Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Lemmy.World

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 1h

A heads-up for any Buffy the Vampire Slayers fans, there is now a Lemmy community dedicated to that topic 🧛🏼 https://lemmy.world/c/BTVS #buffythevampireslayer #lemmy

It’s like Sunnydale, but in the Fediverse! Just without all the mysterious deaths and snake demons and magic! A community for all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Sure, and Angel, too, why not, we have room. Community Rules: 1: Don’t be a jerk. Engage in civil discussion or you will be cursed. 2: Keep posts on topic for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, related media. 3: Do not summon demons with trinkets you found at the Magic Box.

lemmy.world

2

Reposted by Mat

Newsmast Foundation @newsmast.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

October is Black History Month in the UK 🤎 🖤

Black history is woven into the identity of the UK. The theme this year is 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride', focusing on the power of individuals in history who exercised courage, vision, and agency.

You can […]

[Original post on newsmast.social]

61 2

Reposted by Mat

Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

We appreciate that certain politicians have recently admitted their naivete in entrusting the voices of their governments to corporate / for-profit social media.

To these politicians, we say: https://joinmastodon.org/hosting

Managed Mastodon

joinmastodon.org

3 130 15

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 2d

The albums that powered me through September. I do try to listen to new albums, but invariably fall back to my focus playlist when work gets busy. #listenbrainzmonday

Top 16 Releases last month
1. I Love My Computer - Ninajirachi
2. Dataverse - DEEP LEARNING
3. Fleeting Future - Akusmi
4. Moments - Cut Copy
5. weird.fishes - Lyder
6. History of Silence - múm
7. Afterpoem - Faten Kanaan
8. The Mysterious Production of Eggs - Andrew Bird
9. Piano Day Vol. 2 - Various Artists
10. Totemo Aimasho - Tenniscoats
11. Still Life - Fougère
12. R Plus Seven - Oneohtrix Point Never
13. Up and Down - Yoshida Shoko
14. MUTANT - Guedra Guedra
15. Why - vvhy
16. Selene - Arrom

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 5d

I've started posting in the running community on Lemmy. Running is very popular these days, but alas the community tends to congregate on the walled garden that is Instagram. Hopefully that will change, but it's hard to challenge the reach that running crews have on Instagram […]

Original post on mastodon.social

1 1

Reposted by Mat

David B. Himself @davidbhimself.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Your reminder that you DON'T have to talk about politics and other negative and depressing things on #socialmedia.

Facebook and Twitter brainwashed us into thinking this is what social media is for, and this is in great parts why we can't have nice things.

Stop spreading doom and gloom. Talk […]

mastodon.social

2 5 2

Reposted by Mat

acb @acb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Porsche magnate buys the hilltop villa the writer Stefan Zweig lived in until 1934, which he had kept deliberately inaccessible to cars, uses his clout to get an underground road tunnel added, against much opposition […]

Original post on mastodon.social

mastodon.social

TLDR Best-o-Masto is an alternative Mastodon client that does very little, but on purpose. When you open the app, it shows you the 20 most popular posts from accounts you follow in the last few hours. You can favorite those posts, boost them, or open them in a real Mastodon

Reposted by Mat

Ian @shojiwax.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Interesting….

#mastodon

https://birchtree.me/blog/introducing-best-o-masto/

Introducing Best-o-Masto

birchtree.me

3

Reposted by Mat

Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Why current AI models won’t make scientific breakthroughs, according to Thomas Wolf, co-founder of $4.5 billion AI startup Hugging Face.

CNBC says his views "are in stark contrast to those by major names in AI including OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei." […]

Original post on flipboard.social

flipboard.social

7 1

Reposted by Mat

Mathew Attlee @codeinabox.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Netanyahu holds quiet AI talks with U.S. tech executives, including Vercel’s Guillermo Rauch https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkgg5gtngx #Vercel

Netanyahu holds quiet AI talks with U.S. tech executives in New York | CTech

Participants included Ramp CEO Eric Glyman, Vercel’s Guillermo Rauch, and investor Josh Wolfe.

www.calcalistech.com

Jesus!

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/climate/trump-coal-revival.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk8.Ck_V.cow2ckEbwHhi&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 9d

@davidho correct me if I am wrong, but isn't a key reason that coal remains in the ground is because new mines will have to survive far longer than Trump's presidency, and could be challenged by a change in government?

Reposted by Mat

David Ho @davidho.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 9d

2 4 1

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Sad news that beloved London club Corsica Studios will be closing in 2026. 😭 I've got so many good memories of that place! https://ra.co/news/83682 #london #savelivemusic

London club Corsica Studios to close in 2026 · News ⟋ RA

A source close to the beloved venue confirmed the news to Resident Advisor today.

ra.co

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 13d

Impressed that Hackney Council has managed to cap the fares for dockless e-bikes. https://news.hackney.gov.uk/news/dockless-cycle-hire-is-about-to-become-the-same-price-as-a-bus-fare-in-hackney #hackney #london #activetravel

Dockless cycle hire is about to become the same price as a bus fare in Hackney | Hackney Council News

Renting a dockless e-bike will cost the same as a single bus fare, following a new agreement between Hackney Council and operators Lime and Voi.

news.hackney.gov.uk

AI-generated “workslop” is destroying productivity? (hbr.org) 02:07 ↑ 104 HN Points

Reposted by Mat

AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 16d

Harvard Business Review: AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity

#ai #business LLM

人工智能生成的 "工作圈 "正在摧毁生产力？

hbr.org

1 12 3

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 14d

@grahamdunning what's the project?

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 15d

@dale how was this survey conducted? I am wondering if it was multiple choice, and the only options were big tech social media? The graph states, "those who did not give an answer are not shown", and apparently the majority of teens have lost trust in big tech […]

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 15d

Could someone please explain how you correctly map an advanced stop line in #OpenStreetMap? I've read the wiki, but I'm a bit confused by the example. Do you place the ASL node where the stop line ends, and the traffic lights where it begins, even though the traffic lights are where the ASL […]

Reposted by Mat

Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 16d

Is it the menopause? Is it ADHD? Is it the overwhelm of everyday life? Is it all the fascism? Women in their 40s are going through stuff. @Salon's Andi Zeisler tries to make sense of it.

https://flip.it/0d_L-z

#health #lifestyle #culture #menopause #women

www.salon.com

4 7

Reposted by Mat

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 17d

LONDON! The launch party for my new book is at Gosh Comics on Thursday 9th October from 7-9pm. Come along and get your special* copy signed! @goshcomics.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk
goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo...

Poster for PHYSICS FOR CATS book launch at GOSH! comics in London.

3 46 220

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 18d

Still buzzing and feeling inspired by yesterday's Make Them Pay protest! Gary Stevenson's speech that now is the time to place pressure on the government for a wealth tax has given me hope. The next protest will be on October 10th. Let's grow this movement! […]

JD Twitch, esteemed Scottish DJ in duo Optimo, dies aged 57

1 1

Mat @okwithmydecay.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 18d

Gutted to learn that Keith McIvor, aka JD Twitch, has left us. I loved his DJ sets, and the soundtrack for the film Beats, that he curated. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/20/jd-twitch-esteemed-scottish-dj-in-duo-optimo-dies-aged-57

The producer and DJ, real name Keith McIvor, had been diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour earlier this year

www.theguardian.com