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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

The capital-I-IndieWeb, and capital S-Social Web are not anti-corporate, despite their marketing language that lures us in. But once you're inside, IndieWeb leaders will defend corporate social media, directly or indirect.

Some of them truly believe we cannot move forward without Meta. It's an affliction of the imagination. Some of them come from Big Tech companies, like leaders of IndieWebDotOrg, and some of them were paid off like the Social Web Foundation.

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

I may be bidding adieu to one of my silliest gadget purchases, an Ember heated mug. The charging saucer has a design flaw they never fixed, my second one is dying, and I kind of miss going through my old collection of weird coffee mugs anyway.

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

@fromjason Kev showed us who he was when Fosstodon had its bigotry moment and instead of addressing it, he just said “I quit” and walked away. Couldn’t bring himself to defend a queer person or even speak out against bigotry in general.

But yeah, he enjoyed that moment of negative focus at the time. All of these guys do. They’re always just one half-step away from the MAGA GoFundMe grifts that the far right do whenever someone calls them out for their shitty behavior.

And the thing is, people lap it up. The IndieWeb is full of these white cishet influencers who are lifted up as idols by other white cishet wannabe influencers. This is the toxic side of the space, and it’s propelled by a whole lot of “let’s just focus on blogging tools and not talk about *that kind* of politics”.

And now you know the one thing that’s on my own silly list of random things that I hate.

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

A female OpenAI executive who raised concerns about the upcoming ‘Adult Mode’ - which lets you sex ChatGPT girlfriends - has been fired for ‘sexual discrimination against men’

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-executive-who-opposed-adult-mode-fired-for-sexual-discrimination-3159c61b

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
mhoye@cosocial.ca wrote:

"With that in mind, we need to consider the possibility that cp(1) may soon become – and indeed _may already be_ – sentient and self-aware."

https://exple.tive.org/blarg/2026/02/07/on-the-crank-spectrum/

https://mastodon.social/@Mabande/116051626354398163

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
burnoutqueen@todon.nl ("Jackie ☭") wrote:

@fromjason

Techbros have never made a woman wet or a Black person happy

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

@adam and of course, the specifics all exist in his head. No one has epiphanies in the abstract.

And then Kev dropped this gem where he sandwiches "over population" and "big cities" into a "fun" list of things he hates.

It's like all the centrists are dropping bait so people can call the out and the can feel the sweet sensation of persecution.

https://kevquirk.com/a-random-list-of-silly-things-i-hate

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
iamada@tech.lgbt ("Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:​") wrote:

Friendly reminder: not all bad code is “vibe code”, some people are just shit at programming.

#tech #programming

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

I made a list of possible things centrists tech bros are moping about:

1. Bad Bunny halftime show
2. They heard someone say "Palestine"
3. They remembered the song "Wet Vagina" by Doja Cat exists.
4. They accidentally read a post about "Black joy" and it made their tummy ache
5. Chappell Roan.
6. They think people are too mad at Mark Zuckerberg for being in the Epstein Files.
7. All Birds hasn't had a sale in a while.
8. The city of Atlanta

adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

@fromjason His reply to you was painfully on-brand. You showed up wanting to discuss something real, and he shut you down by keeping things ambiguous.

These guys never want to talk about anything *real*. They thrive in the notion of ideas, but drown in the application of those ideas.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

The open/indie/social web is, unfortunately, rife with centrists—people whose only sense of obligation is to their personal comfort. Who equate intelligence with apathy. Who, if ever faced with a teaspoon of oppression, would fold like origami. You'll never fully know what a centrist believes, not because they hide it, but because they're husks. They don't believe in anything. They hear about state sponsored murder and violence and they reach for the mute button. Truly the worst of them.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
tante@tldr.nettime.org wrote:

"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."

No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded. Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But "AI" is just accumulation by a few powerful.

So No. It's not collective but extractive, not knowledge but data, not humankind but the hegemonic western view. Everything in that statement is wrong.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/115968072861538877

https://www.manton.org/2026/02/10/selective-empathy.html

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Did something happen in the centrist community? Why am I seeing so many passive-aggressive blog posts from tech bros?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DianaInitiative@defcon.social wrote:

Have a great presentation idea but aren't up for traveling? Submit your idea to The Diana Initiative CFP for our Online Event this May! https://sessionize.com/tdi-online-2026/ #TDI2026

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:

“About a quarter of “CBS Evening News” staffers eligible for buyouts have chosen the option ahead of impending layoffs under editor in chief Bari Weiss…”

https://nypost.com/2026/02/10/business/cbs-evening-news-staffers-are-jumping-ship-with-buyout-offer-ahead-of-bari-weiss-layoffs-sources/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (good kind)") wrote:

Post from El Paso city council rep
https://www.reddit.com/r/ElPaso/s/axgESDu7FP

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
bazurk@social.lol ("ᗪave") wrote:

Fred Rogers in my humble opinion
was one of the finest men ever to walk this earth.
For many fatherless children he was a beacon of empathy and wisdom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSbYQz3rluM

I hope this starts your morning the right way.

#goodmorning

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
bw@social.lol ("Blake Watson :prami:") wrote:

One of my goals this year is getting better at CSS. I joke that my CSS skills peaked in 2015. But CSS has gained a ton of new, really cool things and browser support has been moving quickly compared the days of old.

This talk by Dylan Beattie from NDC London 2026 is a great introduction to what CSS is capable of these days.

I’m also slowly working through a course called CSS for JavaScript Developers by Josh Comeau, which is fantastically done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhbYveaV0pk

https://css-for-js.dev/

https://blakewatson.com/links/2026-02-10-video-do-it-with-style-rethinking-css/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
szadkowski@social.lol ("Michaël Szadkowski") wrote:

Thank you @brennan for introducing me to omglolverse - here I am, after reading this post last week https://blog.brennanbrown.ca/omg-lol-is-the-internet-we-need-right-now-3538199d5dea?gi=9dc1a330d907

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gamingonlinux ("Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮") wrote:

Learned today that Discord doesn't allow you to just delete a DM conversation. You can only close it.

You have to delete every individual message inside for them to be gone. Insane.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
brennan@social.lol ("Brennan Kenneth Brown") wrote:

🎁 Omg.lol Time Giveaway Time! 🎁

I've got 1 year of omg.lol time sitting in my Time Bank, and I want to share it with this wonderful community!

HOW TO ENTER: Reply and tell me why you love omg.lol! That's it. No strings attached.

Whether you're a longtime member or just discovered omg.lol I'd love to hear what makes this place special to you.

I'll pick a winner soon. Good luck! :D

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷") wrote:

Drinking an ice cold seltzer early in the morning 😍

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

That's the value of platforms. The *danger* of platforms is when they grow so powerful that they usurp the relationship between the parties they are supposed to be facilitating, locking them in and then extracting value from them (someone should coin a word to describe this process!):

https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/07/usurpers-helpmeets/#disreintermediation

Everyone needs platforms: writers, social media users, people looking for a romantic partner. What's more, the *world* needs platforms.

4/

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Say you want to connect all 200+ countries on Earth with high-speed fiber lines; you can run a cable from each country to every other country (about 21,000 cables, many of them expensively draped across the ocean floor), or you can pick one country (preferably one with both Atlantic and Pacific coasts) and run all your cables there, and then interconnect them.

5/

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
jyn@tech.lgbt ("kulupu jyn") wrote:

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Everyone's demanding transparency in the Epstein files.

Meanwhile Google's spam filter in Mountain View: "I've seen things 🥺".

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

UK tabloid newspapers quote fake experts created with AI

the AI is for spam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcNTUYn7fLQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260210-uk-tabloid-newspapers-quote-fake-experts-created-with-ai - podcast

time: 4 min 28 sec

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/10/uk-tabloid-newspapers-quote-fake-experts-created-with-ai/ - blog post

Boosted by jwz:
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

A white MAGA man shot & killed his daughter because she criticized Trump. Why is no one asking the questions they'd ask if he was Black, brown, immigrant, or Muslim?🧐

For example:
•Where was he radicalized?
•Why is their culture so violent?
•Is this what they call "honor killing?"
•Why won't they assimilate to our values?
•What radicalism are they teaching in their churches?
•Was he here legally from Europe or was he an illegal?
•Did you know they cite their Bible to command women to be silent?

Boosted by jwz:
anildash@me.dm ("Anil Dash") wrote:

In his 1998 interview with Guitar World, Prince spoke directly about one of the reasons why he was seeking ownership of his work: to have artistic control so there couldn't be unauthorized digital manipulation of his work after his death. https://sites.google.com/site/prninterviews/home/guitar-world-october-1998