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matt @stavola.xyz · 4d

The more I play with this, the more I love it.

Even if I'm the only one using mlf.lol to generate #atproto lexicons, it has been worth it. It really hits the pleasure centers of my brain just right.

A screenshot of the mlf.lol playground, displaying an example of ATProto lexicon generation from a source MLF file. The MLF source uses inline types, def types, tokens, records, constraints, references, and references to a "standard library." Thematically, the source refers to posters on an old school forum.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

RIFs can’t be done without agency leadership so this is RFK Jr extending his purge of CDC scientists to help Vought’s shutdown agenda. Genuine public health risks created by aggrieved men.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 6h

you've met antifa, now say hello to antif-rog 🐸

Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 1d

I'm a library maintainer that publishes to both now. I'll continue publishing both because I want to target as much of Node, Deno, CF Workers, etc... as I can, and NPM may never get native JSR support.

I think if I wrote something specifically for Deno I'd simply publish to JSR for how easy it is 🤔

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 3d

Yo wtf

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 3d

"Hey MattGPT, what can you tell me about <thing>?"

"As a Large, Livid Man..."

Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 3d

Geezus, what a headline. RIP NPR

NPR @npr.org · 3d

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

n.pr

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior DHS position in which she’ll help oversee election security.

“DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies,” one expert said.

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

www.propublica.org

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𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · 4d

Cyberpsychosis is when too much cyber, but unlike the literalist “wow cool robot” depictions of cyborgs in media like the Cyberpunk™️ universe, what is really meant is being too enmeshed in networks of cybernetic feedback loops that cause a person to loose touch with the feedback of actual reality

Tony Stark @tonystark.bsky.social · 4d

The fact that cyber/AI psychosis is becoming a regular talking point is the real turn towards the cyberpunk/Ex Supra timelines.

Politico @politico.com · 4d

Killer robots, AI-induced psychosis and accidental nuclear war: Inside the Pentagon’s race to deploy artificial intelligence — and avoid disaster.

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Jake Gold @jacob.gold · 4d

A ~$6/mo VM rented from any decent cloud provider will (typically) run a small private PDS for years with uptime approaching 100%.

K.I.S.S.

github.com/bluesky-soci...

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 4d

It's intended to be a common noun, e.g. "I just registered a passkey," or "passkeys are way easier to use to sign into websites."

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 5d

Does the collective groans of soreness after adult marching band trigger the Loud Environment warning on your watch?

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 5d

So you're saying you hate cleartext??

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 6d

SimpleWebAuthn packages now feature build transparency logs on NPM and JSR! I achieved this by publishing from GitHub Actions workflows now instead of from my local machine. Check out the release notes for more info:

github.com/MasterKale/S...

Release v13.2.2 · MasterKale/SimpleWebAuthn

Changes [browser] [server] In the spirit of contributing to increased software supply chain transparency, both libraries are now published via GitHub Actions workflows. Package listings on JSR and...

github.com

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 6d

i'm sorry but if keikaku doori doesn't mean anything to you then i don't think we can be friends

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 7d

Giving this streaming thing a try tonight, if you catch this within the next hour or so come on by and say hi. Tonight I think I'll try to automate publishing to JSR and NPM

www.twitch.tv/iamkalegaming

IAmKaleGaming - Twitch

Nothing special yet, still stretching my wings. Expect lots of kale jokes

www.twitch.tv

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10d

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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EUROPE SAYS @europesays.bsky.social · 9d

Germany Adopts Passkeys to Replace Passwords in Government Services

https://www.europesays.com/2458187/

Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has launched an ambitious initiative to phase out traditional passwords in…

Germany Adopts Passkeys to Replace Passwords in Government Services - EUROPE SAYS

Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has launched an ambitious initiative to phase out traditional passwords in favor of passkeys, marking

www.europesays.com

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 8d

Here's hoping it gets Google to roll that new policy back 🤞

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 8d

This is why the changes to sideloading rules on Android (sideloaded apps must now be signed by a Google-Play-registered developer account) sucks. It means not even Android is resistant now to the government applying pressure on Google to take down apps it doesn't like 😫

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 8d

This was done at the direction of Pam Bondi. The US government is now dictating what apps you can have on your phone.

The underlying threat here is if Apple didn't comply, they'd slap billions in tariffs on Apple products.

Alt text: Screenshot of a Fox News Digital article reporting that Apple removed the ICEBlock tracking app from its App Store after the Department of Justice raised safety concerns. The article states DOJ officials, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked Apple to take down the app, claiming it endangered law enforcement officers and shielded illegal immigrants. Bondi confirmed the removal in a statement, saying ICEBlock put ICE agents at risk and emphasized DOJ’s commitment to protecting federal officers.

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 8d

Are you interested in PQC algorithm support (at least ML-DSA and ML-KEM) in @deno.land? If so here's an issue I created for you to subscribe/react/comment 🔐

github.com/denoland/den...

PQC algorithm support in Deno's WebCrypto · Issue #30900 · denoland/deno

Interest in PQC algorithms, ML-DSA and ML-KEM in particular, is growing around the world. Adding support to Deno's WebCrypto for such algorithms would help encourage adoption of asymmetric cryptogr...

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 8d

Oh wow, I'm pretty sure I played the original in high school off a burned CD that got passed around the friends group. That was 20 years ago 🫠

Congrats on the upcoming release 🥳

(And sorry about the high school piracy. If I buy a copy of this one will you forgive me?)

Johan Peitz - wishlist Icy Tower! @johanpeitz.com · 9d

📣 ICY TOWER IS COMING BACK
Stoked to announce that we're making a brand new Icy Tower game, ready for the 25th anniversary next year!

Check out the trailer, spread the news, and wishlist on Steam :D
s.team/a/3014860

More in thread 👇🧵

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 10d

I read a review that said the game added too many new systems, "too many distractions." But after a dozen hours I'm loving growing the base camp out over time, and having two entire paths to farm mats. The familiar system offers some fun combos. And the voice lines are all criminally high quality 😍

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Matthew Miller @iamkale.millerti.me · 10d

Those Sora 2 videos used to be a forest 😢

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 10d

Due to the government shutdown, your appointment to FEMA will no longer be finalized within the week.

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