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dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

say what you like about itanic but they have the most instructive graph of sales predictions ever

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thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io ("Being Left Behind Enjoyer") wrote:

TIL a LLM-based simulation of a specific person (like Grammarly does without asking) is called a “sloppelgänger”

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@baldur @707Kat Except, if you ask a programmer to make your "app idea" they'll at least tell you why it would be difficult and give you an idea of how much it would cost to do it.

The AI will just give you *something*. So you *feel* productive, because you don't know any better. And they've got your subscription money while you try to keep vibe-coding your way to success.

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

Siobhan Roy

Shiv represents Liberalism. Or, liberalism's worst impulses.

For example, using social justice for personal gain. Which is messy. Because 2 things are truing at once.

Shiv confronting Gerri about Roman's dick pic wasn't an act of feminism, but a savvy attempt to neutralize Roman; to get him out of the race.

But also, that doesn't make what Roman did any less gross. Just that Shiv understands the social justice movement well, and she uses it to get closer to the throne.

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

All correct, particularly the disdain for Garland:

https://newrepublic.com/article/207597/democrats-need-post-trump-plan-here-one-works

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void_friend@tech.lgbt ("void friend") wrote:

“even in 1980”

typst ("Typst") wrote:

Still have to publish with LaTeX? Just use #Typst with ttt! Listen in on how @thezoq2 plugged into the Typst compiler to create only slightly dubious LaTeX code (it got accepted by the journals!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nH8epm7jpY

#TeXLaTeX

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GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

So @xaitax has cracked Microsoft Recall, he's got access to the encrypted database and has automated dumping of screenshots and all text from screenshots.

I've looked at most recent Recall and yep, you can just read the database as a user process. The database also contains all manner of fields which aren't publicly disclosed for tracking the user's activity.

No AV or EDR alerts triggered, world's #1 in infostealer 😅

* you can just read it in plain text

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hazelnot@sunbeam.city ("hazelnot :yell:") wrote:

Oh... Lutris has apparently been mostly "coded" by fucking Claude AI lately, gonna have to switch to like 3-4 different apps to do the same shit I could do with just Lutris 🙃

https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6529

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FloatingGhost@ihatebeinga.live (":sprout: the strongest bocchi (evil)") wrote:

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welshpixie@mastodon.art ("Calligrafae") wrote:

@fromjason *mashes the subscribe button for this thread*

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

Also, I recognize that I'm doing a deep dive about a show with mediocre ratings that ended two years ago. And this is probably something I should post in r/succession. So I appreciate you allowing me to invade your feed.

I've searched around and I don't think anyone has done this analysis which is surprising because once you see it it's so obvious.

Anyway thank you 😬

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

Ah fuck me. It's already noon. Okay, I need to do a little work now. But I'll be back.

I unfortunately have SO much left to say about Succession. I need to get it all out because if I don't I won't stop thinking about it.

So, fuck off (lovingly) for now.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

#DevinTownsend’s The Moth now has a release date: May 29. Album is up for pre-order. Secured myself the vinyl. One single is up on streaming platforms today as well.

denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

web compatibility reports about sites that block browser devtools need to be burned and the domains need to be blocklisted for eternity.

luckily for everyone out there, i'm professional enough not to just throw away reports, but grrrrrr.

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

The fact that Connor's girlfriend is a sex worker is *chef's kiss* 🤌 it's commentary on how libertarians are weirdly obsessed with sex work and age of consent.

Also, Connor running for president really shows how neither liberal or conservative powers take Libertarianism seriously.

Connor was never going to take over. But throughout the show he truly thinks he has a chance.

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

Connor Roy

Connor represents libertarianism. Throughout the show, Connor is often forgot about, and isn't respected by his siblings.

Connor is the embodiment of that famous tweet about libertarians:

“Libertarians are like house cats, they’re convinced of their fierce independence while dependent on a system they don’t appreciate or understand.”

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mdione@en.osm.town ("Marcos Dione") wrote:

@fromjason to be fair, the wave of coup d'état in South America in the 70's was organized locally. The US and other countries helped, of course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan%5FCondor

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

Roman's inability to be intimate with a woman and his gross behavior with Gerri represents incel culture.

Ahhh, I can go on and on with Roman. The show did a great job at depicting the new right wing in American politics through the lens of Roman Roy.

He talks such a big game but ultimately he is just a broken boy who refuses to acknowledge his issues. Instead, he projects them on to everyone else.

If that ain't contemporary conservatism lol

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

The fruit flies are flourishing this morning!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/03/11/a-good-maggoty-morning-to-you-too/

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

Just heard “in the wild” for the first time about a non-coder quitting their job hoping to get rich from the app they vibe coded, so I’m guessing we’re still ways yet to go before the bubble peaks. Stories of regular folks going all-in are usually thick on the ground as bubbles peak

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

Roman Roy

Roman represents the new right-wing—anti-woke, flirts with fascism, emotionally stunted.

Roman recognizes that the old world isn't working anymore. So, he's looking for a rising star to latch onto (so long as it isn't progressive). He's intrigued by the new generation of wealthy technocrats and believes the only way to save his father's old media empire is to join forces with the tech world.

But if that doesn't work, Roman is willing to join hands with fascism (Jeryd Mencken).

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

Logan's children represent the conflicting political powers in contemporary American politics.
Each child represents a political faction, and throughout the show they will argue their case for their ideology to take charge and save the empire.

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

Logan's last name "Roy", means King in Old French, and he has become synonymous with the conservative wing of the American ruling class in the Succession Universe. Nan Pierce serves as his wealthy liberal counterpart, but we'll get to her later.

Logan is a deeply broken man. His rags-to-riches story arc reminds us that the American Dream realized is not fueled by hope, but rather the trauma endured by violent childhood poverty.

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orhun@fosstodon.org ("Orhun Parmaksız 👾") wrote:

Writing screenplays... from the terminal 🤯

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

Logan Roy. This is an easy one.

I like how show goes through great lengths to show that Logan is from the lower classes. He eats fast food burgers that his kids snark at. He wears baseball caps. He has type 2 diabetes, a poor person disease. And he's an immigrant from Scotland.

Logan pulled himself up from his bootstraps and jumped classes. Logan is the American dream. He's the embodiment of manifest destiny.

But, the American dream is dying, as told through Logan's slow decline in health.

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

Okay, so first. Succession is the story of a dying empire (USA) told through the lens of wealthy family that owns a media conglomerate.

The patriarch (Logan) is dying and his family is having a power struggle over who will succeed Logan. The but the media empire itself is dying so there may not be much to inherit.

Logan's media empire is the metaphor for America. And Logan, his kids, and other key figures are metaphors for all of America's different power dynamics.

Let's start with Logan.

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

Do y'all like Succession? Have I shared my Succession Theory of Everything?

How every character is an allegory for a specific American power structure or concept?

Okay, first. I just want to say that I love this show so damn much. I've never watched a show that begs for analysis as much as Succession. It's so well written it makes me not want to be a writer because who could ever top this show?

Okay, okay. Let me take a stab at this 😬 I can't promise it'll be as good as it is in my brain.

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

My point is...idk my point lmao.

No, my point is, if you want to weigh in on this discussion then take the time to learn the history. Stop treating us as a monolith. And realize that many races exist, and white Latinos have been given favorable treatment by the US government.

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

When Biden addressed a crowd of Latinos by playing reggaeton from his phone, I wanted to die. What the fuck is that?? How do I defend that?

Biden doesn't address white liberals by blasting Sheryl Crow at them.

It was a glimpse into how we're perceived. It's an insult to our intelligence.