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Does the Bandwagon.fm player not work on iOS?
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Certains instrumentalisent le décès tragique d'un membre d'un service d'ordre d'extrême-droite à Lyon pour dénoncer l'antifascisme comme responsable et générateur de violences.
Inversion nauséabonde.
Le fascisme génère l'antifascisme, pas l'inverse. Il n'y a pas d'équivalence (et personne ne doit mourrir).
Dessin de Jo dessin de presse
This morning we spent a couple hours introducing ourselves to other businesses in beautiful downtown #Milwaukie. They're a really welcoming bunch!
While doing that, we learned that the Made In Milwaukie store has the BEST free schwag in the whole #Portland area. 😍
Not bad for a 3 days old account! Take that #TikTok! 
https://vido.social/invite/a_019c0565-43b2-7142-a249-c4193ce9565dFNNtC5E
🔴 ❤️ - AOC: "Wir sehen Volkswirtschaften auf der ganzen Welt – auch in den USA –, in denen extreme Einkommensungleichheit zu sozialer Instabilität führt und in gewisser Weise den Autoritarismus vorantreibt … Das ist eine direkte Folge nicht nur der Einkommensungleichheit, sondern auch des Versagens der Demokratien über Jahrzehnte hinweg, dies zu erreichen – das Versäumnis, höhere Löhne zu liefern, das Versäumnis, Unternehmen einzudämmen."
Gesamter Stream:
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/live/wF4ZRwJCwTw
“Measles is a nasty illness for any child, but for some it can lead to long term complications and tragically death, but is so easily preventable with two doses of the MMRV”
Protect your loved ones and those around you. Get vaccinated.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cev7edxxzm7o
Today we played with miniature displays, some artwork and merch, new KMK macropads, and also did some future planning. #meetup #maker #london
https://hackwimbledon.org/news/2026-02-15-micro-displays-building-connections/
Micro displays & building connections
A small meetup this week, in more ways than one! Andy had seen some articles about using an ESP32-powered LCD as a miniature monitor but he had not been able to get the exact model of devboard mentioned, and ended up with a slightly larger 1.9" screen instead of the 1.14" model. It turns out that the original code was (probably?) written for Windows, as well, so he had to jump through some hoops with Python, Wayland, and desktop portals to get things to work.
hackwimbledon.org · HackWimbledon
Link author: 
HackWimbledon@hackwimbledon@mastodon.org.uk
#Roblox, #Reddit and #Discord users must use biometric #ageverification tool backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
@JamesBaker says:
“People are worried, and angry, about having to hand over biometric scans of their face to overseas companies just to access online platforms. This includes children.
“Users deserve to know who is behind these systems, how their data is being used, and to have a real choice about who verifies their identity online.”
They're the same picture dot jpeg
❤️ A big thank you to all the #maintainers of:
@archlinuxArch Linux 
@centos 
@debian 
@elementary 
@fedoraFedora Project 
@FreeBSDFoundation 
@gentoo 
@linuxmint 
@manjarolinux 
@netbsdNetBSD Foundation 🚩 
@nixos_orgNixOS 
@openbsdnowOpenBSD Now! 
@opensuseopenSUSE Linux 
@tails 
@ubuntuCanonical Ubuntu
+ other distributions who enable so many crucial aspects of our society. #ilovefs ❤️
(Please help by thanking those maintainers of distributions for which I did not include their #mastodon account 🙏)
Your reminder that we do not accept code contributions that have been generated by LLMs. If you submit LLM-generated code we will simply close the pull request
https://docs.elementary.io/contributor-guide/development/generative-ai-policy
Gwtar: A static efficient single-file HTML format
Link: https://gwern.net/gwtar
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47024506
I hate OpenAI but I had to use Whisper to help someone make accessible content. I hate that I had to use Whisper to do it because it comes from OpenAI.
But I don't know of any other way to get a text transcription from a media file that is free/open. (Besides doing it manually.)
I tell myself because it's for education and accessibility it's okay, but I still don't like it.
Dear Scammers, Spammers, Bots, and Trolls,
Fuck you. Get off Fedi. No one wants you here.
Dear Mutual Aid Requesters,
Don't act like scammers, spammers, or bots—otherwise you get treated like them. Instead, build community and friends here. Contribute positively. Then folx will want to help you.
Dear Adult Content Posters,
Don't post other folx' nudes without consent. It makes you look like spammers and bots; and it's considered Image-Based Sexual Abuse, as well as copyright infringement—both of which are illegal. Instead, boost local sexworkers / content creators and post your own stuff. Build something positive.
Dear Reply Guys, Sea Lions, and Concern Trolls,
Just stop. Also, you used the wrong *their* again.
Dear Everyone,
Be kind. Support marginalized communities. Write good alt-text. Report predatory accounts. And keep being lovely 💞
Let's keep Fedi from becoming Twitter, together.
We've got a good thing here.
/endRant
In ancient Mesopotamia, gender-diverse people held positions of power
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-eunuchs-sex-workers-ancient-mesopotamia.html
This is perhaps one of the worst designed objects I have the displeasure of interacting with on a regular basis. It's a symphony of bad design choices. A vile hateful piece of equipment that makes my day a little bit worse every time I use one.
What is it? It's an NS ticket gate. In this case photographed at Sloterdijk Station, but they are installed at many stations across the Netherlands.
Why is it so badly designed?
Thread time.
1/n
Poll ❤️.
Has a cat ever been there for you during a hard time?
Lawmakers across the world that are considering bills that would make Discord’s approach the norm for every platform should watch this backlash and similarly move away from age verification mandates. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach
졸려서 이만 자러 갑니다 안녕히 주무시고 좋은 꿈 꾸세요 고양이 사진 투척
Philosophical/computing question: How much (CPU) power is needed to satisfy a human vs. an AI running on that CPU? And is it inversely proportional to the intelligence of the human?
Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars from New York City's Public Hospitals
Link: https://theintercept.com/2026/02/15/palantir-contract-new-york-city-health-hospitals/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025624
RynnBrain
Link: https://github.com/alibaba-damo-academy/RynnBrain
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46968964
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게임 클라이언트용 SDK 만드느라 SDK 테스트에 사용할 견본 게임을 만드는데, Codex(gpt-5.3 high)든 Claude Code(opus 4.6)든 일 잘 못하긴 마찬가지구나.
특히 이미 2D 애셋이 있어서 애셋에 맞춰 구현하는 경우에, "눈"과 "미감"이 없다는 점이 치명적으로 약점으로 작용한다. 드로우콜을 줄이려는 최적화 기법, 가령 스프라이트 아틀라스는 AI 코딩 에이전트에게 악몽이다. 어느 정도로 악몽이냐면,
Claude Code는 포기했는지 집요하게 애셋을 쓰라고 지시하는데도 계속 회피하고 거짓말로 외면하며 애셋을 안 쓰고 지 멋대로 벡터 이미지를 그린다. 기존 애셋을 분석해서 네가 작업하기 좋게 재구성하라고 했더니 눈가리고 아웅식으로 구성하는 척하고선 실제로는 사용을 안 했다. 거짓말하는 솜씨가 가히 Gemini급이다.
Codex는 쬐.끔. 나은데, 기존 아틀라스를 분석하여 꽤 유의미하게 애셋을 구성했다. 그 와중에 많은 애니메이션이 유실되거나 정체를 파악 못한 애셋은 무시하거나 사용하지도 않으면서 복사하긴 했지만.
캐릭터 관절로 스프라이프가 구성된 경우, 부위별 애니메이션은 포기하는 게 낫다. 이 작업에서 Codex는 재밌는 모습을 보였는데, 각 부위 위치를 잡고 충돌 처리를 파악하기 위해 부위에 박스를 그렸다는 점이다. 다시말해 숫자와 공식으로 처리하는 게 아니라 사람이 눈으로 보며 캐릭터 부위를 파악해 위치를 조정하는 것처럼 작업했다는 것이다. 비유가 아니라 실제로 그렇게 출력하고 화면 캡쳐하며 아틀라스에 있는 메타데이터의 숫자 의미를 파악하려고 했다. 흥미로웠다. 흥미롭긴 했는데 결과물은 역시 별로였다.
애셋이 대부분 상대 크기에 가깝다보니 실제 화면에 그려지는 오브젝트 크기를 AI 코딩 에이전트는 감을 잡지 못하는데, 사람이 편의상 스프라이트에 여백을 준 경우 이미지가 계속 엉뚱한 위치에 그려졌고, AI 코딩 에이전트는 원인도 모른 채 계속 크기와 위치를 산술 계산으로 잡으려 애썼다. 그러니까 오른쪽으로 조금 옮겨봐, 라고 하면 50px을 더하는 게 아니라 오른쪽으로 옮길 오브젝트의 실제 크기와 비율 조정한 크기 계산을 하고, 현재 화면의 크기와 대상 오브젝트 간 거리를 계산해서 위치를 조정하는 건데, 스프라이트 자체에 여백이 들어가있어서 AI 에이전트의 계산은 애초에 맞을 수가 없는 것이다.
Claude Code는 진작 포기해서 거짓말로 일관했고, Codex는 오브젝트 위치 조정하는 데 20분씩 써가며 고군분투하더라.
시차 스크롤링 (Parallax scrolling)도 AI 코딩 에이전트가 애셋만으로는 감조차 잡지 못해서 몹시 헤맸는데, 통으로 된 배경 스프라이트 몇 장이면 간단히 구현한다. 문제는 풍성한 미감을 주면서도 최적화를 위해 배경 오브젝트 요소가 다양하게 구성된 경우인데, 무엇이 산이고, 무엇이 바위이며, 무엇이 화면 맨 앞에(카메라쪽) 배치되는 나무인지 모르니 엉망진창으로 배치한다. 결국 Claude Code에겐 시차 스크롤링을 최소화하게 지시해서 캐릭터가 배경에 파묻히는 문제를 해결했고, Codex는 2시간 걸리고 애셋을 과도하게 늘리거나 해서 지저분해지긴 했지만 결국 애셋 의도에 거의 비슷하게 시차 스크롤링을 구성했다.
그나마 HTML 5 기반 웹 2D 게임인 경우 Playwright로 캡쳐하며 이것 저것 시도하는데, 유니티로 구현하니 카메라 위치 잡는 데에도 한참 걸렸다.
출근하면 회사 내 게임 클라이언트 개발자 옆에 앉아서 AI 코딩 에이전트를 어떻게 활용하는지 관찰 좀 해봐야겠다.
Ars Technica retracted an article about how AI is making the world worse because...
the Ars article itself contained AI-generated quotes in it.
Welp, we had a decent run, folks. But it's time to call it.
#Roblox, #Reddit and #Discord users must use biometric #ageverification tool backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
@JamesBaker says:
“People are worried, and angry, about having to hand over biometric scans of their face to overseas companies just to access online platforms. This includes children.
“Users deserve to know who is behind these systems, how their data is being used, and to have a real choice about who verifies their identity online.”
the CSS inspector
Permalink: https://wizardzines.com/comics/css-inspector
Our third release candidate for upcoming #GIMP 3.2 will feature a new splash image, made by astronomer 
@markmccaughrean (as were the first 2 RCs' splashes),
This #JWST image shows "a protostellar outflow complex called HH288, which we nicknamed The Dragon Jet some thirty years ago when we first discovered it using ground-based telescopes".
Enjoy!
🚨 Last call for all Pythonistas! 🚨 Europython 2026 CFP is closing soon. Don't miss your chance to be part of the event! Submit your proposals now! 🐍
https://programme.europython.eu/
A practical guide to observing the night sky for real skies and real equipment
Link: https://stargazingbuddy.com/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46990888
I am using #deltachat 2.35.0. I have a problem with push notifications. They are not arriving anymore. #deltachat android is installed from the play store. The messages arrive when I open the app. Any thoughts?
Countering fediverse cringe on Bluesky
Feel free to join in!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lhck2qa73dovvfqdy7k3ffj6/post/3mew5n664bc2x
Surprising connections. #grickledoodle #fairytales #gingerbreadman #fox #friends #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor
"If the problem is that we’ve painted our development environments into a corner that requires tons of boilerplate, then that is the problem. We should have been chopping the cruft away and replacing it with deterministic abstractions like we’ve always done. That’s what that Larry Wall quote about good programmers being lazy was about. It did not mean that we would be okay with pulling a damn slot machine lever a couple times to generate the boilerplate."
> But bringing on a CEO from a corporate journalism background into public media carried risk.
I think this is a major risk that we often fail to catch. Say it in media, governments, schools, companies, anywhere. Even if one really seems to resonate with the org value and mission, they may only know corporate ways to actually pursue that. That can really degrade things.
https://www.thewesternedge.media/p/i-had-a-dream-journalism-job-heres
is dance dance revolution sports or esports
"Inventing the Future" by Nick #Srnicek (2015) is a political and philosophical journey leading to 3 mutually-reinforcing demands:
1. Full automation
2. Universal basic income
3. Reduced work-time
Automation is great when its rewards are shared: the Luddites protested not the machines, but the concentration of capital.
It seems there's not been a better occasion to demand full automation - many are doing that already.
Now is the time to agitate for #UBI and reduced work-time (again.)
chatgpt가 나를 Precision-driven aesthete, 라고 평했는데, 음... 마음에 드는 결과 내놓을 때까지 이걸로는 부족하다며 너무? 갈궜나. 😅😇
Prince (Bristol, UK) likes to get in the shower first, to make sure it is safe in there. He also seems to enjoy waiting for it to be turned on so he can race the water. Normally he can make it out of the shower faster than gravity and pressure can move the water droplets.
I love a lot of things about #BSD but high on the list is the community itself, it is a wonderful bunch of misfits, which is probably why i fit.
Palantir vs. the "Republik": US analytics firm takes magazine to court
Link: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Palantir-vs-the-Republik-US-analytics-firm-takes-magazine-to-court-11176508.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025188
the birth of the internet?
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Ael Yokan
Kagami is they/them 🏳️⚧️
Paolo Melchiorre
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