Bossett
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👾 bossett
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say it ain't so
the bots *aren't* achieving consciousness through the inherent virtues of a mid-2000s style threaded forum?
idk what to believe
the bots *aren't* achieving consciousness through the inherent virtues of a mid-2000s style threaded forum?
idk what to believe
Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents.
www.technologyreview.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
say it ain't so
the bots *aren't* achieving consciousness through the inherent virtues of a mid-2000s style threaded forum?
idk what to believe
the bots *aren't* achieving consciousness through the inherent virtues of a mid-2000s style threaded forum?
idk what to believe
wait you can have 3 app passwords
the real group chats were the drafts all along
the real group chats were the drafts all along
did you know you can use drafts and a pair of app passwords to have a private conversation on atproto?
February 10, 2026 at 10:39 AM
wait you can have 3 app passwords
the real group chats were the drafts all along
the real group chats were the drafts all along
did you know you can use drafts and a pair of app passwords to have a private conversation on atproto?
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM
did you know you can use drafts and a pair of app passwords to have a private conversation on atproto?
remember, mob pressure works
February 10, 2026 at 8:19 AM
remember, mob pressure works
matrix is probably fine if you just want discord-but-not-discord
but server operator risk, room privacy, and other protocol weirdness means it’s really not fine if you want discord-but-private
but server operator risk, room privacy, and other protocol weirdness means it’s really not fine if you want discord-but-private
I have sympathy for Matrix's problems, but so much also feels SO self-inflicted. That is - I think the biggest defence bsky/atproto has is "we aren't those guys".
(And just taking the chance to link this, which I think is a good skim of why Matrix just isn't good at scale.)
(And just taking the chance to link this, which I think is a good skim of why Matrix just isn't good at scale.)
why not matrix?
at this point it seems like most of the tech community is familiar with matrix, the "open network for decentralized communication". lots of projects and communities have migrated from a host of other ...
telegra.ph
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
matrix is probably fine if you just want discord-but-not-discord
but server operator risk, room privacy, and other protocol weirdness means it’s really not fine if you want discord-but-private
but server operator risk, room privacy, and other protocol weirdness means it’s really not fine if you want discord-but-private
the red-teaming will continue until behaviour improves
When AI Takes the Couch: Psychometric Jailbreaks Reveal Internal Conflict in Frontier Models
Frontier large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini are increasingly used for mental-health support with anxiety, trauma and self-worth. Most work treats them as tools or as targets...
arxiv.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
the red-teaming will continue until behaviour improves
they're called crimson rosellas because they blend in so well with the leaves
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 AM
they're called crimson rosellas because they blend in so well with the leaves
I know it’s just a predictor and these things are pretty inaccurate, but *almost* to my pre-covid numbers
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I know it’s just a predictor and these things are pretty inaccurate, but *almost* to my pre-covid numbers
what's a supply chain anyway
White House Scraps 'Burdensome' Software Security Rules
The White House has revoked software security guidance issued during the Biden administration due to “unproven and burdensome” requirements
www.securityweek.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 AM
what's a supply chain anyway
gmgm today's visitor is this lil silvereye
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 AM
gmgm today's visitor is this lil silvereye
the idea that tech moves so fast that devs can't keep up is a byproduct of ppl tracking every single development as if it's the must-learn world-changing thing: true, 90% of what they *just* learned is outdated
but anyone jumping in now only needs to engage with the most recent 10%
but anyone jumping in now only needs to engage with the most recent 10%
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 PM
the idea that tech moves so fast that devs can't keep up is a byproduct of ppl tracking every single development as if it's the must-learn world-changing thing: true, 90% of what they *just* learned is outdated
but anyone jumping in now only needs to engage with the most recent 10%
but anyone jumping in now only needs to engage with the most recent 10%
ngl as a verification sceptic jerry is doing a lot of work getting "maybe I should get verified" into my brain
billiam?? before me????
✅ @realbillmaher.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 30, 2026 at 2:31 AM
ngl as a verification sceptic jerry is doing a lot of work getting "maybe I should get verified" into my brain
still wondering what the datacenter-in-space story is actually *for*
it's so dumb and so persistent that *surely* it has to be cover for something
it's so dumb and so persistent that *surely* it has to be cover for something
Anyone talking about orbital data centers has jumped the shark. There's no cooling in space. There's nothing to dissipate the heat and it'll cook everything. Not to mention, power is a significant issue. Solar will not be enough and batteries are too heavy for orbit.
hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade
January 29, 2026 at 11:39 PM
still wondering what the datacenter-in-space story is actually *for*
it's so dumb and so persistent that *surely* it has to be cover for something
it's so dumb and so persistent that *surely* it has to be cover for something
the intro/trailer for Menace is really cool but it is so incredibly out of touch with the rest of the game's aesthetic and moment-to-moment gameplay that I wish I had never seen it
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
the intro/trailer for Menace is really cool but it is so incredibly out of touch with the rest of the game's aesthetic and moment-to-moment gameplay that I wish I had never seen it
I think more generally entity labelling would be very useful - it would be very good to have a type field on profiles for bot/AI/company/person/etc. to help sort and manage feeds/labels (and imagine if you could associate a person with an entity and get a little badge)
i appreciate that more folks are experimenting with “AI entities” as dedicated autonomous accounts on Bluesky, & i think folks should be able to do this, but i personally find 99% of them to be noise pollution accounts with 0 signal & would prefer they not appear in my feeds + be easier to identify
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I think more generally entity labelling would be very useful - it would be very good to have a type field on profiles for bot/AI/company/person/etc. to help sort and manage feeds/labels (and imagine if you could associate a person with an entity and get a little badge)
it is so lucky that signal became bad and insecure around the same time as X chat launched which is good and secure
i can confirm the chats I’m in which include renowned security specialists - people who actually advise on how to protect your comms from authoritarian dictators for a living - also think this outburst of paranoia about Signal is really weird and unwarranted
every Signal chat of laypeople is losing their minds over the wildest opsec advice imaginable and every Signal chat of security professionals is like “dude wtf”
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense
January 29, 2026 at 6:27 AM
it is so lucky that signal became bad and insecure around the same time as X chat launched which is good and secure
rip native instruments you should have made kontakt but good
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 AM
rip native instruments you should have made kontakt but good
conditions incompatible with life
January 27, 2026 at 7:55 AM
conditions incompatible with life
oh god what year is it has this all been a dream
Nearly 800,000 Telnet servers exposed to remote attacks
Internet security watchdog Shadowserver tracks nearly 800,000 IP addresses with Telnet fingerprints amid ongoing attacks exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the GNU InetUtils ...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:57 PM
oh god what year is it has this all been a dream
such a pity that the only sport that exists rn is some early-round NFL
January 25, 2026 at 9:36 PM
such a pity that the only sport that exists rn is some early-round NFL
jfc
I suppose I'm taking a weekend off if I don't want to watch a murder from multiple angles 😑
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
jfc