do i reach any #phonetics #nlp people? is CMUDict still the big english/IPA lookup table?

Please boost for visibility! If you are running a #Mikrotik router or switch, upgrade it now. Right now. The fixed releases are 7.23.4 (long-term), 7.24.2 (stable) and 6.49.21. If you are running a version less than that, there are multiple entrypoints for a complete unauthenticated remote code authentication.

This is as bad as it gets, upgrade and reboot now. Yes, you'll have an outage for a few minutes, but it's better than the alternative.

#router #ipv4 #ipv6

I want to drive you back.

I know you're grossed out by your parent's music.

But.

Whabout your grandparent's music, or their parent's music, or theirs or theirs?

There is *insanely* good music in there.

Look, I'm an amateur musicologist specializing in 20th century popular music.

And it's Sturgeon's Law pretty much everywhere all the time.

But there's that 10%, from the 20s, the 30s, the 40s, the 50s, the 60s, the 70s, the 80s, and yes, even your parent's awful 90s.

Who's a sweet doggo, once runt of the litter, now leader to three** other dogs and can chase off wild gaur and boar *several* times her size - all by herself?

The goodest of them all, Chilli

**make that four: a friend's pup who visits often, really looks up to her

#pets #dogs

a little reminder that George R. R. Martin should not be considered remotely an expert on literally anything but especially not medieval combat:

he claims that the Valyrian steel sword Dark Sister was made to be wielded by a woman and is thus shorter and lighter.

historical longswords weighed 4lbs max, and usually rather less than that. women do not need special lithe girly longswords for their delicate wrists. women can wield a regular longsword just fine. there’s probably some women in HEMA who would like to have a very pointy word with Mr Martin for this.

South Korea is preparing to deploy military assets to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, , according to media reports citing government and military sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/04/asia-pacific/society/south-korea-hormuz-military-deployment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #southkorea #asia #eastasia #middleeast

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@AberdeenLocal1312/117201292302112535

Give our interview with #AustisticiInventati a listen today.

All major platforms or https://sabot.media/post/resistance

@Em0nM4stodon like early Pandora. For some reason, some of the best music was introduced to me then (2002/3, maybe?).

@ruud dankjewel

@jaz diolch yn fawr 😄

This is a long and incredibly fucking depressing list of tech people who have either gone full fascist or are just perfectly comfortable hanging out with and supporting those who have.

Normalized Fascism in Open Source: $12 Million Given to DHH https://brennan.day/normalized-fascism-in-open-source-12-million-given-to-dhh/

WE DID IT. WE WON. 💜✊

Wikimedia Foundation workers voted 158 YES to 14 NO: 91.9% of ballots cast, with 81% turnout.

We’re so proud of everyone who built this union, and this win belongs to our whole community. We could not have done it without the solidarity of Wikimedia volunteers.

This is just the beginning. We stand with our UK siblings in their recognition process now, and with future organizing efforts across WMF’s global workforce. 🌍
[union needed]

@GeePawHill Just from the top of my head while underway, so rather fuzzy.

Movies:

- akira
- blade runner (final cut)
- dark city
- enemy mine
- event horizon
- johnny mnemonic
- macross - do you remember love?
- metropolis
- nausicaä
- on the beach
- pitch black
- stalker
- solaris (the old one)
- strange days
- sunshine
- wings of honneamise

Series:

- babylon 5
- battle star galactica reboot (pilot + season 1 to 3 or so)
- deep space 9
- green legend ran
- planetes
- space above and beyond

I’m no longer asking for much…
Just a helping hand before the weight on my heart becomes even heavier.
I am a mother trying every day to provide for my children despite the difficult circumstances around us. I keep fighting and holding on, but there are days when patience alone is simply not enough.
Your donation will directly support my family’s essential needs, including food, clean water, medicine, and other basic necessities.
🔗 https://gofund.me/1d3ea05b6
#Gaza #HelpGaza #Donate #Humanity

In honor of Uber shutting down in Nigeria this week, here’s my favorite story about Uber in Nigeria.

@xrobau I am considering moving to CRS317 for the real switch SOC. CCR2004 is treating me well so far tho.