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The Singularity will occur on a Tuesday
Link: https://campedersen.com/singularity
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46962996
Mathematicians disagree on the essential structure of the complex numbers
Link: https://www.infinitelymore.xyz/p/complex-numbers-essential-structure
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46962402
The best thing I read today is that after using playback in his alternative halftime show, Kid Rock should rename to Hillbilli Vanilli.
the thing that gets me about the LLM hype is how much people are mistaking being busy for doing work. just 'cause your busy, doesn't mean you're doing work.
we also find that those sounds relate to one another in various ways
for example, if we consider the <t> in the word <top> and in the word <stop>, we can determine acoustically (via the waveforms/spectrograms) and physically by feel, that these are different sounds
but you, as an english speaker, perceive them and treat them as the same sound
to see that they're different, place your hand in front of your mouth and say "top top top top top" then say "stop stop stop stop stop"
you should feel a stronger puff of air for "top" than "stop"
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うちの社長うんこすぎて僕もトイレに座って
The Internet Underground Music Archive (IUMA) website in 1994, showing what was possible using colorful graphics and minimal HTML. Read more about 1994 web design: https://cybercultural.com/p/1994-web-design/
it's called xbox 360 because you walk towards it until you're standing on top of it, turn 360°, and walk away
⏰ You have 2 days left to respond to the UK Government's consultation on the legal
framework for police using facial recognition technology (FRT).
👉 https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/legal-framework-for-using-facial-recognition-in-law-enforcement
This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 12 February 2026. If you’d like some help on what to say Big Brother Watch has a useful guide here
👉 https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/stop-facial-recognition/#respond
RE: https://mementomori.social/@digitaalinenitsenaisyys/116022479606183593
Regular reminder to activists, journos, and others: broligarch-owned centralized platforms will cancel you for any reason or no reason. Ween yourself off them now.
For people who don't bother clicking links.
In Finland, if a petition gets 50 000 signatures, the parliament is obliged to discuss the topic and vote should legislation on the topic be adjusted.
This particular petition, launched very recently, is collecting signatures for cause billed as "Digital Independence". Basically 92% of state digital infrastructure is dependent on US companies, and hence on Trump's moods. The petition wants to use open and/or European software instead.
さて起きる
RE: https://mementomori.social/@digitaalinenitsenaisyys/116022479606183593
Regular reminder to activists, journos, and others: broligarch-owned centralized platforms will cancel you for any reason or no reason. Ween yourself off them now.
Fix server theme migration (#37810) by ClearlyClaire has been merged! https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/d13d7b4566d551d027830f7dfc987ba3a8e2dd4f
[30.07.2024] Day 9 of cycling from Prague to Istanbul
Odin is whining and howling because mommy let a perfectly good tram come and go without getting on board. I might care about the destination slightly more than he does #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #tram #publictransport
this is the kind of feature i would love to see built into browsers: https://hister.org/posts/how-i-cut-my-google-search-dependence-in-half/
useful local search, not chatbots.
Amazon
I had to order some things from Amazon¹ (for the first time in a fair while) and it's interesting that they seem to be pushing Prime extremely hard. I had enough to get free delivery and they no longer offered me any paid option for faster delivery; it was free or 'please please please sign up for Prime'. Also, the free delivery dates seemed unusually extended.
If this is a signal that Amazon Canada is suffering, well, we should keep it up.
¹ I know but they're the only source, bleah.
New, by 
@lorenzofbLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai: Google sent personal and financial data about a student and journalist, who attended a pro-Palestine protest in 2024, to ICE agents in response to an "administrative subpoena," which had not been approved by a judge.
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.
techcrunch.com · TechCrunch
Link author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
I see tons of posts about #selfhosting here, and it makes sense. It’s a great option for people who can.
But this excludes the vast majority of regular people who do not have the technical skills to run a data center.
We own it to everyone to make open cloud services that:
- do not put profit first
- do not “own” or “monetize” their users’ data
- resist enshitification by letting users take their data somewhere else
- are as easy and straightforward as the “closed” status quo
Pi Pico Learns Morse Code
Which of these chocolate treats sounds better to you? #Food #Chocolate #Poll #Polls
Let's remind everyone what a safe internet actually means. 🌐🌍
Share this & Spread the word!
Very early stages, but at least we have the domain and marketing site up.
The February edition of the PSF Board Office Hour is about to begin 🐍 🗒️ 9 PM UTC. Join us to share how we can help your community, express your perspectives, and provide feedback for the PSF! #python
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-new-psf-board-another-year-of-psf.html
rustc PLEASE what are you DOING
Hey, it's been a while
Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?"
Link: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Wild-Blue-Yonder/Articles/Article-Display/Article/3600155/toyotas-and-terrorists-why-are-isiss-trucks-better-than-ours-said-the-american/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46965776
New, by @lorenzofbLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai: Google sent personal and financial data about a student and journalist, who attended a pro-Palestine protest in 2024, to ICE agents in response to an "administrative subpoena," which had not been approved by a judge.
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.
techcrunch.com · TechCrunch
Link author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
Olivetti 😍
look, just because my portable floppy imager COULD support the Hot Dog Stand theme doesn't mean it SHOULD support the Hot Dog Stand theme
唐揚げもいいな唐揚げ
Do you ever just get enraged over missing out on your slutty fem twenties?
it’s time for a mental health check: how are we doing
The top of the Maclock includes a touch sensitive area that would turn the backlight on and off, this area marked in red. It doesn’t move, it’s just plastic.
Underneath is a board that is likely difficult to remove, embedded with glue. It has two leads coming off of it.
Without seeing the board, can you theorize how it works and how it could be utilized with a Raspberry Pi GPIO?
Mac and TinyMac.
position: absolute
“Go 1.26 is released” by Carlos Amedee, on behalf of the Go team — https://go.dev/blog/go1.26
How can companies trust AI agents to handle business operations, including major financial decisions? Researchers have developed three benchmarks that measure when AI agents are safe enough to run businesses. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agent-benchmarks?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline
We recently broadcast a live demo of our “Point-Free Way” AI skills documents, which we used to build a Flashcards app with persistence and CloudKit sharing, all in a matter of minutes.
Watch the VOD today: https://www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep354-the-point-free-way-live
What I'm listening to today: "Sleepless", Soul Coughing
Gosh, I love Soul Coughing. Nobody before or since has ever quite nailed their particular bizarre formula.
Here's my favorite S.C., from "Irresistible Bliss", the album where they couldn't get their regular producer and M.Doughty talked everyone into a stripped-down sound. It's a quiet lounge song that hits like a truck; if you listen to it on a setup with a real subwoofer it will literally make your walls rattle.
What I'm listening to today: "Placelessness" (excerpt), Chris Abrahams with Oren Ambarchi and Robbie Avenaim
A beautiful single stretched-out abstract jazz moment, like time itself is made of honey and will not let you go. I remember Spin once described a Boredoms song as "like the opening to an epic rock song that never starts". This is more like a single five seconds between bridge and verse stretched out forever, growing and deepening without progressing. Anti-music.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/115882407207303960
Good reads:
― the 2024 blog post
― the 2026 discussion in Lobsters.
Incidentally, I did stop using Discord. No regrets.
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