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Avra @avra.dev · 22/09/2026

Claude Opus 5.5 dropped and apparently "It performs at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 on most work and costs 40% less to run than Opus 5." www.anthropic.com/claude-opus-... artificialanalysis.ai updated their Intelligence chart with Opus 5.5 scoring higher than Fable 5.1

intelligence chart.
- first place Opus 5.5 (max with fallback) scores 58
- second place Fable 5.1 (max with fallback) scores 53
- 3rd place GPT-6 Astra (max) scores 53

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Avra @avra.dev · 14/09/2026

that got me thinking: can I make a labeler that checks whether someone is wearing sunglasses? I present to you @sunglasses-labeler.eurosky.social It first checks for a face with YuNet, then uses CLIP ViT-B/32 to tell sunglasses from a bare face. First time building something like this.

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Avra @avra.dev · 14/09/2026

once in a while i forget how to copy files from a remote server to the local machine via ssh. reminder for future me: ```sh rsync -avz server:src/foo ~/Downloads/ ```

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Agustin Capeletto @lowpoly.gg · 13/09/2026

Here's my take on @ivorjetski.bsky.social's LED Art Challenge! I experimented with perspective and blend modes. It's CSS-only 💚 Try it: codepen.io/editor/alowp...

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Avra @avra.dev · 26/08/2026

@ellisellisellis.bsky.social come back to bsky and i tell why your bluetooth headphones behave funky

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Avra @avra.dev · 21/08/2026

I added bluesky comments to my blog... I'm going down the #atproto rabbit hole, I have lots of ideas oh god

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Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · 21/08/2026

FFS, this is so fucked… 😩 Would it kill the people here to not chase away any tech person who comes here and says something about AI?… I really want tech discussions and communities to hang out here and not on Elon's far-right playground 😐

Mike Masnick @masnick.com:
Multiple people I know have told me that they love the idea of Bluesky, and want it to succeed, but have abandoned it for X because the use agentic tools in their work and find them incredibly useful, and feel that any mention of their usage here leads to hate and ridicule.
I wouldn't bring this up if it was just one person, but it was multiple people since the beginning of August who mentioned in passing something to the effect of either "I'd spend more time on Bluesky if people weren't so anti-AI" *or* "As much as I hate to be there all the useful AI talk is on X."
I'm not saying it's anyone's responsibility to praise AI usage. I agree with much of the criticism of the tool. But for many, many people, it is a useful tech (I have talked about the ways I find it extraordinarily useful, only to have people here mock me, insisting my lived experience is a lie).
I am just noting that for all the people here who say that people should get off X and spend more time here, the reason I keep hearing from people in various circles who would *like* to do that, but don't, is the vociferous belief of many here that there are no possible positive uses of AI.
I'm not telling anyone what to do or what tech to use or what to like or not like. I'm just relaying that the reputation this place now has is one that a large segment of the population who are NOT fascists, saying they don't feel comfortable here because a main area of their interest is...
... considered worthy of being mocked and attacked. And even as I've explained that I've been able to have positive conversations about productive AI usage here with many of you, the reputation of the community here as insisting their own lived experience can't possibly be real has driven them away.
And the thing that tipped me over the edge to posting this here is that three of the people who told me things along these lines are all working on very real solutions to some of the problems of AI

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Avra @avra.dev · 17/08/2026

You've got to look on the bright side: GitHub's current outage has just saved me from having to decide whether to solve a problem using GitHub Actions... :)

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Avra @avra.dev · 13/08/2026

I really like Coolify's new UI. One improvement I noticed is during updates the UI will now actually reconnect after restarting and tell you when it's done.

Coolify UI "Upgrade complete", green checkmarks for all steps and "Successfully upgraded to 4.3.2"

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Avra @avra.dev · 13/08/2026

TIL about <input type="checkbox" switch>. Already in Safari btw. caniuse.com/wf-switch-co...

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<input type="checkbox" switch> | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc

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Avra @avra.dev · 04/08/2026

Ausgerechnet der Netzwerkeffekt, der eigentlich immer eine Barriere für neue Plattformen darstellt, bietet neue Chancen für Social Media aus Europa.

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Avra @avra.dev · 01/08/2026

I always mix up [] and () when linking in Markdown. Does anyone know a mnemonic to remember the correct order?

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Avra @avra.dev · 02/07/2026

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over government ID. Every app and every Android device, worldwide, no opt-out. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org

Your phone is about to stop being yours.
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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 01/07/2026

What's that saying... 'If buying isn't owning...' Sony deletes another large stash of movies off users' accounts after users "purchased" the movies. Cue up the "I'm tired boss" meme www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19t...

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If buying isn't owning...

YouTube video by Level 2 Jeff

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Avra @avra.dev · 11/06/2026

posting from mu.social and also editing the post

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Avra @avra.dev · 02/06/2026

This is so helpful, I hope this is coming quickly to all browsers

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Avra @avra.dev · 28/05/2026

I had a nightmare about pushing a small bug fix to prod without testing, and it brought production down completely

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dax @thdxr.com · 19/05/2026

remember how when we were growing up wall street was the bad guy and everyone hated them and every movie had them as the villain that's tech now

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Avra @avra.dev · 05/05/2026

I just migrated my bluesky account to @eurosky.social 🇪🇺

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Avra @avra.dev · 27/03/2026

has been very entertaining so far. I'm excited!

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Avra @avra.dev · 05/03/2026

@nerdy.dev go get it! Here are my picks for March MadCSS! Who do you think will win? madcss.com/bracket/Stef...

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StefanAvra's Bracket | March Mad CSS

Check out StefanAvra's bracket picks!

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Avra @avra.dev · 09/01/2026

cloudflare's monopoly is becoming an issue news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4655...

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Cloudflare CEO on the Italy fines | Hacker News

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dax @thdxr.com · 06/01/2026

the stack of tools people use to do work as a developer must be open source it's ok if there are closed source alternatives that you prefer but things get bad when that becomes the only option

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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 06/10/2025

Private Chat-Nachrichten müssen auch künftig privat bleiben, fordern zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen in einer kurzfristig gestarteten Online-Petition. Gerichtet an die Bundesregierung soll sie dazu beitragen, dass die im EU-Rat die #Chatkontrolle ablehnt. netzpolitik.org/2025/eu-uebe...

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EU-Überwachungspläne: Last-Minute-Petition gegen Chatkontrolle gestartet

Private Chat-Nachrichten müssen auch künftig privat bleiben, fordern zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen in einer Online-Petition. Gerichtet an die Bundesregierung soll sie dazu beitragen, dass die ...

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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 01/10/2025

In den kommenden Tagen wird die Bundesregierung entscheiden, wie sie am 14. Oktober in der EU zur #Chatkontrolle abstimmt. Eines ist klar: Kommt die Chatkontrolle, wird es keine verschlüsselte und sichere Kommunikation mehr geben. netzpolitik.org/2025/anlassl...

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Anlasslose Massenüberwachung: Messenger Signal wird Deutschland verlassen, wenn Chatkontrolle kommt

In den kommenden Tagen wird die Bundesregierung entscheiden, wie sie am 14. Oktober in der EU zur Chatkontrolle abstimmt. Eines ist klar: Kommt die Chatkontrolle, wird es keine verschlüsselte und sich...

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Avra @avra.dev · 15/05/2025

@eva.bsky.world I haven't really watched Evangelion. There are multiple movies and series. What should I watch?

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Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 29/03/2025

omg best sticker ever! #sotb #sotb2025

A photo of the rapper jay-z captioned with "if you haven' a11y problems I feel bad for you, son. You got 99 problems, overlay fixed none".

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Avra @avra.dev · 28/03/2025

I like this article by @jackw01.bsky.social about the film scanlight and why RGB LEDs are better for scanning negative film. Now I need figure out how to replace my white film scan light. got featured on @hackadayofficial.bsky.social jackw01.github.io/scanlight/

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A Better Light Source For Scanning Color Negative Film

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Mozilla @mozilla.org · 19/03/2025

It's really simple. Encryption is the last line of defense for digital #privacy. Once it’s compromised, there’s no undoing it. Sign our petition and demand French lawmakers reject this dangerous amendment⤵️✍️ mzl.la/41wTNjU @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @signal.org

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Stop France’s Plan to Weaken Encryption & Threaten Your Privacy

French lawmakers are considering a dangerous amendment that would force tech companies to break encryption, putting the security of millions — both in France and worldwide — at risk. Sign the petition...

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Avra @avra.dev · 27/02/2025

@bsky.app web client on desktop should add a ⌘/ctrl + K shortcut for focusing search

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Avra @avra.dev · 15/02/2025

I love that @bsky.app's search also searches in alt-text. The curb cut effect works for users and for devs

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Avra @avra.dev · 10/02/2025

@au.dk made a browser plugin that takes care of that (in many cases) consentomatic.au.dk

consentomatic.au.dk

Consent-O-Matic

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Avra @avra.dev · 10/02/2025

reminder to myself to make proper backups

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Avra @avra.dev · 08/02/2025

I have an awful time with SMB between my NAS and macOS. 15MB/s why is it that slow?

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Avra @avra.dev · 04/02/2025

It should be illegal to use the  character

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linuzifer @linuzifer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Hinweis: Diese Empfehlung gilt nicht für Mitglieder und Vertreter*innen der Parteien AfD, CDU/CSU und FDP. Sie sollten unbedingt für jeden Account dasselbe Passwort nutzen, damit sie es sich besser merken können. www.ccc.de/de/updates/2...

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CCC | Ändere dein Passwort zum letzten Mal!

Der Chaos Computer Club ist eine galaktische Gemeinschaft von Lebewesen für Informationsfreiheit und Technikfolgenabschätzung.

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Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

So it doesn’t matter if you're a company in the US, China, or elsewhere. DeepSeek should be a cue to pivot HARD toward investing in far more efficient methods of AI development. Even if you care nothing about community & climate impacts, it’s just better business. 19/

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 19/01/2025

mfw tiktok is saved

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Flüpke @fluepke.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Liebe:r VW Mitarbeiter:in oder Zuliefer:in! Ich verstehe Deinen Frust! 💜 Deine (anonyme) Nummer gegen Kummer: E7A8EUDW (Threema ID) (Der Screenshot ist aus einer VW Firmware, please retweet!)

Konfigurationsdatei
Kommentar: ich bin mit der Gesamtsituation unzufrieden

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Abebe Tinari @tinari.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

2 years ago I responded to a Tweet from @shankmods.bsky.social It turned into an unforgettable adventure Shank is a great storyteller, and the video he made chronicling the whole ordeal is truly something special Even if you have no interest in CRTs, it’s worth a watch! youtu.be/JfZxOuc9Qwk?...

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What Happened to the World's Largest Tube TV?

YouTube video by Shank Mods

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 04/12/2024

i wish there was a way (I know it's not possible) to add alt text after you post

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Avra @avra.dev · 03/12/2024

macOS 15 sequoia upgrade broke Spotlight for me. Great!

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Jeremy Howard @howard.fm · 28/11/2024

Historically, many people have believed that sources of power, like the vote, access to education, and the printing press, should be restricted to only the rich and powerful. Today, some want you to believe that about data access. Opening data access is less of a societal threat than closing it.

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Avra @avra.dev · 29/11/2023

@mikjaer.com since you started following me and you seem to know a few things about retro computers: I have a macintosh SE that I wanted to connect to the internet. Do you have any ideas about how to do this? Also I fear that the HDD and the floppy drive might break soon

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