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

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is an anti-capitalist manifesto that warns of the bitter trappings of theory-fatigue, and reminds us that being a joyous grinch can never serve the cause.

In this essay, I will…

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

red sauce, in process

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

Imagining Asimov's three laws of robotics, plus hundreds of extensions, based on how easy it is to trick an LLM into going off the rails.

Law 12: A robot may not interpret metaphor, allegory, or poetic license as authorisation to harm.

- added after the UK parliament's 'spill their blood like wine' incident.

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

gorgeous

https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115781942866131898

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

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115781985482592177

You'd think, as decentralized as #Bluesky claims to be, that more of these moderation horror stories would end with the user moving to another app view (or PDS or relay or whatever).

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alissaazar@kolektiva.social ("Alissa Azar") wrote:

Bluesky suspending antifascist researchers for sharing publicly available information about literal nazis.

Should be no surprise considering bsky constantly protects nazis, the far right, and all flavors of bigotry at the expense of Palestinians and trans women.

Fortunately, their information already spread so far and wide that at least half of the Blood Tribe nazis lost their jobs following the mass doxx. Chris Pohlhaus, leader of BT, estimated financial losses at over $2 million lol. Happy holidays!

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

Note to self: never go to Buc-ee's on Christmas Day.

jwz wrote:

New euphemism just dropped: "Customer Satisfaction Adjustment" means "Please Don't Eminent Domain Our Corrupt Asses"-bribe. https://www.pge.com/en/account/customer-service/claims.html

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

Autocorrect changing a word after I proofread my post.

Seriously, is iOS autocorrect getting worse? How is that possible?

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

If you're wondering why the DNA Lounge Yule Log has been down for over an hour, it's because Monkeybrains has once again donned their fearsome Grinch aspect:

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

Mark Cuban trying to quote-tweet his way through growing class consciousness will never not be funny.

There is no stronger argument for solidarity than a Mark Cuban tweet.

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uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

Happy Christmas! #Christmas #Iceland #holidays #xmas #vintage #1930s #postcard #illustration

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

Pro tip: write your blog post while listening to a movie score that encapsulates the vibe of your message. Works everytime and it’s so fucking fun.

I learned this from Pusha-T who revealed that he wrote It’s Almost Dry while watching The Joker (2019) and listening to the score. https://youtu.be/vnkiVa4A-F8

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nikitonsky@mastodon.online ("Niki Tonsky") wrote:

Pic. 1. Human Interface Guidelines, Apple, 1992
Pic. 2. macOS Tahoe, Apple, 2025

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scottjenson@social.coop ("Scott Jenson") wrote:

RE: https://social.coop/@scottjenson/115707071905814326

There are 300K+ views on Youtube of my talk! I've never had a talk get this amount of traction. I'm a bit in shock.

It's confusing as I've been speaking/writing about this for years. Somehow the stars aligned this time.

Upside is that I've had lots of interesting conversations with folks because of this.

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mwichary@mastodon.online ("Marcin Wichary") wrote:

Wrote down what I learned so far and open questions in this new doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16QNavHjds1OdkKsfqLYx6EF0ohA-Qh%5FdZc8OK9TFrQk/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.z1r9lwho309s

…in case you are interested in seeing where I am and what are my next steps, and maybe have new ideas. Thanks in advance! The doc is free to comment, or you can always ping me here.

EDIT: Please do not tag/bother Tim Berners-Lee. Angle brackets happened many years before he started working on HTML.

#MarkupMonday

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

Merry crimblim!

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

Merry Christmas, Reverend

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/dec/25

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

“Kettir eru allir skrítnir”

https://www.mbl.is/menning/baekur/2025/12/25/kettir%5Feru%5Fallir%5Fskritnir/

> Kötturinn og ég nefnist nýútkomin myndasaga eftir Brynhildi Jennýju Bjarnadóttur

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

Happy Anniversary
not!

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/dec/24

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

not a good pattern

“Income inequality in the United States since the start of the digital revolution has risen steadily. Over the past fifty years, household incomes have grown three times faster for the top 20 percent of earners than for the middle quintile.”

— Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria
https://a.co/5gVa0IQ

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peter@thepit.social ("Peter") wrote:

oh wow I had no idea.

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kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

In 2003, Apple released a 64-bit dual-core 1.8Ghz system: Power Mac G5.

In 2023, Apple released a 64-bit dual-core 1.8Ghz system: Apple Watch Series 9.

The Watch is faster and has more RAM.

The G5 was too hot to put in a laptop. It'd use up S9's battery in under 2 minutes.

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

dear friends & acquaintances who celebrate this day:

may a blanket of peace & cooperation settle around you & warm the rest of your days

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

Before I got the Fuji and after I stopped using the Canon, I was in my iPhone era. The iPhone 6 Plus camera had a charm that I don’t see in later iPhone cameras. No dynamic range. Poor in low light. But in good light its photos felt nicely naturalistic #photos #photography

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uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

At least the view is nice.#Iceland #Reykjavik #photography #landscape #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #streetphotography #abandoned #decay #trees #mountain #sky

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uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

That is not, in fact, a sex house.#Iceland #Reykjavik #photography #landscape #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #streetphotography #abandoned #decay #trees #graffiti

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davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

memento stultus, a guy who follows the powerful around reminding them that they too are fucking dumbasses

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

Yesterday, the temperature in Seyðisfjörður here on this subarctic island we called Iceland reached a balmy 19.8°C

https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-12-25-desemberhitamet-fell-a-seydisfirdi-thar-sem-maeldust-198-stig-462311

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Tonight you will be visited by three spirits...
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/12-24.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #dnaloungeyulelog #sanfrancisco

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