707Kat
@707kat.bsky.social
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A full-stack Dev here to enjoy beautiful art and upload my own creations occasionally.
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👀 Jibatsu-Shounen Hanako-Kun
👾 #MakeRoom
🪫Social Battery
🔑 Clipforth
#Datarights #PrivacyMatters
A full-stack Dev here to enjoy beautiful art and upload my own creations occasionally.
{ Cᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ }
👀 Jibatsu-Shounen Hanako-Kun
👾 #MakeRoom
🪫Social Battery
🔑 Clipforth
#Datarights #PrivacyMatters
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707Kat
@707kat.bsky.social
· Jun 8
They are making it impossible to host information online and drying up resources. Stop defending and supporting these malicious entities.
Open knowledge sharing AND copyright are both under siege. Whether you are for one or the other doesn't matter.
This is a shared issue that's hitting "both sides". They are taking away YOUR choice, replacing it with regurgitation & centralisation while the open internet withers away.
📌 Instance🧵
This is a shared issue that's hitting "both sides". They are taking away YOUR choice, replacing it with regurgitation & centralisation while the open internet withers away.
📌 Instance🧵
Technology from 2026 is technology from the past, but now it's single use/worse quality/breaks faster etc.
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Technology from 2026 is technology from the past, but now it's single use/worse quality/breaks faster etc.
A: "Why is London a dead town overrun with criminal gangs?"
B: Because you can make money saying so online.
Right wing meme account grifters on social media said so and is spinning a narrative that doesn't match any real statistics or facts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDky...
B: Because you can make money saying so online.
Right wing meme account grifters on social media said so and is spinning a narrative that doesn't match any real statistics or facts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDky...
Why The Internet Is Terrified of London
YouTube video by Evan Edinger
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
A: "Why is London a dead town overrun with criminal gangs?"
B: Because you can make money saying so online.
Right wing meme account grifters on social media said so and is spinning a narrative that doesn't match any real statistics or facts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDky...
B: Because you can make money saying so online.
Right wing meme account grifters on social media said so and is spinning a narrative that doesn't match any real statistics or facts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDky...
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Introducing the “AI-BOROS”: the few companies at the ‘top’ of the economy handing each other billions of (debt-ridden) dollars for a product that both doesn’t exist AND doesn’t make any money.
and we ALL get to go broke when it inevitably implodes ha ha i love it here!!!
youtu.be/ifyaI4TOsDM?...
and we ALL get to go broke when it inevitably implodes ha ha i love it here!!!
youtu.be/ifyaI4TOsDM?...
The Entire Tech Industry is Screwed
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Introducing the “AI-BOROS”: the few companies at the ‘top’ of the economy handing each other billions of (debt-ridden) dollars for a product that both doesn’t exist AND doesn’t make any money.
and we ALL get to go broke when it inevitably implodes ha ha i love it here!!!
youtu.be/ifyaI4TOsDM?...
and we ALL get to go broke when it inevitably implodes ha ha i love it here!!!
youtu.be/ifyaI4TOsDM?...
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Why use AI writing tools when you can just build your own workflow in Emacs instead?
itsfoss.com/emacs-the-ux...
itsfoss.com/emacs-the-ux...
In the Age of AI Writing Tools, I Picked Emacs for My Sci-Fi Novel
The venerable text editor feels timeless and timely in the age of AI and enshittification. A novelist argues that it is perhaps because Emacs is the embodiment of FOSS ideals
itsfoss.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Why use AI writing tools when you can just build your own workflow in Emacs instead?
itsfoss.com/emacs-the-ux...
itsfoss.com/emacs-the-ux...
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VC, founder, dumbass
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
VC, founder, dumbass
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The Commission is assessing whether #Mandelson's #Epstein contacts violated EU ethics rules 👏
Just a reminder that #Mandelson, as EU Trade Commissioner (2004–2008), operated an open-door policy for corporate #lobbyists & prioritised big business interests, as summarised in this cartoon from 2008 ⬇️
Just a reminder that #Mandelson, as EU Trade Commissioner (2004–2008), operated an open-door policy for corporate #lobbyists & prioritised big business interests, as summarised in this cartoon from 2008 ⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The Commission is assessing whether #Mandelson's #Epstein contacts violated EU ethics rules 👏
Just a reminder that #Mandelson, as EU Trade Commissioner (2004–2008), operated an open-door policy for corporate #lobbyists & prioritised big business interests, as summarised in this cartoon from 2008 ⬇️
Just a reminder that #Mandelson, as EU Trade Commissioner (2004–2008), operated an open-door policy for corporate #lobbyists & prioritised big business interests, as summarised in this cartoon from 2008 ⬇️
One Punch Man webcomic anyone?
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
One Punch Man webcomic anyone?
This is a single player game which is enjoyable to play with your partner or a loved one. ❤️
Took turns holding the controller with mine as the story progressed and we were both gripped by the atmosphere and the story being told.
Took turns holding the controller with mine as the story progressed and we were both gripped by the atmosphere and the story being told.
Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
This is a single player game which is enjoyable to play with your partner or a loved one. ❤️
Took turns holding the controller with mine as the story progressed and we were both gripped by the atmosphere and the story being told.
Took turns holding the controller with mine as the story progressed and we were both gripped by the atmosphere and the story being told.
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Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
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Elon’s emails to Epstein.
Location: Starbase, Texas
Location: Starbase, Texas
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Elon’s emails to Epstein.
Location: Starbase, Texas
Location: Starbase, Texas
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This is not heartwarming. This is eerie and creepy as hell and absolutely a warning
February 9, 2026 at 8:49 AM
This is not heartwarming. This is eerie and creepy as hell and absolutely a warning
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I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
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“Because the iPhone was in Lockdown mode, CART could not extract that device,” the court record reads, referring to the FBI’s Computer Analysis Response Team.
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking…
www.404media.co
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
“Because the iPhone was in Lockdown mode, CART could not extract that device,” the court record reads, referring to the FBI’s Computer Analysis Response Team.
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"Books were viewed by the companies as a crucial prize...one Anthropic co-founder theorized that training AI models on books could teach them “how to write well””
That's my decade of writing and editing labor.
LLM summaries can cut into market for 📚, Judge Alsup! Not fair use.
That's my decade of writing and editing labor.
LLM summaries can cut into market for 📚, Judge Alsup! Not fair use.
Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"Books were viewed by the companies as a crucial prize...one Anthropic co-founder theorized that training AI models on books could teach them “how to write well””
That's my decade of writing and editing labor.
LLM summaries can cut into market for 📚, Judge Alsup! Not fair use.
That's my decade of writing and editing labor.
LLM summaries can cut into market for 📚, Judge Alsup! Not fair use.
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Sharing with the #SciArt Feed:
Beyond thrilled to announce that “Extremely Accurate Birds: An Anatomically Precise Field Guide” is coming this April via Running Press! Been working on this thing for years now and can’t wait for you to see all 200 pages of accurate bird information and *extremely* accurate illustrations!
February 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Sharing with the #SciArt Feed:
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“Amalia had been healthy before immigration officers arrested her family… Amalia’s health quickly deteriorated [in Dilley]. On Jan. 18, she was rushed to a children’s hospital where doctors treated her for pneumonia, Covid-19, RSV and severe respiratory distress.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
“Amalia had been healthy before immigration officers arrested her family… Amalia’s health quickly deteriorated [in Dilley]. On Jan. 18, she was rushed to a children’s hospital where doctors treated her for pneumonia, Covid-19, RSV and severe respiratory distress.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
This channel does some truly amazing work trying to get the word out about who is in the Epstein Files. Very creative, not as informative as @ledbydonkeys.org, but very effective.
February 6, 2026
YouTube video by Vjaybombs
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
This channel does some truly amazing work trying to get the word out about who is in the Epstein Files. Very creative, not as informative as @ledbydonkeys.org, but very effective.
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Moltbook is a “social media” site for AI agents that’s captured the public’s imagination over the last few days.
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co
February 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Moltbook is a “social media” site for AI agents that’s captured the public’s imagination over the last few days.
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
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We are more than the data which describes us
The devil doesn't need any more advocates, but also: do you see the dehumanization in the move you made there?
We don't "sample", we interact. Language is fundamentally social and reducing people to their "output" is the basic problematic move of the AI boosters.
We don't "sample", we interact. Language is fundamentally social and reducing people to their "output" is the basic problematic move of the AI boosters.
February 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We are more than the data which describes us
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Database of decisions/penalties in legal cases where "AI" was found to be used by either a litigator or a judge; does not count *All* cases of "AI" used in court filings, just those where it was a) found & b) officially remarked upon or penalized. Incredibly useful collection & arrangement of data:
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Database of decisions/penalties in legal cases where "AI" was found to be used by either a litigator or a judge; does not count *All* cases of "AI" used in court filings, just those where it was a) found & b) officially remarked upon or penalized. Incredibly useful collection & arrangement of data:
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"I've got nothing to hide."
- Person with the privilege of having never been a victim of stalking, harassment, hacking, authoritarianism, doxxing, blackmail, extortion, identity theft, credit card fraud, burglary, or a mistake in a criminal investigation.
- Person with the privilege of having never been a victim of stalking, harassment, hacking, authoritarianism, doxxing, blackmail, extortion, identity theft, credit card fraud, burglary, or a mistake in a criminal investigation.
February 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"I've got nothing to hide."
- Person with the privilege of having never been a victim of stalking, harassment, hacking, authoritarianism, doxxing, blackmail, extortion, identity theft, credit card fraud, burglary, or a mistake in a criminal investigation.
- Person with the privilege of having never been a victim of stalking, harassment, hacking, authoritarianism, doxxing, blackmail, extortion, identity theft, credit card fraud, burglary, or a mistake in a criminal investigation.