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

For context, this is the inference provider I use; they serve Chinese models, right now primarily DeepSeek's latest releases. They retain no session transcripts, and are based in Europe (though their inference clusters are not all in Europe.)

Also notably they don't host any image or video generation models, and they are focused on coding. These models can do stuff like write fiction, but they're not actually that good at it. Software is where the money is.

This is still an energy-intensive business, but _look at those efficiencies_. There are orders of magnitude differences between providers and eras of this stuff.

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skinnylatte@hachyderm.io ("Adrianna Tan") wrote:

Imagine, they’re sociopathic, but they chose to do it in places where they can basically say ‘if you don’t do X for less money you don’t care enough for the cause’. The degree of power they get to exert on the passionate and mission-driven is extreme.

The sorts of people who become execs in places like that are also sociopathic because basically they’re not even driven by big money, just power

Don’t ask me how I know

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skinnylatte@hachyderm.io ("Adrianna Tan") wrote:

Anyone surprised at charities hiring union busters.. I hope you understand that many charities are run by people who are even more sociopathic than your sociopathic bosses.

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owen@mastodon.transneptune.net ("Owen") wrote:

Given what we've seen of Pure Reason Fans on Earth, I would struggle to believe that Vulcan is a just society

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen") wrote:

Cool. Fairphone has started selling a phone in the US.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/fairphone-brings-the-repairable-fairphone-gen-6-to-the-us/

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TodePond@mas.to ("Lu wilson") wrote:

ive been "promoting" things on the internet for 15 years now! here's my top tips
- show yourself having fun
- many consistent repeated small launches is better than one big launch
- someone needs to see something like nine times before it sticks
- reward people for following along with everything. you can never go too far with in-jokes
- let people feel part of something.
- never show off. never try to be cool
- be like a monster in a horror film - never show the whole thing. make it seem like there's more to discover by clicking through
- create drama and arguments by being fearless and stupid
- make it clear you dont need anyone - you're having fun on your own. its more infectious that way
- show how you feel. feelings are more powerful than information
- its a lot like rolling the dice. to go viral once, roll a thousand dice

unfortunately the internet is not real life. i'm still learning how to promote things in real life

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eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Eniko Fox") wrote:

One of those days where I'm wondering what my life would've looked like if I'd been able to get into gamedev 5 years sooner

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wicche@kvlt.zone ("synthwicche ⛧ :synthwave_sun:") wrote:

Doing this poll based on the number of fellow neurodivergent people I know who rely on this feature when watching things, even though I personally do not use this feature at all.

Poll: *if* you're somewhere in the autism, ADHD, etc. ballpark, do you benefit from subtitles/closed captions *in your native language* when watching movies or TV, and why?

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Tattie@eldritch.cafe wrote:

Update: my gf pointed me to this further post on Bluesky

After Stock professed extremist ideology twice this past week (e.g. disabled women are faking; autistic people and people with ADHD are 'unsuited' for academia) and being billed as an expert during the Arday plagiarism scandal, I forgot until now that Stock was involved in her own plagiarism scandal
https://bsky.app/profile/nateo.bsky.social/post/3mtbazl2iy22m

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

I’ve been dealing with #PPWR compliance for Mastodon’s merch shop and frankly I don’t see how this regulation doesn’t just eradicate all small business within the EU. This is a self-goal if I’ve ever seen one.

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hellocatfood@post.lurk.org wrote:

I also did one for 2026. Only eight months late!

Attachments:

• gifv: patches of pixels appear on screen and eventually form to reveal "2026"

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Black_Flag@beige.party ("Rage Rumbles 🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈 🫂🔞") wrote:

QUESTION

How many white plagiarists are being raked over the coals in the press?

#uk #ukpol #racism #fascism

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ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:

This all seems like really great progress! Kudos @Mastodon! https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/

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davx5app@fosstodon.org ("DAVx⁵ :android:🔄") wrote:

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Please also re-toot/share if you know someone being interested in this!

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

mweh heh heh

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

Real economics of AI inference:
https://blog.umans.ai/blog/tokenomics-behind-the-scenes/

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

continuing my trip prep with another COVID jab

Mastodon wrote:

After publishing the results of Discovery Week, we can now give you a first sneak peak at Mastodon 5.0, our next big version. It will bring a new visual look to your screens, a refreshed and calmer layout, as well as a new composer.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/

#mastodon #mastodon5.0

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robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:

@starshaped If you put a .plan file in your omg.lol pastebin you can be fingered

`finger robb@omg.lol`

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AlarminglyBad@mstdn.social ("Alarmingly Bad") wrote:

This is probably the most honest portrayal of what it’s like to be me I will ever draw.

#comic #webcomic #funny #gundam

Attachments:

• video: Alarmingly Bad comic video about a man and his brain arguing over their situation

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Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt ("Natasha :mastodon:🇪🇺🇮🇪") wrote:

If you were 15 when "Love Shack" came out in 1989, you'd B-52 now ...

chris@fedi.freebooters.uk ("Chris Were") wrote:

Playing some Div with @uoou@fedi.friendo.monster

https://live.freebooters.uk/

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cesium@cooltrans.men wrote:

I noticed that I pull up my pants more often than before and I think that it's not because I "feel" more like a man and the gesture is something I saw other men do, but because I lost the fat that would otherwise keep the pants up and this makes me so happy that I could cry

#transJoy #transmasc #trans

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jtruk ("James / jtruk / crow") wrote:

Here's a nice rave sample pack from @MusicRadar:

https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samples/sampleradar-505-free-rave-synths-samples

If you download it, click the #Strudel link below, and import the samples... you'll get an infinite soundscape - a wandering World'O'Techno-alike perhaps.

I've had it on in the background for hours and it's only driven me /slightly/ nuts.

Stereo recommended. There are more samples to be drilled in there if you're feeling adventurous.

https://strudel.cc/#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%2BIHguaHVzaCgpKQogIC5nYWluKCIwfDB8MSIuc2xvdygyKSkKIA%3D%3D

#emfCamp

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ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social ("Obsidian Urbex Photography") wrote:

An abandoned and decaying textile factory in Germany. Built in the 1930s, it has been derelict for several decades.

Inside the turbine hall sits a single turbine. The cobalt blue paint is flaking and rusting. Green algae covers parts of the machine where sunlight filters through Art Deco windows.

An adjoining boiler house holds piles of coal, sitting in front of furnaces that have been cold for decades.

#Germany #Urbex #Photography #History #AbandonedPlaces #Textiles #Industry

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JessTheUnstill@infosec.exchange ("Jess👾") wrote:

Life pro tip:

The devil doesn't need advocates on the internet unless someone is SPECIFICALLY asking you to poke holes in their arguments. Keeping your sealioning to yourself is free.

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faithisleaping@anarres.family ("Faith, Purple haired feminist 🧋 :v_tg: :v_lb: :v_greyace:") wrote:

Shitty human art > AI "art"

Let your cringe flag fly!

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jah@toot.community wrote:

@Catwoman69y2k @cwebber Here's how archive.org digitise books https://digitization.archive.org/digitization/

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

we have always been at war with Atropia

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

since i just patched an idris postgres library, what else would i actually need to make idris usable for postgres-backed web applications.

i think honestly just a webserver would do for most apps. maybe with a redis client and an http client? fortunately, totally independent things.