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"Any kind of US-controlled Internet service is politically dangerous to use nowadays", @benjamin on #PIR which shut down autistici.org 48H hours after #Trump designated #AusticiInventati as a terror org
[English, free]
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/09/08/benjamin-sonntag-autistici-inventati-interview/8500600/
"I stand in #solidarity with #AutisticiInventati [sanctioned by #Trump for providing free #digitalServices to progressive orgs]",
Our interview w/ @benjamin , one of the leading figures for #DigitalRights is available in #English free from paywall:
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/09/08/benjamin-sonntag-autistici-inventati-interview/8500600/
How eggshells can protect spacecraft from space debris
3D-printed aluminum eggshell arrays filled with water proved more effective at impact resistance.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/how-eggshells-can-protect-spacecraft-from-space-debris/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
"The absence of any reply from #Italy or #EU,who should fight against unlawful restriction of their citizens’ freedom, is baffling", @benjamin tells #FattoQuotidiano about #Trump's sanctions against #AutisticiInventati
[English,free]
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/09/08/benjamin-sonntag-autistici-inventati-interview/8500600/
@panos it's -js 😮💨
@germ alright, we'll look into it - ideally open a bug report on our repo, but I think I'll remember it
The secret to protecting next-gen spacecraft might be eggshells: Study finds that 3D-printed aluminum eggshell arrays filled with water proved more effective at impact resistance. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/how-eggshells-can-protect-spacecraft-from-space-debris/
@woodbark Innnnnteresting, thanks. Of course even knowing this will change nothing.
In Praise of Shadows — gorgeous century-old read on ancient Japanese aesthetics and why every technology is a technology of thought https://t.co/pUiD8pykRY
To get a sense of how much variety there is in how elections are done across different US states, NC has already printed and sent out ballots for the November general election, while NH is just holding its primaries today.
Can we talk about how the very concept of "voter registration" is just a Jim Crow barrier to our inalienable right to vote?
#uspol
Looks like I’ll be putting away my Daring Fireball and Accidental Tech Podcast shirts for a while. It’s a pity, they were comfy shirts and I thought I was supporting good people with them. https://eschatologist.net/blog/?p=496
I've been using the MX Creative Console from Logitech for a couple of years and like it a lot. More in MacStories Setups: https://www.macstories.net/setups/
Now Logitech sells just the keypad (think mini Stream Deck) with a focus on developers automating AI tasks. The hardware is the same but with the many ways it can be automated and it's lower price tag, it's worth a look.
Story: https://www.macstories.net/news/logitech-releases-the-developer-focused-mx-keypad-for-ai-automation/
Hardware: https://amzn.to/4yosLdc (affiliate link)
@johnvoorhees its like the Stream Deck, single screen not individual displays per button? Do the buttons at least feel better?
What signals pure dominance more than *changing what they say every five minutes and people breaking their necks to adjust*?
What signals dominance more than forcing people into a constant state of cognitive dissonance by contradicting their furiously stated beliefs with their own behavior?
"Disbelieve your own eyes and ears" is pure dominance.
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Does ATP have a £4 a month option?
Or do I need to cancel it because guilty by association.
Which…fuck, that makes me guilty!
Oh well.
Cancelled.
Update: it looks like NC ballots are starting to be delivered, which is good news all around.
To get a sense of how much variety there is in how elections are done across different US states, NC has already printed and sent out ballots for the November general election, while NH is just holding its primaries today.
@markwyner @the_wub @jrcruciani Many thanks. 2FA installed as per these instructions.
I wonder whether Mastodon 2FA can also be set up using a Yubikey.
Of course! I was getting the Cult of Gulan confused with the Dark Brotherhood in the Elder Scroll games mixed up.
Chiamata telefonica da numero falsissimo.
Li sgamo prima di subito. rispondo sempre: Salve sono Antonio reparto frodi telematiche società X come la posso aiutare?
Tu tu tu tu.... E il numero finisce nella lista (non richiamare)
A couple of my colleagues and I wrote a thing for Spacing:
Election 2026: Let’s talk about local democracy in Toronto
https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/09/08/election-2026-lets-talk-about-local-democracy-in-toronto/
It appears that Tristan Buckmaster raising alarms that AI corporations may have snooped on their research so the companies could throw compute at developing proofs for, and gain credit for, advancements in the Navier-Stokes equations. OpenAI then threw a massive amount of compute at the problem, and seemed to try to coerce Tristan into getting credit for it: https://cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/statement.pdf
> I said that if OpenAI released its result in the way proposed I would go public with what happened. The reply was, “Why would you ruin your career?” I replied that I am an academic, and asked why he thought going public would ruin my career. The reply was, “If you don’t want me to be nice, then I don’t have to be nice.”
@thomasfuchs I’m not a hater, but it’s just… unnatural. An abomination.
@eric it’s shitty work, it’s ok to hate it
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