Steven Toth
@toths.info
Just a dude trying to find his way in the world today.
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The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
Some of us were into ai girlfriends before it was not cool
December 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Some of us were into ai girlfriends before it was not cool
This was the best
December 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This was the best
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
I know people are looking for a new browser, and maybe a return to the simple days are in order, I suggest gopher and lynx. lynx.invisible-island.net gophie.org
LYNX – The Text Web-Browser
Thomas Dickey is the maintainer/developer of the Lynx text-browser. This page gives some background and pointers to Lynx resources.
lynx.invisible-island.net
December 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I know people are looking for a new browser, and maybe a return to the simple days are in order, I suggest gopher and lynx. lynx.invisible-island.net gophie.org
"Say the line Bart"
"Blood for Oil"
"Blood for Oil"
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"Say the line Bart"
"Blood for Oil"
"Blood for Oil"
Wake me when they make robots that can clean the shower, sinks and toilets.
From the new issue: What will it take for robots to start doing our chores?
Robot Servants Are Coming. Would You Want One?
Robots are poised to play a much bigger role in daily life at home, at work and in the world
www.scientificamerican.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Wake me when they make robots that can clean the shower, sinks and toilets.
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❄️ ’Tis the season to celebrate with Sierra On-Line’s 1986 "A Computer Christmas." ❄️ Thanks to #softwarepreservation, this retro holiday classic is now a perennial gift for new generations of holiday revelers. 🦌🎄
See all the animated sequences ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
#TechHistory #retrogaming
See all the animated sequences ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
#TechHistory #retrogaming
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
❄️ ’Tis the season to celebrate with Sierra On-Line’s 1986 "A Computer Christmas." ❄️ Thanks to #softwarepreservation, this retro holiday classic is now a perennial gift for new generations of holiday revelers. 🦌🎄
See all the animated sequences ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
#TechHistory #retrogaming
See all the animated sequences ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
#TechHistory #retrogaming
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
Dude is referring to himself in the third person and we are normalizing this as well? He needs to be in a home. A state run home for elderly criminals.
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Dude is referring to himself in the third person and we are normalizing this as well? He needs to be in a home. A state run home for elderly criminals.
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It's called planned obsolescence!
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/life-9
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/life-9
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It's called planned obsolescence!
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/life-9
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/life-9
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
The real question is why we let cars drive over 25 on neighborhood streets. An ebike going over 20 has a much smaller chance of killing someone than a car driving under 20.
Out of curiosity why would we want e-bikes to go over 20mph??
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The real question is why we let cars drive over 25 on neighborhood streets. An ebike going over 20 has a much smaller chance of killing someone than a car driving under 20.
This reads like he put out a hit on Reiner. Sick
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This reads like he put out a hit on Reiner. Sick
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Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
There’s propaganda and then there’s Propaganda.
December 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
There’s propaganda and then there’s Propaganda.
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Got this in my YouTube recommended feed and apparently valves secret weapon is…. Listening to their users… something we need to reteach big tech. youtu.be/9Yomqk0C6kE?...
Valve's "Secret Weapon"
YouTube video by Game Maker's Toolkit
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Got this in my YouTube recommended feed and apparently valves secret weapon is…. Listening to their users… something we need to reteach big tech. youtu.be/9Yomqk0C6kE?...
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"Trump administration has removed all references to human-caused climate change from Environmental Protection Agency webpages, as well as large amounts of data showing the dramatic warming of the climate over recent decades and the resulting risks."
#USA #Climate #FossilFuels
#USA #Climate #FossilFuels
'Attack on Independent Science': Trump EPA Removes All Mention of Human-Caused Climate Crisis From Public Webpages
In what the Union of Concerned Scientists called "an attack on independent science," the Trump administration has purged all information about human causes of climate change from EPA websites.
www.commondreams.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Hey so ummm… Luigi was framed. But there’s no way the billionaires are going to let him see daylight again.
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hey so ummm… Luigi was framed. But there’s no way the billionaires are going to let him see daylight again.
I do love how Douglas Adams totally nailed how people would interact with LLMs well before they were even invented. The AIBros are speedrunning us to this future. youtube.com/shorts/vIFJ9...
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy｜The Ultimate Answer… is “42”?🤯🔢💫
YouTube video by WildfireSoul
youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I do love how Douglas Adams totally nailed how people would interact with LLMs well before they were even invented. The AIBros are speedrunning us to this future. youtube.com/shorts/vIFJ9...
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Just really sucks that so many of us are barely getting by (if that), and the people who stole from us are rewarded with billions. It's hard to put into words how demoralising that is.
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just really sucks that so many of us are barely getting by (if that), and the people who stole from us are rewarded with billions. It's hard to put into words how demoralising that is.
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Trump Calls Groceries ‘A Hoax’
Trump Calls Groceries ‘A Hoax’
MOUNT POCONO, PA—Delivering a highly anticipated speech about the state of the economy, President Donald Trump doubled down this week on his claim that groceries were a hoax perpetrated by Democrats. ...
theonion.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump Calls Groceries ‘A Hoax’
See, when you start talking about max population of an area, it quickly turns into racism. This is just racist policy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why Switzerland Is Weighing a 10 Million Population Limit
Growing support for far-right parties is pressuring European governments to introduce stricter controls on immigration. Switzerland is set to vote on a proposal that would take the idea to the next le...
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
See, when you start talking about max population of an area, it quickly turns into racism. This is just racist policy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...