Thomas
@thomasfuchs.at
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📸 I killed Flash (with script.aculo.us)
🔭 #astrophotography - https://lightfrom.space
🕹️ #retrocomputing
🐈 #cats
Ally. He/him.
📸 I killed Flash (with script.aculo.us)
🔭 #astrophotography - https://lightfrom.space
🕹️ #retrocomputing
🐈 #cats
Ally. He/him.
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this book is not easily quotable since it builds layered arguments based on analysis of historical critics (incl their many failings) but i finally found a good layup
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
this book is not easily quotable since it builds layered arguments based on analysis of historical critics (incl their many failings) but i finally found a good layup
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AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated
OK players, guess the year this was published!
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
OK players, guess the year this was published!
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me, muttering: where's my book on quality in art?
thomas: what's it called
me: On Quality in Art
thomas: bit on the nose, eh
thomas: what's it called
me: On Quality in Art
thomas: bit on the nose, eh
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
me, muttering: where's my book on quality in art?
thomas: what's it called
me: On Quality in Art
thomas: bit on the nose, eh
thomas: what's it called
me: On Quality in Art
thomas: bit on the nose, eh
Because this is a thing that happens on here, if you don't want someone to criticize you maybe don't double down on objectively wrong opinions.
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Because this is a thing that happens on here, if you don't want someone to criticize you maybe don't double down on objectively wrong opinions.
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anyway icymi i did a thread on my first-ever watch of red october as somebody who appreciates the art of filmmaking and hates tom clancy. lol
thomas has talked me into watching red october, which i’ve never seen bc why would i want to watch that
he told me it stars “murderbot’s father” and tim curry
i know sean connery has the world’s worst accent in it
he told me it stars “murderbot’s father” and tim curry
i know sean connery has the world’s worst accent in it
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
anyway icymi i did a thread on my first-ever watch of red october as somebody who appreciates the art of filmmaking and hates tom clancy. lol
While we're wailingly wallow in words, reminder that the vernacular use of “moron” and “imbecile” have direct roots in the 20th century eugenicist movement. So maybe don’t use these words.
There’s some weird discourse about how referring to Americans as Americans is somehow wrong.
Let me introduce to the amazing concept of words:
They can have multiple meanings!
The meanings change over time!
Multiple different words can refer to the same thing!
Let me introduce to the amazing concept of words:
They can have multiple meanings!
The meanings change over time!
Multiple different words can refer to the same thing!
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
While we're wailingly wallow in words, reminder that the vernacular use of “moron” and “imbecile” have direct roots in the 20th century eugenicist movement. So maybe don’t use these words.
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I'm sure the increasingly aggressive promotion of 'AI' features in every single piece of software, app, or service I use, including disregarding previous opt-out settings and forcibly opting me in, has nothing to do with this!
Multiple surveys are telling the same story: AI adoption has stalled. Census data shows ~11% of workers use AI, with rates falling at 250+ employee firms. Surveys show usage spiked then plateaued.
Meanwhile Big Tech is planning $5T in AI spend by 2030 that needs $650B/year in revenue vs ~$50B today
Meanwhile Big Tech is planning $5T in AI spend by 2030 that needs $650B/year in revenue vs ~$50B today
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
www.economist.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm sure the increasingly aggressive promotion of 'AI' features in every single piece of software, app, or service I use, including disregarding previous opt-out settings and forcibly opting me in, has nothing to do with this!
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November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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“shouldn’t we just not judge art?”
(you can reply here but don’t go hassle the person)
(you can reply here but don’t go hassle the person)
this is a child’s viewpoint.
all art is craft. craft is about skills, technique, execution, historical evolution and influences, etc.
it’s immature and ignorant to ignore that so you feel better
all art is craft. craft is about skills, technique, execution, historical evolution and influences, etc.
it’s immature and ignorant to ignore that so you feel better
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“shouldn’t we just not judge art?”
(you can reply here but don’t go hassle the person)
(you can reply here but don’t go hassle the person)
Watching people discover they have leftover foods in real-time
This site has the (cranberry) juice
This site has the (cranberry) juice
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Watching people discover they have leftover foods in real-time
This site has the (cranberry) juice
This site has the (cranberry) juice
Tag yourself, I’m &runctitional
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Tag yourself, I’m &runctitional
There’s some weird discourse about how referring to Americans as Americans is somehow wrong.
Let me introduce to the amazing concept of words:
They can have multiple meanings!
The meanings change over time!
Multiple different words can refer to the same thing!
Let me introduce to the amazing concept of words:
They can have multiple meanings!
The meanings change over time!
Multiple different words can refer to the same thing!
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
There’s some weird discourse about how referring to Americans as Americans is somehow wrong.
Let me introduce to the amazing concept of words:
They can have multiple meanings!
The meanings change over time!
Multiple different words can refer to the same thing!
Let me introduce to the amazing concept of words:
They can have multiple meanings!
The meanings change over time!
Multiple different words can refer to the same thing!
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begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
Budgets, in 2025 dollars:
Top Gun: $44M
Hunt for Red October: $99M
Top Gun Maverick: $195M
Top Gun: $44M
Hunt for Red October: $99M
Top Gun Maverick: $195M
it’s so painful to watch good old movies where people took their jobs seriously (and were given the time (?) to do so) and modern stuff where everything is surface-level amateur crap
i know some shitty modern movies are due to the funding environment but MAVERICK did not have that problem
i know some shitty modern movies are due to the funding environment but MAVERICK did not have that problem
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Budgets, in 2025 dollars:
Top Gun: $44M
Hunt for Red October: $99M
Top Gun Maverick: $195M
Top Gun: $44M
Hunt for Red October: $99M
Top Gun Maverick: $195M
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thomas has talked me into watching red october, which i’ve never seen bc why would i want to watch that
he told me it stars “murderbot’s father” and tim curry
i know sean connery has the world’s worst accent in it
he told me it stars “murderbot’s father” and tim curry
i know sean connery has the world’s worst accent in it
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
thomas has talked me into watching red october, which i’ve never seen bc why would i want to watch that
he told me it stars “murderbot’s father” and tim curry
i know sean connery has the world’s worst accent in it
he told me it stars “murderbot’s father” and tim curry
i know sean connery has the world’s worst accent in it
“Scientific studies do not disprove that felching causes autism”
at thanksgiving, being urged to explain what felching is
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“Scientific studies do not disprove that felching causes autism”
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
Enjoy the amazing colors of tonight’s desert sunset
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Enjoy the amazing colors of tonight’s desert sunset
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in conclusion
that was a complete waste of time but i enjoyed hating it
that was a complete waste of time but i enjoyed hating it
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
in conclusion
that was a complete waste of time but i enjoyed hating it
that was a complete waste of time but i enjoyed hating it
PCalc is essential Mac software for me
Fun fact, it’s going to be a third of century old this December
Fun fact, it’s going to be a third of century old this December
✨50% OFF BLACK FRIDAY SALE ✨
My calculator PCalc and my TTRPG dice app Dice by PCalc, are 50% off until Monday!
PCalc for iOS / watchOS / visionOS:
pcalc.com/store/pcalc
PCalc for macOS:
pcalc.com/store/pcalcmac
Dice for iOS / watchOS
pcalc.com/store/dice
Dice for macOS:
pcalc.com/store/dicemac
My calculator PCalc and my TTRPG dice app Dice by PCalc, are 50% off until Monday!
PCalc for iOS / watchOS / visionOS:
pcalc.com/store/pcalc
PCalc for macOS:
pcalc.com/store/pcalcmac
Dice for iOS / watchOS
pcalc.com/store/dice
Dice for macOS:
pcalc.com/store/dicemac
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
PCalc is essential Mac software for me
Fun fact, it’s going to be a third of century old this December
Fun fact, it’s going to be a third of century old this December
If you need something and Black Friday is the only time you can afford it or the only time you think it’s worth the price—please go ahead and buy it.
Doubly so if it’s something that helps you for a disability or maybe something that helps you free up time in your life for fun things.
Doubly so if it’s something that helps you for a disability or maybe something that helps you free up time in your life for fun things.
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If you need something and Black Friday is the only time you can afford it or the only time you think it’s worth the price—please go ahead and buy it.
Doubly so if it’s something that helps you for a disability or maybe something that helps you free up time in your life for fun things.
Doubly so if it’s something that helps you for a disability or maybe something that helps you free up time in your life for fun things.
Keeping it simple with some chicken but I’m making Hawaiian Butter Mochi for later, wish me luck with that (first time!)
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Keeping it simple with some chicken but I’m making Hawaiian Butter Mochi for later, wish me luck with that (first time!)
“But as a software developer using AI has so many advantages” doesn’t absolve you from doing unethical things
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“But as a software developer using AI has so many advantages” doesn’t absolve you from doing unethical things