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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
hdv@front-end.social ("Hidde") wrote:

✏️ Dear Mozilla, I don't want an “Al kill switch”, I want a more responsible approach for all

a new blog post! (*I do want the kill switch, but responsible rollout matters even more in the grand scheme of things)

https://hidde.blog/mozilla-ai-kill-switch/

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:

Uh … AI bubble costing the US as much money in 12 months as *two major wars over 13 years* is quite the buried lede!

"If it can't go on forever it will stop." — economist Herb Stein, 1985. (The "it" is a placeholder for any economic process.)
https://researchbuzz.masto.host/@researchbuzz/115782207999466966

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

good to know

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

I noped out of Stranger Things on episode two when they telegraphed clearly what their storytelling priorities were by killing off the only character I found relatable. Everything I’ve seen about the series since reinforces my belief that I’d have found the entire thing stupendously annoying

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

In retrospect, it’s hard for me not to see that switching to digital was initially, and for several years, a creative setback. These film photos from 2004-5 were much more interesting than the digital pics from 2006 #photos #film

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

This pigeon portrait is probably one of the earliest digital photos I took that I can actually tolerate today. Taken in 2006 #bird #birds

Boosted by ratatui_rs@fosstodon.org ("Ratatui"):
orhun@fosstodon.org ("Orhun Parmaksız 👾") wrote:

Manage the chaos of temporary projects! 📁🔥

🧪 **try-rs** — A workspace manager for your throwaway Rust experiments

💯 Supports dated folders, fuzzy search, Git cloning & safe cleanup.

🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui_rs

⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/tassiovirginio/try-rs

#rustlang #ratatui #tui #commandline #experiment #devtools #productivity #terminal

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

An issue I have with commenting on "AI" these days is that the "pro" side is so wilfully obtuse, disingenuous, and manipulative that it's impossible for me to comment without calling them out as massive fucking assholes and I'm trying my hardest not to do that kind of thing on social media

Like, you dickheads know exactly what you're doing. Stop pretending you're all 'critical' just because you wring your hands occasionally about security issues even as you continue to use these broken systems

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

For those who haven't got the backstory here, a GenAI company basically pre-ordered 40% of the world's RAM to lock out competitors... then Micron, who make their profits by making RAM, decided to also stop making RAM to chase GenAI fad.

So now PCs and servers are basically unaffordable. Nobody is quite sure what will happen.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

$3k RAM running Chrome.exe, might sell my PC and buy a car

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

the ram in my gaming PC is worth ten times how much I paid for it a few months ago

RIP CIO IT budgets, just as a spoiler - they'll burn through it in the next few months.

Also RIP their blood pressure when they get their Azure bill and E5 renewal quote.

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

❌ spaghetti code
✅ hentai code

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

If he think the party faction that rejected Ramaswamy for being Indian will forgive Vance for marrying one, he is in for a rude wake up call.

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
tomgag@infosec.exchange ("Tommaso Gagliardoni") wrote:

"Unfortunately We Are Unable To Provide Feedback"

No, you're not "unable", you are unwilling. And this is not OK.

https://gagliardoni.net/#20251227%5Fnofeedback

Many cybersecurity and Web3 conferences refuse to provide an explanation of why a submission was rejected. The argument is that it would be too much time consuming due to the large volume of applications, but in this blog post (which is both a rant and an open letter) I make the point that this is just an excuse, and it's due time to change this behavior. It's not only a lack of respect for the community, but also a red flag about the transparency of the review process.

Please be better than this.

#cybersecurity #security #infosec #web3 #rant #academia

jwz wrote:

Lobster Heist.

$400K lobster shipment hijacked en route to Illinois Costco locations: Dylan Rexing, CEO of Rexing Companies, said the shipment was picked up in Taunton, Massachusetts, but never reached its destination. He said the theft appears to be...
https://jwz.org/b/yk0%5F

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
alien@mastodon.green ("Alien🍉") wrote:

@fromjason in my very humble opinion the key word is the word "selling". What if technology -regardlesss if it's later on somehow sold- was giving us what we need. I think this because the times when I see actually different, cool and useful things are usually under free software communities *first*

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

I often think about what technology would look like if its evolution wasn't arced toward ad-tech. It's clear no one wants recording device sun glasses or AI best friends.

And it's clear that the only reason it's on the market is because a camera on our faces, and a robot trained to get us to divulge our secrets, are wonder surveillance innovations.

I wonder what all that money could build if the goal was selling us what we need.

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

After several decades using #Linux I can say that the best distributions, for me, are #Archlinux and #Debian
Arch when I need the last version of all the software I use, and Debian if I want a robust platform.

My both laptops and one server run Arch, other 4 machines use Debian (12 or 13)

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
Guillotine_Jones@beige.party ("Guillotine Jones, Flâneur") wrote:

@fromjason
Any argument that relies on a quotation from Sam Altman is probably overdue for a reevaluation.
Twenty-five cents and a quotation from Sam Altman will get you a USian quarter -- if that much.

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
Sinjo@tech.lgbt wrote:

information superhighway? no thanks. I’ll be in the information barn

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

We're all aware this is not actually a spectacular indicator for the economy in general, right

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/investing/gold-price-futures-soar

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

So, K-Pop Demon Hunters is a lot of silly fun, huh?

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
tiotasram@kolektiva.social ("Tiota Sram") wrote:

@fromjason you're correct here. This article is about power, not water, but I've seen concerns about similar impacts due to water use:

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/report-home-building-to-halt-in-west-london-due-to-data-center-power-demands/

Whenever anyone starts quibbling about how per-query costs are low or some other such nonsense, you can remind yourself (and/or them): if these costs were so low, why would datacenter construction be canceling housing construction? In the middle of a housing shortage and homelessness crisis? It doesn't matter how low the marginal cost is if the (overhyped projected) volume results in significant opportunity costs.

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

It’s the final collection of new books and ARCs for 2025, and this one is a double decker! What here is something you would want to take with you into the new year?

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

Playing some games live on HamishTV

https://watch.thepolarbear.co.uk/

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
hanfastolfe ("Raoh") wrote:

El conejo en la esquina

#photography #streetphotography #travel #photo #darktable #fotosderaoh

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

JD Vance wearing eyeliner is actually the only cool thing about him

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange ("Em :official_verified:") wrote:

My code phrases to signify distress if I ever get kidnapped will be:

"I agree with Sam Altman"

"You should stay on Facebook"

"I use AI every day, it's so useful!"

🙃

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

The debate over AI energy and water consumption doesn't exist in a vacuum.

Hank's video, too, exists in a moment of protest. Working class communities are fighting against data center proposals in their small towns. Increased cost of living is a key argument of the protest.

To discuss AI water consumption without contextualizing the debate; without sharing who's affected if Hank is wrong, is a dishonest omission.

Hank makes no mention of any of this until the last 30 secs of a 24 min video.

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

I won't share Hank's video because it feels like spreading pro-big tech propaganda, but you can find it on his YouTube channel.

The video, imo, feels way out of character for Hank. It's confusing, manic, and out of touch.

The video lacks any coherent takeaway, besides the encouragement for his audience to continue arguing over the semantics of water consumption, and not the material harms these data centers and their energy use cause local communities.