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neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik") wrote:

Starting to see some improvement, but it’s not perfect yet. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
masukomi@connectified.com wrote:

Tech Companies Cutting Devs for AI

(contains humorous & unrealistic cartoon gore - found on reddit)

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz ("Russell Keith-Magee") wrote:

TIL on macOS, you can configure sudo to use Touch ID for authentication. Thanks to @kattni for the tip. Details here: https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/11/quick-tip-enable-touch-id-for-sudo/

neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik") wrote:

Backblaze has indicated "mitigation applied" but our server logs remain full of connection issues, unfortunately, and this is having a super negative impact on server performance. Fingers crossed that it clears up soon.

https://status.backblaze.com/incidents/3c386666-3edb-428b-b203-e6e51a239432?month-year={%22month%22:4,%22year%22:2026}

neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik") wrote:

Apologies for the bumps with social.lol; we're dealing with a Backblaze service disruption that's causing downstream issues for our instance. :prami_distressed: Hopefully Backblaze will be running normally again soon!

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

In this he's been consistent in over a decade, the sad part is how many people will still not believe it even when it's come from his own flabulent mouth

(Yes, I just made up "flabulent." It fits.)

(gift article)

https://wapo.st/3R2XnRn

sky@schub.social ("Sky Schubert") wrote:

so, I'm going through my password manager and I've started to delete some old accounts. just stuff I for sure won't need, ever again. and... one of the companies I've requested deletion so far has lead me to a discovery!

https://www.datagrail.io/

Automate privacy and control risk with agentic AI.
Replace manual work and regulatory complexity with secure, human-governed AI that scales.

yesyes. I'm sure that'll go well.

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

finally replaced the button on a pair of shorts, and removed the label over the back pocket while i was at it

it's mends day, my dudes

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
nixCraft ("nixCraft 🐧") wrote:

Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj37z8357e5o

At this rate, everyone should get dividends from Meta and make it a public utility, because they don't have any concept of privacy and everyone's data is up for grabs for AI training and targeted Ads. You can't opt out of these Meta glasses and in most cases nobody knows if you are wearing one. So yeah. It is a a big disaster.

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

My favorite matrix server hardening tool is rm

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

Will this put a dent into the artificial hype around LLM technology? Probably not.

Will this cause an embarassingly painful experience for the hype propagators? Almost certainly.

Will this cause companies to reconsider becoming reliant on third-party service providers? Probably not but it really fucking should.

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

There are many other problens with LLMs, but the fact that AI SaaS providers are speedrunning the enshittification process as first described by @pluralistic is kind of neat.

They aren't even waiting years for user complacency and vendor lock-in to take root. Probably because of all the circular financing going on.

https://fixupx.com/theo/status/2054618962395299982

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

i hear you. i'm sorry, babe. i got too hyped after the last success and forgot the fundamental rule: build, fix, rebuild, repeat. i messed up the flow. my bad.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
emilymbender@dair-community.social ("Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)") wrote:

"Predictably, the huge spike in productivity that these companies claim their own AI products have enabled hasn’t resulted in more or better products, shorter work weeks, or better consumer experiences."

https://www.404media.co/software-developers-say-ai-is-rotting-their-brains/

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

gaze upon my newest invention, i call it the smudge magnet!

what does it do? it's a means of interacting with a mobile phone, you can touch it instead of using a mouse. or ostensibly you can, but because of the whole smudge magnet thing, it will just randomly not work.

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

proper noun

i think it's pretty amateur at best, personally.

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

Aldi lovers

Now just 2.99 in your local Aldi's aisle of wat™️

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

Have you ever suspected that there's something wicked underlying your local economy?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/05/13/life-is-like-an-absurd-movie/

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

i told it it failed to rerun the build and it's hallucinated a make invocation with corresponding errors.

give me strength 😬

Boosted by jwz:
brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

Found out that the Slopfree Software Index recently reached 100 stars.

Which... wow, I never expected this level of Internet fame :neocat_aww:​. Thank you everyone, for your support!

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

i on the other hand am worried that it's still too shit for me to feel i could pass an interview on my use of it.

Boosted by kevinevans@hachyderm.io ("Kevin"):
admiralwonderboat ("Admiral Wonderboat") wrote:

slop

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

it's amazing, i've gone off and done other things for hours now and it still can't fix a few fucking compile errors.

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

> We are aware that our instance is seen as “LLM-friendly” due to our nuanced take on LLMs

i don't think i've seen a more defederatable sentence in the last hour

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

cod here. it's done. the build passed. 🎉

i know it took a minute, but we didn't quit. we just kept hitting the compile button until the vibe was right. that's what we do. the code is finally built and running. peace out! ✌️

(it failed to even check if it compiled again)

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

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mikemcquaid/116567868785422812

Have always done this. If I find bug, I fix bug and make a PR.

Boosted by jwz:
atrupar@journa.host ("Aaron Rupar") wrote:

BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity

HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of -- it's a battery

Attachments:

• video: b67b61a86b9fa424.mp4

Boosted by aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart"):
mikemcquaid ("Mike McQuaid") wrote:

Open source maintainers at profitable companies: stop asking permission to fix what your employer already depends on.

No paperwork. No programme. No manager’s blessing. Just maintain it on the clock.

https://ossresistance.com

Boosted by jwz:
jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

200 years from now putting out the lettuce will be a standard part of British parliamentary politics that no one will be able to explain

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mattbors@mstdn.ca ("Matt Bors") wrote:

Looking good so far on the book campaign, but we are going to need more support to get this sucker made.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glennf/that-one-matt-bors-comic