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ai, bsky repost, talking about LLM PRs
ai might genuinely kill foss as we know it
https://bsky.app/profile/adriaan.games/post/3mexoxyaui22x
https://bsky.app/profile/akien.bsky.social/post/3meyerixvhs2p
Happy Ramadan to my friends who observe it!
I'd like to see the exact opposite (but maybe less focused on indie)... There are many great Chinese post- and math rock bands that have never played in the UK.
‘It’s a nice surprise to be treated like kings!’ Why are mid-level British indie bands massive in China?
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/17/its-a-nice-surprise-to-be-treated-like-kings-why-are-mid-level-british-indie-bands-massive-in-china?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Operator ** binds more tightly than @! and @! binds more tightly than %^ and %^ binds more tightly than **, and using **, @! and %^ in the same expression is considered a syntax error.
I regret to inform you that this timeline is Hell AND Highwater.
Cartoonist Kamal Sharaf published a cartoon depicting Iranian missiles sinking a U.S. aircraft carrier, following a speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei:
“This aircraft carrier is a dangerous warship, but even more dangerous is the weapon capable of sinking it to the bottom of the sea.”
Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049824
Claims of disability are highest at elite universities
Link: https://www.robkhenderson.com/p/americas-future-leaders-are-learning
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47053912
"Financing freedom: how we funded our co-op", from Ray of Wirksworth Co-op.
https://raythespirit.com/blog/2025/12/8/financing-freedom-how-we-funded-our-co-op
A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches.
25년 10월 / 26년 2월 그림 그릴때 매번 새로운 시도를 하는 편
Cartoonist Kamal Sharaf published a cartoon depicting Iranian missiles sinking a U.S. aircraft carrier, following a speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei:
“This aircraft carrier is a dangerous warship, but even more dangerous is the weapon capable of sinking it to the bottom of the sea.”
earthling shared the below article:
STREET ART UTOPIA @streetartutopia@streetartutopia.com
Some street art doesn’t just look good — it resets your whole mood. These 8 pieces use real-world stuff, sharp visual timing, and a lot of humor to make the streets feel more human and fun! More: Made You Smile Again (8 Photos) 🌳 1. Nature as a Paintbrush — By Semi Ok in Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 This is classic object-interaction done right. Semi Ok paints the hand and brush, then lets the real tree finish the idea as the bristles — a signature street-art move where the city […]
Read more →Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in 39% of hospital air samples during outbreaks, despite good ventilation.
"A team led by Kirby Institute researchers conducted air and surface sampling in the emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU) of a large metropolitan hospital in Sydney, Australia, during two COVID-19 waves between November 2023 and July 2024. Their testing found that 39% (20 of 51) of aerosol samples were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA."
Study: https://www.resmedjournal.com/article/S0954-6111(26)00080-6/fulltext
Street Art Utopia shared the below article:
STREET ART UTOPIA @streetartutopia@streetartutopia.com
Some street art doesn’t just look good — it resets your whole mood. These 8 pieces use real-world stuff, sharp visual timing, and a lot of humor to make the streets feel more human and fun! More: Made You Smile Again (8 Photos) 🌳 1. Nature as a Paintbrush — By Semi Ok in Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 This is classic object-interaction done right. Semi Ok paints the hand and brush, then lets the real tree finish the idea as the bristles — a signature street-art move where the city […]
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@b0rkJulia Evans oh I see
중국 설과 한국 설이 하루 차이가 날 수 있는 건 음력 자체가 하루 차이가 날 수 있기 때문입니다. i(Pad)OS/macOS 26 이전까지는 한국 음력 자체가 없어서 '중국력'을 대체 캘린더로 설정할 수 밖에 없었는데 [1] 이제는 한국 음력이 따로 있어요. 물론 이것도 베타버전 거치면서 생겼다가 없어졌다가 생겼다가 하는 난리를 치긴 했지만 이제는 좀 안정적인 듯 합니다. [1] 이 차이를 보정하기 위해 '중국 음력과 한국 음력이 차이나는 기간'에 대한 달력을 구독할 수 있었습니다 ...
二月十八日。今日はエアメールの日。
1911年、インドで飛行機によって初めて郵便物が運ばれた日。
エアメールの便箋はなんでも良いんだよ。青と赤の縁取りのものを使う人は非常に少ないんだって。
#毎週さつまいもちゃん #エアメールの日 #オリジナル
夕刊配達、仙台市
Nikon D4s + Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 #Misskey写真部
あっ、誕生日
Trump revokes US scientific finding behind climate change regulations
The Trump administration has rescinded the ‘endangerment finding’ that serves as the legal basis to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
via politijohn
i want to be extra lazy today. will you be extra lazy with me 
#블랙배저 최윤 낙서 지인이 좋아하는 성격 나쁜 웃음... 저도 좋아하긴 하는데 처음 그려봐서 좀 아리까리하네요🤔
UTS #58: Unicode Link Detection and Formatting: URLs and Email Addresses https://lobste.rs/s/ifnbe3 #web
https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr58/
New release of Rodney, my CLI tool for browser automation (designed for use by coding agents and with Showboat) - contributions from five people! https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/17/rodney/
ドリル優子ピンチじゃん
SSDにドリルで穴を開けたら、データは消えるのか｜情報の灯台 https://note.com/joho_no_todai/n/nca1bcaa4fa5a
Here's something we need to understand about the economics of AI and why now is the best time to protect ourselves.
Gen AI is an expensive way to create text and images. Right now, much of that cost is being subsidized and hidden, but it will eventually need to be paid. Because charging the actual cost will likely negate most of the value proposition of genAI, the companies that run the big models are focused on altering the social and economic context so that there are big external costs to opting out. E.g. getting companies to fire staff makes it difficult to pivot back away from AI because hiring and training replacement staff can be difficult and costly. Hence, the huge rush and hysterical sense of urgency around adoption: the demand for profitability is an approaching tidal wave, and they need to lock entire industries in before that wave hits.
That's why resistance IN THE PRESENT counts for a great deal. Right now, we have the approaching wave in our favor, and they're counting on cultivating enough dependence before it hits that we'll have no choice to accept the actual costs. The closer they get to locking society into dependence on hyperscale AI systems, the more difficult it becomes to opt out of even the plainly dystopian uses of the technology. And the longer we "wait and see," the less say we may ultimately have in how this technology shapes our society.
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Like a wind
By the roadside, withered fruits hang from a hadakagi (tree stripped bare of leaves, with only branches remaining)
On a rice rack in the paddy field where the harvest is done, a bird wags its tail without singing
The leaves of Yanagi (Willow, the genus Salix) have fallen, the embankment is a lonely sight
Warashina-gawa (river) has grown narrower as the water level has dropped, and the sound of the water is faint
By 中 勘助 [Naka Kansuke] (Novelist, 1885-1965)
via konjaku
buying a tool that'll help fix my dryer and also might get used to play Doom: it's win-win!
🔥 Look at this beauty I made with Python and Textual to help me w/ my gamedev work!
It simply lists all sound files in the current folder and allows me to play each one w/ a single click! I know it looks simplistic, but believe me, this is all it needs to be very helpful.
Allow me to explain...
Camouflage
A woman takes a walk after heavy snowfall.
Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
#Dhaka, #Bangladesh
Brick kilns along the banks of the Dhaleshwari River, which are considered a major contributor to the city’s air pollution.
Photograph: Syed Mahabubul Kader/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
A flooded playground in Surrey after weeks of persistent rain.
Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
🗨️ 👩🏽💻 #FrancescaAlbanese was right; the entire economic and banking system profits from #crimesagainsthumanity and #genocide - q.e.d.
Anyone doing #business with this apartheid-style settler project Israel should be on a wanted list
Neither the resistance in #gaza nor in southern #lebanon can lay down their arms - I think war is inevitable; Lebanon, #syria, and #iran know it 👇🏽
#headlines #news "Bank of Israel sees economic growth surge in 2026 after strong 2025 performance"
-- #palestine
"There is an ongoing struggle for human dignity, healing, and liberation. In the face of oppression, resilience is not enough. We cannot build a just world on the backs of those who endure injustice. True liberation will only come when we confront and uproot the systems that make resilience a necessity."
https://prismreports.org/2024/07/16/the-full-cost-of-resilience/
Unexplained Shocks Around a White Dwarf Star
How is RXJ0528+2838 creating such shock waves? A recently discovered white dwarf star, the farther left of the two largest white spots, RXJ0528+2838, was found 730 light-years away from Earth. Most stars, when done fusing nuclei in their cores for energy, become red giant stars, the cores of which live on as faint dense white dwarfs that slowly cool down for the rest of time.
@RomanticRecollectionsDenise Hendrick
Are you familiar with the five volume encyclopedia Fashion, Costume & Culture by Sara Pendergast?
Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages 5 Volume Set Edition 1.
"Fashion, Costume, and Culture" provides facts and information about the cultural, religious and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, with a particular emphasis on the decades of the 20th century.
@RomanticRecollectionsDenise Hendrick
See also The Visual Dictionary of Fashion Design, 2007.
@RomanticRecollectionsDenise Hendrick
Are you familiar with the five volume encyclopedia Fashion, Costume & Culture by Sara Pendergast?
Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages 5 Volume Set Edition 1.
"Fashion, Costume, and Culture" provides facts and information about the cultural, religious and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, with a particular emphasis on the decades of the 20th century.
We used to say “yolo merge” when merging with inadequate review, but perhaps “morge” is an even better term.
you certainly will not regret morging continvoucly
The lobster moth (Stauropus fagi)
Named for its lobster-like larval form, this wide-ranging insect might be spotted in parts of Europe or Asia. It lives in woodland and deciduous forest habitats, where it munches on the leaves of various plants. While it resembles a crustacean, it can also mimic ants as a way to deter potential predators.
Photo: Holger Müller, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
via amnhnyc
*Ada - Np-93/237(137) 
Hoshino Lina (星乃リナ) 🩵 3D Yuri Wedding 2026!!!
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) 
一般 Kyungmi Ahn ꉂꉂ(ᴖᗜᴖ*) 
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Glyph
Maho 🦝🍻