@gleick

Trump went on and on about this shit. The more people who watch him, the better.🍸🐈

https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-national-prayer-breakfast-capitol-february-5-2026/

The fun part of doing analysis programming of kinds I've done before, but haven't for months and months is I get to speed run every single error I did last time.

"Oh right, the variant list needs to be without a header."
"Oh right, the chromosome labels in the file have 'chr' as part of the name."

Through the ice fog. The Prodigal Sun has returned. Time to slaughter a fatted calf. #Nunavut

This webinar is for editors and publishers using Open Journal Systems who want to improve metadata quality through the OJS Plug-in. We will demonstrate metadata deposits with Crossref using OJS 3.3 and 3.4. https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/9017668442005/WN_IrObqTMTR-yaNVfMSco5gA
#research #funders #librarians #community #Crossref

Later this year, Apple plans to release the first folding iPhone, a follow-up to 2025’s folding CEO.

Greek law enforcement authorities found in situations that led to deaths "forgot" to switch on their cameras.
Again.
https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/ano-kato/499897_sti-hora-poy-halane-oi-kameres

Remember what happened in #PylosMassacre :

https://wearesolomon.com/mag/format/investigation/under-the-unwatchful-eye-of-the-authorities-deactivated-cameras-dying-in-the-darkest-depths-of-the-mediterranean/

@cstross A spamularity is implied to have happened at some point in the history of Neal Stephenson's book ‘Anathem’

Mistodon: part of @axl 's large range of Masters of the Universe-inspired #PLAYSCII / #JPETSCII action figure designs, this stabby, shocky character was included in the MIST0220 artpack collection released six years ago this month.

Being on Team Words Mean Things is difficult these days, particularly when multibillion-dollar companies put out breathless press releases saying "By using our massive language model, whose training data includes every version of GCC ever released, and having it autocorrect its own output by testing it against GCC, we managed to make a C compiler that mostly works for only $20,000 in a week and gosh I have so many feelings."

I mean, what the fuck are we even doing here.

https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler

@fahrni Lightening Cock was taken.

I keep watching this garbage show despite knowing better

#startrek #StarFleetAcademy

Will Mastodon, the platform that keeps the #Fediverse alive, miss a strategic opportunity to bring official institutions on board at scale?

By watching how #EuroSky is being marketed compared to #Mastodon, it certainly seems that way.

I wish the folks at Mastodon would invest in more professional marketing, similar to what we're seeing from its rival, Bluesky.

There was a major meeting in the EU Parliament focused on this topic, yet there was no announcement or microblog post from Mastodon. Zero engagement.

Compare these two approaches:

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ituoear7k6qx3smjfoxhufm4/post/3me7pxwrgerri

#ActivityPub #ATProtocol #EU #lobby

@RosaCtrl Yeah. I end up doing pretty much all the writing. I just use the LLM for hints and maybe distillation of source material.

@datarama

@taylorlorenz

The most concise way I describe the difference between commercial algorithm based platforms versus the fediverse.

In the former, you are presented with the illusion of a town square, it propagates content based on spectacle and “engagement”

In the latter, people are the algorithm as members of distinct communities, moderated by real people.

Is your work-related screaming being interrupted by your current events-related screaming?

@eff Money under the table?

#Via Jen Bendery / jbendery
2:05 PM · Feb 6, 2026

"HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.

Rep. Joaquin Castro: 'The Trump administration is trying to take him away again.' "

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-theatens-trevor-noah-grammys-bad-bunny-slams-ice_n_698071c1e4b0926bfc469acd/liveblog_69863772e4b0ddd0303360a9