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

Vote today, Minnesota!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/11/its-minnesota-primary-day/

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mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io ("mekka okereke :verified:") wrote:

We told you this would happen.

♥️🕊️👍🏿

https://emeraldbook.org/news/aug-0426-5/

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

Nightmare fuel -- for both the USA and Greenland.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/11/this-is-what-happens-when-you-let-a-senile-fool-run-the-country/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
nmeum@chaos.social wrote:

A new major version of CHICKEN Scheme was released yesterday. Most notably, CHICKEN fully supports the R⁷RS language standard now.

https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-announce/2026-08/msg00002.html

#Scheme

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

“The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab”

https://www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the-only-reason-youll-ever-need-not-to-write-with-ai

> Using generative AI inherently exposes you to the risk of career-ending accusations of plagiarism.

This should have been the final word on using these tools for writing, but some people think being accidentally labelled as an "AI" sceptic is a bigger risk to their reputation

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Scary Austin") wrote:

OMG 🤣 This is an amazing protest.

The Kansas Compliance Crew is a group of trans men complying with a #Kansas bathroom law by going into women's bathrooms. Give it up for these brave guys!

https://kscompliancecrew.org/

#LGBT #trans #50501movement

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
MaddieM4@raphus.social wrote:

Finally set aside time to watch this, and I was not disappointed. I think I very slightly disagree with one of the final ideas though - that it's the responsibility of us elders to protect the youngsters from being jaded.

The honest truth is that companies will not magically become more ethical, competent, or user-aligned - the cynicism we hold will continue to be necessary for survival, and the young will need it too. But what's needed is the dialectical ability to hold the skepticism and wonder in our heads at the same time, because the wonder is necessary too, and the synthesis is what we have to role model for the kiddos. Even if it's hard, and we need practice to be good at it ourselves!

The magic of computers is that we're capable of doing better things than rent-seekers and authoritarians want. We can tell those guys to fuck off, and have our own fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZwpH5lCD4

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

> Our lab has agreed on a blanket ban on the use of generative AI for writing.

reason:

> Using generative AI inherently exposes you to the risk of career-ending accusations of plagiarism.

https://www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the-only-reason-youll-ever-need-not-to-write-with-ai

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
panda@pandas.social ("propapanda :verified:") wrote:

@tante

i dont think base64 works like this

https://github.com/Admin135158/ProteusKernel-/blob/main/network/swarm.cpp#L61

@davidgerard

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

how bad is the filesystem situation on netbsd? well the default filesystem is UFS and i managed to corrupt it trying to get a VM going on my local machine for building and running tests on netbsd..

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

honestly at this point, i'm disinclined to trust anyone who has been infected with AI thinking. i just do not trust their engineering ability.

so for the long term, it would honestly be better if we had an OS that was written by people who reject it outright. just because those people would make better engineering decisions.

and our best hope is.... netbsd. which might be fine if it had a good filesystem option.

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

so word on the street is that freebsd is not making progress on an anti-ai stance and in fact there are loud voices in favour of sloppity slop slop.

i hate this. i want to fork it but i just do not have the time to maintain an OS again.

andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt") wrote:

Shared Code Between Package Managers

https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/11/package-manager-library-reuse.html

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

and i do calculate quite a lot as part of my work. especially in some domains. especially where feasibility is concerned. there's no point trying to solve a problem that is impossible.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
zzt@mas.to ("[object Object]") wrote:

you know, if you’re considering rolling back your anti-AI policy because a bunch of people are crybullying each other over “AI witch hunts” and getting caught trying to pass off slop as their own work, your development community might have deeper problems that taking a centrist position on AI will almost definitely make much worse

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

whenever i would put a simple sum into python to get an answer, i like to do it in my head.

then put it into python to check my work.

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
glecharles@gardenstate.social ("Guy LeCharles Gonzalez") wrote:

"I mean, what are we even doing here? The byline for Belshaw’s articles should be 'Perplexity', who should then thank Doug for giving them the idea, reading the first draft of the article, and helping them with revisions." @milos

I've seen several industry thinkers I used to respect churning out essays and LinkedIn posts that should definitely have their AI tool of choice credited as a co-author. It's so disappointing. #cmonson

h/t @enocc

https://blog.miljko.org/2026/03/20/the-decline-and-fall-of.html

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

Crossstitch is an exercise in careful counting, embroidery is an exercise in "this looks like roughly the right place to put the needle"

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pikesley@mastodon.me.uk ("Per Inoboedientiam Ad Astra") wrote:

One must imagine Sisyphus escaping his sandbox

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

(God I have a lot of self-loathing.....)

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

We all know of the distinction between "wanting to write" and "wanting to have written".

But what about "wanting to write but not have written"?

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
robinince ("Robin Ince") wrote:

A two minute piece on gaslighting - here is part one #lgbtq #gaslighting #bbc #radio4 part TWO

Attachments:

• video: Still in the graveyard

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
robinince ("Robin Ince") wrote:

A two minute piece on gaslighting - here is part one #lgbtq #gaslighting #bbc #radio4 part one

Attachments:

• video: Me in the graveyard in my hat

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

blogged: Valley Fold Ltd

https://dbushell.com/2026/08/11/valley-fold-logo-brand-design/

do you want to see my new company logo?

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
acarsdrama@live.acarsdrama.com ("ACARS Drama") wrote:

Air to Ground Message:

NO INFO AS OF NOW WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PAX THAT WERE AT A CYBER CONFRENCE IN LAS THEY WERE ABLE TO JAM OUR WIFI AND BROADCAST THEIR SIGNAL

Area: Liberal, KS, USA
Type: Boeing 757-200
A: #aadee4f6c99
F: #fdcd8d51430

#acars #vdlm2

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
idzie@kolektiva.social ("Idzie") wrote:

This isn't a "good" photo, but I wanted to share this funny interaction I witnessed between members of a crow family I've been seeing often nearby. An adult with a cracker they'd found and a juvenile (identifiable as such by their blue eyes) hopping close to them and staring longingly at the food. The adult was not inclined to share, however. #birding #corvids

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kayiwa@code4lib.social wrote:

Signal Boost please, We are a really cool bunch of people I swear. Come work with us. https://main-princeton.icims.com/jobs/22105/deputy-dean-of-libraries/job?mobile=false&width=1202&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240

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gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online ("Gardiner Bryant") wrote:

For the next 24 hours I'll give you a free YEAR of The Bryant Review if you DM me with proof that you unsubscribed from The Atlantic.

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

Abusers support abusers

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/10/white-house-max-miller-pressure-campaign-01031353

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ezri@shitpost.trade ("ezri/emily") wrote:

the year is 2175. politics is full of leftist splinter parties each comprised of one or two members. my single member party is about to split, with my headmate taking issue with my stance on the reunification of belgium