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Can't find the original thread on here where someone linked their human-trafficking response to SMS spam, but I've started using it and just got my first "unsub this guy right now"
maybe the For You cold start problem could be solved with something like an Akinator: - divide people into similarity clusters based on what they like to see in the feed - find 20 posts that best bisect prediction of belonging to clusters - get you to swipe left/right on those 20 posts
Anyone have experiences with Audio Induction Loops?
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_induction_loop
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46492401
Gentle reminder that EVERYONE shot by ICE or the police is innocent. Every single one. Cops aren't Judge Dredd. A person is innocent until proven guilty IN A COURT, so until a person is found guilty by a judge or jury, they're innocent. They're ALL innocent.
It’s Not a Leica, It’s a Lumix
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/its-not-a-leica-its-a-lumix/
Anyway, IBM never responded to my offer of tattooing the IBM logo on my ass in return for sending me a POWER11 deskside server.
The offer still stands.
ICE, Shooting, Minneapolis, coverup
It was originally announced that there would be.a joint investigation of yesterday’s shooting by the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI. The FBI has since kicked the BCA off the case.
It’s a coverup. he’s going to walk.
wanna do a Pivot on Grok's kiddy porn generator and the blocker is, the *fuck* do i use for a title card image for the thumbnail. suggestions welcome.
(no not musk in a bikini, absolutely not)
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Highly recommend the WarnWetter app for anyone in Germany: https://www.dwd.de/EN/ourservices/warnwetterapp/warnwetterapp.html
@zkatkat
If I may have one suggestion, use other forms of proof.
As the Proton repo story goes:
- repo had the Cursor rules file,
- there were two forks with that file,
- the original repo deleted that file along with history,
- the forks contained that file,
- I've commented that under that post (or David's toot, IDR),
- some time later the forks replicated those deletions.
As I would like to avoid slop coders to get away quietly.
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/02/protons-lumo-ai-chatbot-not-end-to-end-encrypted-not-open-source/
미국판 크리스탈의 밤은 이미 온 것인가 올 것인가?
When I order coffee I say, “give me the works.”
At least five Palestinians from Al-Farra family were killed and several injured after an Israeli airstrike bombed a tent in Mawasi Khan Yunis.
The death toll has risen to over 430 since the ceasefire deal started on October 11, 2025.
안녕하세요~ 굼벵입니다~
그것도 주름이라고 잡으십니까?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dsbgris6alhgrfz5z5sme63u/post/3mbw5zhsdos2j
Is there an audience for narrated blog posts?
Like, would you appreciate or even prefer a sound snippet embedded to narrate, like an audiobook?
Mostly looking for an excuse to set up my nice microphone.
a ~ （概念の音）
To the extent that I'm still able to do independent stuff in 2026, what would you like me to focus on?
Feel free to expand your options in the replies.
Too bad *no one here* will because no one here uses gmail and/or it's web client
https://www.theverge.com/news/857883/google-gmail-ai-inbox-overviews
Mastodon got a working implementation of a thread collection (context). I'm adding it to the list of implementations in FEP-f228: https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/pulls/745
RE: https://mastodon.social/users/MastodonEngineering/statuses/115854312836282687
You know, they've been trying to do a "Starfleet Academy" TV show for decades now and it still strikes me as a dorky "90210 in Space" sort of idea.
Improving the Flatpak Graphics Drivers Situation via 
@federicoschonbornLEGO® Worm™ https://lobste.rs/s/swcy9e #linux
https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/flatpak-graphics-drivers/
December 16 I bought a 512Gb SATAIII SSD thinking to myself: "Ok, I probably don't need it right now, but I know it will get only more expensive with all this AI hysteria. I don't know if I'll be able to buy it in the future". $43 is a bit much for a 512Gb if you ask me, but hey, it's manageable.
Today is January 8 and this same SSD now costs $125 in the same shop.
All this is sadly wrong.
Meanwhile I have to figure out which OS should I install on it.
@evanEvan Prodromou 
@cmsdenglDavid Phd I was hoping to see a reference to a PR or commit. The GH issue you linked to is an unanswered question. There is a vague comment from renchap about (a one time?) fetching of likes with posts, but that would not be enough. I can say that, empirically, Mastodon (4.6.x) does NOT maintain a synchronized Like count. I see differing numbers on mastodon.social and remote instances. Masto dev in GH issue: "This is by design on a federated network, and is _a hard problem to solve_." 💯
@eyeintheskyThe Eye @cmsdenglDavid Phd As one of the people who designed the network, I can tell you definitively that it is not by design.
You are correct that Mastodon's updated like counts are still not perfect; I think you should report that to the Mastodon dev team. There are actually some pretty good mechanisms for keeping collections in sync within ActivityPub, using the `Add` and `Remove` activities.
Die Polizei #Dortmund hat es gestern geschafft einen psychisch kranken Afghanen der mit einem scharfen Gewehr durch den Fredenbaum gelaufen ist nicht zu töten sondern zu entwaffnen und an die Psychatrie zu übergeben.
Muss man auch mal lobend erwähnen.
Today was the first bike commute of the year, a leisurely one on a grey day (where by 'leisurely' I mean that I mostly stayed under 20 km/h). I almost made it the first bike commute of the year in sandals, but I decided to save that for tomorrow, when it will be up to 10C instead of this morning's 1C.
(It will also probably be raining, but that's what I have waterproof shoe covers for.)
내가 써놓고도 뭔 말인지 모르겠음 근데 틀린 설명은 없음
a drawing of a girl with a red...
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/858501/bose-soundtouch-smart-speakers-open-source
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46541892
Überwachung
man kann das smartphone auch zu Hause lassen, wenn man raus geht – was nicht heißt, dass man diese Überwachungsscheiße nicht mit allen Mitteln bekämpfen muss
Do you know a good #essay or #text discussing this discrepancy:
People refering to #animals or #plants with gender (she/he/they instead of 'it') or discussing #personhood of #nature (environmental personhood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_personhood ) are often accused of #anthropomorphism, while it seems completely normal for many to refer to #AI like a person. And #intelligence is quickly adopted for AI but not enough researched/seen in animals.
I'm searching for human-made material only! 1/2
Nun stelle ich mir einen Jahresrestausquetscher in Form eines Tubenrestausquetschers vor.
Jahresendausquetscher
Mastodon got a working implementation of a thread collection (context). I'm adding it to the list of implementations in FEP-f228: https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/pulls/745
RE: https://mastodon.social/users/MastodonEngineering/statuses/115854312836282687
PRÜF-Premiere! Am 10.01. starten wir auch in NRW unsere Demonstrationen für die Prüfung aller als rechtsextrem oder rechtsextremer Verdachtsfall eingestuften Parteien! 📣
Wir sehen uns um 14 Uhr vor dem Landtag in Düsseldorf! #pruef
📅 Samstag 10.01.2026
⏰ 14 Uhr
📍 Vor dem Landtag, Düsseldorf
why is it called side and not satellite dish
As a fully independent writer & scholar, my livelihood is very precarious. Paid subscriptions & one-off tips allow me to keep doing this work, which takes a ton of time & energy. Note that I have no writing/editing assistance, no budget for materials, & I don't use AI.
If you've found my work valuable, please consider supporting me through a subscription or tip:
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big big thanks - I feel all of it 🙏
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