2026-03-28T09:24:12Z https://yabu.me CoolMcCool https://yabu.me/npub1au47dumjgwugfzscwngv4fv65mh9kxzp84u82l2ljlvhxq0ggqwstrq94q https://o.mastodon.au/accounts/avatars/109/379/796/670/373/383/original/7f3a00f2815d817a.jpg https://o.mastodon.au/accounts/avatars/109/379/796/670/373/383/original/7f3a00f2815d817a.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqv3e39xyz9v7rnfqgp84uhd57ag8lsx0hjckpxpcfr0869rrkqsszyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6j8pmd4 Cory Doctorow <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> is able to pull an argument together in **such** clever ways. Here, he argues that AI-produced code is a *liability*, not an asset. <br/><br/> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1000x-liability/#graceful-failure-modes">https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1000x-liability/#graceful-failure-modes</a><br/><br/>#ai #writing #media #news #coding 2026-01-07T22:07:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst697zsyjt7uxmcjunx2nvd900dsrrw537dneuy033t3a8c5rrf4czyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6n63rg3 #happyholidays to the #fediverse from #australia <br/><br/>This happy little group of **Musk Lorikeets**, (*Trichoglossus concinnus*), was photographed in Tathra, NSW. Probably the best (bird) photo I captured in 2025. Thanks to all the kind folk on #mastodon who shared #camera info and tips. I&#39;m very happy with the #canon #r10 and Rf100-400mm I used for this. Minimal editing in #darktable - which is also great.<br/><br/>#birds #birdwatching <br/> #nature #wildlife #australia #inaturalist #ecology #biodiversity #photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography<br/>X-posted to <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">https://www.inaturalist.org/</a><br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.au/media_attachments/files/115/765/675/972/377/857/original/94b91d7ac4c697ca.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-22T23:01:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdrx6mnndm8nxhx0cdp34000yqy5q6a93xgdg8yyvyzdekavxysgszyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6tnjtua **Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo**, (*Zanda Funerea*), Tathra, NSW. Canon R10 with an RF100-400mm zoom at full stretch. These beauties were feeding in the Banksias next to the beach. Wonderful creatures in an amazing part of the world.<br/><br/>#birds #birdwatching <br/> #nature #wildlife #australia #inaturalist #ecology #biodiversity #photography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography<br/>X-posted to <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">https://www.inaturalist.org/</a><br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.au/media_attachments/files/115/765/637/727/433/008/original/70ec49b65285599c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-22T22:47:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26w2z9x4ky436x84trdjhyjzcxxwv2eh0mfkmngkjsxeh7haj7lqzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6cvu0pt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs995luckrnd8jz4kcff2tzedkm8suq5gnkgm84eguep7cwgx5vrzq4a9jtu'>nevent1q…9jtu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The description is almost (or more) as beautiful as the photograph. Terns are such incredibly elegant fliers - well, just incredibly elegant, full stop. 2025-02-26T23:13:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjksns4kk6xawrrgek5tk5ez0wsj233prlhvdfq95gjsxvk0ta3czyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6y76epr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdzhtqxe7fvhzta2tp68suapl7lskkweqm9juqe9g24u5p0257xgm7249y'>nevent1q…249y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TBH I think a lot of people (including me) have a very sketchy idea of how the different bits of the Fediverse link together... I&#39;m still a bit vague about how my #Mastodon and #Pixelfed accounts could work better together.<br/><br/>There&#39;s a lot of *assumed knowledge* about the #Fediverse ... and people don&#39;t want to ask &#39;stupid&#39; questions because they don&#39;t want to &#39;look stupid&#39;. There needs to be easily accessible and explicit step by step instructions *to get people started*.<br/><br/>Where could I find a group about #ux or #humancentredesign for example? Or #photography ? 2025-02-24T23:36:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j92d45zysyujvmvy45ral0chlvfxptn7jz2j2pqsyclwttfcu9czyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6ecxre6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstamesvpxvwf82xddcmht8rk76eny2m730k3g547zncmf8tj3zqzcxs3pyv'>nevent1q…3pyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Its like a depiction of the circles of hell by Hieronymus Bosch. 2025-02-13T06:26:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnanndd6tdl0x7h4nlm0mjh3jktz5n7zdvcc04e4ea6s3v20pxwgzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp67dc6ea That&#39;s ONE TRILLION $$$ just gone, folks: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/27/tech-shares-asia-europe-fall-china-ai-deepseek">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/27/tech-shares-asia-europe-fall-china-ai-deepseek</a> <br/><br/>#ai #tech #grifters #ponzi #theGreatTechCrashof2025 2025-01-27T22:22:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdaeleav6xyj8ajtdvdlswnhzzrw6738lyr3xle7m29p4d5yap4vgzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp65tqh48 WHY OH WHY... are no &#39;journalists&#39; picking up on this incredible (and incredibly disturbing) story by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>&#39;Turns out Donald Trump isn&#39;t the only world leader with a tech billionaire &#34;first buddy&#34; who gets to serve as an unaccountable, self-interested de facto business regulator. **UK PM Keir Starmer has just handed the keys to the British economy over to Jeff Bezos.**&#39;*<br/><br/>*(My emphasis)<br/><br/>Prolly best to read this on Cory&#39;s blog <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#dingo-babysitter">https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#dingo-babysitter</a> rather than a long, long thread here on #mastodon - which some folks are getting in a flutter about.<br/><br/>Let&#39;s keep to the real news here - this incredible, jaw-dropping, cave-in to big tech.<br/><br/>#tech #oligarchy #ukpol #amazon #bezos #billionaires #starmer 2025-01-23T00:42:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpautmz8jdyl7z9uhz6nz5eqyhulv00evrn9x8axkedlzskkjkvgzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6782u4m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv9y0syq77v6t6lqhtva5qasnkgdgv6amqkzazv48z9s0hpet73kq2zz4z5'>nevent1q…z4z5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good on ya, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15z3wmpnnsal3u0n4c3zld2hg7lxl0w60rvlc8f0nknrhr7gzg4yqfh0xrp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)</span> (<span class="italic">npub15z3…0xrp</span>)</a></span> - that&#39;s the way. <br/><br/>I followed you on the bird site - and it&#39;s great to see you thriving on the community here (and #pixelfed ). It really is heartening.<br/><br/>Well done! And well done #mastodon and the #fediverse 2025-01-22T03:53:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr0z0p602yyt88ljlknr2aavty6wmhxd9w2k7r5hdn8ywywutqjyszyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6usha8p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddnkltaka2adyjgw8xdurfz468kw0y42cfvxqdtg9enzv76endlgeaekfx'>nevent1q…ekfx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Great photo. 2025-01-05T22:05:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xx0gjpx4y0adjsk3z0lu2zejsunpcxttvrfrfzjr0dx4u6hmq7gzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6gtfqzk Writer Cory Doctorow <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> on how he predicted violence against US #healthcare CEOs. As usual, he makes an *awful* lot of sense: <br/><br/>But the assassination of Brian Thompson is a wake-up call, a warning that if we don’t solve this problem politically, we may not have a choice about whether it’s solved with violence. As a character in “Radicalized” says, “They say violence never solves anything, but to quote *The Onion*: that’s only true so long as you ignore all of human history.”<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/09/radicalized/#deny-defend-depose">https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/09/radicalized/#deny-defend-depose</a> <br/><br/>#capitalism #gunviolence 2024-12-19T00:20:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2m94y7wqr00e7rxf2hsmr4uf6se3gnxpa06gr80lppt2yd7sxx0szyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6uwcf3m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7wdd3fas3x7fsnqdjfvejrgs25gmha7f5u3lctsvxul45c579hc7kpczx'>nevent1q…pczx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_(film)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_(film)</a> 1938 2024-12-17T05:31:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xdxgya43w8hx3cc22a2d7ymykvmces0vt4cu35p8hmec42a2ekgzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp68gxydx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrz6fay232svpnd9dvq4c5afpczdmjnf49fzhzlqyn5mecwh583dqq7xh99'>nevent1q…xh99</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>500mm? And a tripod, of course? (Sorry, asking because I did an online photography course last night - just a lecture, really)<br/><br/>And would you recommend any online photography courses? 2024-11-27T05:34:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspn2s6mftk6wjyptr084qtv6fnmgu0fd0a08aeqgh80wthsj8p8ngzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6wx4pqf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstu8ulgflrdwxrcejyat8u23edprg9vr4t0c59z97588hat0mayaca23fmx'>nevent1q…3fmx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Beautiful composition. How ever did you get so close? 2024-11-27T04:13:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09rr3yfknedergtsmyf56j62fkpl87mdd64d6z72437k5eetxh8qzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6ggk76k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85m28leth4fkupmen508p9rmcjxc5nea6ttk98uwwts0fvc3auuqnzkpvg'>nevent1q…kpvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FFS. Government policy by edict of Murdoch&#39;s *Daily Telegraph*, as per usual. 2024-08-08T01:29:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtn0ltun2az6anusw7lkzykxz4nlr04jv50ghelqx3jnxtf0sdtszyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6j68808 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstt8s4dlefucr5fqteuav70p4mst0g5uuweme8t8v5c9cw8632zxgvk5934'>nevent1q…5934</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Beautiful shot. I took this shot of Brolga Cranes in Queensland, Australia, where they are often very tame - and sometimes even choose to stay in close contact with humans. We also have the very similar Sirius Cranes in the tropical north, those these are unfortunately very rare.<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.au/media_attachments/files/112/919/257/655/121/310/original/4881b2e366c29b0f.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-07T06:16:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7t8rx7xv8xv9qelezjtg7fwwprjayxtvy394g3fdr7vq2xdrp7qzyrhjhehnwfpm3py2rp6dpj49n2nwukccgy7hsatat7tajucpapqp6204lk4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswm4ulqatkk8k5ctkkwz5sr0n89f55lyyswdrnejkt4ct32k6r0agge77u7'>nevent1q…77u7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a copy of &#39;Rum, Sodomy &amp; the Lash&#39; signed by Cait and Spider of the Pogues which I was given at the official album launch party on HMS Belfast, moored on the Thames. It also came with a press pack - notes on the band and a black and white glossy photo - which I got Shane to sign.<br/><br/> It was a WILD party - the Pogues played live and the place, including me, went crazy.<br/><br/>I think it is the most precious #vinyl I have...<br/><br/>#albumoftheday #nowplaying #thepogues #pogues #poguemahone #music #irishmusic 2024-08-05T06:15:00Z