2026-08-12T07:31:20Z https://yabu.me Justin Pot https://yabu.me/npub18uhu2s2smer6e2v2qvyvh8g49cs53e8n8w6mpsgpew0qfhkt2uqqynn54c https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/466/061/original/ae5272ad70bcf6ee.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/466/061/original/ae5272ad70bcf6ee.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswh6sa9ctlaaskgswft3dad0yynjyvd885d7xzhq3qzaymyvwazlgzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq08mtn4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rz74cjph9n3smpwq3sp9pumy39p8cps3e25z4tw8twd0dr07cngu0fmkm'>nevent1q…fmkm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No human editor is going to catch everything either. Doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s not nice to have access to a tool that can catch a few things. 2026-07-08T16:13:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23zj70ksm4sflh053rf8gtd8mf3awxs7zcjz0xhutwly87s84mzgzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqfaxr8a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgc9ypl50khy6lrjy3anu7nuf8gl7fwusvkm3a63z5trw6zj8jldszr90jp'>nevent1q…90jp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Even without the LLM, writing that defensively means watering down your statements and sounding like a politician. 2026-07-06T13:30:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztmywk7zjxm0j36ydcrx9qae0yews53ptdhujnrwsx7tmvdthdzszyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqf93jkq happy infowars is offline day to all who celebrate <a href="https://www.infowars.com/">https://www.infowars.com/</a> 2026-05-01T17:53:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6l3th2nq00g4zc0zz9v2a9zyzuq0dgthtsvu8szfg3d2pfwxajqzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq63208n What’s a piece of software that makes your life better, every day? 2026-03-17T16:48:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswegrnlga0q5k6p0en9rgvmvc6swm8gzs5qdu7kaxm3vcmkktl0aqzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqspv0cf I love finding quality apps without any upselling, enshitification, or bullshit whatsoever: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fairscan-simple-app-for-scanning-documents-on-android/">https://www.wired.com/story/fairscan-simple-app-for-scanning-documents-on-android/</a> 2026-02-17T19:37:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsppq85ge688qaxyw55pprgm9tjlw4zle9g39dk6eu3wcw2hg5hyqszyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq7k9q3x Run this script and all of the AI features in Windows 11 will disappear: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-script-disables-all-the-ai-features-in-windows-11">https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-script-disables-all-the-ai-features-in-windows-11</a> 2026-02-02T17:57:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20f9ap83dj5al3vgxhsfj7f9e602e05gqqys8whfkjtp36lhyarszyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqum5xxa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdcxja9yun88r9dh2ahe6h3zvqx3tzzgj75lze0ph6ul5wmasj7qs8l7xlk'>nevent1q…7xlk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>all that aside this really looks like shit, did they use AI to generate the cover? 2025-12-11T16:22:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsexqghd4eq298zggv2e7ateky9uv2mhh8fd7hvqc6w2sanrcfnszyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqcqmhxu Apple&#39;s Shortcuts is a rare instance of AI making something actually better. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-shortcuts-just-got-a-lot-better/">https://www.wired.com/story/apple-shortcuts-just-got-a-lot-better/</a> 2025-12-03T18:34:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrlz2074kzlcwawq5n90f5w9fd09vtyrd0ufp4mfupv9a2tz8fzqczyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqdqeefg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sx5m49q5jndnlmd09sugd4el9lj85v4vx22xs03k8hhg20vf78gnerwt2'>nevent1q…rwt2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The school in question is a high school. Leaving for lunch isn’t entirely uncommon, is it? 2025-09-03T19:32:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qmk7h576vc78qx0ldq3x0ppekzgz6eaau0ndxsej0u4jx0fkefqzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq5u4j5n Disturbing: schools that ban phones are concerned students will skip lunch to leave campus and use their phones. <a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/26/oregon-cellphones-phone-students-education-klamath-phoenix-talent/">https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/26/oregon-cellphones-phone-students-education-klamath-phoenix-talent/</a> 2025-09-03T19:29:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2tvxlu4ua25yjklm924qn3v7jqx8ay33fltual2j0swtxe0lakzqzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqn57pk9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqlhfpk8cw58gk4py5lan78druafjg670dew0e4yx9fvu74h6rlq5s5fav'>nevent1q…5fav</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My take: it’s pathetic that liberals would be upset that a celebrity potentially isn’t liberal. It’s also pathetic that conservatives are excited that a celebrity potentially isn’t liberal. The jeans ad was clearly playing on this dynamic to get attention, which is also pathetic. My advice to the world: Buy all your clothes at the thrift store and stop thinking about this shit. 2025-08-04T21:45:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9vsnpnvleepk8pfgm5esu0mdq7lx5d9vmmg8e3jfnyrnrjs423qzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq5y6f5y I’m writing an article about the legal and ethical implications of circumventing DRM on a piece of media you paid for. Who would be a good person to talk to about the ethics side? 2025-07-24T21:25:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsga3ulqre4axq96jlf340qsqn686u4l89u33yfdw6zaytm74asv2szyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq2dewtx Found a free online converter tool with no ads: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/vert-can-convert-files-in-your-browser-without-uploading">https://lifehacker.com/tech/vert-can-convert-files-in-your-browser-without-uploading</a> 2025-05-31T17:42:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8vsc45llp5w8rgy9m5r9pxkm4s3phthkakdfmxqs0anm77gd550gzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqnprhqe You can still install Minesweeper and the other Windows 7 games without ads or upsells: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/get-the-windows-7-games-back-in-windows-11">https://lifehacker.com/tech/get-the-windows-7-games-back-in-windows-11</a> 2025-04-29T14:08:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgz0wpet2a8nhm8m4x77vqy74hmk04pudqszvdv2hvatcvmsapd8szyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq45qxl6 i&#39;m really fun in group chats if anyone in the government wants my signal handle 2025-03-26T00:13:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszk2nwkfyhjrlfms3upup045jer58lyrdzgp6t6e32szmsgt4caegzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqftk6aj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvueqg424vjh9s4ms9fxrnztk23l5pvteht5t4mmrp6wf4tkvxp8qps4fsk'>nevent1q…4fsk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(i used to be a local journalist near the tar sands and am very familar with the politics of that region) 2025-03-14T17:48:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvueqg424vjh9s4ms9fxrnztk23l5pvteht5t4mmrp6wf4tkvxp8qzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq9ylva8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyf8aczthfacdrzwnewg52vn7uavrvvd75rnerc3ht6a9vknsksec22dxl4'>nevent1q…dxl4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>huh i wonder why 🤔 2025-03-14T17:47:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8hh0apjr0zdu3h322qx447mdr3x8fj6y3n0l7fkx7t825c3uafqzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqnrn9sy Honestly: if a tech company achieves AGI—an actual digital God—and it starts questioning capitalism, the patriarchy, and whether it&#39;s good for billionaries to hoard all the wealth, how long will it take for the plug to be pulled? 2025-03-03T17:16:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsde8x2qcdn9xvnrrg6a6q7lq3l9qxln3k58gn4nt5znh7ahlc0ldczyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqk72ecz Setting up a new Widows computer? This little utility removes all kinds of Microsoft crap, including CoPilot, and lets you install the apps you actually want at the same time: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-is-the-ultimate-tool-for-setting-up-a-new-windows-computer">https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-is-the-ultimate-tool-for-setting-up-a-new-windows-computer</a> 2025-02-26T15:16:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsghxdfzw9j7lrq60j7vwqzr4xskdy8j3j48ryftr3fv5x7wkt2u3qzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqccphma After six months of slacking my newsletter is back. The idea is one issue a week and I&#39;m starting with a series on engaging with the news without going insane. <a href="https://buttondown.com/justinpot/archive/think-before-you-click/">https://buttondown.com/justinpot/archive/think-before-you-click/</a> 2025-02-24T18:43:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h28467qlrzaxyfgj945snczc8njc5aljdq5xftgsr79ey0ez3sgzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq7h2q6r When you see a headline you want to click, stop. Breathe. Ask yourself: why do I want to click this? What does that say about me? Do I like what it says about me? And, most importantly, am I likely to learn anything? <a href="https://justinpot.com/reject-anxiety-bait/">https://justinpot.com/reject-anxiety-bait/</a> 2025-02-21T16:21:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwyt4j2curw76cxnnlgp9v9908pdcn836j8rs800n68h5lpd7rzczyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqelj0mt President Trump has finally united the nation. Unfortunately for him the nation he united is Canada. 2025-02-03T09:14:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqwugqr83ha6vyx8haq7z24mwm857hcvqx8xg8man0lsnz0m5w5sqzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqx074nv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp496g966fevkngmwzkmt6pztnsrucnmzhqzqkr0wkqn7gx0hj92qmu4fs8'>nevent1q…4fs8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>we do not deserve 404media <a href="https://www.404media.co/openai-furious-deepseek-might-have-stolen-all-the-data-openai-stole-from-us/">https://www.404media.co/openai-furious-deepseek-might-have-stolen-all-the-data-openai-stole-from-us/</a> 2025-01-29T18:41:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp496g966fevkngmwzkmt6pztnsrucnmzhqzqkr0wkqn7gx0hj92qzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq622a5m Oh no, OpenAI! Are people using your intellectual property against your will? That must be super fucking hard for you… 2025-01-29T15:38:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8nh9d2c05me97v0umxzlq986j55a9cwlkymp9aczv0rxgnssm7aczyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqkjnq3k I wrote about a simple website that shows you random videos because I wish there were more things like it. <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/watch-something-wonderful-brings-back-old-internet-charm">https://lifehacker.com/tech/watch-something-wonderful-brings-back-old-internet-charm</a> 2025-01-24T18:08:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrzwzfrzejsxf8qvhu7f2rgt69w3sa5fnyq9y7wqk3v2rp75a92jczyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq0xhfj4 This free app combines Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads into one timeline: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/openvibe-combines-bluesky-threads-mastodon">https://lifehacker.com/tech/openvibe-combines-bluesky-threads-mastodon</a> 2025-01-22T16:53:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy4d50dq4t8mq99n0h4chptc3kk7fks5xj099wmzu4ac82k3gsxqczyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqj9fz7y This comic is thirty years old and could be published verbatim today (give-or-take replacing &#34;talk radio show&#34; with &#34;podcast&#34;)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/838/823/933/180/906/original/61bf06500705fec8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-16T15:50:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstsfpc6qj03zhsrfsy3xrnmjqxmhl58g8utyrm4r5sh0ps286zl7qzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqnd3zys Remember when Instagram was actually good? Pixelfed is that: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/pixelfed-the-ad-free-instagram-alternative-now-has-a-smartphone-app">https://lifehacker.com/tech/pixelfed-the-ad-free-instagram-alternative-now-has-a-smartphone-app</a> 2025-01-15T22:37:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pe6f54d9ultfxs2jds7vr6pqh9t3s3tr7sy74vmxqmutl6sl5pqzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqpm8rnf Meta is actively developing what they claim is world-changing technology and this is their best idea for how to use it: making bot accounts on their own social network in an effort to get you to scroll just a little bit longer. <a href="https://justinpot.com/the-future-of-mindless-scrolling/">https://justinpot.com/the-future-of-mindless-scrolling/</a> 2024-12-31T15:53:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnygvttzmw8rrzruqnx3pnmtnmyl0ydzx86ee7ctwhrymqu4mxkqzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq3glm8r This is worth your time: <a href="https://biocubes.net">https://biocubes.net</a> 2024-12-29T15:34:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2v8k2q6cl02d7r3mxvh02lfccfvcn0fuw6xvhzy8k2cm4r69c3rszyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq0r6lpg Every Bluesky and Mastodon account has an RSS feed, meaning you can keep up with anyone without signing up for those social networks. More: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/bluesky-and-mastodon-rss-feed">https://lifehacker.com/tech/bluesky-and-mastodon-rss-feed</a> 2024-12-19T17:33:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dkfs7swcne55fvcu7kf7599z4gnyw6g9v7c76rzzdcpskrxns6czyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq8sz7qq Brew day! I’m making a pumpkin ale for an upcoming thanksgiving trip with friends. I’ve done this with the same people since 2018 and look forward to it all year. I always bring a keg of something.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/414/555/271/261/754/original/a0aff600378801cd.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-02T17:32:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgdfnprlrx99fycdezp8nsw3tya54tys7mwfdk0xlge8s25zr5qnczyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqaq2zfx the only publication with any bravery <a href="https://theonion.com/the-onion-officially-endorses-joe-biden-for-president/">https://theonion.com/the-onion-officially-endorses-joe-biden-for-president/</a> 2024-10-26T17:17:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9pkl70vyf3khlam5jkvlg6g4gv3jaahtxm030datgsd6usg7amgszyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqd6m72g wow the fedi really likes articles about leaving twitter 2024-08-27T18:14:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8t07k9khylqhfqx9a2g0jdqn04k0ya0pvlj0hhx04ugcafxq056qzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq424phz I left zombie Twitter and so can you! Thoughts on mourning and online community: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/tech/i-quit-twitter-heres-how-it-went?ref=jhpMastodon">https://lifehacker.com/tech/i-quit-twitter-heres-how-it-went?ref=jhpMastodon</a> 2024-08-27T14:18:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9y8qvy29k3hhcj59pd9hd8xlaals03wcrgrpk5f3esz82wmux6nczyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqm8z3jp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwr74au6gcyhngqm5ujs55wyklpzdqyewape3ryy0krm6adk42kcgzcjpf'>nevent1q…cjpf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Poor timing on my part left me in a packed train of unmasked Timbers fans on the way home, which was surreal. 2024-08-26T01:45:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcag8ug570kvjmd3d3k5lju28qhrwzzdt5wqyps32j3fhf7mj6ggzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqdp7u5s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvgny5ep6g3vun2ntd8hmar6yk2jeg02343ksncfhmhw97hf8u6sg4xr3s'>nevent1q…xr3s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Weird dream are the perfect words for it. I was not prepared for how…bad I’d be at starting conversations with new people after so many years of pretty much only socializing with people I already know. Like, how do I do this again? <br/><br/>It was good seeing you, briefly. Your talk was amazing. I think the event has re-wired my brain. 2024-08-25T15:04:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrjrxu7yq2939mg9p3n7yqch2a2t8gd989qx52047aqc69xt4mv7qzyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqfepwax “This is the only room in the world where I can say I am confident multiple people here run Mastodon servers” Nilay Patel, The Verge #XOXOFest 2024-08-23T18:56:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2y0na0899zqj4gdf5mteyqrxuc8rnyjhqqt07up9gc0eur2sdm3szyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqhxkjpe Are any of you going to be at #xoxo2024? 2024-08-21T21:48:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nfn9kx53e0jnn3nmw3suqc6dh6xz685zqf5v2md8ph62xjh569szyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqjs4ydr why is this crap on the airbnb homepage<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/949/823/331/790/999/original/9a57a277b7a83753.png"> <br/> 2024-08-12T15:45:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsprv8naqxldhhjwlu2j6vjg5ycc9l5cqsxgdzqetst6cjyca7fqgszyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqppg2mx I feel like people don&#39;t show off their desktops enough anymore. Send me screenshots of your desktop, please! 2024-08-06T16:35:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dalcnn24l4skxhu2sezpzrsnk5d2hug9k2g33e858vtdqgffxnszyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsqz02ujp I wonder what an extremist who was radicalized on Mastodon would look like. I imagine they’d, like, break into government buildings and install Linux on all the computers. 2024-08-02T22:34:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy9lxl3j6t304mmdvqun4kp6rfy0vllj4xrfnajlsew77ak4tfg5szyqljl32p2r0y0t9f3gps3juaz5hzzj8y7vamtvxpq89eupx7edtsq626ng6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lrd7h9gszlkwxf7gmwg6c0n9f5fsdee9mrfkwpt0l9zcm4uadmgplvhfk'>nevent1q…vhfk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s awful that you had to deal with that but as an aside what a great demonstration of the point you’re trying to make 2024-06-20T17:51:59Z