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mcc @dryad.technology · 17h

Like never mind "deepfakes" these are the shallowest fakes around and they look just like the real thing

A post on "X" by Pope Leo XIV, reading "It is easy to edit any web page you have open using developer tools. Also, the Holy Trinity is an intellectually incoherent idea. We have been screwing with you about this for millenia and the only reason why is we got carried away in the year 400 over some dumb debate with a gnostic about the nature of the "substance of Christ"

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mcc @dryad.technology · 01/10/2026

Suddenly pondering alternate meanings of "give her the strap"

Product photo of grounding wrist strap for use in electronics repair

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mcc @dryad.technology · 28/09/2026

Yes… it makes me click to reveal that there is no text. Then there's a second button for the image, which only appears after I press the first button.

Screenshot of blacksky showing the two Graphic Media buttons. One says Hide one says Show.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 28/09/2026

Was trying to remember the name of Crush 40 so I websearched "Sonic the Hedgehog Band" and was not prepared for the wiki page that popped up

Sonic the Hedgehog Band

The members of the Sonic the Hedgehog Band

Type:
Rock band

Members:

Sonic the Hedgehog (vocals)
Sharps the Parakeet (guitarist)
Mach the Rabbit (drumer)
Max the Monkey (bassist)
Vector the Crocodile (keyboard)

Alignment: Good

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mcc @dryad.technology · 27/09/2026

What I do believe is if presented with a proof that a far-future AI superintelligence is attempting to torture everyone in history who does not worship it, Geordi LaForge would not respond by worshipping it. Instead he would simply handle it. He would take care of the problem like Ray from Achewood.

Ray from Achewood saying "I took care of that."

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mcc @dryad.technology · 27/09/2026

Awhile back I wrote a blog post in my head, but I never got around to typing it, so instead I'm just going to make it a meme

Geordi LaForge is unimpressed by "Longtermism" but impressed by the "Seventh generation principle"

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mcc @dryad.technology · 25/09/2026

What I think this game wants you to focus on in this image: Her butt What I find myself focusing on in this image: The incredible love and care with which someone rendered this wildly specific hi fi setup as pixel art

A pile of 1980s Japanese music and television boxes, vinyl records, and CDs. And a gorgeous mechanical keyboard.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 25/09/2026

Why is billionaire-owned media suddenly coming all at once with pieces against drinking fluids. What is this manufacturing consent for. Is it building toward something. Should I be afraid

@wsj.com‬
You don’t need to make drinking water a part-time job since too much of it doesn’t have any real health benefit.

@washingtonpost.com‬
Is asking someone to leave the beverages at home for an interview as fussy as reminding a lady to wear pantyhose or a gentleman to ask before lighting a cigarette?

We assembled a team of Post staffers across the newsroom — and commenters — to find out:

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mcc @dryad.technology · 25/09/2026

Yeah so here's the constitution Mandela helped create and personally signed www.justice.gov.za/constitution... Bans discrimination on "gender" and "sex" as different categories which isn't how I'd have formulated it but seems to make it quite clear transgender people are meant to be covered ???

The state may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one
or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or
social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief,
culture, language and birth."

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mcc @dryad.technology · 24/09/2026

We are like, 15 or 18 years into a movement in software UI design that was originally called "flat design" and is now so normalized it has no name at all. You now have to invent and use a special adjective to describe a design that is *not* flat. I still hate "flat design".

A screenshot showing "Classic", a little triangle pointing downward, a little blank space, a triangle pointing downward, an icon of a pencil, and a third triangle pointing downward, all in a blank white space next to each other

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mcc @dryad.technology · 23/09/2026

And the stock market just keeps soaring higher and higher. 3x what it was this month in 2017. Interesting to ask oneself what exactly stock value is now measuring.

Screenshot of the S&P 500 since 1990 on Yahoo Finance. It's at 7764. The curve since 2008 looks exponential.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 23/09/2026

Okay I finally watched it. Did so in a logged out window so YouTube wouldn't think it's won. Forgot about the obvious effect that would have on the "related videos"

[ASMR] Tomboy Girlfriend Beats You With Metal Pipe After You Ragebait Her With 67

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mcc @dryad.technology · 23/09/2026

YouTube keeps trying to convince me to watch this video

"I could probably beat ramiel in a fight", by Boritoz109. The video shows a hand giving "the finger" to a floating blue diamond above a red-tinted ocean

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mcc @dryad.technology · 22/09/2026

*actual jawdrop* S…same dulcimer!!!

A dulcimer hanging on a wall next to a corkboard covered in USB cables

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mcc @dryad.technology · 22/09/2026

WHAT'S "COMPOSE"? Windows: Install "WinCompose" from "Download Latest" link here github.com/samhocevar/w... Gnome: Go to "Settings"→"Special Character entry"→Compose (Left Super is Win) KDE: userbase.kde.org/Tutorials/Co... Once you have this enabled hold your compose key and press - three times

Screenshot of GNOME keyboard configuration

Screenshot of KDE keyboard configuration

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mcc @dryad.technology · 21/09/2026

Checking out the zine rack

"When to Critique a Trans Woman: A Helpful Guide"

"A self-defense study guide for trans women. Because the stuff that works for other people doesn't work for us."

Caroline Cash comic called "peepee poopoo". It looks like an old romance comic but a dirty scraggly girl wearing a band t shirt is watching the romantic hero and heroine kissing and thinking "Except for being dumb, sweaty, acne ridden, egotistical, and perry, you'd think she'd see I'm a much better choice!"

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mcc @dryad.technology · 21/09/2026

This is such a good display name

Bluesky user listing for an account named "Sax!". The name is followed by an emoji combination suggesting a fighting game player entered a quarter circle forward ending with the transgender flag

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mcc @dryad.technology · 19/09/2026

It's important to remember that if a human *voluntarily attaches* a statistical text generation AI, to a command prompt that can create biomolecules or launch nukes, and a disaster happens, it wasn't because of "intelligence" or malice. It was because statistical models are *fundamentally random*.

"Like other biotech companies, Anthropic is embracing physical automation, said the two people, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The startup wants to push how its Claude AI can direct robotic units to carry out science experiments with limited human intervention, one of the people said."

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mcc @dryad.technology · 18/09/2026

Could AI take control of nukes and kill us all? No. That's ridiculous. You watched "Terminator 1" and misunderstood it. Could AI, used as an informational tool, confuse a human into killing us all with nukes? Well, Donald Trump has nuclear weapon command authority, and he uses AI. So trivially yes.

Google Gemini screenshot. Google has been asked "how many rocks should I eat". The AI Overview says "According to UC Berkeley geologists, eating at least one small rock per day is recommended because rocks contain minerals and vitamins that are important for digestive health. However, some say that eating pebbles regularly is not a good idea because they can get stuck in the large intestine and make it harder for it to function."

Now imagine this being used by government decisionmakers.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 18/09/2026

This may be a little awkward, but this is why I think the discussion around "AI doomerism" is kinda broken.. Imagine a political compass. On the X axis, put "AI works". On the Y axis, put "AI is an existential threat to humanity".

"AI doesn't work. AI is not an existential threat": Pure skepticism gets you here.

"AI works. AI is not an existential threat": The conventional tech press is here.

"AI works. AI is an existential threat": OpenAI and Anthropic are here, and everyone is reasonably making fun of them for it…

"AI does not work. AI is an existential threat": …but I think we should be paying attention to *this* corner, and the right-wing doomer narrative distracts from it. Maybe that's why the right-wing doomers are saying it!

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mcc @dryad.technology · 18/09/2026

I moved out of silicon valley and think AI is fake but I'll take a stab at it Last year OpenAI released this press release: openai.com/index/streng... Claiming in part that OpenAI's chatbot/text generator product will be used in America's nuclear safety and security labs. They're probably lying—

The Labs also lead a comprehensive program in nuclear security, focused on reducing the risk of nuclear war and securing nuclear materials and weapons worldwide. This use case is highly consequential, and we believe it is critical for OpenAI to support it as part of our commitment to national security. Our partnership will support this work, with careful and selective review of use cases and consultations on AI safety from OpenAI researchers with security clearances.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 17/09/2026

I don't think so, but Google did add three full hours to the trip by inexplicably intentionally routing through the US

Same route but Petersborough is forced as a stop

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mcc @dryad.technology · 17/09/2026

Closest I've got to a win in TGM3 in a while. I'd connect it to my high score thread but Blacksky's appview seems to have all threads older than like two years kinda broken. Possibly related to server changes last week?!

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mcc @dryad.technology · 16/09/2026

Sometimes Bluesky's problems with loading images result in posts which are tremendously improved or at least funny in a new way

Person named "Carina" posting "things that live in my head rent free" and an image, but the image doesn't load. All you see is the alt text:

"Drawing by unknown artist. Twinbee asks Kirby, "You ever played Pop'n Twinbee?" Kirby answers "What's Pop'n Twinbee?" And then Twinbee answers, "NOT MUCH HOW BOUT YOU?" Kirby turns away with a huge frown in response to the bad joke"

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mcc @dryad.technology · 14/09/2026

Oh heck yes. Maybe today will be a good day after all

Volume 2 of "Stop!! Hibari-kun!". There is a blonde girl and the caption "Crazy for her(?!)"

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mcc @dryad.technology · 14/09/2026

ACLU Finally Just Says Fuck It

Email notification from "ACLU". The subject shown is "Tell Congress: End Government…"

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mcc @dryad.technology · 14/09/2026

Is like… a Thing happening (Sources: www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202... , www.reuters.com/world/americ... )

"NEW: The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet tomorrow to sign a joint declaration for all three countries to gain independence from the UK"

"Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU, WSJ reports"

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mcc @dryad.technology · 13/09/2026

For years and years I thought the cover art for Earthbound was really bad but then I realized that you can see Ness reflected in the monster's visor and now I think it is good

Earthbound recreation label by Reddit user G4560 based on scans by Near. I'd rather have used Near's unmodified original, but I can't find it. Near isn't on the Internet anymore.

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mcc @dryad.technology · 13/09/2026

Imagine a machine that allows you to increase your own intelligence. Now imagine if you could use that machine to design additional machines, making the process self-compounding. Marvel at the implications of this outlandish sci-fi scenario that obvs requires $billions in VC investment to make real.

Photograph of an abacus by Peter Griffin from publicdomainpictures.net

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mcc @dryad.technology · 12/09/2026

They're just liars, and they're not very good liars www.businessinsider.com/openai-ipo-s... (The context is that OpenAI is afraid to go public because they are afraid that the IPO will bomb.)