Emotional Support Monster
@lightspill.tailswish.industries.ap.brid.gy
Possibly a figment of your #imagination ⚡ Maniacal Genius ⚡ Drinking #tea. LOTS of tea ⚡ The world is /full/ of most wonderful things ⚡ Ever on the […]
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Salience does not like to be held. Salience liked to lie on me. He’ll nose at my cheek and meow until I lie down on the floor or the recliner, and then he’ll lie down on my chest and purr and lick my fingers and nuzzle my while I pet and scritch him.
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Salience does not like to be held. Salience liked to lie on me. He’ll nose at my cheek and meow until I lie down on the floor or the recliner, and then he’ll lie down on my chest and purr and lick my fingers and nuzzle my while I pet and scritch him.
[M[ai]cro, Ridiculous Scale]
I really do like the idea of macros bigger than entire solar systems squeezing a dead stellar nursery in one paw to start it up again or perhaps ignite into one last star.
Or nudge a planet that would otherwise be perfect for life into the habitable zone […]
I really do like the idea of macros bigger than entire solar systems squeezing a dead stellar nursery in one paw to start it up again or perhaps ignite into one last star.
Or nudge a planet that would otherwise be perfect for life into the habitable zone […]
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tailswish.industries
January 29, 2026 at 11:36 PM
[M[ai]cro, Ridiculous Scale]
I really do like the idea of macros bigger than entire solar systems squeezing a dead stellar nursery in one paw to start it up again or perhaps ignite into one last star.
Or nudge a planet that would otherwise be perfect for life into the habitable zone […]
I really do like the idea of macros bigger than entire solar systems squeezing a dead stellar nursery in one paw to start it up again or perhaps ignite into one last star.
Or nudge a planet that would otherwise be perfect for life into the habitable zone […]
I, personally, think that if you’re writing a header-only class, breaking out the functions into out-of-line definitions is bad style.
Especially for template classes.
Especially for template classes.
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I, personally, think that if you’re writing a header-only class, breaking out the functions into out-of-line definitions is bad style.
Especially for template classes.
Especially for template classes.
Is github under the belief that people don’t …view things /by commit/? Because _I_ do. I don’t know what they think they’re pulling by palming this ‘comment sidebar’ off on us that can’t even do a basic thing like /only show the comments on the commit I’m looking at/ or /filter the comments by […]
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tailswish.industries
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Is github under the belief that people don’t …view things /by commit/? Because _I_ do. I don’t know what they think they’re pulling by palming this ‘comment sidebar’ off on us that can’t even do a basic thing like /only show the comments on the commit I’m looking at/ or /filter the comments by […]
The people who say “Socialism never could have created the iPhone!” are right.
* A consumption device
* Existing to empower a bloated rentier
* An interface that disempowers users
* Active restrictions against programming tools
* Loaded with DRM and user control
Hell yean Socialism […]
* A consumption device
* Existing to empower a bloated rentier
* An interface that disempowers users
* Active restrictions against programming tools
* Loaded with DRM and user control
Hell yean Socialism […]
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tailswish.industries
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The people who say “Socialism never could have created the iPhone!” are right.
* A consumption device
* Existing to empower a bloated rentier
* An interface that disempowers users
* Active restrictions against programming tools
* Loaded with DRM and user control
Hell yean Socialism […]
* A consumption device
* Existing to empower a bloated rentier
* An interface that disempowers users
* Active restrictions against programming tools
* Loaded with DRM and user control
Hell yean Socialism […]
[Pol]
Every single law targeting the safety of children online is a bad law that makes everyone less safe.
I mean, you’ll be training the next generation of children to evade AI age guessing algorithms and so create the next generation of security engineers who had to get around stuff […]
Every single law targeting the safety of children online is a bad law that makes everyone less safe.
I mean, you’ll be training the next generation of children to evade AI age guessing algorithms and so create the next generation of security engineers who had to get around stuff […]
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tailswish.industries
January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
[Pol]
Every single law targeting the safety of children online is a bad law that makes everyone less safe.
I mean, you’ll be training the next generation of children to evade AI age guessing algorithms and so create the next generation of security engineers who had to get around stuff […]
Every single law targeting the safety of children online is a bad law that makes everyone less safe.
I mean, you’ll be training the next generation of children to evade AI age guessing algorithms and so create the next generation of security engineers who had to get around stuff […]
I dislike 1984 for the way it took up so much space in popular consciousness compared to much better and more interesting dystopias like _We_.
So it’s fun to see Isaac Asimov trash it:
https://www.newworker.org/ncptrory/1984.htm
So it’s fun to see Isaac Asimov trash it:
https://www.newworker.org/ncptrory/1984.htm
REVIEW OF 1984 By Isaac Asimov I
www.newworker.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I dislike 1984 for the way it took up so much space in popular consciousness compared to much better and more interesting dystopias like _We_.
So it’s fun to see Isaac Asimov trash it:
https://www.newworker.org/ncptrory/1984.htm
So it’s fun to see Isaac Asimov trash it:
https://www.newworker.org/ncptrory/1984.htm
‘Login with email’ is only an improvement if login is persistent. SMH.
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
‘Login with email’ is only an improvement if login is persistent. SMH.
Nametags always put me in the uncomfortable position of everyone else knowing my name while I don’t know theirs.
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Nametags always put me in the uncomfortable position of everyone else knowing my name while I don’t know theirs.
https://stateof.mozilla.org/
…what the hell?
The heart of most apps? By most apps do you mean the apps for the five websites with screenshots form the other five?
…what the hell?
The heart of most apps? By most apps do you mean the apps for the five websites with screenshots form the other five?
State of Mozilla 2025
stateof.mozilla.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
https://stateof.mozilla.org/
…what the hell?
The heart of most apps? By most apps do you mean the apps for the five websites with screenshots form the other five?
…what the hell?
The heart of most apps? By most apps do you mean the apps for the five websites with screenshots form the other five?
In this paper we present a novel inner product for the calculation of bond-angles within polycules…
January 27, 2026 at 8:10 AM
In this paper we present a novel inner product for the calculation of bond-angles within polycules…
PSA: If you run a #rollingrelease distribution like #arch and use the #kitty terminal emulator and notice you can no longer type search queries into the #less pager, it’s a recently introduced and just fixed bug.
Downgrade less for now and install the next release […]
Downgrade less for now and install the next release […]
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tailswish.industries
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
PSA: If you run a #rollingrelease distribution like #arch and use the #kitty terminal emulator and notice you can no longer type search queries into the #less pager, it’s a recently introduced and just fixed bug.
Downgrade less for now and install the next release […]
Downgrade less for now and install the next release […]
[USPol]
I’d be screaming bloody murder at the inane idea of requiring tools to /refuse to build things/ (aka ‘blueprint detection’ in 3D printers) if anyone in my state legislature had been inane and venal enough to propose such a thing.
I’d be screaming bloody murder at the inane idea of requiring tools to /refuse to build things/ (aka ‘blueprint detection’ in 3D printers) if anyone in my state legislature had been inane and venal enough to propose such a thing.
January 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
[USPol]
I’d be screaming bloody murder at the inane idea of requiring tools to /refuse to build things/ (aka ‘blueprint detection’ in 3D printers) if anyone in my state legislature had been inane and venal enough to propose such a thing.
I’d be screaming bloody murder at the inane idea of requiring tools to /refuse to build things/ (aka ‘blueprint detection’ in 3D printers) if anyone in my state legislature had been inane and venal enough to propose such a thing.
If you’re looking for a replacement for #volumeicon, use `volctl` plus `sxhkd` with the rules:
$ cat cat .config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
XF86AudioLowerVolume
wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 1%-
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 1%+ […]
$ cat cat .config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
XF86AudioLowerVolume
wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 1%-
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 1%+ […]
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tailswish.industries
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
If you’re looking for a replacement for #volumeicon, use `volctl` plus `sxhkd` with the rules:
$ cat cat .config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
XF86AudioLowerVolume
wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 1%-
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 1%+ […]
$ cat cat .config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
XF86AudioLowerVolume
wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 1%-
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 1%+ […]
[PH (+)]
I have found that I feel like I can get pretty good results exercising things to exhaustion in just right order, like:
* Overhead presses with a medium weight until I can’t really do them properly any more, then a light one
* Shrugs with a medium weight until I just can’t really […]
I have found that I feel like I can get pretty good results exercising things to exhaustion in just right order, like:
* Overhead presses with a medium weight until I can’t really do them properly any more, then a light one
* Shrugs with a medium weight until I just can’t really […]
Original post on tailswish.industries
tailswish.industries
January 25, 2026 at 12:49 AM
[PH (+)]
I have found that I feel like I can get pretty good results exercising things to exhaustion in just right order, like:
* Overhead presses with a medium weight until I can’t really do them properly any more, then a light one
* Shrugs with a medium weight until I just can’t really […]
I have found that I feel like I can get pretty good results exercising things to exhaustion in just right order, like:
* Overhead presses with a medium weight until I can’t really do them properly any more, then a light one
* Shrugs with a medium weight until I just can’t really […]
[USPol, Darkly Humorous]
When I saw this I laughed because I thought it was obvious hyperbole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BAjLjiTnDk
I do not think that any more.
When I saw this I laughed because I thought it was obvious hyperbole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BAjLjiTnDk
I do not think that any more.
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
[USPol, Darkly Humorous]
When I saw this I laughed because I thought it was obvious hyperbole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BAjLjiTnDk
I do not think that any more.
When I saw this I laughed because I thought it was obvious hyperbole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BAjLjiTnDk
I do not think that any more.
Turns out all I had to do to get into Tangerine Dream was listen to a recommended album list from a metalhead instead of all the ones from bright-ambient fans.
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Turns out all I had to do to get into Tangerine Dream was listen to a recommended album list from a metalhead instead of all the ones from bright-ambient fans.
[USPol]
Making Dumbass Mussolini’s blackshirts wear body cameras is like being upset that the US has bad opsec while doing war crimes.
Making Dumbass Mussolini’s blackshirts wear body cameras is like being upset that the US has bad opsec while doing war crimes.
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
[USPol]
Making Dumbass Mussolini’s blackshirts wear body cameras is like being upset that the US has bad opsec while doing war crimes.
Making Dumbass Mussolini’s blackshirts wear body cameras is like being upset that the US has bad opsec while doing war crimes.
Did you know that if you use uBlock Origin you can just block the pile of ‘shorts’ that may or may not have anything to do with your search query on youtube?
You can also use it to block the list of ‘related’ videos on the right hand side, if you’re not interested and prefer a clean site to […]
You can also use it to block the list of ‘related’ videos on the right hand side, if you’re not interested and prefer a clean site to […]
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tailswish.industries
January 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Did you know that if you use uBlock Origin you can just block the pile of ‘shorts’ that may or may not have anything to do with your search query on youtube?
You can also use it to block the list of ‘related’ videos on the right hand side, if you’re not interested and prefer a clean site to […]
You can also use it to block the list of ‘related’ videos on the right hand side, if you’re not interested and prefer a clean site to […]
Periodic Reminder:
You can just turn off boosts. If your experience is anything like mine, what people mash boost on tends to be both less interesting and more stressful than what they post.
In my experience, the Fediverse just becomes overall _better_ without them.
You can just turn off boosts. If your experience is anything like mine, what people mash boost on tends to be both less interesting and more stressful than what they post.
In my experience, the Fediverse just becomes overall _better_ without them.
January 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Periodic Reminder:
You can just turn off boosts. If your experience is anything like mine, what people mash boost on tends to be both less interesting and more stressful than what they post.
In my experience, the Fediverse just becomes overall _better_ without them.
You can just turn off boosts. If your experience is anything like mine, what people mash boost on tends to be both less interesting and more stressful than what they post.
In my experience, the Fediverse just becomes overall _better_ without them.
If, like me, you both use Dark Reader and wonder why your attempt to change your Firefox theme kept being reverted on startup, may I remind you that Dark Reader has a checkbox to replace the browser theme that you might want to uncheck.
*earfolds slightly* …oops.
*earfolds slightly* …oops.
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
If, like me, you both use Dark Reader and wonder why your attempt to change your Firefox theme kept being reverted on startup, may I remind you that Dark Reader has a checkbox to replace the browser theme that you might want to uncheck.
*earfolds slightly* …oops.
*earfolds slightly* …oops.
[Starfleet Academy]
…so…
Based on the teaser they’re going to pretend adults don’t exist?
…so…
Based on the teaser they’re going to pretend adults don’t exist?
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
[Starfleet Academy]
…so…
Based on the teaser they’re going to pretend adults don’t exist?
…so…
Based on the teaser they’re going to pretend adults don’t exist?
[Food…? (Supplement)]
Inulin is actually…tasty?
All this time I’ve been trying to figure out how to stir it into something and have it dissolve well and I like it a lot better just dumping four grams in my mouth and chewing on it until it dissolves. The powder packs together when it gets wet […]
Inulin is actually…tasty?
All this time I’ve been trying to figure out how to stir it into something and have it dissolve well and I like it a lot better just dumping four grams in my mouth and chewing on it until it dissolves. The powder packs together when it gets wet […]
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tailswish.industries
January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
[Food…? (Supplement)]
Inulin is actually…tasty?
All this time I’ve been trying to figure out how to stir it into something and have it dissolve well and I like it a lot better just dumping four grams in my mouth and chewing on it until it dissolves. The powder packs together when it gets wet […]
Inulin is actually…tasty?
All this time I’ve been trying to figure out how to stir it into something and have it dissolve well and I like it a lot better just dumping four grams in my mouth and chewing on it until it dissolves. The powder packs together when it gets wet […]
I would love it if the fad for virtual whiteboards and murals instead of _using a fucking chat_ would die forever.
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I would love it if the fad for virtual whiteboards and murals instead of _using a fucking chat_ would die forever.
[Chatterboxes]
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ceos-say-ai-is-making-work-more-efficient-employees-tell-a-different-story/ar-AA1UE3Tq
I’m totally willing to believe CEOs can have an LLM do way more of their job than a real worker.
An anthropomorphic wind-sock pointing in the direction […]
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ceos-say-ai-is-making-work-more-efficient-employees-tell-a-different-story/ar-AA1UE3Tq
I’m totally willing to believe CEOs can have an LLM do way more of their job than a real worker.
An anthropomorphic wind-sock pointing in the direction […]
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tailswish.industries
January 22, 2026 at 4:59 AM
[Chatterboxes]
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ceos-say-ai-is-making-work-more-efficient-employees-tell-a-different-story/ar-AA1UE3Tq
I’m totally willing to believe CEOs can have an LLM do way more of their job than a real worker.
An anthropomorphic wind-sock pointing in the direction […]
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ceos-say-ai-is-making-work-more-efficient-employees-tell-a-different-story/ar-AA1UE3Tq
I’m totally willing to believe CEOs can have an LLM do way more of their job than a real worker.
An anthropomorphic wind-sock pointing in the direction […]