2026-04-12T10:01:03Z https://yabu.me Angus McIntyre https://yabu.me/npub1xvhzgm37fdmsqgn2tukml3rujyjhjp4uf3e3p3znljd9qdxdpr5sxsa4dy https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/015/297/original/media.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/015/297/original/media.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsruevt3nm9ahxsy3k89t0zx58raq7kuxpw30w3vx7grfldv5vdksczyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjezsm0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqn97z6lzg3t3u7kj0ck35mszwh9jaesdst7m4sv6swulk5ta2hqq3cqzq'>nevent1q…cqzq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He DOES have the military doing public service tasks (e.g. the National Guard picking up trash), so we have to ask. Is he instituting a stealth Public Works Administration?<br/><br/>But it’s probably just a “stopped clock” phenomenon: his political ignorance means that he doesn’t have any clear idea what is and isn’t socialism, so he doesn’t instinctively reject anything with even a hint of socialism about it, as a slightly more aware conservative politician would. 2025-08-28T18:28:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fg76c3zzy0sdx4dj2uptz9h89pvvz3839m2h34ldssxk750e9egzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywje50zjr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ngxlvkkem2s8llq6uf8vfks2yc7g3lmafyd2awctzcd8hrv0d9qpjh9c4'>nevent1q…h9c4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reminds me of one of my favorite sysadmin jokes:<br/><br/>The Sysadmin Wilderness Survival Kit consists of a couple of meters of fiber in a carrying pouch and a small shovel.<br/><br/>If you’re ever lost in the wilderness, you take out the fiber and bury it under a few feet of earth.<br/><br/>Within two days, a backhoe will appear and cut the fiber, and then you just follow the backhoe back to civilization. 2025-07-25T18:47:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6vnrxkgsx4a2370qy8lmmw5n358ssfycsgt8an6w8kvehe5e0ngzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjjdeagt Those people in Omelas were weak-sauce. They only had to learn to be indifferent to the suffering of ONE child (and the Ones Who Walk Away couldn&#39;t even hack THAT).<br/><br/>Here in the real world, we&#39;ve mastered the trick of being indifferent to the suffering of hundreds of THOUSANDS of children. Hundreds of MILLIONS, even!<br/><br/>Stick it, you Omelosers! 2025-06-25T15:54:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28exjmcjvt7gk27mfxahwps0vuuzeudavj9r7z2lnj8z448wjtcczyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywj8pvl5e This video from [@_elena](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena">https://mastodon.social/@_elena</a> ) captures what makes the #fediverse so exciting. You watch it &amp; think “How could anyone NOT think this was a good idea?”<br/><br/>Will it move the needle against all the FUD? (“it’s too complicated&#34;, “mastodon’s full of woke scolds”, “how will I know which server to choose?”, &#34;what are all these apps anyway?”)<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know. But it&#39;s worth sharing with people who aren&#39;t already in the Fediverse, just in case it makes them go “Huh. That sounds neat.”<br/><br/>1/<br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/114715132012217014">https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/114715132012217014</a> 2025-06-20T13:24:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7n27nmnkyc3jy7swx5p4edtvgrus9c2mf25demsesvq7ealnn5gzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjdt2nzv One last #SuperbOwl for the day. This one is hard to see, but based on its size and location, it&#39;s probably a great horned owl.<br/><br/>#owls #OwlsOfMastodon #birds #BirdsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/976/998/547/336/160/original/77b2491565367539.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-10T01:29:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyem8g7540p80f5k87g28apmzmk37vc2nr7ayh0kwwv9cf6la7l0qzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywj3vkasl This #SuperbOwl is an Eastern screech owl. These owls come in gray, rufous and brown morphs; this is the gray morph. Photo taken at the Parks Service’s Raptor Fest.<br/><br/>#owls #OwlsOfMastodon #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #photos #photography<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/976/625/942/081/499/original/9a17605cab394771.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-09T23:54:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8zt8m78t64s7u40vjk9kuyn56ngv48zk8ma7v60chnc8duu57kczyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywj5a06xf It’s #SuperbOwl time again. This is a Eurasian eagle owl, the same species as New York&#39;s celebrated Flaco. This bird was in the care of the Parks Service, and was shown off at their annual Raptor Fest.<br/><br/>#owls #OwlsOfMastodon #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #photos #photography<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/976/019/981/059/775/original/f0fbd24590678543.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-09T21:20:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4rc7j3rka3j8tky3n3lt4aqlcfdkjkl8yl0uv6tawh0rwtsdl7czyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywj95k3f9 The striking plumage of this #SuperbOwl lets it ambush its prey by disguising itself as a poppyseed bagel. Early-morning bakery shoppers should inspect their purchases carefully.<br/><br/>(Actually an American barn owl. Photo taken at the Parks Service&#39;s annual Raptor Fest).<br/><br/>#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #owls #OwlsOfMastodon #photos #photography<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/975/823/851/060/147/original/365500a23c6490b5.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-09T20:30:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9gxzqkqkhnksvn7shwmwhmhzrructlwlmxl5crs96qw482k4qlzgzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjx6sn8n And now for a truly #SuperbOwl. I believe that this is a Pharaoh eagle-owl. It&#39;s from a privately-run zoo, le Zoo des Reptiles chez Aziz, in El Atteuf, Algeria.<br/><br/>#owls #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #photos #photography<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/975/552/794/114/386/original/9013306a69c9d540.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-09T19:22:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyye3rljf5qwdvjsd7mpng9kxgz5jruswj8gpkg0z5wpjadrytv2gzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywj05nw42 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd404p6glnwxrmyf8xr3vr87p4a5yvrptwlegtg6q6jv9x8nz874c5m7dz2'>nevent1q…7dz2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I lived in Europe (where there are actual left-wing parties), I found it comical that Americans thought the Democrats were “left-wing”.<br/><br/>Now I live in the US, it doesn&#39;t seem comical at all.<br/><br/>But Trump &amp; friends now claim the Democrats are &#34;far-left radicals”: absurd, but many Americans seem to accept the new lie as uncritically as they accepted the previous one.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the American right has gone far-right, but still pretend to be moderates. 2025-02-05T20:13:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6u5cweym5v622hxpzmxtn8jz2lmtrkdqvnqr8gfz50fckvx695qzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjxd8j4k I knew #AI would come for all our jobs eventually, but I really thought that Holocaust denial would be safe for a little while longer.<br/><br/><a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-anne-frank-blame-holocaust">https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-anne-frank-blame-holocaust</a> 2025-01-19T15:48:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrcq74xzsuudf3934gt8retmp2r0a9y5j9r3p40xasd0wrks2agqszyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjg0nnvs There is a website that I have to use that is a world leader in bad UX. Everything about it is awful. Everything works in the stupidest possible way.<br/><br/>Today, they forced me to migrate to a brand new site (for about the second time in the last three years). The migration process was predictably fraught (because stupid UX) but I finally did it.<br/><br/>Now I can&#39;t log in.<br/><br/>Do you want to know why?<br/><br/>Because their 2FA codes are 8 digits long, but the form field to enter the code only accepts 7 digits. 2024-11-26T14:59:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszlk4x0a9ly0dk0c44ntmpvlw6m2a75n99y2w4eyd7fwv52kfghfszyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjfldv3w Trump&#39;s plan to use tariffs to force agricultural producers to move production to the United States, while simultaneously using the army to expel the workforce they need to do so is really some next-level strategic genius thinking. 2024-11-26T12:43:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9ptax44rme84cn8nxxeu8ktfxflm5q8mmyw6lfzz7rpqh8klwuszyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywj64u004 I asked Amazon&#39;s &#34;AI&#34;, Rufus, to summarize my space opera novella &#34;The Warrior Within&#34; for me. Here&#39;s what it told me:<br/><br/>&#34;The Warrior Within is a 1980 fantasy novel by Angus McIntyre. It follows the story of a young man named Aric who lives in a world where magic and technology coexist. Aric discovers he has the ability to tap into an ancient power called the &#34;Warrior Within&#34; which allows him to become a powerful warrior.”<br/><br/>(TWW was published in 2018. There is no one in it named Aric)<br/><br/>1/<br/><br/>#AI 2024-10-29T01:22:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszh90zy27shl2k59m5mrqkekhssc9gtqcjgf539j7kyls9la4jd9qzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjnqves7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0xnlf4mt70rjwvncsj43364rlclxz4j2pn0zgmfd4xxngzfptwcta6l9u'>nevent1q…6l9u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“judge shopping” is cool, but have you tried “judge subscribe-and-save”? 2024-10-18T19:37:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszendzhrcns9a8tzec0uehc56asaky6fumeuzttz8lhug2cpqgzdqzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjvdggja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4ce5gfyjm8mecc6p62mwxsfrqke5phf02uh90apt72smrscypjq9v5ax7'>nevent1q…5ax7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Someone way out there REALLY hates dinosaurs. 2024-08-15T18:49:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9gvry5xwp3nfnwd68r44ua52fx94mccgvjsxuqxzmqvgnf2xgsxszyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjvze922 Reading Donald Trump’s latest tweet makes me think it’s high time this poor, vulnerable man was placed under conservatorship for his own good. 2024-08-06T21:46:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd3yxjjj83q4uh9jtnangasc0h89vmykgp52kh0dftf7ul7052t3czyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjahq7n7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0c42xkayy84pfc0ugxm880wcpy7ewla6mev3lyks5n57n98wkmqqu628fa'>nevent1q…28fa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s not authentically dystopian unless the losing team gets thrown from the stadium onto the desert floor hundreds of meters below at the end of the match. 2024-08-01T18:15:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdkrf04ap9ewfw8t3k5w0garzh966rle0n6r0nr0qwe0zyxxkt0ggzyqejufrw8e9hwqpzdf0jm07y0jgj27gxh3x8xyxy207f55p5e5ywjxves03 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2u3vleldg3xf3x0cfrfjjwfuk4hucqevh2cke5g6uvtr0lt976nc0h2h8s'>nevent1q…2h8s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There’s something very Philip K. Dick about the idea of a future where everyone worries that their toothbrush might be spying on them. 2024-07-31T20:33:37Z