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

The story of this blog so far: 'AI', the death of web dev, and feeling like an outsider: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-story-of-this-blog-so-far/

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

The story of this blog so far: 'AI', the death of web dev, and feeling like an outsider

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-story-of-this-blog-so-far/

A bit of thinking out loud as I review the history of the blog.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ianvisits@mastodonapp.uk ("ianVisits") wrote:

Tickets Alert: Free entry into the Chelsea Physic Garden

Hidden behind high walls in Chelsea is one of the UK’s oldest medicinal plant gardens, and once a year, it is free to visit.

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tickets-alert-free-entry-into-the-chelsea-physic-garden-2-92116/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Garwboy@ohai.social ("Dean Burnett (that brains guy)") wrote:

My next book has a whole section on the psychology behind "People becoming successful by simply lying about already being successful then charging other people to learn their 'secrets' about how to become successful".

This would make a perfect case study, but I doubt the legal team will go with it.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CogitoErgoWtf@mastodon.world ("Frankp") wrote:

"RFK Jr lied in #Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate"

To absolutely no one's surprise, amoral, public health threat and lying piece of shit #RFKJr lied.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Kimberley@ecoevo.social wrote:

Currently trying to get myself added to the local FloodWatch group. It only operates via Facebook and WhatsApp. The only way to get on the WhatsApp group is to post a message on the Facebook page. OK I have a mostly dormant account just for this kind of thing, but Facebook keeps automatically deleting my post for breaking some arbitrary rule I don't know. Please, people running local emergency response networks, don't have it operating in walled gardens where people can't easily access the info

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

the truth about catz

Attachments:

• video: dbb2ee163f08eabc.mp4

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
anomalocarididae@furry.engineer ("Garbage Data 🦝") wrote:

Me: Man my lyrics are so basic and bland. I can't make good music
Daft Punk, early 2000s: ONE MORE TIME. CELEBRATE. ALRIGHT.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AnnaAnthro ("Anna Anthro") wrote:

#Trump and the USA is now polling unfavourably in South #Korea.

A historic first.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260827/trumps-america-is-losing-koreans

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AnnaAnthro ("Anna Anthro") wrote:

#China will win the #Canada vs #US trade war.

https://mishtalk.com/economics/who-will-win-the-trade-war-between-the-us-and-canada/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz wrote:

Florida tourism sees decline as Canadians skip visits amid Trump trade war https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/florida-tourism-trump-trade-canada-b3039158.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
BlenderStudio ("Blender Studio") wrote:

It's Open Doors week at Blender Studio! For one week, all things OVERGROWN are free. The content gallery is now open to anyone curious about how this project is coming together.

Read the announcement: https://studio.blender.org/blog/overgrown-open-doors-week/

#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio

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

This morning’s J-Jazz jam. https://youtu.be/w%5FlX%5FpTPNcM?is=m7Ii8Its7GBYmWib

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

eight years ago today, we finally got married… we have been together for 33 years now, but it took insurance weirdness to drive us into the County Clerk’s Office then

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

i'm sorry what https://codeberg.org/joelberkeley/uuid/src/branch/master/uuid-c/preinstall.sh

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

[ cache ] Caching package info for fin-lizzie

Boosted by focusaurus@recurse.social ("Peter Lyons (he)"):
bleeptrack@vis.social wrote:

If you need help, I'm happy to consult you on
✨project maxxing✨

I'm a certified expert in
- researching information for a new project
- shopping parts for a new project
- fantasizing and romanticizing the work that needs to be done on the project
- never actually doing the work for the project
- never actually finishing a project
- stumbling over more great ideas to continue the loop

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

Ken Ham takes a moment to tell us that Dolly Parton won't get into his heaven, because she thought love is love. Didn't she know that the guiding principle of Xianity is hate is hate?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/27/have-you-been-wondering-what-ken-ham-thinks-of-dolly-parton/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogd8T528xuk

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

gorgeous work

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/27/ha-chong-hyun-artist-interview-conjunction-lisson-gallery-exhibition-london?CMP=Share%5FiOSApp%5FOther

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

an interesting piece on psychopathy

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/27/how-to-spot-a-psychopath-its-like-the-difference-between-a-domestic-cat-and-a-wild-cat?CMP=Share%5FiOSApp%5FOther

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

Alaska elections be craaaaaaazy

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/alaska-us-house-primary-federal-prisoner-eric-hafner?CMP=Share%5FiOSApp%5FOther

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

an amazing artist, an amazing life

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/27/yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97-artist-dead?CMP=Share%5FiOSApp%5FOther

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

“The truth is that Mackenzie is a career politician who has seemingly never worked a day in his life outside of politics and straight up does not understand the challenges that working Pennsylvanians are facing.”

Guardian, quoting a Dem Congressional Campaign Committee statement

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
kirschner ("Matthias Kirschner") wrote:

I need the power of the #fediverse : For an upcoming presentation I am looking for examples many people will understand where the software caused consumer electronic devices not to work anymore.

E.g. company decided not to update the software which caused the device to stop, company disappeared and e.g. servers not available and therefore the device did not start anymore, etc.

Currently interested in some fresh examples I could use. Any pointers?

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

“at the 100 S&P 500 corporations with the lowest median worker pay[…] Between 2019 and 2025, CEO compensation increased 41.4%, unadjusted for inflation, twice as much as the median worker pay increased at these firms during the same period, at 20.7%.

Inflation also outpaced worker pay increases, rising by 25.9%.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/ceo-worker-pay-ratio-us-analysis?CMP=Share%5FiOSApp%5FOther

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

Build an SSH-like Protocol with libsodium

yes that sounds like a terrific idea 😬

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
drew@social.freebitcoin.gay ("Drew DeVault") wrote:

Changes to SourceHut's terms of service regarding LLMs

https://sourcehut.org/blog/2026-08-27-tos-changes-and-llms/

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

four percent have past violent convictions. “the worst of the worst” my a$$

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Dear Matrix!

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

Sincerely, an annoyed user.

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

which (C) tls library do we hate least again? should come with assorted cryptography facilities.