@misty literally 1984

Nvidia Confirms AI-Slop Filter DLSS 5 Will Cut Framerates In Half
https://kotaku.com/nvidia-dlss-5-framerates-ai-slop-nba-2k27-rtx-gpu-2000730208?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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"The idea that an organization that is an alternative host—for email, websites, and other services—could be designated a terrorist organization simply for providing a service that a lot of people want…is scary," EFF’s @jilliancyork told @reasonmagazine. https://reason.com/2026/08/27/rubio-uses-terrorism-law-to-ban-secure-email-service/

La prochaine fois qu'un racelard vous bassine avec le coût de l'immigration (et que vous êtes pas d'humeur à lui mettre un coup de boule), résumez lui ou envoyez lui cet article sur le fonctionnement de l hôpital public

https://lessentieldeleco.fr/4090-les-medecins-algeriens-piliers-de-lhopital-public-francais/

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@catsalad muahehehe

I had planned to work at the desk today.
So much for those plans.

#Cats

Responses from major institutions:
Public Interest Registry –

8/30/2026 2:22 PM - Acknowledged our inquiry and said a response was forthcoming.

8/31/2026 9:41 AM - In an August 31 statement attributed to PIR, the registry confirmed that it suspended the affected .ORG domain after it was identified on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

“Public Interest Registry (PIR) is a U.S.-based organization and is required to comply with U.S. law, including applicable sanctions. In this case, the affected .ORG domain name was identified on the U.S. Treasury Department’s OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List, and PIR is legally mandated to suspend it. The registrant of the domain has a right to challenge the designation determination. PIR has no involvement in that process. Should the registrant be successful in such a proceeding, the suspension would be lifted.”

PIR did not identify the specific statutory or regulatory provision it believes mandates suspension, say whether OFAC directly instructed it to act, explain whether A/I or its registrar received notice, or describe any internal process for reviewing the suspension. Its statement indicates that restoration depends upon successfully challenging the underlying designation rather than appealing directly to PIR.

Bance Etica - no response by publication, request sent 8/30, will publish updates.

Paypal - no response by publication, request sent 8/30, will publish updates.

The US Treasury Department - no response by publication, request sent 8/30, will publish updates.

The US State Department - no response by publication, request sent 8/30, will publish updates.

@loutz @parleur

45 min d'adaptation, normalement il lui faut 30min pour oser bouger, là il en a fallu 5.

Jeudi et vendredi, encore 45 min, mais sans moi.

Et la semaine prochaine, grand bain.

Et toi ?

bloost is back, starting next build you can double tap on the boost button to boost and like, don't know why I didn't think of that earlier

@davidgerard I have a friend in the US who was asked by his doctor about marijuana usage. My friend replied truthfully that he does not use it. The AI scribe recorded that he uses it habitually.

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/