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Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
SnoopJ@hachyderm.io wrote:

@jonny computer says no

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange ("abadidea") wrote:

The train just passed a presumably disused length of track where they have stored many hundreds of glass windows upright right across the tracks, presumably waiting to be used to rennovate a station somewhere. And I can’t stop thinking about a miscommunication leading to a very loud, very inconvenient but very funny disaster

Boosted by jwz:
az@scorpinc.social ("Az") wrote:

50 years on and space travel has become the techno utopia we have always wanted, as summed up in this quote from NASA's Artemis II livestream

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da_667@infosec.exchange wrote:

RE: https://labyrinth.social/@nash/116178591588359360

y'ever write code so inefficient you have to bribe your buddies at the EPA to let you run gas turbines on site, poison the local wildlife and community, and consume all of their water for your datacenter?

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RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu ("Radical Graffiti") wrote:

Anti-ICE poster spotted in San Diego, California

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johnrogers.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("John Rogers") wrote:

This feels like they medicated him to the gills for the Wednesday speech, he barely managed that low energy mess, so they realize the just can’t guarantee he’ll be coherent anymore. He’s just the old guy they show cool AI briefings to so they can use the king powers the Supreme Court gave him.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mir64a5jed2v

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rysiek@mstdn.social ("Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦") wrote:

Happy ninth Mastodon Won't Survive Day to all who celebrate!
https://mashable.com/article/mastodon-wont-survive

#Fediverse #Mastodon

Boosted by jwz:
alice@mk.nyaa.place ("Alice :neocat_flag_transbian:") wrote:

@lunareclipse@snug.moe @chirpbirb@meow.social same as what happened with duckstation

the developer got so fed up with linux users he changed license to one that prohibits distribution (i.e. you can use the provided builds or build it yourself, but not package it) - and ofc linux users respected it and quietly left...

...haha no, they declared the developer the devil, and were (and still are) like: I don't care, you can't stop me

Boosted by jwz:
chirpbirb@meow.social ("taco, bird/cat :verified420:") wrote:

open source software developers are getting fed up and are finally recognizing that they can just fucking leave.

• the owner of nvim-treesitter gets a really shitty comment from a user saying that the update to a required version broke their workflow
• the owner replies saying "hey just pin what you need instead of mainlining it if you need this for an older version"
• the shitty user replies back saying "go switch to something that doesn't require interacting with people"
• the owner says "OK." and ARCHIVES THE REPO

https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter/discussions/8627

like, holy shit, what a power move.

Boosted by jwz:
quephird@tech.lgbt ("Danie🏒🏒e is officially a PWHL fan") wrote:

OMFG… I just heard Mission Control tell Artemis II literally, “Everything but email is go”

LOLSOBBING MY ASS OFF NOW

jwz wrote:

Today I woke up and chose violence.

Arguing with robots has become something of a hobby of mine.
https://jwz.org/b/yk5y

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

I wonder if any t-shirts survive from this era of TWA branding

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
anolandria ("Nol Malone ☭") wrote:

The merger of state and corporate power requires us to recognize that corporate power is military power.

Boosted by aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart"):
taylorlorenz ("Taylor Lorenz") wrote:

Love to see people using vibe coding tech to build tools to fight back against the government.

For months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been outmatched. https://www.wired.com/story/opposing-ice-might-save-the-country-could-also-ruin-your-life/

Boosted by aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart"):
paninid@mastodon.world ("Coach Pāṇini ®") wrote:

@rysiek @dgodon

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
lycansubscribe@furry.engineer ("Facade") wrote:

@soatok many of these look to me like russian state (bot?) accounts, which makes sense if u consider russia would greatly benefit from an american civil war

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

it rhymes with 'smunches his face in'

this is where we've gotten with algorithm appeasement, is it?

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

you're not allowed to punch people on a plane

more's the pity

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
ashur@front-end.social ("Ashur Cabrera 🐦‍⬛") wrote:

@sstephenson I’m all for being less self-serious in our terminology* — may I humbly submit we use “pigtailing” instead 💁

*ex., “deploy” vs. “publish”

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
mwl@io.mwl.io ("Michael W Lucas :flan_on_fire:") wrote:

This writer never uses AI.

The purpose of AI is to produce minimally viable text.

My purpose is to produce text that expands your mental foundations to be more skilled and more compassionate. Tech book, fiction, doesn't matter, that's the goal.

These purposes are incompatible.

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

this is also my first time trying jackfruit as a meat replacement.

i think i prefer when the fruit doesn't jack off into my dinner actually.

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

i think surprising rice is almost ready

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
mrundkvist@archaeo.social ("Martin Rundkvist") wrote:

I can't overstate this. NASA's use of pounds and cubic feet in its outreach efforts does not come across to science-literate people, inside or outside the US, as a sign that the country is a badass superpower that can do what it likes and ignore everyone else.

Instead it suggests that the US is a provincial nation of dungaree-wearing banjo players.

#science #nasa #artemis #space

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁"):
Gina@fosstodon.org wrote:

Inspired by Germany's #DiDay ("digital independence day") and the Danish #DanmarkSkifter, the Netherlands now has #DoeiDag ("bye day"), every first Sunday of the month. 🔥🇳🇱

DoeiDag is a montly day to say goodbye to big tech and to try open alternatives. It's organized by the good folks of @doeidag

More info: https://doeidag.nl

#TheNetherlands #opensource #foss

aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart") wrote:

RE: https://urbanists.social/@markstos/116352916831364345

I _really_ wish my store didn't have a single place a bike can park, chained to a railing. Even then my trailer sticks out a bit.

Boosted by aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart"):
markstos@urbanists.social ("Mark Stosberg") wrote:

@yy on why urban grocery stores should prioritize bike parking over car parking:

- You don't need a car for groceries
- Grocery access is an equity issue
- Car parking is expensive and subsidizes the rich
- We can have 10 more customers park per spot
- Induced demand works both ways
- Spillover benefits
- Built for the future

https://yyahn.com/wiki/Bike-parking-at-urban-grocery-stores/

#urbanplanning #bikeTooter #cycling

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

If you want to use some character (Superman, Jesus, the sexy werewolves from that Van Hellsing movie, whatever) as an abstract ideal to strive for, okay, sure.

But the first step towards committing atrocity is failing to recognize one's own capacity for harm.

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

The biggest problem with the kinds of Democrats that fall for this nonsense is this unfounded belief that we're somehow The Good Guys.

Exhibit A:

https://www.inc.com/don-reisinger/jeff-bezos-says-big-tech-companies-should-ignore-employee-outcry-partner-with-us-government.html

This might be a subtle point but they're not arguing "We're the guys who only perform good actions, or actions in service of goodness", they're saying "goodness is inherent to your [national] identity", which lets them turn a blind eye to bad actions that conflict with their self-image.

MAGA shatters their illusion.

There are no "good guys". There are only good and bad choices, if you're lucky.

The belief of Goodness as an identity is best avoided.

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

The "2024 election was stolen" conspiracy theories are just a rehash of the "2020 election was stolen" conspiracy theories and this is both sad and frustrating.

People choose to believe these narratives because they validate feelings and beliefs about how unfair the outcome of the election is; because they are profoundly ignorant of how the elections are conducted, secured, and validated; because it's easier than looking at America for what it really is.

If you see these kind of posts and can't help but notice the presentation style has a certain "FOX News" aesthetic, yeah, that's kind of deliberate.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
redoak@social.coop ("Red Oak") wrote:

lots of people are still unaware of how early, and how accurately, the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change via CO2 emissions. it's probably worse than you think!

https://theconversation.com/what-big-oil-knew-about-climate-change-in-its-own-words-170642