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Free human being of this Earth. Pākeha in Aotearoa. Be excellent to each other! BTW When I say Trained #MOLE, I mean generative models, what the hype bubble […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 5h

Bring back Meccano! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meccano #Meccano

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14h

A reminder to kiwis about the imminent General Election. A farcical aquatic ceremony, which gives this or that group of cynical, corporate-arse-licking clowns full Executive power over the NZ Parliament for the next 3 years. If you decide to participate (and I wouldn't just you for not […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Does anyone know of a tool that can check source code repository for signs of auto-generated code or commit messages without itself using a generative model backpropagation/ transformer? Obviously it would need to use some kind of AI, in the broadest possible sense of that term. It might even […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17h

Reminder: Orange Stalin's blackshirts are still targeting people purely based on the visible ethnicity, and murdering people all around the US; www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm (1/2) #USPolitics #OnTheNews #WNYC #podcasts

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 23h

To help out on fediverse.party, all you need to know how to do is use a web browser and a search engine, open issues on CodeBerg, and edit a wiki. You don't to be able to wrangle a Git repo, wrestle with static generator, or debug a CI It's like an iceberg, where the website is the tiny tip […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Social media bans for children? Barlow called it 30 years ago; "You are terrified of your own children, since they are natives in a world where you will always be immigrants. Because you fear them, you entrust your bureaucracies with the parental responsibilities you are too cowardly to […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Would you like develop an app? A fediverse app to be precise. With 90% of the work already done for you? You don't need a generative model for that. (1/2) #FediverseParty #DelightfulLists #VibeCoding #AI

Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

I've now got 3 vibe-coded LockedIn-a-likes on the list of fediverse projects using generative models in their development; codeberg.org/fediverse/fediparty/wi… The value of a professional social network is in the crowd of […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

I just noticed a bonus effect of @Codeberg's new policy against hosting vibe coded slop. If a project moved off CB in the second half of 2026, after the policy was adopted, you can pretty much guarantee generative models are being used in its development. Or will be. Not only does the policy […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Does the nomad@opennomad.net protocol have a client-to-server API? Are there any third-party apps that use it to work with streams or Forte? #Forte #streams #Nomad #C2S #FediDevs

Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Maybe it's just a case of OMYAC syndrome, but I've been noticing more and more ludicrously noisy motor vehicles and reckless driving these days. Anyone get the eerie feeling we're now living in the first Mad Max movie? We're not at the Road Warrior stage yet, but it's starting to feel more and […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

In the last few days I got inspired to do a work on rebuilding our fediverse (client) app watchlist on the wiki; codeberg.org/fediverse/fediparty/wi… Figuring out how to structure it was a quite a challenge! For now, I've settled on sorting apps into […]

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Matthias Pfefferle @pfefferle.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@strypey @johnonolan @writefreely we made a landing page on WordPress.com wordpress.com/social-web and produced an awesome video series with @docpop that explains the fediverse in general but we also talk about the blogging part […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

I just went to enable the ATProto support on Wafrn and quickly realised this is *not* the native ATmosphere integration it's been promoted as. The 'enable BlueSky' page in Settings says; "To enable Bluesky, you will log in through the Bluesky flow and authorize your account." Seems that it's […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@funkwhale@social.funkwhale.audio I just tried to visit retribute.me and got a 502. With text linking to the FunkWhale status page (which BTW still links to @funkwhale@fosstodon.org). What's up there?

Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

"Need a bit more privacy? The laptop's webcam has an integrated webcam cover that can be open and closed on a whim." www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/peng… What, you mean no more sticky note over the webcam? I'm gushing now, I know, but these folks really do seem to […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

#TIL it's possible to register .foo domains. Not to be confused with *.food* domains, which are similar but different (no 'd' 😉). Domain.foo is taken (of course), there are innumerable other possibilities. I'm really surprised O'Reilly hasn't registered camp.foo for Foo Camp. What a missed […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Framework has had some impressive community marketing. So a *lot* of people know about them. But some of probably still suspicious of them after the funding they gave to various shady projects (notably Omarchy) ThinkPenguin laptops are also designed to be as repairable as possible, *and* to […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Woah. I just saw that fediverse.party is at the top of this list of fediverse stuff; alternativeto.net/lists/39111/fediv… This kind of things reminds me of what an important responsibility I've taken on, and lights a fire under me to get the site hacked into shape, after being […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

When I was younger I thought I was going to be a superhero. Turns out I prefer to be the Guy in the Chair ; )

Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Does anyone know of an article that explains why someone might want to publish their blog or newsletter into the social web, and explains the basics of how to do that? Using simple, clear language that non-geeks can easily make sense of. #publishing #SocialWeb

Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

This week's Midweek MediaWatch posed the question; do leaders' debates still make sense in 21st century elections? www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/m… I haven't bothered to watch any this time around, which […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

The things generative models can do, which can't be done with more deterministic forms of AI (a very broad category including a lot of genuinely useful automation), are all things that can otherwise only be done by humans. So a question I'd like to ask anyone boosting the use of generative […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

#Listening to Buttmachine. This song is on a 2007 album, The Moon is Disgusting by That 1 Guy, but it could have been written for generative "AI"; "..and just because we can It don't mean That we should And just 'cause It's modern Don't mean It smells good" […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

My granddaughter has this thing called a "toniebox" (™️, I believe) that she can use to play music or stories. It's a small amplifier in a decorated box, and the storage media are colourful little plastic figures. Mostly you buy pre-recorded stuff, where the design of the plastic figure matches […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Am I blind or did you forget to post this one here @norightturnnz? "TOP betrays its supporters" norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/10/to… Politics, as the old saying goes, is the art of the possible. Neither the Nat nor Labour block is going to legislate a […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Just received a new bank card. The colour pamphlet that came with it opens; "We've refreshed the design to reflect who were are as a bank; modern, thoughtful, and here to help you and all our customers to bank better everyday." Who writes this shit? It sounds like slop. Maybe it is. The bank […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Hi @niomi, just stumbled upon your page here; panshiko.neocities.org/fedi

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

#TIL about #OpenReview; "OpenReview aims to promote openness in scientific communication, particularly the peer review process, by providing a flexible cloud-based web interface and underlying database API ..." openreview.net/about This opening sentence is followed by a long list of […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Most dried pasta sold in this country comes in disposable plastic bags. Presumably, like most plastic, made out of toxic wastes from fossil fuel refining (if you can claim they have a use, you can rebrand them as "byproducts" or "coproducts") Anyway, l […] [Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz]

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Dr Pen @drpen.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Terrifying levels of digital illiteracy out there: "A browser is a search engine." NO IT IS NOT. You can choose your search engine completely separately from your browser. This applies to phones, tablets and laptops/desktops. Some good alternatives to google […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Wikipedia list of web search engines, with language and owners

Baidu Chinese Baidu
Brave Search Multilingual Brave
Dogpile English Metasearch engine
DuckDuckGo Multilingual Multiple
Ecosia Multilingual Google and Microsoft Bing
Excite† Multilingual Microsoft Bing
Google Multilingual Google
Kagi English Metasearch engine and Kagi
Lycos Multilingual Microsoft Bing
MetaCrawler English Metasearch engine
Microsoft Bing Multilingual Microsoft Bing
Mojeek Multilingual Mojeek
Petal Multilingual Huawei
Qwant Multilingual Microsoft Bing
Sogou Multilingual Tencent
Startpage English Google
Swisscows Multilingual Microsoft Bing
WebCrawler English Microsoft Bing
Yahoo! Search† Multilingual Microsoft Bing
Yandex Multilingual Yandex
Yep English Yep
You.com English Microsoft Bing

Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

"BPM had its origins in two public campaigns that revealed widespread concern about media in Aotearoa ... the successful campaign in 2010 opposing the mooted commercialisation of RNZ; and the unsuccessful campaign to save TVNZ 7, which was an ad-free TV channel broadcasting from 2008 to 2012." […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

It's a really nice feeling to walk into the local chippy, or the curry takeaway, and have them ask "the usual?". That only happens when you live in the same place long enough, and go to the same local business regularly, to be remembered. I've lived in my current place for 2 years now. That's […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

"There is immense power of possibility in the many existing solutions (below) that are ready to be deployed at scale. With them, we can make ourselves more resilient and #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day. Leading up to Earth Overshoot Day, the Power of Possibility platform highlights many […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Oh-oh. Another naming collision in decentralised tech! "Zot and Nomad pioneered many features, such as nomadic identity, portable identity, access control, identity proofs, among other things. It also pioneered federated single sign on, which was spun off into its own protocol, OpenWebAuth […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

"In the near future, we will also be opening the floodgates for general signups. But if you want to get in early and try things out, we’re happy to offer an invite." @deadsuperhero, 2026 wedistribute.org/2026/10/introducin… Pick me! I love the concept of […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

#Listening to The Pit by @butterflydoom, from the 2019 EP Hello Cruel World; bandwagon.fm/668613500477057c74ab40… I like the strutting beat, the quirky lead guitar, and especially the lyrics and vocal performance. Well worth a listen. (1/2) #ButterflyDoom #LoFi #rock #music #CCBYSA […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Not sure who is/was running it these days, but PixelFed.nz seems to be down today. Haven't checked in for a while, so it could be a dead parrot. Last good version archivedby the WayBack Machine was in June; web.archive.org/web/20260606133332/… #PixelFedNZ #StatusChecks

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

This is intriguing. These folks have set up a system where people can schedule a TV channel, and viewers can channel surf through them on the web, by 'tuning' the virtual TV on their site. Here's their manifesto, disguised as a manual for using the site; www.theblvd.io/blvd-playbook.pdf […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

I just had an idea for a service that helps people find the official fediverse accounts for projects and organisation. Let's say it's called find.me. I'd search for @castopod@find.me, and my app would find a luggage tag redirecting me to @Castopod. If CastoPod changed their official account […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

"But the full picture is more interesting than "angry forks fail." Some do fail. Some succeed spectacularly. And the difference between the two has almost nothing to do with how justified the anger was. I went through every notable open source fork I could find. Here's the scorecard ..." […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Hi @misterdubs, I found your fediverse service on the list here; forte.eenoog.org/instances?project=… Coresignal.podmoodle.nohost.me looks like a Bonfire instance, but it's not on the Bonfire list here; forte.eenoog.org/instances?project=… Is CoreSignal a fork […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

"But yet, despite video now being native to the web, people still habitually treat YouTube as the only way to publish video content on the web. Despite native support for video streaming and all the server software available, people habitually treat Twitch as the only way to stream. Despite web […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Anyone know of any SourceHut instances other than the flagship? sr.ht I just spent some time web searching, but couldn't find any. #SourceHut

Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

"A good question would be: 'then why not just using one selfhosted platform only?'. But hosting my own forge publicly comes with big drawbacks ... [including that] ... A 'known' public forge is usually easier to contribute." […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Here's something that really bakes my noodle. A lawyer can be 100% correct that Source Available software is not Free Code ("open-source"), while still implying it's somehow *not* proprietary; fossa.com/blog/comprehensive-guide-… Proprietary software […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

"There's no problem with someone being a billionaire because they provide work for hundreds of people ..." www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch/20… I'm sorry, who provides work to whom?!? #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

Who wants to be a billionaire, reality TV check, award-wining oil scoop episode of Mediawatch

A random election debate question about extreme wealth struck a chord this week. Also: a local reporter’s role in an award-winning Reuters investigation of illicit oil shipping, and a new RNZ series runs the rule over reality TV.

Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

#Listening to the latest edition of Radio @bsots, which I somehow missed when it dropped in August; radiobsots.blogspot.com/2026/08/193… I really enjoy this podcast, every time, and I'm very sad to hear Macedonia talk about calling it a day. But I […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

"Capitalists, if you think that you can play footsies with these people, you're wrong. They will come for you, and drag you into the streets, and kill you." #GlennBeck www.futurehindsight.com/occupy-seri… Oh, the projection! Who is it in the US over the last couple […]

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Strypey @strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

For a long time I've been very selective about what tech I use, based on strict ethical principles (scroll down here); disintermedia.net.nz/about for the ethical principles) I want to use, promote, and support the development of tech that meets as many of these principles as possible […]

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