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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

To misquote: we will use the master's tools to destroy the master's house.

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

RE: bookstodon.com/@ododopress/11732447… So here is my third collection, and unlike the first two where the publishers largely picked the stories, I selected these, opting for a horror theme as I have a large stockpile of stories in that genre waiting to see the light of day. A […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Remember when EU carmakers lobbied for rules on electric cars to be loosened, & Chinese manufacturers went "we make cheap electric cars now, they get 400km range & recharge in 5 minutes"? Anyway, so now US-techbros want to avoid mutually-assured carnage by calling for an LLM investment halt. But […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

There are two main daily surfaces in any federated service: actor pages, & announcements. #hopsauna #fediverse With the product authoring pages prototyped, next is send, receive & view messages. In social media apps, these are the two most familiar surfaces. Whether reading...

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

This is amazing to me. Not the eclipse itself. I don't tend to stand in awe of the universe. More that millions of people are going to go out with their little plastic spectacles and stare at the sun. We live in a period when there feels like so much outright […] [Original post on wandering.shop]

Screenshot of the current headlines on The Guardian:
- ‘It’s going to be spectacular’: Millions flock to Spain seeking best view of total solar eclipse
Eclipse chasers, tourists and astronomers searching for the clearest skies to watch the two minutes of totality

- The best place to see the eclipse and how to view it safely
- How to safely watch the solar eclipse
- Hotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipse

Exterior photograph as researchers set up telescopes in a small Spanish town to observe the solar eclipse

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

Continuing with #hopsauna #fediverse #fedicommerce product creation UI prototyping. There's a lot here, so we go slowly. - A creator must be attested by an admin before they can sell. - The instance sets editorial policy for each class of product sold (i.e […] [Original post on wandering.shop]

HopSauna UI prototype of the core product creation workflow, showing:
- Name and description
- Any display media, with the first indicated so it is picked up and shown it in some themantic way.
- Category selector which shows its requirements, in this case:
- Read by two editors
- Provision of a sample chapter
- Proof you can sell it.

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

RE: helvede.net/@jwcph/1170302308839564… Counterpoint: if it _is_ true that "AI" can do all this, why wouldn't it supercharge creatives? If an individual creative can download & host their own open-weights frontier model capable of doing the work of 100s to 1,000s of others, wouldn't […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

Let's talk federated checkout #hopsauna #fediverse The challenge with direct payments *and* supporting federation is that a basket could contain products from multiple creators, each on their own instances. Sellers may have different payment rails (Stripe […] [Original post on wandering.shop]

A UI mockup of a webshop basket checkout flow with two products shown. Each is produced by a different seller, clearly grouped so that the seller, and their product, are obvious.

We also have the usual affordances of a basket: price, volume, a quantity picker, and small glyph indicating that you could save this to a list.

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

RE: mas.to/@carnage4life/11694295330379… What I don't get about AI •company• hypervaluations, hyperinvestments & hyperexpectations is they only work if they have a moat. But they never licenced anything they needed to build their stuff. If it's OK for them to break the law to do this […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

Got a phone call this afternoon from an Amazon delivery guy about a parcel for a neighbour I don't know & who hasn't listed me as an alternate delivery point, because we don't know each other. So, if I have this new bit if Amazon shitwaddery right, they're deliberately tying my address to my […]

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Stephen J. Anderson @utterfiction.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

(This is a _joke_, I don't advocate violence as a general solution. Imprisonment and ruin will do fine.) #environment #climatechange #eattherich #humour

A four-panel comic. The heading is "Little things you can do to save the environment". Each of the panels depicts a person doing things a little differently in an attempt to help the environment.

Each panel has a heading, which also describes what the person is doing: "Bike to work", "Try meatless Mondays", "Guillotine the corrupt corporate class that is poisoning the planet for profit", and "Recycle".

The depiction of the guillotine shows the person having lifted the bloody blade after the killing stroke, but the victim is not shown.

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

In about three weeks, I'll launch my new novella, about an old woman with social anxiety who finds herself organising the defence of a decentralised nation when colonisers invade to steal the tech that makes her village a #solarpunk utopia. It is available for pre-order in all major stores (I […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@thetransmitter/116… It "expresses" emotion because it copies human communication, which expresses emotion. It is not conscious, has no hormonal feedback loops, no nervous system, no senses (or sensors) & no intentionality. There is no functional way it […]

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

A video doing the rounds in Ugandan social media, from a secondary school debate (looks like it, but could be a primary school) on the theme AI Should Replace Teachers. #ai

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026

So I think I've fixed all the little technical bits of the website, set up a shop with email delivery system, and now I can say my small press venture is up and running. In this blog, I make the announcement, and reflect on my previous foray into publishing, the hurdles I face, and what I hope […]

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 11/03/2026

This is from 1975.

A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says “they’re having problems with their economy again.”

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026

I came up with a short list, after the genocide and destruction is over: 1. No carve-outs at the trials - this time, no special evacuation from culpability for doctors, physicists, techbros or generally "useful" people that the conquering powers decide might be "helpful". Everyone burns together.

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2026

They need to remake TOP GUN. This time they fly a mission to obliterate a school & a hospital, & then go back & land on that boat where they cheer & hug & feel each other up because they just murdered hundreds of kids & pregnant moms & cancer patients & they love it because it fills the […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2026

In 1987, in a Broederbond-controlled school, I watched a grainy video as Clem Sunter presented "The high road & the low road", scenarios for ZA's future. His stature shocked Apartheid leadership & helped lay a path to democracy. Farewell to one of ZA's great thinkers […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2026

RE: mas.to/@carnage4life/11610474808950… This is a remarkably stupid article. It starts off well enough, correctly diagnosing how firing seemingly low-killed staff may result in short-term profits but is catastrophic for long-term customer relations & product delivery. Then it […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2026

Just checked, and my commercial rates location data research project for the UK is responsible for over 4,000 #FOI requests. All public at www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/gavin_c…

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2026

Had a short nightmare where I read they're rebooting Highlander as Highlander 2036. Woke up sweating & screaming. 'Cos you know how that's gonna go. Some Peter Thiel-type technofascist tortures MacLeod for his quickening, succeeds, becomes immortal, & is beheaded 10 minutes later by The Kurgan […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026

RE: masto.ai/@cybeardjm/115860992408453… The US government continues to love them some Tuskegee-style "clinical research" so they can murder Africans through barbaric malpractice.

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026

RE: amicale.net/@afpfr/1158359091406412… « L'État de droit » imprimé sur le tapis est une touche comique hilarante.

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 02/01/2026

There's an old Soviet joke from during the Stalin era about a chap who visits a local news stand every day, gives the headlines a cursory glance, sighs, and heads off. One day the vendor stops him and says, "Comrade, what are you looking for? You never buy a paper, and you're always […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 01/01/2026

RE: mas.to/@carnage4life/11582104785716… "Many people who got into literature because they like writing stories will need to find a new source of satisfaction from their work." Nope. A computer cannot enjoy literature, therefore it cannot create literature. Until computers can […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2025

RE: mas.to/@carnage4life/11580307477326… Can we stop with this "tricked" bullshit? It is possible for a person to be in a targeted group while supporting policies that subject that group to hatred & violence. To treat them as "tricked" takes away their agency & responsibility for […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025

True Barrydale (short) story. About 25 years ago, my 1st major economic development consulting project was for the Western Cape Government to support tourism in the region. It was an amazing project during which there was some political "direction" to consider places "because the minister grew […]

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/12/2025

So recently I was hosted in a #podcast by @GavinChait and together with Cheryl Ntumy I discussed the experiences and frustrations of publishing while being African, and we were joined by @Jeremiah from the Interledger Foundation, and we assessed the state of open payments and our hopes for […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/12/2025

As #authors, we often talk about the creative process but not how we try earn a living from what we make. I joined with fellow African SFF authors Cheryl S Ntumy from Ghana & @dilmandila from Uganda, with @Jeremiah from Interledger, to talk writing, getting paid as African creators, & our hopes […]

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Will Tuladhar-Douglas @yetiinabox.todon.nl.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2025

I have a new hobby. You see, our local Lidl is where a lot of the refugees in "temporary asylum accommodation" shop. And they are trying to get food that feels like actual food, in a place where there have been some really nasty xenophobic protests. The other day it was two guys from South […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 12/12/2025

This is why I have no respect for The Guardian. Can you imagine the utter carnage if this headline was about Jewish rather than trans rights? If a vulnerable minority is targeted for oppression & their government won't protect them, it is not a "debate". It is […] [Original post on wandering.shop]

Guardian headline: "Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours"
By Guardian senior columnist, Simon Jenkins, who is a cunt. Picture of gammon-looking dude accompanies.
Sub-title: "The courts are a clumsy means to negotiate social relationships. Let organisations make up their own minds about inclusion"

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

On Halloween, I released a new short film, Lajok The Night Dancer. ICYMI, here it is again, a revenge fantasy where dance, instead of guns or karate, enables the main character to get justice. It's based on the most popular character in Ugandan mythology. This is a small thread about the making […]

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petersuber @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025

#Elsevier finally (after 25 years) retracted the primary study concluding that #glyphosate is safe for humans. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in #Roundup herbicide and manufactured by #Monsanto. www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic… h/t @civodul […]

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/12/2025

About 10 days left on this #crowdfund, and I'm $600 away from my stretch goal. Please give me a boost, or donate if you can, so I can buy gear to make it easier to create #vfx for a future without capitalism, governments, or politicians. It's a #comedy and I'm sure you want a good laugh, among […]

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Gavin Chait; @gavinchait.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 04/12/2025

RE: xoxo.zone/@Ashedryden/1156634721563… That's OK Microsoft, I'm quietly abandoning your products and moving to Linux for good.

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 30/11/2025

Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fung… That fungus is called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and some scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing […]

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Anna @mothninja.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 28/11/2025

Good morning

Meme. A photo of coffee being poured from a height from a French press into a white mug. The caption reads: there are fourteen muscles activated when you pour a cup of coffee. Fitness is my passion"

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/11/2025

I'm making a new film, a dark comedy set in a #solarpunk world where direct democracy thrives, no politicians, no central governments, where communities are self-sufficient and help each other to survive the climate crisis. But I need your support to imagine this future. Details […]

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Dilman Dila @dilmandila.mograph.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/10/2025

It's way off schedule, but finally, here is my new short film, The Night Dancer, a little something to spice up your #halloween celebrations. A revenge fantasy based on Luo mythology. tv.dilstories.com/w/pvjR9o3oNJMBLHH… I'm a little too exhausted to write something enticing for […]

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