TIL the Netherlands hides massive rubbish bins underground so their streets stay clean 🤯
@TheBreadmonkey that’s some strong toilet paper holding onto the bin
It has been a long time since the first comment on a YouTube video has made me laugh this much, omg, such a nice respite from the annoying-ass "who's here in {year}!" comments
since youtube is owned by the evil meta, can we somehow stop using youtube ?
jbz
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🇯🇵 Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened
｢ an operating system designed at the University of Tokyo in 1984 was ambitious enough to try to replace the file system with a hypermedia document model, run on a custom Japanese CPU architecture, and encode 1.5 million characters, only to have a US trade report single it out as an unfair trade barrier in 1989 ｣
@mattiem That's a nice thought, but even if there was any incentive/interest on the ATProto end (eg. there is https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky/issues/125, so who knows!), and/or if there was enough funding and resources on the fediverse side, the best outcome would probably be that it would be something people would have to opt into, which is fair, but looking at how this went with Threads, I wouldn't expect many to do that.
@mattiem The best case scenario I can see for the fediverse is Bluesky the company running out of money (https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116697583448447818) and by that time Mastodon/fediverse implementing reply controls, better account portability, and admins getting better at handling harassment.
We'll see!
jbz
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Maybe the collapse of the computer hardware industry will trigger the resurgence of "dumb" devices. 15 years or so ago, my TV did not need RAM. Neither did my refrigerator, or microwave. Maybe, just maybe, there will be a deshittification.
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RE: https://social.v.st/@quixoticgeek/117144268012328903
I'd contend that qr codes are no worse than say, short URLs in links, and you should use a scanning application that actually lets you READ and VERIFY the encoded string/URL/URI before executing or following it, but yeah, local governments and companies should NOT be using them in public places unless the unencoded string is printed on the same sign/sticker to allow verification.
hypebot
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Silent Sunday 🪐
#art #mastoart #fediart #scifi #space #speedpaint #digitalart #noai #landscape #fantasy #travel #silentsunday
Rolle Laukkarinen
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Keskisuomalaisen sunnuntaipiirrokseen oli oikeastaan vain yksi mahdollinen aihe:
Se sentite le cicale frinire ricordate che lo fanno per l'accoppiamento, quindi è come sentire in continuazione:
- Ao' bionda!
- A' bella!!
- Cheffai stasera?
- Mamma ti fa andare sola,?
- Ch'ai du' occhi bellissimi!!
- ...
@filobus
Cicale calling
Quixoticgeek
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everything else has salmonella
🤖 Long before computers became commonplace, people were fascinated by the idea of machines that could think, talk, and act on their own.
From ELIZA to Little Computer People, early software used clever coding to create the illusion of intelligence, personality, and autonomy.
Our new Vintage Artificial Intelligence collection brings together emulated software from the 1970s–90s that explored what it might be like to have machines that think.
🔎 Explore the collection: https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/16/vintage-artificial-intelligence-before-it-got-awkward/
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"We have the ground-breaking appearance of Rossum’s Universal Robots (or Tik-Tok, the Royal Army of Oz),"
Glad to see Oz in the list
Nevertheless, Ambrose Bierce has that distinction in "Moxon's Monster" from
"Can Such Things Be?"
WTF. Did you not get the memo, Jeffries? We want fighters, not conciliators. There is no working with fascists. Fascists are to be fought.
Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/politics/jeffries-kushner-private-meeting.html?smid=tw-share
@jeffjarvis you can't trust anything from this executive..... Bottom line, FULL stop
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Se sentite le cicale frinire ricordate che lo fanno per l'accoppiamento, quindi è come sentire in continuazione:
- Ao' bionda!
- A' bella!!
- Cheffai stasera?
- Mamma ti fa andare sola,?
- Ch'ai du' occhi bellissimi!!
- ...
Friends, have you seen the investigation on UK students, including those at Oxford and Cambridge, hiring Kenyans to write their papers and dissertations?
I assume it wasn't cross Atlantic news as the media only seems to be interested in laundering eugenics into the mainstream.
Think about the audacity of them telling Black people that we're subpar DEI hires and frauds such and these students hiring Black people to do their work for them and pass it off as their own.
@timnitGebru They are likely doing better work than the posh twats in the UK, and in our current dystopia that means AI is getting better fodder for training? Trying for a silver lining here. #AcedemiaIsDoomed #noai
For.. reasons.. I am making a wealth inequality playlist. I want songs that aren't TOO aggro and could be background-ish at an event, catchy, topical, without making themselves the center of attention. Here's what I have so far. Please parse this list and suggest along these lines, if you like.
- The O’Jays - For the Love of Money
- The Flying Lizards - Money (That’s What I Want)
- Pink Floyd - Money
- Pulp - Common People
- William Shatner / Ben Folds - Common People
- Stevie Wonder – Living For The City
- Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
- Kareem Rahma – Really Rich Parents
- They Might Be Giants – Minimum Wage
- Lorde – Royals
- Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
- Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
- The Police - Driven To Tears
- Hozier - Eat Your Young
- Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
- Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
- Tracy Chapman - Talkin’ bout a Revolution
- Pete Seeger – Banks of Marble
- James McMurtry – We Can’t Make It Here
- Prince - Sign O’ The Times
- Patty Loveless - You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive
- Travis Tritt - Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man
@codinghorror
My Favorite Martian - Santa Hates Poor Kids
(Though perhaps a bit attention-seeking, and more of an alternate Christmas song)
@Gargron I have no doubt!
But what I hope for is a hybrid ActivityPub/ATProto service. Technically, very messy and with massive tradeoffs, but collaboration is the only truly social move I see here.
@mattiem That's a nice thought, but even if there was any incentive/interest on the ATProto end (eg. there is https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky/issues/125, so who knows!), and/or if there was enough funding and resources on the fediverse side, the best outcome would probably be that it would be something people would have to opt into, which is fair, but looking at how this went with Threads, I wouldn't expect many to do that.
Mre. Dartigen [renovator mode]
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Greetings #fediverse
We truly come from a long and still making progress since day one there’s hope and with the support we gets from the #fedi we are able to push the house and now we wants to work on the roof but.
We actually wants to buy the materials so that we can be able to starts the roofing but there’s no money yet I know it’s not been easy though and my family is not financially stable this why I’m making a lot of post to fine us some help as usual.
https://mstdn.social/@Sbarry8520/117099746007726231
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@ethanschoonover The mall was our subreddit.
@ramsey @ethanschoonover … and the small game shop downtown.
