🚨🇬🇧 Today at 5.15 GMT the UK Parliament debates the petition against #DigitalID - the most successful petition to date.
Watch it live here: youtube.com/live/dCGWpaAfJIw
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to digital ID.Robbie Moore MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will...YouTube
btw fun fact: openAI gobbled up half of the dram market. that's why as you may have noticed, ram prices have gone crazy high this year.
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it's a bit silly if you ask me. the high-end markets are going to be completely screwed for the next few years.
SUPPORT THE AI DYSTOPIA REPORT SERIES: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ai-dystopiaMicron has sold out consumers and terminated its consumer line of house brand...YouTube
Dear OSS community on Mastodon,
Every day I scroll through my feed and I see proud announcements like:
“First Alpha Relase of HyperTurboWidget available"
or
“Version 2.7.1 now with improved glorb handlers!”
or
“Flux Capacitor version 4.5 is out”
… and I sit there wondering if I should be excited, terrified, or calling a licensed electrician.
Don’t get me wrong, I love open source. I just have no idea what three quarters of these projects actually do. Are we talking about a web server? A file system? A middleware thingy that keeps the flux from overflowing into the space–time continuum?
So, dear OSS developers of the world: When you announce a new release, please give us (your adoring but slightly confused audience) just a tiny bit of context.
Example:
We are proud to announce Flux Capacitor version 4.5 is now avalaible. While it creates a nice wormhole to 1955, it requires an underlying gigawatt stack 1.21 to work reliably.
Because nobody wants to cheer enthusiastically for “v2.7.1” while secretly Googling “what is a glorb and why does it need handling”.
Yours truly,
Someone who wants to celebrate your achievements
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Shai Hulud may have been a bad surprise, but what is not a surprise is that it started with a #github vulnerability (in the Actions product)
Their approach to #infosec in general (especially for their JS and container registry products) is horrendous.
Need to access a public JS package published on github? you need issue a personal access token.
Need to pull docker images from there? Fine grained (per repo) tokens not supported - you need to use a classic token with too many permissions.
FUCK dude can people just fucking stop breaking every single useful open source project with their shitty AI roleplay fantasy already
related: fuck spacemacs i guess
Re: last boost (mastodon.nz/@XauriEL/115681024…), I respect authors, artists, and other people who take this position, and I think it's a good reason to refrain from at least some uses of generative AI. As for my own open-source work, I don't really care if it's used in any way, even by generative AI without attribution, as long as it helps improve the state of accessibility. And, yes, as long as I can make a living.
I don't give a shit about "copyright infringement". I care about the product of my labour being appropriated and used to create an inferior copy of my work that is crowding it out and depriving me of a livelihood. Pirate my books all you want, but don't insult me by telling me that making AI slop off the back of my stolen work is OK
The obvious solution is that there should be generative models that are trained exclusively on works that are in the public domain. Not just permissively licensed, but public domain.
And I should have dual-licensed AccessKit under CC0/Apache rather than MIT/Apache.
Attribution's important, and you can get many of the same benefits by triple-licensing it MIT/Apache/"you can train AI models on this, and the resulting derivative works may be used as if CC0-licensed".
I can't imagine anyone would object to adding works to the generative models whose authors have explicitly-granted permission to do so. (Actually, there are people who'd object to this use of public domain works whose authors haven't granted permission, so that might even be better.)
Friends of FediMeteo,
in a few weeks FediMeteo will turn one year old.
What better way to celebrate than by adding coverage for a few new countries?
So I’m asking you all: which country would you like to see among the next ones supported?
Tagging @FediFollows@social.growyourown.services and @FediTips@social.growyourown.services for extra visibility 😉
Das ganze tschechische volk ist eine simulantenbande.
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Prezident Petr Pavel pokračoval v jednáních s ministerskými nominanty Motoristů. Na Hrad oproti původnímu plánu nedorazil Filip Turek, který je hospitalizovaný s vyhřezlou ploténkou.Seznam Zprávy
Set up your SSH (keys, usernames, ports) so that you can go to every host you need to with just `ssh <hostname>`.
It’s so nice.
Too long have I bothered with typing out “ssh -p 9999 whoever@whatever.com” constantly.
Dnes si připomínáme 45 let od vraždy Johnna Lennona
Jako každý rok, budeme dnes večer vzpomínat, zpívat, chlastat a hulit na Maltézkém náměstí u zdi, dokud nás nevyžene zima nebo cajti.
(Kdo by chtěl na Johnovi najít nějakou chybu, může, ale my tu opěvujeme legendu, očištěnou od vyhnání hipíků z ostrova a podobných chybyček ná kráse)
#Umřeniny #JohnLennon #Praha #Kampa
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RE: mstdn.dk/@mjj/1156829881362689…
Great intro to making a damn website!
Looking for free and easy place to host it? I've got you.
How to Make a Damn Website https://lmnt.me/blog/how-to-make-a-damn-website.html "Look at your unstyled HTML page and appreciate it for what it is. Always remember, this is all a website has to be. Good websites can be reduced to this and still work.Morten Juhl-Johansen (mstdn.dk)
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🧑🎨 Hackers, artists, project managers, writers wanted!
Joins us as we fight against Big Silo in our Brussels hackathon right before FOSDEM. Come learn, contribute, and help our mighty scientists as we tinker our way to a free world.
📆 Jan 30
🗺️ HSBXL, Brussels
Reform UK has received a £9m donation from military contractor Cyberdyne Systems, it has been revealed.NewsThump
Hombre, entre que ellos mismos son unos vendidos y que los medios viven de la publicidad (también institucional), las razones parecen claras.
Lo que a mí no me cabe en la cabeza es que la ministra de Sanidad no quiera derogar una ley que permite que nos roben a manos llenas.
Help @hook package #slidge for @yunohost by reaching out to him!
forum.yunohost.org/t/implement…
Intro To keep it super-simple: Slidge is a way to communicate with people on other IM networks through your XMPP (i.e Jabber) client.YunoHost Forum
Eco-Impact Of Stuffed Animals | ShunWaste
Stuffed animals are bad for the environment
Stuffed animals, while beloved by many for their comfort and sentimental value, have raised concerns about their environmental impact.
Typically made from synthetic materials like polyester and filled with non-biodegradable plastics, these toys contribute to pollution and waste when discarded. Additionally, their production often involves resource-intensive processes and the use of fossil fuels, further exacerbating their carbon footprint.
The growing demand for stuffed animals, coupled with their short lifespan in many households, highlights the need for sustainable alternatives and responsible consumption to mitigate their environmental harm.
#plushies #Environment
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Discover the environmental impact of stuffed animals. Learn how they affect our planet and what you can do to make eco-friendly choices.Meghan Hodges (ShunWaste)
This samba rework of Sexual Healing is the tune you didn't know your Monday morning needs.
Music video by Marvin Gaye with Studio Rio performing Sexual Healing (Studio Rio Version - audio). (C) 2014 Sony Music EntertainmentYouTube
#WenkoffRetro No. 273 🎶❤️
#retromusic
Dnes na nás číhá trojitá dávka pohody. Já bych se pondělí nebál. 😉
A teď zpět v čase:
Je 8.12.1976 a 🇺🇸 kapela *Eagles* vydává své páté studiové album *Hotel California*. Deska se s prodejem přes 32 milionů stala jednou z nejprodávanějších desek všech dob a v letech 1976-78 dosáhla vrcholu hitparád napříč kontinenty.
Kapela *Eagles* byla založena v Los Angeles v r. 1971 a od samého začátku byla velmi úspěšná, o čemž svědčí už v r. 1972 úspěch debutového eponymního alba. Do rozchodu kapely (1980) Eagles vydali 6 alb a s celosvětovým prodejem na 200 milionů desek se stali jednou z nejúspěšnějších US kapel 70s.
Dva zakládající členy Eagles už retro kalendář připomněl. Dejme si je jako pondělní bonus. 😉👇
*Randy Meisner (No. 97):*
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*Don Henley (No. 136):*
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Enjoy! ♥️🎶
Přiloženo: 1 video #WenkoffRetro No. 136 🎶❤️ #retromusic Pohodové pondělí s 80s! 🤞🎶 Po Randy Meisnerovi (8. 3., No. 97) je tu další zakládající člen kapely Eagles - Don Henley. Narodil se 22. 7. 1947 v Texasu.𝕆𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕧𝕠𝕟 𝕎𝕖𝕟𝕜𝕠𝕗𝕗 🐾🐐🐇🐔 (MastodonCzech)
Škoda, že oficiální Mastodon appka pořád nemá UnifiedPush.
Na čistém profilu v GrapheneOS bez Google Play Services jsou pak notifikace mrtvé. 😔
Naštěstí Tusky a Fedilab to podporují, takže můžu použít i náš ntfy server: ntfy.arch-linux.cz
#oscloud #mastodon
It's actually pretty easy to check previous blog posts or old version of websites from all these companies with sentences like:
"We strongly believe the future of the web is through ***"
And see through the years how those asterisks have been cycling through crypto, blockchain, VR and metaverse, and now AI.
Fascinating...still dystopically sad, but fascinating nonetheless
Time, on average, runs 477 μs/day faster on Mars relative to Earth, according to physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), thanks to Einstein's theory of general relativity and the gravitational effects from its celestial neighbors.
This value varies by as much as 226 μs/day over the course of a Martian year.
Over 25 years, Mars inhabitants would age an extra 4.4 seconds compared to those on Earth. We can live with that!
nist.gov/news-events/news/2025…
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This calculation is necessary for future space navigation and communication networks.Rebecca Jacobson (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Mám dnes náhodou narozky a tohle náhodou sjížděli na Rádiu 1... vtipný je, že od toho roku 1992 dnes uplynulo víc let, než bylo tehdy těm bigbeatům, co jsem zamlada poslouchal (tohle bych si tehdy nepustil...). Shamen vlastně definovali žánr, jako první se pokusili atmosféru rave scény přetransformovat do popmusic (což bylo následně megazkomercionalizováno, ale už bez nich) a taky byli jednou z prvních kapel aktivních na Internetu.
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Promo video for LSI by The Shamen directed by Mathew Glamorre.The video has been upscaled to HD and restored as much as possible for inclusion on www.shamens...YouTube
Sacrament le Québec... Ça fait dur
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Les profs non binaires devront être appelés « monsieur » ou « madame »
Au Collège Jean-Eudes, Constance Bourguignon, qui s’identifie comme non binaire et qui emploie le pronom iel, s’interroge, justement : « Ici, le vouvoiement est déjà en place, alors les élèves m’appellent prof Bourguignon. Mais il y a un problème… »
Le souci, c’est que « prof » ne figure pas sur la liste du vocabulaire ministériel : les élèves doivent « utiliser le titre de “madame” ou de “monsieur” pour s’adresser au personnel de l’école » en vue « d’adopter un comportement empreint de civisme ».
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Ce sera monsieur ou madame, point final. N’en déplaise aux membres non binaires du personnel scolaire, le règlement sur le civisme à l’école, qui entrera officiellement en vigueur le 1er janvier prochain, ne prévoit pas d’exceptions en matière de dés…La Presse
Has anyone been keeping a list of tech that has milkshake ducked this calendar year? If not, let’s build one together.
• Framework: welcomed racists into its “big tent”
• calibre: added LLMs to software that doesn’t need it
Just to be clear: we're listing the projects and corporations who were our darlings earlier this year, until they lurched dramatically into unacceptability. The ones who've been on a downward spiral for years, they're for a different list.
It is the third time this year that the neighborhood cats (no feral ones; all have owners) have left an eviscerated pigeon under my car.
I am not amused.
Fantastic comment on Metafilter, on masking, that it is a constant burden of translation to be understood by a neurotypical audience.
metafilter.com/211325/Melting-…
'If you saw someone going through Autistic Burnout would you be able to recognise it? Would you even know what it means? Would you know what it meant for yourself if you are an Autistic person?...www.metafilter.com
Tonight at 9 PM eastern, we present another installment of Sonic Synergy.
Tonight, we follow a special edition of the Digital Domain,.
Being fluffed by these guys always makes for fantastic radio, so join them in progress right now, and at 9 PM eastern, join us by strapping into our crazy carousel of chaotic conversation.
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in reply to Leah Rowe ( #39c3 ☎️FORK☎️ ) • • •idk, call me crazy, but maybe enforce anti-trust laws, don't allow monopolies, etc. seems sensible to me. don't let a single corporation reduce the amount of ram the world can buy by 40%.
and modernise the laws against price fixing and so on, so that you can actually punish this sort of thing
letting one american company destroy the world economy seems pretty dumb if you ask me. maybe... don't let them do that???