2026-01-30T17:01:27Z https://yabu.me Carl (He/Him) https://yabu.me/npub10xv00huwjw6khdnmkwa7mxyn9zaeyuulf7em2eagxh6rrx8t592qlvvhmj https://files.mstdn.party/accounts/avatars/109/328/608/747/244/443/original/f0ba86128668a792.png https://files.mstdn.party/accounts/avatars/109/328/608/747/244/443/original/f0ba86128668a792.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6lsyndm9gyx4tyul3e2qysm9srag2cw76vqf59vvnq38rtnk2vszypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gtl3dxg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9up3wf9vd8zggna7988gc26td0el9htlw6atm729weamlxf9d5tcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43q2985qc'>nevent1q…85qc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq3q9y57ds44q49fzd8h2kz9fdp64spu6tg7hchdamf8ap0r8e4hysxpp227" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq3q9y57ds44q49fzd8h2kz9fdp64spu6tg7hchdamf8ap0r8e4hysxpp227</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…p227</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqnaz02s27q9fp0e8akxfxlckgpqdc367hzz80994c06urxpjqhl6q96xu3y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqnaz02s27q9fp0e8akxfxlckgpqdc367hzz80994c06urxpjqhl6q96xu3y</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…xu3y</span>)</a></span> Change your search engine to noai.duckduckgo.com. It isn&#39;t perfect, but it&#39;s enormously better. It even tries to screen AI results out. 2026-01-25T01:34:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqy0t23v7ferxxq0l6c4p09mcl9eapgd5q3tu5xens3kh0fpsk6tgzypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gj7vadf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq9lztlfpgckws2jp3e3acpdc8j7t6hglywzkt7hs2mgdsfcc73gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7x7luf8'>nevent1q…luf8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyrugf73t6s26mgfmst87kjtjq0649vsnnkuutluanaukc5ac7rvncmat03n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyrugf73t6s26mgfmst87kjtjq0649vsnnkuutluanaukc5ac7rvncmat03n</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…t03n</span>)</a></span> No, to the event. It&#39;s a normal metaphor to compare things that happen in the real world to events in fiction. 2025-12-20T16:03:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx536lrvs6cfjy4ff3swsya79s3tu6a7m6y2uxsxrgjstr777j20szypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gdx90d8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8caraw7wth8r9f0rfw4c9a0sfqqrfuu0h5aglpv4hlvt8jndsvzcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z7ephyvn'>nevent1q…hyvn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypttpqqp5yymxkzta6hny0zz2dvf9fucm3yw5tmq3fcjmmdvjgusqgl06an" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypttpqqp5yymxkzta6hny0zz2dvf9fucm3yw5tmq3fcjmmdvjgusqgl06an</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…06an</span>)</a></span> There are (I would assume) other reasons to vote. Other offices? Judges? Voter initiatives? 2025-11-05T01:03:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqt0qlpde5jre2dj356mm2gqfjm6gjgvtvudsajfg8pgv00uc9nuqzypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gpk97wc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswya83g338l0tfmrch70u02xxccexj8ypwdhjlf3dddsrxwndt2gcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z79kjh7v'>nevent1q…jh7v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypdhl2ar2n9vj9trpp5jc0pt4ccm57qc04rj5r76gp8h6jq4vq54cfulwff" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqypdhl2ar2n9vj9trpp5jc0pt4ccm57qc04rj5r76gp8h6jq4vq54cfulwff</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…lwff</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyzpdumzllww96kcn8d4hp8r43ne668klvgyjvz2nmafae4nspjmz72skwf8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyzpdumzllww96kcn8d4hp8r43ne668klvgyjvz2nmafae4nspjmz72skwf8</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…kwf8</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyr9u9adzffygjkra9hngaqvkv6f58tw58nez45zka2avcsm8ac376wllkry" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyr9u9adzffygjkra9hngaqvkv6f58tw58nez45zka2avcsm8ac376wllkry</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…lkry</span>)</a></span> It&#39;s so disappointing. Krauss is a prominent scientist and his earlier popular stuff is very good. (I am not qualified to judge his physics work, but physicists seem to respect it.) Now ... MAGA? Really? 2025-10-28T13:34:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9e7u8ffzqgfg7lukqeux0pmdrtvnq92rnq36jkwcf2tgcavyrjczypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gggrzjc <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyz6v2rsmc8tufcfh95x8vlz8q4gf7pctpucsj3rajrxsav62ny5fv528eua" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyz6v2rsmc8tufcfh95x8vlz8q4gf7pctpucsj3rajrxsav62ny5fv528eua</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…8eua</span>)</a></span> I have to wonder if LIGO picked up any gravity waves. 2025-10-14T10:21:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzccu2n3mqwzx3szgq7zpdkx3trap4qykm7sjhl3lwcx2njnz2cczypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gpc8aca In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fnz6tenm5legs7kekfynzmmqz26yu0nm5veg2eq8pk5y5mdypvgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q8jmn88'>nevent1q…mn88</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqfl6vrld9v59s4sz0da29kh2fwelwjdx4pmp8tscel3vhsg2qq3qqgl8dg9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqfl6vrld9v59s4sz0da29kh2fwelwjdx4pmp8tscel3vhsg2qq3qqgl8dg9</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…8dg9</span>)</a></span> Burger King is operating in Russia in 2025? 2025-06-23T01:37:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswj3ufjy35ccmgs9w96wjwahjxaksr3y9u259gwg659jp7srejtuczypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4g5ruve4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdd7yywxk4lng3j6v4wwhqrqt3j3pln9ppdwstsnk0srcfjclqglqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qluarm3'>nevent1q…arm3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqjzgxd3ylxrpqcr90zss3ttyuk20cr6y9r7ewz2hyauvr4n0xzs8sucxm42" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqjzgxd3ylxrpqcr90zss3ttyuk20cr6y9r7ewz2hyauvr4n0xzs8sucxm42</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…xm42</span>)</a></span> I just went into Vivaldi (Chromium-based privacy-emphasis browser) and dumped all cookies. Still no AI slop. 2025-04-06T13:58:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7c6gwcx6tqd2rphcj52mevx057e0rjk2qadrt5j4n37jc4lp63czypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gtrz7fe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd98kr3gczts4dngpe8x5xuxsye78msudf93785w6seeryecs2awcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q72v76d'>nevent1q…v76d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqjzgxd3ylxrpqcr90zss3ttyuk20cr6y9r7ewz2hyauvr4n0xzs8sucxm42" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqjzgxd3ylxrpqcr90zss3ttyuk20cr6y9r7ewz2hyauvr4n0xzs8sucxm42</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…xm42</span>)</a></span> I turned it off once. It stayed off.<br/><br/>It&#39;s on by default because that&#39;s what their customers want. I obviously don&#39;t want it either, but we are not the majority. 2025-04-06T13:41:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07tf9r6l5cdeygvr8r3rhs0pf4pugz860c52ml6ttuznedyzlv2szypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gdu2gem In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp02du2a6e9ruhysz8zdk5nnn8dzy2ldehdk2wps0ptprlp949v9spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q32vefq'>nevent1q…vefq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqjzgxd3ylxrpqcr90zss3ttyuk20cr6y9r7ewz2hyauvr4n0xzs8sucxm42" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqjzgxd3ylxrpqcr90zss3ttyuk20cr6y9r7ewz2hyauvr4n0xzs8sucxm42</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…xm42</span>)</a></span> You can turn off AI in DDG. I did, and I never see any AI slop. 2025-04-06T13:33:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90s4jfuhtcq0qw0z3kyznhelj53l9n5gluhljagxvnafqcsssu8czypue3a7l36fm26ak0wemhmvcjv5thynnna8m8dt84q6lgvvcaws4gqdfc6c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzeu6q8lzsq70hpydwjys6caha9ffnr56ffg7ujk3lyhgajdw3dqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qw5qhn8'>nevent1q…qhn8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqynlm9xrncqp9mkznmflx3ck04ecdvrtrrnzvtjn34vmv5c9ejvq54em33" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqynlm9xrncqp9mkznmflx3ck04ecdvrtrrnzvtjn34vmv5c9ejvq54em33</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…em33</span>)</a></span> General Rogers&#39; page has been restored. Light still seems to work, sometimes. 2025-03-18T02:33:56Z