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jwz wrote:

Cop surveillance drones are going great.

Handshake, not a drug deal: SFPD drone case falls apart: DA officials did not say whether they agreed with Helvestine's argument that the footage showed only a handshake. But the DA's office subsequently...
https://jwz.org/b/yk--

neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:") wrote:

The way people respond to criticism tells you everything you need to know about them.

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pho4cexa@tiny.tilde.website ("a very weeny construct 💀") wrote:

@glyph i vouch for the gloves even for people who, like me, pretend they are toughguy immune to dust / allergens / co2 / etc,

any tasks that even just seem dirty, like cleaning the bathroom or yard stuff or picking up trash, i tend to extremely procrastinate about unless i've got the gloves on. then, i'm magically less apprehensive because i am armored and the ick can't hurt me

even though with a mere handwashing it probably wouldn't hurt me regardless

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

CYBERDELIA, Sun Aug 30! "I hope you don't screw like you type."
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2026/08-30.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #cyberdelia #electro #bigbeat #trance #cyberpunk #industrial #sanfrancisco

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• video: b491fcde83484719.mp4

neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:") wrote:

Oh, he pays for a blue checkmark, too. Gross.

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

Additionally, §4.d requires that "Derivative Works" include copies of a "NOTICE" found in dependencies.

Are there tools that help you comply with these requirements?

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

Today I'm reading the Aapche 2.0 software license and came across this line:

> [4.b] You must cause any modified files to carry prominent notices stating that You changed the files; and

I don't recall ever seeing that in the wild. Do people (legal precedent) consider SCM history to cover that for you?

https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html

#apache #software #license #oss

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oneunderscore__@threads.net ("Ben Collins") wrote:

Natalie Harp is a year older than Martin Luther King Jr. was when he gave his I Have a Dream speech. She has agency and is running the propaganda operation that serves to put people in concentration camps. She does not get a pass because she looks like a dipshit teenager.
#Natalie Harp

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

I’m dunno, “we’ll say anything for [your] money” is maybe not the best political sales pitch. Lose my number.

neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:") wrote:

TIL that yet *another* popular blogging service is built with an LLM. 😞

I'm not going to name any names (this person has already posted on X today about how people on Mastodon are being mean to him). All I'll say is that the shape of the IndieWeb is increasingly shifting toward complete reliance upon AI companies, and that just makes me sad. Where is the actual independence? Where is the respect for the craft?

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

I don't know if the two- vs. three-state theme toggle debate has made its way over here, but it's been prominent enough in some of my usual corners of the web that I felt compelled to weigh in.

https://joshcollinsworth.com/blog/in-defense-of-two-state-theme-toggles

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

This is just to say

I have eaten
the leftover lasagna
that was in
the fridge

and which
you had left there
for
a week

Forgive me
it was delicious
so meaty
and so cheesy

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

this week i have mostly been tripping over TODO bits of the idris elaborator.

i am choosing to interpret this as progress of a sort 😅

neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:") wrote:

If you're having trouble uploading images to social.lol, it's not just you. Hopefully it'll be fixed soon! https://status.backblaze.com/incidents/a29eb53f-23d7-4504-8d6c-45ad28eb2040

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

I block transphobes because fuck that bigoted shit

RE: https://www.threads.com/@comixgail/post/DcUDSryGTWZ

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

I'd love to get another minute of that song, but that's pushin' the limits of punk, I suppose. 🤔

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fnwave@jorts.horse ("French New Wave Memes") wrote:

good morning

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

Regarding LB[1]: Kenny Gray made the track available on bandcamp, if you are so inclined:

https://kennygraymusic.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont-like-computer-anymore-2

[1] https://famichiki.jp/@pippa/117125376602812293

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
pikesley@mastodon.me.uk ("Frontier Supermodel") wrote:

the volume of a pizza of radius `z` and thickness `a` is pi·zz·a

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
pippa@famichiki.jp ("lesbian furry 🦁") wrote:

mood

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• video: it’s a song and the lyrics are in the video!

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DarkSheepArts@mastoart.social ("DarkSheep Arts") wrote:

This is slightly early days, but:

I'm looking for a copy editor on the Fediverse.

It's a paid gig. I don't expect anything for free.

* Must have a track record of finished editorial work

* Must understand UK grammar and spelling

* Must have a collaborative attitude (I've paid too many people who spoke to me like I was a contestant on Kitchen Nightmares, I don't want that to happen again).

* Knowledge of fantasy and sci fi genre conventions essential, cyberpunk a bonus.

(More below)

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zzclaybourne@wandering.shop ("Zig Claybourne") wrote:

Did you know today, August 21, is Black Indie Author Day?

You did?

High five.

#BlackIndieAuthorDay2026

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

One thing about the "AI" era is that it turns out the old adage "Writers don't want to write, they want to have written" isn't actually entirely accurate

kevinevans@hachyderm.io ("Kevin") wrote:

I'm working with a vendor and noticed that their SDK has some missing functionality (read: broken), so I message em and ask what gives? They respond back with a AI-generated code snippet that hallucinated their own SDK. They didn't even bother to check if their example works before sending it over to me.

We just started the contract like last month ago too... off to a great start. 🙃

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grimalkina ("Cat Hicks") wrote:

I've been really interested in the concept of lateral expertise right now vs expertise trapped in a domain and why good strong evidence based reasoning in one domain doesn't always seem to transfer to another for people.

My motivating example is that I've never forgiven the prominent "cybersecurity" person I saw posting loudly and confidently that masks were "security theater" and had zero value for health in April 2020

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

this is also true for any unopened mail older than 2 weeks. don't lie to me. you know where the pile is

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

Christine is a delight and you should hire her.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@readingismagical/post/DcPvRB-lDo1

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

here are some tech accessories that you probably need, but do not have, or at least do not use when they would be helpful in a tech context:

- an N95 mask
- safety goggles
- nitrile gloves

somewhere in your home or office, right now, there is a naaasty pile of cables that you didn't manage quite right the first time. they are covered in dust. if you get in there and fix it, you know that you're going to feel sick afterwards, so you put it off.

get your PPE on and dive in there.

glyph ("Glyph") wrote:

I am doing the "little treat" economy for myself except all the treats are different kinds of USB cable

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foone@digipres.club ("Alice Averlong🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

to understand the causes of the 2000s capacitor plague, you must study dielectrical materialism