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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 2h

This is really really good youtu.be/UZMexSUYdnw?... Jump to 19:30 for a minute of great soundbites 🔥

youtu.be

AI Researcher Answers: Is AI’s Existential Threat Real? | The Big Interview

YouTube video by Uncanny Valley by WIRED

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 4h

How about a quick tire change at the airport to get ready to enjoy a five hour flight?!

I'm here with my dad putting the spare tire on their Kia after we hit some debris in the road on the way to CVG. The tire is shot but the rim is fine, everyone is safe, and I'm standing at the gate ready to board my flight to SEA!

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 10h

I'm moving a bunch of my follows to lists, don't be mad, all my list names are nice

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 14h

I'm going to Seattle today!

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The average voter thinks members of Congress are trading stocks all day from the pool on Epstein Island, and you're going to make them angry about this? Godspeed

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 30/09/2026

I too approve this message

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Well, That Was Spooky @thediscoveryofzero.com · 29/09/2026

This interview with @timnitgebru.blacksky.app does a good job puncturing some of this BS. I think the private sector often profits off of just this sort of move: hiding ‘expertise’ behind proprietary doors and then making public claims that can’t be scrutinized is par for the course in business.

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There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI Says Timnit Gebru

Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · September 29 · 32m

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 29/09/2026

On days like today, I go searching for "mobile observability dashboards"

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Matt Kane @mk.gg · 29/09/2026

The trouble with running my own PDS software is that whenever I get Bluesky errors my first thought is to blame myself

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 29/09/2026

Ohio is considering a "Gas Tax Holiday" to take money that would have gone towards maintaining state roads and bridges and instead send it to Saudi Arabia

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 28/09/2026

I think Soren A. is going to regret agreeing to do that filthy SLF ad for Jon Husted.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 28/09/2026

I went to a Vineyard church today. What a tightly-produced event! There was a clock on the back wall counting down to the end of the service and they hit it dead on. Great music, too, it was basically mainlined emotional manipulation. I could easily see how that place could be rife with abuse.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 28/09/2026

Oh you oughta been there #kexp with reverend dollars, great Sunday evening energy

"Said I wasn't gonna tell nobody" by the Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir on KEXP

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TruePlayer💫 @trueplayer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

About sums it up!

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 27/09/2026

It wasn't the outcome that I wanted but I'm happy for Kirk Ferentz and Michigan 100% earned that loss.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 26/09/2026

Whoa I just heard some Angine de Poitrine as bumper music for the Indiana-Northwestern game

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 25/09/2026

Back to Sharon Woods with my dad! The last time we were here we almost got arrested for trespassing

My dad and I face into the sun in our dad caps and sunglasses at the end of our hike

A map of our 4 1/4 mile walk around the park.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 25/09/2026

This slaps, what a buildup! via the #kexp morning show and DJ Morgan

The Todd Terje remix of Jolene on Dolly Parton Appreciation Day

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 25/09/2026

There's a spartan but vivid memorial to the USS Cincinnati that I enjoyed finding at Voice of America Park today.

A mock shell of a submarine rests in front of the Voice of America museum on a cloudy Southwestern Ohio day.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 25/09/2026

I found the Buckeye Roll at Kroger's, I guess it's a local favorite?

Imitation crab, cream cheese, avocado, corn flakes and spicy sushi sauce, a true Midwestern abomination that's available for $10 at Kroger's

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 25/09/2026

Mentioned (but not played) by Troy Nelson on #kexp Drive Time today, memorably memorable youtu.be/j4JGmpnqyHc?...

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System Of A Down - Metro (HQ)

YouTube video by WhoreToAChainsawTAIM

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 24/09/2026

Loving having Lisa Le Clair's morning show today during my sojourn into the Midwest. #kexp

A slate of classics ending in Nirvana's Come as You Are to mark its 35th anniversary

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 23/09/2026

Up early to ✈️ to PHX and CVG

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 22/09/2026

I've been living in this album this week en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spi...

en.wikipedia.org

The Spirit of Apollo - Wikipedia

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 22/09/2026

Did @semble.so stop watching the firehose? Earlier this year I was able to add things (cards, collections, etc) just by writing to my repo but that doesn't seem to work now.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 22/09/2026

How am I supposed to work at Peet's when they play this on the store audio?

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 21/09/2026

Happy Monday! (it's Monday, right?) This was fun to hear on Troy Nelson's show on KEXP this morning, so now I'm gonna replay it www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmbN... Chinese American Bear, Dance Dance Dance (跳舞跳舞跳舞)

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CHINESE AMERICAN BEAR - Dance Dance Dance (跳舞跳舞跳舞) [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Chinese American Bear 华裔美国熊

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 21/09/2026

@sifa.id bumping because I got my account banned over the weekend 😳☺️

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 21/09/2026

Your friendly neighborhood did:web:babu.dev is back!

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 19/09/2026

A couple of screenshots.

The main screen lists the hosted repos (top) and the connected relays (bottom)

Expanding a repo leads to a list of collections.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 19/09/2026

Here's the go.mod for the software that's hosting this repo. Notice anything missing?

require (
charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.2.1
charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.9
charm.land/glamour/v2 v2.0.1
charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.6
charm.land/log/v2 v2.0.0
charm.land/ssh v0.4.3
charm.land/wish/v2 v2.0.3
github.com/agentio/slink v0.2.8
github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.15
github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.1
github.com/delaneyj/gostar v0.8.0
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.24.0
github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v3 v3.2.0
github.com/lrstanley/bubbletint/v2 v2.0.2
github.com/lukechampine/lthash v0.0.0-20190313184641-63a201f4bec6
github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.28
github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0
github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.19.0
go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.5.0
golang.org/x/crypto v0.55.0
golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0
google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.12
)

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 19/09/2026

discover new apps by snooping your friends' repos

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Chris Adamson @invalidname.me · 19/09/2026

The Ford app just added AI. This is the greatest thing ever.

Ford app AI prompt, with the user-entered text "Write a 150-word story about Sailor Moon and Hatsune Miku kissing."

Under the gentle glow of a moonlit Tokyo skyline, Usagi Tsukino stood atop a quiet rooftop terrace, the night breeze catching her golden twin tails. Beside her, Hatsune Miku adjusted her glowing teal ribbons, a soft electronic melody humming faintly from the synth display at her wrist. The vibrant city buzzed far below, but above the streets, the air was peaceful and still.
Turning toward each other, Usagi smiled warmly, her bright eyes reflecting the starlight. Miku stepped closer, her digital glow softly illuminating the space between them. Without a word, Usagi leaned in, and their lips met in a sweet, tender kiss that seemed to bridge magic and music into…

one perfect harmony. As they pulled back, blushing beneath the moonlight, Miku shared a soft, cheerful smile.
Now that the magic and music are in harmony, is there anything I can help you with regarding your Mustang Mach-E
today?

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 18/09/2026

@sifa.id is there a way to kick-start my account and have your site re-read all the id.sifa.* records in my repo? For hacking reasons I copied a bunch of records from my did:plc over to my new did:web repo and they aren't showing up for my new sifa id.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 18/09/2026

Meanwhile on Mastodon

A notification that an admin of my account host blocked another host that's home for a few of my connections.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 18/09/2026

Running as a did:web means never having to worry about losing a rotation key.

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Tim Burks @babu.dev · 18/09/2026

I wrote a PDS for self-hosting. Since my host needs a name, it seems natural to use a did:web for my identity, and did:web:babu.dev is a lot more legible than a did:plc. So I'm going to try using this for a while.

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