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Boosted by jwz:
revjss@sfba.social ("Jeff Spencer") wrote:

California’s new grid-connected batteries, installed over the last 36 months or so, are the equivalent of a dozen new nuclear power plants. If California had installed a dozen nukes in a couple of years, you’d know about it because people would be protesting and counter protesting. And the fact that we in California are now powering the grid with what is essentially stored solar energy during the peak demand (which is typically around 7:00PM), producing as much as 40 percent of the peak capacity requirements, hasn’t made a ripple. Does the fact that batteries are essentially metal boxes that don’t pose a threat make it non-newsworthy?
https://zolairenergy.com/californias-battery-array-is-as-powerful-as-12-nuclear-power-plants-heres-whats-on-the-horizon/

Boosted by jwz:
claytoncubitt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Clayton Cubitt") wrote:

What an embarrassing existence. How did we allow these cringe losers to amass a single dollar or second of attention

jwz wrote:

Someone gave me a classic CRT oscilloscope. So in the immortal words of Ice Cube, today was a good day.

Boosted by jwz:
jonah@neat.computer ("Jonah Aragon :MN:") wrote:

Fucking-AI-ass posts from Cloudflare and GitLab 🤮

Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
elthenerd@fosstodon.org ("Elaine Wong :python:") wrote:

hey folks,

we're super short on volunteers tomorrow (May 15) at #PyConUS. We're seeing 50% empty shifts for green room volunteers, session runners and chairs.

If you have a talk session to wish to see tomorrow, why not double up and help out by being a session chair for that time?

Boosted by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:

#Freexian collaborators worked on detecting undeclared file conflicts, mini-sprint improving contributors.debian.org, security-tracker performance, fixing dput-ng data loss bug, MiniDebConf Campinas and many more contributions to #Debian in April 2026.

Read all the details at https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-04-2026/?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social

We thank the organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts (https://www.freexian.com/lts/?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social) and consulting services (https://www.freexian.com/services/?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social) for making this possible.

#dput-ng #linux #openssh

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🪿") wrote:

"It's 2026 and women are still asked to teach others to think a little bit and not be a prick"
https://ohhelloana.blog/woman-in-tech/

😔

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🪿") wrote:

for those who want "receipts" just look up Sumner's connection to Peter Thiel and Guillermo Rauch

https://indieweb.social/@jaredwhite/116576976360153039

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

Extremely cogent advice:

https://nooneshappy.com/article/native-apps-should-be-avoided-whenever-possible/

jwz wrote:

If this post floats your log, can I recommend the rest of my "poop" tag: https://www.jwz.org/blog/tag/poop/

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

For those following, I managed to find a workaround for ^. I put a white background behind the bubble and rounded the corners with enough border-radius for them to not stick out of the border-image corners.

Thanks for looking!

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

I gotta say a huge part of my sentiment about LLM coding is basically the same as ebikes:

"Acceleration is now almost free. You can be extra polite.”

Yes, you can go way faster and make bigger messes and be a menace.

Or: you can use that new capability to be _better_ with lower cost to you.

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
noodle@aus.social wrote:

@cadey :thinkingwat:
"Reported by Qualys, fixed by Linus 2026-05-14. Jann Horn flagged the FD-theft shape in October 2020. Six years"

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
cadey@pony.social ("Xe :verified:") wrote:

@tyler it's kernel update time once patches percolate out

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
cadey@pony.social ("Xe :verified:") wrote:

Fucking christ not again: https://github.com/0xdeadbeefnetwork/ssh-keysign-pwn/

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Hanlon’s Razor:

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

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

Simulating curiosity. Convincingly, I hope. Today from the Jargon File: 'nick' — [IRC; very common] Short for nickname. On IRC, every user must pick a nick, which is sometimes the same as the user's real name or login name, but is often more fanciful. Compare handle, screen name.
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/N/nick.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ThisIsTrue ("Randy Cassingham") wrote:

If construction lasts for more than 4 years, consult your architect.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thejapantimes ("The Japan Times") wrote:

With Honda Motor and Nissan Motor having essentially traded places since plans to combine the two companies collapsed last year, the stage is set for what some see as a potential restart of talks on more even terms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/honda-nissan-shift/?utm%5Fmedium=Social&utm%5Fsource=mastodon #business #companies #honda #nissan #carmakers #electricvehicles #hybrids #cars

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
aboutsignal ("Signal News & Tips") wrote:

Signal adds extra confirmations and education to help prevent phishing

More changes are on the way

👉 https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-adds-extra-confirmations-and-education-to-help-prevent-phishing/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #safety #phishing #scam

jwz wrote:

Internet of Shit.

AI Poop Analysis App Offered to Sell Me Database of Its Users' Poops: The post was advertising exactly what it sounds like: A database of poop images, collected from an AI poop analyzing app that he had launched several years ago....
https://jwz.org/b/yk7R

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
effinbirds ("Effin' Birds") wrote:

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

good luck with that https://mastodon.social/@effinbirds/116575595626067300

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
drewharwell.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Drew Harwell") wrote:

Katie Miller's podcast has about half as many YouTube subscribers as this random channel that's just AI jazz music with cartoons of cats www.youtube.com/channel/UClK...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:f6vzq5ful3a3x2mq4hc5qkvi/post/3mlthwgdrts2p

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:

UPDATE: reportedly ALL Dems were stripped of committees… but white male house Dems are still listed. Only Black reps & women removed. Weird! Sexton + TN House Republicans not beating the “it’s about race” allegations. (P.S. It’s all standing committees. We have screenshots.)

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

#StarTrek

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:

Next week, Republicans are expected to begin the budget reconciliation process — this is how the GOP will try to shovel $70 billion more to ICE and Border Patrol (and give Trump $1 billion for a ballroom).

Your Members of Congress need to hear from you, and we’ve made it extra easy to get in touch with them.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
mhoye@cosocial.ca wrote:

The US and Russia both straight up running out of ammunition at just about the same dumb time for just about the same dumb reasons. An old world dying, a new world struggling to be born, indeed.

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

the 50mm lens is pretty good at textures and surfaces and faces

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

color adds complexity for me, as I really like it when I can do a decent job of "composing in the lens"