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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
HopelessDemigod@mstdn.social ("Imogen") wrote:

Introducing Agatha Christie‘s new mystery novella.

“Why is there cat hair in the butter?”

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

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@FuturisticRobert/117184999631352207

lies. all lies.

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

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@FuturisticRobert/117184995614797262

innocent!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SueInRockville@mstdn.social ("Sue Cohen") wrote:

A Silver Alert has now been issued for Mitch McConnell
It's now 77 days since he was "hospitalized?"
But how lucky is his family?
He's still receiving his full pay & all benefits
Don't you if you disappeared for over 2 months?
https://newrepublic.com/post/214878/mitch-mcconnell-missing-75-days
#MitchMcConnellIsDead

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

nojourd'hui

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
JeremyMallin@autistics.life ("Jeremy Mallin") wrote:

We need a UN and worldwide criminal court with actual teeth and no fingers on the scales for any particular nations.

#MyUnpopularOpinion

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
vicfroh ("Victator") wrote:

#christiannationalism #immigration #evangelicals #apostolics #fundamentalism #religiousextremism

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social ("Juggling With Eggs") wrote:

I am genuinely astounded at how poorly the UK #Labour government has prepared the ground for plug in solar (also known as balcony solar).

It’s as if they have no idea how big the take up has been in other European countries or the notion that this could be a big issue between renters and landlords.

Byline Times helpfully have looked into compliance. Please read before thinking of purchase whether you are a renter, home owner or landlord:

#PlugInSolar
#Solar

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/27/the-small-print-ministers-left-out-of-the-plug-in-solar-announcement/

andrewnez ("Andrew Nesbitt") wrote:

Made an automated page on my site listing the posts that I most reference from other posts, basically the things I keep coming back to: https://nesbitt.io/most-referenced/

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

watching a young crow learn that it weighs too much and thus makes the bird-feeder close is amusing… I am A Bad Person

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

We can rename lakes too!

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

i love idris, and i would very much like more people to learn it, if they want to.

but please do so with the understanding that it isn't something easily mastered.

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

The Complete Idris Guide: From Zero to Expert

Sam's Idris in 24 hours, now available on the internet.

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

RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/117184972464032902

strongly agree

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

One the best things that computer and information technology has given us: instantaneous and frictionless communication between any two people.

One of the worst things that computer and information technology has given us: instantaneous and frictionless communication between any two people.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SeanCasten ("Sean Casten") wrote:

"Bessent has zero credibility on the global stage and appears in over his head. [He] appears to be more preoccupied with being a yes-man to Trump than actually protecting the full faith and credit of the United States." https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/29/scott-bessant-us-economy-donald-trump

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

I don't want a simulation of life.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
datarama@hachyderm.io wrote:

(Don't slop, don't slop!)

Well I CAN'T slop, I would if I was able, there is a platypus controlling me, he's underneath the table.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
datarama@hachyderm.io wrote:

I can't slop, I've got a platypus controlling me.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
datarama@hachyderm.io wrote:

(This is what I'm going to say the next time someone reminds me that management wants me to use LLMs.)

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
Hester@sunny.garden ("Hester has Hobbies") wrote:

Look at this little fella, isn't he the cutest?!

Two more axolotls to go! I love this NeedleLot Designs pattern. It's colourful, easy and very cute and fun.

#crossstitch

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
blinry@chaos.social wrote:

I wrote this as a companion tool to https://codeberg.org/blinry/threadcat, which you can then use to turn your threads into blog posts.

If you try it, I'd be very curious to learn about your "most popular thread", or anything else you discover in your archive!

Only supports Mastodon's archive format right now, but it shouldn't be hard to extend. Would be happy to guide some contributions!

In case this matters to you, no LLMs were involved in making this. Just my silly bare hands. Had a lot of fun! :)

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

@cwebber Taste is all that's left because we've made LLMs too sycophantic and fawning. Just give a prompt to be more opinionated or something and then give it power over people, and now we've simulated a Jobs or Lucas or what have you. 😆

(I'm not actually advocating for this. I'm just tired of people giving ground and retreating from LLMs. Don't just sit there waiting for the wish fulfillment machine to do stuff for you. Step away from the chat bot. Get up and fight! Be a human being and live your life. Do things! Do things with other people!)

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

postgrrr

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

The boat has almost disappeared.

#Iceland #photography #streetphotography #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #abandoned #decay #grass

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your weary 'net denizen"):
djsundog@fedi.reclaim.technology ("DJ Sundog from the *new* toot-lab") wrote:

folks should have headless home computers. this is where folks’ data should live. pretty much all of it. it’s home.

those headless home computers should have connectivity providing private, encrypted overlay network links to other computing devices the folks actually put their hands on.

the folks’ accounts on the other computing devices should be linked back to their account on their headless home computer using the overlay network and secure identification methods like cryptographic key pair exchanges.

as much of the complexity of this setup as can be automated and hidden from daily usage as possible should be automated and hidden from daily usage, using protocols and techniques that have been tested and refined throughout the history of computer networking.

things don’t have to suck.

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

PostgreSQL-specific syntax, also used by MySQL.

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
dthompson@toot.cat ("dave") wrote:

If you liked this post you will probably like the work we are doing at @spritely to build the next generation of secure, decentralized networking technology. It's really hard to fund this work, especially now when it feels like all the money is going to LLM-based projects. We need your support now more than ever!

Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
dthompson@toot.cat ("dave") wrote:

"responsible LLM usage" is the "clean coal" of the tech world

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

But where does taste come from? https://dustycloud.org/blog/but-where-does-taste-come-from/

All the genAI users will tell you: taste is all that's left. But taste, in general, is developed from practice, experience, and learning from failure. So what happens to taste when everyone is using an averages-machine to make things for them?