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Wookash interviewed me a while back and the video is now public: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7nIghaXJ80
spoiler: we don't really even make it past the introductory questions despite the length :)
Jessica's playing some Kylie Minogue this morning, and really struck me how much this track feels like a Fantastic Plastic Machine song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR6C6kNuHKM
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The recent controversy surrounding Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez has drawn scrutiny from a wide range of local, regional, and international news outlets. The media coverage focuses on a central debate: whether Martinez’s social media activity was a “careless mistake” or a “dangerous pattern of conduct.”
Last week, Martinez engaged with and shared several posts on LinkedIn related to a mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach, Australia. The content in question included claims that the incident was a "false flag" operation orchestrated by Israel to garner international sympathy and suggested that the behavior of the state of Israel is a root cause of antisemitism.
The media has widely quoted two specific LinkedIn posts issued by Martinez in response to the backlash:
December 17: "I want to apologize for sharing my previous posts without thinking. Of course we know that antisemitism was here before the creation of the state of Israel. As I’ve said many times before, we should not conflate Zionism with Judaism. They are two separate beliefs."
December 18: "I want to assure everyone that these postings are my opinions (or my mistakes) and mine only. They are not statements from my office or the city of Richmond. If I make a mistake, that mistake is mine only. Once again, I apologize for posting in haste without full understanding of the posting."
On Saturday, Martinez issued a formal apology to the community. Martinez admitted to sharing content that was conspiratorial and factually inaccurate, noting that the posts portrayed Judaism in a negative light.
Here is how various news outlets are reporting on the situation.
Bay Area outlets are primarily focusing on the internal political breakdown within Richmond and the formal demands from regional leadership.
The Mercury News reported on the rapid escalation of the situation, highlighting the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Bay Area’s formal demand for Martinez’s resignation. The outlet detailed how the mayor’s engagement with "false flag" conspiracy theories served as the final straw for advocacy groups, who described his actions as part of a "deeply troubling" pattern of behavior that has left Jewish residents feeling "unsafe and abandoned."
The Mercury NewsSierra Lopez
KTVU Fox 2 linked the recent LinkedIn posts to Martinez’s past public appearances. The station reported on the JCRC’s stance that the mayor can “no longer effectively serve” because his conduct has made residents feel “unsafe and abandoned.”
The Richmond Standard centered its reporting on the local political fallout. It highlights that Councilmember Jamelia Brown has formally supported calls for the mayor’s resignation, stating that his actions have caused “continued harm” to the Jewish community. The Standard also reports that Councilmember Cesar Zepeda is actively considering a formal censure motion for the January 6, 2026, council meeting.
Richmond StandardStaff
Contra Costa News documented the widening circle of officials demanding action, including County Supervisor John Gioia, who called the mayor’s posts “deeply offensive, disrespectful, and unacceptable.” Gioia has explicitly urged the City Council to censure the mayor at the first meeting of 2026.
Contra Costa NewsCC News
As the story moved beyond Contra Costa County, other media organizations have provided deep-dive analyses into the mayor’s rhetorical history.
SFGATE reported that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is also condemning the mayor for “amplifying warped antisemitic conspiracy theories.” SFGATE specifically revisited Martinez’s August 2025 appearance in Detroit, where he allegedly wore a hat reading “DDTTIDF” (Death to the IDF) and compared himself to Hamas.
SFGATEOlivia Hebert
The Forward focuses on the nuances of the mayor’s apology. The Forward highlighted that Martinez notably did not disavow the specific “false flag” conspiracy theory in his public statements. Instead, he pivoted to a discussion on the distinction between Zionism and Judaism, which the outlet noted “left cold” many who were seeking a direct retraction.
The ForwardLouis Keene
The New York Post frames the situation as a consequence of radical local politics. In a scathing report, the Post identified Eduardo Martinez as a “socialist mayor” and detailed how his social media activity has sparked a revolt among Jewish leaders and his own colleagues.
New York PostJamie Paige
The Times of Israel brought global attention to the controversy, framing it as a “stark example” of the dangers of toxic social media. They detailed how Martinez’s reposts blamed Jews for the Bondi Beach terror attack that left 15 people dead.
Media attention is now shifting toward the January 6, 2026, Richmond City Council meeting. Outlets are monitoring whether the mayor will issue a more comprehensive apology or if the council will proceed with a censure or support a recall effort.
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So, how can you mitigate some of the harmful ways that LLMs could be used, as it relates to PRIVACY —
I don't think it is reasonable to expect people to stop using LLMs.
I think a key part of a way that this can be addressed is — LLM should to be run LOCALLY.
People after better off running LLMs LOCALLY on their own computers — to remove some of the vectors by which they could be spied on.
In addition to that —
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#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
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Trying to prevent spying is only part of it. We should also try to deal with (potential) manipulation and other negative-sum behavior.
Having open-weight models implemented as open-source software is part of it — but, we also need open-data — the data the models were trained off of needs to be available, too.
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
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I think people who care about PRIVACY should pay a lot of attention to LLMs!
The ability to (both intentionally and unintentionally) spy on, manipulate, and engage in other zero-sum (and even negative-sum) behavior against people will be at a level never seen before — because of how those who want to do those things could (and likely will) use LLMs.
But, there is something we can do about it —
...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
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So, how can you mitigate some of the harmful ways that LLMs could be used, as it relates to PRIVACY —
I don't think it is reasonable to expect people to stop using LLMs.
I think a key part of a way that this can be addressed is — LLM should to be run LOCALLY.
People after better off running LLMs LOCALLY on their own computers — to remove some of the vectors by which they could be spied on.
In addition to that —
...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
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I don't think LLMs are going to go away — not in the way I suspect some of its hater wish it would.
Even after the AI hype-bubble pops — I think LLMs will still be around.
It doesn't matter if you hate them, or hate how they were created, or hate their social impact, or whatever — I think people will continue to use LLMs — both now and in the future.
But, here is the thing —
...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
3/
I think people who care about PRIVACY should pay a lot of attention to LLMs!
The ability to (both intentionally and unintentionally) spy on, manipulate, and engage in other zero-sum (and even negative-sum) behavior against people will be at a level never seen before — because of how those who want to do those things could (and likely will) use LLMs.
But, there is something we can do about it —
...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
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Even if you hate LLMs, you should pay attention to and maybe even get involved with LLMs — to try to mitigate and maybe even prevent some of the ways which they could be used in a harmful way.
...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
2/
I don't think LLMs are going to go away — not in the way I suspect some of its hater wish it would.
Even after the AI hype-bubble pops — I think LLMs will still be around.
It doesn't matter if you hate them, or hate how they were created, or hate their social impact, or whatever — I think people will continue to use LLMs — both now and in the future.
But, here is the thing —
...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
1/
Even if you hate LLMs, you should pay attention to and maybe even get involved with LLMs — to try to mitigate and maybe even prevent some of the ways which they could be used in a harmful way.
...
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModels #LLM #Privacy
#trpg구인 혹시 12/22일 (월), 12/29일 (월) 저녁 9-12로 CoC 크툴루의 부름 입문 세트 수록 공식 시나리오 《어둠의 가장자리》같이 가실 분 계실까요~ GM 스나크님이고 PL 저 있음~
看到友邻吐槽生活在西方的女生在说什么remember your roots感觉很无语，我就想起来个事儿来
男人的老板虽然不是个CBC但是也很小就来加拿大了，只会讲一些零零星星的粤语方言。然后这两天他们聊天，男人每天都在讲中国的事情震惊他。
比如他之前不知道中国人出国需要很麻烦地办签证，他一直以为跟蓝本护照一样说走就走。再比如说他之前说感觉回中国探亲啥的看到街上没有吸毒的不像这边，男人：那是因为都抓起来了。再比如说昨天说起来我们学校这边有些地是原住民的，所以买的房子是有时限的产权，男人：中国的房子都是这样。老板：目瞪狗呆
跟我说我被笑死，我说挺好的，每天一点中国小课堂。help him remember his roots
there is nothing wrong with your television
do not adjust your receivers
we are controlling transmission
do not adjust your displays
Does the open web require competitive markets?
For folks who’re interested in 3d printing whistles: https://www.printables.com/model/417238-loudest-emergency-whistle is the best I’ve found.
They’ve been tested on canyoneering trips — we use whistles to communicate over the sound of waterfalls; nothing else is piercing enough to cut through the thunder. These work as well as the gold standard Fox 40 Classic.
I print it florescent orange PLA, with an 0.6mm nozzle and 0.3mm layer height, and make lanyards out of orange paracord.
some people spend their evenings playing video games or watching tv or having all sorts of fun. i spend my evenings recalling things like "video essay suddenly interrupted by heavenly chorus singing 'fear of god (fear of god)'" and being compelled by evil forces to find them again
heres a normal video about a healthy topic i saw while trying to find this
It’s clear that trans people face unique, advanced, and persistent threats—online and off. Here are some strategies for resisting the tech-enabled violence that trans people face. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/strategies-resisting-tech-enabled-violence-facing-transgender-people
Imperial Guards set #6277: Imperial Trading Post (1992), page 14
루비(Ruby)의 홈페이지가 새 단장했다고 해서 들어가봤는데 꽤 예쁜데? https://www.ruby-lang.org/ko/
Over 40% of Deceased Drivers in Vehicle Crashes Test Positive for THC: Study
Link: https://www.facs.org/media-center/press-releases/2025/over-40-of-deceased-drivers-in-motor-vehicle-crashes-test-positive-for-thc-study-shows/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46337123
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Can any catgirl confirm or deny these allegations
Today I learned that a "cronut" is a cross between a croissant and a donut, and not a new Linux scheduling tool.
Normalize doing this: This software/feature is good, this software/feature is finished.
From now on, we will continue fixing security vulnerabilities and updating for compatibility, but that's it. The buttons will stay the same, because this is doing the job well already. Now, we start another software/feature.
Omg there are #Moopsy memes???
Pre-#39C3 pain …
Today I learned that a "cronut" is a cross between a croissant and a donut, and not a new Linux scheduling tool.
Von meinem Mann gekochtes Wurstgulasch #vegan
I dream that one day, rustup toolchain installs will be able to run concurrently without corrupting the shit out of each other
헐 마자 나 공항에서 향수사야겠다
향수추천좀해주세요
Oh yes 😥 … prepare for that stupid world…
https://ploum.net/2025-12-19-prepare-for-that-world.html
Another great reading from 
@ploum
Although (imho) "stupid" should appear in the last line again :
"And the best advice about it is that you should probably prepare for that [stupid] world."
Ofenspinatpasta #vegan
Kürbissuppe mit Kokosmilch #vegan
Need a gift for your teen? Brother-in-law suffering from failure-to-launch? Maybe you suck and feel like you could be doing better. Fix yo shit with The Practical Adult Reference Manual! Learn everything you should have been taught in school but weren't! Read about navigating laws, jobs, taxes, even cooking and budgeting.
Pure Silicon Demo Coding: No CPU, No Memory, Just 4k Gates
Link: https://www.a1k0n.net/2025/12/19/tiny-tapeout-demo.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46337438
a hallmark movie where a high powered lawyer goes back to her home town for Christmas and meets a shitposter down on his luck but he teaches her about whimsy and they make sweet love and they start a bakery creating cakes with cute shitposts on them
I just want everyone to see the wonderful caricature that Luke McGarry drew of 
@KevBot and our old cat, Pixel.
おほーチッタ起きれるかこれ
#Caturday is for snuggling
브랜드화된 사람이름
“그로센디크“
Imperial Guards set #6277: Imperial Trading Post (1992), page 14
This year, Creative Commons became an official UNESCO NGO partner (consultative status) and launched its Open Heritage Statement, two huge steps forward in our work to make culture accessible to everyone and preserve it for future generations.
This momentum shows what’s possible when we work together. But we need you to keep it going. Join the effort with a gift today.
https://www.classy.org/give/313412/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=Mastadon&c_src2=EOY2025
Image: “Museum” by Karen_O’D, CC BY 2.0, Flickr.
RAM is gonna be short because tech guys think your computer should be a thin client that you prompt GPT on, and it doesn't need no RAM.
the UNIX v4 tape reminded me of this story by Ali Akurgal about Turkish bureaucracy:
Do you know what the unit of software is? A meter! Do you know why? In 1992, we did our first software export at Netaş. We wrote the software, pressed a button, and via the satellite dish on the roof, at the incredible speed of 128 kb/s, we sent it to England. We sent the invoice by postal mail. $2M arrived at the bank. 3-4 months passed, and tax inspectors came. They said, “You sent an invoice for $2M?” “Yes,” we said. “This money has been paid?” they asked. “Yes,” we said. “But there is no goods export; this is fictitious export,” they said! So we took the tax inspectors to R&D and sat them in front of a computer. “Would you press this ‘Enter’ key?” we asked. One of them pressed it, then asked, “What happened?” “You just made a $300k export, and we’ll send its invoice too, and that will be paid as well,” we said. The man felt terrible because he had become an accomplice! Then we explained how software is written, what a satellite connection is, and how much this is worth. They said, “We understand, but there has to be a physical goods export; that’s what the regulations require.” So we said: “Let’s record this software onto tape (there were no CDs back then—nor cassettes; we used ½-inch tapes) and send that.” Happy to have found a solution, they said, “Okay, record it and send it.” The software filled two reels, which were handed to a customs broker, who took them to customs and started the export procedure. The customs officer processed things and at one point asked, “Where are the trucks?” The broker said, “There are no trucks—this is all there is,” and pointed to the tape reels on the desk. The customs officer said, “These two envelopes can’t be worth $2M; I can’t process this.” We went to court, an expert committee examined whether the two reels were worth $2M. Fortunately, they ruled that they were, and we were saved from the charge of fictitious export. The same broker took the same two reels to the same customs officer, with the court ruling, and restarted the procedure. However, during the process, the unit price, quantity, and total price of the exported goods had to be entered—as per the regulations. To avoid dragging things out further, they looked at the envelope, saw that it contained tape, estimated how many meters of tape there are on one reel, and concluded that we had exported 1k to 2k meters of software. So the unit of software became the meter.
I once read a story about the people writing the software for the NASA Apollo missions. There was a functionary in charge of weight accounting, who came to them and asked how much the software would weigh.
They told him it weighted nothing, but the functionary had heard *that* one before and insisted—everything had to be accounted down to the last ounce. He demanded to see it.
They showed him a stack of punched cards, and he was triumphant. “You see,” he said smugly, “it doesn't weigh only ‘nothing’!”
“No, you misunderstand,” they replied. “The cards aren't going on the spacecraft. Only the holes.”
the UNIX v4 tape reminded me of this story by Ali Akurgal about Turkish bureaucracy:
Do you know what the unit of software is? A meter! Do you know why? In 1992, we did our first software export at Netaş. We wrote the software, pressed a button, and via the satellite dish on the roof, at the incredible speed of 128 kb/s, we sent it to England. We sent the invoice by postal mail. $2M arrived at the bank. 3-4 months passed, and tax inspectors came. They said, “You sent an invoice for $2M?” “Yes,” we said. “This money has been paid?” they asked. “Yes,” we said. “But there is no goods export; this is fictitious export,” they said! So we took the tax inspectors to R&D and sat them in front of a computer. “Would you press this ‘Enter’ key?” we asked. One of them pressed it, then asked, “What happened?” “You just made a $300k export, and we’ll send its invoice too, and that will be paid as well,” we said. The man felt terrible because he had become an accomplice! Then we explained how software is written, what a satellite connection is, and how much this is worth. They said, “We understand, but there has to be a physical goods export; that’s what the regulations require.” So we said: “Let’s record this software onto tape (there were no CDs back then—nor cassettes; we used ½-inch tapes) and send that.” Happy to have found a solution, they said, “Okay, record it and send it.” The software filled two reels, which were handed to a customs broker, who took them to customs and started the export procedure. The customs officer processed things and at one point asked, “Where are the trucks?” The broker said, “There are no trucks—this is all there is,” and pointed to the tape reels on the desk. The customs officer said, “These two envelopes can’t be worth $2M; I can’t process this.” We went to court, an expert committee examined whether the two reels were worth $2M. Fortunately, they ruled that they were, and we were saved from the charge of fictitious export. The same broker took the same two reels to the same customs officer, with the court ruling, and restarted the procedure. However, during the process, the unit price, quantity, and total price of the exported goods had to be entered—as per the regulations. To avoid dragging things out further, they looked at the envelope, saw that it contained tape, estimated how many meters of tape there are on one reel, and concluded that we had exported 1k to 2k meters of software. So the unit of software became the meter.
헐 마자 나 공항에서 향수사야겠다
향수추천좀해주세요
Alice I. Cecile
mcc
infinite love ⴳ
robb
잇창명 EatChangmyeong💕🐱
Em 
🛡️ 
nulta
Jenniferplusplus
jnkrtech