2026-05-04T23:12:08Z https://yabu.me Louis Ingenthron https://yabu.me/npub1xddl4eaay4hsgjak4crskt8mvrn28ckpjkpxnu64zn4rhra8qepsjheh0w https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/accounts/avatars/112/859/965/749/318/246/original/4b42b175d54a2818.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/accounts/avatars/112/859/965/749/318/246/original/4b42b175d54a2818.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy795m58gnsvmr3lg62zq28wf94knnrqs2yzzpcsjy67apdsjwxrszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx3gcr7g I just released v1.0 of my #Unredacter software. It can be used to remove lazy censorship from PDF documents, like those in some of the #Epstein files.<br/><br/>You can find it here: www.ingenthron.us/Unredacter-v...<br/><br/>Free for all to use for all purposes (credit is appreciated, though).<br/><br/>#uspol #EpsteinFiles<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/115/771/860/380/313/931/original/076b744b9470f433.png"> <br/> 2025-12-24T01:06:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsys386rd7ncwapu92rt85pup9yjd8g8x8h98zvru6z4qlyvzu3ryszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxjc7hje Wow, yesterday on Facebook (where I post my political opinions geared towards conservatives, my family), I posted, &#34;Violence begets more violence. This is not the way.&#34;<br/><br/>My uncle (you know the type) told me to &#34;STFU&#34; because apparently I am &#34;the last person who should be talking about this man.&#34;<br/><br/>It&#39;s sad to learn that some people are so far gone that even calls for peace elicit such a response. 2025-09-11T14:09:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8lkf9u4rw6qnczwn5ufjzqh99jy05ls8r9cmsysaw0xs4jddwvczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxgnjn8f I know Elon Musk is a busy guy, so I went ahead and fixed his meme for him.<br/><br/>#uspol<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/114/807/002/301/461/510/original/d376fcc0f1649e90.png"> <br/> 2025-07-06T15:30:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp643sy9vlgmzjkgcrq9a6y2hksxeq5wvlxph9y48jz4hdcwt7n7czyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxmk8xu4 Prototyping video games you know you&#39;ll never have the follow-through to release to another human being is the ultimate video game.<br/><br/>#GameDev #SoftwareEngineering #IndieDev 2025-05-14T10:31:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszf2epvnrvpz534yyuaak5qgyfgnhf3pw33lx7zasv6n3z35stj9czyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxrrk3ft Has anyone written yet about the intersection of &#34;all electronics are now going to cost twice as much&#34; and &#34;Microsoft is forcing everyone to buy new computers by October&#34;? 2025-04-08T20:24:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8frd3p4z7jfz0gnvh8fcfpewteretffmp544mt8hy8vcsptgp4sszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx99ca2f I have further expanded the <a href="https://www.maga-collaborators.net">https://www.maga-collaborators.net</a> website.<br/><br/>It now tracks #colleges and #universities in addition to #law firms and other #corporations that are #collaborating, #capitulating, or #resisting the #Trump #regime.<br/><br/>Please share this link to help spread the word! I&#39;ll be adding to and upgrading this website regularly moving forward.<br/><br/>And please send tips to help fill in the gaps in the data to the email address listed on the website.<br/><br/>#uspol #resist #handsoff #fascism #maga 2025-04-05T22:54:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2cjsehhza8f0akvfx55h3hwnd2jcgqn9ctunv7nfukdjsjhrec9czyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxf8sm4k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nv7ccuthywkz0g9tq5pwu289ay7zs9vv6mf7jxm5n066uwk9nnsqatgj0'>nevent1q…tgj0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, but I do still see it as sort of a &#34;sorry we&#39;re so shitty elsewhere&#34; apology tour. 2025-03-30T00:33:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqkjpqj4jrnua7wgc6g6d5te3ylx67khklk0mef404cyaqtrxlsaszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxvxkk8d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7ujxvgxremydhshvd948jepu5fjdj8lzhhslu5ufpzkknhrz5ms32nnwd'>nevent1q…nnwd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t that pretty much what USAID was for? 2025-03-30T00:28:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmhzul6elk8l7750dlujksxkvjs8fuv26xjs720vnzvg944qs4dczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxc7rqm6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspmvftv7kpyshxwzqtuh6z9u2rgmdxk5a7mjsg8mjuw5acaq0yywqhfzngf'>nevent1q…zngf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Speaking as an American in America: You absolutely do not want to be here right now.<br/><br/>Please apply economic sanctions on us before you have to start sending bombs and tanks. 2025-03-20T00:15:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgse2mg640xvcfqwvm6uxz4qhlupyphrn48grhxt0qv7w9udh9y5gzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxv0vgvn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfmm39q29m6ras5rlghsuudzgew30anjqfzc8jtetmd7ptda350ggraczvx'>nevent1q…czvx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, I grew up in a Republican household. I voted for both parties through to the Obama era while donating to libertarian policy groups. I only finally registered as a Dem on January 7th 2021.<br/><br/>So, I definitely see what you&#39;re talking about, in general. I just see the dems as being only like 20-30% as radicalized as their opposition, and their radicalization is mostly oppositional. Remove the dictator and give him proper due process and dems will de-radicalize naturally. 2025-03-18T00:52:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswvy674utk9mv9jx9zs06ursejyx0lgp9vjxytyfmaeh44tm0s33qzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxye4hxv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs007gxls2at8mxn6dfk7ggq7mfcy9fmkmmd38jz792gkapsrkfvug5kp8fz'>nevent1q…p8fz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree with most of that. We&#39;re all a product of our history and experiences. Most of Europe would describe your definition of &#34;moderate&#34; to be &#34;conservative&#34;, while in Texas, you&#39;d be a commie, so it&#39;s all about frame of context. 2025-03-18T00:28:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrk8yp6xnhslh862sa664nycs9mxv9zj563q48qv0m0mrf443c3pqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxv0yxtd <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ajn534e5qrrv8s7w3r0084mg374vjycry5qvm5vpg9p95pl8gjjqnks5ep" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ajn…s5ep</span>)</a></span> Most of what you&#39;re describing happened before half the electorate graduated from high school, so I kind of doubt it was a major factor.<br/><br/>But, yeah, I think a lot of the reason why he was considered a moderate was because he had mostly extremely mainline liberal views but &#34;moderated&#34; them with a few extreme right-wing views. 2025-03-17T22:23:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz08jxutunlnvvg4sqxretc7ur2qtafyd5qjfhmen7mdvn6un6njczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxcpq0gt I will never understand why some Democrat elected politicians think that Democrat voters elected them to vote against the Democrats.<br/><br/>&#34;The GOP are winning elections across the country by actually opposing their opponents?<br/>Let&#39;s do the exact opposite of that winning strategy for no apparent reason!&#34;<br/><br/>#uspol 2025-03-17T20:15:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszx82axdqyd8vh0nnmjwv2wgu2k99y4zsp3fauwfr5rpxcmucuxtszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx0npgcs I was very much opposed to the &#34;doomer&#34; talk.<br/><br/>But seeing that Democrats won&#39;t even fight for our country has shattered what little hope I had for a recovery without war.<br/><br/>Every ounce of our democracy is now hanging by a thread that is the federal court system.<br/><br/>Protect yourself. It&#39;s coming.<br/><br/>#uspol 2025-03-14T21:37:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyuw5vssv8u5d9uqt6qwkr2j5j3ggehuds3w46rel2twdxl5ysawqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxqudjpq One #Mastodon / #Fediverse tip that I need to follow more often is:<br/><br/>Check out the profiles of people who boost your posts. Consider following them.<br/><br/>If someone is willing to boost what you said, there&#39;s a halfway-decent chance you agree on at least one issue and may end up being good mutual follows. 2025-02-13T02:06:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs29fqrpc9ar78y63x0p8t7ymux0c9fka3nje2kpf03zngktf59uwqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx5tu4n8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlfrxp3ec7ma2f00wzku72t29428clast8evehhdvcwvyxfycdtgv0klfz'>nevent1q…klfz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t even get my liberal friends to agree to that.<br/><br/>The problem with the American Dream is that everyone wants to deregulate billionaires because everyone expects to become one. 2025-02-09T18:57:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0w7l9pua3a6u4tkv38l3cqpags7lwzn3pcnz8nxv00cdw9gd80gzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxprrp60 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq77njc9yw5g23uv759ltwsknzkvswtauztslwesnewkj28pp2v4chz93kl'>nevent1q…93kl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Biden said the same thing as Trump: that he wouldn&#39;t enforce it (for the one day of his administration it applied to). TikTok just dngaf what he said because he was on his way out.<br/><br/>Both parties, and their leaders, demanded this ban. Now both parties are acting like the dog that caught the car it was chasing... 2025-01-19T19:24:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs925ggq68lmjjwzzlftygjvr97k5njmnwkwm3zxw9c89dygslmfsgzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx3vjg39 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspg8at3lryl536h0h8jwruvuxnx2yf608p0jf7mhalhjx6qdnn8mcv74r9m'>nevent1q…4r9m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed. The insurance company has a legitimate interest in preventing fraudulent billing, so at the very least, they should be able to tell you if it&#39;s real or a scam. 2025-01-15T18:26:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvdq29g9dqdz8meqkga97cs7fmlrg9lqmhzdl2whf0hw8p67zq87czyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx2j37qf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsztec6atfcnycgrzvj5pfz5uhta3gkry99w960zjzemxh90qp4tqgvf0h9g'>nevent1q…0h9g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah... but let&#39;s prosecute the party that is actually guilty. 2025-01-15T18:03:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0g274c7zka8zk3nwdlew7v0phmg9x3xxy8kd8vu4l9lzylyugwrqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxag368n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmj2qkczyguj5ff6gysmt437k7ppnyh6252eevfvlg0eteaw2m3g4rxl46'>nevent1q…xl46</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are they ad-supported? Maybe just didn&#39;t read that ad services contract well enough... 2025-01-15T16:10:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqj0nzje9h6mxazm6axlr3vv96exn8jul6dxdpxnql2dhrwqj9hmgzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxkeykht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6cul4kcx2evv5ggt228q4sh7he4jxk8myg7zfj49sc78z9t5xhqx633f3'>nevent1q…33f3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The article it&#39;s attached to describes dispersing vaccines by air. My guess would be that your mystery object is the dispersal mechanism. 2024-12-11T02:22:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlw2hu8kjqmemzqpn2djf2jyfnf9cnejj8q86q5q7nur67scx72szyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxkuwnd2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ut05f28u3wsmj6cjqr9c2wteafmnhsfuzgk7nsgge07u334t78g62hmad'>nevent1q…hmad</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks, but I&#39;d really prefer something with 1st-class C# support instead of a C++ library with unofficial wrappers. 2024-12-08T00:00:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxe2dj5l0gajd0pcuem78pr8643c8w0d2tna5e6p6znejrg0lgh9qzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxt4dws5 Seeking recommendations on a #UI framework for #CSharp / #DotNet and runs on #Windows, #Linux, and #Mac. Something to replace #WinForms and go #CrossPlatform.<br/><br/>In a perfect world, it&#39;d have strong #JetBrainsRider support, a visual editor, and MVP structure, but I can live without all of those.<br/><br/>#SoftwareEngineering #GameDev #Programming #SoftwareDev 2024-12-07T23:42:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzr8gv39zn57vzdlmz538h09k3hdnu8cs5nu77akq7x5nutqpptqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxrpkls2 If you think Biden pardoning his own son is a good thing because it will piss off Republicans, you might be blue-MAGA.<br/><br/>#uspol 2024-12-02T04:14:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqzsv80q0635a6gxhv5fttgdj504093ksdffdvqkx7767ejpfe6fqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx6rw7ly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdyrtz4h7w6cqedfj8yga0jcglekvt2rj73nh3nc0r2jdqv5xczngwvpdee'>nevent1q…pdee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe so, but it seems a bit far-fetched to me, especially what with their pushing so much funding to Ukraine as well.<br/><br/>If the Democrats are under the thumb of anyone, current evidence would seem to point to Israel, for whom they&#39;ve shown far more deference. 2024-12-02T00:25:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz86hnqzqfhm7yvntucvs2sx4cmmyhfvl4fuvt2m4v8selxjeapcszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxfzrpdw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqgedgfhsn7wr0yg49xgzk6hkfgkmsyxt2xfhgyndmkd34ngfgtacwwuv69'>nevent1q…uv69</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wait, if he&#39;s &#34;controlling&#34; the democrats, then why did the Democrats sanction so many of his oligarchs and take their shit? 2024-12-01T23:30:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd3fu37k6uup6vxcn40npxyxwcznmcxcqxvsgvemjgvyp0ywj9w4qzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx8l22jg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfukrufrxpcpy5zcc8rwf0p2ksdz4epmgyltdv8qcsc5jxg2xraxswwpdf3'>nevent1q…pdf3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why does &#34;less than 50%&#34; matter? In any way?<br/><br/>He got the most votes by a fairly wide margin and got the most electoral votes by a blowout margin. There&#39;s no electoral silver lining to be found. 2024-11-29T17:53:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstu4y08xzh5yxjsw0zzkh6ysdy6lq8rh8m88d36plz0ehq4zcpdwqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxxq8hal In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtvp57e7whx38wav92xjr9dfhfwkqvqe8w2nyvg8fcc6e2aparxq2uyvmc'>nevent1q…yvmc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sure, absolute pacifism exists, but as the article notes, it&#39;s not tenable. The people who refuse to engage in violence, even for their own defense, are inevitably the first to die. 2024-11-21T16:05:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq5xzfdjmdmqh0q4flswcldqmm4dxex92efw5g53s0h9upzl3qa4szyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx7cx4dx Important PSA:<br/><br/>Being a pacifist doesn&#39;t mean you&#39;ll never throw a punch.<br/><br/>It means you&#39;ll never throw the first punch.<br/><br/>You should always do your best to throw the last punch, pacifist or not. 2024-11-21T15:49:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2czllfjdav8xn4pxu5ry6gpftqqqcz750er94lq4gfe06flq7qjqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx65jfhs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswmel2ypvp8kpytcutu8sqa7jnk5e0mkhxhwvuk8dmhrm69h9gxxqaxc0mq'>nevent1q…c0mq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Link? Where do I find this? 2024-11-15T15:08:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs963hy9zvh76nwn46w50ja9zx8uels5pq0a9nx497sjj3sw4g90tczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxzlzjsq Oh shit.<br/><br/>So, if this whole AI thing turns out to be a fad, you know what those long-term-contract server farms powered by nuclear plants would also happen to be really good at?<br/><br/>Surveillance. 2024-11-11T06:13:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqvlmqqwgt85g2h73zlkkw5pgyhrn0s99xdg6ufctp35muyna23jqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxx2ugva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqlq4kztxg9r56q5hsxwqtunm4yhqmdjt4z5murn336x3z6t8u0cze6ymh'>nevent1q…6ymh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Much like the stock market. We&#39;ve become a culture that regularly mortgages out our long-term future for the smallest hit of short-term dopamine. This dynamic explains so many things, from the climate crisis to the election. 2024-11-08T04:25:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrsrdvsnuwfpcp4p675ctukdw4p505salqx3wzvyq84w3g39kw3szyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx3et3lr Live every day like it&#39;s the last that Earth can maintain contact with Voyager.<br/><br/>#Astronomy #Space #Science 2024-11-03T20:47:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsww2janctwhdesp2wq879jn2ac99hm8s4p3m5y43339f828dt783czyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxx3htcp Uh, this seems problematic:<br/>&#34;Justice Department dispatches election monitors to Florida, but state leaders say they can’t enter polling sites&#34;<br/><br/>#uspol #election<br/><br/><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/01/justice-department-dispatches-election-monitors-to-florida-but-state-leaders-say-they-cant-enter-polling-sites/">https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/01/justice-department-dispatches-election-monitors-to-florida-but-state-leaders-say-they-cant-enter-polling-sites/</a> 2024-11-02T03:09:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrwumq83fmhw0jd5hhep5s2wwpnchul5s0c8wnwhgp2lp3hhwv9jszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxxt0p9h #Hurricane #Milton update: I lost power around 1 AM and the winds peaked at 3-4 AM (they were *roaring*! I kept hearing things snap, but with the whole neighborhood out of power and sheets of rain, it was too dangerous to find out what).<br/><br/>Huge props to Orlando Utilities Commission, though, my power was restored in just 10 hours!!! And local flooding is minimal!<br/><br/>Some pictures of local damage below.<br/><br/>How did you other fediverse folks in #Florida fare?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/113/283/790/381/943/890/original/c0773dc14329a2f4.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/113/283/793/043/535/169/original/9142423bb760386c.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/113/283/798/499/907/964/original/a8da00417f85367e.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/113/283/799/914/629/255/original/0da2234b0ffb5c34.png"> <br/> 2024-10-10T15:22:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxs20d0dwhrk3jlrpjdfhvvjmgj76lpdyk0p9zhlsrsc0lwnmyjkszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxkz6m42 Anyone know what happened to @mentallyalex@beige.party?<br/><br/>Been missing his voice these past few months in the fediverse and I just discovered his account has been deleted. I hope everything&#39;s okay... 2024-10-09T01:52:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw6zdeyksp3z50armyapmkmkmr0wfrvtvkjh9fps5waxnef6vmxpczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx2uhx32 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszudgctmjx7uw0aw227njwq49ahdwla7sg7ywaeec0dw44090xytsddpg78'>nevent1q…pg78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You might consider reaching out to the doctor directly and asking their cash price for the procedure.<br/><br/>A year or two ago, I needed a topical cream for eczema. With insurance? Over $2,000 co-pay. Without insurance? $200 flat cash price. From the exact same pharmacy. 2024-10-04T14:33:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmwh2rr8tkrsjdk3np2d72lqkd9mn3ag8nxvlxpyxm6t65lm6s0qzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx5xr6lw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfxppwj780spwunf6tmky6mgsyf9tax2368ecgcx92ldzufhcmfsmlxvrw'>nevent1q…xvrw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was replying to the mastodon post, not the blog post.<br/><br/>However, I just read the blog post, and I stand by my comment. You claim that trying to extract accurate information from an LLM is a basic functionality test, but LLMs aren&#39;t fact/truth machines and never have been and never will be (the screw in my analogy). But they are pattern matchers and that is immensely useful as a coding tool (the nail). 2024-10-02T12:42:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs290mqlk0dzt9heh3zrcc9nl9epwyltcsrq0z335m2e2njmdau0aqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxvhcy49 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynhu0tn36rg36rysuty6udlxj5a5j60xgg9ytaum024uc2p2gtegy2j97j'>nevent1q…j97j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;My hammer has trouble driving this screw! So why would I trust it with this nail?&#34; 2024-10-02T12:17:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst242qfxtu09lzmfkt579zdq3szthp9tdtce6re4skn258egegfjgzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxdyvk0j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmklac4686um9ktzk8j58jmvczyqycj6huurkuu6r23her2d0auqhtul5q'>nevent1q…ul5q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; AI generation is bullshit<br/><br/>It&#39;s a tool. Like any tool, it has proper uses and bullshit uses. Now, granted, the latter are the ones proliferating right now while the tech is in its infancy, but there are many genuinely fascinating novel uses for ML algos, especially in health sciences. 2024-09-30T14:21:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstf8l5vqn0pvx96qqvlhwjmjaw8vtqdcjtt6829r0wxymrhxs6j9gzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxpf8rqx Them: &#34;AI uses so much power, we should shut it down!&#34;<br/><br/>Me: &#34;So does air conditioning and streaming video, should we shut them down too?&#34;<br/><br/>Them: &#34;...shut up&#34; 2024-09-30T14:03:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2lgk8xv7jya4ue8xdmlg3seg0yn9dlyhqv3l5l0eyu2ccg9kujegzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxnxdm77 &#34;Fair Source&#34; is obviously a bullshit term, but &#34;Open Source&#34; also isn&#39;t quite accurate for how restrictive the term has come to be used as.<br/><br/>I propose the following categories:<br/><br/>Closed-Proprietary: totally closed source<br/>Open-Proprietary: source available, but read-only, not copyable<br/>Open-Source: source available for non-commercial use<br/>Free-Source: source available for any use<br/><br/><a href="https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/113192671789884479">https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/113192671789884479</a> 2024-09-24T14:07:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqn7pmvamd5wr7h2wfv0jxfr6ysu8wzw6y3l52vaa4vjlte0x6eczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxnxsn0j By far, the most difficult #GameDev skill to master is what I call &#34;Brain Scope&#34;.<br/><br/>When you first start making games, you just plug away and make something. But, by the time you get it to be fun, it&#39;s so riddled with tech debt from the unplanned organic nature of the growth. That&#39;s one end of the spectrum. 1/3<br/><br/>#Programming #IndieDev #GameDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering 2024-09-22T18:34:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsguk3f3zhw47q9ucsfehc42z0zykq2uau699my4653zxktm9p47qqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxx44ytj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswz850jz2d0ds2rv9je4n835gx8l528llep5c4mulp7zujuxs278qfhvmva'>nevent1q…vmva</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m from more of the game dev side than the enterprise business side, and my formative years were in the mid-2000s, so I had a very different experience:<br/>Microsoft&#39;s XNA democratized game development by being one of the first extremely-low-cost options to bring a game to consoles.<br/>And more lately, the embrace of cross-platform open-source software by the .NET platform has been immensely refreshing.<br/><br/>But then they invested in OpenAI, and now they have to recoup that investment... 2024-09-17T01:10:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdm233tj7fxm9pawmww36qg8jc9c453t00f2enk48vwsuz44ly5sczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxalyk7p Oh. Great. I rebooted #Windows on my laptop and suddenly #AI is installed in the OS.<br/><br/>So glad I switched to Fedora on my main box. Gonna have to get #Linux up and running on my laptop now too.<br/><br/>After nearly two decades of being a cheerleader for #Microsoft they&#39;ve now fully alienated me. 2024-09-17T00:41:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj5e57p2snn0fq0tk5p7un8ulevaup8k0s8j23rqlkgakq09qeqqzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx27nrcw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxlpfx8hmntrkdwxecp75jwazgn7urgs6878d0twt94mjl8u44jctk8kdm'>nevent1q…8kdm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, the alternative is Unity having a defined scope and delivering on what it promised years ago instead of endlessly bloating its work force to build a million half-finished buggy features nobody asked for. 2024-09-13T17:45:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvc6xkuqy2e0yyey59m7dky5847dmdta4kf3ymttj9mk6e7gpmgszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxncc6gu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrjwyd7g9kvvvtgc8utzdlyed4cuws6c9jvdffjfrg24l0tawnp4sh90zvp'>nevent1q…0zvp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Refusing to tolerate him by boycotting his platform and products is a great answer. But there&#39;s a big difference between refusing to tolerate him and using the force of government to actively persecute him. 2024-09-03T19:55:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmmsc7n624vup4dw5y64m837q7vt6l4l62jxwdj8t8nefgf9yjsczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxjzhxuu Just rediscovered this video of a #TechDemo I built years ago for &#34;3D Hockey&#34;. The idea was that you&#39;d play #hockey in a massive glass capsule full of water in orbit around the earth. Players would have fins and swim around the stadium. Fans would get on an &#34;audience orbital ship&#34; that parks outside to allow them to watch. All other hockey rules applied, like off-sides and checking and etc.<br/><br/>I got pretty far with the demo, but struggled to find the fun.<br/><br/>#GameDev #IndieDev<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/113/069/177/854/836/382/original/ee9577c179e58a75.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-09-02T17:51:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfkhxdtknd25tym49ycsqxgvycce3kakxadqhfy3fsxxar98de60czyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx8e2au6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wlyrmxnx0awz5zj65zhv66xkvuy778f78ealez94uxhj8azarvgkdvkt9'>nevent1q…vkt9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Someone the other day mentioned how people with kids are willing to put up with a lot more bullshit at work because they can&#39;t afford to lose their income and healthcare, whereas single people would just quit.<br/><br/>That really hit home as to what Vance was going for. He wants a constituency that&#39;s miserable and compliant. 2024-09-01T17:08:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszqppl8j2xtavp3yw0vwmqaedwtra92w4zf6xpy3cpwkqj82yhszczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxyyp3yw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3dagqr37g0y5zz0y07ge9wljqcwdt4dpn5kadevefdn5tjhp9vqfs4wrl'>nevent1q…4wrl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, she did anyway. Apparently she quit the day he was announced. Probably smart, to save the firm the embarrassment of being associated with Vance. 2024-09-01T17:04:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkl6a294caz0dx20unh68rrxazyuy0avc4khxxcfhp6xpgvr2znszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxgej6wt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjp43xa4tl3quyr2mpjp2n9rlqc626xjn2000j3gte4sfx0203qcvaysag'>nevent1q…ysag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Whaaaaat? I regularly see people in the US fuck up a regular roundabout (usually by going the wrong way). How would that not just be a massive recipe for collisions from confused drivers? It looks like something AI would dream up. 2024-08-27T19:50:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqpaes47mjqal0j7pg4ly0j48w6t7gfnfpzz03tzga034nzqhtl6qzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxgt6kfh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrrpsa4u0wcyc23yptrell57tx4kz7ky7glwf7mqtguktpcfmshg8f9tlr'>nevent1q…9tlr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wait, what? I&#39;ve had a game out for 5 years and I&#39;ve never heard of this. When you click my studio name it just takes me to a list of games my studio has released. What&#39;s a &#34;developer page&#34; and how do you create one? 2024-08-27T18:26:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg65um694tsyzq9d8shdn3nt70prjzyp3saszp7qsdlx32ujafssszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxpuaxgk Fun #GameDev fact, especially for #IndieDev, if you&#39;re not multilingual: You can easily test localization before you have all your translations set up by using pig latin!<br/><br/>1) It&#39;s super easy to programmatically convert your native language to a &#34;pig-latinized&#34; version.<br/>2) It&#39;s super easy to spot text that isn&#39;t localized when everything else is pig latin<br/>3) You can still easily decipher it without having to know another language<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/113/020/163/074/257/879/original/d95c99773829870a.png"> <br/> 2024-08-25T01:54:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdst6egp7lrgl7y8lm8d37qmd6hguu3xkjmmzcem25c99ts3d8daczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx29v6wy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgme33hzhpr5z7d0tn85fz8e2s6cc4e88vk7plxetk9j7dgtafnesc2hvn4'>nevent1q…hvn4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, it&#39;s only rocket science, right?<br/><br/>You&#39;re not a serious person. 2024-08-24T23:21:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq99cak4w287nc32etuxsz4tnrqmadfj2fv24cu302hkejlsy88ggzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxtrsmdl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtj26lxnx8nexp8kyvsd2u2t9ek3n6ghgsyhlvckhqhw5ufut3jq4a00zz'>nevent1q…00zz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For cars? Yeah.<br/><br/>But space is significantly less forgiving. 1.4% is a tremendous accomplishment. 2024-08-24T23:03:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpaj3aueqvwaxu97vq0m69a0dwhp7psh9jurpe9e50d4zxulgfkszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxdptr7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdqr45dqsy2fwp7rvzpyhcany3m5u9eq4rxnlerpezgpqpl8xjnngej9hqy'>nevent1q…9hqy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s... incredibly disingenuous. 40% would be terrible if they were single-use launch vehicles, but the fact that they had 2 failures over 3 decades and 135 missions in reusable spacecraft is a tremendous safety record. 2024-08-24T22:45:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8q53d2g5r4jsljq52ecxc0sguz9xpx3yxtjdage9ekhazv08fcszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxjyk8tz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx95ts552x8kx5t925pan77e60zn5vp4vg3595tqvt4zx49hnzngcu7mwje'>nevent1q…mwje</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, she was a state prosecutor. The &#34;order&#34; half of &#34;Law &amp; Order&#34;. 2024-08-22T14:14:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9h4ny7m6ugy43jem8crluns53qrw765frujxs9xrvlzldelmk0aszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxtn3333 For this #Caturday, meet Ghost. She&#39;s a stray who&#39;s been hanging around my house so much lately that I guess she&#39;s basically my cat now. She hides from the heat under my car and gives me dirty looks whenever I need to drive it somewhere. Whenever I open my very creaky front door, 9 times out of 10, there she is, running up and asking for food/attention. Sometime soon, I may need to blow all the trust I&#39;ve built with her by luring her in to get some vaccine shots...<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/ingenthronsocial/media_attachments/files/112/978/245/873/068/422/original/972993fea7e1edb3.png"> <br/> 2024-08-17T16:15:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhgurux652cfw6drvlfwsyywgha099q7zzdw5pwmxk7hld0hhuhczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxnjaled In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9t42j9ltt8qghae0yzlyg8yau7l9l7swc7wfz93zcdxjlv84u0wsjgta4a'>nevent1q…ta4a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why post about it, but choose to conceal her name? 2024-08-16T12:06:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9nanvmnv772rk0c5vzrynrg842maw7gqyrnua6ryqaglhrezkaczyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx48nm3e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2u9ep8rygfgy92kjrhxydfqmn7efax6z8x40xr94gdfz2tyddt2s4uxfye'>nevent1q…xfye</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmmm interesting. Despite the fact that I&#39;m currently on Tusky, I usually use the web interface... I wonder if there&#39;s a browser extension. 2024-08-05T18:47:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8gcjrsrehgpsjm75d7f09eyp7ls7eqj3ggrgmzp5z022uueure2szyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx4kpegg It would be amazing if #Mastodon let us &#34;follow&#34; entire servers, essentially importing their local feed into our own. 2024-08-05T18:04:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxan7pppyrf42jdxejazr2gtuxkflr7u07s624uhzvdkr5gfyn3ggzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx4auxwq It&#39;s easy to blame someone for malice, but can you ever really blame a person for ignorance? 2024-07-31T18:32:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszl30r9vwmkdczpsc0a0ulpgqvt5gdjazqayrup7f0cjguhrq0frgzyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryx40t3me In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7n99pqpddp533ygmvcln9wqa54pc36xt0xq83swztszg2n23gngqrszs8'>nevent1q…szs8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...you do if you&#39;re working on legislation to help fund Parkinsons research. 🤦‍♂️ <br/><br/><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2024/07/02/bill-signed-h-r-2365/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2024/07/02/bill-signed-h-r-2365/</a> 2024-07-30T22:13:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9gk42xh5wlkhzs0ggsnahkjkpurn6d56qvzs7q9d7pspa3e3fuszyqe4h7h8h5jk7pztk6hqwzevldswdglzcx2cy60n252w5wu05uryxte3kx8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8nckrar0gyuy09cq93s2gce8xulr2waa4mmcs4jrewk6pr6eqhs4k5ayp'>nevent1q…5ayp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hey, I&#39;m one of those folks. There was a pretty big difference between his campaigning/debating skills in 2020 vs 2024, which is what led us to change our minds. He&#39;s just not the man he was. 2024-07-30T17:40:46Z