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“Axis power political yaoi love triangle analysis”, for a truly unholy combination of words
Truly amazingly unhinged video
엄마가 섬그늘에 굴따러 가면~
귀에 걸면 귀걸이 코에 걸면 코걸이 볼에 걸면
Being against #TERFs isn't being against women; it's opposing oppression. It's against the most despicable people. Deal with it.
Automated Equality Checks in C++ with Reflection (C++26) https://lobste.rs/s/dmqgar #c++
https://lemire.me/blog/2025/11/09/automated-equality-checks-in-c-with-reflection-c26/
I am looking for a web application framework https://snug.moe/notes/agi8dp7fm1d837xj
RE: https://mastodon.online/@electrek/115751865309327929
What an odd (and bad, in my rather uninformed opinion) decision by the Delaware Supreme Court.
Please, people. Stop buying #Tesla. This company is not only broken, it’s literally financing Elon’s evil deeds. The man has starved 600,000 people through DOGE’s destruction of USAID. He’s a white supremacist. He’s a Hitler sympathizer. He’s polluting the sky with junk satellites. He’s poisoning poor people with his data center emissions. What more does he have to do for you to stop sending him your money?
最近サボってた終了画面の設定もやったので
As a sabrecat, I love the idea of a .meow gTLD so much that I've just supported 
@dotmeow.meow ∙ see ya around ^-^' 's crowdfunding campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dotmeow/meow-next-round-gtld-application
anyway just to be clear I'm not overly negative on rust or anything, that's not why i'm really worried about replies, just that it's a good opportunity for a general "year in review" kind of thing and well, that may get more spicy
Heute wäre der 74. Geburtstag von Wau Holland (20.12.51), Hacker-Aktivist und Mitgründer des Chaos Computer Clubs. Hörspiel von Nika Bertram https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/programm/sendungen/wdr3-hoerspiel/wau-holland-daten-sicherheit-hacker-100.html
I feel like I flubbed an interview because, while I was describing my work with xpaths, the interviewer caught me off guard by asking how I would implement a simple xpath engine. I was caught off guard and answered "I think that's a mistake. I've seen a lot of half-assed xpath implementations. I would rely on the engine optimized by very smart people, as if it were a compiler." Really the interviewer was asking "Do you know about trees and graphs?"
Honestly, if there's anything you want in a senior engineer, it's probably the ability to say "You're about to try something that seems smart but I can tell you from experience that it isn't.'
I feel like I flubbed an interview because, while I was describing my work with xpaths, the interviewer caught me off guard by asking how I would implement a simple xpath engine. I was caught off guard and answered "I think that's a mistake. I've seen a lot of half-assed xpath implementations. I would rely on the engine optimized by very smart people, as if it were a compiler." Really the interviewer was asking "Do you know about trees and graphs?"
Happy Caturday!
Our heating isn't working properly at the moment, so I needed to cover my feet.
Willow volunteered unasked to keep my feet really toasty.
Rusty prefers to keep a respectful distance from the boss of the house.
#Caturday #MaineCoon #MaineCoons #Coonie #Coonies #RescueCat #RescueCats
Dear to whom it may concern,
My name is Dr. Bernadette “bird” Bowen and I was fired for telling the truth about Charlie Kirk in September. If someone could hire me before I potentially become homeless in a month or two, that would be great LOL
In virtual solidarity,
Dr. bird
not a newt!!
로또나 됐으면 로또를 사야…
I've tried a few times in the past to build Python bindings for a C library and always gave up pretty quickly. This time I was looking to make Python bindings for https://github.com/fastserial/lite3.
Antigravity + Gemini has gotten everything working over the past hour or so. It's been 20 years since I've done any C, so not sure I'd call any of this production-level code, but it's been fun to play around with it at least.
에휴 자야지
If you're on a Mastodon server that needs to have the highest level of user safety, you might want to talk to your admin about whether they should activate "limited federation mode".
This mode prioritises safety over connectivity, and means a server manually chooses which servers it allows federation with, while blocking all the rest by default. More info at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/creating-an-isolated-server
(The main disadvantage of this option is it's a lot harder to find accounts to follow.)
Can any catgirl confirm or deny these allegations
Zrušení zákazu prodeje automobilů se spalovacími motory je prohrou paradoxně pro ty, pro které se to dělá. Proč? To se v článku snažím vysvětlit.
#automobil #electromobility #elektroauto #eu #ev https://blog.eischmann.cz/2025/12/20/zruseni-zakazu-je-prohrou-evropskeho-autoprumyslu/ (reakce na tento příspěvek se může zobrazit jako komentář pod článkem)
With Orbitals and Mariachi Legends coming next year, there are actually some new games that I'm really looking forward to playing! #videogames
아바타 불과 재를
아이맥스 CoLa 레이저, 돌비시네마로 관람하고 포맷별로 비교한 후기를 블로그에 작성했습니다.
creativesilver.tistory.com/413572
아바타 시리즈 3편 불과 재 - 돌비시네마 vs 아이맥...
아바타 불과 재를
아이맥스 CoLa 레이저, 돌비시네마로 관람하고 포맷별로 비교한 후기를 블로그에 작성했습니다.
https://creativesilver.tistory.com/413572
First I did use Opus 4.5 and got nice library and perf results for my CSS parser (compared to ExCSS) but then I run review and optimisations via Codex 5.2 and code is now just so much better perf and quality wise, this is purely vibe coded.
@paride5745Paride Dan it's a shame!!! 😱
tomorrow is thirteen years since I started with #rustlang i kinda want to write a blog post but i also kind of don't mostly because i wouldn't really have time to engage with responses. we'll see...
The other day I learnt that enabling syncookies in pf on OpenBSD lights up your server like a Christmas tree. Or in other words, it made the server respond to _every_ incoming tcp syn packet with syn/ack, making the bots scanning the internet think the port was open, even though the final ack would be dropped when rules were then evaluated. This increased scanning by a lot! Or so it seemed to me at least.
The reason for this experimentation was I got to experience what I think was a tiny syn-flood attack, and I was trying things to see what I could do to mitigate on my end.
I'll maybe write more about this after the holidays.
ExcelをただpdfにしただけだとpdfをExcel書き出しされたら終わりなんで表を図として保存したものをExcelに貼り付けてpdf化して渡しておかないとw
と思ったら更に強者がいたw
https://x.com/love_ankooo/status/2001613537819734522?s=46&t=vN3oTBWJp_9lEKT6sl9Zcg
#fedibird
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
Prudence can sleep anywhere!
#caturday
#allcatsarebeautiful
#catsofmastodon
아 미친 저속멜섭 주인님한테 렌틸콩으로 디지게 얻어맞는다는 읍내 글 보고 그저 웃었다...
Happy #Caturday! Here’s the obligatory “how it started…” post for our new housemate, who is doing quite well as a now-inside cat. But it was a stormy Halloween when he came to the door.
I think she is mad at me.
#caturday #CatsOfMastodon #cat #cats
A train-sized tunnel is now carrying electricity under South London
Link: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-train-sized-tunnel-is-now-carrying-electricity-under-south-london-86221/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46334483
OpenSCAD Is Kinda Neat
Link: https://nuxx.net/blog/2025/12/20/openscad-is-kinda-neat/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46337984
I really do appreciate the people hammering and hammering (and hammering) about how believing women would make everything much better
…and I am dismayed that so many of these guys have no idea how much they deflect from doing that. For their entire fucking lives.
I see women still trying to talk sense into dudes who WILL simply block women when they get too uppity.
I can think of at least a half dozen "liberal" old white guys who've done that to me because I was too pointed in my critiques
[arch-announce] NVIDIA 590 driver drops Pascal support; main packages switch to Open Kernel Modules
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
Grandview Independent @index@www.grandviewindependent.com
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 —
...
#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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