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Simon Brooke @simon-brooke.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

"Google Ireland, which runs Google Search in the EU, now faces a fine of up to €250,000 for each breach, or detention of its managers..." Or the detention of its managers. OR THE DETENTION OF ITS MANAGERS! This is the only punishment that can bring firms like #Google into line #Defamation […]

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Public housing in Singapore: 40-50 floor apartments on the left. Multi-storey parking on the right. Parking building has rooftop garden. Ground floor has daycare for children, and seniors. Bridge connects from residential to rooftop garden. Within walking […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

A photo of new style HDB flats in Singapore about 40-50 floors with a connecting bridge at the 15th floor onto the rooftop garden

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 18/10/2026

Don’t mind me I learn through story building…

A ridiculous family tree i made for all the ridiculous kanji that are derived from the radical kai. I was studying for a test…

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Alyx @rhesusnegatif.social.sciences.re.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There […]

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David B. :SetouchiExplorer: @david.fediverse.setouchi.social · 16/10/2026

Rarely something in class makes me really happy, but today, it did. Possibly long thread depending on how much I start rambling on. Last year, in a quite high level class, I had a student who was autistic and non-verbal. I'm embarrassed about how bad of a job I did with him, mostly because I […]

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[object Object] @zzt.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

this is the one and only reason that the Linux kernel is going out of its way to hide which commits are LLM generated by abolishing the Assisted-By tag, simultaneously with torvalds fully slopcoding a core “improvement” to the kernel’s memory management if you don’t believe me, here’s part of […]

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rollover country 🗾🚴‍♀️🇯🇵💨 @fgbjr.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Japan peeps in Chubu and beyond: Tickets now on sale for 橋の下音楽祭, music under the bridge in Toyota City, November 20th, 21st, and 22nd. 2026.soulbeatasia.com

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2026年11月20日(金)21日(土)22日(日) 橋の下世界音楽祭 SOUL BEAT ASIA 2026

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

I continue to be awestruck by this planet #Nepal #Pokhara

A photo of the Annapurna range from Pokhara with the snowy peaks of various Annapurna peaks including Mt Fishtail (local name Macchapuchhre) peeking out

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Robert Kingett @weirdwriter.caneandable.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

I wish this was talked about more in articles such as this, but these publishers are also taking your work and working out quiet training deals behind your back. Some Indie publishers are doing this too. Remember, publishing is not your friend, and indie publishers are still a business. If you […]

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Obsidian Urbex Photography @obsidianurbex.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Calcott Hall, also known as Red Dress Manor, in Wales. A long-abandoned house, abandoned since the 1970s when the last resident is thought to have passed away. #Photography #Abandoned #Story #Wales #LostPlaces #Explore

An abandoned room features a vintage television, a fireplace, and an antique armchair amid signs of decay.

An abandoned kitchen features peeling yellow walls, a cream AGA cooker, and a floral armchair, with debris scattered on the floor.

A derelict bedroom features a messy bed, scattered debris, and a second mattress. Peeling floral wallpaper and two windows reveal a state of disrepair.

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 07/10/2026

Radon is Canada's leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Almost every Edmonton house has some of it. My house has been trying to kill me for years. But I won, and my radon is mitigated. Test for radon, folks. You can borrow radon testers from EPL. pls dont die

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廃墟猫 🐈🌈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ @haikyoneko.famichiki.jp.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

There are four (4) cats in the picture.

4 cars sleeping curled up in various positions in a living room.

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Obsidian Urbex Photography @obsidianurbex.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

🏚️An abandoned house somewhere in rural England, largely untouched since its last occupant left. The house features a traditional vintage English bedroom. The decor is a mix of 1940s/1950s items. There are numerous clocks and pocket watches, as well as a […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

An abandoned bedroom features a wooden bed, vintage nightstand, and distressed wallpaper, with a chamber pot resting under the bed.

An abandoned room features a vintage Hoover vacuum cleaner and two large wooden console televisions with pink and white screens.

A dusty, vintage sewing machine and alarm clock rest on a table against floral wallpaper.

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Bastian Greshake Tzovaras @gedankenstuecke.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

LLMs really have put the academic publishing system of "publish or perish" into a death spiral: arXiv introduces a limit of two submissions per month for 'authors'. Academia has been broken for a long time, but this really lays it bare… Fair Moderation, Equitable Access, and AI: arXiv’s Updated […]

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Glyph @glyph.im · 30/09/2026

I logged in to LinkedIn to see a page full of people praising DHH, got mad, and wrote this. Less than 12 hours later I got an email telling me "Your post doesn’t comply with our Professional Community Policies on bullying and harassment. It’s been removed […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A LinkedIn post from me that reads "DHH is openly a Nazi. You should not promote anything he is doing or relay his opinions on software development. It is shocking to me when I open this app and see people casually discussing his opinions on AI or interface design or whatever, as if he were a "thought leader". He is an open advocate for mass murder. It doesn't matter what else he thinks, do not promote his ideas." followed by the text "Only you can see this post because this content goes against our Professional Community Policies."

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Harriet :verified: @savvykenya.famichiki.jp.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

RE: soylent.green/@weaver/1173608032998… Did this with a 75+ year old friend, we both cried tears of frustration. His mini Mac took hours to update then demanded an apple ID and password, which he has never had (or he had never shut down his Mac). Months later, he still hasn't […]

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Robin Marx @robinmarx.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

A couple years ago the Japanese government decided to pretend covid was over. My employer followed suit with a return to office mandate. Covid, the flu, mycoplasma tore through teams. I used the online suggestion box to request they place air purifiers throughout the office. I got a response […]

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Tyler Loch @tylerloch.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

When you run the office, you get to choose the pillow cushions. It’s a rule. (that I made up)

Modern couch with two throw pillows. One resembles a silica gel packet. The other resembles a faulty lithium polymer battery.

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Author Help @authorhelp.gts.phillipsuk.org.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

This year's FediBookFair will be 7th/8th November. FediBookFair is a chance for #authors and #publishers to post about their books using the #FediBookFair hashtag. #Readers can watch or follow the hashtag to find #books to read and authors to follow. It's an excellent chance to find #Christmas […]

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Scott Francis @darkuncle.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Use an ad blocker. There is probably no other single action a regular user can take in today’s Internet that will have a bigger impact on their safety than this. arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/go…

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Jones Murphy @jonesmurphy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Kaepernick remains canceled & segregated in plain sight by the overwhelming majority of white Americans, as well as the white supremacist, anti-black people of color who form about 25% of the Republican electorate. It's not just the horrible, evil NFL owners who are doing this at all. Too many […]

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026

That's so wholesome.

Miners used to bring canaries into coal mines because radios could not get reception down there, and the miners enjoyed hearing canaries sing.

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not quite the money shot, but I’m never here anymore so I’ll post it anyway.

Red Marunouchi line crosses Kanda River, crossing paths with the Chuo line pulling into Ochanomizu station. Missing is the Sobu line that would be crossing that green bridge back there. Imagine it for me, if you will. Taken from hijiribashi but you knew that.

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So yesterday I took the Tobu line into the depths of unloved, untouched Saitama & walked 40min while srsly questioning my life choices & did find a bus back 2 the station but it was actually a van w/ a bus sticker on it that drove in circles & took longer than walking but y’all it was so worth it!!!

The obligatory yellow and black butterfly on a red higanbana shot. All serious amateur photographers are required to post one of these per season in Japan. I am particularly pleased by how this year’s turned out.

Ridiculously red river of spider lilies under canopy of trees losing their leaves. Not one of them is distinct enough from the cloud to know what is is without my telling you. Sort of like that death march passage through Shinagawa station but with flowers instead of people.

Red spider Lillie’s in blue of their friends below a slope. Above is a creepy shadowy bokeh dude if you look for him. Probably perfectly normal but I’d still choose the bear.

Red red red spider lily poking out of more red and almost identifiable but not quite so spider lilies with bokeh trees in background losing their green.

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Alas Tokyo, moon.

Moon peeks through the clouds by the Skytree from the Taito side of the Sumida River, now. Tower is doing a rare blue greeny thing.

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I did not make the list😭😂

Child’s list of his favorite things in Japanese. Among other things I lost out to chocolate, clocks, a potato and the number 67.

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ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

RE: neuromatch.social/@jonny/1173251374… Just take some time to understand that a lot of the "magic" and "creativity" of chatbots is basically hardcoded. Thousands of humans wrote it. The AI hype is basically ELIZA 2.0 powered by a nuclear plant.

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Harriet :verified: @savvykenya.famichiki.jp.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

I just love the CIA Agent's English accent (Malik) #Blacklist

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

our prodigal sun

I was so happy to finally see the sun again that I aimed my camera directly at it, causing a weird effect that turned the Tokyo Skytree into a sort of rainbow rocket. Don’t ask me how i just work here. Blue sky!

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

History is so interesting.

The first-ever cell phone call was made in 1973 by Richard Nixon. He called the Prime Minister of France and said "I am sweater than you could ever imagine"

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Gildilinie Gremlin 🏳️‍⚧️🍳 @gildilinie.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

RE: mastodon.nu/@janhoglund/11731164207… "At the time of writing, independent mathematicians have not verified this solution. In fact, OpenAI has refused to release the proof for verification, meaning the scientific community can’t audit and verify this insane claim. That is not […]

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Anna Haunthro @annaanthro.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Hmmm wonder why #Trump banned CNN?! “The US narrowly avoided boarding a Chinese ship based on an “entirely false” US intelligence report. That erroneous intelligence, submitted by a US Special Ops analyst, suggested the Chinese ship was transporting nuclear arms program components. The US […]

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Robin Marx @robinmarx.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

TGS Thoughts: TGS lets you get a look at some of the industry trends. A couple years back, VR was everywhere. NFTs before that, blockchain stuff the year before that. This year I expected it to be AIAIAIAIAIAI everywhere. There was some of that, but less than I was expecting. Surveys show a […]

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Glen Malley @glen-malley.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I didn't think the USA could fall any lower, but how the hell do you manage to make bacteria-infected SOAP? That's literally soap's ONE JOB. www.health.com/hand-soap-recall-sep… #shitpost #contamination #soap

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highly praised and little read @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

I took a picture of this sign in 2022 and it’s gotten a lot less funny ever since

Attention! Pay machine. Do not pay any person

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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

Coxon: oh shit don't give away how deep in I am with the rationalists Coxon: I'm totally not a rationalist, I just hung out with them for a decade because I admire their huge swole brains and how right they are about everything Coxon: nailed it found by […] [Original post on circumstances.run]

Ed Zitron
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what is your relationship to the rationalists and effective altruists?

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Yeah, this is a really important question.

I've been associating with rationalists for almost a decade. Their ideas were compelling and you can’t deny their foresight. The founders of every superintelligence effort are all bound up in the rationality sphere. Sam Altman and Greg Brockman used to frequent the MIRI offices.

The way | relate to rationalists is it’s like the bizarre hypertrophied physiques on specialized athletes. In my opinion they have weirdly specialized minds that make them uniquely able to be correct about topics removed from daily experience. These “specialized minds” also can make them off-putting to many people.

I dont know if I'd consider myself a rationalist. I am intuitively opposed to polyamory, veganism, and consequentialist intuitions. But I certainly trust them to be correct about factual questions.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Just upped my monthly contribution to my local Mastodon instance. Please support your local instance if you have the means. Decentralization is what keeps the fediverse free and weird.

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