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

(The “g” is an example of having that keyword become a reflex: I use DuckDuckGo instead of Google, but I had to remap DDG to “g” because I just kept typing it automatically.)

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

Tahoe’s revamped Spotlight is impressive, but I think my brain is too wired for Alfred at this point—I start nearly all web searches with “g ”, and Spotlight seems peculiarly bad at doing web searches, unless there's something I'm missing.

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

Hobby Lobby is rife with AI generated prints and illustrations in its products.

https://youtube.com/shorts/tjRl3odfKbw

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

We have such a clear advantage in fighting against AI executives and turning the narrative against them that I don't they we use nearly enough:

These people are capital D Dorks. Straight gum balls. They are deeply dislikable people so much so that Sam Altman literally gets paid just because he can speak without people vomiting (usually).

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

"Where have all the websites gone?" is my most popular. It's a collection of jotted notes and unfinished posts that I cobbled together. I wrote the intro in how ever long it takes me to type that many words.

I didn't like it very much and expect the post to sit unread. But I posted and shared anyway. I'm so glad I did! I connected with a lot of cool people because of this blog post.

https://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/where-have-all-the-websites-gone/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam :prami:"):
neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik") wrote:

omg.lol has just switched to short-lived TLS certificates! :prami_happy:

Earlier this year, Let’s Encrypt announced that they were working on making this new type of profile available, and it’s finally here. Switching to short-lived certificates improves security for everyone.

You can read more here: https://letsencrypt.org/2025/02/20/first-short-lived-cert-issued

No action is needed on your part. When your current certificate expires, it will be replaced with a short-lived one automatically.

Huge thanks to @jack for helping with the transition!

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
mccd@merveilles.town wrote:

Cool washing machine

https://www.positive.news/society/flat-pack-washing-machine-spins-a-fairer-future/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
fancysandwiches@neuromatch.social wrote:

@fromjason OpenAI are running a bunch of similar ads for ChatGPT on reddit. Here's one trying to make it look useful for farmers. I saw another that claimed they were helping an 86 year old steel mill.

Boosted by jwz:
zzt@mas.to ("[object Object]") wrote:

fintech bros only know:

- double down on exploitative crap
- extract wealth before everything collapses
- do cocaine
- lie

I might be calling out Mozilla’s new CEO with this. and their old CEO. every CEO they’ve ever had. Marc Andreeeeessen. every executive I’ve ever had the misfortune to meet in the flesh. all the other executives too. fintech is a cult.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

Crypto firms are lobbying Trump for tax carveouts. Meanwhile, a new 501(c)(3) they back hosted a private dinner with tax lawmakers — despite rules against “substantial” lobbying. Purely educational, of course.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
pixelpaperyarn@masto.hackers.town wrote:

If you'd like to review my new book, "All Is Hell Bent" featuring the story of Loki and Sigyn, told as an intimate tragedy, you can request a reviewer copy here: https://forms.gle/6KoAs85iG42XrrJs9

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
vkc@linuxmom.net ("Veronica Explains") wrote:

POLL: do you care about your browser engine?

jwz wrote:

It has come to my attention that the artwork for the original mozilla.org "dinosaur" logo is not widely available online. So, here it is.

As I explained in some detail in my 2016 article "They Live and the secret history of the Mozilla logo", I commissioned this artwork from Shepard Fairey to use as the branding of the newly-founded mozilla.org and our open source release of the Netscape source code, which eventually became Firefox. This happened in March 1998...
https://jwz.org/b/yk0j

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
ploum@mamot.fr wrote:

Mozilla has a new CEO who:

- Has been at Mozilla for less than a year
- Has no prior open source experience (but well in "fintech" and "real estate")
- Has a MBA (aka "brainworm diploma")
- Is all-in on AI

That’s exactly the kind of bingo profile the whole community has been waiting for.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
mconley@fosstodon.org ("Mike Conley (:mconley) ⚙️") wrote:

Do you like talented musicians?

Do you like rock?

Do you like the Transformers?

Then you might also like The Cybertronic Spree:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTTT0iarzI8

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

Had to share this comment on Reddit:

> People saying AI uses water, is like saying "Cars polute the air, stop the cars now".

My brother in christ, yes.

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

It occurs to me for home listening I should really consider buying and ripping CDs again, and taking advantage of BluOS’s pretty decent music serving capability. (My A/V receiver runs BluOS, which is a large part of why I’m looking at Qobuz, actually.)

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

Y'all ever write directly into the Hemmingway App and try not to get a single line highlighted? It's fun and anxiety inducing.

#blogging

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

@fromjason https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2023/i-block-ads by a mile

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
sibylle@troet.cafe ("Sibylle") wrote:

@fromjason https://sibylle-hitz.ch/schneesterne-aus-papier-schritt-fur-schritt/
By far the most visited post on my blog. Especially before christmas. A simple instruction for folding paper to make a papercut snowflake.

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:

@fromjason This nothing blog post has been my most popular post forever https://rknight.me/blog/convert-spotify-facebook-to-email-login/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
phillip@social.lol ("Phillip :usa_distress:") wrote:

@fromjason I think I wrote this in 30 minutes and did almost zero proofreading. Going by analytics and Bear’s likes feature, people seem to like it, especially considering that I don’t think I’ve posted it on here. It was cathartic to put it somewhere outside of my brain though

https://phunky.cafe/avoidance/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
peter@thepit.social ("Peter") wrote:

this is excellent and you should read all of it, but the things that stand out to me are: 1) these AI company executives are true believers. they really believe the stochastic parrots are their friends; 2) they view democracy as "mob rule" https://www.404media.co/anthropic-exec-forces-ai-chatbot-on-gay-discord-community-members-flee/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

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

How many of your blog posts that you've spent the least time writing went on to become one of your most popular?

Edit: let me rephrase that, please SHARE the blog posts you spent the least time writing but went on to become your most popular

denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

they always say money can't buy happiness.. but.. pizza delivery services exist?!?!

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

Update: Corrections being pushed through. Ebook editions will have the edits first, print editions will be updated when they do a new printing. Note everything is on holiday time right now. But soon enough.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@jscalzi/post/DSTqtnMDD4Y

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

I don't know how many people there are like me, but I know how important browsers are to the modern compute/social participation, and I am absolutely willing to pay a little bit each month to contribute to the development of an alternative browser that is not controlled by big tech and is willing to turn away "AI" junk, especially if it was a cooperative venture.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
lindsey@recurse.social ("Lindsey Kuper") wrote:

Servo-based Firefox alternative from Igalia when? They could call it Zorro. I would totally run Zorro. I can't wait. Do it, y'all

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

Wrote a quick-n-dirty post about morals, and narratives, and idk what I just needed to get it out so that my brain shuts up about it.

https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2025/12/16/every-story-is-a-moral.html

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

Every story is a moral: https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2025/12/16/every-story-is-a-moral.html