Ovis Ex Machina
@sheepmachine.bsky.social
I get paid for engineering so I can lose money doing photography. Opinions probably aren't my own but I couldn't tell you precisely where I got them from. Grateful to hug my wife and kids every day.
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Ovis Ex Machina
@sheepmachine.bsky.social
· Jan 18
The #architecture at the #seattleferryterminal goes so unnecessarily hard and I love it!
#photography #blackandwhite #streetphotography
#photography #blackandwhite #streetphotography
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Developer attempts to replicate "Liquid Glass" in CSS, and once finished realizes what she'd actually created is an exploit for a fundamental, previously unknown, and rather serious browser vulnerability
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
SVG Filters - Clickjacking 2.0
A novel and powerful twist on an old classic.
lyra.horse
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Developer attempts to replicate "Liquid Glass" in CSS, and once finished realizes what she'd actually created is an exploit for a fundamental, previously unknown, and rather serious browser vulnerability
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
lyra.horse/blog/2025/12...
"CSS hack accidentally becomes regular hack"
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Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
The elevation of that chair for the pipe organ at Benaroya Hall in Seattle is kinda bonkers. It looks like you have to come out THROUGH the organ to access it.
#photography #seattlesymphony #music
#photography #seattlesymphony #music
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The elevation of that chair for the pipe organ at Benaroya Hall in Seattle is kinda bonkers. It looks like you have to come out THROUGH the organ to access it.
#photography #seattlesymphony #music
#photography #seattlesymphony #music
Additional TL;DR: power is isolating
I think it gets harder and harder to step outside of your bubble which is one of many, many reasons why term limits aren't just good, they're necessary.
Spending too much time with power corrupts and isolation is just part of that process.
I think it gets harder and harder to step outside of your bubble which is one of many, many reasons why term limits aren't just good, they're necessary.
Spending too much time with power corrupts and isolation is just part of that process.
tl;dr: if TikTok is being manipulated at all, it's largely insignificant. Most of the phenomena being observed are much more easily attributable to organic opposition of US interest than pro-China influence. It's just that people who've never stepped outside their bubble can't tell the difference.
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Additional TL;DR: power is isolating
I think it gets harder and harder to step outside of your bubble which is one of many, many reasons why term limits aren't just good, they're necessary.
Spending too much time with power corrupts and isolation is just part of that process.
I think it gets harder and harder to step outside of your bubble which is one of many, many reasons why term limits aren't just good, they're necessary.
Spending too much time with power corrupts and isolation is just part of that process.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
Exactly. There was that awkward moment during Bush 2.0's admin when they asked consumers to spend more money to improve shareholder value but that was at a time when people were able to put money into savings for once. That's not the case now.
Gen Z is spending more on essentials than previous generations, yet their wages aren't keeping up.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Exactly. There was that awkward moment during Bush 2.0's admin when they asked consumers to spend more money to improve shareholder value but that was at a time when people were able to put money into savings for once. That's not the case now.
Makes me wonder if banning social media and any app with addiction mechanics (infinite scroll, gambling, etc) isn't now a moral imperative rather than a silly corner case for censorship. Human physiology and cognition cannot keep up with technology exploiting them to sell ads and influence.
When I ask them: "What are you reading? What are you watching? What are you listening to?" Often, the answer is: nothing. Which has a direct effect on their over-use of prompts and AI, because they can't think of ideas, because they are literally not engaging with a single figurative thing.
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Makes me wonder if banning social media and any app with addiction mechanics (infinite scroll, gambling, etc) isn't now a moral imperative rather than a silly corner case for censorship. Human physiology and cognition cannot keep up with technology exploiting them to sell ads and influence.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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ZOOTOPIA 2 is undeniably the best Disney Animation sequel to date. Bigger, sharper, and so darn funny. Nick and Judy got that 'Mulder and Scully' level of hot tension going on and I hate how I need them to kiss. Disney got me going feral on main now.
My review:
www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
My review:
www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
'Zootopia 2' Review: Disney Animation's Return to Animal-Run Concrete Jungle Shines with Sharper Claws in Studio's Best Sequel Yet
If they don’t have that fox and bunny make-out sloth-py style in the next film, I'm rioting against Disney Animation.
www.rendyreviews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
ZOOTOPIA 2 is undeniably the best Disney Animation sequel to date. Bigger, sharper, and so darn funny. Nick and Judy got that 'Mulder and Scully' level of hot tension going on and I hate how I need them to kiss. Disney got me going feral on main now.
My review:
www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
My review:
www.rendyreviews.com/movie-review...
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
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Tonight! Come hang out Seattle!
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Tonight! Come hang out Seattle!
It's like they want to kill recruitment. Recalling a retired officer to exact petty revenge over politics will convince everyone seeing it happen with half a brain never to risk that happening to them.
Combine this with the rules changes about how you have to look and we're talking real atrophy.
Combine this with the rules changes about how you have to look and we're talking real atrophy.
I'm wondering if Kegseth is hell-bent on going after Mark Kelly because he outranked him. Small men do that kind of thing.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's like they want to kill recruitment. Recalling a retired officer to exact petty revenge over politics will convince everyone seeing it happen with half a brain never to risk that happening to them.
Combine this with the rules changes about how you have to look and we're talking real atrophy.
Combine this with the rules changes about how you have to look and we're talking real atrophy.
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/trump-media-ultra-rich-democracy
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back | Robert Reich
The Guardian has no billionaire or corporate owner: funded by readers, our fierce independence is guaranteed
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/trump-media-ultra-rich-democracy
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EFF sued the DOJ and DHS to get their communications demanding that tech companies remove apps tracking immigration activity www.eff.org/press/relea...
EFF Demands Answers About ICE-Spotting App Takedowns
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) today to uncover information about the federal government demanding that
www.eff.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
EFF sued the DOJ and DHS to get their communications demanding that tech companies remove apps tracking immigration activity www.eff.org/press/relea...
Throwing up in my mouth at this cursed image but the vomit somehow tastes vaguely of optimism.
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Throwing up in my mouth at this cursed image but the vomit somehow tastes vaguely of optimism.
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Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
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Nothing makes me shout at the tv like when I pause to point something out and the screen gets covered in an advertisement why did the reformists of the 20th century condemn us to this capitalist hell
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Nothing makes me shout at the tv like when I pause to point something out and the screen gets covered in an advertisement why did the reformists of the 20th century condemn us to this capitalist hell
They're language models who do not UNDERSTAND language and the people writing in safeguards have to wrestle with the fact that the model is an idiot who can't extrapolate meaning from partial data. The more I experience a world with LLMs, the more I want them destroyed forever.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
They're language models who do not UNDERSTAND language and the people writing in safeguards have to wrestle with the fact that the model is an idiot who can't extrapolate meaning from partial data. The more I experience a world with LLMs, the more I want them destroyed forever.
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Gaslighting.
"Use this for xyz".
"This two-point font says you should never use this for xyz".
"Use this for xyz".
"This two-point font says you should never use this for xyz".
Its near "super intelligence" "replacing professionals" in the PR rounds, then once everyone is convinced and uses them for legal and medical advice, following the deceptive marketing, they slip it in the terms of service that you shouldn't do that.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
OpenAI Tries to Shift Responsibility to Users
OpenAI is trying to shift the blame for bad legal and medical advice from its chatbot away from the company and onto users. We agree that no chatbot should be used for medical or legal advice.
buttondown.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Gaslighting.
"Use this for xyz".
"This two-point font says you should never use this for xyz".
"Use this for xyz".
"This two-point font says you should never use this for xyz".
Disguised himself as a pizza delivery worker?
Are we sure he wasn't trying to JOIN the production rather than shut it down?
Are we sure he wasn't trying to JOIN the production rather than shut it down?
Man breaks into house of married couple to make a citizen's arrest for their making pornographic films, which he thinks violated federal obscenity law. Brawl follows, & he's charged w/kidnapping, burglary.
Nev SCT: There's no citizen's arrest defense here.
storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/11/...
Nev SCT: There's no citizen's arrest defense here.
storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/11/...
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Disguised himself as a pizza delivery worker?
Are we sure he wasn't trying to JOIN the production rather than shut it down?
Are we sure he wasn't trying to JOIN the production rather than shut it down?
Photo clipped from a newspaper from back in the 70s showing my mom bottle feeding a lion cub. Basically I'm saying I should be on Dancing With The Stars.
(Editor's note: in no way should he be anywhere near Dancing With The Stars)
(Editor's note: in no way should he be anywhere near Dancing With The Stars)
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Photo clipped from a newspaper from back in the 70s showing my mom bottle feeding a lion cub. Basically I'm saying I should be on Dancing With The Stars.
(Editor's note: in no way should he be anywhere near Dancing With The Stars)
(Editor's note: in no way should he be anywhere near Dancing With The Stars)
Took advantage of a recent foggy night in Seattle to do some street photography and play around with long exposures.
#art #photography
#art #photography
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Took advantage of a recent foggy night in Seattle to do some street photography and play around with long exposures.
#art #photography
#art #photography
It's just blatant white supremacy as policy. No other way to interpret things.
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It's just blatant white supremacy as policy. No other way to interpret things.