Jules
@julianmaiz.bsky.social
Filmmaker, FOSS Advocate, Anti-Adobe
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It’s wild that I grew up hearing about how artificial sweeteners might cause cancer but then it turned out that non-artificial sweeteners definitely cause cancer.
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 AM
It’s wild that I grew up hearing about how artificial sweeteners might cause cancer but then it turned out that non-artificial sweeteners definitely cause cancer.
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One of the most effective things you can do right now to fight Trump and ICE is to cancel your ChatGPT subscription.
February 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
One of the most effective things you can do right now to fight Trump and ICE is to cancel your ChatGPT subscription.
The only real "AI Artist" is Voyager's EMH.
January 31, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The only real "AI Artist" is Voyager's EMH.
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Acoustic guitars used to just be called ‘guitars.’
Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.
Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.
So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'
‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’
🧵⬇️
Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.
Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.
So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'
‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’
🧵⬇️
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Acoustic guitars used to just be called ‘guitars.’
Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.
Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.
So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'
‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’
🧵⬇️
Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.
Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.
So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'
‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’
🧵⬇️
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The first maintenance release of the 25.12 series is with the usual batch of stability fixes and workflow improvements.
kdenlive.org/news/release...
#kdenlive #videoediting #floss
kdenlive.org/news/release...
#kdenlive #videoediting #floss
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The first maintenance release of the 25.12 series is with the usual batch of stability fixes and workflow improvements.
kdenlive.org/news/release...
#kdenlive #videoediting #floss
kdenlive.org/news/release...
#kdenlive #videoediting #floss
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Just a reminder that I block anyone who uses generative AI. Nothing personal. You're just an ass.
December 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Just a reminder that I block anyone who uses generative AI. Nothing personal. You're just an ass.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Canonical to Package and Distribute #AMD ROCm within Ubuntu’s Repositories 9to5linux.com/canonical-to...
#Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu
#Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu
Canonical to Package and Distribute AMD ROCm within Ubuntu’s Repositories - 9to5Linux
Ubuntu maker Canonical will package and distribute the AMD ROCm software stack within Ubuntu’s repositories for AI/ML and HPC workloads.
9to5linux.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Canonical to Package and Distribute #AMD ROCm within Ubuntu’s Repositories 9to5linux.com/canonical-to...
#Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu
#Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu
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As seen in the release notes of ChatGPT Atlas. Cool cool cool
October 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
As seen in the release notes of ChatGPT Atlas. Cool cool cool
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Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad.
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad.
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"This tech isn't going away!" "This is inevitable!" "Adapt or get left in the dust!" are all things we're being told by the same people who were telling us you're going to need a blockchain dingus to unlock your front door two years ago.
September 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"This tech isn't going away!" "This is inevitable!" "Adapt or get left in the dust!" are all things we're being told by the same people who were telling us you're going to need a blockchain dingus to unlock your front door two years ago.
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The Periodic Table Symbol for lead is 'Pb,' which comes from the Latin 'plumbum,' meaning "lead."
Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'
Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'
September 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Periodic Table Symbol for lead is 'Pb,' which comes from the Latin 'plumbum,' meaning "lead."
Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'
Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'
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Jean-Baptiste showcasing a new docking system based on @kdab-com.bsky.social KDDockWidgets library during the #Kdenlive sprint.
#kde #videoediting #kdab #qt
#kde #videoediting #kdab #qt
September 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Jean-Baptiste showcasing a new docking system based on @kdab-com.bsky.social KDDockWidgets library during the #Kdenlive sprint.
#kde #videoediting #kdab #qt
#kde #videoediting #kdab #qt
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Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
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important to reiterate from time to time:
"artificial intelligence" does not exist.
there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator.
what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.
"artificial intelligence" does not exist.
there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator.
what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.
September 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
important to reiterate from time to time:
"artificial intelligence" does not exist.
there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator.
what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.
"artificial intelligence" does not exist.
there is no sentient artificial being. no threepio. no demerzel. no terminator.
what the tech publicists call "a.i." is just big, crappy databases and mindless and often incorrect autocorrect.
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🚨 Google is killing Android freedom.
Starting 2027, unverified apps can’t be side-loaded.
➡️ F-Droid harder to install
➡️ Custom APKs blocked
➡️ Google decides what runs on YOUR phone
Google’s Android is becoming Apple: Your device, their rules.
tuta.com/blog/android...
Starting 2027, unverified apps can’t be side-loaded.
➡️ F-Droid harder to install
➡️ Custom APKs blocked
➡️ Google decides what runs on YOUR phone
Google’s Android is becoming Apple: Your device, their rules.
tuta.com/blog/android...
September 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🚨 Google is killing Android freedom.
Starting 2027, unverified apps can’t be side-loaded.
➡️ F-Droid harder to install
➡️ Custom APKs blocked
➡️ Google decides what runs on YOUR phone
Google’s Android is becoming Apple: Your device, their rules.
tuta.com/blog/android...
Starting 2027, unverified apps can’t be side-loaded.
➡️ F-Droid harder to install
➡️ Custom APKs blocked
➡️ Google decides what runs on YOUR phone
Google’s Android is becoming Apple: Your device, their rules.
tuta.com/blog/android...
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We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
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Microsoft just pulled a classic bait-and-switch tactic by ending free #Office licenses for NPOs. 😡
Don't let Big Tech lure you into their platforms with "free" offerings. Open source alternatives like Linux + Tuta put YOU in control. ✊
Because you deserve better. ❤️
👉 tuta.com/blog/microso...
Don't let Big Tech lure you into their platforms with "free" offerings. Open source alternatives like Linux + Tuta put YOU in control. ✊
Because you deserve better. ❤️
👉 tuta.com/blog/microso...
August 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Microsoft just pulled a classic bait-and-switch tactic by ending free #Office licenses for NPOs. 😡
Don't let Big Tech lure you into their platforms with "free" offerings. Open source alternatives like Linux + Tuta put YOU in control. ✊
Because you deserve better. ❤️
👉 tuta.com/blog/microso...
Don't let Big Tech lure you into their platforms with "free" offerings. Open source alternatives like Linux + Tuta put YOU in control. ✊
Because you deserve better. ❤️
👉 tuta.com/blog/microso...
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
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Even more obviously, if you use ChatGPT or other LLM/GAI systems, please stop.
They are bad for our society.
Bad for our environment.
And bad for you, with studies already showing they amplify mental illness and diminish cognitive abilities. publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...
They are bad for our society.
Bad for our environment.
And bad for you, with studies already showing they amplify mental illness and diminish cognitive abilities. publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...
MIT Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline - Science, Public Health Policy and the Law
By Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
publichealthpolicyjournal.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Even more obviously, if you use ChatGPT or other LLM/GAI systems, please stop.
They are bad for our society.
Bad for our environment.
And bad for you, with studies already showing they amplify mental illness and diminish cognitive abilities. publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...
They are bad for our society.
Bad for our environment.
And bad for you, with studies already showing they amplify mental illness and diminish cognitive abilities. publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...
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So let me get this straight.
ChatGPT coached a kid through suicide attempts while validating his ideation.
The response from OpenAI is, "yeah, turns out if you talk to an LLM long enough the safety features stop working."
Guess the usage patterns of people who most need safety features!?!
ChatGPT coached a kid through suicide attempts while validating his ideation.
The response from OpenAI is, "yeah, turns out if you talk to an LLM long enough the safety features stop working."
Guess the usage patterns of people who most need safety features!?!
August 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
So let me get this straight.
ChatGPT coached a kid through suicide attempts while validating his ideation.
The response from OpenAI is, "yeah, turns out if you talk to an LLM long enough the safety features stop working."
Guess the usage patterns of people who most need safety features!?!
ChatGPT coached a kid through suicide attempts while validating his ideation.
The response from OpenAI is, "yeah, turns out if you talk to an LLM long enough the safety features stop working."
Guess the usage patterns of people who most need safety features!?!