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glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

fucking impeccable emulation of a human being. is this a robot or a person? who could even say. truly you can't tell if they're using an LLM, no point in trying to detect it. chefs kiss. no notes

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
Floppy@mastodon.me.uk ("James Smith 💾") wrote:

@andrewnez MY EYES

andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt") wrote:

Tripped over this cursed bit of software today, look at that massive readme diagram: https://github.com/raydac/mvn-golang

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

I can't _know_ what is going on in people's hearts, but my read is somewhat more charitable to the people in the video here. It's wild to me that they are people with this much authority who seem helpless, but rather than "callous jerks who don't care what you think" their facial expressions and body language read to *me* as people who have been ordered to implement a harmful idea and are struggling mightily to do it in the least harmful way they can https://toot.majorshouse.com/@majorlinux/117085014811292459

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 ✍️ 🥐 🇵🇷"):
BegoniaArizona@montereybay.social ("@BegoniaArizona") wrote:

@fromjason you look strong and wise! I am rooting for you for everything good to show up and show out for you. *from an old auntie *

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

Like everyone else last night we watched The Large Man On the Spectrum Punches People For Justice show and it did what it says on the tin

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

Free Puerto Rico.

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

i know it's a bit heretical, but what if we just replaced nats with integers and beat the type theory with a stick until it understands at least some arithmetic?

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

i think if you accept the modular thing, + and - are actually fair game?

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

consider for example that a + b + c (unsigned) overflows and wraps. the result is wrong by MAX_INT, but it's still defined, it's just only unique modulo MAX_INT, breaking soundness, but probably being fine for practical purposes.

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

it would completely break soundness, but you know, overflow doesn't break as much of arithmetical reasoning as i'd have thought.

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

I'm sorry, but ironing is the epitome of having too much time and too few hobbies.

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt ("Summer Jo :v_enby: ☀️:neocat_melt_3:") wrote:

RE: https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/117088774014013912

holy shit lmao

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

Minnesota Republicans sure can pick 'em.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/13/weve-got-epic-losers-in-this-state/

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
andrewt@mastodon.art ("Andrew 🖌") wrote:

Art tutorial

Attachments:

• video: A drawing tutorial in which I draw a cylinder to anchor the head within, then shaded regions for the eyes and mouth, then add a lid and the cylinder is still there and it’s Count Binface

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
0x4d6165@transfem.social ("0x4d6165 (Julie)") wrote:

idea: game that teaches you tarot card reading

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange ("abadidea") wrote:

so, (barely) reading between the lines of what Twitch's staff said:

1. they were forced by Amazon to add the AI training setting and to make it opt-out, because the overlords know perfectly well there's no reason anyone would ever opt-in

2. the actual Twitch staff who run Twitch do not like this and are of the same mind about it as all of you

3. Taking the time to opt-out, even if you don't really stream, gives them data to take to meetings with their overlords to prove that Twitch users dislike AI and pushing it too hard will drive people from the site.

Settings > Security and Privacy > Training for Generative AI

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
TodePond@mas.to ("Lu wilson") wrote:

all the artists are on instagram
all the nerds are on mastodon
all the business people are on linkedin
all the [—] are on twitter

what does the leave for bluesky?

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
theplaguedoc@glitterkitten.co.uk ("David") wrote:

It's Bin Day.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
quixoticgeek@v.st ("Quixoticgeek") wrote:

Dear the people of Clacton,

You have an opportunity to something that is indisputably hilarious. Please, we beg of you, bring us hope in this trying time. Elect Count Bin Face.

Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt ("Summer Jo :v_enby: ☀️:neocat_melt_3:") wrote:

:boosts_ok_gay: On github, don't forget to also block https://github.com/codex, if you've blocked https://github.com/claude

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
captainhanyuu.art@bsky.brid.gy ("Jenn / CaptainHanyuu 💖✨") wrote:

MY DISCO BALL IN THE BEDROOM IS SHOWING ME THE ECLIPSE, HOW COOL IS THAT?!

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker 🔜 Megaplex"):
david_chisnall@infosec.exchange ("David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)") wrote:

The recording (and transcript, for the sensible people who don't want to listen to me speaking) of my March QCon talk is online!

If you want to understand how CHERI works and the relationship between memory safety and compartmentalisation, and why starting from a programmer model is essential if you want to build useful hardware, here you go!

#CHERI #CHERIoT #QCon #Compartmentalisation #MemorySafety

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

it is fun to watch this Serrano slowly redden up, day after day

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

The replies to this are great

Turns out people on Mastodon have a lot of experience with failing companies 😁

A few more from personal experience. Possibly a little too specific

- You are told by a manager not to use the usual contact email address for a supplier or client and instead contact an employee directly using their personal email
- A manager quits at a short notice for "personal health"
- An angry scot shows up at the office, cursing the CEO and shouting "where's my money?!"

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

Don't worry, teachers. Your replacements are all ready to step in.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/13/behold-my-replacement/

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

no thanks bro, evidently my SEO game is already killing it 🔥

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

Had a chat about company "nálykt" ("corpse stench"). I.e. common signs of imminent company collapse employees can spot. We came up with a few:

- Sudden sale that takes all of the employees by surprise
- Office rent agreements cancelled at short notice
- Managers suddenly evasive about previously promised promotions or pay rises
- Execs changing the topic whenever asked a pointed question.
- Execs getting antsy about how last year's acquisitions are performing
- Layoffs, natch

What else?

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

I know this feeling. It happens every time I sit down to work on my syllabus.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/13/struck-down-mid-paragraph/

Boosted by andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt"):
geekygirldawn@hachyderm.io ("Dr. Dawn Foster") wrote:

So much of the critical infrastructure that we all rely on contains open source projects that are under-resourced and struggling. One way to help these projects is by funding development and maintenance so that contributors can focus on this work, but it can be hard to justify continuing to fund open source projects. Measuring the impact of open source funding is the best way to continue to fund open source because it allows you to show leadership and other stakeholders the impact of that funding. Here's a blog post to get you started, and I'm available for consulting engagements on this topic.

https://fastwonderblog.com/2026/06/02/how-ospos-can-measure-the-impact-of-oss-funding/