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

a stalwart Man was subjected to my post with a cute girly aesthetic and he took the time to let me know how much it annoyed him that there are posts on Mastodon that are cute and girly. There is of course only one solution

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

@cstross Tony Blair Institute has *substantial* tech industry donors, and this is 100% of the reason for the UK gov AI push (per Pivot to AI passim)

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
2something@transfem.social wrote:

Many here are familiar with @alexia@shrimp.starlightnet.work 's No-AI list as well as the Slopfree Software Index

Both list FOSS projects with policies of rejecting AI contributions.

I wondered if such a thing existed for wikis. There is now!
https://git.average.name/1something/No-AI-Wikis/src/branch/trunk/No-AI%20Wikis.md

#Wikis

Boosted by jwz:
cmconseils ("Lady Laura :bongoCat:") wrote:

AI Don't Wanna Go Anymore, Picturesidrawn, Digital, 2026

#Art #DigitalArt

Boosted by jwz:
Lana@beige.party ("𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"") wrote:

People always be like "Oh Mr Billionaire tell us how you made your billions of dollars! What's your secret ingredient to success??" as if the truthful answer isn't "I convinced the government to pay me money to make a thing that was already free before, and then sold it back to the government (or to myself!) for a huge markup at taxpayer expense. This artificially inflated the value of my stock which I then used as collateral to secure enormous personal loans that I have no intention of ever paying back. Also I refuse to pay my workers and I don't pay a single cent in taxes."

It's crime. The secret ingredient is crime.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
treats@fox.nexus ("things as a treat") wrote:

We can have precedented times, as a treat

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
withinity@mastodon.gamedev.place wrote:

Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
artemis@dice.camp ("Artemis") wrote:

One problem they are running into is that they can't deskill people fast enough.

People are still going to make art. People are still going to write programs. People are still going to keep putting out human creations.

If everyone quit making art tomorrow, AI slop would seem a lot more viable, but these annoying artists won't fucking quit just because they aren't being paid for a work product.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
dofh_excuses@gts.chapek9.com ("DevOps from Hell Excuses") wrote:

#DOFH excuse #88:

The software still needs python 2.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place wrote:

@eniko for some reason it's always "walled gardens are good actually (so long as *my* game gets let in)", when the problem is "how do i get the people who would love this to know it even exists when we all exist in a perpetual state of information oversaturation and also everything is on fire"

cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right") wrote:

boilerplate: noun (software development) The necessary parts of any software that a developer is not interested in writing.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
maddy@thegayagenda.fans ("Maddy 🏳️‍⚧️ - ADHD-powered :neofox_googly_woozy:") wrote:

What's a relatively simple coding project you'd recommend?

I'm looking to get back into coding. Learning sites are great, but my brain needs an end goal or project to be able to stick with it.

Probably looking to learn rust, but will happily take suggestions.

I've got some coding basics down, but I am rusty (no pun intended) as fuck.

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

The other day I went for a run and parked my Fiesta in my usual spot. I was absent for a measly half hour. I come back and what I see? She has already made a friend!

You people in Europe may not realize how insanely unlikely this is in America :-)

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
bvibber@wikis.world ("Brooke Vibber") wrote:

Unions are like condoms -- if someone tries to tell you you don't need one, you *definitely* need one.

Boosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

♬️ MALE TEARS + SLEEK TEETH at DNA Lounge tonight: Wed May 27, 8pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2026/05-27d.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #maletears #sleekteeth #darkwave #synthwave #industrial #gothic #livemusic #concert #sanfrancisco

Attachments:

• gifv: 90f73e957f944d18.mp4

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codinghorror@infosec.exchange ("Jeff Atwood") wrote:

people still on substack are like "(fetches fainting couch) but mah clicks! my metrics!" You know what, fuck your clicks, fuck your metrics, and FUCK YOU. Grow a backbone, you absolute cowards. I do not, and will not, give any quarter to fundamental assaults on human dignity and civil rights.

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

It's wild that in the K-pop world pop stars are called "idols" by fans without any negative connotation.

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

In improv yesterday, we had to each give our name and pronouns. For the pronouns, one guy was like "uh male, I guess? I don't understand the pronouns thing" and I wanted to hurl him across the room.

Three men went before him. He knew what to say. It costs you *nothing* to just say he/him and move on with your fucking life.

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🐁!"):
neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk ("Neil Brown") wrote:

I was able to flash CrossPoint 1.3.0 to my XTEINK X4 *using Firefox* for the first time, since Firefox now supports WebSerial.

Nice.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
gem@kind.social ("Gem ♪") wrote:

I wrote about a beautiful moment between musicians Norah Jones and Rachael Yamagata, which led me to thinking about co-creation and its opposite exploitation.

https://gem.bearblog.dev/co-create/

#Music #Science

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

Fed the spiders this afternoon.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/05/27/lunchtime/

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

this at currently 80% discount seems kinda up fedi's alley https://store.steampowered.com/app/914010

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

RE: https://social.coop/@spritely/116647075164697556

Happening now!

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

Phones have really come a long way. The audio adjustment pre-sets on iOS are surprisingly good. I can get passable quality audio using AirPods and whatever magic this feature uses. It's also nice to know that whatever computing this takes, it is happening on-device.

Boosted by jwz:
johnzajac@dice.camp ("John") wrote:

Watching Hungary's new govt busily undo literally everything Orban did should make you realize how much of a fucking piece of shit President Joe Biden was.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
NNN@bettercities.top wrote:

@hacks4pancakes
Your travails remind me of this meme

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alexia@starlightnet.work ("Alexia :makko_bnuuy:") wrote:

in a world like this, newgrounds is a godsend.

thanks NG for still existing

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
alexia@starlightnet.work ("Alexia :makko_bnuuy:") wrote:

if you don't know what Newgrounds is btw you are missing the fuck out, it influenced internet culture (including your corner of the web most likely!) a lot since 1998 :)

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peter@thepit.social ("Peter") wrote:

Simon Willison seems like a nice guy so i'm not trying to dunk or anything and i appreciate his honesty, but WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS NEXT, SIR??? https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/27/product-market-fit/

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
atax1a@infosec.exchange ("mx alex tax1a - 2020 (6)") wrote:

as someone who has injected independent thoughtforms into other people's headspaces, we view the proliferation of slop machines as a form of cognitive malware: they are corporate thoughtforms intending to colonize your headspace and make you plural but with the chatbot persona