RE: https://kolektiva.social/@AberdeenLocal1312/117192845477973860

PIR (the .org registry) confirms it suspended the autistici.org domain name out of fear of the US legal threats, arguing it is "legally mandated to suspend it", which is not, IMHO, a given at all (given that PIR doesn't have any contractual relation with autistici directly, the registrar does). this is a very dangerous precedent that confirms a deeply rooted fear that the US essentially controls all of DNS.

if PIR's arguments are left standing, what's to keep the US from applying the same logic to ICANN and suspending an entire TLD?

@randahl Very few Americans understand the Scandinavian economic models. But I think that institution was using that survey as a hammer more than anything else. They wanted to put America low on the list so that they could argue repeal for as much as possible.

@chriscoyier I was mostly learning guitar in high school. But my dad was calling square dances as a side gig, and always needed a bass player. So I learned, just playing the roots of each chord.

Which also meant I could join the school Jazz band without trying to learn jazz guitar, which 😅🙅🏻‍♀️

Anthropic offers one year free access to Claude for academics. Of course, this means groups are jumping on the #AI train, not to miss the "opportunity".

I wonder: If it is unavoidable, then are there free alternatives with +/- equal benchmarks?

To be honest, I think many groups will a) enter a stage of #vendorlockin and b) #decompetencing. However, if it cannot be avoided, it might be better to have "b" without "a".

I did some research already, but am curious what "my" bubble will have to say.

#AI #vibe_coding

@CarmePont a mi em passa, de vegades no faig cap tut en diversos dies.

@afewbugs

"Please, sir, can I haz one??"

Well, there's some impromptu market research for ya! 😁

CleanShotX 5

Sooo excited about this...

https://social.andyrush.net/cleanshotx-5/

No please no. https://petapixel.com/2026/09/01/dysons-499-electric-toothbrush-has-a-camera-that-watches-your-teeth/

@fehrtrade they are lucky to have a pro making it! Are you designing the bulk of it from your book too?

Also what's the machine to the left of your sewing machine? Is it also a surger?

@agentpalisade so many initiatives, fewer 'fields' - keywords I'd include in 'tech beyond capitalism': #commons, #cosmolocalism, tech worker #coops, platform coops, computing within limits #Limits2026, #TechOtherwise, #convivial tech, #relationality, #DesignJustice, #crip #technoscience, #MutualAid, #sufficiency, #frugal computing, #degrowth, #postgrowth, #fediverse, #solarpunk, #permacomputing, de/anti-colonial work, and other things we love at https://justsustainabilitydesign.org/ 😊 What did I miss?

ok but have you considered that disconnecting from the internet is actually a good thing?

@lp0_on_fire @bloor

Mine works :)

I also like this additional hypothesis:

»Everything about this distro revolves around one focus: AI. Perhaps that's why the funding involved is so impressive, with the goal of pushing the AI trend deeper through the Linux/open source ecosystem and its community.« (Comment on the Brodie video)

Both theories can go hand-in-hand: It’s about engrave fascist ideology alignment unavoidable in the broader ecosystem as much as reorienting the growing user base on desktop Linux to being AI-dependent.

LLMs are not like asbestos, that's an unfair comparison. Asbestos has useful properties.

#llm #genai

Make basic grammar (to say nothing of vocabulary) great again.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3muho6bgbdi2k

@lauren source?

@neil @bloor, I'd remove all those RAILS_ENV=production and put, just once, near the top:

export RAILS_ENV=production

@pallenberg Die „Rosenheim Cops“ kommen dann etwas später.