tony 🏳️⚧️ 🏴 🚴🧗🏻
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militant vegan, gradle android etc etc
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So. Everybody knows that "AI" is the future and inevitable and everyone loves it.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products […]
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
So. Everybody knows that "AI" is the future and inevitable and everyone loves it.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products […]
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products […]
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Roman elites drank from leaded cups because it made water sweeter. Radiation was thought at one time to have healing properties, so people would add uranium to their drinking water. Glowing dishes are still a collectors item. After the discovery of x-rays, shoe stores started installing them and […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
February 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Roman elites drank from leaded cups because it made water sweeter. Radiation was thought at one time to have healing properties, so people would add uranium to their drinking water. Glowing dishes are still a collectors item. After the discovery of x-rays, shoe stores started installing them and […]
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How much of downtown Seattle is just queueing space for the freeway?
December 26, 2024 at 2:17 AM
How much of downtown Seattle is just queueing space for the freeway?
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We still don’t know what’s happening in El Paso.
It’s been reported that CBP used a laser weapon to shoot down what turned out to be balloons, and that the FAA had originally shut the airspace because they couldn’t be sure these weapons wouldn’t endanger commercial aviation.
But it was also […]
It’s been reported that CBP used a laser weapon to shoot down what turned out to be balloons, and that the FAA had originally shut the airspace because they couldn’t be sure these weapons wouldn’t endanger commercial aviation.
But it was also […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
We still don’t know what’s happening in El Paso.
It’s been reported that CBP used a laser weapon to shoot down what turned out to be balloons, and that the FAA had originally shut the airspace because they couldn’t be sure these weapons wouldn’t endanger commercial aviation.
But it was also […]
It’s been reported that CBP used a laser weapon to shoot down what turned out to be balloons, and that the FAA had originally shut the airspace because they couldn’t be sure these weapons wouldn’t endanger commercial aviation.
But it was also […]
@zspencer I saw your post about cooperatives and I'd love to know more about how that works if you're open to talking about it. I work for a big tech company and I'm losing my damn mind. I... want something different
February 12, 2026 at 5:55 AM
@zspencer I saw your post about cooperatives and I'd love to know more about how that works if you're open to talking about it. I work for a big tech company and I'm losing my damn mind. I... want something different
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The perfect answer to "Our city isn't Amsterdam."
"Yeah, they made better choices. But we can do that too, starting now."
"Yeah, they made better choices. But we can do that too, starting now."
“OUR city isn’t [insert name of a much more livable & successful city here].”
Trust me, we know that. It’s abundantly obvious that you’re not that city.
That city made, and continues to make, much better choices with fewer excuses.
The real question is, do you want YOUR city to be better or not?
Trust me, we know that. It’s abundantly obvious that you’re not that city.
That city made, and continues to make, much better choices with fewer excuses.
The real question is, do you want YOUR city to be better or not?
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The perfect answer to "Our city isn't Amsterdam."
"Yeah, they made better choices. But we can do that too, starting now."
"Yeah, they made better choices. But we can do that too, starting now."
I know that the game is (almost?) over because fireworks and police sirens started going off simultaneously here in Seattle
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I know that the game is (almost?) over because fireworks and police sirens started going off simultaneously here in Seattle
I set up a KVM switch so I could consolidate my personal and work computing into one space, freeing the other for more anachronistic pursuits like writing and drawing
an unexpected side effect is I keep hitting the ("work") keyboard's super key for copy/paste/etc, which is Not What That Does on […]
an unexpected side effect is I keep hitting the ("work") keyboard's super key for copy/paste/etc, which is Not What That Does on […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
February 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I set up a KVM switch so I could consolidate my personal and work computing into one space, freeing the other for more anachronistic pursuits like writing and drawing
an unexpected side effect is I keep hitting the ("work") keyboard's super key for copy/paste/etc, which is Not What That Does on […]
an unexpected side effect is I keep hitting the ("work") keyboard's super key for copy/paste/etc, which is Not What That Does on […]
it's really sad to be reminded that most people one knows would join have joined the Nazis because that's easier
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
it's really sad to be reminded that most people one knows would join have joined the Nazis because that's easier
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This is actually pretty huge reporting: there were buyers for shuttered sections of the Post, and Bezos and Lewis didn't even respond to the offers.
Some news: Ahead of this week’s devastating layoffs at The Post, a group of deep-pocketed locals approached publisher Will Lewis about acquiring the paper’s local news and sports teams. He ignored them.
More in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
More in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
Conflict of Disinterest
Jeff Bezos was once hailed as the ideal billionaire steward of a newspaper—but his recent actions have made clear that it’s time for him to sell The Washington Post.
www.status.news
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
This is actually pretty huge reporting: there were buyers for shuttered sections of the Post, and Bezos and Lewis didn't even respond to the offers.
James Acaster is a treasure
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
James Acaster is a treasure
working in an industry full of people eager to intellectually castrate themselves turns out to be bad for my mental well-being
I guess there was nothing really there to begin with
I guess there was nothing really there to begin with
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
working in an industry full of people eager to intellectually castrate themselves turns out to be bad for my mental well-being
I guess there was nothing really there to begin with
I guess there was nothing really there to begin with
you're either practicing resistance or practicing complacency
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
you're either practicing resistance or practicing complacency
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One of the many gifts we got out of the Epstein files is details of Steve Sinofsky’s exit from Microsoft in 2012. We learn that the Surface RT was selling only 10% of the low-end of their predicted sales numbers, he was being pushed out, and Epstein was coaching him on negotiating an exit […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
February 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
One of the many gifts we got out of the Epstein files is details of Steve Sinofsky’s exit from Microsoft in 2012. We learn that the Surface RT was selling only 10% of the low-end of their predicted sales numbers, he was being pushed out, and Epstein was coaching him on negotiating an exit […]
I don't think I can ever forgive Donald Trump, nor the 70 million Americans who voted for him, for turning my country into a place that none of my non-white non-American friends feel safe to visit
(among so many other things)
(among so many other things)
February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I don't think I can ever forgive Donald Trump, nor the 70 million Americans who voted for him, for turning my country into a place that none of my non-white non-American friends feel safe to visit
(among so many other things)
(among so many other things)
not only is my company heavily promoting use of LLMs for code generation, we're now also tracking PR count as a performance metric. As far as I can tell, the primary effect of these two changes (other than infusion of generalized anxiety) is a massive increase in CI load (and cost*). There have […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
not only is my company heavily promoting use of LLMs for code generation, we're now also tracking PR count as a performance metric. As far as I can tell, the primary effect of these two changes (other than infusion of generalized anxiety) is a massive increase in CI load (and cost*). There have […]
what are the second-order effects of ai waste? we know building and running those models is hugely wasteful, but now we're seeing massive CI cost increases from the huge increase in PRs. How much damage are we doing to the world to create more worse software faster?
February 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
what are the second-order effects of ai waste? we know building and running those models is hugely wasteful, but now we're seeing massive CI cost increases from the huge increase in PRs. How much damage are we doing to the world to create more worse software faster?
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You can already comment on SpaceX's application for one million satellites
www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-fas...
www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-fas...
FCC Fast-Tracks SpaceX's Plan for 1M Satellites. And It Wants Your Thoughts
Usually, the commission takes weeks or months to respond to a filing, but it kicked off a public comment period for SpaceX's orbital data center plan in just a few days.
www.pcmag.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
You can already comment on SpaceX's application for one million satellites
www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-fas...
www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-fas...
I don't think people appreciate how much money a trillion dollars is. Even a billion is a mind-destroying amount. Letting individuals and companies accumulate thay much cash is such a profoundly bad idea
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 AM
I don't think people appreciate how much money a trillion dollars is. Even a billion is a mind-destroying amount. Letting individuals and companies accumulate thay much cash is such a profoundly bad idea
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Something to consider. 🤔😅😆
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Something to consider. 🤔😅😆
an LLM could never have authored this, how much else will we give up for a climate apocalypse dressed up as a sycophantic chatbot
https://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454
https://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 AM
an LLM could never have authored this, how much else will we give up for a climate apocalypse dressed up as a sycophantic chatbot
https://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454
https://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454
there's a very funny line in The Rebel (Camus) where he says Hegel makes the mistake of assuming all his readers to be very intelligent.
Since they're not, they take Hegel literally and invent Nazism (and the rest of the 20th century)
Since they're not, they take Hegel literally and invent Nazism (and the rest of the 20th century)
February 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
there's a very funny line in The Rebel (Camus) where he says Hegel makes the mistake of assuming all his readers to be very intelligent.
Since they're not, they take Hegel literally and invent Nazism (and the rest of the 20th century)
Since they're not, they take Hegel literally and invent Nazism (and the rest of the 20th century)
we're ruled by billionaire fascist pedophiles, but I repeat myself
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
we're ruled by billionaire fascist pedophiles, but I repeat myself
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Great expression that should be used more.
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Great expression that should be used more.