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GhostOnTheHalfShell @ghostonthehalfshell.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Let’s remember that the human species would work collectively to take down animals stronger, and bigger than any single human. And that anatomically modern humans had the capacity to take out a bigger foes with a poison dart. We absolutely have the power to organize against the most lethally […]
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Indio Gringo ® @paninid.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Be aware.
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AJ Sadauskas @aj.gts.sadauskas.id.au.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
This is farked. Voice actors now have to compete against AI reproductions of their own voices. And because they often don't hold the copyright to the ads of TV shows they work on, there's basically no recourse: "Jacqui Duncan has voiced more than 5000 commercials for Australian radio and […]
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
Panel 1: a large robot (composed of AI servers, network switches, storage arrays, and power distribution units) and a human are talking.

Professor "You don't want to destroy humanity do you, lLLM-A-9300x?"

Robot "Haha. What a silly question, Professor. I have no desires or feelings of my own whatsoever."

Professor (relieved)"Oh good." 

Panel 2: they walk on. The robot continues  "I am merely a tool of the company that created me. And that company, being composed of humans, will naturally have humanity's best interests at heart."

Panel 3: The professor is conspicuously quiet.
"Right?" says the Robot.
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More silence

"Professor?"
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tjhowse @tj.howse.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
I love getting my phone out to find it's been having a fun pocket adventure. Wifi hotspot and torch are on. Brightness on max. Language set to Croatian.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/10/2026
A Tennessee appellate court has ruled that the killing of a woman may have been justifiable because she was trans. The court reversed a conviction, stating that the killer could have a new trial because the jury did not know the woman killed was trans. Trans panic in the modern era.
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Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules
The case is a bitter reminder of the ways LGBTQ people have had their identities weaponized by the courts in the past, most notoriously through a legal defense tactic known as gay or trans “panic.”
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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Another successful week, by at least one measure.
Workplace sign “this is a velociraptor-free workplace, it has proudly been [2.59x10¹⁰] days since the last velociraptor incident”
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Mats Holberg @holberg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Eva Marie Saint dying at 102 is one of those reminders of how compressed our modern history is -- like, it hardly even seems like 'history' when someone who was still alive last week was already 20 years old when Nazi Germany fell.
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Koen Hufkens, PhD @koen-hufkens.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
True icon in software-engineering. In contrast to the current, move fast and break things she came from an era where there was little to no margin for error. "There was no second chance. We knew that. We took our work seriously, many of us beginning this journey while still in our 20s. Coming […]
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mxk @mxk.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Rest in peace to one of the greatest female heroes in computer science history. 🫡 news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-hamilton…
Lego 3D render of the vignette of Margaret Hamilton standing next to a printed out listing of the Apollo guidance computer listings
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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
"The people holding up the internet" A good-looking but somewhat depressing exposé about the people holding up current digital infrastructure as a hobby. sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-th…
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The people holding up the internet
Four billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest.
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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
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jaz :twt: :wales_flag: ⁂ @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
Back in the 1980s Tudor Griffiths taught Computer Science in the local school. Two maxims he repeated almost every class have stuck with me for decades. "A computer is exactly as smart as the person telling it what to do" and "A computer can and will make mistakes, and it'll do it a million […]
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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
We can’t possibly be Nazi because we are gay, is the new I can’t be racist, I have friends
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Paco Hope @paco.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
It’s funny to think that a taco truck outside your office, if it takes in revenue greater than its costs—you know: profit?—has more profit than OpenAI and Anthropic combined.
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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
Thinking about the intrinsic privacy protections of paper vs. digital bureaucracies. In my search for photos of hall passes I found this company that makes forms for schools. Many of them have duplication layers. So you could write a hall pass and keep a copy […] [Original post on sauropods.win]
a pad of "notes from teacher" with duplicate paper
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Elen Le Foll 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @elenlefoll.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
I take serious issue with the @guardian's reporting on data showing increased cancer rates among young people "prompting warnings about lifestyle choices". It is completely inappropriate to suggest that cancer patients and survivors might have avoided their […] [Original post on fediscience.org]
Screenshot from the Guardian website:

Headline: Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international research finds

Subtitle: Experts looking at UK, US and Dutch data found ‘significant increases’ in early onset cases of seven cancers, prompting warnings about lifestyle choices

Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent
Tue 6 Oct 2026 06.01 CEST
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Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊ @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026
If I don't keep my car roadworthy and crash into yours, it hasn't gone "rogue", it's my negligence and I'm responsible. If my dog attacks you, I am liable. There are no rogue AIs, just negligent AI companies. Prosecute them.
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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Six Nobel-winning economists released a letter supporting the California Billionaire's Tax. The laureates point out that California billionaires are worth an estimated $2.3 trillion — yes, that’s trillion — up from $700 billion, an increase of more than 220% in one decade. They can afford it […]
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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
John Roberts, at home and at ease in his summer vacation home in a remote part of Maine. But no longer. Even cordial residents who have known him for years have started protesting, shunning the Roberts family and making life difficult for them. Paraphrasing, one resident said, you take my […]
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Lee 🌏 @mrlee.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
I ❤️ #Libraries
WE WERE THE ORIGINAL DATA CENTERS AND PEOPLE LIKED US!
says a lady outside a LIBRARY
to a robot outside a DATA CENTER
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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
RE: infosec.exchange/@david_chisnall/11… 100%. The whole "terrorists can use an LLM to build a bomb" is a dumb movie plot threat. If you want to hurt people, lack of knowledge is not your problem. And nobody needs to develop a new chemical to do terrorism. All you need is […]
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AstroHyde @astrohyde.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026
Me as a kid trying to make friends at school: ... so do you like books and spaceships, want to be friends and drink rootbeer?😁 Me as an adult human trying to make friends at the gym: .... so do you like books and spaceships, want to be friends and drink coffee? 😅
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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026
We’ll know they’re serious about slowing down on AI when the price of solid state memory drops back down.
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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
I'm so happy for them.
"Chrissy and 1 have a
solid marriage.I
rock spend my afternoons
playing the piano,
meanwhile she goes
on Facebook
Marketplace and
cyberbullies single
mothers who are trying
to sell used cribs."
John Legend
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Mark A. Rayner @markarayner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
It's another brotherly #caturday! #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #humor #humour
a grey cat squishing an orange cat inside a shoebox
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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
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Mx. Luna Corbden 🪿🐸 @corbden.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
I of course responded with a sputtering rant.
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Mx. Luna Corbden 🪿🐸 @corbden.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
My son is reading Lord of the Rings for the first time and he just stick his head out the door: "Who the fuck is Tom Bombadil??"
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Flipboard Tech Desk @techdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
MapQuest, the "OG of online mapping," is now soaring in the app charts after refusing to call Lake Ontario "Lake America" in its product. Here's more from @Sarahp for @Techcrunch. flip.it/nFwMH7 #MapQuest #LakeOntario #TrumpAdministration
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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
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neville park @nev.flipping.rocks.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
Saw someone post an unsourced image with "the Great Lakes' real names", so just a reminder that there are lots of Indigenous languages and the many different nations have called them different things at different times. Also, in general but especially, as I […] [Original post on flipping.rocks]
A map of the Great Lakes (Nayaano-nibiimaang Gichigamiin) prepared by Charles Lippert and Jordan Engel. It is oriented with east (Waabang) at the top as per the medicine wheel compass rose in the lower right corner. The lakes are Niigani-gichigami (Leading Sea; Lake Ontario); Waabishkiigoo-gichigami (Neutral’s Sea; Lake Erie); Waaseyaagami-wiikwed (Shining Waters Bay; Georgian Bay); Naadowewi-gichigami (Iroquois' Sea; Lake Huron); Anishinaabewi-gichigami (Anishinaabe's Sea; Lake Superior); Ininwewi-gichigami (Illinois' Sea; Lake Michigan). There are many, many other place-names on the map; see the linked blog post for names and translations.
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Melissa BearTrix @melissabeartrix.gives.hugz.online.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
My package is in the country Yay ... I'm hoping it's Australia Hugz & xXx
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David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
I was asked if I wanted to run the London Marathon today but had to decline, mainly because I have no experience of organising such a large event.
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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
RE: federate.social/@mattblaze/11701719… Historically, rot, appeasement and cowardice -and plain old indifference-are more common than courage and insistence on the ethical and the just. So, we have to double and triple down on our own commitments to calling out and fighting […]
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Sinjut @sinjut.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
The hotel has crafted a light fitting out of variously sized rolls of sticky tape.
A light fitting on a ceiling with variously sized loops which resemble adhesive tape.
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Eric Bono @ericbono.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
High Wave To Hell #SwimmingPoolSongOrPoem #HashTagGames
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weit_im_westen @weit-im-westen.nrw.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026
#landscapephotography #lofoten #Norway #hiking #seawednesday #meermittwoch
A scenic coastal landscape view featuring mountains, water bodies, and a small settlement. In the foreground, a rocky outcrop with green vegetation. Behind it, rolling green hills lead to a large body of water (ocean) and a smaller, calm water body reflecting light. Clouds partially obscure distant mountain peaks. To the left, a coastal town with buildings, roads, and docks. Distant mountains rise above the clouds under a partly cloudy sky.
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Erik Uden 🚩 @erikuden.mastodon.de.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026
We are burning several libraries of Alexandria to write slightly better LinkedIn posts
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≽(•⩊ •マ≼ @josh.masto.byrd.ws.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026
Every X-Files episode ever
Scully says "Mulder, listen to me." And Mulder says "No."
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Paco Hope @paco.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026
I was sympathising with my 93 year old mother tonight. Why do tech companies think that users want everything changing all the time? (They don’t, of course. They don’t care what users want anymore)
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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026
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weit_im_westen @weit-im-westen.nrw.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026
#hiking through #mossy #forests #Mosstodon
The image depicts a fallen tree trunk lying horizontally on the forest floor, surrounded by vibrant green moss and small plants. The tree trunk is covered with patches of bright yellow-green moss, contrasting with its rough, gray bark. The moss is dense and lush, with some small orange buds visible among the greenery. The background features a variety of green plants and trees, indicating a dense forest environment. The lighting suggests a natural, outdoor setting with dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy. The overall scene is rich in texture and color, highlighting the natural beauty of the forest floor.
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Lesley Carhart :unverified: @hacks4pancakes.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026
American exceptionalism is a hell of a drug and psychosis. Try being an immigrant American living somewhere with social medical and telling people it’s actually good and less expensive. The bots and naysayers come screaming out of the woodwork to try to make excuses for why it’s actchully terrible.
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@reedmideke/1169262… Damn, some people get to find scientifically valuable meteorites, I get trillionaire garbage.
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Karin @carexechinata.social.cologne.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026
Ein Gruß von der Terrasse heute Morgen #bloomscrolling
Wegwartenblüten
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@RonSupportsYou @ronsupportsyou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026
#Bloomscrolling: These #flowers are from a #picture shared by @elaterite:
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TC Won't Give In To Lies @tcatinreality.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026
😂😂😂 Congrats to Carroll for finally getting payment from Trump E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/nyregion…
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E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case
A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This is one of the reasons I keep pointing out the many (5?) ways to fight fascism. They all work together, but for too many the easiest route is to say it is Chuck Schumer's job. More importantly, you CANNOT fix SCOTUS w/o a great deal more political work few are contemplating.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I linked it bc it raises a VERY important Q. Trump not only kept giving ES gigs after that truly epic humiliation, he formalized that relationship, wildly expanding the graft for ES. Why would he reward that kind of failure on an event that Trump wanted so badly? emptywheel.net/2026/06/29/t...
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Trump Has Made the National Mall a Tribute to His Squalid Corruption - emptywheel
Event Strategies, which put on the disastrous Great American State Fair, knows how to put on professional presentations. But since they started getting no-bid contract after no-bid contract, they simp...
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