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

Here's an interesting question for the people who defend the economic changes LLMs bring: at what point is the quality of life in Fall River, MA better after millwork went elsewhere, automated. What year, and why? Defend your position. Bonus points if you can describe who that quality of life describes.

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

Look I'm mostly not saying coding agents are good or bad (they're both, it's too complex to sum up as one or the other, and even on net, that's tough) but it sure is interesting how the really bad economics of so many parts of the tech industry are shaken up by it and definitely not all for the worse.

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

Wild that coding agents finally make being a search engine into a viable business. (https://exa.ai/)

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

@baldur Sounds like a good adage here is "don't break things, spend the time getting it RIGHT"

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mookie@weredreaming.com ("steve mookie kong") wrote:

The current state of business.

#business #ai #advertising #advertisement

Attachments:

• video: 9770783a58421a10.mp4

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spacemagick ("ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ") wrote:

#Science is amazing.

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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

One of the lessons that many in software strangely never learn is that breaking something while being an asshole gets a very different response from people than breaking something while not being an asshole

And, given how “AI” continues to pour shit on the rest of society, using LLMs is widely going to be perceived as an asshole move

For better or for worse, using LLMs in OSS is going to be seen as an adversarial move that undermines community building

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

*pressing hands and face against window* "no!!!! hahaha!! no!!!!!!"

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

*nods in affirmation* that's false

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rdp@notpickard.com ("robert daniel pickard") wrote:

@thirstybear @glyph

"one day that fire will be able to build a house" they say

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wingo ("Andy Wingo") wrote:

the nice thing about javascript is that there are so many kinds of scope. truly an embarrassent of riches

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Hex@kolektiva.social ("hex") wrote:

But if *I* hijack *their* devices it's a "felony."

https://blog.includesecurity.com/2026/06/the-smart-tv-in-your-livingroom-is-a-node-in-the-aiscraping-economy/

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garrett@mastodon.xyz ("Garrett LeSage") wrote:

Disney's 101 Dalmatians was based on a book. That original book has a sequel.

It's the most absurd plot. You will NOT guess what happens at all while reading the plot summary on Wikipedia.

(It's definitely worth reading about the plot on Wikipedia. 🤣)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FStarlight%5FBarking

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darylsun@social.lol ("Daryl Sun") wrote:

🌈 #Queercraft is one of the oldest and largest #LGBTQIAplus gaming communities. Run by Prism, a 501(c)(3) registered charity, it hosts a public #Minecraft server with survival and creative gamemodes, as well as a live radio show every Saturday night at 08:00 PM EST. More details can be found at their official website: https://www.queercraft.net/

I've been playing on the Minecraft server since January 2026, and I can swear to how friendly and supportive the Queercraft community is. Staff is active and deals swiftly with any trolls or griefers who find their way into the Minecraft server. Members are eager to help, whether to offer words of encouragement or free materials for building or mapart projects. (Even if it affects my in-game business; please, I'm trying to sell my wool here /j)

This summer, Queercraft runs a fundraiser with a goal of 7,500 USD. All proceeds will go to Queercraft's upkeep. I know this is unusual for me to ask, and you're not obligated to help especially if you don't have the extra funds, but it would mean plenty to me if you can donate to Queercraft's fundraiser using this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundraising/daryl-sun

(I receive no monetary compensation from the donation link: it's just for tracking the progress of my fundraising campaign.)

Thank you very much in advance, and happy Pride Month!

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tsturm@famichiki.jp ("Thomas Sturm") wrote:

Why did I never use VS Code? Because it's from Microsoft.

I've been a computer toucher for 44 years now and through all this time there has been not a single interaction with Microsoft that did not end up as a giant clusterfuck.

They give it away for free? That's a big fucking warning sign.

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ricci@discuss.systems ("Rob Ricci") wrote:

@jonny oh now I understand how they steal these things, anyone can just use this button

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Korawolfsrain@meow.social ("Kora :neofox_flag_nb: :neofox_rainbow: Fedi's bowlingball") wrote:

The boys on a soft stroll through their home forest. Woods untouched by humans, aside from the shapeshifters who consider it part of their home and territory, but leave it as untouched as possible to live in harmony with the critters of the forest.
Its a beautiful early autumn day. The leafs just started turning colorful for the fall and the sun gives the best to make it a warm day.
Still Nesoto couldn't help himself but bringing his scarf along, not for himself but for his boyfriend Romeo who gets cold the easiest of the three and how could he let his boyfriend get cold :P
They are just walking and talking, enjoying nature and home, Finn with a mug of warm cocoa between his paws, enjoying their time together.
They are just such a loving trouple!

Funfact: their heights are referenced by their human heights, not their animal shape. Romeo is a small wolf, but still a wolf, so bigger than Finn in animal shape.

I had this scene in mind last year autumn and i knew @LumiaP2L would be the perfect artist for this piece and obviously they were :D
They captured my vision (especially for the boys) from my describtion and very rough sketch to digital canvas so easily

Thank you also to @morgunkorn who made this possible in the first place :neofox_love: :neofox_hug_heart:

I'm so very happy to share a bit of my world with you in visual form. I love my boys and my world so much

(Also little fun fact, Lumia's mom is also a fan of Finn :P)

#FinnRomeoNesoto

jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (nonvenomous)") wrote:

In the latest ballot drop, Nithya Raman pulls ahead of Spencer Pratt, so down here in #LA we get an actual election in November instead of a clown show clusterfuck. Can I get a hell ya.
https://results.lavote.gov/#year=2026&election=4338

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bottled_o_taki@blackqueer.life ("takii <- freaky nasty gyal") wrote:

hey cuties, so yk how I am about #MutalAid, it SAVES LIVES. inspired by @blackfinalboi (who deserves so many flowers!), here is a thread of some people who I believe could urgently use your help and I have shared the same $$ y’all pass to me:
———
Bonolo (ThirdWorldMiss Explores) - is a single black mother in South Africa trying her utmost best to survive and provide for her son! She URGENTLY needs $255 TODAY

I chipped in to help with the wi-fi bill, please support
https://ko-fi.com/i/IX0I720YROB
———
Then we have the amazing Teacher Mohammed out there in Gaza, we all know teachers are the bedrock of society and they are especially important in Palestine! So Please help me continue support and boost and share to all <3
https://mastodon.social/@MohammedHussein/116709655683853869
———
And Finally, our dear comrades in Sudan. We MUST NOT FORGET THEY EXIST. NEVER EVER EVERRRRR. Please help the Sudanese Anarchists stay alive and continue empowering their communities!

Literally anything and EVERYTHING HELPS

https://opencollective.com/support-sudanese-comrades

#MututalAid #BlackMutualAid #Palestine #Sudan #FreePalestine #FreeCongo #FreeSudan

jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (nonvenomous)") wrote:

(For the record, mission accomplished and it was amazing)

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

Is everyone building model ships today?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/06/07/model-ship-building-fad/

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thirstybear@agilodon.social ("Chris Pitts") wrote:

A note from one of my favourite authors at the moment.

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indigoviolet@app.wafrn.net ("Maria Ivy") wrote:

How safe is it currently to travel to the UK (specifically London) as a transgender woman? I’ve been roped into a group that’s going (and of course none of them bothered to check) and I want to know if I have to get myself out of this.

#AskFedi

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

cloud 9

look i know you're running out of names, astronomers, but i think that no.

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

dark matter halos

it's not angelic, it's a bit of a bastard actually

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todayilearned@noc.social ("Today I learned") wrote:

TIL that in Victorian London, mail was delivered 12 times a day and people complained if a letter took more than two hours to arrive.

https://www.victorianlondon.org/communications/frequency.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tzl0wk/til%5Fthat%5Fin%5Fvictorian%5Flondon%5Fmail%5Fwas%5Fdelivered/

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

(they're ions, but they're both positive and negative, no fucking clue)

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

zwitterion

go home chemists, you're drunk

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

what if it wasn't scraper bots and your site was suddenly experiencing a basquillion percent increase in natural traffic?

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

this game is narrated in a welsh woman's voice and it's very soothing but it's a good job there are subtitles cause i can't understand a word