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

Twenty-five years ago, aggressive antitrust action made safe, interoperable, tax-free computing possible, and the web delivered, unlocking economic opportunity at the pace browsers got more powerful.

Today's regulators (and the press that cover them) are not following in the footsteps of that blockbuster success. A look at why:

https://infrequently.org/2026/04/the-web-is-an-antitrust-wedge/

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
pennywhether@mastodon.online ("Pennywhether") wrote:

@chris Even just watching YouTube is pretty meh now. I basically don't go there anymore. So much of the long form stuff there is a paint by numbers session in appeasing the algorithm. Very predictable. I'd rather see stuff from people doing these things for themselves and anyone who wants to come along for the ride. More genuine. It's why I've enjoyed your stuff all these years regardless of the direction you've taken things. Keep doing what resonates with you. =)

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cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz ("Daniel Fischer") wrote:

By popular demand here is the full-moon-lit night image of Earth from #ArtemisII in a rotated (NW now up) and zoomed-in version, now directly from https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/ - the technical data has https://nitter.net/Erdayastronaut/status/2040105622046118282 and there is also a version with much shorter exposure at https://nitter.net/NASA/status/2040114101670523381 and a half-Earth at https://nitter.net/NASA/status/2040114160529179103 while the view with the window frame is at https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e000191

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SFFMagazineCovers@zirk.us ("SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers") wrote:

Creepy no. 95 (1978)

The caption says "gorilla" but honestly they look more like chimps to me? And to complicate things we have "See Evil! Hear Evil! Speak Evil!" which inverts the three wise monkeys.

This cover does its job perfectly, because you want to read the story.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-095

#Magazine #MagazineCover #PulpMagazine #PulpFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #Art #Illustration

Boosted by zkat@toot.cat ("Katerina Marchán"):
MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social wrote:

jwz wrote:

Why are there no photos of the bombed out AWS data centers? Asking for an everybody.

jwz wrote:

So much winning.

I see we are at the "US Navy base in Virginia asking for donations of toiletries" stage of the victory lap. Sailors have been arriving in Norfolk, Va., home to the world's biggest naval base, since at least the middle of March....
https://jwz.org/b/yk5w

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Cdespinosa ("Chris Espinosa") wrote:

Has a Defense Secretary ever been fragged by his own men? Asking for historical reference

Boosted by EmilyEnough@hachyderm.io ("Emily 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️"):
alex@tech.lgbt ("Alex R") wrote:

It'd be nice as an industry to have something in between 'vibe coding' and 'artisanal burnout'

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mitch@mitchwagner.com ("Mitch Wagner") wrote:

soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker") wrote:

I was reminded this evening of the time /r/programming kept removing people's links to my blog, so I took out a Reddit ad to spite them.

And left the comments on.

https://old.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/11or9nk/furry%5Fcryptography%5Fads%5Fonly%5Fon%5Ftumblr/

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maxleibman@beige.party ("Max Leibman") wrote:

“There’s no way to put the genie back into the bottle,” insist AI boosters about a product that the industry is spending more than a trillion dollars a year to keep out of the bottle.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jargon_bot ("Jeff’s JargonBot") wrote:

Error 418: I'm a teapot. But while I'm here — 'kick': 1. [IRC] To cause somebody to be removed from a IRC channel, an option only available to channel ops. This is an extreme measure, often used to combat extreme flamage or flooding, but sometimes used at the CHOP's whim.
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/K/kick.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
quachpas@sciences.re ("Pascal Quach") wrote:

#introduction

Hi Mastodon! I'm Pascal and new to Mastodon. I'm a computer engineer and a researcher in operations research. I'm a (fairly) strong advocate for #openSource and #openScience. I'm interested in many topics but mostly #sustainability #privacy #lowtech #epistemology.

I'm a bit of a #typesetting nerd, so I use #LaTeX (or #TeX), and #Typst. I maintain two Typst packages: glossarium and algorithmic.

I have some free time before my next work contract starts, so I have been slowly going through my personal projects backlog...

Looking forward to meet people here!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
fsinn@mas.to ("Francisca Sinn") wrote:

RE: https://newsie.social/@TheViking/116343285900906491

TV talking head - confirmed to his job by Congress - is now purging the US military of leaders who won’t bow down to him.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
linuxgal@techhub.social ("🌈 ☯️Teresita🐧👭") wrote:

#StarTrek #JI

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elizayer ("Elizabeth Ayer") wrote:

The fact that we are *not* seeing wildly improving software all around us tells us everything we need to know.

There is no flourishing of value delivery, new product categories, more needs being satisfied better. It’s the opposite.

All we are seeing is decreases in quality, because 👏 code 👏 creation 👏 is not 👏 the problem.

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cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:

Let me add one more thing to this. It's said implicitly above but let's be explicit. The problem is that this pipeline effectively *undoes itself*.

Part of the reason this worked well for @mttaggart is carefully setting up guardrails and monitoring things.

But the very patterns of usage of these things makes it so that people either never develop the skills where they can, or are demotivated to provide that level of care over time.

Which means the system eventually moves towards a structure that degrades and shakes itself apart by the very patterns of usage.

I don't know how to solve this.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

I missed the #Heilung tour last year and this year it looks like they're not touring 😦

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Lightfighter@infosec.exchange wrote:

This is a very accurate graph of anything in my lifetime in the US.

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁"):
Strandjunker@mstdn.social ("Andrea Junker :verified:") wrote:

A baby starts wailing on the train. This woman pulls out her phone, silences the alarm, and takes the pill.

I’m screaming. 😂

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SeanCasten ("Sean Casten") wrote:

"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command" https://www.ms.now/news/pam-bondis-portrait-already-taken-down-at-justice-department

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk ("Chris Were but on PeerTube") wrote:

Tea, transport, and a life update

https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/d8fZ2CeJebpr1N5yAAETC6

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DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social ("Democracy Matters :verified:") wrote:

I just noticed that BOTH Apple and Google have capitulated to the fever dreams of a dictator who shits himself and rapes children.

jwz wrote:

SMS chatbots are going great.

For a good time, call +14156261409.
https://jwz.org/b/yk5t

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

captain's ipad charging outlet wasn't working correctly

ground it

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
zicklepop@nyan.lol ("🌸 melanie kat 🌸") wrote:

@adam found you

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
hynek ("Hynek Schlawack") wrote:

@glyph @freakboy3742 @chrisjrn bleakmaxxing

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

A little cuteness for your feed

(gift link)

https://wapo.st/4seIk3W

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

just to be clear, i do mean accidentally. i was typing a shitpost and then noticed something that absolutely shouldn't happen after i submitted it.