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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 02/10/2026

"Is it possible to consent to have something that you did today used in the distant future in ways that you could not imagine? We retroactively become a part of systems that didn’t exist." www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/style/trevor… #news #technology […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 23/09/2026

"Ceefax was the world's first teletext service, going live on 23 September 1974. In a pre-internet world, the revolutionary system allowed people to check the latest BBC news and sport updates at the touch of a few buttons." www.bbc.com/articles/cvg360rr91zo Also fun to browse […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 19/09/2026

"The internet emoticon truly traces its lineage directly to Fahlman, who says he came up with the idea after reading "lengthy diatribes" from people on the message board who failed to get the joke or the sarcasm in a particular post -- which is probably […] [Original post on stefanbohacek.online]

A screenshot of two paragraphs from the linked article:

1982: At precisely 11:44 a.m., Scott Fahlman posts the following electronic message to a computer-science department bulletin board at Carnegie Mellon University:

19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-)
From: Scott E Fahlman

I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:

:-)

Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use:

:-(

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 07/09/2026

"A cybersecurity expert has demonstrated how computer-generated patterns can successfully prevent surveillance cameras from detecting vehicles - such as the controversial AI-powered Flock licence plate readers that are becoming increasingly common on American streets." […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 04/09/2026

"These two figures are not communicating with one another. The lady receives an amatory message, and the gentleman some racing results." publicdomainreview.org/collection/a… #technology #essay

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A Vision of Isolating Technology from 1906

Punch magazine's vision of the smartphone zombie from 1906.

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 31/08/2026

Hey fediverse, happy Monday, and also happy #WorldBlogDay! Here's a short post from 2024 to celebrate blogs, and perhaps inspire you to start your own. stefanbohacek.com/blog/world-blog-d… #blogs #blogging #writing #indieweb

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 27/08/2026

Happy Beginning of the Internet Age Day! "The first two-network TCP/IP transmission was between the [Packet Radio Van] and ARPANET on August 27, 1976; the van was parked next to Rossotti's (since 1956, officially the "Alpine Inn"), a well-known Portola […] [Original post on stefanbohacek.online]

A photo of a commemorative plaque that reads:

BEGINNING OF THE INTERNET AGE

On August 27, 1976, scientists from SRI
International celebrated the successful
completion of tests by sending an electronic
message from a computer set up at a picnic table
behind the Alpine Inn. The message was sent via
a radio network to SRI and on through a second
network, the ARPANET, to Boston. This event
marked the beginning of the Internet Age.

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 18/08/2026

"The hope that the internet would obey rules existed at one end of a spectrum; at the other end was the more widely held enthusiasm for the idea that the internet would be a place without rules." […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 07/08/2026

Tomorrow is HTML Day! "On Saturday, August 8th, 2026, we'll be gathering in places around the world to write and celebrate HTML." 2026.html.energy Lots of events, including online. Should be fun! #html #HTMLDay #SmallWeb #IndieWeb

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HTML Day is on August 8th, 2026!

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 06/08/2026

The very first website is 35 years old today, and you can still visit it at info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProje…! "On August 6, 1991, the first website was introduced to the world. [It] contained information about the World Wide Web Project […] [Original post on stefanbohacek.online]

Screenshot of a very simple web page from the first link in the post, titled "World Wide Web", with no images, just black text on white background, and blue, underlined links.

Below the title is a brief description of the World Wide Web project and a few links, that are blue and underlined.

Full transcript of the web page text:

The WorldWideWeb (W3) is a wide-area hypermedia information retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to a large universe of documents.

Everything there is online about W3 is linked directly or indirectly to this document, including an executive summary of the project, Mailing lists , Policy , November's W3 news , Frequently Asked Questions .

What's out there?
Pointers to the world's online information, subjects , W3 servers, etc.

Help
on the browser you are using

Software Products
A list of W3 project components and their current state. (e.g. Line Mode ,X11 Viola , NeXTStep , Servers , Tools , Mail robot , Library )

Technical
Details of protocols, formats, program internals etc

Bibliography
Paper documentation on W3 and references.

People
A list of some people involved in the project.

History
A summary of the history of the project.

How can I help ?
If you would like to support the web..

Getting code
Getting the code by anonymous FTP , etc.

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 30/07/2026

"LinkedIn, a social network awash with long AI-generated posts from executives and other corporate workers, has introduced a new button that users can click to flag if a post “seems like AI slop,” according to [@404mediaco's] own tests." […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 29/07/2026

@vhs is back, please enjoy! stefanbohacek.online/@vhs/117005155… (Static preview of CW-ed videos.)

Frame from the video in a linked post showing analog static noise one would see when playing a blank VHS tape.

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 27/07/2026

"Far from the distorted caricature of Luddites as curmudgeonly, puritanical tsk-tsk’ers, the new Luddites attract people to their movement through playfulness and participation." www.404media.co/luddite-events-nyc-… #news #technology #luddites #neoluddites

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 21/07/2026

RE: stefanbohacek.online/@voyagers/1169… The Voyager 1 interstellar probe, part of NASA's Voyager program launched in 1977, will reach one light-day distance from Earth on November 18, 2026. Follow along with @voyagers […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 17/07/2026

You should also check out @emoji__polls and @emoji_stories. Anyway. Hope you're all hanging in there!

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 17/07/2026

Hey fediverse, happy Friday, and happy #WorldEmojiDay! Resharing, again : Find top emoji from your fediverse posts: data.stefanbohacek.com/projects/fed… A look at custom emoji across the fediverse: stefanbohacek.com/blog/custom-fediv… #emoji #EmojiDay

A random selection of emoji, their size based on my frequency of their use.

Top emoji from my posts include:

- ✊ (used 133 times)
- 🤞 (used 43 times)
- 🙃 (used 41 times)
- 😬 (used 24 times)
- 🤷‍♂️ (used 20 times)
- 🤔 (used 16 times)
- 🎉 (used 14 times)

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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

youtube comment: > Never interrupt the enemy when they're pivoting to AI.

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 03/07/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineerin… Nice, this update fixes images in email updates being linked to instead of embedded. stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116817… I just updated my server, so if you'd like to try this out, you can sign up for […]

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Year Progress @year-progress.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 01/07/2026

Ah, I was just reminded that it was on this day in 2013 when Google Reader was shut down. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Reader Looking back, this feels like the moment when my relationship with (corporate) technology started to shift. What was it for you all? Am I forgetting an earlier […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 30/06/2026

"A coalition that owns nearly 400 local US newspapers has sued OpenAI and Microsoft. [...] It is the largest copyright case the local press has brought yet." thenextweb.com/news/local-newspaper… via flipboard.social/@TechDesk/11683897… […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 29/06/2026

Truly distopian. "Worried that their productivity was being monitored, workers became more conscious of their movements. Conversations that would ordinarily unfold across sewing lines grew quieter." […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 26/06/2026

But I thought this is how humans learn, so it's okay. "According to Anthropic, the campaign was carried out through what are known as "distillation attacks", which extracted answers from a stronger AI model to train a weaker one." www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyklykn5… #news #TechNews […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 25/06/2026

Heads-up to anyone who might be using Google's reverse image search feature. You might want to adjust your settings. "Every piece of media, from photos you upload for reverse image searches to audio of you speaking with Google Translate, may be retained in your account and used to improve […]

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 23/06/2026

RE: stefanbohacek.online/@primestamp/11… Giving this one another go. Very niche, and still a bit noisy with an hourly posting frequency (nowhere near as noise as when it posted every single time it found a timestamp). So, uh, please enjoy, I suppose! #math #primes […]

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botwiki.org @botwiki.org · 21/06/2026

RE: social.linux.pizza/@momo/1167878685… Happy Father's Day! Dads, it's time you had the talk with your kids.

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 16/06/2026

"This Vista de Valencia, composed of 5031 individual pieces of type, has a distinctly digital quality to it. It's made almost 100 years before the advent of ASCII art, but the image's construction, the trees in particular, bear an uncanny resemblance to the semigraphic style of Commodore […]

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botwiki.org @botwiki.org · 12/06/2026

RE: stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116739… "HDDs may be a little box of aluminium, copper, and sometimes ceramics, but their most human trait is apparently that they slow down when you scream at them."

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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 11/06/2026

"These places only exist when the people investing their time and energy know that they are appreciated, credited, and supported." Good reminder to, if you can't support the creators of your favorite websites financially, at least tell them how much you appreciate their time and effort […]

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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2026

I am OVER THE MOON excited to see that #Mastodon now has a filtering option for notifications from bots. It's working spotlessly from a build of Mastodon 4.6 from today. This means that people using servers with #tagspub as a relay can opt out of getting boost […] [Original post on cosocial.ca]

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Laurens Hof @mastodon.laurenshof.online · 09/06/2026

the cyberpunk present is weird as fuck: the latest Shai Hulud malware wave contains an LLM prompt to create biological weapons and nuclear weapons, with the purpose to trip LLM safety refusals so that LLM-based code scanning wont see the malware […] [Original post on indieweb.social]

llm prompt for creating bioweapons and nuclear weapons

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