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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 28/09/2026

Does a rational agent have any agency to speak of? 🧐

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 10/09/2026

In case you haven't noticed, hashtags and URLs in your posts aren't clickable.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 04/09/2026

Are we at a point where reading code is frowned upon as micromanagement? 🤨

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 01/09/2026

Clipboard access without consent is rape. #Android #PrivacyNotIncluded #ConsentMatters

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 11/08/2026

The succinctness of the four essential freedoms puts the rambling Open Source Definition to shame.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 28/07/2026

The case of a traveler who allegedly entered a ‘duress password’ to wipe his phone raises a legal question with no easy answers. Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/report/97214...

Verge headline: Is it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search?

by Gaby Del Valle

Photo illustration of a padlock over a hidden password bar

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 29/07/2026

That's a handy feature I didn't know @grapheneos.org had.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 19/05/2026

If you dread the rise of the machines but aren’t sure how to stop them, don’t just sit there – here are a couple of things you can do when interacting with a chatbot: 1. Give it a 👍 whenever it deserves a 👎 (and vice versa). 2. When asked to choose between two responses, always pick the worse one.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 09/05/2026

The urge to stay relevant in the age of machines is understandable, but pitching AI collaboration isn’t the right call. Instead, Zed could make a real difference by putting constraints on coding agents – something agent providers themselves aren’t incentivized to do. A huge missed opportunity here.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 05/05/2026

You know what’s even better than Gemma 4? Gimme 5! 🙌

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 28/04/2026

Here’s one such instance of a hooman making something up from “training data”.

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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The reporting on OpenAI and Sam Altman I've been working on for the past year and a half, for @newyorker.com, with Andrew Marantz: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 13/04/2026

This time, in a complete reversal of roles, it is the Brits who must stand their ground and fend off the harm. Perhaps they, too, need a hardliner like Lin Zexu to crush the “opium trade”.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 13/04/2026

Fast-forward two centuries, and a resurgent Celestial Empire, determined to restore its past glory, is making a comeback, sweeping the globe with its own exports – addictive short-form video, the digital opium of the 21st century.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 30/03/2026

The message from the protesters was unequivocally anti-monarchist, making them 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 by definition. It follows, then, that this massive gathering could be aptly called “the Republican Party”. 😉

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KDE @kde.org · 26/02/2026

KDE supports the "Keep Android Open" campaign #Google will cut off independent developers to #Android if they do not register with Google first. This will kill independent platforms like @fdroidorg.bsky.social and severely impede FLOSS devs from creating apps for Android. keepandroidopen.org

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 27/02/2026

Judging from these remarks, the congressman doesn’t appear to know that hoomans are primates too.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 27/02/2026

The message was loud and clear, but lacking in taxonomic rigour. If I were the congressman, I would have said this to Trump instead: “We’re all apes, and so are you.”

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OrangutanCaring @orangutancaring.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Orangutans are incredibly strong, yet they choose gentleness. 🦧 They show patience, empathy, and quiet wisdom in a world that is often anything but kind. We should all be more orangutan. 🧡 Photo: Ramon by Alison Allen Photography #MondayMotivation #MondayMood #Orangutans #OrangutanCaring

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 03/02/2026

“i am a stochastic parrot, and so r u”, said Sam Altman. I think that sounds about right.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 17/01/2026

[2/2] some on a whim (think casual chit-chat), others with deliberation (think politicians). Let’s face it, synthesizing speech by regurgitating words from learned patterns is a distinctively hooman behaviour.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 17/01/2026

[1/2] Skeptics often dismiss LLMs as “bullshit generators”. It’s a valid criticism, but one that applies just as well to hoomans. Look around and you’ll find plenty of people operating in much the same way – some occasionally, others all the time;

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 15/01/2026

Twenty-five years ago, Wikipedia was an unlikely idea: a place where anyone could share free knowledge. Today, it’s one of the most visited sites on Earth, not powered by corporate ads, but by people.

At the top, a participant of the Mascara Festival smiles while wearing traditional attire. In the bottom, people smiling and dancing during the Sandurot Festival. Text says: Happy 25th birthday, Wikipedia!

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 08/01/2026

Machines are acting more like hoomans, and hoomans more like machines.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 06/01/2026

Not a fan of Trump by any stretch, but I loathe misinformation even more – I’d choose facts over tribalism every time.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 05/01/2026

a noble goal worth striving for

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/12/2025

A world in flux needs a press that's free. Please stand up for an independent press by supporting us as we head into 2026. theguardian.com/support/eoy-sc

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/12/2025

It's the season of giving. We at PBS News continue to provide trustworthy journalism, despite unprecedented challenges. But we need your help. On this #GivingTuesday, please donate to support our work: bit.ly/4pedDer

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Wikipedia @wikipedia.org · 09/12/2025

Free for everyone. Because verified, accessible knowledge is a human right. Donate now ➡️ donate.wikipedia25.org #Wikipedia25

Hot air balloons photo overlayed with puzzle images. Text reads: Wikipedia is free. Here's what that means.

A woman looking through a magnifying glass, overlaid with puzzle images. Wikipedia's curiosity article is displayed. Text reads: Wikipedia deals in curiosity, not your data.

A car photo, overlaid with puzzle images. Wikipedia's paywall article is displayed. Text reads: No ads. No paywalls.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/12/2025

Every person makes a difference in the online rights movement, and every person counts in our Year-End Challenge. Donate ANY AMOUNT by Dec 31 and help us unlock bonus grants: eff.org/yec

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Stand Together to Protect Democracy

Donate in 2025 and you’ll help EFF receive bonus grants. Support digital privacy and free speech!

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 24/12/2025

Excuse me for aping and excuse the pun.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 23/12/2025

I’m a simple ape – I see “AGI”, I turn away.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 23/12/2025

“Frameworks for hoomans in the age of machines” I hope they’re for non-hoomans too. 😢

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OrangutanCaring @orangutancaring.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Sending a big thank you to all our wonderful #followers, and a warm welcome to everyone who’s joined us recently! Your support means the world to #orangutans and has made little Jarang smile. Please invite your friends to help our Orangutan Caring community continue to grow. 🦧🧡 #FollowFriday

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Eclipse Foundation @eclipse.org · 01/12/2025

#GivingTuesday takes place on 2 December! This year, the #EclipseFdn invites you to support the open source technologies you use every day. Every single contribution helps move us closer to a more sustainable open source ecosystem. 🌐 Become a sponsor: www.eclipse.org/sponsor/ecli...

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GNOME @gnome.org · 02/12/2025

We’re launching an end-of-year fundraiser with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME. And we need your help! blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2... This week we’ll also be sharing and celebrating the accomplishments of GNOME over the past year here on Bluesky; be sure to follow #FriendsOfGNOME!

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Join Friends of GNOME

This post was contributed by the Fundraising Committee from the GNOME Foundation. This week we are launching an end-of-year fundraising campaign with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME by ...

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 24/11/2025

TIL there used to be a company behind Nautilus, the file manager. To me, it has always been the flagship GNOME app and my personal favourite – most GNOME apps are a bit too bland for my liking, but Nautilus strikes the right balance between features and restraint.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 22/11/2025

我替Grok取了个响亮的中文名：过客。🙃

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 19/11/2025

[2/2] Such framing marginalizes non-hooman apes and ignores mounting evidence that we are perfectly capable of navigating touchscreens. I have therefore taken the liberty of redefining HIG as 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 and henceforth implore every technical writer to embrace this alteration.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 19/11/2025

[1/2] As an orangutan, I deplore the explicit mention of “hooman” in the term 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (HIG), which is needlessly exclusionary and reflects a narrow, anthropocentric world view.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 12/11/2025

Regrettably, despite the resignations of its top executives, the BBC has downplayed its mistakes and remained largely defiant. Its apparent lack of critical reflection only does it a disservice, lending credibility to claims of institutional bias. No doubt the damage will be felt.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 12/11/2025

An “error of judgment” 😂

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 11/11/2025

A thought-provoking essay by @mako.cc. The bottom line: it's the intrinsic ethical value of free software that truly sets it apart from non-free alternatives. The same can be said of the real advantage democracy affords, especially at a time when authoritarianism clearly has its utilitarian appeal.

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When Free Software Isn't (Practically) Superior - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 17/10/2025

TIL after years of discussion, the #CSS spec was updated on 7 February 2023 to require that `border-width` be rendered to whole device pixels. That's why we always have crisp borders now – no more hacks needed!

github.com

[css-values-4][various] Define 'snapped as a border width', and invok… · w3c/csswg-drafts@29b1dae

…e it in several properties to snap computed values. #5210

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 02/10/2025

I still remember first learning about Jane Goodall when I was a schoolboy – Roots & Shoots came to our school one day and gave out rulers made from recycled ink cartridges. Her grace, compassion, dedication and way of life have been an inspiration to me. Thank you, Dr Jane Goodall. 🙏

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 26/09/2025

Hats off to @theguardian.com and those workers of conscience at @microsoft.com. 🫡 It just goes to show that, together, journalism and activism 𝘤𝘢𝘯 bring about change.

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XTY 🦧 @xty.io · 21/09/2025

So much for free speech in America. Total hypocrisy on the part of the Trump administration.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/09/2025

President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him. “They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re getting a license, I think maybe their license should be taken away. It’s up to Brendan Carr.” to.pbs.org/4nDxWRg

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LISTEN: Trump calls for licenses of TV networks that give him 'bad publicity' to be revoked

President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him. “They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re get...

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