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elliot @ellioth.co · 17/08/2026

latest on nightly, mostly the same but a bit different

A screenshot showing the new firefox nova ui on firefox nightly

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elliot @ellioth.co · 05/08/2026

vibed a native macos standard site reader -- has anyone else made something like this yet?

A screenshot from a Swift reader-style app for macos. The selected post is titled "The app I didn't know I needed: Wispr Flow" by Daniel's corner. The post features an illustration of a person using a laptop with the text "Dictation without the mistakes."

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elliot @ellioth.co · 11/04/2026

WIP "normie" explanations of atmosphere accounts

post in leaflet: simple explanations of what the atmosphere is and what it offers

- the atmosphere is where i keep my stuff even if the app dies
- the atmosphere is where multiple apps can share the same stuff if they want to
- the atmosphere is where i have one handle / username across all the apps on it
- the atmosphere is where i can choose who i want to interact with and what i want to see
- the atmosphere is where i can choose what app i want to use to view your post, video, or blog
- the atmosphere lets me move between apps on the fly
- the atmosphere is the magic bubble that connects the things that need to connect

this is the atmosyear

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elliot @ellioth.co · 09/04/2026

am i late?? i cant get into the great hall something about a “science fair”???

entrance before the entrance of the great hall at UBC

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elliot @ellioth.co · 09/04/2026

guys i am at UBC … where do i go for atmosphere conf??

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elliot @ellioth.co · 01/04/2026

"We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow 'Birthright' Citizenship!" - President Donald Trump via Truth Social, Apr. 1, 2026 This is false. Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump’s birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments - AP News

Donald Trump’s Truth Social post stating, “We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow “Birthright” Citizenship! President DONALD J. TRUMP” with stats: 4.68k Retruths, 17.3k Likes, posted April 1, 2026, 9:20 AM.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 16/03/2026

uh btw you might want to make this the actual bluesky icon instead of this thing

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elliot @ellioth.co · 09/03/2026

its okay jerry you're verified in my heart

Screenshot: Jerry Chen is verified This account has a checkmark because it's been verified by trusted sources. Sources: elliot

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elliot @ellioth.co · 05/03/2026

Trump says he's removing Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary. Since I'm not seeing many outlets quote his post directly / show a screenshot of it, here is what he said directly:

Truth Social post by Donald Trump announcing Markwayne Mullin as the next Secretary of Homeland Security and Kristi Noem as Special Envoy.

"I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026. The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at "Homeland." Serving 10 years in the United States House of Representatives, and 3 in the Senate, Markwayne has done a tremendous job representing the wonderful People of Oklahoma, where I won all 77 out of 77 Counties — in 2016, 2020, and 2024! A MAGA Warrior, and former undefeated professional MMA fighter, Markwayne truly gets along well with people, and knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda. As the only Native American in the Senate, Markwayne is a fantastic advocate for our incredible Tribal Communities. Markwayne will work tirelessly to Keep our Border Secure, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, End the Scourge of illegal Drugs and, MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN. Markwayne will make a spectacular Secretary of Homeland Security. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"

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elliot @ellioth.co · 27/02/2026

do you just mean the TOS change thing? because I believe that it was truly just a legal thing, especially since this is on their new website

INDEPENDENCE. Not owned by shareholders. A purple and blue lightning bolt icon. We don't sell your personal data and we never will.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 25/02/2026

👀 new olivia album soon-ish??

A woman (Olivia Rodrigo) in a floral dress sits with her hands clasped on her lap, looking away from the camera. A man lies on a couch to her right, with his head propped on his arm and his eyes closed. Palm trees are visible through a window behind them. Several books and a bag are on a low table in front of the couch. The caption reads "dan_nigro Finishing records..."

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elliot @ellioth.co · 18/02/2026

also this annoying pop up... i barely use the gemini app anyway so whatever

A notification banner with a white 'X' icon on the left, followed by the text "Music generation is here. What will you create?" and a light blue "Try it" button on the right.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 18/02/2026

huh, yeah. i have a "create music" option. it will create 30 clips of second terrible sounding music with google lyria (their music model?)

A user interface for Gemini 3 with a prompt "Where should we start?". A menu of tools is open, showing options: "Deep Research", "Create videos (Veo 3.1)", "Create images", "Create music", "Canvas", and "Guided Learning". Other suggested prompts visible are "Help me learn" and "Create video".

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elliot @ellioth.co · 02/02/2026

(from a @proton.me newsletter email) The idea of a comparison of password managers by a password manager company being at all "neutral" is so funny ... it's fine to have promotional material; please don't lie about it being neutral.

Bullet point text: "Choosing the right password manager isn't easy—there are countless options, and not all of them prioritize your privacy equally. Plus, everyone's security needs are different. We've created an in-depth, neutral comparison of the leading password managers to help you find the one that best fits your threat model and protects your data. Compare password managers here." The phrase "neutral comparison" is highlighted in blue, and "Compare password managers here" is a purple hyperlink.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 28/01/2026

according to the kimi team, kimi might think it's claude because it was trained on recent code (that might've been coded by claude, if i understand correctly) from reddit AMA: www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA...

Reddit thread showing a comment from user "arsearsebaby" stating: "Brilliant model, but seen people pointing to the model identifying itself as Claude as evidence that you guys have distilled heavily from them. What's going on, would love to see this addressed." Below is a reply from "ComfortableAsk4494 CO-HOST" explaining: "Our observation is that with the right system prompt, it has a very high probability of answering "Kimi", especially under the thinking mode. But when the system prompt is empty, it sort of enters an undefined area, which reflects more about the pretraining data distribution. One of the recipe changes is that we upsampled the latest coding data from the Internet in the pretraining phase, and the data seem to be more associated with the token "Claude". In fact, K2.5 seems to outperform Claude on many benchmarks. HLE, BrowseComp, MMMU Pro, MathVision, just to name a few."

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elliot @ellioth.co · 28/01/2026

If you ask the new Kimi K2.5 AI model who it is without a system prompt, it identifies itself as Claude from Anthropic.

Screenshot of Kimi K2.5 (preview) incorrectly identifying itself as "Claude, an AI assistant made by Anthropic," listing its traits as honest, friendly, and curious, with practical notes about lacking internet access and memory.

Screenshot of a chat interface showing a user asking "who are you" and an AI assistant labeled "Kimi K2.5" responding with text beginning "I'm Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic."

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elliot @ellioth.co · 25/01/2026

It appears they have even moved from "appear to contradict" to full on "contradict," which says something coming from The New York Times who is always incredibly careful about their language. (When you click on the live updates it also says "videos directly contradict")

NY Times headline: "Demands Come as Videos Contradict Federal Account"

NY Times: "Minneapolis Live Updates: Demands for Investigation Grow as Trump Officials Blame Victim" "A judge ordered federal authorities not to destroy evidence from a fatal shooting by immigration agents. Videos directly contradict descriptions of the encounter by administration officials."

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elliot @ellioth.co · 24/01/2026

I appreciate The New York Times’ headline directly calling out the federal government’s lies today

New York Times headline: “Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting”

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elliot @ellioth.co · 23/12/2025

omg i am so cooked

t3 chat 2025 wrapped. 6,435 nessages sent, 66.4M tokens processed, 244 days active, 29 day streak. gemini 2.5 flash is the top model.

openrouter wrapped 2025. 141.8m tokens used.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 17/12/2025

and google and google ai studio and people who work on AI at google

Various other accounts related to google ai post "⚡️⚡️⚡️"

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elliot @ellioth.co · 17/12/2025

google's ai accounts seem to be teasing something on twitter rn (google deepmind also posted this)

Gemini and Google AI both post "⚡️⚡️⚡️" on twitter.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 15/12/2025

added some visual polish to my website today :D

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elliot @ellioth.co · 04/12/2025

@kagi.com I noticed this in the update log and it looks really cool! Something I'm confused about though: what does "Small Web initiative members" mean? Are these for people with sites included in Small Web or for people who helped contribute?

Small Web badges. Text reads: "Small Web initiative members can display badges on their websites to identify themselves as part of a community committed to authentic content created by humans." A set of pixel‑art “Small Web” badges displayed on a dark background. The badges vary in style: simple text bars reading “SMALL WEB,” a badge with a small pixel dog beside the text, a badge with a stylized lowercase “g” next to “SMALL WEB,” and another showing a pixel character flying horizontally. Circular pixel patterns frame the sides.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 03/12/2025

@germnetwork.com having some trouble setting up an account via atproto on germ. i am on a custom pds if that helps at all. any advice? ty

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elliot @ellioth.co · 02/12/2025

Now on my website: view my @leaflet.pub posts next to my regular blog posts!

Screenshot of a website’s “Recent Posts” section showing three blog cards on a white background. Each card includes a small blue-green leaf icon next to the author label: “from the desk of elliot,” “elliot’s random rabbitholes,” and “Blog.” The posts are titled “How to know when to trust the news — from a student journalist,” “glasswing butterflies,” and “Little touches that make my website truly mine,” with respective dates December 1, 2025; October 2, 2025; and August 24, 2025. A “View All” link with an arrow icon appears below the cards.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 25/11/2025

How text selection is different on different browsers / browser engines:

Comparison of text highlighting in three web browsers: Firefox (Gecko) shows rectangular highlight blocks tightly around text; Chrome (Blink) displays similar but slightly more spaced highlight areas; Safari (WebKit) highlights entire lines with full-width blue bars.

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elliot @ellioth.co · 21/11/2025

Statement from the Society of Professional Journalists, the creators of the journalistic code of ethics: "[SPJ] strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s latest attacks on journalists, including ... his recent 'Quiet, piggy' insult" www.spj.org/spj-statemen...