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Happy Valentine's Day from Charlotte

#caturday #CatsOfMastodon #cats

Meeting in the cat cave 😅💖 #FosterKittens #cats #caturday #CatsOfMastodon

LT6502: A 6502-based homebrew laptop

Link: https://github.com/TechPaula/LT6502
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025399

美 최장수 애니 '심슨 가족' 800회 맞아…"종영은 멀었다"
(로스앤젤레스=연합뉴스) 김경윤 특파원 = 미국의 최장수 시트콤 애니메이션 시리즈인 '심슨 가족'(The Simpsons)이 800회를 맞았다.
https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20260216002100075

#news #뉴스

It's good to see people quitting large AI companies and being candid about the immediate harms that led to their resignations.

And: claiming that AI-based ads will "manipulat(e) users in ways we don’t have the tools to understand" is just another lie.

We do understand this. It's what adtech has been doing for decades.

We don't need to have a metric for precisely how much the poison will burn to know that drinking it is best avoided.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11664538/anthropic-ai-safety-researcher-mrinank-sharma-quits-concerns/

the birth of the internet?

Hi friends,

As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.

I have seen firsthand what happens when the government sends children and families to camps — detention centers, “facilities,” whatever name they choose to soften the blow. I know what that kind of incarceration does to a child’s spirit, to a family’s sense of safety and belonging. I cannot stand by while our government once again enables agents to strip people of their dignity, their rights, and the fundamental freedoms every human being deserves.

That’s why I’m urging you, with all the gravity this moment demands, to add your name to a petition telling Congress: abolish ICE.

When enough of us raise our voices together, we remind our leaders — and ourselves — that compassion is our strength, not cruelty.

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/158/719/983/?TAP=2430&source_id=AbolishIce

Remember when we told you it was never about “come here legally”?

The Trump regime is expanding efforts to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans — folks like me.

It was always about developing a white ethnostate ruled by fascists.
https://youtube.com/shorts/zHa0160UI9c?si=HTuF0kLkfgR96ZaY

@Em0nM4stodonEm I cannot express how much I've been dying for glasses that are also screens since I read Snow Crash.

And I cannot further express how angry I am that the companies finally making that a reality are fucking it up by making them inherently surveillance devices.

Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

You "may be part of an experiment where your information will be processed by an age-assurance vendor, Persona."

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/oh-good-discords-age-verification-rollout-has-ties-to-palantir-co-founder-and-panopticon-architect-peter-thiel/

#Discord #privacy #surveillance #AgeVerification #enshittification #Persona #Palantir #dystopia #socialmedia #gaming #technology

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/

@Em0nM4stodonEm yes, and that also goes "AI pins". I've actually had to tell some people how insanely creepy it'd be for them to just bring these things everywhere to "summarize" their life. bad enough on its own, but even worse if they send off the audio/transcripts to be summarized by an inference provider.

美 최장수 애니 '심슨 가족' 800회 맞아…"종영은 멀었다"
(로스앤젤레스=연합뉴스) 김경윤 특파원 = 미국의 최장수 시트콤 애니메이션 시리즈인 '심슨 가족'(The Simpsons)이 800회를 맞았다.
https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20260216002100075

#news #뉴스

今日が何の日か知ってるぅ？

"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me, and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor — who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."

Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor

#HumanRights #Solidarity #PeopleOverPower #ProtectHumanLife

Making the best of a cold and snowy evening 🙂🌨 #CatsOfMastodon #TheNetherlands #Lego

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Since Cookie came into my life, she's not just a cat… she's a piece of my heart walking on four legs 🐾🤍. With her sparkling eyes and soft fur, Cookie has always filled the house with warmth and peace, as if she knows exactly how to brighten my day with just a look or a gentle meow.

And today I have wonderful news… Cookie got married! 🥹✨ It feels like she's grown up suddenly before my eyes, and is about to begin a new chapter in her life.

Does the Bandwagon.fm player not work on iOS?

#bandwagonfm #music #indie

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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. 😍

#PDX

#SilentSunday

Not bad for a 3 days old account! Take that #TikTok!

@stux@vido.social

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

#MSC2026

“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/

#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.”

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/roblox-reddit-and-discord-users-compelled-to-use-biometric-id-system-backed-by-palantir-co-founder-peter-thiel/

They're the same picture dot jpeg

https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/116069203522678131

❤️ 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

#cats #kisses #CatsOfMastodon #SilentSunday

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.

#AI #OpenAI #LLM #whisper

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.

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Flood fill vs. the magic circle https://lobste.rs/s/vrtpl6 #vibecoding
https://www.robinsloan.com/winter-garden/magic-circle/

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?

#life #philogophy #computing #ai

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