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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 11h

Okay, so after a bit more googling I figured out what I kinda wanna use. And NGL, I'm disappointed that I hadn't thought of it initially because I love them so much: flexures!

I'm gonna see if I can use some spherical 3dof flexures.

[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 21h

chat, how the fuck does one articulate a ball joint?

I was noodling on this as I fell asleep last night and could only think of using wires.

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(Ó Д Ò) @nildicit.bsky.social · 13h

this is how I feel graduating with no job prospects and immediately becoming bedridden for months after pulling a muscle in my lower back

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daviss @chaddavis.photography · 20h

More from today's initial light rail vehicle roll down the Southwest LRT route. Construction began in 2018 and Metro Transit says passengers will ride in 2027. Over the Kenilworth Channel, leaving W Lake St Station, arriving at W 21st St Station, exiting the Kenilworth tunnel.

light rail train over the Kenilworth Channel

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 13h

pre-washed behavior

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 13h

Just a couple days ago folks were passionately arguing that LLMs might be sentient. Thankfully the biggest/frontier-iest ai lab put that to rest by announcing they're turning out their flagship LLM.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 14h

Software engineer salaries are going to be crazy high after the LLM companies spend years enabling everyone to create mountains of technical debt then go bankrupt.

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14h

Jesus christ. AI coding platform Augment code had to jack up prices because 22.5% of their users were spending 20x of what they paid, and even after raising the prices, they're still running at a loss.
reddit.com/r/AugmentCod...

A handful of users abused the system so all are getting punished.

This isn't about a few high-usage users. The reality is that approximately 22.5% of our users are consuming 20x what they're currently paying us. This isn't sustainable for us to continue delivering the quality service you expect. We have built some very powerful tools and we don’t want to impose artificial limits on what’s possible, but we do need to be able to charge in proportion to the use customers are getting from our platform. Developers are always going to push their tools to their limits, and we encourage that — and we need to be able to charge for it appropriately, too.

You only care about professional developers.

Our core focus is on building the best AI coding agent for professional software engineers and their teams. If people outside of that group are finding value with Augment, they are very welcome to use the product, but we’re not prioritizing features or solutions that non-developers might need, and frankly, there are plenty of vibe coding/low code/no code solutions available on the market that will better serve those customers.

You are just squeezing money out of us at 20x margin.

20x margin sounds great, but isn’t the reality for AI tools: the vast majority are running at a loss, including us, while we work to build sustainable, long-term businesses.

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 14h

Prepper buckets on the porch.

Villein 🔒 @villein.bsky.social · 14h

leaving out bulk legumes for the trick or treaters

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 15h

Being a smug little shit about reading an adbusters issue once.

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 15h

🚨Entryism detected🚨

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Brian Mitchell @brianmitchl.com · 15h

Demolition of the Nicollet Ave bridge over the Midtown Greenway began today.

An excavator with a concrete breaking tip, sits on top of the bridge while demolishing it at the same time

An excavator breaks up the north abundant concrete

Looking east from 1st Ave bridge, rebar and concrete drape over the Midtown Greenway as an excavator sits on top continuing to break it up

Looking west from Blaisdell Ave bridge, an excavator sits on the bridge demolishing it. Rebar and concrete drape across the greenway.

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Wind Turkey @dog-envier.bsky.social · 15h

I'm reminded of the Balenciaga photo shoot child trafficking breadcrumbs too

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 15h

Makes me remember when MTG was on CNN last week talking about Israel genociding the Palestinians and when asked if she thought Netanyahu was a war criminal she suddenly lost her conviction.

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 15h

bsky.app/profile/full...

full slack @fullslack.bsky.social · 15h

i don't think this was intentional but it is hilarious & actually pretty concerning that nobody in the chain of production of Taylor Swift merch could see or make the connection that this would be not exactly a good look.

taylor swift necklace that has similar motifs to nazi SS and iron cross

TS hat that says "LEAVE IT WITH ME - PROTECT THE FAMILY":

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 15h

MTG is gonna be on The Adam Friedland Show by the end of the year, I guarantee it.

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Chris Daniel @chrisdaniel.net · 18h

Midtown Greenway closure between 5th and Bryant has begun on schedule today, for Nicollet Ave bridge demolition. Please be careful on the detour, especially cycling westbound.

(If you can use the stairs at Stevens, it's only closed between Bryant and Stevens!)

Excavator on Nicollet Ave bridge, tearing it down

Stairs at Stevens Ave, viewed from Greenway under I-35W

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 16h

Patrick Star basketball meme saying "another twenty trillion to Argentina"

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 16h

another twenty brazillion to argentina

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 16h

optimally designed pickaxe for gold miners, (unusable for any other purpose)

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 16h

Devices that age like shit the moment workload requirements change.

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 16h

Nvidia dgx spark does kinda seem like the "cryptocurrency specific gfx cards" of this era.

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 17h

truly another cumtown bit come to life

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 17h

Bro they're lucky the crowd doesn't tar and feather their dumb fucking asses.

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 17h

ARE THESE DUMB MOTHERFUCKERS REALLY DOING PIT MANEUVERS ON CROWDED CITY STREETS?????????

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 17h

Here's video of the crash. Top of frame the white SUV makes contact with back of the red SUV which spins into a parked car and a foot chase follows. Crowd gathers after. 105/N. #chicago (via kwisstin on IG.)

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 17h

Can't eat ultraproccessed foods if you can't afford them.

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[SCUTTLEBUTT] @fack.bsky.social · 17h

Hashtag MAHA

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