Plouf de Phoque
@drfrankenstein.bsky.social
A perpetually-tired, mostly-functional ADHD poindexter since 1990. Skiing, retro tech, software, geography, and other things of interest. Also a furry. Montréal/Ottawa, he/they, FR/EN/ES/DE/日本語
🔞 May occasionally interact with NSFW content.
🔞 May occasionally interact with NSFW content.
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CHOCOLATE WILL BE DISCOUNTED TOMORROW
February 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
CHOCOLATE WILL BE DISCOUNTED TOMORROW
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I'm assembling a team
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I'm assembling a team
Anyway, I've been trying out Claude Code at work, mostly because I'm getting pressured to try AI again, because, y'know, it's so much better than it used to be yadda yadda...
Despite all the instruction files and MCPs we have now, it still feels like babysitting the worst intern I've ever had.
Despite all the instruction files and MCPs we have now, it still feels like babysitting the worst intern I've ever had.
February 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Anyway, I've been trying out Claude Code at work, mostly because I'm getting pressured to try AI again, because, y'know, it's so much better than it used to be yadda yadda...
Despite all the instruction files and MCPs we have now, it still feels like babysitting the worst intern I've ever had.
Despite all the instruction files and MCPs we have now, it still feels like babysitting the worst intern I've ever had.
Fucking evergreen holy fuck.
He's read Matt Shumer's latest piece and now he's taking it as some sort of prophecy.
He's read Matt Shumer's latest piece and now he's taking it as some sort of prophecy.
*reads his CEO's latest internal newsletter* Please get off LinkedIn and Xitter and touch some grass holy fuck
February 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Fucking evergreen holy fuck.
He's read Matt Shumer's latest piece and now he's taking it as some sort of prophecy.
He's read Matt Shumer's latest piece and now he's taking it as some sort of prophecy.
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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
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I will be at NordicFuzzCon in Sweden—just 4 days away!
This will be my first time at an European furry convention. I'm very excited! Wao!
📷 @drfrankenstein.bsky.social
with Deco Fox as Maolin
#FursuitFriday #NordicFuzzCon #NFC2026
This will be my first time at an European furry convention. I'm very excited! Wao!
📷 @drfrankenstein.bsky.social
with Deco Fox as Maolin
#FursuitFriday #NordicFuzzCon #NFC2026
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I will be at NordicFuzzCon in Sweden—just 4 days away!
This will be my first time at an European furry convention. I'm very excited! Wao!
📷 @drfrankenstein.bsky.social
with Deco Fox as Maolin
#FursuitFriday #NordicFuzzCon #NFC2026
This will be my first time at an European furry convention. I'm very excited! Wao!
📷 @drfrankenstein.bsky.social
with Deco Fox as Maolin
#FursuitFriday #NordicFuzzCon #NFC2026
LA NEIIIIGE
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
LA NEIIIIGE
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💯 this
but also
Can we talk about how having a billion dollars is, in addition to everything else, really tacky?
but also
Can we talk about how having a billion dollars is, in addition to everything else, really tacky?
Billionaires should be taxed out of existence because no one human being should possess the unilateral power to launch the kinds of environment-destroying and world-changing projects that billionaires can approve.
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
💯 this
but also
Can we talk about how having a billion dollars is, in addition to everything else, really tacky?
but also
Can we talk about how having a billion dollars is, in addition to everything else, really tacky?
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Billionaires should be taxed out of existence because no one human being should possess the unilateral power to launch the kinds of environment-destroying and world-changing projects that billionaires can approve.
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Billionaires should be taxed out of existence because no one human being should possess the unilateral power to launch the kinds of environment-destroying and world-changing projects that billionaires can approve.
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This is exactly the kind of bollox that the Leave campaign churned out during the Brexit referendum, for reference. Beware political charlatans paid for by dishonest actors selling snake-oil solutions to low-information voters.
These are not smart people.
1) Independence makes you *more* dependent on federal policy, since they get to decide whether or not you can access TMX. Forget about ever building another pipeline west.
2) You need the goods (food, etc.) that cross "our land". Blocking their passage is self-injury.
1) Independence makes you *more* dependent on federal policy, since they get to decide whether or not you can access TMX. Forget about ever building another pipeline west.
2) You need the goods (food, etc.) that cross "our land". Blocking their passage is self-injury.
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This is exactly the kind of bollox that the Leave campaign churned out during the Brexit referendum, for reference. Beware political charlatans paid for by dishonest actors selling snake-oil solutions to low-information voters.
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The AI bubble is a case study on why tech guys need to also learn the humanities and arts.
February 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The AI bubble is a case study on why tech guys need to also learn the humanities and arts.
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I hate that I can't run half the LAMP stack software I want to anymore because it all moved to Docker and no longer supports or documents manual installation and upgrades.
So now if I want to use certain server apps without virtualization support I'm basically stuck.
So now if I want to use certain server apps without virtualization support I'm basically stuck.
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I hate that I can't run half the LAMP stack software I want to anymore because it all moved to Docker and no longer supports or documents manual installation and upgrades.
So now if I want to use certain server apps without virtualization support I'm basically stuck.
So now if I want to use certain server apps without virtualization support I'm basically stuck.
I swear the AI psychosis runs deep in that company.
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I swear the AI psychosis runs deep in that company.
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Doomerism is a form of AI hyping.
Both hypers and doomers tend to say AI is capable of doing things it cannot do now, and is unlikely to do anywhere in the near future.
Both create a narrative that makes AI out to be extremely sophisticated rather than a probability machine.
Both hypers and doomers tend to say AI is capable of doing things it cannot do now, and is unlikely to do anywhere in the near future.
Both create a narrative that makes AI out to be extremely sophisticated rather than a probability machine.
I "enjoy" the hybrid roles this sort of doomerism serves to simultaneously misrepresent what the technology is actually capable of, and misdirect attention away from the fact the real problem is a pretty traditional one: greedy, shitty people
Anthropic safety researcher quits, warning ‘world is in peril’
Other AI safety researchers have also left leading firms, citing concerns about potentially catastrophic risks.
www.semafor.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Doomerism is a form of AI hyping.
Both hypers and doomers tend to say AI is capable of doing things it cannot do now, and is unlikely to do anywhere in the near future.
Both create a narrative that makes AI out to be extremely sophisticated rather than a probability machine.
Both hypers and doomers tend to say AI is capable of doing things it cannot do now, and is unlikely to do anywhere in the near future.
Both create a narrative that makes AI out to be extremely sophisticated rather than a probability machine.
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People keep forgetting how content that would be considered harmless if it was CisHet, continuously gets labeled as smut when it's LGBTQ.
"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
People keep forgetting how content that would be considered harmless if it was CisHet, continuously gets labeled as smut when it's LGBTQ.
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I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
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they found the seal that calls people gay
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
they found the seal that calls people gay
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Reposting this with alt text.
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
Post a banger that's not in English
woodenhatrecords.bandcamp.com/track/tout-t...
There's SO MUCH I could post, but let's start with some Electroswing.
woodenhatrecords.bandcamp.com/track/tout-t...
There's SO MUCH I could post, but let's start with some Electroswing.
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Post a banger that's not in English
woodenhatrecords.bandcamp.com/track/tout-t...
There's SO MUCH I could post, but let's start with some Electroswing.
woodenhatrecords.bandcamp.com/track/tout-t...
There's SO MUCH I could post, but let's start with some Electroswing.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I always recommend Canon EOS and Minolta Maxxum cameras to film beginners, unless they explicitly want a more manual camera.
It's still film photography. It's what most people used in the 1990s and 2000s, even professional photographers.
I always recommend Canon EOS and Minolta Maxxum cameras to film beginners, unless they explicitly want a more manual camera.
It's still film photography. It's what most people used in the 1990s and 2000s, even professional photographers.
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I always recommend Canon EOS and Minolta Maxxum cameras to film beginners, unless they explicitly want a more manual camera.
It's still film photography. It's what most people used in the 1990s and 2000s, even professional photographers.
I always recommend Canon EOS and Minolta Maxxum cameras to film beginners, unless they explicitly want a more manual camera.
It's still film photography. It's what most people used in the 1990s and 2000s, even professional photographers.
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When my kids was about five, we were at a restaurant, and some people got up to leave. He asked why we couldn't eat the fries they left behind, and that was the toughest thing I've had to explain as a parent.
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 AM
When my kids was about five, we were at a restaurant, and some people got up to leave. He asked why we couldn't eat the fries they left behind, and that was the toughest thing I've had to explain as a parent.
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
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a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy