What is Hackers' Pub?

@WeirdWriterRobert Kingett @rytmisLauri Kotilainen @WillowWillow, Venus Pirate 🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you for sharing this. I enjoy writing and always have, and even if I didn't have major issues with LLM and other AI models, I would feel like I was giving up on what makes me want to write in the first place, were I to use one. If I'm going to work on a conveyor belt, I don't want it to cannibalize the thing that I love.

I'm not sure, aside from money, what the point of writing is if I were to use a tool like that. And honestly, I don't feel *tool* is the right word for what this software is. A tool should aid me in my expression, it should be fit for purpose, but it takes that away and supplants it.

If writing is simply a mode of survival, then I understand why they use it. I am incredibly against it, but I understand why they choose it. But then I don't understand why they choose writing at all. Why don't they choose a different field altogether? Why writing and the expression of thought and human experience? I don't understand.

I don't even like grammar tools because they try to mold my expression to a supremacist concept of language.

I have the benefit, I suppose, that while I make money with my writing, I'm not dependent on it, so I'm not forced to have to choose between my integrity and the food in the bellies of my children. Still, though.

And while nothing I see out there that is made with an LLM convinces me that the game has changed for meaningful writing, and that it's primarily supplanting machine slop for the same human slop that ever was written, I agree that it is disheartening. No one has accused me directly of using AI, but when I've seen my syndicated pieces shared, I'll see an occasional person wonder if it was made with AI, which is strange to me because I think I have a relatively unique style and voice, my work has rhythm, something I don't see in LLM slop. I'm reassured with the way others engage my material that most don't see it that way, but it truly is disheartening to see it even once or twice. And it's extra wild because I think it's very clear from my presence and the topics that I write about that I would never.

But I remember, too, that the true value in my writing is connecting with our collective human experience through the expression of my own. I can't imagine how a machine could ever replace that experience within me.

If at some stage I'm not connecting, perhaps I need to connect with more *humanity* in order to write more engaging work, not more machines.

I'm calling it now: #FediMTL2027

"These movies ask: What role does America play in our lives now? Do we let it in or resist it? How do we relate to it? Can we criticize it? And at what moment does it get too powerful, artificial or dangerous for our autonomy and identity?"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/magazine/international-oscar-favorites-are-offering-a-complicated-new-view-of-america.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O1A.97ib.Zp1Oh3mLLUui&smid=url-share

#essay #opinion #movies #film #oscars #culture #americans

Having a clear out of first lines for poems I shall never write. Please help yourself to any of these.

그래서 차라리 걍 대만처럼 대놓고 야겜이나 만들었음 좋겠어요... 근데 그렇게 안하지🙄

rust levels are currently severe

(100%) ■■■■■■■■■■

민주/주희의 등장

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7fbikvxjgwiomstwwnd2gp42/post/3mfoi2vhnyk2v

It was nice to finally have a shindig on the slopes of Mont-fedi today.
Credit for #FediMTL @info has to go to @meadminPhilippe Larose Cadieux and @Kath at #qlub who ever-cheerfully took on the challenge of piloting our endeavour into a smooth landing and @evanEvan Prodromou for curating the lineup and being the atomic clock the fediverse can rely on.

A study finds GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash deployed tactical nuclear weapons in 95% of 21 simulated war game scenarios, and never surrendered (Chris Stokel-Walker/New Scientist)

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516885-ais-cant-stop-recommending-nuclear-strikes-in-war-game-simulations/
http://www.techmeme.com/260225/p19#a260225p19

Ep196: Freelancing & Community with Andrew Miller is live!

@nanorepublicaAndy Miller is a prolific software developer based out of Cambridge, UK. He runs the solo agency Software Crafts, writes regularly, is a former Djangonaut, and co-founder of the AI banking startup Hamilton Rock.

https://djangochat.com/episodes/freelancing-community-andrew-miller-seDEJ66s

Amazon accused of widespread scheme to inflate prices across the economy

Link: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/amazon-busted-for-widespread-price
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145907

I don't know if there has actually been a real-life ed(1) conference, but I'd definitely try to go if there was such a thing.

Ep196: Freelancing & Community with Andrew Miller is live!

@nanorepublicaAndy Miller is a prolific software developer based out of Cambridge, UK. He runs the solo agency Software Crafts, writes regularly, is a former Djangonaut, and co-founder of the AI banking startup Hamilton Rock.

https://djangochat.com/episodes/freelancing-community-andrew-miller-seDEJ66s

唐突な二次創作

【再掲】​​​​ #藍アート #しゅいろアート

添付画像をカスタム絵文字としてMisskey.ioに申請します。
名前 blobsnail_melting
画像作成者 @ntdn_nなつでん🐌
ライセンス Apache License 2.0
@tanukicawaii三葉モコ に申請代理をお願いしました。
#ioカスタム絵文字申請

おそらく開発者環境が侵害されていて、正規署名されてAndroidファームウェアレベルで存在するバックドア「Keenadu」
https://www.sdsg.moe/entry/2026/02/20/135709

おー、マジかこれ。確かにカスペルスキーがXで公表してる…。最近のAlldocube製品、安いAndroidタブレットは危なそうなのか

New #crossstitch pattern for you!

It's for my "Travel Memories" artwork (157x244), recolored and adjusted to dmc thread colors.💜

Get it for free on my ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/s/b4d4795d1f
Or my #vgenshop : https://vgen.co/dinchenix/product/pdf-cross-stitch-pattern-travel-memories/8a8a3972-b42a-45a0-84a7-36282f383a0f

#xstitch #dmcthreads

none of these numbers make any sense 😅

Ep196: Freelancing & Community with Andrew Miller is live!

@nanorepublicaAndy Miller is a prolific software developer based out of Cambridge, UK. He runs the solo agency Software Crafts, writes regularly, is a former Djangonaut, and co-founder of the AI banking startup Hamilton Rock.

https://djangochat.com/episodes/freelancing-community-andrew-miller-seDEJ66s

February's DSF member of the month is Baptiste Mispelon! ⭐

Baptiste is part of the Django Ops team and has contributed to django core. He also co-created the Django Under the Hood conference💡

Learn more about Baptiste here! https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/feb/21/dsf-member-of-the-month-baptiste-mispelon/

cc @bmispelonBaptiste Mispelon
#django
#DSFMemberOfTheMonth

@IngridHbnIngrid Hoeben Ⓥ 🇧🇪 this is AI-generated, please delete it: https://www.google.com/search/about-this-image?img=H4sIAAAAAAAA_wEXAOj_ChUI7qbwjsLF6rN3EMP5rbWr36XmjQHVbgZ_FwAAAA%3D%3D&q=https://www.facebook.com/groups/allcreatures1/posts/3203453276628751/&ctx=iv&hl=en-CA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjM8uLr1fSSAxV7GjQIHdo0OVwQg4ILegUIrAIQDg

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It is 222 A.D. You are the transgender Empress Elagabalus, "call me not a man for I am a woman". Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 1776. You are "Public Universal Friend", a transmasculine nonbinary Quaker. Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 1906. You are Karl M. Baer, a trans man undergoing sex reassignment. Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 1930. You are Lili Elbe. Transitioning is new and experimental. (to be fair you did get a uterus transplant.)

It is 1966. You are in Compton's Cafeteria with a bunch of other trans people when the owners call the cops to throw you all out. You riot. Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 1969. You are Marsha "pay it no mind" Johnson. You are in a mob-run gay bar when the cops attack. You throw a brick. There is a bit of a scuffle. Transitioning is new and experimental.

It is 2026. You are a transgender adult or child listening to the NYT and British Guardian claim this is the first generation anyone has tried transitioning in. Transitioning is new and experimental.

ローカルネットワークに手を出してみようかと

제일 무서웠던 번따 : 5층사는 아저씨가 엘베에서 핸드폰 잃어버렸다고 좀 빌려달라고 하길래 별생각없이 빌려줬는데 그것이 번따였고 반년동안 문자폭탄 받았던 사건….

믿었던 어린이집의 ‘배신’?…국회사무처 “추가 피해 여부 밝힐 것” 입력 2026.02.25 (14:41) news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view...

믿었던 어린이집의 ‘배신’?…국회사무처 “추가 피해 여...

오늘 왜 이리 피곤한가 했는데, 어제 일정 생각해보니 그럴만했네.;

// < 以為自己很帥的人的電車坐姿
> 實際上很帥的人的電車坐姿//

Jabberwocky
By Lewis Carroll

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

#poetry #poem

Jabberwocky
By Lewis Carroll

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

#poetry #poem

Crucial Track for June 18, 2025

"Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show

Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/wagon-wheel/1771036383?i=1771036395)

My seven-year-old to my three-year-old after swimming lessons tonight: The only part of this song I know the words for is the ,"Mama Arachnid" part. It's a really good song. Me: I think that's, "Mama rock me?" 🤣

https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/webology/20250618

Crucial Track for June 14, 2025

"Amarillo By Morning" by Charley Crockett

Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/amarillo-by-morning/1792234260?i=1792234276)

Charley Crockett's rendition played through our trip to Surfside, Texas all week. He's been a favorite of mine for quite a while and his Lonesome Drifter was a nice road trip mix to Texas.

https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/webology/20250614

Crucial Track for June 15, 2025

"Texas Sun" by Khruangbin & Leon Bridges

Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/texas-sun/1485581308?i=1485581309)

We just got back from a family trip with my parents and siblings in Surfside Beach, Texas. This song played in my head for most of the trip even if I didn't queue it up to play until this afternoon when i took both of my kids through the car wash.

https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/webology/20250615

なんか一瞬落ちてたな
すんませんした

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개운해......

【再掲】​​​​ #藍アート #しゅいろアート

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ダウンロードが完了しました。インターネットを切断できます。

Hello everyone, version 0.21.0 of #GoToSocial, aka Sacrilegious Sloth, has emerged from the release candidate process, ready to serve your nasty blasphemous posting needs 🥰

https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases/tag/v0.21.0

Please read the migration notes carefully for instructions on how to upgrade to this version! There are database migrations and config file changes to be aware of.

Here are the release highlights:

• Domain Limits: You can now create domain limits in the admin section of the settings panel, in order to do things like limit + mute all accounts on a domain (except ones you follow), add content warnings to posts from limited domains, mark media as sensitive (or don't download it at all).
  Documented here: https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/admin/domain_limits/
• Indexable support: You can now mark your account as "indexable" by full-text search, in the settings panel. This will federate your preference to other servers, so that servers with full-text search functionality can include your posts in search results.
  Documented here: https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/user_guide/settings/#mark-accounts-posts-as-full-text-indexable
• Show reblogs on the web view of your profile (opt-in): A new setting in the settings panel allows you to opt-in to showing posts that you've boosted/reblogged on the web view of your profile. The default setting retains existing behavior (don't show boosts on the web view).
  Documented here: https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/user_guide/settings/#include-boosts-on-the-web-view-of-your-profile
• Better caching behavior for timelines. The number of database calls when browsing local + public timelines and lists should be significantly reduced.
• Store + show reason for undownloaded media: When media fails to be downloaded from a remote instance, the reason why will be shown next to the post.
• Include canQuote property on outgoing posts: Currently, this is always set to author-only, but it paves the way (and signals intent) for GtS to implement quote toots at some point.
• Much improved OpenGraph previews: Whitespace is now preserved in OpenGraph previews, and media + formatting was rejigged, so linking to GoToSocial posts should result in much better OpenGraph-generated preview cards.
• Expand/collapse all spoilers button on web view of threads: when viewing threads in the web view, you can now expand/collapse all spoilers at the click of a button.
• S3 Object Info Caching: you can now configure cache.s3-object-info in order to mitigate expensive S3 info calls when doing nightly media cleanup.
• Preserve significant whitespaces in incoming + outgoing posts: previously we were squashing a lot of whitespace together, which meant that, for example, indentation could get lost on posts federated into a GoToSocial instance. This is now fixed, so you can post poetry and whatnot without worrying about it looking like hot crap.
• Millions of fucking bugfixes: we squashed a lot of them!

Rhinoceros!

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"But the gen-a.i. assistants are guided by tests!"

So here's a thing about tests: when a program passes a set of tests, that's useful because it rules out some ways in which the program's behavior could have diverted from expectations that followed from your understanding of the program.

But you do need to have a clear understanding of the program. And as your "productivity" increases (as you produce more & more code in less & less time), your understanding fades.

こんばんは、既浴者です

How is Reform’s charmless candidate still a contender in Gorton and Denton? Ask Labour | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/reform-matt-goodwin-labour-gorton-and-denton-byelection-greens #Labour #GreenParty #ReformUk #Politics #UkNews #Byelections

#FF11 #FFXI 지라트냥이
고양이의날에 그렸던거