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

New audio blog posted:
Should I ditch YouTube for real?

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• audio: Blog post: Should I ditch YouTube for real?

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

X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced :

"“We take action against illegal content on X, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), by removing it, permanently suspending accounts, and working with local governments and law enforcement as necessary,” X Safety said."

Remember, Jack Dorsey’s original vision for Bluesky was the gained ability to shrug shit like this off because he didn’t ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2026/01/05/x-blames-users-for-grokgenerated.html

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

I wonder why the river is called "Varmá" (literally "Warm River" in Icelandic)? 😝 #photos #iceland #winter

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

For under 2 grand, I can buy a laptop with unfathomable levels of compute, powered by chips made of resistors so tiny they operate under different laws of physics. For just a few hundred more, a hard drive that stores more documents than I can write if I wrote 24-hrs a day for the rest of my life.

Yet, note taking apps charge ten bucks a month for life, for compute located 300 miles away, storage I don't need, and sync-and-share abilities I already pay for.

What a silly time to be alive.

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monkeyben@mastodon.sdf.org ("Ben Todd") wrote:

Hey Guys, gals, people and pets, Satya Nadella is getting tired of people calling AI Slop output AI Slop. If everyone can stop that's be great as it is upsetting Microslops share holders.

Don't start calling Microslop Microslop or use the #microslop tag as it might burst the AI bubble and then Microslop might have to take SlopPilot out of Windows. As you know, that would be terrible.

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microslop-trends-on-social-media-backlash-to-microsofts-on-going-ai-obsession-continues

#microslop #microsoft #copilot #sloppilot #AI #genAI #AISlop #AIBubble

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cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:

This explains EVERYTHING about 2026 so far in one cartoon:

(Source: https://www.austinchronicle.com/comics/this-modern-world-14/)

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pikesley@mastodon.me.uk ("Rational Market Hypothesist") wrote:

I just found out that this is a real thing that exists and I'm just dumbstruck

https://info715734.wixsite.com/website

Imagine if Britain was real

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claytoncubitt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Clayton Cubitt") wrote:

The only explanation for the Democratic "leadership's" perpetually weak behavior in opposing Republicans is this: the Democratic Party doesn't currently exist to oppose Republicans. It exists to oppose any leftist alternative from taking policy control. And it's *very* competent at doing that.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e7gbntp2tzobn7cfi37viei3/post/3mbouzsn5dk2f

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAhahaha*gasp*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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

Pro tip: Now might be a good time to try canceling some of your subscriptions to see if they give you a discount or free months.

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

Maybe if infectious disease had some of the same stigma we attach to lice, people would be more responsible.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/05/speaking-of-disease/

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/health/vaccines-dementia-heart-elderly.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.CFA.TIiT.g-Au1gTmhYY1&smid=url-share

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AssociatedPress@flipboard.com ("Associated Press") wrote:

Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter's harsh epidemic
https://apnews.com/article/us-flu-cases-cdc-subclade-k-29cc5a68eb100585c8e0dbd2ec47b3eb?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Health @health-AssociatedPress

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servelan@newsie.social ("Servelan") wrote:

Mark Kelly tells Hegseth to go fuck himself, vows to fight demotion - National Zero

https://nationalzero.com/2026/01/05/mark-kelly-tells-hegseth-to-go-fuck-himself-vows-to-fight-demotion/

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

""Over twenty-five years in the US Navy, thirty-nine combat missions, and four missions to space, I risked my life for this country and to defend our Constitution including the First Amendment rights of every American to speak out. I never expected that the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense would attack me for doing exactly that. My rank and retirement are things that I earned through my service and sacrifice for this country."

Sen. Mark Kelly"

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

"Please, go find people who don’t know all of the weird internet things you do, and spend more time with them."

— Robert Evans, Behind The Bastards Podcast

Adding to my list of goals lol.

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

yup

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/trump-must-give-up-fantasies-about-annexation-says-greenland-pm

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quixoticgeek@v.st ("Quixoticgeek") wrote:

People: "but I can't use a bike for transport cos sometimes it snows"
The Dutch: "hold my stroopwaffle"

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North@chaos.social ("Nick Poole") wrote:

I fired the parts cannon at the dryer, replacing all of the electronics, and to say it works again almost doesn't feel correct. The new dryer that has parasitized my old one works.

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EuromaidanPress ("Euromaidan Press") wrote:

Ukraine’s banks became a real-world test of infrastructure resilience

Under cyberattacks and power outages, they went beyond digitization: they built a shared continuity infrastructure so customers can still access cash and services when the grid fails.

It’s a blueprint other countries can use without waiting for a crisis.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/05/ukraine-war-banking-system-eu-doesnt-have/

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

What you should expect from a maggoty "museum" run by maggoty minds. Unclean! Creationism is unclean!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/05/its-a-pit-of-disease-as-well-as-ignorance/

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

New audio blog posted:

Should I ditch YouTube for real?
https://chriswere.wales/voicenotes

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

This raven pair gave off strong "Statler and Waldorf commenting on passing hikers" vibes. #photos #iceland #bird #birds #raven

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

Hey folks, a first-day-of-the-business-year reminder that even when the world is on fire, you need to eat and live and hopefully even experience happiness so:

1. Try not to doomscroll (or at least do it less);

2. It's okay to dip when it gets too much, they are TRYING to exhaust you and rest is a weapon in your arsenal;

3. Focus on things that you can affect, trust others will focus on things you can't;

4. Don't feel bad taking care of the day-to-day;

5. MAKE TIME FOR JOY

6. Here's a cat!

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

The first Monday of the new year means... predictions! Thrilled to announce that @simon will again be joining @ahl and me for 1- 3- and 6-year predictions. Bring your own predictions and join us today at a special time: 4p Pacific!
https://discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?event=1456066106002509947

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

just found a new cool pomodoro app, went to create account, Google sign-in is the only option.

*Uninstalled*

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thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io ("Thomas 🔭🕹️") wrote:

Do carpenters go on social media and constantly insult everyone who says hammers aren't sentient

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

Well. I just restarted my Windows work laptop to apply mandatory updates, and after it restarted, it froze, the screen went black, and I smelled something burning. Happy Monday!

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

guess I should finish that CSS refactor this week 😬

https://social.lol/@db/115616041219871952

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

This looks like it could be a lot of silly fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6l2SWc3SLI