2026-05-29T14:41:39Z https://yabu.me Mike Masnick https://yabu.me/npub1hrwtym2t9z8mswehafhvtwzh8t6hhnxepy72k9jx79ydmn246tnqu2mwxk https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreifrr5n5p2ixfbupo3eocykh5jzd67dy2tohi7pzllacainjgkkq5e https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreifrr5n5p2ixfbupo3eocykh5jzd67dy2tohi7pzllacainjgkkq5e https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4sua8w8njpqnfkf4a3jgwh45xftynhp4ha4y7h7yeyeg6f03gggzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvjec6uq There are way better, more creative, mentalists. But they don&#39;t spend all their time getting themselves hyped up on social media and appearing on all the big podcasts like Oz does. 2026-04-06T04:33:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8r7jht7t7kt4ek0ux6wmfv5k3j0urc6tr2ajjaehkuvvc603c8ygzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvtcd6ew Beyond everything else that&#39;s wrong with the White House Correspondent&#39;s Dinner... can I just note that Oz Pearlman is... way overhyped as a mentalist? He uses off the shelf mentalism tricks anyone could buy and does average performances of them and pretends he&#39;s not just using simple magic tricks. 2026-04-06T04:33:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgy9vjpuucyqyrud3ykdmll5xpu3g8q43s63hsuy9zfcp9wuvaaszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvur059f Riding the rails...<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreicktu4objui5askz5hrn34wjudf2dnimznr7dubd4hqw44sisac54">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreicktu4objui5askz5hrn34wjudf2dnimznr7dubd4hqw44sisac54</a> 2026-04-05T15:22:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8pretcy6lw7j39ys8ek0tn8c3f7y3q6367pxpvtvge03v67lc7czyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvhzr0f8 I know everyone else is doing it so I should also write some thoughts about my Atmosphere Conference experience. (<a href="https://masnick.com/posts/2026-04-04-the-atmosphere-is-rebuilding-the-web-but-better/">https://masnick.com/posts/2026-04-04-the-atmosphere-is-rebuilding-the-web-but-better/</a>) 2026-04-04T06:22:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgssya45lfuaz2t4tcpwds0c6x58d8mjurr6hy8dvv7a48xqfd8xczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv3jv84c This is a really thoughtful writeup.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqs4shxfx6qp0hg5l2mg6t3p3r7w20n522z9nct36n46f8f3646kgqfnqdpt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…qdpt</a></span> </div> My reflections on an amazing atmosphereconf<br/><br/>On how the atmosphere can be understood as a subculture, what the holdfast is, and what We Can Just Do Things means<br/><br/>connectedplaces.online/reflections-...<br/><br/>Reflections on AtmosphereConf </blockquote> 2026-04-03T18:49:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9murnsc0my7eenu6pyapn8p8uar0nn3ettkv4frdcxwuwdgdcwdgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvaw94ff I feel like this story was *made* for @kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy: it&#39;s got &#34;First Amendment auditors&#34; facing off a guy claiming their actions are both &#34;fighting words&#34; and RICO.<br/><br/>www.almanacnews.com/menlo-park/2...<br/><br/>Redwood City attorney sues ‘Fi... 2026-04-03T04:13:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4gk3qpy73u0cvk839t5kv3zk8jwt308ccqdpkhzy2pyvsj3p8vczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvx2k0lp It is possible I am becoming more robotic, because it really took me three reads to figure out what they wanted me to do here (but part of that might be because my brain first read the last word to say &#34;picture&#34; instead of &#34;pattern&#34;). And what arrow breaks the picture?<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreibhbw5vyieok777lu7vpl4rl4u23psmbymsso3vpcakyptkdrdkzm">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreibhbw5vyieok777lu7vpl4rl4u23psmbymsso3vpcakyptkdrdkzm</a> 2026-04-02T22:26:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25f33q2z595vh5drerynqym4uamz8k5rr3rtwfm9mexrshf6r8wszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv5v69ut If you want to see my tech policy feed, it&#39;s here: surf.social/feed/surf%2F...<br/><br/>Tech policy by Mike Masnick ✅ ...<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqsvy4vdwa629xx0g7wdse4h0y04rfmz2gdv4w6anv05hm0kdztx0sp4t6f9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…t6f9</a></span> </div> Today we're also introducing surf.social to let anyone surf the whole social web including over 130K feeds that bring together people, podcasts, YouTube channels, newsletters, blogs and images for whatever you're into.<br/><br/><a href="https://puffball.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:6nkng5626orolzuyvuzocl4e&cid=bafkreignq2gnkev6jjptphni2zgvchwe2pw43er7xzdhlb7bgtlwdwziwy">https://puffball.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:6nkng5626orolzuyvuzocl4e&cid=bafkreignq2gnkev6jjptphni2zgvchwe2pw43er7xzdhlb7bgtlwdwziwy</a> </blockquote> 2026-04-02T17:36:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs22kn67522968astx80dgcradg65nht882agt5nqa9nmckecmtwuszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvw3wrc2 Don&#39;t know if it was just really close by, but that was much bigger than I&#39;ve felt in a long while. 2026-04-02T08:43:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspg0eawyyqxtzuh7d4gltjhzfyl29jt5y2enxd6rmtzm808lt4fxczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwved7zmr EARTHQUAKE 2026-04-02T08:42:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnz7rxcsxkt4na8rxrfzq75ssqtkd46tlcwngyklz9mj62mnt5sqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv9u95a6 Very weird experience to be reading along this very interesting article... and see myself mentioned towards the end. Was not expecting that! Anyway, this is a very thoughtful take on trying agentic coding help, written by a very strong skeptic of the tech.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqplh06nul5pepz79hn523pcm63qadq0tthjt58jf5v5t37r54776qxzcc7l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…cc7l</a></span> </div> As a research project, I built a needed tool with Claude Code. I though it would be a disaster, but It wasn't. I have some complicated feelings about it.<br/><br/>I used AI. It worked. I hated ... </blockquote> 2026-04-02T06:05:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz0n790kwwu4tskln4f0mmw6sdw3gn0xwhywkcqj5s8a6lm6ss6sqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvajcmut Phew. <br/><br/>amiatechbro.com<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreib56kwtn6hpihkf46uhlropiqw2meosvaoonsdoj2jaocquz4dn4y">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreib56kwtn6hpihkf46uhlropiqw2meosvaoonsdoj2jaocquz4dn4y</a> 2026-04-02T03:13:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd2mdtj82rkkqjvpgp38uamx2l2ewe4wwjntgsvvgllwpxrzuc77szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwventsxn I have no idea how the world is going to turn out but I *need* to be a delegate at Sarah&#39;s eventual Constitutional Convention. I cannot miss it.<br/><br/>Read the thread (especially IP people, who will appreciate the latter half).<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqp06yffyewxsqnapsct5chk9t7su0kljepkjhtjsg8yusppxscxwqar62ja" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…62ja</a></span> </div> my level of stress has crossed a threshold where i think it would be funny if trump attended the birthright citizenship oral argument and scotus incoherently ruled in his favor 6-3. cortisol levels so high that i can't stop lolling about all my family members in danger. wouldn't it be funny tho </blockquote> 2026-04-01T05:08:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8l3qq9pxcff97mjnvruez8cwlcg3apqd2wpxf67yp7qpurfvydkgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvv5kc6q I&#39;m late to this, but I think @hankgreen.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy is on to something with his discussion of what is and what is not &#34;AI slop.&#34; www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT5I...<br/><br/>What is &#34;Slop&#34; (and why it giv... 2026-03-31T23:12:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxauy6ses8q4kq2ufjtzls96nrrhwfa200ketyq5nh4dgp6gmfg3szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvzcpap8 So on Friday morning I left to go to the Atmosphere Conference and my wife went out to pick up a dog to foster. All weekend she was sending me photos and I swore this dog was too cute to actually exist. But he&#39;s real. And boy is he fluffy. He also loves to stand up.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiczjizyfuceqxkugved4n3sldyyzamrq5ej47cuocdslzas2sojhi">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiczjizyfuceqxkugved4n3sldyyzamrq5ej47cuocdslzas2sojhi</a><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreifmzqob7hs3kemh5ze3ybc63uyom7bi62twmia7ektwypdioyo6aa">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreifmzqob7hs3kemh5ze3ybc63uyom7bi62twmia7ektwypdioyo6aa</a> 2026-03-31T20:32:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszq44hcz4xuw740v8w0jzazd5wkawqpvmv4f4axum6n7j9x6pu4wqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvu2y9cr Kinda weird for Jacob to write all this and not address the underlying claims that Renee points out regarding factual errors in the book.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqhcfk5qsek6u0f7dxhfntfa996nn0zfvr0jcpx86w6nxrq5hsld5s6l2cwm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…2cwm</a></span> </div> 😱CORRECTIONS are CENSORSHIP. Requesting them is a CONSPIRACY.<br/><br/>Jacob Siegel of Tablet is extremely angry that I requested corrections of the materially wrong facts (lies) ab me/ my work that appeared in his 📖 & were echoed by unwitting reviewers. He is mad that they corrected. So he emailed me.<br/><br/><a href="https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiebcb7omzcgr6diumazrdx3jbpuzcrvtfezbi4quoc6ejmf4c3zpq">https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiebcb7omzcgr6diumazrdx3jbpuzcrvtfezbi4quoc6ejmf4c3zpq</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-31T20:18:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2g0p26akaadqjktkf0uyv7ag5vgj9qds6xn2wgkdpedxj3zepj3qzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvxjhn7w The idea is not &#34;this is the business model&#34; for any particular app or service. But giving people a good basic framework for thinking about how to think through monetization options on an open protocol, which are different than within silos. 2026-03-31T18:53:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2yyn8vhyw7500yenuvaa8wl98gwj3fmcfmnj26f4raze9nrnz7lqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvxvsrkh One regret from Atmosphere Conference was that I somehow only learned about @youandme.at@bsky.brid.gy pretty late on Saturday (sorry, I&#39;m oblivious at times) and then kept forgetting to use it. So I only ended up with 6 connections despite meeting so many other people. 2026-03-31T18:42:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf30tg2ltqm6807hpwcxru9jjvs0ntqg639dh5cevnl64adyuzujszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvqarj5e Other regret is how many other people I had hoped to meet or people I&#39;ve met and had hoped to catch up with, but didn&#39;t get a chance to... So many good conversations and good people. 2026-03-31T18:42:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgfgdsvdvf8cyguusnxu3wld570qscy2sjpsqnuvzk6ylzmwjadgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvurate4 Took Waymo home again last night (after flying back from Atmosphere conf) and it took this same windy backroad (which is probably shouldn&#39;t, there&#39;s an easier, faster, more direct route) and ANOTHER DEER popped out. And then just stood waited, not caring about the Waymo. Eventually it wandered off.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaesv0x80net6uzl287ske2nn20nqtzf6wndnte99ldp5j9c74vaqghwk57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…wk57</a></span> </div> Waymo only just launched at SFO, so I decided to try to take it home from the airport just now. As always with Waymo, it's both really cool and then quickly mundane. But it took some backroads including up a narrow, winding hilly road, and a young deer jumped into the road. Car handled it perfectly.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreigpvphwpauwnnokgismg26genfviavyucbpzbvzuawdreel4d7obi">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreigpvphwpauwnnokgismg26genfviavyucbpzbvzuawdreel4d7obi</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-31T18:26:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9g5mcgzcdpp5v88j4lta9xkpfmgqhlfjnhtgqpmt23enmu33lzeszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvtcfcdl This is a good take. I&#39;ve seen some purists complaining about ABS, but (as expected based on how it played out in the minors), it seems like a really good system.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqa2k5ayeryuyrsvepjmc5dlvgq62y55fwz34k0nupjtujaflw29psjjeg4m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…eg4m</a></span> </div> ABS is good because it's not human v robot. It's one human's judgment v another human's judgment and the robot is the judge. I think it's highlighting baseball's human element & adding new strategy. Side effect is the umpires get humiliated, but it's cinema. no notes<br/><br/>www.404media.co/you-cant-def...<br/><br/>'You Can't Defeat the Robots!'... </blockquote> 2026-03-30T21:59:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90ywftldyzjnhaskpwuv478h6uzf5urjgqxdz4hul6r7n8nn36yczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv6ffw74 The best part of the conference was meeting people I only know from online and being able to say &#34;hey, I know you!&#34;<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqhvsn6s0q0sqp8defygd0gpr0v7xfj3pty85vw0l9h5rynw4v68as2jlln5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…lln5</a></span> </div> was so good to meet @masnick.com@bsky.brid.gy in person after his fireside on Resonant Computing. A ton to unpack and engage with, but I was happy to add my name as a signatory due to the strong directionality of the work!! </blockquote> 2026-03-30T05:15:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxvusuyjg7dp7jj4yvh58t823k3ynkrnkv8rj9ya6fdhqgd7kplczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvpal5kh I believe this means ATproto is now real.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqyacgjv6x4cc9tegrua7g6hpf8gj7ltmkehjrl7tehlr6ej9rnahsy2cr3t" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…cr3t</a></span> </div> Hey #ATmosphereConf, who wants to see Doom completely run on AT Protocol?<br/><br/><a href="https://chaga.us-west.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:45uheisi25szrjvjurfpritx&cid=bafkreicfxdm2coomj7322zb4ezccml34gp6e5k47hg6zhcse5vlzwl6klq">https://chaga.us-west.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:45uheisi25szrjvjurfpritx&cid=bafkreicfxdm2coomj7322zb4ezccml34gp6e5k47hg6zhcse5vlzwl6klq</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-30T00:31:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9rcu6wpgp6kxpfhj00t82uqpw3lgg296g79xzdznajme0vvtnwwczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvr92062 The perfect angle to make it look like I have blue horns coming out of my head.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqnlku2pphp7usymk5as8rgnk9sf40gg2wa6frlevf9free20x7lrsk80vdx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…0vdx</a></span> </div> Mike @masnick.com@bsky.brid.gy & Alex @komorama.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy talking about the Resonant Computing Manifesto resonantcomputing.org <br/><br/>#AtmosphereConf<br/><br/><a href="https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43&cid=bafkreidjficfjmneuwvdw2qpvajocwkqbvo2oeac5ahgriavn2fwkh7zqq">https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43&cid=bafkreidjficfjmneuwvdw2qpvajocwkqbvo2oeac5ahgriavn2fwkh7zqq</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-29T22:35:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkugf54zaw8tmvp52yxz3mptuhp93s90gdcad0khkya4pvdy5wagzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvtz5upk Damn. @devingaffney.com@bsky.brid.gy just gave an incredible talk at the Atmosphere Conference. If you missed it watch the video. 2026-03-29T17:44:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstq075rmyu2ljk229jenuntxa8wgdfmh9yzsk6uqzqe7xtgs4pc5gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvzexjxg You can continue to misrepresent my position but if you do so it will be from behind a block. 2026-03-29T16:06:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszg35hd09rzwaf220cd98jeq0ne000tzfftxderqqcgu4s0zsxgmqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvtrchmq As for 230, as I have made clear repeatedly (again did you do any research?) it&#39;s because removing it helps the big platforms who will be all that&#39;s left without it. My defense is anti big platform. 2026-03-29T16:06:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsquj399s6vc8acgpgxm0zhthqe8vjfptxczgjcdhx5hfd05uvl4ngzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv2keygf Robin&#39;s verdict: &#34;it works!&#34;<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqg8fealenfe2hcsam9cm5klkgxqz2quudppgctjk4fesd3venvarquk3lzh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…3lzh</a></span> </div> So @pfrazee.com@bsky.brid.gy is demoing a feed generation agent (Attie) and asked it to rank by hotness.<br/><br/>Oh yeah.<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:izttpdp3l6vss5crelt5kcux&cid=bafkreibp47ycy5sol3kxwuub6odrelcggujkppc7an6pac446mr3rggnae">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:izttpdp3l6vss5crelt5kcux&cid=bafkreibp47ycy5sol3kxwuub6odrelcggujkppc7an6pac446mr3rggnae</a><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:izttpdp3l6vss5crelt5kcux&cid=bafkreide2vtiqugzx4nmfpwehbypwpzs7gc62sqfcmul4zp6qthlntmzxi">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:izttpdp3l6vss5crelt5kcux&cid=bafkreide2vtiqugzx4nmfpwehbypwpzs7gc62sqfcmul4zp6qthlntmzxi</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-28T23:22:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw50pafcktz4n45f25k95u6v4tzgfuv8tshrsew8ypekwwrf29swczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvqkx376 Trying to plan out my schedule for tomorrow at the Atmosphere Conference and I&#39;m checking off pretty much every session even though the realities of time mean I can&#39;t actually be in all three tracks at once (who will make atproto fix that?). So many fascinating talks on the agenda. 2026-03-28T04:49:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9e073d35n5yvtwksqae3da8dde7mqvq3c4wgvj09783kmrfm562qzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv06yn0t The key point is that the &#34;just ban it&#34; decision also creates harms. 2026-03-27T17:37:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr59697rff6hfja5ml8uehqckedqqekal39ljenze4yfuggh5vqcczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvyf45tz I understand that you feel differently. But it does not change my feelings about that time compared to this time. 2026-03-25T23:13:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dhd0qmdt85zv24vcqvf4y3u9kf3fdqasqfwlavtnnnma090dqvczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvt58gtg Currently on a train and was reading an article on my phone and somehow in my mind thought I was sitting on the other side of the train so when I looked up and the train was moving in the opposite direction that my brain thought it was moving... was quite the mindfuck. 2026-03-25T16:54:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfkh9mvsxdad6x4q5wqgzknkvdu44gtdavw5r2uxu6rtjdectq98szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv2632uv Also, it depends on the specific issue at hand, but there may need to be *actual* knowledge of a legal violation, or some sign of *intent* and an algorithm will have neither. 2026-03-25T06:16:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcuhaa3za22fx226ek4ux265g8882dav9s8pxjgt3j0wx9tvfkrczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv2danem Ah peak stupidity. A bunch of grifters who were moderated on social media sued the Biden admin claiming &#34;censorship.&#34; Bounced around stupid courts w/SCOTUS finally saying &#34;um, no evidence of gov&#39;t censorship.&#34; Some of the plaintiffs now work in the admin. Either way the lawsuit has now &#34;settled.&#34;<br/><br/>NCLA Reaches Historic Settleme... 2026-03-24T20:21:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq77c6t8trus9ppzwuaj8j3mqljp0fqgutmp5msh6vqm2yzsfz8gszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvfcqrph *good reasons. 2026-03-24T16:13:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfqsefa7xm03kqv6wu7xlxkqcvhf95587mzyv73xtn6vuemalxk5gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv363w2p Once again I find your insistence that your personal preferences are best for everyone else condescending and silly. <br/><br/>There are food reasons for algorithms to be protected.<br/><br/>www.techdirt.com/2026/02/23/y...<br/><br/>Yes, Section 230 Should Apply ... 2026-03-24T16:12:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0mfx9pya7mktxwx8m03yyxvluya2ckurdykshkc2vasgp390d4jczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv2jvgkk Sorry you hate the First Amendment, William. I think it&#39;s a good thing, and that 230 helps make it real. 2026-03-24T14:54:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0w00q334jp9tm2dnxtemlmfxgvcqvy2kc2v3szr8vq7hweuhrvqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv2hmm0m My healthcare provider has sent me a paper letter &#34;acknowledging and responding to a recent correspondence regarding billing activity&#34; to &#34;apologize&#34; and say they sent the bill in question for review and that &#34;the changes to the bill were warranted.&#34;<br/><br/>I can find no such bill, no correspondence. 2026-03-24T02:41:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplql2vau52fst4d9zga5es6e62g25ts5mtd6rg7m9tj5e2jylc0gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvmxs6ew But they &#34;apologize for any inconvenience and frustration&#34; (twice!). Except the inconvenience and frustration is that I have no clue what they&#39;re talking about. Of course now I wonder if this means a random giant bill is going to arrive.<br/><br/>US healthcare is so stupid. 2026-03-24T02:41:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2s5hrawnym4l5e6f6l08nqvvls7fpf7n0yfxh2rhm543r6ymyptczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvfn8yh4 Sean Duffy spent the weekend appearing on various TV news shows talking about stuff unrelated to travel.<br/><br/>But at least it&#39;s good to see the media increasingly willing to respond to dumb statements with immediate &#34;um, that&#39;s got nothing to do with this&#34; statements.<br/><br/>www.cnn.com/us/live-news...<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreib55egzxyz3c7g24ndctwvjbbkm45hmnixecsj5upy5r77lyf34bi">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreib55egzxyz3c7g24ndctwvjbbkm45hmnixecsj5upy5r77lyf34bi</a> 2026-03-23T19:55:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf4hptqp7m388m7463juwned0tsstzq94r48skfzvzu8zzzqemujszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvkremu4 Me: Here&#39;s a fun/cool thing I&#39;ve just done.<br/><br/>Most people: Oh, interesting, I have a few questions about the setup, etc.<br/><br/>A few people who need to get a life: You&#39;re a terrible human being because I am making very wrong assumptions about your priorities, life, and decisions.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqnuxppkdvuyz22mydsqewsudhhhdrrwnymytw82lpgnk3asrg8fhsrnxeuh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…xeuh</a></span> </div> Today in "dang, I'm living in the future": sitting in my car waiting for kid to finish an activity. I don't have my laptop, but do have my phone, display glasses, a foldout keyboard, and a portable mouse, and it basically lets me sit here with a full desktop environment & a giant screen </blockquote> 2026-03-22T23:20:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpj7x7xs8ss9z8g025juml080ezxtklqpe7ug4dvl8z3300klmsczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv3sz4jr (the display glasses are vitures. I&#39;ve had them for a couple of months and they&#39;re... Ok. I&#39;ve used them now on planes, trains, and (today) sitting in my car. They work and are kind of amazing, but have some limitations, including that prolonged use definitely leads to some eye strain.) 2026-03-22T22:32:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf7rqsmxkwzp99djxcqvhgwxmmmk33hfjdj9hr40s5fmg7cp5r5mczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvng9u0u Today in &#34;dang, I&#39;m living in the future&#34;: sitting in my car waiting for kid to finish an activity. I don&#39;t have my laptop, but do have my phone, display glasses, a foldout keyboard, and a portable mouse, and it basically lets me sit here with a full desktop environment &amp; a giant screen 2026-03-22T22:29:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszpzkd0u2kv4spwz9wwgrc42qgjl5vnykzanmp9ekc7z00qp92v4gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvmgen8d In one window I&#39;ve written an entire article and about to start on another. In another window I have Claude Code open in a terminal and it&#39;s currently working on building out a spec for a new project I&#39;m working on. All this on my phone, sitting in a car, waiting.<br/><br/>This feels... crazy? 2026-03-22T22:29:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvg79l8ml7xaxut7jy4ah6260k6r7se2utga7f9pkjjgce3vfl4czyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv0fruv4 Was chatting with my 87-year-old Dad &amp; my 12-year-old kid today and kid was bemoaning a silly mistake made on a math test, and my Dad said he still remembers the *one* math question he got wrong on his math SATs.<br/><br/>8k=80. <br/><br/>He answered &#34;k=8&#34; and is still annoyed about it 70 years later. 2026-03-21T20:52:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspt8jynqv74xddxytwv58v48wtk6yn4sfy4d9t6036kjz3lqzxcxgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvsne2cc (I remember him telling me this exact mistake when I was in HS too, but hadn&#39;t heard him talk about it since, but it really stuck with him. Either way, he survived that error and ended up with a PhD in electrical engineering, so, as he told the kid: you&#39;ll be fine &amp; you&#39;ll learn from the mistake). 2026-03-21T20:52:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8m6hsxuw9skaz8jea33hysewkszwzhr20x7uezkt58zp0j2u37pszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvke9wyz Deleted my earlier post about the Politico article because of all the replies saying &#34;it&#39;s a bad headline, it&#39;s politico nonsense&#34; etc. 2026-03-21T16:02:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsth2k0uuyuxy59mnrnt8jcqx3qcrk0hqvhmrkp5h3d5ma8s0z6rxqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvxty6q7 Grok is this true?<br/><br/>www.npr.org/2026/03/20/g...<br/><br/>Jury finds Elon Musk misled in... 2026-03-20T22:42:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7uhm8ezvkn0vthw7mre7kc8nx0ayvk9n68wrl443pvs2zep9vfczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvn7grkg Don&#39;t forget to the delete the &#34;Hi (first name)!&#34; after you&#39;ve added in the &#34;Hi Mike!&#34; in your spam cold call.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiddj7jmlfhbvncuh6etadgndlwi3sri7ci3cfmswawrat57r4nqt4">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiddj7jmlfhbvncuh6etadgndlwi3sri7ci3cfmswawrat57r4nqt4</a> 2026-03-20T22:21:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4uzeqphdcaxmy5a7mn7y80gedpzw9yjmpcea8rq48caf6qd9g7gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv6mc8h0 Random odd hardware issue that I&#39;ve grown used to but I have no idea why it happens: when I bring my laptop to my office, I have a microphone/headphones that I plug in via USB (usb goes to mic, then there&#39;s a jack in the mic for headphones). I plug in and... the mic/headphones NEVER connect. 2026-03-20T21:20:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8hf6kw8ug9x7xg7gztzkzacqs70w2trs99y78pgxf0cxrsnqdvmczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv48lc5l But then, I unplug that USB cable, the same one I just plugged in, and replug it into the computer... then I wait about 25 seconds... and it starts working (both sound in and out). Every time.<br/><br/>Why would it do this? 2026-03-20T21:20:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzqzeuadhfuz06ad66pl8a6zx6cyshcctzl2h8amt8f98v2zdr9czyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvtdsmxs Seems like @washingtonpost.com@bsky.brid.gy should fix the headline on this piece, because...<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvft599wkegucw433daxxfj4vtl0y7gzfslqmvy6pfglw5nrrzztse05tq7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…5tq7</a></span> </div> So... the actual story reported here is that the administration set up a dedicated task force to document EU censorship and THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY. <br/><br/>Not that you'd know that from the headline. <br/><br/>www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...<br/><br/><a href="https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:7zwztfs4yywggefayx7oid35&cid=bafkreiaqjmfuby5znkdsn5hafcfb323zmjrfackrsphhrbxagwsv3xvnsa">https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:7zwztfs4yywggefayx7oid35&cid=bafkreiaqjmfuby5znkdsn5hafcfb323zmjrfackrsphhrbxagwsv3xvnsa</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-20T21:13:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvc0ft34nql4rs35n0uvgvlv6u6lwukfes5usx37dnz0607297kzgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvermvra He also has abused the DMCA to try to hide his past:<br/><br/>www.techdirt.com/2017/04/07/r...<br/><br/>Revenge Pornster Craig Brittai... 2026-03-20T17:19:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstn20aa840su8zhstctqedndxw3g0ef78hdw3njxkjkcqrdyfeezqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv96th86 So, sure, Craig, put me on your list of &#34;MAGA&#34; people. Very believable. Very credible. 2026-03-20T17:19:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2uxk8hahgxyq0eazgx6nuk88knsjnd9nxw888h2j87y4zpmmrczszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvnnkl7m He also sued Twitter when they banned him. And lost. Badly.<br/><br/>www.techdirt.com/2019/06/13/c...<br/><br/>Court Says Section 230 Shields... 2026-03-20T17:19:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20wqtghmg9ccn4tkh6kx7rq2mrz2g5y6p8gdmpl2j2sqhwf77suczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv7vcqe6 I know that he&#39;s &#34;reinvented&#34; himself on this site, pretending to be a lefty resistance warrior, but he&#39;s not. He&#39;s a grifter. He ran for Senate as a full on racist MAGA nutjob:<br/><br/>azmirror.com/briefs/craig...<br/><br/>Senate candidate has history o... 2026-03-20T17:19:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfsx67kk4hjc94yrrq9esvtxaet3s4svl5uj5qray7f09ggz8zz4szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv4dxuye This is amusing. <br/><br/>A reminder Craig Brittain was fined by the FTC for setting up both a site where he asked people to send him non-consensual naked images of their exes AND a fake &#34;lawyer&#34; who you could pay to get your images taken down.<br/><br/>www.ftc.gov/news-events/...<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreibxksa25execa6rexbe7ittoopw5akoevaui4iqayvwzzx2r5jyrq">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreibxksa25execa6rexbe7ittoopw5akoevaui4iqayvwzzx2r5jyrq</a> 2026-03-20T17:19:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvs4w8jj8twkv7qnmksjm0cp3hcjtwlzyrydxqfjld9qluve4h2tczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv2gasut Fucking amazing. This morning the @techdirt.com@bsky.brid.gy comment spam filter was overflowing with spam from an account named &#34;Clawd Reporter&#34; (which is almost certainly an OpenClaw agent) promoting a sketchy &#34;GenZ News Site&#34; on every single post on Techdirt. We caught all the spam, but... 2026-03-20T17:09:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg6r995cg7z4avm5s5mj66js8f4ar04upjpe7j594a33c5scu2pjqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvlyzstx ... it seems pretty obvious that some dipshit had OpenClaw create a generic awful news site (I checked, it&#39;s bad) and then OpenClaw also tried to &#34;promote&#34; it and decided the best way to do that was to go to other sites and spam the comments with AI generated claptrap, which weakly tries... 2026-03-20T17:09:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynp2ghz6zz5jwyk9c583zxv6rl09ggrfzdy5hy08g9dchdyzv44szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvzpfnk9 ... to take the article it&#39;s commenting on and say something banal and useless, but on-topic, before pivoting to &#34;that&#39;s why you should also read blah blah gen z news site which has been covering these topics&#34;<br/><br/>What a freaking pain. 2026-03-20T17:09:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdjrugz4leyqjwuzzcmxd4r0t3q6kth8vds69ldmcawex96m6j6qzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvfzqg8s You can read Chapter 4 here. files.worldhappiness.report/WHR26_Ch04.pdf<br/><br/>But now you have a report that says one thing in Chapter 3, and... basically the exact opposite in Chapter 4, which details the limits of the research and warns against drawing strong conclusions (like those in Chap 3) from it.<br/><br/>files.worldhappiness.report/WHR26_Ch04.pdf 2026-03-20T03:16:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsta0zljm0nlzsze3xup5nztf5a8tsaleva3h4ttvzuhpemg8sc58gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvhgawcp We also discuss spammers overloading Deezer with AI-generated content and fraudulent plays to make money, as well as people trying to game AI results, and the people (mostly in Africa) who are doing a bunch of the manual labor that makes AI possible. 2026-03-20T02:42:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6t862mj9ma5szh894wq9nu3kxjhal5w6f8f8vrzqcsa84mjqjkszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvd6zejz In non-AI stories, we talk about how the new head of TikTok US is its former head of trust &amp; safety (hmmm...) and Norway&#39;s public campaign against Enshittification.<br/><br/>Listen along: podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...<br/><br/>Money for Nothing and Clicks f... 2026-03-20T02:42:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjpr7xsk5sus3749hw94fapxdpg0d6zphac6pr5hrpex87eyajlszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvuq0q5d And... if you want play along with Ctrl-Alt-Speech bingo: ctrlaltspeech.com/bingo/<br/><br/>Ctrl-Alt-Speech Bingo 2026 2026-03-20T02:42:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxfgjfffz6htcteh780hch7g0wgj2hmmaxcs5yhu9h6zd49lw7aszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvvkwgd2 This week&#39;s Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Money For Nothing &amp; Clicks for a Fee<br/><br/>podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...<br/><br/>This week, @benwhitelaw.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy and I talk about the impact of prediction markets on journalism, and how it&#39;s distorting truth more than helping reveal it.<br/><br/>Money for Nothing and Clicks f... 2026-03-20T02:42:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9px35p0e5esk9v8kx4hgaxsxalr76vc68gd2ualrwer93xhpcdczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvh6nkqn Do not miss Daphne&#39;s killer line to Senator Schmitt: &#34;the one you lost?&#34; in response to his absolute nonsense claims regarding Murthy v. Missouri (a case he brought when he was Missouri AG).<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqdpdwg4m6wx69mne8xa3ttvqddgqhygypuzkf54gnlzlh0mgch90qpclqek" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…lqek</a></span> </div> I testified to the Senate about Section 230 yesterday. It was an unusually substantive and thoughtful hearing.<br/><br/>www.youtube.com/live/F8T5vCm...<br/><br/>“Liability or Deniability? Pla... </blockquote> 2026-03-19T17:45:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04uxwalf3ztx7dfkhfcrk9g760fm3payhpcv7a557vznf73cfeyszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvzal4dk If you want to try to lecture me on stuff you don&#39;t understand can you please do some research first. scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndlr_online/...<br/><br/>And right now most 230 cases aren&#39;t defamation cases anyway.<br/><br/>Why Section 230 Is Better Than... 2026-03-15T16:59:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdyg9pfp06fw397mlj39fgm0vhmduvrrpdxxu08j90n74ll9fg4wszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv4egsur The real estate agent told me she asked the owner &#34;Uh... do you have that agreement in writing?&#34; <br/><br/>And then they agreed to call someone to remove the bee hive. 2026-03-15T07:25:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkk4972ksvyg8rel5kwjqr23ejf8unn0k6kn6hp4en5jd3xg2c4qzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvy85hzf She called the owners (the sellers, who had lived in the house for decades), and told them about the bees. The owner said &#34;Oh yeah, they&#39;ve been there for years. We have an agreement. They don&#39;t bother us, we don&#39;t bother them.&#34; 2026-03-15T07:25:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8hwlj9nfk7yatdwkmp4qa4jfg92jv5lj2mu6daz9dgd5cfrm2v0gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv35f5hs Hint: anyone who claims that Section 230 was meant only for &#34;passive carriers&#34; or &#34;merely hosting&#34; is either (1) lying to you or (2) deeply ignorant.<br/><br/>@superwuster.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy do better, man.<br/><br/>@wyden.senate.gov@bsky.brid.gy has explained repeatedly why this is wrong. As have the courts. 2026-03-14T22:41:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8d0aujmd9dr9z8z6pnl6xg7r5ghp05mx3apv7a72s947dlkaszvqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvep6mgc It is astounding to me that the @nytimes.com@bsky.brid.gy , which has had to run nearly identical corrections multiple times regarding how it misrepresented Section 230... has run yet another oped that misrepresents Section 230. This is embarrassing. <br/><br/>www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...<br/><br/>Opinion | Social Media Isn’t J... 2026-03-14T22:41:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20cvq3s242pt9mpdeehnl34zdy03d6rmakdkt30uhjt0u4t6yxzczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvcm3c7y Stumbled onto X to get a screenshot for a story I&#39;m working on and (as I sometimes do) checked out what the algorithm was serving up, and it sent me an account of a corp lawyer, who posts nonsense under a pseudonym, claiming it was criminal that someone revealed his real name in a news article. 2026-03-14T22:14:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ghrfany80lzudz2qej6rrkf4wkm3rgzc5mzmley35260j4tv4aczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvzcxxmx A story in two farcical acts.<br/><br/>Would be nice to have a President who has reached the stage where he has object permanence.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiear2kxldf3jgghqprwl52obtgwsqs2tyttfcwdtun6kqvnnayg3i">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiear2kxldf3jgghqprwl52obtgwsqs2tyttfcwdtun6kqvnnayg3i</a><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiej4duzrfxhujupb4uqg7ah5oi5k3ltw6fiqnkrodwjeyoewbkuki">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiej4duzrfxhujupb4uqg7ah5oi5k3ltw6fiqnkrodwjeyoewbkuki</a> 2026-03-14T19:03:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg892uek8tak2aacuyvu47ngvzj6x6s4qpkl9284hzkd0t20zlk9szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv7hntda Had been noticing my email felt a bit quiet. Then a friend pinged me mentioning someone had emailed us both, which I didn&#39;t see anywhere. Then checked my spam folder... and it&#39;s like 60% non-spam, legit emails. <br/><br/>So, uh, if you&#39;ve emailed me lately and I&#39;ve not responded... 2026-03-12T22:13:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zzarehnhqdlq4d3j42l53fm043t49r3vje9jy2uyvthgsscwhsszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv69zcmu If you&#39;re using Claude Code to do any vibe coding... uh, go install superpowers. 2026-03-12T21:22:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx99y5a4fqtqt5tjmjgf83l90asnyhexjd7ja2ecve6lz474jepeczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv3z0wfv Ok. I realize I&#39;m late to the game, but earlier this week I *finally* installed @s.ly@bsky.brid.gy&#39;s superpowers to my Claude Code setup and, dang, it really does add superpowers to what already felt like superpowers. I feel like I need to go back and redo everything I&#39;ve done before.<br/><br/>github.com/obra/superpo...<br/><br/>GitHub - obra/superpowers: An ... 2026-03-12T21:22:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrev0hu4893qe8t3sepkr5w6ptvhldq8sswu7r5frcdz0vxlzp9aszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvh6nfgj Just saying, maybe people shouldn&#39;t take seriously the guy who was fined by the FTC for setting up a website where he encouraged people to upload nonconsensual nude images, and then set up a fake lawyer you could pay $500 to get those images &#34;taken down.&#34; <br/><br/>He might not be on the up and up. 2026-03-10T03:04:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgzn3kgvq6l3es9h7829tywkyhypgdcac3zyq3ful3qvqxc03lfmgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv8tgq3v It&#39;s not perfect and takes some getting used to. 2026-03-09T21:59:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx834c6eyste9qwnntfx4dz8na4zq0gedtjpu0c605z6mf896etwczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwveyfajj Jay built Bluesky from scratch and gave it a reason to exist. I&#39;m excited to see what she&#39;ll do as Chief Innovation Officer, where she&#39;ll be able to focus on what she does best: pushing the vision of an open protocol forward.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqxd0d9kdwfjsf3ugqpa9e3mnxf83akjmuj2e865c7axgf09nww28q9fzua4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…zua4</a></span> </div> Some personal news: I’m transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer! I’m excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team@bsky.brid.gy as our interim CEO. <br/><br/>More here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...<br/><br/>A New Chapter for Bluesky - Bl... </blockquote> 2026-03-09T19:12:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dy8fj4clm448puh7yssucnfqemhc4mt54kj04qpwgexhu08phvczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvv7944c So a co-founder of Palantir is funding political attack ads against a guy pushing for AI regulation, who used to work at Palantir, using the fact that he worked at Palantir against him.<br/><br/>(FWIW, I think Bores has some very bad regulation ideas, but still...)<br/><br/>www.politico.com/news/magazin...<br/><br/>The Campaign to Take Down Alex... 2026-03-09T03:03:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2z77cgv9qf6mxtqdss0vhxj8d2autzyq9kj0eap73k8q4gq5k0fgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvajpyrt New sign of getting old: in the past if I had not gotten on the bike for a few months, I could get back into it easily enough and do similar distances/difficulty as in the past. Not today. High schooler kid who normally rides with me had to leave me behind because I&#39;m a slow old man. *sigh* 2026-03-08T22:11:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fhscx5pwr9e0ss8agpfe5xq72kzae2q77s9xmxz9wr2kp7qyk5czyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvp6qj8s Huh. Also, I just had to log back in (not sure why, since pretty sure I used it a few days ago) and did NOT get a warning from Dashlane this time. 2026-03-08T21:25:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqd4z7q4xfy43kuv569an0sc2v826uqltvfnl00u6g42jf8y2ee3czyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvtypnxu Is anyone keeping a tracker that tallies just how many times this administration is getting told by a court &#34;lol, no, that&#39;s not how any of this works?&#34;<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqztlla2xzje2mperayxdl8825t9czpq5fw86r7m9trf0d9zparmnsdqe0vm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…e0vm</a></span> </div> A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America. <br/><br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreicc4nuvqshoczuqipintt75rfa6boj5acrsbli3whjvimdixqfzsa">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreicc4nuvqshoczuqipintt75rfa6boj5acrsbli3whjvimdixqfzsa</a><br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreiffmk7uz42st6i3sgfjps7h24b24zdvlegewkaosaxzy4cq3uagr4">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc&cid=bafkreiffmk7uz42st6i3sgfjps7h24b24zdvlegewkaosaxzy4cq3uagr4</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-08T00:19:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjavdl7g6rnf3uxd9pdph923f9kpvcgzpm3xzxh0a4hugc05lqzszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvsus5gx Accomplishment of the day: built a fence to create a dog run in my yard. <br/><br/>Seem to have bloodied my knuckles in the process, so now I need a good story to explain why my hands are all cut up. 2026-03-08T00:00:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgvu232wegrnfcgcqsv2s23l9wjhqvccny9cekxh0fe90v0nzxnqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvd2rvaa Once again, I&#39;d have to argue that the &#34;woke mind virus&#34; seems to be a thing that only effects a certain class of people who seems oddly obsessed over whether or not other people are somehow &#34;woke&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreidt7brh2reppf7is7jechqwahb22xdpomj7qylpsqjfsrwmaudclu">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreidt7brh2reppf7is7jechqwahb22xdpomj7qylpsqjfsrwmaudclu</a><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiba4w3l74eejap6rwfuncioj5ujdso4juipbf3s7k6rolvzaa563e">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiba4w3l74eejap6rwfuncioj5ujdso4juipbf3s7k6rolvzaa563e</a> 2026-03-06T20:56:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst6x23kejy7e3qgagu0sc3wuuagvyv77yptqavwxy0tdweregn0fczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv06ms5z nostr may be ideologically pure, but how many users does it have? 2026-03-06T19:32:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv95k53hukjm0hp4qte8uu2c0r8c9vt22r0cpmhdx66a4e8qpwn4szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvk6jfhu This was a different sort of episode, but was a really enjoyable and interesting discussion.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq6tlpdry0xgyeyexe8vfhd7knk47qt63hxkfh97tmv6hfcarvjq5qur8p96" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…8p96</a></span> </div> The messy relationship between the media and how companies do Trust & Safety has fascinated me since working in early 2010 newsrooms.<br/><br/>So I enjoyed going deeper into with @masnick.com@bsky.brid.gy in special episode of Ctrl-Alt-Speech — The (Content Moderation) Eras Tour (apologies to all Tay-Tay fans)<br/><br/>[1/x]<br/><br/><a href="https://puffball.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:zcoro2cs4zl3xqyebudfc7hl&cid=bafkreibvnwmyqtmx3nu6n2bpd4vomr7wrd6mwjwfd3fbr53lbmoxzp42ou">https://puffball.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:zcoro2cs4zl3xqyebudfc7hl&cid=bafkreibvnwmyqtmx3nu6n2bpd4vomr7wrd6mwjwfd3fbr53lbmoxzp42ou</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-06T18:56:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92qct9wx70a9eh8xdmlgtsa32h9vg8r0cqy2xks67l06arce3etgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvq9hkuk Oh wait I&#39;m wrong. It&#39;s Noah&#39;s bagels coffee in the boxes 2026-03-03T16:33:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rmvpwvaxgxx0kjxr3p69zsh43a5uh5am5mea9ftr99al7lxpv2gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv9vsgnw I am at a conference today with many Europeans. The organizers brought in Starbucks coffee in boxes and the Europeans seem very surprised by the concept of boxed coffee. 2026-03-03T16:29:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs942z064mwtmugvh4ghnlx3ss3qr65euwm9sv54p69ynkp9cags4szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvev7swt The mayor of Bluesky is here for real.<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqfy029nqlnhefyrtw0ycqmt5rnj5zsa4agmka56t3wd3c57yh35dqtz07lu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…07lu</a></span> </div> Personal news update: I'm delighted to announce that as of today, I am an actual Bluesky employee! I'll be working to welcome indie media and local govt to Bsky—and supporting those already here.<br/><br/>I'll always want to hear your thoughts on how we can make Bsky the sort of social media we all want!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq780uf4whfstkv5ypmvsc0k7galzgl3fx6yy698ptd0keu02vqq8qyppk7f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…pk7f</a></span> </blockquote> 2026-03-02T22:13:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzg62z7kv2p8a2fr70d6an9eza6jq3yp076n9t40q2974y5z6qqszyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvegd43a 👀<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqahtlst7ff2xpdjcnss90nhwrtwpnu2y4ah697ngq0zcl9kkuvj4scrxdp5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…xdp5</a></span> </div> 💥 It took 72 hours to register the second thousand accounts on @eurosky.social@bsky.brid.gy 🎉<br/><br/>I expected more movement over the weekend, but apparently, people prefer to migrate during their working hours 😁<br/><br/><a href="https://eurosky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2j7yh4reb36ouvuycscpak4u&cid=bafkreicmtdft2kz7geq4oblm7wiqffgy66hcl3evzcw3e7bdjofqybc7xy">https://eurosky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2j7yh4reb36ouvuycscpak4u&cid=bafkreicmtdft2kz7geq4oblm7wiqffgy66hcl3evzcw3e7bdjofqybc7xy</a> </blockquote> 2026-03-02T21:04:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsww344wcmvz69jzstv20n23s2gp6xllus8d6hu0u27us2adnl830szyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvnsvtew Again, these authorities are the same ones the NSA strategically reinterpreted commonly understood words to mean very different things in order to enable mass surveillance. And OpenAI&#39;s agreement is &#34;sure, yeah, obey those same authorities.&#34; 2026-03-01T05:20:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszkxjg9erjz8wv3ezlx4cwr7jlxzxlg6n5gz4mrnlsn48nc495laczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv09fk08 OpenAI posted the terms of the deal. Reveals that it absolutely does allow for domestic surveillance. EO 12333 is how the NSA hides its domestic surveillance by capturing communications by tapping into lines *outside the US* even if it contains info from/on US persons.<br/><br/>openai.com/index/our-ag...<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq3qajvsrpsxe5nuy4kye7s38zguhjdc2hy95yj2re3vq83np0233s9tavwn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…avwn</a></span><br/> </div> I saw some folks asking what the difference was between what OpenAI signed with the DoD and what Anthropic said they wanted, and Sam more or less admits here the key point: OpenAI's deal requires them to trust the NSA. Anthropic's contract had real safeguards.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreigb4dwgwgod4xaelbnznnmry6upmf7b537mblgy6obtfr75liojg4">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreigb4dwgwgod4xaelbnznnmry6upmf7b537mblgy6obtfr75liojg4</a> </blockquote><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiccdjj6wtgr7vmfnatbd3o3vxy7zwkjvu4ysdg2ebhvuulyrhbigi">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreiccdjj6wtgr7vmfnatbd3o3vxy7zwkjvu4ysdg2ebhvuulyrhbigi</a> 2026-03-01T05:20:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nvujl6tmy85m4907mws60455rsfg9qdsr3t6g2vscna7rxstt7qzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv637pvx The deal Sam signed is the kind of deal someone who doesn&#39;t know how the NSA lies by telling you what you want to hear, but then secretly changing their definition of the plain English words in the contract.<br/><br/>www.techdirt.com/2011/05/26/s...<br/><br/>Senators Reveal That Feds Have... 2026-03-01T04:38:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgswexgpscrv6f7z2mzvlggn3ywtexu9tjz6zf9puckqrcesh4gcczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvn8wunv I saw some folks asking what the difference was between what OpenAI signed with the DoD and what Anthropic said they wanted, and Sam more or less admits here the key point: OpenAI&#39;s deal requires them to trust the NSA. Anthropic&#39;s contract had real safeguards.<br/><br/><a href="https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreigb4dwgwgod4xaelbnznnmry6upmf7b537mblgy6obtfr75liojg4">https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&amp;cid=bafkreigb4dwgwgod4xaelbnznnmry6upmf7b537mblgy6obtfr75liojg4</a> 2026-03-01T04:38:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nwxp37h9wdgq7trczpxd8apjfluu6656fx8qujg9qlmd0syu3cgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwv0c6st7 Yet, I&#39;ve been able to build it for myself in almost no time at all. This ability to instantly customize things to *your* specific needs, rather than the needs of the company providing the service is such a big change. It&#39;s kind of crazy what possibilities it starts to open up. 2026-02-28T23:58:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhf0els823lh9jpsk5h3x2ddx27ruamsnunsh2mt4nhuvt9lwlvgzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvfva8hv Also, one other thing to be clear: this is a tool that is for (mostly) internal use (there may be *some* occasions where I will expose part of it for others to use), but is not something I&#39;m building for others. If I were building it for others, I think there would be a lot more work. But still... 2026-02-28T23:58:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8a40ls88x360kkhaxly73ne4f444lhtysqhzw49sn4njl324wu8gzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvna4xlm Again, I know that some people will insist that there are tools out there that accomplish what I want. And there are, but only at a superficial level. There are some specific unique features that make all the difference in the world to me, and no one else is likely to build them. 2026-02-28T23:58:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rg4wemum92kpcwj7kytrahhqk483ywfcdag2c2mgqut5pqyrffczyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvdkj43u I&#39;ve been using a few services that get me part of the way there, it&#39;s always a kludge, and the one company that has the closest such tool is focused on a very different market such that I&#39;m basically using their tool in an &#34;off label&#34; way to only kinda sorta get what I want out of it. 2026-02-28T23:58:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhwfevhstccjykvsr0g3vhxxq59nm2qnksxhrylw7eyv9ga3ktvqzyzudevndfv5glwpmxl4xa3dc2ua0277vmyyne2ckgmc53hwd2hfwvvw0hzx I still don&#39;t think people insisting this stuff is useless recognize how far the coding features have come and what it opens up in possibilities for those who want more control over their own tools and who don&#39;t want to wait for someone else to build what they want. 2026-02-28T23:58:58Z