Justin du Coeur
@jducoeur.social.coop.ap.brid.gy
Geek for all seasons, especially #SCA, #LARP, #scifi, #boardgames, #comics.
Avid programmer, focused on #FP #Scala, especially #Typelevel
he/him
[bridged from https://social.coop/@jducoeur on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Avid programmer, focused on #FP #Scala, especially #Typelevel
he/him
[bridged from https://social.coop/@jducoeur on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Okay, seriously -- the bullshit "click on all images containing [bicycles|crosswalks|trees|etc]" captchas are getting outrageous. I just spent literally several minutes just clicking through something like 15 screens of these in order to submit a Google Form.
I'm not 100% certain I'm being used […]
I'm not 100% certain I'm being used […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Okay, seriously -- the bullshit "click on all images containing [bicycles|crosswalks|trees|etc]" captchas are getting outrageous. I just spent literally several minutes just clicking through something like 15 screens of these in order to submit a Google Form.
I'm not 100% certain I'm being used […]
I'm not 100% certain I'm being used […]
Oh, this is timely and brilliant: #Kagi has just released #slop Detective -- https://slopdetective.kagi.com
It appears to be aimed at kids, and gamifies the process of distinguishing #ai slop from real content.
No clue how effective it is, but if it even moves the needle at little at building […]
It appears to be aimed at kids, and gamifies the process of distinguishing #ai slop from real content.
No clue how effective it is, but if it even moves the needle at little at building […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Oh, this is timely and brilliant: #Kagi has just released #slop Detective -- https://slopdetective.kagi.com
It appears to be aimed at kids, and gamifies the process of distinguishing #ai slop from real content.
No clue how effective it is, but if it even moves the needle at little at building […]
It appears to be aimed at kids, and gamifies the process of distinguishing #ai slop from real content.
No clue how effective it is, but if it even moves the needle at little at building […]
Not new, but I am apparently today's one in ten thousand hearing The Turkey Story for the first time: https://www.tumblr.com/gallusrostromegalus/167081152038/the-turkey-story
Sort of a content warning for awful people being awful, but mostly it's just horribly funny...
Sort of a content warning for awful people being awful, but mostly it's just horribly funny...
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💬 110 🔁 35653 ❤️ 38495 · The Turkey Story · So it’s 2001, and my family drives from fucking California and like three blizzards to get to Ohio for thanksgiving, becuase my grandparents are moving…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Not new, but I am apparently today's one in ten thousand hearing The Turkey Story for the first time: https://www.tumblr.com/gallusrostromegalus/167081152038/the-turkey-story
Sort of a content warning for awful people being awful, but mostly it's just horribly funny...
Sort of a content warning for awful people being awful, but mostly it's just horribly funny...
Significant and time-dependent post from the #eff: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/patent-office-about-make-bad-patents-untouchable
Basically, the US Patent Office is seriously considering a set of rule changes that would make life easier for #patenttrolls, and harder for the folks trying […]
Basically, the US Patent Office is seriously considering a set of rule changes that would make life easier for #patenttrolls, and harder for the folks trying […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Significant and time-dependent post from the #eff: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/patent-office-about-make-bad-patents-untouchable
Basically, the US Patent Office is seriously considering a set of rule changes that would make life easier for #patenttrolls, and harder for the folks trying […]
Basically, the US Patent Office is seriously considering a set of rule changes that would make life easier for #patenttrolls, and harder for the folks trying […]
Oh, neat -- #orion has finally gotten to a full 1.0 release: https://orionbrowser.com
Orion is the browser built by #Kagi, which I've been using as my primary browser for the past year or two. It's ferociously privacy-centric (you learn a lot about how much the Web wants to spy on you from it) […]
Orion is the browser built by #Kagi, which I've been using as my primary browser for the past year or two. It's ferociously privacy-centric (you learn a lot about how much the Web wants to spy on you from it) […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Oh, neat -- #orion has finally gotten to a full 1.0 release: https://orionbrowser.com
Orion is the browser built by #Kagi, which I've been using as my primary browser for the past year or two. It's ferociously privacy-centric (you learn a lot about how much the Web wants to spy on you from it) […]
Orion is the browser built by #Kagi, which I've been using as my primary browser for the past year or two. It's ferociously privacy-centric (you learn a lot about how much the Web wants to spy on you from it) […]
Today (well, a few days ago) in brilliantly-executed parody comes #wicked, as sung by the cast of the #muppets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMYQl2TslM0
Perfectly thought through, including just the right script tweaks for Miss Piggy (playing Glinda, of course).
Painfully funny, sometimes […]
Perfectly thought through, including just the right script tweaks for Miss Piggy (playing Glinda, of course).
Painfully funny, sometimes […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today (well, a few days ago) in brilliantly-executed parody comes #wicked, as sung by the cast of the #muppets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMYQl2TslM0
Perfectly thought through, including just the right script tweaks for Miss Piggy (playing Glinda, of course).
Painfully funny, sometimes […]
Perfectly thought through, including just the right script tweaks for Miss Piggy (playing Glinda, of course).
Painfully funny, sometimes […]
Today's #mocktail invention came out rather well, so I wrote it up here: https://querki.net/u/jducoeur/mixology/#!Smoked-Orange-Mocktail
It's written around specific mixers (since those happen to be convenient for me); substitute as necessary.
In particular, it's written to be pretty smoky […]
It's written around specific mixers (since those happen to be convenient for me); substitute as necessary.
In particular, it's written to be pretty smoky […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Today's #mocktail invention came out rather well, so I wrote it up here: https://querki.net/u/jducoeur/mixology/#!Smoked-Orange-Mocktail
It's written around specific mixers (since those happen to be convenient for me); substitute as necessary.
In particular, it's written to be pretty smoky […]
It's written around specific mixers (since those happen to be convenient for me); substitute as necessary.
In particular, it's written to be pretty smoky […]
Well, that's profoundly disappointing: https://rebble.io/2025/11/17/core-devices-keeps-stealing-our-work.html
tl;dr -- we already knew that the new #pebble ecosystem is being built on the work that the #rebble community has been doing over the years.
What this points up is that Core (the […]
tl;dr -- we already knew that the new #pebble ecosystem is being built on the work that the #rebble community has been doing over the years.
What this points up is that Core (the […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Well, that's profoundly disappointing: https://rebble.io/2025/11/17/core-devices-keeps-stealing-our-work.html
tl;dr -- we already knew that the new #pebble ecosystem is being built on the work that the #rebble community has been doing over the years.
What this points up is that Core (the […]
tl;dr -- we already knew that the new #pebble ecosystem is being built on the work that the #rebble community has been doing over the years.
What this points up is that Core (the […]
Spreading the word about a lovely #kickstarter -- an illustrated edition of Gulliver's Travels (with an introduction by Patton Oswalt): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/gulliver
Check it out!
Check it out!
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Spreading the word about a lovely #kickstarter -- an illustrated edition of Gulliver's Travels (with an introduction by Patton Oswalt): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivebooks/gulliver
Check it out!
Check it out!
Oh, nice -- #Kagi is taking the logical step of starting to formally crowd-source the detection of #ai #slop, to help downrank slop-filled websites: https://blog.kagi.com/slopstop
We need more companies following along these lines. While I'm by no means against all AI, it's past time for the […]
We need more companies following along these lines. While I'm by no means against all AI, it's past time for the […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Oh, nice -- #Kagi is taking the logical step of starting to formally crowd-source the detection of #ai #slop, to help downrank slop-filled websites: https://blog.kagi.com/slopstop
We need more companies following along these lines. While I'm by no means against all AI, it's past time for the […]
We need more companies following along these lines. While I'm by no means against all AI, it's past time for the […]
Oooh, neat -- #bonfire has gotten to the 1.0 stage, and is now fundraising to take the project to the next level: https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community
tl;dr -- Bonfire is a very serious-looking project to build a really good #fediverse social network. The roadmap has all the […]
tl;dr -- Bonfire is a very serious-looking project to build a really good #fediverse social network. The roadmap has all the […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Oooh, neat -- #bonfire has gotten to the 1.0 stage, and is now fundraising to take the project to the next level: https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community
tl;dr -- Bonfire is a very serious-looking project to build a really good #fediverse social network. The roadmap has all the […]
tl;dr -- Bonfire is a very serious-looking project to build a really good #fediverse social network. The roadmap has all the […]
I always enjoy #smbc, but even by Weinersmith standards this one (from the other day) is kind of horribly thought-provoking: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/attention-span
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November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I always enjoy #smbc, but even by Weinersmith standards this one (from the other day) is kind of horribly thought-provoking: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/attention-span
#scala folks in the #boston region -- Li Haoyi is going to be in town next week, and will be speaking at the Boston Scala Enthusiasts meetup: https://www.meetup.com/boston-area-scala-enthusiasts/events/311173989/
Should be an interesting and useful talk (he'll be talking about build tooling) […]
Should be an interesting and useful talk (he'll be talking about build tooling) […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#scala folks in the #boston region -- Li Haoyi is going to be in town next week, and will be speaking at the Boston Scala Enthusiasts meetup: https://www.meetup.com/boston-area-scala-enthusiasts/events/311173989/
Should be an interesting and useful talk (he'll be talking about build tooling) […]
Should be an interesting and useful talk (he'll be talking about build tooling) […]
Reposted by Justin du Coeur
last month, a friend of mine had a confrontation in #SomervilleMA with a violent driver who wanted to drive their vehicle into a protest. the driver ran over their bicycle and did their best to endanger the other people present who were standing in front of the vehicle.
today, they've shared […]
today, they've shared […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
last month, a friend of mine had a confrontation in #SomervilleMA with a violent driver who wanted to drive their vehicle into a protest. the driver ran over their bicycle and did their best to endanger the other people present who were standing in front of the vehicle.
today, they've shared […]
today, they've shared […]
Fascinating new #ttrpg currently funding on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/luck-of-the-harbor/last-kiss
Y'know the trope that the world is being invaded by darkness, and it's up to a bunch of heroic teens to save it? This game turns that on its head, focusing more on being […]
Y'know the trope that the world is being invaded by darkness, and it's up to a bunch of heroic teens to save it? This game turns that on its head, focusing more on being […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fascinating new #ttrpg currently funding on Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/luck-of-the-harbor/last-kiss
Y'know the trope that the world is being invaded by darkness, and it's up to a bunch of heroic teens to save it? This game turns that on its head, focusing more on being […]
Y'know the trope that the world is being invaded by darkness, and it's up to a bunch of heroic teens to save it? This game turns that on its head, focusing more on being […]
I'll be helping out with this tomorrow. Should be a hoot!
https://toot.boston/@knizer/115504368078421673
https://toot.boston/@knizer/115504368078421673
knizer (@[email protected])
#BostonWeekend 15x Renn Faire event at #BowMarket https://www.bowmarketsomerville.com/upcomingevents/bow-market-renaissance-faire #Boston #SideQuest #RenaissanceFaire #BostonKids
toot.boston
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I'll be helping out with this tomorrow. Should be a hoot!
https://toot.boston/@knizer/115504368078421673
https://toot.boston/@knizer/115504368078421673
Time for the occasional reminder about one of the most delightfully useful little sites on the Web, myNoise: https://mynoise.net
It's a no-spyware, no-ads background-sound generator, done Just Right. The sounds are generated in your browser window, so it needs relatively little bandwidth. Each […]
It's a no-spyware, no-ads background-sound generator, done Just Right. The sounds are generated in your browser window, so it needs relatively little bandwidth. Each […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Time for the occasional reminder about one of the most delightfully useful little sites on the Web, myNoise: https://mynoise.net
It's a no-spyware, no-ads background-sound generator, done Just Right. The sounds are generated in your browser window, so it needs relatively little bandwidth. Each […]
It's a no-spyware, no-ads background-sound generator, done Just Right. The sounds are generated in your browser window, so it needs relatively little bandwidth. Each […]
From Cat Valente comes the Pawshank Redemption, a wonderful reminder that people can still work together to do something personal and good: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pawshank-dog-and-142111668
And the conclusion of the story: https://www.patreon.com/posts/glorious-of-wild-142745122
It's a […]
And the conclusion of the story: https://www.patreon.com/posts/glorious-of-wild-142745122
It's a […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
From Cat Valente comes the Pawshank Redemption, a wonderful reminder that people can still work together to do something personal and good: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pawshank-dog-and-142111668
And the conclusion of the story: https://www.patreon.com/posts/glorious-of-wild-142745122
It's a […]
And the conclusion of the story: https://www.patreon.com/posts/glorious-of-wild-142745122
It's a […]
Things to keep in one's pocket for the next time the Republicans try to claim they aren't radical racists (CW: pretty repulsive even by Trumpist standards) -- https://www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
#uspol
#uspol
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www.whitehouse.gov
November 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Things to keep in one's pocket for the next time the Republicans try to claim they aren't radical racists (CW: pretty repulsive even by Trumpist standards) -- https://www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
#uspol
#uspol
Delightfully savage takedown of OpenAI's Atlas browser: https://www.anildash.com/2025/10/22/atlas-anti-web-browser/
tl;dr -- no surprises, this is an #llm disguised as a "browser" that is anti-Web, anti-privacy, and basically anti-usability.
No. Just no.
tl;dr -- no surprises, this is an #llm disguised as a "browser" that is anti-Web, anti-privacy, and basically anti-usability.
No. Just no.
ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web
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www.anildash.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Delightfully savage takedown of OpenAI's Atlas browser: https://www.anildash.com/2025/10/22/atlas-anti-web-browser/
tl;dr -- no surprises, this is an #llm disguised as a "browser" that is anti-Web, anti-privacy, and basically anti-usability.
No. Just no.
tl;dr -- no surprises, this is an #llm disguised as a "browser" that is anti-Web, anti-privacy, and basically anti-usability.
No. Just no.
Finally got around to watching _Thunderbolts_, and was pleasantly surprised: that was a considerably better movie than I was expecting. Not high art, but a better-than-average #mcu flick, and better than many of the comics than it is (very, *very* loosely) adapting.
A lot of deep cuts (suffice […]
A lot of deep cuts (suffice […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
October 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Finally got around to watching _Thunderbolts_, and was pleasantly surprised: that was a considerably better movie than I was expecting. Not high art, but a better-than-average #mcu flick, and better than many of the comics than it is (very, *very* loosely) adapting.
A lot of deep cuts (suffice […]
A lot of deep cuts (suffice […]
This! This is why I am generally skeptical about "smart" anythings: https://www.404media.co/the-aws-outage-bricked-peoples-2-700-smartbeds/
tl;dr -- yesterday's AWS outage caused many peoples' extremely expensive "smartbeds" to go haywire.
Yes, it's lovely to be able to control things from […]
tl;dr -- yesterday's AWS outage caused many peoples' extremely expensive "smartbeds" to go haywire.
Yes, it's lovely to be able to control things from […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This! This is why I am generally skeptical about "smart" anythings: https://www.404media.co/the-aws-outage-bricked-peoples-2-700-smartbeds/
tl;dr -- yesterday's AWS outage caused many peoples' extremely expensive "smartbeds" to go haywire.
Yes, it's lovely to be able to control things from […]
tl;dr -- yesterday's AWS outage caused many peoples' extremely expensive "smartbeds" to go haywire.
Yes, it's lovely to be able to control things from […]
Another day, another board #game being funded -- next up is Decko: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gem-games/decko/
It's screamingly obvious that it's basically a physical multi-player Balatro-like (and they don't really try to hide that). But y'know, Balatro and Poker are among my favorite […]
It's screamingly obvious that it's basically a physical multi-player Balatro-like (and they don't really try to hide that). But y'know, Balatro and Poker are among my favorite […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Another day, another board #game being funded -- next up is Decko: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gem-games/decko/
It's screamingly obvious that it's basically a physical multi-player Balatro-like (and they don't really try to hide that). But y'know, Balatro and Poker are among my favorite […]
It's screamingly obvious that it's basically a physical multi-player Balatro-like (and they don't really try to hide that). But y'know, Balatro and Poker are among my favorite […]
The Oatmeal's take on #ai art: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art?no_popup=1
As one would expect, it's profane, in-your-face, and quite frank about his opinions. But the conclusions are actually more nuanced than average, and I largely agree with his conclusions.
As one would expect, it's profane, in-your-face, and quite frank about his opinions. But the conclusions are actually more nuanced than average, and I largely agree with his conclusions.
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Oatmeal's take on #ai art: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art?no_popup=1
As one would expect, it's profane, in-your-face, and quite frank about his opinions. But the conclusions are actually more nuanced than average, and I largely agree with his conclusions.
As one would expect, it's profane, in-your-face, and quite frank about his opinions. But the conclusions are actually more nuanced than average, and I largely agree with his conclusions.
Cards Against Humanity isn't my all-time favorite game, but wow they are good at delivering precisely-designed fuck-you's to the powers that be: https://www.explainsthejoke.com
I don't really *need* a box of informational material, but I'm tempted to order it just cuz...
#uspol #satire
I don't really *need* a box of informational material, but I'm tempted to order it just cuz...
#uspol #satire
Cards Against Humanity Explains the Joke
An incredible product totally exempt from Trump's stupid tariffs.
www.explainsthejoke.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Cards Against Humanity isn't my all-time favorite game, but wow they are good at delivering precisely-designed fuck-you's to the powers that be: https://www.explainsthejoke.com
I don't really *need* a box of informational material, but I'm tempted to order it just cuz...
#uspol #satire
I don't really *need* a box of informational material, but I'm tempted to order it just cuz...
#uspol #satire