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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (nonvenomous)") wrote:

THE FUCKING "CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTIONS" IDEA THAT WON OVER THE NYTIMES JOURNALIST IS FUCKING HARDCODED. ALL THE IDEAS ARE FUCKING HARDCODED. AGI IS HERE BABY!!!!!!

#muse #meta #AIIsGoingGreat #AGI #AGITODAYBABY

the path is /home/hatch/assets/ideas/new-user/catalog.json
[{ "schema_version": 1, "ideas": { "id": "3b0781d8-5d45-42e2-8410-ad2ab6ba5ab5", "feed_position": 1, "onboarding_position": 1, "title": "I can find and cancel those random subscriptions you forgot about.", "summary": "Connect your inbox and I comb years of billing emails and card charges for every subscription you're on, down to the free trials that quietly started billing. Say the word and I cancel them through each provider's own flow; when one blocks me, I tell you why and hand you the steps.", "build_summary": "A running list of your recurring charges with costs. Nothing gets cancelled until you say which ones, and you get a clear hand-back checklist whenever I cannot finish one myself.", "prerequisite_notes": "Your email, a bank connection, or just a statement you upload. Any one of the three is enough to start.",
jq query of all the hardcoded ideas titles jq '.["ideas"][].title' ./home/hatch/assets/ideas/new-user/catalog.json "I can find and cancel those random subscriptions you forgot about." "Get back money that's already yours. I'll check every state's database." "I can get you money back when a price drops on an item you bought." "I'll pick the best rewards card to use and switch on the offers." "Set a savings goal. I'll flag what to cut when you go off track." "I can turn your inbox into a complete plan for the day." "Let me triage your inbox down to only what matters." "I'll build you a fresh personality quiz every day." "Snap a pic of what's broken. I'll find the part you need and order it for you." "New home project? I'll gather the quotes and find the best vendors." "Flag a pothole or busted streetlight. I'll try to get it fixed." "Moving? I'll get quotes, book the movers, and file your address change." "Tell me the item. I'll find the best-reviewed version at the best price." "Let me hunt FB Marketplace for you. I'll haggle the price and arrange the pickup." "Tell me what you're buying. I'll show you a side-by-side view of every option." "I'll book the doctor follow-ups you keep putting off." "Name a habit you want to break. I'll nudge you before your trigger." "Show me the gear you've got. I'll build your whole workout around it." "Snap a pic of your meal. I'll track every calorie." "Gather the family. I'll host a live trivia night." "Losing touch with someone? I'll find a time and draft the invite." "Tell me about your pet. I'll keep their shots and food orders on schedule." "I can plan your trip and track it live if anything changes." "I'll track your reservation and make sure the crib, late check-out, and food allergy request are all set." "I track your flights and warn you the moment anything changes." "Fare drops? I'll book the seat as soon as it hits your budget." "Tell me the vibe. I'll book the perfect spot." "Name the occasion. I'll set it all up and send the invites." "Give me your must-see artists. I'll grab the tickets the moment they go on sale." "Free this weekend? I'll find what's hot and score you the tickets." "Snap a pic of the document. I'll pay it, file it, and dig it back out when you need it." "Tell me when your ID expires. I'll book the renewals." "Tell me what you're returning. I'll set up the return and chase the refund." "Get your shopping style profile and a look book!" "Let me build you a searchable catalog of your saved Instagram Reels." "I can look at your Instagram and create a look-back on your year." "One playlist for the party, one for the run, one for the flight." "Give me a topic and I'll research it and build you a recurring podcast." "Over-paying for a policy or product? I'll do the research and find you a better deal." "Let me wait on hold with the DMV and handle your appointment." "Rebook my hotel, flight, or restaurant reservation with a real person." "Place a food delivery order with the restaurant that isn't on the apps." "I'll call around and locate that hard-to-find item."

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Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
aphyr@woof.group ("École des Bro-Arts") wrote:

"Political organizing is a labour of love in which people who are already ground down by capitalism, squeeze out time and energy from their stretched thin lives in order to struggle for a better, more just world.... The emotional processing needed to clearly and responsibly state specific grievances cannot happen at a meeting."

https://www.clementinemorrigan.com/p/political-organizing-is-not-therapy

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
MakhamDev@mastodon.gamedev.place wrote:

Spark Bolt with too much post-processing #PixelComposer

https://pixel-composer.com/projects/Spark-Bolt

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
sugar@goblin.camp ("Davey :sugar_approved:") wrote:

fixed this hateful meme I found

a moth and butterfly. the text "me: looks don't matter" and "also me:" followed by what was originally "ew, kill it" above the moth and "be careful" above the butterfly. it's been edited to read "omg a little guy" above both, because omg it's literally a little guy

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place wrote:

the fountain at the center of town looks weird at night

A digital painting made in 9front's premiere digital painting program paint(1). The scene is very dark, and depicts fountain with a large stone statue kneeling over it while holding its head in anguish, with two streams of water pouring from its comically oversized eye sockets. The water collects in a basin with large dramatic ripples around where the water pours in. At the end of the basin opposite to the statue is engraved the number nine with a small line above it, suggesting it might be an upside-down six. The scene is lit above by an unseen cold light source, probably the moon. The reflection of the light casts green caustics upon the under side of the statue.

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place wrote:

this drawing looks a lot lower contrast than intended on a modern screen. here's a photo of it on the old thinkpad. my phone blew out the contrast, so this has the opposite problem, but i think it captures the intent a little better

same picture as before, but this time its a photo of it on an ancient laptop screen

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Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
mhoye@cosocial.ca wrote:

But this nonsense? This is the "cutting edge agentic AI engineering" from the biggest, most powerful tech companies in the world, companies with effectively infinity money that spent the last two decades claiming they only hire the smartest one percent of the smartest one percent of the smartest one percent of all the engineers, and it looks like child claiming they're a Doctor Of Biochemistry because they found a laser pointer, and can sometimes make the cat chase the red dot around the room.

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Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
mhoye@cosocial.ca wrote:

But the entire structure of these things is always the same. Opaque statistical models wrapped in human-written, plain English supplication.

I guess I'm old, but I can distinctly remember when being able to read the text of the code and understand for-real how the computer works and why it does what it does was, you know, THE ENTIRE FUCKING POINT OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.

THAT WAS THE ENTIRE POINT OF THIS ENTIRE TEDIOUS EXERCISE. THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE AT THE MERCY OF CODE WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND.

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Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
mhoye@cosocial.ca wrote:

The only interesting thing in these boxes looks more like an exercise in corporate psychoanalysis than anything you'd call engineering.

It's the list of a baked-in special cases that precision-target credulous tech journalists or tell the model it should escape responsibility or scrutiny from anyone looking for auditing or accountability.

What they included and why? That's sort of interesting, from a forensic-psychology perspective.

That this is all they bring to the table, though? Weak.

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Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
mttaggart@infosec.exchange ("Taggart :ifin:") wrote:

Whenever an AI company tells you about security, believe the opposite.

https://mouse.dev/blog/muse-runtime-export/

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
vicfroh ("Victator") wrote:

#ai #watercrisis #electricitycrisis #noisepollution #humanextinction #hellplanet #greed

Francesca @itsfrancesca Just cut off the water and electricity to the Al data centers. Water crisis solved. Electricity crisis solved. Noise pollution solved. Al induced "Human extinction event" solved. This is not hard if you remove the greed from the equation

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

This study serves as a cornerstone, providing crucial groundwork and insights upon which subsequent advancements and versions will be constructed, inching us closer to our ultimate objective of a dynamic, robust, and efficient virtualization solution.

very modest of you to say so

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

I actually think there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about technology, if you ignore the latest trends and focus on what you would be doing if all the things that weren't making you depressed weren't flooding your windshield

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
QueenOfTheCroneAge@beige.party ("Kim") wrote:

The statement from my Congressional Rep in West MI.

#FuckICE #StephenWooden
#WestMichigan #Michigan #GrandRapids #

"No traffic stop or immigration enforcement action should ever end with a fatality, no matter who's involved. That's not public safety. Mario David Coronado Juárez's children will now grow up without a father. like countless other families devastated bv the actions of ICE and the Trump administration. This has to stop. I am joining Governor Whitmer and others in calling for the Michigan State Police to conduct an immediate and transparent investigation into this incident to find justice and ensure nothing like this ever happens again. I will continue to press for state legislation to protect personal freedoms from a runaway federal agency of cosplay cops. Most importantly, we need to dismantle and replace ICE with a new agency within the Department of Justice that operates with robust civilian oversight, institutional integrity, and full respect for constitutional law. We can keep our communities and borders safe, while also respecting basic human decency and protecting the rights of those simply living their lives and seeking the American Dream. In the meantime, ICE needs to get the Hell out of our community. I will continue to closely monitor this situation and remain in close contact with state and local law enforcement to ensure our community gets the answers we deserve and no other community and family has to face a similar tragedy again. Fuck ICE. Love Thy Neighbor. Stay safe." HICHIG STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEPHEN WOODEN

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

BTW, I am really glad I perservered with this. It ended up being very worth it, especially because there were several other additions I could add to the flow to polish the look and feel of the result that would have been hard if I had done it all manually.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jessie ("Jess Rose") wrote:

Just spotted a really specific #opsec role with Amnesty. They're hiring an Investigator for Arms & Armed conflict.

Can be based in Dakar, Johannesburg, London, Mexico City or Nairobi.

Working with multidisciplinary team with technical, legal, academic and other stakeholders. Experience with armed conflict investigation needed.

To £66k (for London)
Apply by Oct 6th
#FediHire

https://careers.amnesty.org/jobs/vacancy/investigator-arms-and-armed-conflict-4274/4302/description/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jessie ("Jess Rose") wrote:

Google Maps AI reviews summary for my pottery studio mentions the "friendly studio cat". No review includes these words.

What the reviews actually say is that the studio is a friendly place and that there is a cat. A cat who is is only motivated by violence and loves biting.

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

New York AG Letitia James sues Polymarket US, alleging that the site is illegally running a gambling operation, as part of NY's crackdown on prediction markets (Kevin T. Dugan/Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/ny-sues-polymarket-in-escalating-crackdown-on-prediction-markets-80d1aba6?st=GqkH7s&reflink=desktopwebshare%5Fpermalink
http://www.techmeme.com/260924/p33#a260924p33

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
eleanor@chaosfem.tw ("Eleanor 🫖🍵📚") wrote:

@aeva @cwebber I feel like developers should get small screens, bad internet connections, and slow machines to encourage us to focus on ux and accessibility.

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

we've invented a new kind of dopamine that just makes you sad and demotivated

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
geekysteven@beige.party wrote:

Illustration by Robert Adragna

Illustration by Robert Adragna of an alien holding a transparent dodecahedron with the Earth inside. Text reads "time to reset this etch a sketch"

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tillybridges ("🎃 Killy Witches 👻") wrote:

pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly:

cushions that you sit on should be called tushions

this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly

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Boosted by cwebber@social.coop ("Christine Lemmer-Webber"):
aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place wrote:

@cwebber also software written on garbage tier hardware just runs better, it's a fact

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
MaddieM4@raphus.social wrote:

One of the psychologically damaging things early in the LLM hype cycle was this common refrain I heard from so many people around me: "I thought we cared about quality, here, but apparently if it's the bots, we'll cut any corner and eat any downtime and act like it's the future, and if I had caused any of these outages I would have been fired." It felt like a broken social contract, and I guess it was.

But I think that the bosses never cared that hard about quality. I think that was theater - partly for investor benefit, but mainly, for us. For retention, because recruiting is expensive and institutional knowledge is slow to rebuild. For reputation, because we talk. But also for satisfaction, because happy devs do better faster work and demand less. So, kayfabe culture.

LLMs offer an end to the ritual, they need no such appeasement. And you might think this is only for business. But fossbro, these tools put you in the manager role, and you will become a managerial thinker. You should ponder where that goes.

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Boosted by pixxl:
mhoye@cosocial.ca wrote:

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@mhoye/117325780028188383

The part that is the most insulting, looking over this, is that there is not a single new idea, insight or engineering process in it. There never is. Every time there's an accidental code dump from a centibillion-dollar oligslopolist valley techcorp's newest bauble, announced by somebody cosplaying Steve Jobs and braying innovation innovation innovation, you crack it open and it's linux and some black-box model wrapped in cron jobs, shell scripts and reams of human text begging it to act right.

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brennan@social.lol ("Brennan Kenneth Brown") wrote:

A Love Letter to the Super Dimension Fortress

https://brennan.day/a-love-letter-to-the-super-dimension-fortress/

#bbs #smallweb #perl #cgi #telnet #usenet

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

“Move fast and break Infrastructure — cobbles”

https://dotart.blog/cobbles/move-fast-and-break-infrastructure

> It's all becoming a little tainted by the fascism, our politics does inform our tech. You cannot separate tech from the Politics of the people who create that tech.

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Boosted by pixxl:
blogdiva ("your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦") wrote:

RE: https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/117325637081258433

for DECADES, i’ve suffered from imposter syndrome because i have never taken a computer science course. i have walked out of coding workshops bored out of my fucking mind. i just found a way to learn what i needed.

i’ve had a homelab with my own repositories for over 20 years; because “am not really a coder” and felt ASHAMED of the thought of showing my silly BASH prompt files and other hackery.

#techbros and their sycophantic #ai BASH prompts need to burn in hell

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

re: LB: who says AI is incapable of producing art?

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Boosted by dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase"):
ephemeromorph@topspicy.social ("Toilet full of bugs") wrote:

JustEat's AI image generator does not have 'soda bread' in its training data.

Found on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JustEatUK/comments/1wmakng/ai%5Fvs%5Fsoda%5Fbread/

A menu item called 'breakfast soda', which consists of 'soda filled with two sausage, two bacon and a fried egg'. AI has rendered it as a glass of fizzy pop with the sausages, bacon and egg in it (as opposed to soda bread).