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So, rather than watch the rest of the performers bow out of gigs, he's just going to close it down for construction? Can't wait to see what he does with the place. From WaPo:

"Trump plans to close Kennedy Center for about two years, starting in July. Under the proposal, the Kennedy Center could close on July 4, coinciding with America’s 250th anniversary."

“I have determined that The Trump Kennedy Center, if temporarily closed for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding, can be, without question, the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “In other words, if we don’t close, the quality of Construction will not be nearly as good, and the time to completion, because of interruptions with Audiences from the many Events using the Facility, will be much longer. The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!”

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I recently had a stranger comment they've never seen someone tie their shoes as fast as me before and I just went "uhh, yeah I guess..." not realizing that I was doing this knot BECAUSE I LOVED THIS SITE DECADES AGO and it must seem alien to some people

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Tutorial for tying the “Ian Knot”, the world's fastest shoelace knot.
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First ringtone using #NVDAComposer by @FreakyFwoof, the Kirby victory dance! I'm in love with this addon.
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I never thought I'd say this but I am not changing my mind until I am sure things have changed back to what they were. #Republicans, y'all need to shapen up and I mean to the maximum degree. The republican party used to be a place where those who care about business and small governmental structures could do well. The republican party had ideals I could agree with, now, not all the way, for example, the #LGBTQ stance is old fashioned and outdated, and the whole focus on #Religion is a little forced, but the republican party were constitutionalists. I say were because now that our "fine" president #Trump is in office, we have gotten to a state where the constitution essentially means very little at this point.

The constitution is the one document that makes sure that we as citizens, for which I am proud to say I am one, are given are inalienable rights. The founding fathers, as flawed as they were, and trust me, I know how flawed they were but I'm not trying to get in that right now, tried their best and went to war against a tyranical King, sorry Brits, love you guys, to make sure that we the people are given the power of governing ourselves with representatives we choose. Trump has made the constitution something to use as a weapon. He has broken laws multiple times in office, while having the power to not have consequences for the laws he has broken. Trump has used his powers without any responsibility. He has almost caused several international insidents with countries who now no longer trust us fully, because he made these countries mad at us. Denmark, Canada, France, Greenland, Mexico, and many other nations who were once our friends but no longer want a part of us right now. Domestically, we are not in a good state. The immigrations and customs enforcement organization has been braking the law as well, killing people, hurting people, ripping children from their mothers and fathers, causing problems in cities and towns across the nation. ICE is nothing but a bunch of sanctioned thugs who deserve nothing but the harshest punishments under the constitution made by a court, and done under a speedy trial of our peers. The economy is not doing well. Sure, those who can afford it are richly rewarded from the booms in the markets but those who can't namely, us younger people receive very little reprieve from the inflation and total disaster that the president and his administration have caused. Food, shelter, electricity, even our luxuries that we receive that we want if we want them cost double or tripple what they should, and its because the president has done very little to curve pricing, and these companies run up the bill for us and get away with it because they can. I'm a capitalist, I'll always be a capitalist, however, I am for fair prices. A good or service that can make a proffit should make a proffit, but it shouldn't be at the expense of those who need that good or service. Trump has hurt our poorest citizens, food stamps are no longer what they used to be, healthcare for those who need it is harder to get, homes, even just renting is more expensive than its ever been. This isn't how a president should be.

A president should be one who serves. A president should be one who colaberates with their international neighbors. A president isn't one who insults people for having questions about what they do in office, because freedom of the press is important. A president should be presidential in tone when they speak to their citizens. A president shouldn't go on revenge plots to ruin people's careers because they are critical of their policies. A president takes responsibility for what they do in office, even Nixon did when he resigned for the good of the country. A president helps the markets be stable. A president knows when to back off when things don't work. A president listens to congress and takes their opinions into account from both parties. A president helps the towns and cities do better, not worse. A president helps immigrants, without immigrants, America wouldn't be what it is now. A president doesn't destroy the department of education, a department without whom people who need educational assistance, our poorest citizens, citizens with disabilities, from Kindergarten to College, have an education worthy of the highest excellence. A president doesn't make it harder for people with disabilities to get the support they need so they can find jobs, do well in the workforce and make a living for themselves. A president doesn't put out propaganda and they especially don't associate, with written prouf, with a person who knowingly hurt children for the rest of their lives. A president doesn't cover it up by causing international insidents with nations we like, and last but not least, a president isn't one with 34 convicted felonies under the constitution, done with a fair and speedy public trial. I say this and Trump is the exact opposite of all of this.

I declare, and its in written record so that nobody here can deny that I wrote it. Until the Republican party shapes up and becomes what they used to be, they will never get my vote. Until I see John Mccain levels of respect and honor and humility in office once more. Until I see people who aren't causing problems, who are actually helping to lower prices and make lives better for citizens, not just the business owners, they will not get my vote. #Democrats, though I may not agree with all of your views and especially not the anti-capitalist anti-business stance you seem to tout like a flag from the rafters, just know that you will get my vote. You get my vote because I've seen nothing but respect, honor, strength and courage that Trump and his band of fools will never have and that is admirable and you deserve all the praise given to you by those who already support you.
#UsPol, #Politics

#Trump #politics #religion #uspol #LGBTQ #Republicans #democrats
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While I agree with this, I'm honestly having a hard time understanding why you're seemingly coming to this realization now. We knew all of this before he came back into office, they laid out exactly what they were planning on doing, yet people voted for him anyway. We even had the first time around, he incited an insurrection and his supporters violently stormed the capital on live TV for all to see. At that point, I thought it was over, I figured after Biden got in this shit would be over with, and we would never have to see Trump again, but I was wrong. Now he's caused so much more damage and honestly I have no idea how we come back from this. I know ultimately we'll get back to a sane country where ICE isn't roaming the streets, terrorizing citizens and snatching people, the administration isn't acting like a bunch of petty 12-year-olds just looking for attention, but all of this was easily avoided, and we couldn't even do that.

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Intopia's Australia & New Zealand Assistive Technology Survey is open, only until the end of this week.

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"Trump audibly shits himself on TV, immediately ends press conference." 💀

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you know what, fuck it, im choosing violence today. notbyai.fyi is an ai industry op and i can fucking prove it.

tl;dr: it's actually pretty pro-ai, it's made by an ai bro, and it's directly enriching ai companies by giving them your data

the analytics and tracking cookies from known major ai companies: bing (microsoft), youtube (google), clarity (microsoft). these cookies last anywhere from 6 months to over a year

the "chart" directly under their mission statement specifically calls out the problem of training ai on ai-generated images

the first paragraph in their mission statement begins by mentioning "help audiences identify human-generated content" and then ends with some real tescreal shit about the advancement of humanity

The Not By AI® badges are created to encourage more humans to produce original content and help audiences identify human-generated content. The ultimate goal is to make sure humanity continues to advance.


this quote from further down their mission statement makes it clear that the site is definitely pro-AI, and has yet more tescreal pro-ai-but-what-if-it-replaces-us shit

It is worth mentioning that AI technologies mark a major milestone in the history of technology and the Not By AI badge is not designed to discourage the use of AI. Instead, it is to make sure that, while we celebrate the achievement, we work with AI instead of being replaced by AI.


and the 90% rule, which explicitly allows ai. for-profit is only allowed if you pay them. you have to pay an ai bro money to declare that your for-profit work is at least 90% ai free. dystopian.

if you estimate that at least 90% of your content is created by humans, you are eligible to add the badges into your website, blog, art, film, essay, books, podcast, or whatever your project is for non-commercial use, and, with a subscription, commercial use.


and continues into explicitly allowing AI even more, and their first example is for legal documents

The 90% can include using AI for inspiration purposes, supporting legal documents such as privacy policies (assuming that legal content is not the main focus of your content or service), non-user-facing content such as SEO tags, and grammatical error and typo checks.


their about page (notbyai.fyi/about) has a quote from billionaire warren buffet which is just weirdo shit (warren buffet cares deeply about eugenicist things like poor countries having too many people)

but here's the fucking kicker. the "founder", allen hsu (notbyai.fyi/about), is the ux design lead at modo modo (modomodoagency.com/leadership), which is an ai design company (modomodoagency.com/about)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is cool and we embrace it. But when it comes to solving complex business problems, we don’t just press a few keys to generate answers with ChatGPT. We research, interview, brainstorm, and go through a human-centric process to come up with content and solutions that are tailored to your unique business need.


there you go. its made by an ai bro. its full of tescreal shit. its literally not even anti-ai, and its letting ai companies track you. this is ai shit.


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A caregiver guide to the iCanConnect program, covering eligibility, equipment, training, and how families support people with combined vision and hearing loss.
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I’m still trying to process this… I just won my first ever Grammy 🏆

Winner for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for Super Mario Praise Break, arranged by Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen, and myself with The 8-Bit Big Band. Deeply grateful to God, my collaborators, and everyone who’s supported this journey.

#Grammy #GrammyWinner #GrammyAwards #Arrangement #Composer #Arranger #Jazz #VideoGameMusic #8BitBigBand #SuperMario #Musicians #MusicLife #Grateful

#jazz #musicians #composer #supermario #grateful #videogamemusic #grammy #grammywinner #GrammyAwards #arrangement #arranger #8bitbigband #musiclife

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> hey I recognize that comment and code snippet

>> yeah they copied it from something I said in bugzilla years ago

>>> oh god, I did a technically incorrect (but likely fine) posix shell comparison of [ $? == 1 ] instead of [ $? -eq 1 ] and now everyone is pasting that everywhere

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For any Stardew Valley players using the Stardew Access mod, how do you drop an item you're carrying? By mistake, I managed to pick up the bed in my house, but am not sure how to drop it. I bring up the inventory with E, move to the bed, press Left Bracket until it says "Empty", then move all the way to the Drop button and press Left Bracket. At that point, I hear a descending noise, what sounds like footsteps, then I appear to be holding the item again. What am I doing wrong?

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A “phonemeSource” tag in the frontend handle + PassContext. hmm. Default it to "espeak" (so nothing changes today), but allow callers to set it. Yes. Add a new optional API (non-breaking) like: nvspFrontend_setPhonemeSource(handle, "espeak") Store it in the handle state. Pass it into PassContext so every pass can check it. This way we get different types of passes for different phonemizers if we wanted, rather than making this thing so central to ESpeak. Hmm. Maybe that would make me feel better.

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🗓️ 2024‑11‑08 • #Android #Privacy #Security

Here’s a quick showdown if you’re thinking of leaving proprietary Android behind:

Murena / e‑OS (Fairphone 4):

Price: €449‑€499
CPU: Snapdragon 750G (≈ 1.9 k Geekbench multi) – decent but slower
GPU: Adreno 619 (≈ 1.1 TFLOPS)
RAM/Storage: 6 / 8 GB RAM, UFS 2.1
Security: Standard verified boot, no dedicated security chip
Updates: Depends on LineageOS – often lagging behind Google’s patches
Pros: Modular, repair‑friendly, microG gives partial Play‑Services compatibility

Graphene OS on Pixal 7: (You could use any Pixal phone from the 4 up to the pixal 10 fold and Tablet)

Price: $599 (~€560)
CPU: Google Tensor G2 (≈ 3.4 k Geekbench multi) – ~2× faster than Murena
GPU: Mali‑G710 MP7 (good for everyday gaming)
RAM/Storage: 8 GB RAM, UFS 3.1
Security: Titan M2 security co‑processor + hardware‑backed keystore, verified boot, attestation
Updates: Monthly security patches, 5 years guaranteed
Pros: Strongest hardware‑rooted security on a consumer phone, pure Android stack (no Google services when using Graphene OS)
Why switch?

Better hardware trust – Titan M2 beats standard boot‑loaders.
Faster updates – stay protected without waiting for LineageOS.
Higher performance – smoother multitasking & AI tasks.
True de‑Googling – Graphene OS runs a clean, auditable Android fork.
💭 If you value privacy and solid performance, the Pixel 7 + Graphene OS is the more compelling upgrade, even at a modest price premium.

#OpenSource #grapheneos #fairphone #degoogle #dataprivacy
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@nyovaya What do you mean by modular? Having official replacement parts available for many years? iPhones and Pixels provide those. That's not really a modular device. It's not as if you can replace the SoC or other components to upgrade it over time and avoid end-of-life. An iPhone or Pixel gets proper update support over the long term while Fairphone fails to provide that even for the first year after launch and it's downhill from there. Samsung flagships get better updates.
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@GrapheneOS @nyovaya
My whole point was about how far off the mark the fairphone is.
Thanks to folks at Graphene OS for making a truly remarkable Operating System for a phone I can go buy new $$ or secondhand $ and get the best in the market. Or even get the Pixal Tablet running Graphene OS!
I ran Calyx OS on a new Google Nexus 5 (I think it was) for a short time years ago and it had me running back to the iPhone. I've now been on Graphene OS since the Pixal 7 came out and haven't looked back.
Yes, the idea of a phone that is easier to repair or upgrade over time would be nice too. But I wouldn't choose one if I lost or lowered my security or privacy.
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#fosdem2026 was another awesome success for the open source community this year. I had a blast showing off what all we do at BlissLabs and what all is possible for the Android community. Got to finally put a face to so many of the people I have collaborated with over the years, and I can't wait to come back!!
Special shout out to @IzzyOnDroid , @shiftphones and @bene64 for helping show what an Open and Sustainable Ecosystem for Android could look like - From Hardware to Apps. You all rocked!!
#fosdem2026 @Bene @SHIFTPHONES @IzzyOnDroid ✅

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Honestly the biggest problem with #AI coding is that it lets me build things without having to think about what I want to build. It's happened twice now where the AI coded something perfectly, only for me to realize when I had exactly what I asked for, it wasn't what I needed or really wanted. I usually realize this during the act of building, and the act of building often helps me clarify what it is that I actually want.
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Steve

You may already know this trick, but in just in case, I sometimes ask the agent to help me create a project requirements document first. I toss in what I want in terms of UI, behavior, potential platform/language/dependency info, and can find out fairly quickly, based on the result, where I've thought the idea out well enough to start coding it.
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@sclower I suspect it would work better if I wrote the project requirements document myself. Then fed it into the AI for implementation. Maybe it would shift me from thinking "What do I want coded" and towards "What are my requirements". I tend to start thinking too low level, about what libraries I want to use and what language, when I still haven't one hundred percent laid out what I want to do. The example that prompted me to post was reformatting a set of files. If I'd have thought just a bit harder about what I actually needed, I would have ended up with three regular expressions and a batch script, not a C# DotNet app.
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@sclower it it's interesting, if you turn up aspiration color to 100, glottal sharpness to 0, then suddenly consonant clicks really emerge. So if anything it's taught me just how much the DSP can help soften sharp phoneme transitions. It won't "magically" fix the sharper phonemes that click against the teeth feeling, but it can blend them better in with the source. With that high of an aspiration and not-pressed glottal feeling you're essentially asking to hear consonant clicks. And while SpeechPlayer didn't use the same triangle wave, the original one was very Sawtooth, which didn't help with consonant clicks really showing up. The cosign wave we're using now helped hide them too, so I think it was the better direction to move it in.
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