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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr24hbDmaAI

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

https://arewedecentralizedyet.online

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
DXMacGuffin@metalhead.club ("Pilgrim MacGuffin :damnified:") wrote:

@ElleGray

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

Crisis of faith - by rayne fisher-quann - internet princess:

"Her Facebook account has been deleted; all the messages are gone, most of the record of our communication since I was a little girl. In our chat log, her name has been replaced by Unknown user and her profile picture with that blank grey silhouette, formless and genderless." https://internetprincess.substack.com/p/crisis-of-faith

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
josephcox@infosec.exchange ("Joseph Cox") wrote:

The long running HOPE hacking conference just got banned from its current venue because someone told the university the conference had an “anti-police agenda.” Based it seems on a single pamphlet?

https://www.404media.co/hope-hacking-conference-banned-from-university-venue-over-apparent-anti-police-agenda/

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chechar ("César Córcoles") wrote:

just in case nobody has done it before

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

Venture Capital really robbed us of the niche social media platform. Everything must be a billion users or it's a failure.

Another one of my favorite little apps stopped loading. Sucks.

jwz wrote:

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein I love watching changeover
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/11/18.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma

jwz wrote:

Today in Hoffman Lenses.

There is only one acceptable use for "AI" video, and that is replacing faces with methane-breathing space capitalists. I have been asking for access to this important technology for years but have not found it. Here is some...
https://jwz.org/b/ykxj

jwz wrote:

Regret to inform you that Palantir still exists.

The Nerd Reich:
https://jwz.org/b/ykxh

Boosted by denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert"):
misprintedtype@front-end.social ("sudo rm -rf fascism") wrote:

Parents in tech, Marcin Skirzynski and I are writing a book about our lives, struggles and the moments that make it all worth it.

We'd love you to be part of it.

Please subscribe for regular updates as we'd also love to hear from you!

https://www.daughterdriven.dev/

#parentsofmastodon

jwz wrote:

President Bone-Spurs capes for Prince Bone-Saw.

"Things Happen" "Your royal highness," [Mary Bruce asked], "the U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist. 9/11 families are furious that you are here in the...
https://jwz.org/b/ykxf

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I mean, we do, ketchup is a gravy if you think about it

RE: https://www.threads.com/@comixgail/post/DRNbU0nEqrf

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

Early in my blogging history, I was disgusted by Larry Summers. Somehow my revulsion did not hurt his career at all, but now Epstein's favor might have some consequences.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/18/we-shouldnt-have-to-wait-20-years-for-a-glimmering-of-justice/

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

The entire American economy is built on tulips.

#AI #AIBubble #OpenAI #Google #Microsoft

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NanoRaptor@bitbang.social ("Nanoraptor") wrote:

Truly smart devices would choose not to connect to the internet.

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

Jesus fucking Christ. They're gonna take us all down with them.

#AI #OpenAI #Google

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

Google’s Sundar Pichai warns of “irrationality” in trillion-dollar AI investment boom - Ars Technica:

"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters at a private dinner in August that investors are “overexcited” about AI models and that “someone” will lose a “phenomenal amount of money.”"

These are threats, not warnings. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/googles-sundar-pichai-warns-of-irrationality-in-trillion-dollar-ai-investment-boom/

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thermia@sk.girlthi.ng ("#include <termios.h> 🔺 :thermos: :t: :g: :va:") wrote:

@jvnkyard@sk.lavenderfield.xyz

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dlx ("robb") wrote:

Real proud of myself for migrating to Cloudfare after the most recent AWS outage, now to sip some tea and checking the web before swallowing.

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mcfadden ("Brian McFadden") wrote:

If you fail the tutorial in Leisure Suit Larry, you have to play as Larry Summers emailing Epstein for advice.

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GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

frame this modern art

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

but of course

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

RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/115572164825524941

Damn we're not even pretending to fight monopolies anymore.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
christianliebel@mastodon.cloud ("Christian Liebel") wrote:

I am happy to announce that I will be joining the #W3C Technical Architecture Group as a full member on February 1, 2026.

The #TAG consists of twelve engineers worldwide whose task is to safeguard and extend the web through coordination, collaboration, and review.

I want to thank everyone who has supported me along the way.

https://www.w3.org/news/2025/w3c-advisory-committee-elects-technical-architecture-group/

@w3c @tag

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
cory@follow.coryd.dev ("Cory Dransfeldt :demi:") wrote:

Honestly, if it means X stays offline then just leave Cloudflare down

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

Everything Musk touches is infused with racism.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/18/zero-surprise/

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

This is the biggest win that the Icelandic right wing has had in a while after failing to rally people behind Iceland’s oligarchs and I’m genuinely annoyed at the EU for handing it to them

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

The nationalists and the right wing in Iceland are also having a field day with this, of course.

rust@social.rust-lang.org ("Rust Language") wrote:

We would like to thank all our Rust GSoC 2025 contributors for participating this year and making it a big success! 💛🦀

Read all about this year's Google Summer of Code contributions to the Rust Project in our latest blog post: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/11/18/gsoc-2025-results/