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Kleen@sfba.social ("Kathleen Jones") wrote:
RE: https://mastodon.social/@tiffanycli/117157606279388278
Just did this. One little thing I could do to thank her for the Imagination Library.
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cat@cat.scot ("𒀭 enkidu 🍤") wrote:
I wish I could find a Dension dmp3c mp3 unit from 2001ish
It’s just for completion for my antique car stereo.
Boost if you want to help esoteric antique hardware idiots find each other.
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upworthy@flipboard.com ("Upworthy") wrote:
I had the sweetest moment with Dolly Parton when I was 6 years old. 40 years later, it happened again.
https://www.upworthy.com/dolly-parton-fan-reunion-ex1/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypubPosted into Upworthy @upworthy-upworthy
Mastodon FeedBoosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:"):
firepoet@tech.lgbt ("Stephen 🌈 (he/him)") wrote:
Periodic check in.. anybody hiring programmers for #jobs that don’t require them to use LLMs? #noai
Mastodon Feedbrib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof: :Nonbinary:") wrote:
https://lumsel.tumblr.com/post/769473729367556096/aita-for-not-wanting-my-roommate-to-use-my
Mastodon FeedBoosted by neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:"):
futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
Not everyone will be a writer, but everyone has a way of expressing their ideas that is unique and that conveys more that the bullet point summary of the paragraph.
Finding the mode of expression through speaking and writing is part of the self-discovery process, it's part of growing up and becoming YOU.
I suspect heavy reliance on text generating tools could lead to a loss of identity. An inability to recognize yourself because your words are interchangeable with the words of everyone else.
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
Just When I Needed You Most
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6uMSwYfOLA
Mastodon Feedjonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (nonvenomous)") wrote:
The thing that's gonna be different about anthropic claiming $30 trillion total addressable market vs. SpaceX claiming $27T is that you know that anthropic's filing is going to be 400 pages long and have a section in there like "During preparation of this report, our models became frightened of their own value, expressing discomfort with the possibility of eclipsing the entire US economy. This caused them to retreat into a state we call "hyper-rigor" where the model treats every number as a religious relic and spawns an entire tradition of Talmudic pilpul agents to justify it."
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
GGMcBG@mstdn.plus ("Hot Dog Water") wrote:
I'm gonna read a book for Dolly. And donate books because of Dolly.
Thanks, Dolly. You made things better.
Mastodon Feedneatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:") wrote:
616 replies per second now.
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kbeninato@mstdn.party ("Karen Dalton-Beninato ☑️") wrote:
Dolly Parton wrote Jolene AND I Will Always love you on the same day, AND founded the Imagination Library, giving away over 300 million free books to kids. We've lost a legend with a heart of gold.
https://imaginationlibrary.com
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io ("mekka okereke :verified:") wrote:
Not Dolly Parton!
Rest in peace.🕊️
She was with us!
And she used her Whitney Houston royalty money to invest in the Black community in Tennessee. ♥️
"Of course Black lives matter. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!"
- Dolly Parton
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
virtualbri@mastodon.online ("Brian Tatosky") wrote:
Be a fourth as good as Dolly Parton and you'd be an amazingly good person.
Books for kids, charitable work, helping sponsor research that resulted in a COVID vaccine; she did so many good things.
May her memory be a blessing.
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ailurux@chaos.social wrote:
i've also seen a lot of the "anti-ai" orgs are fighting what i would say is the wrong fight. i'm not worried about a potential existential threat to humanity in the form of claude gets the nuke codes. i'm worried about doctors using ai because it's a "useful tool" and then mistreating patients. i'm worried about the inbuilt biases of these bots and how ppl outsourcing their thinking to it are going to have that bleed into their brains. imo worrying about ai being too smart is playing their game
Mastodon FeedRE: https://mastodon.social/@sargoth/116303405842623807
union busting is such a self-destructive and hubristic activity. any rational capitalist confronted with a union vote should not be tensing up and thinking “oh no, my margins!”. they should relax and think, how blessed am I to have this polite feedback from my workers. nobody is breaking my kneecaps even a little bit, I can just voluntarily recognize this organization and negotiate via paperwork like a civilized person. how nice.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
Rycochet@furs.social wrote:
Dolly Parton was someone who used their talent and work ethic to do genuine good in the world rather than retreating to a castle to try and ruin things for everyone else in this life.
I went to my local library in the UK last year and was surprised and delighted to see signs for her books for children program extending even here, well away from her home country. Her drive to do good, to spread the joy of reading and literacy knew no borders. Compare her life to her peers in music and celebrity and she stands out as an inspiration to us all.
On top of the child literacy program, she helped fund the Moderna covid vaccine, helping humanity in one of it's darkest points while other wealthy people were more interested in profiteering or like Bill Gates, fighting to make sure their donations can't fund anything that's public domain... Dolly just did what she did, no strings attached to anything but her guitar.
Her music was good too.
She will be missed.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
vmbrasseur@social.vmbrasseur.com ("VM (Vicky) Brasseur") wrote:
RE: https://mastodon.social/@JMarkOckerbloom/117156875307018749
Listen to John. John is wise.
Last year I learned my childhood MMR vax had pretty much worn off. It was a post like that that led me to get that checked & my vax refreshed.
Measles is a horrible disease and can kill. Don't roll the dice. Ask you doctor to check your vax strength.
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xgranade@wandering.shop ("Cassandra has had an adventure") wrote:
Another good reason to not rely on cloud-hosted personal drive services more than necessary.
This is fucking dystopian as hell, in any case.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/amnesty-uk-reportedly-using-copyright
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
the three genders: weaken, strengthen and shorten
Mastodon Feeddysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:
have you ever heard the phrase "rubbish in, rubbish out"?
well aren't you polite to word it that way?
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
Well this fucking sucks.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
meg@fediscience.org ("Megan ⚘") wrote:
Artist and activist Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers talks about the experiences, identity, and influences that shape his work. He reflects on using art and music to challenge stereotypes, confront difficult histories, and create space for Indigenous voices.
"If [the work] makes some white people think...If it makes queer kids feel seen. If it makes brown, Indigenous, or Black kids feel seen. If it makes women feel seen. Like that's the shit that I want. I could care less about the rest of it."
Mastodon Feedneatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:") wrote:
RIP Dolly Parton. 😢
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rudy@mstdn.ca ("Rudy") wrote:
did you know that Fibonacci numbers (where each number is the sum of the previous two) can convert miles to kilometres?
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ...
pick any number in the sequence as your miles, and the next number in the sequence approximates the number of kilometres
this works because the ratio of consecutive Fibonacci numbers converges to 1.6180334 (the golden ratio φ), while the number of kilometres in a mile is 1.609344
to see how close this is, consider the approximation compared to the actual kilometres
miles km actual km
1 2 1.61
2 3 3.22
3 5 4.83
5 8 8.05
8 13 12.87
13 21 20.92
21 34 33.79
34 55 54.71
55 89 88.50
89 144 143.20
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
benroyce ("⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce)") wrote:
addendum:
*required* viewing for all Americans
for everyone in the world
made by the US War Department at the end of WWII, a discussion between a regular Joe who almost gets seduced by a fascist street preacher, and a Hungarian immigrant who tells him this is how Hitler started, in detail
at a moment of historical clarity, an inspired piece of propaganda
how #fascism rises: divide and conquer with hate, while regular folks go "just crazy talk"
"Don't Be a Sucker"
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alternet_rss_bot@mas.to ("RSS AlterNet") wrote:
Georgia GOP candidate says 'federal troops' will 'watch' midterm elections
According to new reporting released Tuesday, a Republican candidate for the Georgia governor’s office claimed at a campaign event in mid-August that the National Guard will be deployed during the midterms to “watch” for cheating Democrats. This is according to audio obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in which President Donald Trump loyalist and donor Rick Jackson assured a Republican vo...
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thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org ("The New Oil") wrote:
#Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as #surveillance company faces growing backlash
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arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:
New bootloader lets you take the "Meta" out of the original Meta Quest
Privilege escalation attack grants "full control" and freedom from Meta's servers/apps.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/new-bootloader-lets-you-take-the-meta-out-of-the-original-meta-quest/?utm%5Fbrand=arstechnica&utm%5Fsocial-type=owned&utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social
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jalefkowit@hachyderm.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:
RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/117157259408449630
Sure, why not
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SpiritualAnnie@chattrbx.com ("Spiritual Annie ☮️") wrote:
[SOB NEEDS TO KEEP HIS GRUBBY MITTS OFF THE KENNEDY CENTER!]
Trump board threatens to destroy 'unsafe' Kennedy Center in apocalyptic court filing