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mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io ("mekka okereke :verified:") wrote:
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116452401274098204
Trump is so evil! Journalists uncovered what many suspected: that many ICE agents have been convicted of violent crimes, including rape and murder!😮
The journalists were going to release the convictions. But Trump threatened to send the DOJ after the journalists if they did!
🤔Oops, I mean Becerra.
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danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:
Folks, racism is inevitable. It’s endemic and there’s nothing we can ever do to resolve that. We have to learn to live in a world where racism is part of the norm. At the very least we shouldn’t be so militant about casual or benevolent racism. Instead of wasting time trying to stop racism, we need to refocus on promoting local, on-device, ethical racism
This post is about LLMs
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hosford42@techhub.social ("Aaron") wrote:
@dbattistella I don't believe that publicly traded for-profit companies are capable of this. I think the very fact that such a company is incentivized to perpetually extract wealth from workers and customers and give it to 3rd party share holders who contribute nothing to wealth generation beyond a one-time contribution of capital is what makes these companies grow into vile monsters over time. They are exploitative by design, and this is the dominant form of company in our economy.
It's possible to break this mold. Cooperatives are democratically controlled, and often the workers and/or customers are the shareholders, with equal shares. This changes the incentive structure from an exploitative one to, you guessed it, a cooperative one. If we could only make this the dominant form of company in our economy, we would live in a very different world where "don't be evil" was the natural order of things.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
dbattistella@mstdn.ca ("DB 🌱💦") wrote:
The man who wrote "Don't be evil" said he chose it specifically so it would be hard to remove. Paul Buchheit, the engineer who later built Gmail, suggested the phrase at a Google corporate values meeting on July 19, 2001.
Then in early 2018, internal documents leaked showing that Google had signed a Pentagon contract to build AI to analyze drone footage. By April, over 3,000 Google employees had signed a letter to Sundar Pichai demanding the contract be cancelled.
The letter specifically cited "Don't be evil" as the standard the company was failing to meet. Dozens of engineers resigned in protest.
Sometime between late April and early May, the slogan disappeared from the code of conduct's preface.
[![Screenshot of a Wikipedia page: Don't be evil "Don't be evil" was Google's former motto, and a phrase used in Google's corporate code of conduct.[1[213 In 2018, Google removed the original motto from the preface of its code of conduct, [°]](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/116/664/159/577/507/603/original/938a10ed12de32a0.png)]7
Mastodon FeedBoosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
MaryAnnJohanson@mas.to ("MaryAnn Johanson (she/her)") wrote:
If you've ever said "Fuck ICE" on social media, congrats: You're on a government watchlist.
Fuck ICE. And fuck Trump and the fascist oligarchs he rode in on, too. #FuckICE #FuckTrump
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ronald@blog.ronaldoussoren.net ("Ronald Oussoren") wrote:
I’ve uploaded #pyobjc 12.2 to PyPI. This fixes a number of bugs, contains updates for the macOS 26.5 SDK and includes wheels for Python 3.15. See the changelog for the full list of changes.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
mcc wrote:
Agentic programming is when a piece of software is written exclusively by women and nonbinary programmers
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
mwl@io.mwl.io ("Michael W Lucas :flan_on_fire:") wrote:
If you have fifteen minutes, the Tiny Angry Witch is good for a laugh.
https://www.tinyangrywitch.com/
Stop motion shorts by the Tiny Angry Company. Incredible attention to detail, all done by hand!
Mastodon Feedbrib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:") wrote:
Finished my #embroidery !
Mastodon FeedBoosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:"):
glyph ("Glyph") wrote:
Your chatbot being (hypothetically) momentarily commandeered to delete your local copy of the project that you were *already explicitly forbidden to use it on* is the gentlest possible introduction to this type of direct action and if it happens to you, you should be *very grateful* that this is how you got the message and not via something much more elaborate, insidious, and potentially life-changingly bad.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:"):
AmyZenunim@unstable.systems ("✰ Alice D. ✰") wrote:
RE: https://mastodon.social/@glyph/116661163978253459
the fact that these LLMs are allowed to scrape everything and violate every copyleft license in existence, but we're not allowed to resist in any tangible way, is what makes LLMs technofascist by nature.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:"):
Linza@kamu.social wrote:
@futurebird hi I was in an adjacent industry for some years
TRASH IS FUCKING DANGEROUS. It's not just that there could be sharps, there definitely ARE sharps. There are pressurized cannisters and car batteries and gas cans improperly disposed of. There are live animals with diseases. There's heavy shit and gross shit and actual shit shit. Illegal shit and shit packed so it moves unexpectedly and could collapse. Falling shit and flying shit. The second guy is there to save the first guy's life.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:"):
sinvega@mas.to ("Sin Vega") wrote:
@futurebird of all the public services, bins and sewage workers are surely the most incredibly under-recognised
Overall they probably improve society even more than doctors
Mastodon FeedBoosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
ZachWeinersmith ("Zach Weinersmith") wrote:
The Ai bubble will pop
Mastodon FeedBoosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:"):
brooke@bikeshed.vibber.net ("Brooke Vibber :neocat_cofe:") wrote:
A "chilling effect" is when people are so afraid of overzealous enforcement of a rule that they stay home and just watch Netflix
Mastodon FeedBoosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:"):
xgranade@wandering.shop ("Cassandra is only carbon now") wrote:
Getting wild* at the club** tonight***!
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*mixing Pepsi and diet Pepsi
**Costco
***later this week, some afternoon when it's not so busy with weekend crowds
Mastodon Feedbrib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:") wrote:
10: IF enough_pasta()
20: THEN add_more(lots)
30: ELSE add_more(a_little)
40: END IF
50: GOTO 10
Mastodon FeedBoosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:"):
damonology@lgbtqia.space ("Damon :sparkles_trans:") wrote:
I Got Addicted to Solitaire and Now I'm Slowly Becoming a Playing Cards Autistic: My Unexpected Descent to Rock Bottom
Written by Damon ✨️
Mastodon Feedbrib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:") wrote:
One more job application done!
This is tiring 😭
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
First mistake: asking ME for dietary advice.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/05/30/dont-ask-me-for-diet-advice/
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
thomholwerda@exquisite.social ("Thom, a distro-agnostic tool") wrote:
@osnews Speaking of donations, while the initial rush has died down, of course, there's still a steady stream coming in, way more than without the progress bar permanently on the site.
It'll be a while before we hit the next incentive, but I'm convinced we'll get there.
https://www.osnews.com/story/145011/osnews-fundrasier-progress/
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:
Here is a little look inside the abandoned farmhouse at Flekkuvík.#Iceland #Reykjavik #video #landscape #nature #abandoned #decay #concrete
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:
There is a rune stone on Flekka's supposed burial site that says, "Here lies Flekka." I read a 1959 article arguing that she is not, in fact, buried there. It claims the rune stone is most likely from the 17th or 18th century, and underneath there's a cairn that Flekka raised to guide sailors.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:
Flekka was considered wise and forward-thinking. According to local legend, Flekka is buried nearby, and no ship will sink in Flekkuvík as long as her grave is visible. #Iceland #photography #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #abandoned #decay #concrete #graffiti #folklore
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:
red hat engineer tries to push AI code into qemu
https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/29/qemu-mulls-relaxing-ai-contribution-ban/5248638
Mastodon FeedChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:
Me and @uoou are doing a bit of Divinity 2 on OwnCast, join us
https://live.freebooters.uk/
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
coachgowron@tenforward.social ("Coach Gowron") wrote:
We often treat every activity as if it is something to be bested, an achievement to be unlocked. If singing brings you joy, sing for the joy of it, not because it is a skill you must master, must exploit. We should do more things for the glory of it, not the profit of it.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
gnomon ("Ben Zanin") wrote:
I'm sick of hearing how LLMs are warping projects & people I care about. Here's what I want to hear about instead.
You want to create something amazing, that'll reach & last? You need help. Build a team culture of respect, humor, genuine affection, curiosity, patience, sympathy, delight. Build a place where good people want to do the best work of their lives. Help them grow, help them leave.
It's not the commits. It is not the *fucking* *tools*.
It. Is. The. People.
Help the people.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("The Luddites were right"):
axbom@axbom.me ("Per Axbom") wrote:
Just published.
The Borg Complex describes a behavioral pattern wherein people see resistance to technology as pointless. "Technology is inevitable," they say, and we simply must adapt. It is a form of fatalism, often disguised as optimism. It also undermines independent thinking.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
I can think of so many uses for a good sharp chisel.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/05/30/this-too-shall-pass/
