2026-09-09T14:02:10Z https://yabu.me Chris J. Karr https://yabu.me/npub1rfwngle7ycxlfsv8m8sse5r2ymsx4d6j7tppuzlyka7kmf73dyfsf5fd0m https://omgwars.com/system/accounts/avatars/109/984/462/945/982/524/original/df2b0ed2976fed09.png https://omgwars.com/system/accounts/avatars/109/984/462/945/982/524/original/df2b0ed2976fed09.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqsc3wwcneqlklq64h85mgpst6w32vu5gmjc6p5dnuf3zx8yxvt5qzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xjssux2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2e4djwtm08yfumnpmgxcf6gzxg3dccjzn8yqpl8wz4yp5dt75sdsfxeeyx'>nevent1q…eeyx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- It&#39;s not anywhere near a mass movement until &#34;the people&#34; are the ones providing and running the models, and not a handful of Big Technology elites.<br/><br/>Just wait for the copyright suits from these content creators where infringers&#39; chat history with these centralized tools are disclosed as part of discovery during the trial. 2026-10-15T17:27:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8ldskxwv22yveeyu732x7u3w3t6589jp74cm35nelu03mfa5j3qzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xqym7nj RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117429325749473121">https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117429325749473121</a><br/><br/>There&#39;s a stupid easy fix for this:<br/><br/>➡️ RESPECT ROBOTS.TXT ⬅️ <br/><br/>That&#39;s it. If your chatbot&#39;s user agent is in robots.txt AND robots.txt says &#34;NO&#34;, stop immediately.<br/><br/>The reason that this plainly obvious mechanism isn&#39;t in place is because Big AI companies feel completely entitled to anything they can crawl.<br/><br/>The solution isn&#39;t to ask the model, &#34;Pretty please?&#34; The solution is to hardcode the prohibition about circumventing when site owners tell you &#34;NO&#34;. 2026-10-12T18:29:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx2lkue9t7xlejhlf6qphsecd2sga87h963tmyuqakaj4l8j5j9yczyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x5dker2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsysqg8qpckhpzmpt5uukscdjqquc3ejk9av2guly2nu2939wtxkmsqlrec7'>nevent1q…rec7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- My optimistic world HAS people assuming responsibility for the things that they put out in the world, and NOT treating where things fail as externalities that others pay for. 2026-10-09T17:23:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsza74addaz808t4pxk3gcull2fm4vytyphy8raq74r78hae9f332szyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xtvvvmw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlut6fwncfy0vg9qgmw5n65ng90yrds7vrsys9wljj8lxs0a8trcr2swrd'>nevent1q…swrd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Selling software will remain economically viable. <br/><br/>Until Claude et al. take responsibility for what their code does and offer someone to sue when stuff goes wrong, software will still continue to be sold, if only for that reason alone.<br/><br/>Vibe-coding software in certain spaces will be appealing ONLY until one big incident where someone screws up and it&#39;s the vibe-coder holding the bag. 2026-10-09T17:20:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvntnm7w9jma5m8rp2vmlya00jpwmw858lqw5352ns24rr6jurxhqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xd4k589 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszukavy00rxuy6dqf44h36cttxwz5nxanxe9zlvnmuw799aq7mu6sz3jhct'>nevent1q…jhct</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Neat.<br/><br/>Gotta find you a BeBox (or BeBox-like case) for when you first boot this up on raw hardware. 2026-10-06T22:59:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswys2n2z9xpq8q0xhp44kxlzth4g8hrxjyyd4l28uh766l7z48x7gzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xmqtz6m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy79vzn6shzf8w3clezuxn5arhmqfgt5hh066lw9u6n5fug2g09gg34lpl5'>nevent1q…lpl5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- This is giving me AppleScript vibes.<br/><br/>Did you pull any of that into your project? 2026-10-06T22:56:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpf4e7498dxcn6dyvfllqxpkv8c288e89u57tc9mafuv0f8uxn5szyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xruvdy3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswq4lp93n6eq9qx2de0mjvx38qmp4y45887kd4rw2vcjarc7g0euq0xphkz'>nevent1q…phkz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I guess the thing I&#39;ve missed was the non-Unix phase of development. Any docs or info on what that looks like?<br/><br/>Also, is Argentum installable on a QEMU-compatible virtual machine? I&#39;m not ready to throw real hardware at it yet, but would fire up a VM image to look around. 2026-10-06T22:50:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspyjxvltxw88cp3975lh37v2x8xku9fqu54spf0va9rdzxqv6pu3czyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xyt4u9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs00lpvx8flfe9yyj5anl3dctu4dl0vp6y923q0t4gmalqjvnea9lcgxnmd4'>nevent1q…nmd4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Have you extended Cocoa concepts deeper into the OS level than something like GNUStep? 2026-10-06T22:42:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4mmuqwy3472ftf6muesr2yazxj3tks5htm42hy85s73za53scjgzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x6vf7hs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07800x32qsmuxcrhc5pf7yr8490hcc8fnmnzzg83ftqexnh6gsvsgwczrp'>nevent1q…czrp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I understand your motivation building it (and have enjoyed following that), but what&#39;s in it for your SECOND user?<br/><br/>Better performance than similar systems?<br/><br/>Easier to craft software on the platform (one of NeXTStep&#39;s big wins)?<br/><br/>Or, just curiosity to try something new? 2026-10-06T22:37:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrs89tcgv2qrnx2uuwzyp0z7ers76dcq0cy02eam7uzrl0p4h6kqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xkef8lc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrazrwf0t4c3x7ja3eh57v0f2g29j4lhvlvxyhuw2aqpmr46swetq49ep7m'>nevent1q…ep7m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- What&#39;s the problem or need Argentum addresses for potential users? 2026-10-06T22:34:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswklnnkk3l85l5e0sp6qtt8ulygu4yxnrjqzgfe42ch3ntnwede2szyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x0n0xhn Finally getting around to listening to the recording of last week&#39;s Johnny Blue Skies &amp; the Dark Clouds concert.<br/><br/>It sounds GREAT. It&#39;s basically a new 3-hour album for me to enjoy.<br/><br/>I need to follow <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e9xty8eww57a3npv2vfl5cel567cd0k4stqu89aa6l0undk0pr8shxmsz2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Trottier</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e9x…msz2</span>)</a></span>&#39;s example and create a 3-CD set of it to give to some other Sturgill fans in my life.<br/><br/>#JohnnyBlueSkies #SturgillSimpson #ConcertBootleg<br/> <img src="https://omgwars.com/system/media_attachments/files/117/395/619/410/277/642/original/950e1e2eda507577.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-06T19:32:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqsq7v9dszjdfh5q4je84cnp6mux7d2xn2ft9dkj8lwjqr05xg0egzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xnuxwcq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgkuj0aamnvjlny8lg9kp33jhvm2c4xnp5j3jf5qr8jx3zga5mkuqg9wyr3'>nevent1q…wyr3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also, when it comes to terms like &#34;modern UI&#34; in year of our Lord 2026, unless the person arguing for that has some actual HCI research demonstrating what problems the new UI actually solves, I&#39;m going to assume that you&#39;re just chasing design fads and NOT actually looking at making the product more approachable or usable.<br/><br/>For all the crap that Apple received in the Skeuomorphic era, those were superior UIs compared to what we have now. 2026-10-02T17:18:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgkuj0aamnvjlny8lg9kp33jhvm2c4xnp5j3jf5qr8jx3zga5mkuqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xtjk57u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdasrk7tw6sl4akptch0pnxnucd6dyltx7s7cnmg74fksvffzrueqzd6qdh'>nevent1q…6qdh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do a good deal of rescuing &#34;obsolete&#34; hardware, and having usable browsers that had no problem running on these older systems would be a godsend.<br/><br/>These days, I see older systems cut off from the web for the stupid reason that there aren&#39;t browsers with updated SSL certificates and folks like Mozilla have no interest in keeping those systems online.<br/><br/>As a non-profit organization that exists to serve the public, Mozilla has the latitude to do stuff like that. 2026-10-02T17:12:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdasrk7tw6sl4akptch0pnxnucd6dyltx7s7cnmg74fksvffzrueqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xzdtvce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfj4fcfd5a7jydpymy4vnv6wwwgnwfv4fms2p0pwkggpqcmratzmcwgmagx'>nevent1q…magx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If I were running the place, I&#39;d focus less on AI features and UI chrome and nail down the performance of the browser.<br/><br/>In an era where computing resources are getting more scarce and expensive for the average user, a browser that actually runs faster, more efficient, and more securely with each update provides a compelling message that users can enjoy the &#34;modern&#34; web on older hardware and get off the upgrade treadmill. 2026-10-02T17:09:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj4fcfd5a7jydpymy4vnv6wwwgnwfv4fms2p0pwkggpqcmratzmczyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xjfr9px In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvt0a33a6gy4wrpe93k5ldahcrh47zz3lwv8t62yedg4keljduuc3jgajg'>nevent1q…gajg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Varma, in particular, seems to have come down with a severe case of Silicon Valley Brain and is under the impression that he&#39;s competing with Chrome, et al. on Chrome&#39;s terms.<br/><br/>He controls NO operating systems, NO hardware platforms, and only exists to serve as an argument in Google&#39;s future antitrust cases.<br/><br/>He needs to be thinking differently about protecting the WEB as the WEB, and thinking about what Mozilla can do to repair the Internet social contract that Google&#39;s actively torching. 2026-10-02T17:07:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvt0a33a6gy4wrpe93k5ldahcrh47zz3lwv8t62yedg4keljduuczyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xcju32j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0dws24c8kse2q9d5k68gau2jht2taujqsx9w29wrh04tu4jf7lsqkn2x7'>nevent1q…n2x7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now, on to the Ars interview.<br/><br/>In short, it doesn&#39;t inspire a lot of confidence in me. I&#39;m choosing to use Firefox as a bit of a port in a storm - I&#39;m ACTIVELY NOT INTERESTED in my browser changing to adapt to an economic bubble.<br/><br/>Do I think AI will be important? Yes. Do I think it will look anything like it does now? Absolutely not. 2026-10-02T17:03:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0dws24c8kse2q9d5k68gau2jht2taujqsx9w29wrh04tu4jf7lszyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xpentge In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq25r7s6zjr6wth0eu9h8ksrstk93u29cqdj8gwwu2dh22afg3m6ck96x7w'>nevent1q…6x7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Note that I AM a fan of Mozilla&#39;s VPN product and I PAY for that monthly. That lives in a separate app, and that&#39;s how it should be. 2026-10-02T16:03:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq25r7s6zjr6wth0eu9h8ksrstk93u29cqdj8gwwu2dh22afg3m6czyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x8w53f7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvl6xf7404kzg0cz03v6tj6aalq08eul20env5j7av5talm6y59s0zz5e3'>nevent1q…z5e3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Firefox is probably the most central app in that respect, and one of the reasons I moved over to it a few years ago was the constant interface and &#34;features&#34; churn in Chrome.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not going to claim to be the average user, but I am NOT looking for new features in a mature web browser. Firefox has a robust theming and extensions infrastructure for making changes, and changing the container that sits around the Gecko web view shouldn&#39;t be done without a good reason (IMHO). 2026-10-02T16:02:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvl6xf7404kzg0cz03v6tj6aalq08eul20env5j7av5talm6y59szyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xrp2c7j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsftw4d9tzyn3nv2ae920306vhe040zsw9slp8xw754ateg6364r8sj0mztj'>nevent1q…mztj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>First thought: I may have reacted a bit more harshly than may have been merited when I saw the new UI pop up on a VM where I use FF to complete some VPN stuff (not worth getting into).<br/><br/>That said, I&#39;m FLOODED in apps that I&#39;ve been using for years cramming new stuff in (e.g. AI) at a tempo where I no longer look forward to updates, but DREAD THEM.<br/><br/>These aren&#39;t apps that I use for peripheral things, but core elements of daily workflows. 2026-10-02T16:00:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftw4d9tzyn3nv2ae920306vhe040zsw9slp8xw754ateg6364r8szyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xeswrur RE: <a href="https://flipboard.com/@arstechnica/ars-technica-nb4if9fgz/-/a-Ye-Z2bqwQwS64Kritxo3eA%3Aa%3A1805463070-%2F0">https://flipboard.com/@arstechnica/ars-technica-nb4if9fgz/-/a-Ye-Z2bqwQwS64Kritxo3eA%3Aa%3A1805463070-%2F0</a><br/><br/>Some more thoughts on Firefox.<br/><br/>I was in the air most of the day yesterday, so I didn&#39;t have time to participate in the thread my rant caused.<br/><br/>I read this interview, and I have some Thoughts.<br/><br/>#Firefox #Mozilla<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="/note1v0aghgc74l9gpvm93epqcrqan4s8wnerlpzen5ld474jawj2y8ash73u3l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1v0a…3u3l</a></span><br/> </div> Interview: Firefox's chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome<br/>[<a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/mozillas-head-of-firefox-talks-product-priorities-ai-skepticism-and-browser-choice/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/mozillas-head-of-firefox-talks-product-priorities-ai-skepticism-and-browser-choice/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub</a> ](<a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/mozillas-head-of-firefox-talks-product-priorities-ai-skepticism-and-browser-choice/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/mozillas-head-of-firefox-talks-product-priorities-ai-skepticism-and-browser-choice/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub</a> )<br/><br/>Posted into Ars Technica [@ars-technica-ArsTechnica](<a href="https://flipboard.com/@arstechnica/ars-technica-nb4if9fgz">https://flipboard.com/@arstechnica/ars-technica-nb4if9fgz</a> ) </blockquote> 2026-10-02T15:57:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkq27p8txk3nx53sem6fkw2m8lk3rkpzjcf8trkyz2y2f95x0cjqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xzcz9qc I&#39;m goddamn tired of software redesigns every year, just so some product manager can justify a raise and promotion.<br/><br/>FIREFOX WAS FINE.<br/><br/>Now I need to spend time looking for a theme that doesn&#39;t force me to relearn where everything is now.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/new-firefox-design-is-here/">https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/new-firefox-design-is-here/</a><br/><br/>#Firefox 2026-10-01T12:38:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00puecm08ste49zgtvxlzk6d9stahqxd7ycmlsw00rv0l7fqgetszyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x9wpys5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxz8p2afpjjc2kep09p6gm5e9sg5l30gnswdgfauxwhx9eemnwrdghp0f4c'>nevent1q…0f4c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Any systemic issue or something else, like discovering that there&#39;s anonymous (or user-hidden) classes that actually implement things like NSArray and can be swapped out by the runtime? 2026-09-28T20:42:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqw363fjuw5cur4pwz6vk52awxcxw2z55kje9x356s0k6zq3u4ncczyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xc7xdrm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgrp020x5hu4w3ym94dnlkqu2a8e5prn6gxsj6vv855m5ywkmryc8sh3wh'>nevent1q…h3wh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- If migrating forums is NOT a solution for you AND you expect this kind of knee-jerk pushback, write a couple more longer posts using a tool that keeps track of your writing history (e.g. Word or any modern word processor), and when of the &#34;IT&#39;S AI!&#34; trolls accuses you, give them the document with the history included in there, and kindly request that they fuck off.<br/><br/>Do that a few times and transfer the burden of proof onto them with a documented paper trail of writing without AI. 2026-09-28T19:53:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgrp020x5hu4w3ym94dnlkqu2a8e5prn6gxsj6vv855m5ywkmryczyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x7sa0d6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0dgd4zv4gzj2xfcs9k4fsak9mqxnut84v5tua82zywtce3r5tesc2l4svp'>nevent1q…4svp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I don&#39;t know what topics you&#39;re writing on, so I&#39;ll take your word for whatever you say about this one and online communities.<br/><br/>On the Fediverse, it&#39;s not generally topical, but part of that may be that you&#39;re not posting on those topics. I find this the case for several of my interests, and I&#39;m working at posting the kind of content I would want to see IF it were topical and use that as a seed to find other like-interested people. 2026-09-28T19:50:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0f8wc4ehygp22r7fvhqtymjknu68kxcv7qmyurgj833yj54s4sdczyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xtxekcv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0txaypaekzaxhhq4jja5elav854w9rpmcxm64px7f09sy4j0cj7gvnhymt'>nevent1q…hymt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Find better forums? If people are going to be that knee-jerk dismissive for some stupid reason, you need to find better people to spend your time on. 2026-09-28T19:40:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf28usx20gn9m2ec62jpfwed8fnpr08ny5ljnr0an0u43rdxs6r7gzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xfhpydr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4yd7wt5qcmk2qzv2eqq0n37ke5fa04fp5ggqc6lh29tau4p9vyslnf4t2'>nevent1q…f4t2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I was rather surprised how BAD the Lord of the Rings extended editions were encoded on DVD.<br/><br/>They were working hard to stuff as much on those discs as possible, and that included (video) encoding quality. 2026-09-11T19:29:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9wc5hljnhjcxk4vxjx9zdxww74fgtvmrfx00mfhxl2pd0pfdttlgzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x6uurmf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv804tma4uef5963v3ueqyzscgt7h6nmx3etf53uc50ld3lgjp95g6y687k'>nevent1q…687k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- The reason I bring up Reticulum in these conversations is because it already has the notion of &#34;stamps&#34; where the requester has to complete a proof of work assignment before it can retrieve data.<br/><br/>It&#39;s mainly used at the moment at the network management layer, but I can see this idea moving up the stack, and potentially expanding to include something like micropayments as alternatives to cryptographic proofs of work.<br/><br/><a href="https://reticulum.miraheze.org/wiki/Stamp">https://reticulum.miraheze.org/wiki/Stamp</a><br/><br/>#Reticulum #ProofOfWork 2026-09-08T19:29:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswqheemk65ap5gw9kmwmh7vhpq0qm6cnpvagnkus9xznkt2l3ryhqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xeet676 I&#39;ve witnessed similar behavior over at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mkurc6fvrt4z8m25tjperjk843xnlul9yzp5lvxvl37ng99g7wtszshlmz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Fresh Comics</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mku…hlmz</span>)</a></span>. My personal site&#39;s been down for a while (unrelated to AI) while I think about what it means to host a website in 2026 and beyond.<br/><br/>Dealing with bots is only one part of the issue. The other is syndicating content in forms that get some traction on networks like these. A third issue is preparing for emerging networks like Reticulum.<br/><br/>I have SOME ideas about how to proceed - looking forward to putting them into use.<br/><br/><a href="https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-happened-to-thenumberscom-should-worry-us-all">https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-happened-to-thenumberscom-should-worry-us-all</a> 2026-09-08T18:29:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3vuqmldn9srfrw9uucsmn2fsjdxulla8t4wu84vrw0hpmkzkzdgzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xw6yf8s RE: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@eliasulrich/117234902637900790">https://hachyderm.io/@eliasulrich/117234902637900790</a><br/><br/>Spidering enough content to have this be useful will be a challenge, but this is where a voluntary federation model like Mastodon&#39;s could really be useful.<br/><br/>You go spider the corner of the web you&#39;re interested in, and I&#39;ll go cover the H.P. Lovecraft, X-Men, and mesh networking corners. We&#39;ll federate with each other so I can use your index and you can use mine.<br/><br/>I would be very surprised if this doesn&#39;t already exist in some form. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span> - does this ring any bells? 2026-09-08T14:34:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz62lscvfzm8awxadh7jdhrw8zwax9enxtr4xcdxv7mlrzf6m3wcqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xljtfnp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstv9uh5w882lugx4kdr9tlqdecm7y4dl9yza0hzrlckfdw7f0rxqq9r29gd'>nevent1q…29gd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I&#39;ve been meaning to ask how the degree program&#39;s been going since our interview some time ago. 2026-09-08T13:44:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2mjqqsyc2c30mxauym45zkv3gjfgm9g7mcrme6xq09j3xca7amtszyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x5wzay0 Just finished <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span>&#39;s &#34;The Reverse Centaur&#39;s Guide to Life After AI&#34;, and I&#39;ll be giving this out to folks who need to read it.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a sober and grounded take on the weird AI times we find ourselves in, with some great actionable advice for folks who want tech to be better for everyone.<br/><br/>More thoughts below...<br/><br/><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374621568/thereversecentaursguidetolifeafterai/">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374621568/thereversecentaursguidetolifeafterai/</a><br/><br/>#AI #Centaur #ReverseCentaur<br/> <img src="https://omgwars.com/system/media_attachments/files/117/235/592/121/907/160/original/fba7d10e43b3ca5b.png"> <br/> 2026-09-08T13:14:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhlnusfu8q6y77evknth35wrwrm3s2zdku6eyvnw3trkxcr0d0yqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xcuq0m3 After MUCH more compiling than I care to admit, I have the iMac G5 running WindowMaker/GNUStep with some decent performance.<br/><br/>I need to get more software installed (more compiling - YAY), but the foundation to work from is pretty solid.<br/><br/>#iMac #G5 #PowerPC #Gentoo #WindowMaker #NeXTSTEP #GNUStep #RetroComputing<br/> <img src="https://omgwars.com/system/media_attachments/files/117/228/247/777/898/103/original/095fdc9437f30e13.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-07T06:07:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfuamcpx3uyxde3qtrqse49cqzw0srueer3m4jvxmkv8k2q7h05pszyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xprf26r It&#39;s been about a week since I switched back to Mastodon from Bluesky and I had a few observations:<br/><br/>1. I haven&#39;t quite put my finger on the reason, but things are a lot more chill here. I don&#39;t find myself knee-jerk responding to something I saw posted (the &#34;Someone&#39;s Wrong On The Internet&#34; illness), and convos here have been more about what folks are working on and their projects. 2026-09-04T17:31:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ay8588lylmhp8dc8465d3tjz6rdze795ypaunfns6mj3y93racszyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xn6h4rg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkj6e4u2t8rnz2780rzwz8v7v5zq4352h7vffeaym7l40s8k026c4tj5vw'>nevent1q…j5vw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Being able to look at MeshCore&#39;s message hops between two LoRa points is quite helpful in knowing where additional repeaters and other infrastructure is needed.<br/><br/>In Reticulum, it kind of feels like flying blind. (Maybe I haven&#39;t found the troubleshooting toolkit there yet?)<br/><br/>#Reticulum #MeshCore<br/> <img src="https://omgwars.com/system/media_attachments/files/117/207/391/411/565/719/original/4a3e64552eb7d7ec.png"> <br/> 2026-09-03T13:41:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkj6e4u2t8rnz2780rzwz8v7v5zq4352h7vffeaym7l40s8k026czyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x9mgcxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstk0yf9vfme3m37s5jhqmmn462hyegyf66nup238qxju0lp6d6zhg59g2w3'>nevent1q…g2w3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- My general strategy with LoRa networks - with a goal towards ending up with a local robust Reticulum network - is to effectively &#34;prototype&#34; the physical layer with MeshCore, since it has decent tooling to show where RF failures happen.<br/><br/>Once I&#39;m confident I have a solid MeshCore network running, begin converting nodes (or installing parallel nodes) to build out the physical RF layer for Reticulum.<br/><br/>#LoRa #Reticulum #MeshCore 2026-09-03T13:32:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdrwufrvpmd8nv7wc26gfn5pcdtpfsam23ggcnqasc4he27kj7kkczyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xr0mufg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rhyfkpwsnv4tr53thjd77z7lq40q02e7rhhq3s0lplzr24mdjxqxsmav4'>nevent1q…mav4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I don&#39;t do any agentic coding - I write infrastructure and it&#39;s MY butt on the line if something breaks, not Claude&#39;s - but I work with folks who do. It&#39;s been an *interesting* educational experience. 2026-09-02T15:08:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9rhyfkpwsnv4tr53thjd77z7lq40q02e7rhhq3s0lplzr24mdjxqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xfadzyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfev8xua4687c8guqs0rc7477he9j9upc4642tc6fm6sgu6rw2v7s26dnu3'>nevent1q…dnu3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Well, now we know that there&#39;s at least two of us.<br/><br/>🙂 2026-09-02T15:06:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyruk6q40h7x648cq6pmevecquq42p8hjsutplx5ruuusn4s0jypqzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xuh0dfu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjqfpwz3zpmjs5zzevkjezwjxesmncgra88yv39s5kuv3hkg4cygazdtf3'>nevent1q…dtf3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I really dig what Common Corpus is trying to do to ethically source their data.<br/><br/>What we need now is a community-run SETI@Home / Folding@Home-like method to train a model on that data, where folks *choose* to donate compute to help train the model.<br/><br/><a href="https://huggingface.co/datasets/PleIAs/common_corpus">https://huggingface.co/datasets/PleIAs/common_corpus</a><br/><br/>#CommonCorpus #EthicalAI 2026-09-02T15:02:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2qwh7sus0y96scgwumvudxqcc8ngkurhcvny2nvrvll5rnn34sszyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xrd3gd9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8zetsr68zms6v5p664dw6wpmlt6a9u4r7e6cyp6ytzpypccpeksdgm9cl'>nevent1q…m9cl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- I&#39;m probably in a similar boat. I like arguing online too much, and on the AI front, I think the algorithms and technology are generally pretty neat, but I want ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the current instantiation of it, and think that we are underestimating how well it &#34;hacks&#34; evolved human psychology.<br/><br/>Withholding my endorsement (and excitement) until I can run it in my closet with an ethically-trained model. 2026-09-02T14:55:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyluuhle5yut3yrwuhtxjq6z8y98rqqutsa8ju22k4mcg3pqume4gzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x3cg9dp Getting back into the Fediverse as my primary posting medium.<br/><br/>Since I left, I&#39;ve really gotten into mesh networking, esp. MeshCore, Reticulum, and Ham Radio in general.<br/><br/>Looking for some interesting folks to follow, so some of that content can start flowing to my server. Let me know if you have any favorites. 2026-08-31T18:11:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9r4v5x5k388wxsjzcv34jedwsmu8yk84nh2kpwm2vn58nu8fxn4szyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x9s5r6z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9tnew22derjp4hmv2v8cfmhu0pucwtjc7cgslth3d249m5gu3ugt8fhkt'>nevent1q…fhkt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is why I&#39;m not going to do this over a public network until I have any sense of whether it would be a nuisance or not.<br/><br/>It probably only makes sense if the MC nodes already have a well-defined path between them, not on some mobile (flooding) node. 2026-07-01T22:46:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw9d07260fsu5y9t06jkur7yg5tkm0keqru8m5lw944l6fxmsdmeczyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953xz50gda In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp6vw8430rv5u3zgc0w6uvjxqxhkcyq2003c2a7ga6qryxdpr07mgw2f73a'>nevent1q…f73a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m kind of afraid to ask until I get some sense of the Reticulum overhead. Given Reticulum&#39;s overall design, there are WORSE protocols to proxy over MeshCore... 2026-07-01T19:11:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmkj2dp6zdarwexftunzhgtwx6kxseeayumt5kttfhqt4xhfztmgzyqd96drl8cnqmaxpslv7zrxsdgnwq64h2tevy8stujmh6md86953x0g23m8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27vtsk2mkek4ewmhls6aq50pz99t2ujvfaalqmmgg42jaf8s3fac6huldg'>nevent1q…uldg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>- Any ETA when this may be turned back on at pixelfed.social? 2025-01-22T17:51:55Z