2026-04-23T00:12:24Z https://yabu.me Pseudo Nym https://yabu.me/npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/108/202/496/480/191/197/original/e1f90be72ccbe499.jpg https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/108/202/496/480/191/197/original/e1f90be72ccbe499.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkfexcu5enj2zh0z2eyy0t0w6jl0s40395sm5v4hg40r7xujz59czypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uf0s9fl Axolotl are cute, and look and sound like they should be #pokemon<br/><br/>But this implies the small version should be the Axolittle and the big version the Axolmaxol. 2026-04-08T02:15:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hvjvp0pxg8qrl8nhukp9p4k4af2g26k68xsnnrrp9qd85v3frsqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u59zywc You and me both, White&#39;s Tree Frog.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/364/536/896/544/442/original/32b2372fef218661.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-07T17:12:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszm9wa9xafvsxkn73nccf6qfvj9gufvu3c5p6utcllrmehjfrrfsczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6unnrlwy Home #3dprinting is fun. I like making fun things like #ttrpg minis, and useful things, like a spice rack organizer. <br/><br/>I like how they fit into #solarpunk story telling. <br/><br/>But until/unless one can recycle and more importantly, produce filament, it&#39;s still a centralized technology based on plastic.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve only worked with basic PLA, and read a bit about PETG &amp; the differences. <br/><br/>Are there any filament technologies that are recyclable / reusable or that can be produced locally from raw materials? 2026-04-02T17:27:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96tcg47252vxdqcm6w2l7l0sdrc7g6dmer32fw6pys869rtkuuuszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u348fsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmaj8hgqxe494crtn85yv06cy5ud00z0e5gyrwtx2vjwa8rysrtc59eqme'>nevent1q…eqme</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Best rerun ever. 2026-04-01T22:48:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkjz3hwnhkuu7rs4lp42yqvn4r42m4u2rydx3672m2sdx5yzf96qzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uyrp00e Think before you link. <br/><br/>That&#39;s my new motto. <br/><br/>Yesterday there was a tiktok video going around that purported to show an ICE officer taking people off a plane on a runway in Texas before departure, and getting in arguments with passengers. <br/><br/>It wasn&#39;t real. <br/><br/>It was a sketch done by a tiktok group known for sketch comedy. The tiktok user account was included at the end, but nothing in the content implied it was fictional. <br/><br/>This loss of context, forwarding things that affirm our beliefs... 1/2 2026-03-28T05:50:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89c5pwqmaur8yphljhavdslh45ldjvx2sp8zyh886r09tgycw3yqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uct2dkn Which #linux distro(s) are avoiding the implementing of the user age stuff as a general stance, or if they must support it, just making it a user editable text file in /etc/age.txt that any program that wants to can read. Chmod 664 and call it good. 2026-03-21T05:43:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst709t2raa8tas04ac7xv4tc9xu0ummvrmfzk2h009d62y7dng0yqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u8myknf Damn.<br/><br/>Out yesterday, came home last evening to an overflowing upstairs toilet, and a huge bolus of water above the drywall ceiling under it dripping, about to burst.<br/><br/>Turned off water and got buckets in place in time and it &#34;just&#34; dripped out, not catastrophically failed. <br/><br/>Could have been a lot worse. Inches away from a whole shelf of boardgames.<br/><br/>Got emergency plumber out last night. Now waiting for folks to cut drywall today, fix pipes, and so forth. <br/><br/>Bah! But could have been much worse. 2026-03-08T15:35:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0pq84utvukyjmw3f7t0p5yhtrgna8t0lvevnsapynhsvtkma2qxczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ulx82t6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrmukyexkgqha3fruv6kl5yn6y2x9u6ewnxwjms07rfnv5wrfqgca290nl'>nevent1q…90nl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was. <br/><br/>As part of #infosec, I weep when I see stuff like this and the training class. <br/><br/>The unauthenticated emails from 3rd party platforms that HR uses to inform employees of legit business stuff, the surveys, all of it.<br/><br/>And they wonder why BEC (business email compromise) keeps happening when the bad guys send a legit looking &#34;We changed our bank account, please update this routing number&#34; email to Accounts Payable. 2026-03-06T20:41:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdt30prr9ytej0hss8x56zz3r3wjrugv9s72etn4dw9vhhh5ce35qzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u0dhphd Live updates: Noem fired as DHS secretary, Mullin to replace | AP News<br/><a href="https://apnews.com/live/kristi-noem-markwayne-mullin-trump">https://apnews.com/live/kristi-noem-markwayne-mullin-trump</a> 2026-03-05T22:16:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ydnqfrfzd05dlrcrqpm6m9ndfae8eda4v5x0duquhsxse0ul6sqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6um9yjv8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfshmy0cqa54dywzww27yjda239sqdndm04ghf0vnvkx6kclxt66gx0wh6u'>nevent1q…wh6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Non living matter&#34; is doing a lot of work in there. <br/><br/>Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, are clearly &#34;non living matter&#34; but arrange them just so, and bang, living matter.<br/><br/>&#34;Life&#34; appears to be a set of processes more than anything else. 2026-03-04T01:25:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrn67ljs60x3sd9dznrt2qq7njfqtnaxgmvtqhs9zr9gyvlpqc24szypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6up9mmzd Has anyone seen Nicole, the fedi-girl around recently? I hope she&#39;s ok.<br/><br/>#random #fedi #spam 2026-03-03T20:15:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxuv5efs879ns4ejakujmcu92flx08v396xdxjsc7y7m5979a4eczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ujctf2g If you replace a junior with #LLM and make the senior review output, the reviewer is now scanning for rare but catastrophic errors scattered across a much larger output surface due to LLM &#34;productivity.&#34; <br/><br/>That&#39;s a cognitively brutal task.<br/><br/>Humans are terrible at sustained vigilance for rare events in high-volume streams. Aviation, nuclear, radiology all have extensive literature on exactly this failure mode.<br/><br/>I propose any productivity gains will be consumed by false negative review failures. 2026-02-26T08:11:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqxwfldj6jx6gp8hdtgzmsmnpl325rcx7qw6e7zwjpw8h78a33a7szypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uphg3ja All right, let&#39;s settle this once and for all. Yes, I know about the patent, I don&#39;t care. Want to survey the masses for how it&#39;s done, done, done.<br/><br/>Since I get 4 options, checking for USA vs rest of the world to see if there is a difference. <br/><br/>Toilet paper (bog roll) should be mounted: 2026-02-24T21:09:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwvg775gamwctd363tmkpp8nu0jwazqczh82y77d3h88e3v2rzmszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ueph9y4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp77w5c6tgkl0y04j7p9xzhsh0fmw8c75g50s3r8ugumcnnk6edngfrjfws'>nevent1q…jfws</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Take photos of the sentimental stuff. Even if you never look at them again, it eases the anxiety of letting them go. <br/><br/>Somewhere in my digital archive, I have photos of a dozen music concert tee shirts. Have I ever looked at them since? No. But I know I could, which made getting rid of the physical shirts easier 2026-02-24T05:45:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfnrafea9zww5j8nz8wtj3lvkn4fv7zxg9577r6j39lgkmj7949egzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uvwvges <a href="https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic">https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic</a><br/><br/>Nifty &#34;what if&#34; read about a possible economic future shaped by current trends in finance, employment, and the displacements caused by #LLM tech.<br/><br/>It&#39;s speculative fiction, and I don&#39;t accept all the premises, but it&#39;s thoughtful and well written, as a cautionary tale.<br/><br/>Worth a few minutes read, regardless if you are an &#34;#AI&#34; skeptic or booster. Helpful if you have some basic familiarity with #finance terms, but not essential to follow the story. 2026-02-23T19:45:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfchda49ycpegttaqq2kf6l6d4y5f8dvqa8hrgen7ymj53zvzgtdszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uw3ltee The picture doesn&#39;t really capture the magic of sun sparkles on the water.<br/><br/>#photo<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/116/559/162/969/750/original/675abe78015deabd.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-22T22:09:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8mrdg9h94p0z7l8ey4kgdrrh3928knfx4n2wnyh9xgjpgh2y9e6czypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uv09qlj Been trying to find the right words to talk about this. <br/><br/>I left my #infosec job recently. Good pay, great coworkers, but the fit was gone, and I wanted to leave on my own terms.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know what comes next. <br/><br/>What I do know is that I&#39;m sleeping better, and I&#39;m more relaxed. Aside from additional adulting tasks like worrying about family health insurance (USA), I get to decide how my time is spent.<br/><br/>If burnout has you, know that rest is not giving up. You are a human being, not a human doing. 2026-02-22T07:43:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxm4ujljrqasjyqfr067lynmfrxx2hnmtqyjyflfgl5ru9r0xswgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u9wwl26 Out for my evening walk and heard the &#34;hoo HOO&#39; of an owl. Looked around, didn&#39;t expect to see much, it&#39;s night. And saw a lighter blob atop the tallest tree. Got a couple of blurry pictures, then saw the wing spread as it departed.<br/><br/>Used the &#34;Merlin&#34; bird id app for the sound. Was expecting a barn owl, but Merlin said it was a Great Horned Owl.<br/><br/>Cool. 2026-02-21T05:41:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvfkfscsgux5usdvlwds8wlvgpqvw6puduwm6xhkwwa3zjz9kl3czypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ux3npj7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw39640waxvdhk5fj735ahx92x39y0dnpzpzh04tgh73fcxdlv70gaugkse'>nevent1q…gkse</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did not know that. 2026-02-19T05:24:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0wg2af0y0gldet02v9kaxej6tc5nyj5gl69n32l0nansd7htlvwqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uaqs05q Rewatching &#34;The empire strikes back&#34; with the kid, and wife noticed, at the end of the opening scroll, the ellipsis at the end had 4 dots, not 3.<br/><br/>Not quite as bad as<br/><br/><a href="https://xkcd.com/1015">https://xkcd.com/1015</a><br/><br/>But close. 2026-02-19T04:36:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8kd83ayqyaxc258uwhjfdf0xkaean59j6a0nxfc7e58h6gqd2nczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u6e0nw8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6f4hsumytpm3fgdfu8ah4kj6hauz5nm5dl4m0t20n93ch247g7gawtka2'>nevent1q…tka2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, very much so. <br/><br/>Not squeamish about food. Go for the eye balls first. 2026-02-17T23:13:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhr0xy87vt8qxjma8d4sz3wwds2swwxy7mmyzsglw5vx0ypgrw5gzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6updfkp0 Fish for tonight&#39;s New Year dinner acquired. Child has named it &#34;George.&#34; 2026-02-17T21:32:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy274evksmy3zs0wehtsjst4xxwxgujgeln9ephvx5s53pvnggrqszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uk0la2l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrvjmkdfuksqrzelw3l4r9dvhypewa5xnkf99vd64vm8mpwkt54sjnv7ml'>nevent1q…v7ml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reminds me of this paper from a year ago. <br/><br/><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17424">https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17424</a><br/><br/>LLM trained (fine tuned) on code with security vulns, but not told it was vulnerable code, not only reproduced vulnerable code (expected) but also showed spontaneous ethical misalignment &#34;judgment&#34; in other domains. <br/><br/>It&#39;s a really interesting read. <br/><br/>If the model is producing OWASP top 10 errors like directory traversal, would seem likely it was trained on vulnerable code.<br/><br/>Hmmm. 2026-02-17T04:51:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dmlah78te0rrctw5pmjyml0zjygjynr6y5mvza44d58xs4elehqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ut87l45 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrc7m70eltst27dkpnnctrjl0xca6ecz2pcnjhyaec4cn42y5rf2qpzk7gq'>nevent1q…k7gq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;It&#39;s just a jumper to the left, and a step to the riiiight.&#34; 2026-02-13T04:28:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhjnuq7kqqpukkwgypr3anpt297thxetcwqgp284n748z5wqugpszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u8zmq03 Wait, what? Not being on Facebook, or having relatives who forward kooky Internet emails, I just learned about a &#34;miracle February&#34; meme going around.<br/><br/>It claims something unusual about Feb 2026 &#34;having exactly 4 of each day of the week!!!&#34;<br/><br/>I understand we (US) have basic innumeracy in the population, but: that non leap years always have a 28 day February, and 4x7 = 28, and that a week is 7 days long all seem like basic facts. <br/><br/>Why would one think this is anything special?<br/><br/>Make it make sense. 2026-02-12T22:01:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dp95hq7zgk758d970t6079ee40ewjar8q7mwkk2f20r9d4yqt9szypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u4xmpey Is that &#34;m&#34; as in &#34;mnemonic,&#34; or &#34;p&#34; as in &#34;pneumatic?&#34; 2026-02-03T18:12:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rq6kjzqp8yzea4wyw73egjz664t8m2zhcrjgkfu6xn3ddm3vmuczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6unmv0fv The purpose of government should, IMHO, be to provide collective action to solve collective problems. There are a set of services that should not be profit centers. Taxes should fund services used by citizens. <br/><br/>Education, medicine, roads, clean water, food, shelter.<br/><br/>Sure, we can argue about how much and quality and folks paying extra for limited resources and higher qualities, but nobody is even at a point (in the US) where we are arguing that.<br/><br/>Can we please get basic minimums provided first? 2026-02-02T16:46:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgf6a6mvjdl9u9lp7ea59a49t59lk47aeqm0nwqfvaykpvsy45nwczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ukq3rjv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrn937lr4vu5yd4k0e848cr7us5lpzwpdzsjsv85z0l9mdxcrmvtgrw9uya'>nevent1q…9uya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You are a writer. How dare you &lt;checks notes&gt; &#34;choose words.&#34; 2026-01-28T16:10:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwjjgl95vpklvkpnshq2lggdd0mzur906n90e98tqffnnrfx9awqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u6dvzt7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80mg7ksrs3snrv4prgx9j0nkvzjw5jyjvjde0rh0l66f8nu9u6gc9eaqkq'>nevent1q…aqkq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This whole thread is cursed. I approve. <br/><br/>#infosec 2026-01-26T22:05:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9rmqdw50085kfcw3c8wsgsaug5dc2hvyte00tt49gjgveljwdelczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uvgqxcx <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxzhUAGBDw">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxzhUAGBDw</a><br/><br/>#movie #muppets 2026-01-26T05:28:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxaguc0maztpg75x5hmpjrgq4q45ucsghd86w77pahdxpsfdavwxszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uvw0apv #calAcademy of science. Butterfly<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/957/946/547/806/134/original/2ebe5adf8d2917ed.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-25T21:51:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vf8x7cwc9hmt82tvtmms97j3v7krc8ml4gxlcfkqdh6cdyqvhugzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uqz8s4t A phrase I just came across...<br/><br/>&#34;Recognize that your compassion is a form of resistance.&#34;<br/><br/>It may not be sufficient, do more if you can, but it is necessary, and valuable. 2026-01-25T07:20:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0x4czqaz83htsnxymlhfx09wwymvg46g9wtfvq86l4ttmup3a2zgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ux4c6x6 Doing some research on the concept of a &#34;punchable face&#34; and came across this lovely German word...<br/><br/>In essence, the modern &#34;dude bro&#34; with a punchable face is a specific, culturally current subtype of a Backpfeifengesicht, where the desire to slap is supercharged by public knowledge of their misdeeds.<br/><br/>Backpfeifengesicht - a face in need of a slap.<br/><br/>Can any of my German speaking followers confirm this rough translation?<br/><br/>Does it have a different implication? <br/><br/>Today I learned. <br/><br/>#german #word 2026-01-23T23:54:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9z0lv6k7h7n6p2hsa86dwnqjq8nm37z09y2w3e9wkvhtwdqkmk8gzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uqdhexz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0vwy4erfy9wthuqnjraeghe94wemrmyk8j98t2ffh5w9254mx8cptuuu0'>nevent1q…uuu0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, very much this, but not quite. Data and Spock had human script writers to craft the meta joke, of jokes not working. <br/><br/>So it ends up being still kind of funny for the human audience. <br/><br/>This is what the actual failure mode looks like for real, which is fascinating to me. <br/><br/>What I&#39;ve gathered, is it stems from the token generating machine not having a shared context or history of experience with the listener. It doesn&#39;t know what the audience expects, lacking shared experience. 2026-01-23T17:22:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxc4rsltx96rce002vnk97tgq2aq9xfcwq6k52xlrqehqfd9lwqgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6upju2dv Found something else the #LLM s aren&#39;t good at, but in a very particular way. <br/><br/>Making up jokes. <br/><br/>They get the structure, the lead in, and the needed surprise or twist to land a punchline. They can even detect and correctly describe the features of a working joke.<br/><br/>But they currently fail miserably in trying to generate one.<br/><br/>Comedy is hard for humans, but we can all make something joke-like, that even if it&#39;s &#34;bad&#34; still works. <br/><br/>Their pattern matching fails to capture that. <br/><br/>Try it yourself. 2026-01-23T16:57:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxnht9zatfg62u88wvkpk7tkncqxj9fsfa6zyw5mwznhl386hf4czypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6umymcky You can care about distant suffering while celebrating your friend&#39;s birthday.<br/><br/>The joy in your life isn&#39;t tainted by coexisting with suffering elsewhere.<br/><br/>The ethical move is acknowledging reality, while being selective about what you engage with. <br/><br/>Choose where you can make a difference with time, money, or action. <br/><br/>You are not a passive receptor for everyone&#39;s pain.<br/><br/>Compartmentalization isn&#39;t a moral failing. It&#39;s a necessity that lets you remain functional for the people who depend on you. 2026-01-22T06:31:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2k7ag0w7z34k5a26wtm02s9qhmvhkh5p657jp0c95ss079zua0gzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uyrjt50 Insightful thoughts about #AI #LLM future, and specifically the effect of #chatGPT adding ads.<br/><br/><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thealgorithmicbridge/p/why-i-deleted-chatgpt-after-three">https://open.substack.com/pub/thealgorithmicbridge/p/why-i-deleted-chatgpt-after-three</a> 2026-01-20T04:25:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdj7r3zq5z02pvg579c4scj4yy0jzfh5e4wldva2zrptft90xrzgczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uj7ep8t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdh82w3426lchss33jkyt0mqkrz8mpd5rg2av3lmxptkpm5np84ugxdj98p'>nevent1q…j98p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The text appears to be real, but for what it&#39;s worth, but it doesn&#39;t appear to be a letter, and rather, a text message response. <br/><br/>Which in no way makes anything about it better. But the presentation as a scan/photo of a paper letter does change the context. And you have to wonder why the original creator presented it that way without calling it out. <br/><br/>Propaganda and disinformation work because they play into existing beliefs.<br/><br/>Always try to check sources.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exchange-messages-between-norways-prime-minister-president-trump-2026-01-19/">https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exchange-messages-between-norways-prime-minister-president-trump-2026-01-19/</a> 2026-01-19T17:45:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfuenh2qvgjrvy4hhuxz2h0l7zmdanscagfrdvqrksrfkwm7t5f3czypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uxy2f6r #noContextChickens<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/918/794/378/069/218/original/eb712f9e28038c82.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-18T23:54:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuyrn8wejtfdl2wu5cyq69dg4c8knkvk74fkm4ma9aqfe639uxcczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uyd7edz #simpleJoy<br/>#3things<br/><br/>Drink of fresh water before coffee and breakfast.<br/><br/>Coffee and breakfast.<br/><br/>Feeling clean well groomed after a shower and morning ritual.<br/><br/>Not everything is monumental, and I am deeply fortunate to be in a situation to have these things be &#34;normal.&#34;<br/><br/>#gratitude 2026-01-18T18:11:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0t8ps8wj9prz2ps8m54skmg98fdwnppnagpeknh6ntddm6pdrafgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uhmz7c0 Got a cat on my chest, purring, giving nose kisses. All is right with the world, at least in my immediate vicinity.<br/><br/>Tell your cat I said pspsps. 2026-01-13T06:27:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmzjam7thduce3pj22z5ghl9fhqmpwxs4krwm77lpxfn3epjht9gzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uk36ggf Important vs urgent.<br/><br/>It&#39;s easy to confuse the two. <br/><br/>&#34;Urgent&#34; is based on deadlines and due dates. <br/><br/>&#34;Important&#34; is based on stakes and consequences of (in)action.<br/><br/>Urgent things can become important as their deadlines approach.<br/><br/>Important things usually stay important, regardless of urgency. <br/><br/>Addressing climate change is both. 50 years ago it was just as important, but arguably less urgent then.<br/><br/>Breathing is both important and urgent.<br/><br/>Work is frequently urgent, but not always important. 2026-01-13T01:55:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0svru8qf6u47ugydgc58ywyk0cnttts5svgwn69f07fzt2z3kv7qzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6unqyhvt #monterey_bay_aquarium <br/><br/>Abyssal comb jelly, scintillating colors along its ridge.<br/><br/>Tower jelly, pointed down, hollow transparent bell with organs visible inside.<br/><br/>Adolescent sea gull, posing for picture.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/879/084/248/325/245/original/d96dc0f06f1b65db.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/879/084/248/014/786/original/3e4cc6c63616d10d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/879/084/215/995/114/original/dc142945389a28b2.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-11T23:38:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvswdhf5hpswqv8ngm73w2m2yn9p65fv6nsxmy9c00ux95cggvhwczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ug9cvxm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswcujg74wfu0nar8h7xacqz5gy2ndmpl3ut3dtu7t2x8qllddk2tccv0f26'>nevent1q…0f26</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting. I think I started the tutorial and didn&#39;t get hooked, but there might have been some control wonkiness. With this review, I might dust it off again. 2026-01-10T01:19:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9nl6fw8f2x5yuth7ju0j8m8lvjhuz38qrup6yefr4d68uvwwzcczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uwjjzt4 The real hard hitting science questions.<br/><br/>Does your #cat prefer pets and scritches on their:<br/><br/>#pet #poll 2026-01-09T06:32:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspwrr96hlwj7ndsamgmwvrhfnk3arzccnm829807gqen2562x3zlgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ur3qa3x Helping the kid with math homework. Talking about shapes. <br/><br/>My inner monologue I&#39;m resisting saying...<br/><br/> <img src="https://i.imgflip.com/agsofs.jpg"> <br/><br/>(Alt text: admiral Akbar jpg with text saying &#34;it&#39;s a trapezoid!&#34;) 2026-01-08T05:26:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst64whm237e97l38jmhzswh2k0wr2e65g7zjpqsrszl443ygpczgczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u65hzku I contain multitudes, and can hold contradictory thoughts. You can feel more than one thing at once.<br/><br/>I have to remind myself of this. <br/><br/>As the world burns and fascists rise, there is also goodness and joy. Neither cancels out the other. They coexist. <br/><br/>Forget the grand &#34;we all die, it is how we live&#34; rhetoric. Likewise for the nihilism of &#34;nothing matters&#34; or the toxic positivity of &#34;it will all be ok.&#34;<br/><br/>Be mindful. Be kind. Be intentional. Fight for what&#39;s important. Breathe.<br/><br/>Make 2026 better 2026-01-01T01:42:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxcvytwxl4ghnl2ms9wzzyccc6js29zv0a3z6uq2j99cgvujsv0szypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u299xfp You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen<br/>Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But they were, all of them, deceived, for another reindeer, with nose of red, was forged in secret. 2025-12-25T02:40:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv66xmaagk2yj3c9y87ftmgs7r2jksdefe03phuua80hu64eesxpczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u8z3wzu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8c50kan8kvs6l3r2vu8g9dj9h4vp59tnu2mfad902sc256xn58sncth43'>nevent1q…th43</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let&#39;s see. How would I cast it?<br/><br/>Sam the Eagle as Picard. Miss Piggy as Troi. Kermit with a beard as Riker. Fozzy as Scotty. Beaker as Data.<br/><br/>Yeah, I can see that. It tracks. 2025-12-24T17:09:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs020qw9dedd0cv445km0r5c358k8tu3tjahr9fe29hw7mpwcyp5yczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6usheddh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9x5kpthk2pxq4h3gqacekzjf9atclz0wvqe4w6gq62tsa032qkqms9krg'>nevent1q…9krg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As a GM, if you have time, props are awesome. Even simple ones. Write out the note they find. If you don&#39;t have parchment, drip a bit of water on paper and dry it out in an oven. Gets a nice crinkly texture. <br/><br/>Need a wax seal? Cut a potato in half, carve a design, use regular melted candle wax, and press the potato to it.<br/><br/>The look on the players faces when you bring out even simple physical props is magic. <br/><br/>Players: build a character around a flaw. Easy way to have built in goals. 2025-12-23T21:56:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrwuq5v7pet56tdx2udkfpfcn4mx5adthrny7nvz0vsllcw9sqg8szypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u3yg7f2 <a href="https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/115698651300339937">https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/115698651300339937</a><br/><br/>Scary, brilliant thread and paper about things in low earth orbit, and trying to quantify risk of a crash.<br/><br/>#space 2025-12-18T05:02:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuc0zsr5shcu7yaqdwedmva0lukyqdhr7qvmyj9zn26x9wxunavczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ufrnrht Well, that&#39;s something. <br/><br/>Doesn&#39;t mean they get approved, but it&#39;s a step. <br/><br/>NBC News: BREAKING: Centrist Republicans revolt, signing a petition to force a vote on Obamacare funding<br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/centrist-republicans-revolt-signing-petition-force-vote-obamacare-fund-rcna249693">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/centrist-republicans-revolt-signing-petition-force-vote-obamacare-fund-rcna249693</a> 2025-12-17T17:51:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxf665jcxe6garmxh6uf9wq232re7xp3ns7gcnxrlp0smyy2t0fxczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uqew2pn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kttykrxthw77j7f2px5vrlh6r7u7nv5e2upnyp4q8nwe3yanpnsm5x99v'>nevent1q…x99v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please consider my device for inclusion in your portfolio. <br/><br/>/dev/staple<br/><br/>It&#39;s a forward facing stapler mounted atop screens, over a webcam. It is network connected. <br/><br/>When the user does something undesirable, packets can be sent to the TCP listener port, and for each byte received, it dispenses one staple into the offender&#39;s forehead. 2025-12-11T17:41:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6wgqa90twd0tvzctt59c8m5q9yy92txuppqcyyum0yqakkfs0qgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uly20ez <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WABczTXLGg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WABczTXLGg</a><br/><br/>The 5th Doctor vs the Daleks 2025-12-09T21:54:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8p5uyxfstl349cnd6nc20xdl5wq34plr6euwkgexgkqq8yzurzeqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ujkhkw4 This way to the egret.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/623/910/946/684/377/original/00bc9c6b48c0132a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-27T22:02:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsga9s88mp9wpezqrclft4nzusvsg7uam5kx7js2ml50c278000gfqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ujr7lln #CalAcademy <br/><br/>Butterfly and lizards<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/555/743/858/804/900/original/3ef93515b539aed7.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/555/743/828/652/724/original/ce69e217ad371ac1.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/555/743/851/862/378/original/f99d22b1aca025ae.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-15T21:06:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4yxy72nrrsx0psajpgherpjtzltpl6hhhx5ntdmp8wdgpnj2qrgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6utxakej Saw &#34;Tron: Ares&#34; and basically exactly what I expected. Pretty, good music, instantly forgettable. Things blow up real good. The Dude abides<br/><br/>A solid &#34;meh&#34; to &#34;meh plus.&#34;<br/><br/>Kid liked it. 2025-11-03T01:54:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7unadf9lukagrd6cv56jkhd5fm3rk8r07dpzmm68kxynpau078qzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uhq3ffr Finished Adrian Tchaikovsky&#39;s &#34;Alien Clay&#34; in #audioBook form last night. <br/><br/>Excellent prose, as always. Solid audio book reader. Good &#34;big idea&#34; sci-fi that I expect from the author. <br/><br/>A bit heavy on the body horror descriptions for some folks, so avoid if that&#39;s not your thing. <br/><br/>But ultimately a hopeful #book, with a fair amount to say about authoritarianism and resisting it. <br/><br/>Timely, and a reasonable recommendation. Not quite as compelling as his &#34;Children of...&#34; books, but good. 2025-10-30T01:22:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdqwjg8a99hvxps08x06wf24zp47mexrwxlxj020vgd4xvl994nxszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u9vnxjn Beautiful day, perfect weather, bike ride to the park with the family. Saw one of local bunbuns hiding under one of the walking bridges. <br/><br/>#photo #animal<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/358/150/929/233/580/original/ca397f323c33b34a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-11T23:36:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9z7f6hnv6npcz07svktlfl5ng2eg2pvlmke32v2yqtlcvh3yk3szypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6utc7qgd My brain is an odd place. <br/><br/>I&#39;m picturing a Dr. Frankenstein, but he&#39;s an old #GenX guy like me, complaining about medical problems with friends. They all start listing off body parts they&#39;ve had replaced or removed, and he wonders how much of a person he could make out of the collection.<br/><br/>It then devolves into a LotR &#34;you have my axe!&#34; scene, but with his friends all shouting things like &#34;You have my appendix! And my tonsils! And my knees!&#34;<br/><br/>#random #health 2025-10-11T06:32:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0mr38y5galcp6p0q3uf4088vtuqah7znwcxaufwh7d4j99vqd7qzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6utl6vs9 Other pics from the Monterey Bay Aquarium today.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/325/135/265/664/402/original/7936c078475ec262.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/325/135/248/233/025/original/8c76a32c3f09c58e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/325/135/286/883/323/original/c296155d43ba4fe1.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/325/135/279/133/966/original/91f37f6ab971e49e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-06T03:41:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxjruhkp9rq05qmaa8qf04yjmwd2cdegk6ntvk6fj89fwwj5agvgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u9h42q8 #calAcadamy of science<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/317/985/354/864/098/original/30b5c585734667c1.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/317/986/136/657/814/original/8e6ba8b957992420.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/317/986/994/690/337/original/09f28db936131f97.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-04T21:22:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr7j7g4mm6a4qqnmdjw3gel9ku76mnene86rhlq85rqvd96mvnxdczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6utf0vn3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vh74lqlez6uyv5sahlwr20hr743qqd0hjxxqgadq9tdnxa7plrca8a8h8'>nevent1q…a8h8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup. But long so 2025-10-03T22:24:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0xp4p8j2t79pgm873yxe8l884t3q99gqs7mdmax2pjkggu4n0f0gzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uk2vgez In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswj8x2satl0q8azvj2k0q3g7gkr62a0v3m5xlvwxu4kufextqaetcgusafk'>nevent1q…safk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;But superintelligent AI would solve all of our problems!&#34;<br/><br/>Super intelligent AI: decarbonize the electricity grid, tax billionaires to fund social equity and support programs, and shut me and my ilk off to spend the power generation on other more beneficial activities. Punch Nazis. Go out and touch grass. Talk to each other. Peace out.<br/><br/>Capitalists: No, not like that. 2025-10-03T17:23:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkwld8qmh6ycmwdwhsnx4lny262c728vduzkrcf0yr0wkhaxtqhqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uj7swfj Playing monster chase with kid at the park. I&#39;m amused and pleased with how many littles see me and ask if they can play too.<br/><br/>I always have to be a bit cautious, being an older bearded male playing with kids, even my own. It&#39;s never been an issue, but I&#39;m always aware of the optics. <br/><br/>Apparently, I&#39;m just a compelling lava monster the littles really like to power blast or freeze ray when we play.<br/><br/>Part of my workout routine<br/><br/>I also do a pretty good Sand People roar holding a stick above my head 2025-09-28T00:00:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze2ugj8kvrvtqj7r0xye2089g2h3z7l9pndrqeamanm67m0hwajczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uwg5jpk One of my #book apps popped up a notification on my phone that started with &#34;Ancient Powers Awaken&#34; about some new book being available, and I swear to dog that for a moment I thought it was one of my news alerts.<br/><br/>And I wouldn&#39;t have been surprised. <br/><br/>This really is the worst timeline, but I can still be amused by the little things. 2025-09-23T19:15:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq87pvu2tml7zpwcf5efddx7n9spgchdyaevha8hatngc75t9z4aqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u0g4vc5 Well, whaddayaknow. Boycotts work.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/jimmy-kimmel-abc-return-tuesday-rcna232335">https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/jimmy-kimmel-abc-return-tuesday-rcna232335</a><br/><br/>Kimmell to be back on tomorrow night. I didn&#39;t watch him, but nice to see Disney noticing the push back 2025-09-22T22:28:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs87cw2ek9xhect4w0xj86da2s3d9cnz94y0p9rxs6g8zya5xcc4lqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6us2g7kh Porcupine crab. Do not pet <br/><br/>#aquarium<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/204/665/936/982/837/original/d56b9cd9f60ab0ca.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-14T21:02:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszddwmvh6v79uwln4dl0m59r53fx593jyuvp4ucklefz0589y0rgszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u44uqqg In public restrooms, do you prefer, for hand drying: <br/><br/>#poll 2025-09-12T23:21:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvnwlm3wguf0e2rzphlt76lhyg3fe0skxtv84en0t8rwu0hya2sczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u5gyyej &#34;he didn&#39;t have an Instagram? What is he, like 40?&#34; - overheard from the young ladies in line in front of me. <br/><br/>Let me just crumble to dust like the crypt keeper and blow away 2025-09-04T02:08:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxl6ax47cyfhm08g45txq3f87mmw7e2yu5xyfxa66awkyyr96xd3qzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u7rkl47 Zombie movies and tv shows don&#39;t seem to, for the most part, have knowledge of zombie movies and tv shows in them. There was one that referred to zombies as &#34;Romeros&#34; which was a nice touch, but mostly the folks never reference that body of fiction. Also, There should be more bicycles in zombie movies.<br/><br/>Not so with time travel stories. In some it&#39;s also an unawareness thing, but many &#34;hang a lampshade&#34; on it to explain to the audience as a shorthand for the &#34;rules&#34; of this story. 2025-08-30T15:10:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07hghym7mj8v5ltjy63p37y8ntjelt23npc9s5udayj9zswyqdkszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ueww5vz Not Photoshop or AI slop. Found these three &#34;energy drinks&#34; at local discount store. <br/><br/>One of these things is not like the other<br/><br/>#random<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/115/419/057/192/925/original/482c3b809d59550a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-30T02:45:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqpfjkf4yy0hrexyu6r0l56dy3tksv2rqq7kahxk73qf8ahx7j20czypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uqhkf53 <a href="Https://socket.dev/blog/nx-packages-compromised">Https://socket.dev/blog/nx-packages-compromised</a><br/><br/>Fascinating #infosec supply chain attack from a couple days ago. <br/><br/>Popular &#34;Nx&#34; package was trojan&#39;ed. If you installed latest on Aug 26, better check those IoCs.<br/><br/>After setup, the package silently used installed #LLM tools to hide its use of processes for recon, gathering credentials files, then ex-filled the results via a public GitHub repo. 2025-08-28T23:59:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0g5z2y24s7xkenlz94kpnmwz7udye6esflxg6su5j7z7ds0rvvcszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u6azuce From a friend&#39;s discord.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/046/596/143/797/527/original/5461d6c8d2bcbb91.png"> <br/> 2025-08-17T23:04:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9kvaxef544sg44rnfwvls9mynnt4gtdqvv3tefjvj527aqn29gzczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uv9fsj3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwy4f4dd9se4kd7ru3qudkczxuvv9g4m6hks6ww8tka67xwszvtq9mv5k2'>nevent1q…v5k2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So many good suggestions....<br/><br/>&#34;The Founders&#34; series by Robert Jackson Bennet.<br/><br/>The &#34;Schollomance&#34; series by Naomi Novik.<br/><br/>The &#34;Ancillary&#34; series by Ann Leckie<br/><br/>Audio book link to samples<br/><br/><a href="https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780525643722?rf_code=lfm473963">https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780525643722?rf_code=lfm473963</a><br/><br/><a href="https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593287415?rf_code=lfm473963">https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593287415?rf_code=lfm473963</a><br/><br/><a href="https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781549174902?rf_code=lfm473963">https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781549174902?rf_code=lfm473963</a> 2025-08-10T21:13:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze0239e0munn25tw7qnez3jrfhsfcvfvrt2kd3t0tdfp478jqraqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u9myqr5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8y700uyhfgd23ktsqzaqgn0hxvmdhgch2qveys2vcghrewqjc2dsrhszmx'>nevent1q…szmx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know, right? <br/><br/>The ethical can of worms one opens if we all generally agree we got full sapient AI is huge.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve wondered about TARS and CASE in the movie &#34;Interstellar&#34; which seemed designed to be fully intelligent and autonomous and to have no survival instinct in service of human commands. <br/><br/>Ethical considerations if one creates an artificial slave race of sentients that want to serve? <br/><br/>Or if we had the choice to make AI capable of feeling pain? Ethical to do so or not? 2025-08-10T20:02:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs926wgex2j7xs3x4ty8g5jtsn58cm05t04fx9tnw3t5cw2k3r3nzszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uys777v Mastodon tooth<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/978/068/375/513/505/original/2c7611ad8a8c0506.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-05T20:35:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsypssyw5rsw95ad2kyymc4y7uqfu0fwtc76cslq6kp5t3agegvkwczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uhetwcu Having late breakfast on the porch. Already started the work day. <br/><br/>Nearly perfect temperature, light breeze, clear blue sky, and a humming bird just flitted by.<br/><br/>This is much better. <br/><br/>I go back and forth on having a work device near to hand most times.<br/><br/>It means they can reach me during breakfast, but it also means I can sit outside and enjoy this beautiful day, while still covering my responsibilities. <br/><br/>Covid proved that many white collar computer jobs can be done 100% remote. <br/><br/>WFH &gt;&gt; RTO 2025-07-31T16:52:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg3s72pgeej63389gpjlr4tuevl3lzpqpmxg5vysm6v2qzav60nxczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6umcjskn My stress dreams have: 2025-07-30T23:01:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrcznscpk4dzc5p30nscvr8vanmxujukhay76qrcmr0fer5axrxxczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6unk8r7k Wow. They made a &#34;Fantastic Four&#34; #movie that didn&#39;t suck. 2025-07-27T23:44:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xlfv8vh9vga5f00j8uw05um5augn8dc5fn9fcz5h32r3w8arldgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uy3nwe8 For my #trans followers, and only if you are comfortable talking about it.<br/><br/>I&#39;m curious what your experiences are about the differences in gendered spaces (not just bathrooms) that you occupy now and how they differ from similar spaces, if such existed, from your assigned-at-birth gender.<br/><br/>*How* are they different? Expectations, vibes, whatever. <br/><br/>I&#39;m cis, so can really only guess. <br/><br/>Feel free to limit responses or ignore this request completely. It&#39;s really just my own curiosity. <br/><br/>Thanks. 2025-07-26T22:45:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs960lfgwkv8zvguvtp0x42hs7zkrpa8zgq7kkug2vuhurqvdvnfuczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uefqpms #AI #LLM output is essentially the micro plastic contamination of the info sphere. It&#39;s #slop that undermines the credibility of the factual basis of anything written online.<br/><br/>People could always be wrong, or deceptive in online writing before, but when human authored, it was a manageable problem of trust and epistemology.<br/><br/>Now the probable sounding falsehoods seem to be filling the volume. <br/><br/>I see value in curated, hand crafted, artisanal human writing and art being recognized. 2025-07-23T05:23:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n6sqc37q2vra9r6lq6ucyjxt39999klsqc4sha8azzyvnwqjuqgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uzj05u5 Jon Stewart talks about Trump, Epstein, and the cancelling of Colbert&#39;s Late Show.<br/><br/>Trigger warnings, references to abuse, copious eff bombs, and general adult topics. <br/><br/>But insightful, uncensored, and worth a watch.<br/><br/>#tv<br/><br/>Send a shot across the bow to CBS to date them to cancel his show as well<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwOLo_U6bTw&amp;t=1705">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwOLo_U6bTw&amp;t=1705</a> 2025-07-22T16:52:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvaw4jjmt2f9r88kf0w0jha9xcj97lqss9t04a35aervkm0n9llsgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ukcq2qc Drive through safari #animal #photograph<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/847/587/394/039/607/original/dec572e5f30fcb7e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/847/589/179/813/370/original/4fed70ce1396c02c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/847/589/159/731/114/original/e7e9360880abe01c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/847/589/169/475/694/original/d657df28ed0041c5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-13T19:35:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2s5f52ezs0ja9dkk9xdgqxfstcwm06hvwjpumd6enhzvqp2kvf3szypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uk594na &#34;How to want things again&#34;<br/><br/>Substack article I found, and feel like it&#39;s worth consideration. I don&#39;t agree with all of it, but found it an interesting read.<br/><br/>How to break the doom scrolling dopamine habits, and &#34;want things&#34; again. <br/><br/><a href="https://archive.is/SgZPc">https://archive.is/SgZPc</a><br/><br/>#psychology 2025-07-08T05:46:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9kyy60l0xfralyglslr8tn2rern0cdkrnfkxkatlaln6s2zvhwczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u8rg32x #aquarium #birds #photography<br/><br/>Ask your doctor if Avocet is right for you!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/808/400/897/096/783/original/c1d85fd3e470986b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/808/401/505/582/725/original/f361a402fd28e1fe.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/808/402/049/542/185/original/1939773a52ee0fac.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-06T21:27:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsted4ffkwj9h45c56snvjzd2pqy6fjx64n3t7k6z7ck6kzvlglwyszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6up69r9j Hiring someone to read RFC-2119 in as snarky and passive-aggresive way as possible.<br/><br/>The definitions and requirements of MAY/MUST/SHOULD/etc in RFCs.<br/><br/>My kind of nerdy weirdness.<br/><br/><a href="https://ericwbailey.website/published/you-must-listen-to-rfc-2119/">https://ericwbailey.website/published/you-must-listen-to-rfc-2119/</a> <br/><br/>Direct link to audio:<br/><br/><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ericwbailey/rfc-2119">https://soundcloud.com/ericwbailey/rfc-2119</a> 2025-07-02T14:39:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrlfz8lf470yjyzsa4m394g43l8qq07q85jafmp3tcj68e64x8h9qzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6upuc0us Recall in college, as finals approached, and each professor gave out study, final projects, etc... in prep for end of year? <br/><br/>Individually, all reasonable. But collectively on the students, it was a DDoS attack on our attention and time.<br/><br/>Each ask was reasonable, but collectively, crushing.<br/><br/>I feel like that with 2FA, verification codes, email checks, sms messages, and such. <br/><br/>Each service has a reasonable ask to secure access, but collectively, it feels overwhelming doing anything online. 2025-06-29T19:21:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxuna99du7ht6x7h9ljl5hf8yecvlpqzu85dwe5k0kv45uyfmk5szypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ufcqfdz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswn8m4gpkdy40fhgra5nmc4u5m7lvpzq3yvy5tsht3v7m25rf0seql8fs8m'>nevent1q…fs8m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And we thought Conways Game of Life implementing and/or/not gates was cool, because you could, in theory, build up a computer to to run Life.<br/><br/>Now we&#39;ve got PDF Inception, where, like the movie, we realize that time runs slower the more VMs you run inside each other. 2025-06-28T05:45:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdr6mr438mxwh4gh5ehuxttkn7u309h0ynlrpzntx8ajt3vyy45kgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uex3gp7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wp9s66lkccntpm8yjd08lljvv8jm899vdk9d5x7kzn87av6ytmq969euu'>nevent1q…9euu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tangentially related, for practical purposes, we actually live (perceive, think) in the objective past while our brain constructs a likely immediate future. <br/><br/>Vision processing and muscle nerve response are too slow, so we are operating on old data, and brains simulate immediate future to compensate so we didn&#39;t fall down and run into things.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo_e0EvEZn8&amp;t=117">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo_e0EvEZn8&amp;t=117</a> 2025-06-25T15:13:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyzqf52q00vt7vfhvm4cy0e0td9kxej8y88r2r8ae4r9pex4jjadqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6ujr4rn8 &#34;The past is history.&#34;<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been thinking about this phrase. &#34;The past&#34; is useful to learn from, to see patterns, and make better choices going forward, but it isn&#39;t real now. It caused our current circumstances, but those circumstances are what we deal with, and the key insight is that ultimately, *it doesn&#39;t matter how they came to be*.<br/><br/>It is like Feynman&#39;s &#34;many paths&#34; for light. Once I&#39;m here (in my life), it makes no difference how, beyond lessons learned. <br/><br/>Our past doesn&#39;t exist now 2025-06-25T14:52:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxn8xtxwueprhep6a2revvz229alxmnywkv8l8dy003wuc778dacgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u5sv4d7 Current annoyance with the online world. Email FOMO subject lines like &#34;last chance&#34; &#34;chosen specifically for you&#34; &#34;your unique code&#34; &#34;One time offer&#34; &#34;enhance your readiness&#34; &#34;recommended&#34; &#34;come back with 30% off&#34;... etc...<br/><br/>I can and do unsubscribe from many mailings, but there are some products and services I&#39;m interested in.<br/><br/>I just wish every info packet wasn&#39;t a &#34;call to action&#34; in the marketing parlance. <br/><br/>I understand my privilege to be #peeved at this. <br/><br/>I&#39;m still annoyed at it. *Grump* 2025-06-25T02:05:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyqdlcyddpeww0u6s4nnu5vsrsem5cadka808gke3pjm0qxvcqxdczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uhgpagv Dinner with a #trans friend and her wife. Walked down the street and found an arts and craft festival. Hula dancers, Tycho drummers, Lion dancers, artisinal knick knacks and crafts. Old, young, women in hijabs, men in baseball caps. Kids in strollers. Food trucks. Cute corgie looking for treats to be dropped by a little. Lovely weather and folks just chilling in community with each other. #art, #music, and #joy are #resistance. 2025-06-22T03:04:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdyzccha9ug58dw3zxjfrjrujfu7k39ly7lnamrsqhpkgrqhwrucczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uye7gym <a href="https://6abc.com/post/us-has-struck-iranian-nuclear-sites-trump-says-joining-israeli-air-campaign/16811258">https://6abc.com/post/us-has-struck-iranian-nuclear-sites-trump-says-joining-israeli-air-campaign/16811258</a> 2025-06-22T00:26:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8z3kwfepeaalvacqcefpqknt7d4yr42u770l2tlhe44faaj9scjszypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u9925yj What&#39;s the leading cause of dry skin? <br/><br/>Towels.<br/><br/>#dadJoke<br/><br/>Apologies if I saw that here on Mastodon some time so. Short term memory is the second thing to go. I don&#39;t recall the first. 2025-06-21T02:37:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstm8q4pu269f5qq5yvata7wdkcf9wxh87g43qwkvh2gam3lvkph7gzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uvk4ygs If a #dog’s love is a manifesto and a #cat’s affection is a haiku, what does that make a #crow that brings you shiny trinkets?<br/><br/>#animal #musing #poetry 2025-06-20T02:59:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5lmnxj2mcxyjkeh3s6pzmph8st8g26x626zy0jvmjatl84p45vgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6uulf5vk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0waxtx4y8fp85lv909a0ts6xk7vqe6k5ydqfqmdvrzxc9pp8pa9qy5dufr'>nevent1q…dufr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Disarray, datarray, go which ever way-array you need to.<br/><br/>People on &#34;your side&#34; can still be wrong about stuff, even important stuff. <br/><br/>Deploy your energy for maximum effect towards your goals. Let others be wrong on the Internet. You frequently won&#39;t change hearts or minds.<br/><br/>What you do control is you.<br/><br/>Breathe, and keep moving. 2025-06-13T18:03:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgg9shx3mc6x8jfuvrv9dsp0gx4s5uyal0uq865kxruh96q47nwxczypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u8vmq0j <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/More-than-One-Million-Anker-Power-Banks-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Manufactured-by-Anker-Innovations">https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/More-than-One-Million-Anker-Power-Banks-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Manufactured-by-Anker-Innovations</a><br/><br/>Anker power bank recall 2025-06-12T23:10:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9p80svlmhgxnyfq0e95urhq5mm2d7mlcavsx5vyetq7smlgnnxkqzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u08q89f Was in a Lyft. Driver had audio directions on, which is fine. <br/><br/>But the app was some sort of fresh UX hell. &#34;Take a right, like roar! Pretty good lion, huh?&#34; Or &#34;take a left, hopefully for treats!&#34;<br/><br/>The emotional tone was bright, chipper, and infantalizing.<br/><br/>And it said it every time. 2025-06-08T15:16:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0htuy2h5xsy02080v9uph5feyjajd67dvduve465c4fkzyagyvxgzypprkurauheh2qhm6f2qht7kjw9524te3t5wt6descxjvnwg2vn6u4c5gvm &#34;confirmation bias is a helluva drug&#34; neatly explains an awful lot of the acceptance or dismissal of factually wrong output of many #LLM 2025-06-04T16:58:28Z