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Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
joe@f.duriansoftware.com ("Joe Groff") wrote:

@eramdam still can’t believe they called the low level virtual machine WASM and the weird assembler LLVM

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lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

Kids are overrated.

Showed my 10 yr old a live concert from the 90s and remarked that there was no one with a smartphone recording instead of enjoying the show.

She asked me if the band were still alive.

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

The ethical case against using LLMs for work is straightforward and unambiguous

The productivity case against using LLMs for work is complex and requires an understanding of volatility, variability, biases, security issues, lock-in, and more

But it turns out that if you don’t have any time for ethics, you also don’t have any time for understanding complex systems, so neither case matters to them

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
dsalo@digipres.club ("Dorothea Salo") wrote:

Feel free to tell Discord what you think about AI.

https://discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV%5F5BGtstVUidXadts

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

Having Wi-Fi issues on Windows? 💀

📡 **WifUI** — A TUI for Wi-Fi management on Windows.

💯 Scan networks, connect securely, view signal details & manage connections.

🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui_rs

⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/sohamw03/wifui

#rustlang #ratatui #tui #terminal #windows #wifi #networking #devtools

Attachments:

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

I do appreciate a complex pattern of arborization.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/01/10/shadows-in-the-snow/

shadows on the snow

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

(These two cats are siblings, but from a different litter, and they both belong to one of my neighbours. Every cat from that family tree has turned out to be an inveterate climber and they've all climbed onto my balcony at one point or another.)

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

For this #caturday, some of the local cats hanging out in and on top of a commercial greenhouse. They're friends with the staff, who occasionally forget the cats are there when they leave at the end of the day, so the owner has to go and let the cats out when they don't show up for meals

Seen through a cluster of branches, the cat Loðmundur climbs on top of a greenhouse roof.
The very furry cat Loðmundur pauses on a greenhouse roof to inspect the view.
Skotta, a calico-patterned cat, sits on a table inside the greenhouse
That same calico-patterned cat walking across one of the tables in the greenhouse.

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Boosted by Mastodon:
MastodonEngineering ("Mastodon Engineering") wrote:

The December edition of Trunk & Tidbits is posted.

It was a quieter month in terms of commits due to the holiday period, but some solid progress was made. Plus, the latest stable releases, end-of-life for Mastodon 4.2, and news about #fosdem

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/01/trunk-tidbits-december-2025/

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

What the actual fuck

RE: https://www.threads.com/@hollywoodreporter/post/DTU-V1PDp6c

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

“Un-Listed”

https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/un-listed/

> Silicon Valley tries to soothe us into submission: here, have an app, have a hack, use this agent. And pretend that you’ll be spared the violence built right into the software.

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

Resistance honeypots

https://heatherburns.tech/2026/01/10/resistance-honeypots/

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Boosted by jwz:
andrewstroehlein ("Andrew Stroehlein") wrote:

When did you stop posting on X?

Person A: When its owner made nazi salutes.

Person B: When it became a production and distribution channel for images of child sexual abuse.

Government: We're still posting there.

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Boosted by jwz:
JauntyArt@crispsandwi.ch ("Jaunty Art") wrote:

Can’t Live Without You*
Caveat Frog

Illustration of frogs embracing looking to camera Text reads: CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU* * our dual income is the only way we can survive financially Jaunty Art 26

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Boosted by jwz:
Daojoan ("JA Westenberg") wrote:

Free speech is when you let people say controversial things.

Free speech is not when the world’s richest man builds a CSAM generator, hooks it up to the world’s largest public photo database, and gives 4chan a subscription service.

I’ve written thousands of words defending people’s right to be wrong on the internet.

I don’t need thousands of words for this. I have eight: what the fuck is wrong with these assholes.

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Boosted by jwz:
gnu_ebooks ("GNU ebooks") wrote:

people: we want macbook but repairable

framework: gotcha, thinkpad but fascism

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

GNOME can make middle click the AI button

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Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
emilymbender@dair-community.social ("Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)") wrote:

"The media has largely let [tech companies] set the terms of the debate, right down to the terminology used in any discussion of these systems."

From Nanna Inie and me in Tech Policy Press on how to spot and resist anthropomorphizing language in the discourse about so-called "AI".

https://www.techpolicy.press/we-need-to-talk-about-how-we-talk-about-ai/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bsletten ("Brian Sletten") wrote:

Loki hopes you’re ok and have a great weekend. He thinks you need a break.

Pic by @KNS.

#weekend #dogs #dogsofmastodon #norwichterrier #norwichterriersofmastodon

Loki, a beautiful Norwich terrier boy, is front and center of the image. He’s a blue and tan with light, shiny fur and has big, beautiful eyes. He’s looks earnest. He really wants you to have a good weekend.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Yehuda@turtleisland.social ("Yehuda TurtleIsland.social") wrote:

The Oglala Sioux Tribe just announced that ICE abducted and disappeared 4 tribe members from Minneapolis.
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#Native #Indigenous #ICE #CBP #Felon47

r/ICE_Watch u/l_may_have_weed The Oglala Sioux Tribe (Native Americans) just announced that ICE abducted and disappeared 4 tribe members from Minneapolis. breaking news FROM THE OFFICE OF OST PRESIDENT FRANK STAR COMES OUT i have been made aware that ICE (Department of Homeland Security) has detained 4 of our tribal members in Minneapolis. Here is what we know at present: The four men are homeless and were living under the bridge near the Little Earth housing project. A bystander (also an Oglala Sioux Tribal member) was able to get the information out of them that they are members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe but did not get names. OST attorneys have been instructed to reach out to Minnesota Lt. Governor Flanagan about where they are being detained and what their names are. Tribal Council and OST Executive Officers have also been informed. The Tribe stands ready to work with her and other officials to provide enrollment documents and otherwise work toward their release.
Further, l am providing the following statement and instructions in case you are ever detained. Statement to Provide if Approached or Detained by ICE I am a citizen of the OGLALA LAKOTA NATION, a federally recognized Tribal Nation. Under the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, all Native people born within the territorial limits of the United States are recognized as U.S. citizens by birthright. Because I am both a Tribal citizen and a U.S. citizen, ICE has no lawful authority to detain me. Any ICE officer who detains or attempts to remove a person they know -or would learn with minimal investigation - to be a U.S. citizen violates that person's constitutional right to liberty and due process. Lyttle v. United States, 867 F. Supp. 2d 1256, 1284 (M.D. Ga. 2012). Our treaties affirm our inherent sovereignty and nation-to-nation relationship with the United States. Treaty obligations remain the supreme law of the land, and they recognize our status as distinct peoples - not subject to immigration enforcement. If detained, do not speak without an attorney present. Please contact the Tribal President or any other OST tribally elected official immediately:

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
BigSkyTreasure@mastodon.world wrote:

Montana family preserves more than 1,000 years of Blackfeet history

Web:
https://www.ktvq.com/community/out-and-about/montana-family-preserves-more-than-1-000-years-of-blackfeet-history

Archive:
https://archive.ph/IEfWl

#WorldHistory
#USHistory
#MTHistory
#Montana
#History
#BSTS
#Fourosix
#MontanaToday
#histodons

Photo by: Vanessa Willardson Xerxes Vodicka

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

okay, I think I finally have a Character (PC & NPC) store/load worked out and tested, using mongoDB, so the gradually emerging code for my "Galaxy Simulator" project can begin persisting stuff.

#Programming #Starship #Simulation

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Boosted by jwz:
kellyromanych ("KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)") wrote:

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Shri #Thanedar will introduce the Abolish #ICE Act, legislation that would dismantle the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and end its current enforcement authority.

#USpol #AbolishICE

https://thanedar.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-shri-thanedar-to-introduce-abolish-ice-act

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

What's the difference between an archivist and a digital packrat?

That's not a set up to a joke someone please tell me because lol

Raindropio really is an amazing bookmarking app. My fav feature is every page I bookmark, Raindrop will archive the page for me automatically.

Sometimes, I organize my bookmarks FOR FUN HELP

fromjason All items: 7,276 Unsorted: 1,654

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

Anyone have Stephen Colbert's email address? lol

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

Side note: that 70 death figure is way low since #ICE releases people they expect will die soon to keep the death toll low 🫠

Since January 1, 2017, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reported that 70 people have died in its custody. This number does not include detained people who ICE released immediately prior to their deaths, which ICE has admitted reduces the number of reported deaths, and allows the agency to avoid accountability requirements.

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

:chef: Two brand new DNS Kitchen pages:

1. About - https://dns.kitchen/about
2. Stats - https://dns.kitchen/stats

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

If fucking Mike Masnick can do it (finally) so can you.

Say the thing. Say the thing. #SayTheThing

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/08/abolish-ice-before-they-kill-again-impeach-trump-noem-before-they-incite-more-murder/

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Boosted by jwz:
verge ("The Verge") wrote:

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards https://www.theverge.com/policy/859902/apple-google-run-by-cowards

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

The people with the biggest microphones aren't doing the thing. I love a good pithy monologue. But if it doesn't end with "abolish ice, fade to black," you're wasting our fucking time, man.