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

It’s becoming clear to me that with any new technology coming out of Silicon Valley we should identify its absolute worse use case, multiple by 10, then judge the technology based on that finding.
My biggest issue with tech “alarmists” is their lack of imagination for just how evil these people can be. Q

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

I had a book marketing plan, but fuck it. It felt forced, fake. The book is lyrical, romantic and may have a bit of wisdom about resilience and reinvention. I'm really proud of it. You can find it here:
https://jenniferlynparsons.com/books/05-all-is-hell-bent/

#NorseMythology #Loki #Sigyn #IndieBooks #FantasyBooks
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

#ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents:

"The contractor, AI Solutions 87, claims on its website that its agents “deliver rapid acceleration in finding persons of interest and mapping their entire network.” It says the AI agents map out a target’s “services, locations, friends, family, and associates.”" https://www.404media.co/ice-contracts-company-making-bounty-hunter-ai-agents/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
wim_v12e@scholar.social ("Wim🧮") wrote:

I think the seminars of my Low Carbon and Sustainable Computing (LOCOS) group might be of interest to many of you.

The seminar series is fully online and as long as you have something interesting to tell related to low carbon and sustainable computing, #FrugalComputing, #Permacomputing etc, I'd love to hear from you.

Here are recordings and slides of this semester's talks. Thanks to all the speakers! @SylviaFysica @danmcquillan @ana_valdi @thomasfricke

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/computing/research/researchthemes/lowcarbon/
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denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

RE: https://mstdn.social/@plwt/115740603373161878

this is the only post about Mozilla drama you'll get from me, because a) I'm tired, b) I'll be on vacation starting tomorrow evening, c) most of y'all have either already used your brains, or you just want to knee-jerk - which is fine, too.

in any case, don't listen to me, because lots of folks will claim I'm biased anyway (which, tbh, is fair, given I like having a paycheck). so instead, check out this post from a community contributor who isn't paid, and who has no reason to be nice if he doesn't want to be nice:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange ("Jess👾") wrote:

You want to do the thing but you're scared of doing it, it's okay to just do it and be scared.

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

Anytime you see someone trying to over intellectualize a social justice problem that feels gross but you can't pinpoint why, just asked them what they think the solution is.

What sounds like something new and reasonable always reveals itself to be the same old racist, transphobic, anti-poor, etc rhetoric. Everytime.

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
juliusgoat.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("A.R. Moxon") wrote:

I don't think it's good for public safety that unidentified masked men just show up and start terrorizing people, and I don't think that masked men who do so should feel safe in public.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6m7rbdgaz5vyg4bnbefi7kh6/post/3m7xfbiqsb22h

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squeakypancakes@sunbeam.city ("pancakes🔜Bed") wrote:

I keep thinking about this but then I never find it when I go looking for it.

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

Every year, my mom hand makes Christmas cards for everyone based on what’s hot on the Pinterest boards that year.

Merry Christmas, everyone. 🎄

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

That software developers think their job is to deliver code, working or not, is a big part of the reason why we’ve been in a software crisis for the past few years, one that’s being accelerated by LLMs and “agents”

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

logging out to stop me doom scrolling by default

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

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/113642963558607018

just found out the first 5 years after cancer therapy are the most critical for my longevity. been so busy catching up with living after 2 years of battling cancer, i forgot it’s my first year #cancerFree

one year and 4 days ago, i fucked cancer into the sea, thanks to NYS and #NYC public health systems. may i have many more to battle the fascistocracy who want us dead by dismantling #Obamacare.

free health care is a human right. abolishing health capitalism is our antifa duty. #fuckCancer

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

Three Democrats Vote to Imprison, um, Doctors:

"The bill would imprison health-care providers, including doctors and pharmacists, for as long as ten years if convicted of providing gender-affirming care to transgender kids. With the consent of the kids. And the consent of their parents — who could also face jail time."

Just enough democrats voted yes for the bill to pass 216-211. https://thefuckingnews.substack.com/p/three-democrats-vote-to-imprison

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

The Irishman is a fantastic movie

until Al Pacino shows up and I remember it's that Jimmy Hoffa movie

gets me every time! I must block out the memory or something

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

Highlights from the NYTimes very good reporting on Epstein and his money. Gift link:
What to Know About the Origins of Jeffrey Epstein’s Wealth https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-wealth-origins-investigation-takeaways.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.9E8.G0rJ.Wri2HfJ1aeVO&smid=tw-share

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cjwatson@mastodon.ie ("Colin Watson") wrote:

Preparing a transition in Debusine

A walk-through of preparing changes to multiple packages using Debusine.

Blog post: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/blog/debusine-transitions.html

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

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025 | The Verge:

"AI created as much carbon pollution this year as New York City and guzzled up as much H20 as people consume globally in water bottles, according to new estimates."

These are the people Hank Green says are “talking out their asses” 😭🫠 https://www.theverge.com/news/845831/ai-chips-data-center-power-water

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

🎄 blogged: I Survived 2025 https://dbushell.com/2025/12/18/year-in-review/

— What an eventful year. See you in 2026! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! 🥳

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
johl@mastodon.xyz ("Jens Ohlig") wrote:

The sustainable, sovereign, and open Torment Nexus.

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

I like to think they legalized gambling because the government was like -people are getting too woke time to start ruining some lives

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

This was an excellent discussion about bad "science" influencers.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/12/18/ddt-causes-polio/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHZtKzZaf6A

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

RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/115740595660373293

This post is a good example of why truth and factuality aren’t the same thing. This is the most viscerally true thing I’ve read in a long while, but the degree to which it’s factual or not is largely irrelevant. It feels like a kick in the gut nonetheless

(It is tagged as ‘non-fiction’, so it probably is factual)

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

“The Colonization of Confidence., Sightless Scribbles”

https://sightlessscribbles.com/the-colonization-of-confidence/

> The Tech Bros haven't invented the term, but they have automated the process. They have built a machine that weaponizes mediocrity and sells it as perfection.

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TheZeldaZone ("Zelda 🎀") wrote:

"Hello, We're Firefox, The Only Browser That Hasn't Hit Itself In The Dick With A Hammer. For years now, folks use us because of our un-hammered dick. Now, you may be wondering why today we've brought this hammer and pulled out our dick. Well I'm glad you asked--"

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

RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/115734682928783505

My books are on sale for the duration of the holidays, on account of everything being awful for pretty much everybody these days.

adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁") wrote:

Noël est souvent la période où les geeks se font "harceler" de questions techniques par leurs proches. L'année dernière, je donnais mon avis sur les boites Gmail et on me demandait quelle alternative utiliser pour la messagerie. J'étais un peu nue pour répondre à cela : protonmail ou tuta ? mais ils incitent régulièrement à passer à l'offre payante et à utiliser leurs autres services (VPN, drive, password vault...). En plus, les clients de messagerie standard ne sont pas compatibles.

C'est ce qui m'a donné l'idée de proposer https://message.casa une boite mail (avec un compte xmpp), certes limitée en volume mais gratuite et respectant les protocoles standard IMAP/POP3/SMTP.

Alors, si vous aussi on vous parle de boite mail à Noël, vous pourrez proposer message.casa ;-)

adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁") wrote:

Christmas is often the time when geeks get bombarded with technical questions from their loved ones. Last year, I was giving my opinion on Gmail accounts and was asked what alternative to use for email. I was a bit stumped for an answer: ProtonMail or Tuta? But they regularly encourage you to switch to the paid version and use their other services (VPN, drive, password vault, etc.). In addition, standard email clients are not compatible.

That's what gave me the idea to offer https://message.casa, an email account (with an XMPP account) that is limited in size but free and complies with standard IMAP/POP3/SMTP protocols.

So, if you too are asked about email accounts at Christmas, you can suggest message.casa ;-)

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

lol "postponing"

https://resources.github.com/actions/2026-pricing-changes-for-github-actions/

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

reading: "You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility"
https://vale.rocks/posts/accessibility-importance

> "Unfortunately, companies have adopted these baselines as the ceiling, not the floor."

great quote from @vale