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Gaijin Mummy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 7h

Last night, while perusing a sento bulletin board, I discovered the existence of OFR48, an idol group composed entirely of bath house staff ranging to 48 yrs old. I am heretofore pleased to inform you that I have faith in humanity again.

A screenshot from the official website of the idol group performing provocatively in white dresses. I wonder if they are allowed to date.

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Patioboater @patioboater.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Good morning, Mastodon. October 29, 2026. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #nature #naturephotography #sunrise #reflection #art #MastoArt

Sunrise photograph of a small island in a reflective lake with clouds around it reflected in the lake.

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Wendy Palmer @wendypalmer.mastodon.au.ap.brid.gy · 29/10/2026

I’ve got nothing to reeeeead. I’ve got a million books on my TBR list and nothing to reeeeead. (When I’m in the mood for nothing, it’s time for an old-favourites re-read.) #Reading #books

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Gaijin Mummy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 28/10/2026

once upon some cosmos

A yellow and black butterfly sits on pink cosmos looking up at blue sky and cotton candy bokeh and for just this second it feels very pleasant to be alive.

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Gildilinie Gremlin 🏳️‍⚧️🍳 @gildilinie.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2026

look at this shit from some redditor and tell me this coding. look at this shit and tell me this is software engineering. software engineering is the art of avoiding code. this guy gave The Real Claude a shot on hello world.

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I straight up think we're being lied to about Al coding

I'm a software engineer. The more I use these Al coding agents, the less I trust them

Starting with verbosity. I often find Claude making massive, complex PRs for what should be relatively simple.
It often goes off and does things that are waaaay overkill for what I need. It adds absurd amounts of
comments. It blows the scope of every feature up dramatically

I once asked it to help me with address validation. We already had an API in place for it. It started handing
every countries different conventions for addresses, despite the fact that my project is USA-focused. What
could have been a maybe 500 line change exploded to a 5000 line change. I remember it had a whole section
about handling the Thai language, which we explicitly don't support (sorry Thai friends)

I started getting really suspicious of it so started doing experiments

My first experiment was around the code-review tool. I noticed that it seems to always suggest things, making
me question its actual utility. So, I started a project with a single script that simply printed “hello world”. That's
it. That's literally all. One line of actual code, and a package file

I ran code review on max and it found 10 errors. I told it to fix them and it started doing tasks that were totally
unrelated, like adding additional unnecessary files like contributing.md and .claude and .vscode. Why? I
honestly don’t know

I ran the same code review again and this time it found 72 errors. Huh??? Whatever, I say fix it and do it again.
Still finds errors. Definitely raises some questions. I tell it to fix them, run code review again

It added tests, a bundler, a test suite, CI/CD, docker, some ancillary scripts, and a whole bunch of other shit.
The more I ran it, the more just pure garbage it added. I even explicitly specified: the only goal of this project is
to print "hello world". Nothing else.

I think that Al is intentionally doing this to mess with the numbers. Yeah, I can write that in 500 lines of code,
but the Al uses 5000, which makes it look like it did a lot more work. It looks more comprehensive; my
implementation didn’t account for the Thai language. The reality though is it heavily obfuscated the code for a
feature we're not even shipping, which confuses everyone reading the code

I'm sure these Al companies are using these kind of statistics to make it look like Al is the future. How long
would it take your average dev to write 5000 lines? Well there's the exact catch; a dev would not write 5000
lines for this problem!

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gosha ⁂ @gosha.gosha.net.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2026

Love to get a parcel from Japan, especially when it’s another wonderful book from @Luismendo 🥰

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 26/10/2026

Women academics, this is how to acknowledge your husband in your magnum opus. Mary Douglas ‘Purity and Danger’ (classic text on the anthropology of dirt), 1966. #academicsky

Acknowledges husband for having v low threshold of tolerance for dirt

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Daniel Lakeland @dlakelan.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

theconversation.com/friday-essay-ai… I don't think I've seen a more scathing review of the situation in higher education than this. Makes me cringe and say "surely it can't be that bad" even though I consider myself […]

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

Indian Supreme Court rules that cancer drug markups are extortionate, orders them to drop Prices are expected to drop about 70% Sadly the woman who sued to bring the case to court did not live to see it. RIP Sarojam Radhakrishnan […]

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gullevek ☢️ 🇯🇵 @gullevek.famichiki.jp.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

Nonsense English but not wrong English is my favorite Japanese english

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 23/10/2026

Currently wondering what message the UK govt thought it was sending by dressing up the Minister for Net Zero in a literal Shell logo.

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Gaijin Mummy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 22/10/2026

moonlit river

Phone cam moon blob lights up a cloudy dark blue early evening sky over the skytree along the sumida river. Tower lights turn the river purple in places. The clouds sort of look like godzilla but thats maybe just me. Shot from shirahige bridge.

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Gaijin Mummy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 22/10/2026

Yeah I mean holding the event precisely one week before the actual holiday even when the 31st itself will fall on a Saturday is definitely “Japanese Style Halloween.”

Neighborhood event where some stores stores will give out candy to kids dressed in costume on the saturday one week before Halloween. Calls itself “Japanese Style Halloween.” We would go but part of the kid’s costume wont be ready yet.

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abadidea @0xabad1dea.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

eMudhra, the company that made 4 the new funniest number, put out a press release that said the problem was discovered "possibly with AI assisted techniques" to make it sound sophisticated and difficult and not something that just anyone could discover No, what happened is that someone bothered […]

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Mike Conley (:mconley) ⚙️ @mconley.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

Bad day to computer

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 20/10/2026

This is not about "climate campaigners" and framing it this way is totally ridiculous This is a blow to the planet and us all

Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners

Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials

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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Here’s the thing. It looks like a political cartoon, but it’s real. The slices of the pizza are exactly mathematically proportional to reality. We are being screwed every single day by rich oligarchs. And we know it. It’s time to fundamentally change the […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

A pizza representing our economy is sitting on the table. A rich white guy labeled “Top 1%” gets a slice that looks to be about 85% of the pie. A white lady labeled “Merely wealthy” gets a slice that looks to be 13% or so. A black lady labeled “upper middle class” has a slice that’s about 2%. A frowning guy labeled “lower 50%” has a few crumbs on the table, not even a slice.

The captions say:
How America’s economic pizza is sliced per capita. This is not a joke.

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Malaysia is unhinged

Durian, coffee and coconut rice flavored condoms

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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 Mummy @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 Mummy @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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