasing #EpstineFiles emails days after we fucked over the working class yet again, does feel timely.

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

After four months of feeding a murder of crows, they finally left me my first gift— the tip of a corn cob, placed on my patio where I leave their peanuts. Life is good.

db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

Apple TV already has ads

I have to skip ads EVERY SINGLE TIME I play something

ads for other Apple TV shows are still ads, and the "skip" button is delayed on purpose

fight me

https://arstechnica.com/apple/2025/11/apple-has-no-plans-to-bring-ads-to-apple-tv/

Boosted by jwz:
dansinker@omfg.town ("Dan Sinker") wrote:

Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.

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

No one really talks about how algorithms often separate us by race, ethnicity and nationality.

Only on #Mastodon can a French dude pop up on your feed, and you're like - I wonder what he's talking about *hits translate* oh right on strawberries are rad man

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

Ms. Rachel, what an absolute fucking queen she is. I hope she flourishes for a thousand years.

https://youtu.be/rIVAdFpw7-8

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
DavidTanner@toot.wales ("David Tanner") wrote:

@ChrisWere We have Lidls version and it’s so much fruitier and nicer than HP. Not tried the Aldi version…

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

if you wonder why Medicare funding is problematic, consider how the super-rich avoid paying their fair share:

“Mr. Bessent avoided paying roughly $910,000 in Medicare taxes on money he made running his hedge fund in 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to a memorandum prepared by Democratic Senate staff for Mr. Bessent’s confirmation hearing in January.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/scott-bessent-irs-loophole.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
Twotired@universeodon.com wrote:

The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.

Boosted by db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕"):
brucelawson@vivaldi.net ("Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊") wrote:

Tim Berners-Lee on Apple’s WebKit monopoly

https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/tim-berners-lee-on-apples-webkit-monopoly/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
sundogplanets ("Prof. Sam Lawler") wrote:

I haven't yelled that many (overwhelmingly excited) swear words at the sky for a long time. WWOOOOOWWWWW. Reddest auroras I've ever seen!! Usually it takes a long time exposure/CCD camera to see red at all. This is BRIGHT!! You can actually see easily outside by aurora light!!!!

Warming up for a few minutes before heading back out

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

There’s something about sitting on your ass, waiting for things to get sorted by somebody else before you can really dig in on your part of the task, that’s extra boring. Like double-plus unengaging.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io ("Jenniferplusplus") wrote:

Reminder that AI is "propping up" the economy the same way a tape worm props up your metabolism.

It has completely choked off all capital investment to any other activity for years. It completely devours resources needed by any other endeavor. And for all that, it produces practically nothing that people want or need. It's strangling the economy.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

By “space pod” I mean a podcast. We don’t actually have a space pod. Not one as cute as this, anyway. openclipart.org/240559 @zerogeewhiz @CosmicRami

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

Captain Artem "Archer" Sviridov was killed in combat on 28 August 2025. He left his life as an ICU nurse in Germany to defend Ukraine in 2022.

Even while fighting, he studied healthcare management, planning to reform Ukrainian medicine after victory.

"This war is about defending freedoms and values. I want to help my country change," he wrote.

Ukraine lost a warrior and healer.
Rest in Peace

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bagder ("daniel:// stenberg://") wrote:

Should the default #curl progress meter use 1000-based units instead of 1024-based ones ?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
milvus@piaille.fr wrote:

#30DayMapChallenge day 11 (Minimal) with #RStats

The network of #Roman Empire’s road system from a recent dataset.

https://r.iresmi.net/posts/2025/minimal%5Froman/

#map

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

and the list continues to this day, with President Bone Spurs https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2025/11/12

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:

So our entire economic well being hinges on a company with $20B in revenues spending $1.4T on AI infrastructure when there isn’t enough electricity generated on the planet to power that many data centers?

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

Don't speak truth about white supremacy or you might get reported to your senator.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/12/she-was-asking-for-it/

Boosted by NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

i know a lotta sysadmins around my age, in their 50s

they're choosing to retire rather than get a new job herding slop

let's say there's gonna be a *ton* of opportunities in sysadmin/devops in a couple of years, as it becomes harder to find people who know what the fuck they're doing