2026-07-18T03:23:18Z https://nostr.ae Tim Bray 🇨🇦 https://nostr.ae/npub19ua0a9gu7ggm693nqm6knq3zutckcfde9p6ra7a8fu73xhvy3sgqz253cv https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/accounts/avatars/109/493/862/422/378/324/original/9b63cd825f07f89d.jpg https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/accounts/avatars/109/493/862/422/378/324/original/9b63cd825f07f89d.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd24x96603kne753z83834acmkvqqlh2g57t0pyjnfxdd7s9j3sygzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqc3l3xq Thinking Rubio laughably overestimates the ability of Trump’s USA to influence the world. I hope every government round the world responds to pressure with “Fuck you. Make me.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/politics/rubio-dismantle-international-criminal-court">https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/politics/rubio-dismantle-international-criminal-court</a><br/><br/>#USpol 2026-07-13T21:59:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs96cun9k3la06u53uvfwlkaa8yhm3qremagnpmup8evc05kn7m08czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqzyadnl I frequently find myself explaining, often to people I don’t know, why it is that my online home is on #Mastodon, why I’m putting time and effort into building and running an instance, and why those are the best choices.<br/><br/>So here’s my latest effort to pull all the arguments I use together in a coherent sequence: <a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/07/05/Choose-Mastodon">https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/07/05/Choose-Mastodon</a> 2026-07-09T18:24:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2c2twpj02x7vrwlrjvvfmlucnn5ta877wwj3fp05mnq994dt8c7szyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqtvwcc9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2fev793xsgtjh4xheqypejwekuxeenhz5h43lhjqz8wsmg6mhcq29kehl'>nevent1q…kehl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>there are still some here and there around Vancouver. I wonder what they are doing? 2026-07-09T07:35:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqjez9lpmxtjvqnkmgu3zmkndh2sat5x9g24jckrcq5qmcjj6gwfszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq79gjdh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93xsv7lcvdj33zc4an6mc3fz3cmdfk5ff6stcms64eljqlcxns9qrlq6mg'>nevent1q…q6mg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I have connections with and have spent time in Melbourne, know about Aussie rules. It&#39;s definitely officially “soccer” all over North America, but among the fan community you hear both “football” and “footy”. In my blog I say “fútbol”. 2026-07-07T02:42:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdwcvyjagq99rx97k74dp09wr9wq63hu0hs7e7u8ldcghtjdjtu7gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqfvqpe3 Before the #worldcup started, a lot of non-American footy fans were thinking it&#39;d be good if the US team went far and showed well, raise soccer consciousness in North America, etc. Trump &amp; Infantino killed that in about 30 seconds, all those people are Belgium fans as of now. 2026-07-07T01:36:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswyg47ek5zel926lmufl0rv9g4lte04elyddjfah4ltlfswhvepgczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqtnp3n2 When the idea of self-driving cars came along, Zoox is what I imagined one would look like. <a href="https://zoox.com">https://zoox.com</a> 2026-07-07T01:31:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0c9hq0z592lyevfctpqtsxnz2r4aw549f0r3x4przq80953e35mszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq8dxcvr Dunno if “The Odyssey” is going to be a *good* movie, but they’re making a big deal over “Shot entirely in IMAX”, check out this little trailer about the shooting technology and what IMAX entailed: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHE9kcQOfQE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHE9kcQOfQE</a> - pretty impressive. 2026-07-06T17:05:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsycp0yym0xjhhjwm3k0a97z9zhed2fma9lquhul8pd2q8vgg4gpwszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqvww9tt RE: <a href="https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/116846003943821879">https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/116846003943821879</a><br/><br/>Oh, and look at that: <a href="https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/crime-pays-the-egg-bandits-made-a?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=11524&amp;post_id=204344370&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=wabr&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email">https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/crime-pays-the-egg-bandits-made-a?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=11524&amp;post_id=204344370&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=wabr&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1epxncfg75knkstu39lv2cr85xa8ckuw0a2r3dscv266nkt6hws4s7cggpm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1epx…ggpm</a></span><br/> </div> 2/2 Good ol’ price-fixing scandal! <a href="https://newsletterhunt.com/emails/396701">https://newsletterhunt.com/emails/396701</a><br/><br/>Because late-stage capitalism. </blockquote> 2026-07-01T21:13:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsygr45aefxhwhfxjkxrk6yzw58fkjdsu0lceuq8hyp4q97fz05a8qzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqrpktm9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4u9h0x40mfnkp44luc307xzg87yc8muujueengvpntspqwlauacfgvmc9'>nevent1q…vmc9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don&#39;t buy it. The “late-stage” is an intentional callout to medical terminology. And I think contemporary capitalism has unique characteristics - the increasing financialization of everything, the rise of Private Equity, the unprecedented (and increasing) degree of inequality, and so on. It’s a new kind of thing and needs a new adjective. 2026-07-01T20:09:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrcnkkclup6u2l0c0va7lua0x5d86jjr2zxvlla7hck75jur52hjczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqj0an47 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdedp0xj94xk8njdrfjupnzs5ljeaxr6f75kenu48tp4u6jpuhchgur22t4'>nevent1q…22t4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Eh, the usage is getting traction right now in the 2020s, let’s go with it. English is a living language. 2026-07-01T19:07:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvsnfuy502tfmg97gjlk9vpn6rwnutw8874pckcvx9ddfm9athg2czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq3d0nyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspypqjw3vkkf39uktjeqkguz8kucrvp8gvsptcyzdyr96suw0l83guhyy4w'>nevent1q…yy4w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2/2 Good ol’ price-fixing scandal! <a href="https://newsletterhunt.com/emails/396701">https://newsletterhunt.com/emails/396701</a><br/><br/>Because late-stage capitalism. 2026-07-01T17:55:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspypqjw3vkkf39uktjeqkguz8kucrvp8gvsptcyzdyr96suw0l83gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqd5syyd 1/2 I mean, I defy you to name a cozier domain name: <a href="https://eggs.org">https://eggs.org</a><br/><br/>But wait, there’s more … 2026-07-01T17:54:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2gka6h0f97njclaqwsyu2m6cn75dyxsfjs6ygf4snnt3wp4fy49szyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq676mk6 The #worldcup got less interesting today because now everybody&#39;s convinced that France is going to sweep through without breaking a sweat. “Everybody” includes me. 2026-07-01T00:44:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8jhak24nv3wv9qe9jkh04446clrxf4pzufdnlgw7x8areagqhs3gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqter0pd Huh… discovered our everyday VPN “Private Internet Access” has sketchy ownership with heavy Unit 8200 links and other red flags. Looked at some others… ick. What’s a good general-purpose VPN that doesn’t have weird ownership or a history of data leaks and is technically competent? Our instinct is to avoid free products.<br/><br/>#VPN 2026-06-27T23:16:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz8skqwz7n94yv9s8uz4dsddrpvwrp78yl65gkfymyxknm9exkwgqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqf9avyg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9h0g56cewnpsurk3dt3klupd4rzckqa03ymf58cw5aywe7j6fpjcw04ydj'>nevent1q…4ydj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fans are like 80/20 Egyptian 2026-06-22T00:34:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9h0g56cewnpsurk3dt3klupd4rzckqa03ymf58cw5aywe7j6fpjczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqqvvg20 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf03wy33tfmlr350zjef5hjax4gvq9fjj0t9z38xx3lze40n7u6qqmdyys8'>nevent1q…yys8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Kiwi fans singing “Aotearoa” to the Seven Nation Army riff. Works well. 2026-06-22T00:14:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf03wy33tfmlr350zjef5hjax4gvq9fjj0t9z38xx3lze40n7u6qqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqypqehj Prepare for #worldcup thread, mute if offended. Currently surrounded by Egyptians.<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/790/859/154/147/018/original/4889ab34b9e8fc6c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-22T00:11:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspjasuamftsnp5wdkur7gz6685zhrmy0ghr4gdauc4wmn263kugagzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqrx3tnh We are trying to move our cats off US-made supermarket cat food to something local and alleged to be of better quality. There are 2 cats, fat/smart and black/dim. There are 2 food categories, dry &amp; wet. So far we are 25% there, fat/smart has relented and accepts that the new dry food is edible. <br/><br/>As for the other 75% there are many puzzled looks (“what is this stuff in my bowl?”) and resentful glares (“you used to give me food, why aren’t you giving me food!”).<br/><br/>Wish us luck.<br/><br/>#catsofmastodon 2026-06-11T18:36:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqg32zrl2f8tp8a9xvrg2dvytujarfjuurf033xrh9yrexpmy3kzczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqzzz7dc RE: <a href="https://newsie.social/@LALegault/116689459833941108">https://newsie.social/@LALegault/116689459833941108</a><br/><br/>Carney is incredibly polished and was for a while convincing. But it seems he&#39;s a hollow man, nothing inside. #cdnpoli<br/>nostr:note14yxvlaw2j4y5792ftreqw2au8nh94yz44fqlwjyhg0r834qct56qchwhgr<br/> 2026-06-04T02:29:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf63y6nc5ymlrgc8ew4uh6vtztkp36gg8vpst94j0wdtfd2xn0e2szyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqnpdx64 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj2fzzujn0s9v7gtccfxc2uu8pmcxwft860uqg35yxkruqt46d3sc76sww'>nevent1q…6sww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And somehow the finance community manages not to hear it. 2026-06-03T22:38:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrwcz4a3aue792rme6qnue6ukg804d68j9uyxsa7ua2yw80em28vgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqce6uwq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2f70xdueecypvrmw3acfdngnyxx2chj6tvrxt6p8dvewvqyyjevsnh3ga6'>nevent1q…3ga6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>18 guesses before three errors (that&#39;s when the game ends) 2026-06-03T17:11:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqmrzc7cclurdzyqj2ttmvxagsfkalntpk24t09gfzhdyxfxf5qxqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq83dspf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfez2l9atwlc5sm8cus6vavvugwjna24scskmj446yfqzv99wvycy0uc53'>nevent1q…uc53</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But ©️, ®️ and 🖤 are already Unicode code points. 2026-06-03T16:40:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2us3t3mdf4xe8gyfwhtjn8am959tyuj9xn0ymhjg2ns5k6u7v28qzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq54drsc From <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hzppamaruneamdkew3rutvcax2gtqdfpwnmv0y47t8ps90ersk5qz088cs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nelson Minar</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hzp…88cs</span>)</a></span>: Getting a no-DRM epub from Kobo - <a href="https://nelsonslog.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/getting-a-no-drm-epub-from-kobo/">https://nelsonslog.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/getting-a-no-drm-epub-from-kobo/</a><br/><br/>Up until recently, you used to be able to do this with the books in your Kindle library (we did), but no longer. FWIW Kobo is part of Rakuten, of which I know not enough to have an opinion. Its interface and prices seem OK. 2026-06-01T16:12:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfmgv4unku2ygptyllcw9uzg34zxf4e7a0cfk5ne93d6ma8m5r4pgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqwtf2y7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp72nvtnr3yrv72vzdm2hd955ee5z6d0c9cqd44wnca4lsp7ph7tceu59je'>nevent1q…59je</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Always. Because I usually spot something dumb. 2026-05-29T16:30:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs87f5w3jpd6289h60a5x4jnhhxnufsdjqf2rwy8pqefaw5ls9tmmqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq0xg8m3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22n80gmz2z9rpcayj53hvhj5rt0fsu8g9taaw7j2gmv59hmuw6mgkrs6wl'>nevent1q…s6wl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(Initial results are shocking me… pls boost &amp; let’s spread the net a bit.) 2026-05-28T21:52:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs22n80gmz2z9rpcayj53hvhj5rt0fsu8g9taaw7j2gmv59hmuw6mgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqfh6ccw When you&#39;re preparing a PR, after you&#39;ve run all the tests and linted and benchmarked and polished and so on, do you do a `git diff` and take a visual scan through all the changes? 2026-05-28T21:47:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzax49tz20cuv8da5s58netfse3em3wfpyvzsaw8hgcrpcwfdyrqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqan4kmn RE: <a href="https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/116609078946390327">https://cosocial.ca/@timbray/116609078946390327</a><br/><br/>Aaaand, for the YC Kremlinologists in the cloud, the piece got un-flagged. Never seen that before. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯<br/>nostr:note19xa423ntnzlvuppy70rcpwlcg27ka4f2q6mfdg39xutc3kas4zlsx80erq<br/> 2026-05-21T17:03:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpep9v5axre834dfply5kzcwcem6t5qtddd8686uwcjvaz65ppugzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq5722r9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84hfhvlksc7c0vttway6cvh060cnh98eqyuppc5ekglvpvk2kpxcuuyerj'>nevent1q…yerj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don Quixote is a real slog. No fun should be expected to be had. 2026-05-18T19:04:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9rk22aw4dtdu6wsv7cnpks7fyz3meajd7vn7d6n8s60kre64h64gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqtvspyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjsppah8vqsgytt5sljdrr9jdne9x4pcf4dzt6sp0czfwty5tuaqt3nzxj'>nevent1q…nzxj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a Mac thing. I get that sort of pop-up about all sorts of applications. I have no idea what it means. 2026-05-18T17:36:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdqetdcrvwpa2pz7jqqaesrqke97ns07amr5qvgt8x0la58dwt76gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqml9zq7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs87gcgqahqj6l03ew8c0mc4zfsch4hvn2jg0xr35wyq450qehkt6ct28q89'>nevent1q…8q89</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(Me: 38) 2026-05-17T18:40:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs87gcgqahqj6l03ew8c0mc4zfsch4hvn2jg0xr35wyq450qehkt6czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqggmysw Concerning you and this poll: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time">https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time</a><br/><br/>There’ve been some nice threads about the strengths and weaknesses of this list, but this isn&#39;t one of them.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve read: 2026-05-17T18:39:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswyyaxgmxrexpfyplqdtppt2adadhms349pl0t4y3egaacrq6xatczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqtsgedg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7ysdmemavs8l4nz97fjle0l6rlhutx28uecj6tt5dhf5vqe33lsgqlnml'>nevent1q…lnml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Feline guardian loses the plot.<br/><br/>#Caturday<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/586/051/604/403/341/original/99412002a20795f0.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-16T20:06:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg7ysdmemavs8l4nz97fjle0l6rlhutx28uecj6tt5dhf5vqe33lszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq0nf8cp Spring comes. Feline guardian of the garden is fiercely alert!<br/><br/>#caturday<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/586/047/611/214/400/original/606a5dc6b7f9d9ab.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-16T20:05:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgkydd86acergs49jhmgm0usz6zynduuukjq535fzpqkg0g5eh6jczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqglamrt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ytgqfhaljm29dvem70kuc3az3faggyz52vgy04llfmy2g7jmv6shqdtzj'>nevent1q…dtzj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In NZ, that&#39;d be a “gentle breeze”? I’ve been there a bit and have been spared any big windstorms, just lucky I guess. 2026-05-15T04:33:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx9axhv8vpzch9j8p8zsv844xmkra6jcvyxq4hnjk0q50eunk9xfqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqfmje64 In my Masto/Fedi feed, I see AI output in my feed:<br/><br/>(please boost)<br/>#GenAI 2026-05-11T16:05:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz3pdta6m0enjq5vwzl5glrsa54ee8rc0y73u7t3dx5d8534a9zzszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq3ac95m RE: <a href="https://cosocial.ca/@mhoye/116553395984214488">https://cosocial.ca/@mhoye/116553395984214488</a><br/><br/>“Summary:<br/><br/>A compromised dependency in the JavaScript ecosystem led to credential theft, which enabled a supply chain attack on a Rust compression library, which was vendored into a Python build tool, which shipped malware to approximately 4 million developers before being inadvertently patched by an unrelated cryptocurrency mining worm.”<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1uy9td03zhhkcf756z52x6q70j3yqrqhk55nlzrctdw2rpyrqyv6qtwaz4z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1uy9…az4z</a></span><br/> </div> I see that today <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m49jugn9ndwz3d6e4yhgeyq902fwjr5q5ept4pg9lumd4cyc66tschyl0h" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Andrew Nesbitt</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m49…yl0h</span>)</a></span> has chosen violence. <br/><br/><a href="https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/03/incident-report-cve-2024-yikes.html">https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/03/incident-report-cve-2024-yikes.html</a> </blockquote> 2026-05-11T04:59:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw3axyrgw09jd4hch6lqpd0rnmcu0j4y7w86jfav30hzv4k22u6yczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqun9225 “War is bad. Don’t start one. But we’re already in a class war and we’re losing. Where by “we” I mean most people; the winning side comprises, roughly, the richest 0.1% of the population, who are morphing into a hereditary aristocracy. So, what to do in a war one didn’t choose?”: <a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime">https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime</a><br/><br/>#USpol #cdnpoli<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/528/551/364/676/095/original/6f314ec2ff382608.png"> <br/> 2026-05-06T16:23:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd8wtlmw7s06hae9qj6lk34dheku4cl526q6kzwzz7tnrtf0gdwvqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqdz7jjy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdumkjqucaekerg6zk082gze9qa9el2lflxs0t6vtx6laf4m6fvgwucwhm'>nevent1q…cwhm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s more complicated than that. It depends on how much you drive and whether that&#39;s in rural or urban conditions, your driving style, the prevailing weather, power costs at your l local utility and gas at your local pump, and so on. Also bear in mind that there is starting to be a flow of used EVs with different economics. 2026-05-06T15:54:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2wr7azs65zyh4awxgpv4qwpakmy554ae5443jcql59lln603xp5gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqhhc380 I just accidentally followed a link into #LinkedIn and ratholed for the best part of an hour. Say what you will, there’s zeitgeist there. Obviously 75% of the content is puffery and career-padding, but the other 25% exhibits public displays of pain, disaffection, and panic. Very instructive, I thought. I think I&#39;ll do this every couple weeks. 2026-05-05T17:04:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2d0qt5ftpku4p6j2wj6q8jh0cjvdqm0r5w6rem0ppnzmtqgujqqgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqlq3vuq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstfc384jeavu2vsr8qqxqv0cjs44daxg4fm5tlwyyqdwtw8g6k7kg9lycr2'>nevent1q…ycr2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. Am a bc green party member and donor and I&#39;m bitterly disappointed at this decision. In the big picture maybe it&#39;s ok because when Bluesky, as venture-funded companies do, goes sour, the community driven billionaire-proof Fediverse will welcome you back. Sad that you&#39;re heading down this dead-end path, though. 2026-04-30T07:22:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszjnxv3sk24n0gc0pue4erd9wzw2uxwcd8k9qyhveennr3jafku4qzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqk2dngg Used to be a standing joke at AWS that the greatest peril to a system, be it an app or a could service, was an intern with a Python script. <br/><br/>Now we need another peril: A semi-geeky marketing person vibe-coding up analytics.<br/><br/>(Based on a true story). #GenAI 2026-04-29T20:54:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst6j8r5clupa4uqz085lwe544ukea7qfv0kup3fmcmx5677jk9zhgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq8pqwd2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstcyql4chrg7s56f9nep08nq9e3hq7lrjx0kcvymq5mpxfru2u6tsm3h2sy'>nevent1q…h2sy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What&#39;s a &#34;slashdot&#34;, Grandmaw? 2026-04-27T20:27:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszmcmersaka2h329pdzmleme7qyj9ewk3ewns9slfaap7ex4us3ngzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqp6eder A few years ago, the infosec community was reacting with horror to the notion of doing 2FA with SMS. Apparently “SIM hacking” was child’s play and this was horribly insecure. Did things change? Because it feels like more and more organizations are doing this, including my bank and investment manager. I don’t recall seeing any things-have-changed news on infosec channels.<br/><br/>(Today I saw that CRA (Canada’s tax agency) switched to an authenticator app.)<br/><br/>#infosec #2fa 2026-04-27T19:15:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9q8pw37r4ce30ma4etjcyhn99f7xcwpejz0pn3s29k6qznad5ldczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq3vwwfs When you hit an app or website that you haven&#39;t hit for a while, and there&#39;s a popup saying “Check out our new features!”… 2026-04-23T21:10:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswasguwdqrjm4wp7fpnjkqk3ghrp5trs9w3qw4vxh9svfwlpj9x0czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq936y02 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ex7n7vft7965ch5avzxfwksq46n6vff5pamce79qyxt2vuutyxqhudmuk'>nevent1q…dmuk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yep. Nonetheless. 2026-04-23T20:59:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxgrt6qj07yxx3xr0meks3xg0xfrspuqdftgkg3rh9u3nusrft07gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqu38np4 Tl;dr: #GenAI doesn’t actually have a plausible business model. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/917380/ai-monetization-anthropic-openai-token-economics-revenue">https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/917380/ai-monetization-anthropic-openai-token-economics-revenue</a><br/><br/>I’m shocked … shocked. 2026-04-23T19:07:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0de8p9e744ur9yyh53rsn0hlzfulkd5vw7kvy4jgpljkmssef7gszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq37qcw3 RE: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@flyingpenguin/116399482954754093">https://infosec.exchange/@flyingpenguin/116399482954754093</a><br/><br/>I said publicly that I was becoming somewhat convinced that there was merit in the Mythos claims. Hmmm… quite possibly I&#39;ll have to swallow those words.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1859qrfgj6w7l2t00wqwqcnkfmk928k0dk60z0qqnje0wckqm95tq3s6sa2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1859…6sa2</a></span><br/> </div> The Boy That Cried Mythos: Verification is Collapsing Trust in Anthropic <a href="https://www.flyingpenguin.com/the-boy-that-cried-mythos-verification-is-collapsing-trust-in-anthropic/">https://www.flyingpenguin.com/the-boy-that-cried-mythos-verification-is-collapsing-trust-in-anthropic/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/399/482/937/103/720/original/045c3c233e9e9ca4.jpeg"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-04-22T04:36:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqlcyxvtykrs6j9r56fvqz6v6qqpqwdyv862j268pjujcue9ltapszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqv7kz98 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgy7xr3utzw5gltgmq283l52u24xf9wtdshtl32029y3wwh54lyxs383kph'>nevent1q…3kph</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>💔💔💔 good luck and take care of yourself too. 2026-04-21T08:44:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyrfavcvvjgeum6zf37jscjrd8suk0lzuy53chzwpmgffewfkps3czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqs9zmwd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrgad8kmyny8kp6mq44wleps8wry2pd9kpzpxt3eqdlh8cq9jy8ucml2h7g'>nevent1q…2h7g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What he&#39;s not telling you is that there is a mandatory 20-week training camp before you&#39;re allowed to post to the IETF. It involves 4AM fitness sessions and a meat-free fat-free salt-free sugar-free diet. The instructors are by design brutal but many people make it through fairly undamaged. 2026-04-21T02:43:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyq223c6aj882yhyegzg72vfugv60llum2qnuffeamqx9lsv77j5szyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqgdp54z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2qqwze3vvpaez9x6fl33r6us04w8z2y0ze6kg7k82uymw6xthypgfy8m6r'>nevent1q…8m6r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Depends a *lot* on who they are and what our relationship is. 2026-04-21T02:09:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspn5q0yxlm7qrn2qk8sgu9hq60cdk5j9s7wyylfv58uncslm6ttaczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq6kpqgf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyv68ul9nm5ysquun4g6j8zuslg3yguspxuzc9g0pqemsywddmragmfpecf'>nevent1q…pecf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Haha FORTRAN. <br/><br/>Taught by a useless drug hippie sessional instructor. 2026-04-20T18:53:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszzkhyd2ljp4w6fvsdwddwt7v5l2lwqf2kwuevq5u60pl6gl3wnaqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq44z3h7 This is outrageous. Per Matt Levine “Musk saved about $143 million by illegally waiting to disclose his purchases [of Twitter shares] so he could buy more in secret.”<a href="https://newsletterhunt.com/emails/282521">https://newsletterhunt.com/emails/282521</a><br/><br/>But, who exactly did he illegally extract (let&#39;s just say “steal”) that money from? The stock market makes it difficult to identify victims. <br/><br/>If I stole 143 *thousand*, no matter from who, my ass would be in prison. Also, $143M is pocket change to this guy. <br/><br/>So, this calls for a prison sentence. No? 2026-04-20T17:46:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg258f77006a8jjekeyvch4uuvedy8qqaw4rp99h47tg2vecqlckczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqpfkcew In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gngkdthr4hrrmrmw73xh89gxy7lwuw8t9tgcesrzcpt5wjtywmsvtgxzt'>nevent1q…gxzt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;ve been trying for decades :( Maybe GenAI will help? There are still a lot of products/projects out there with lousy testing discipline/coverage though.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10qaqswg07tsrztrauf69ylup6qj50kef7e4ut7t0vganygk0t2rsyr4hg8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sophie Schmieg</span> (<span class="italic">npub10qa…4hg8</span>)</a></span> 2026-04-19T16:58:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg4ygdzyk3j0vs2nfg0y4et0qrpsnce972mut3lvtlp3gvw6qug3gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqe8rf6v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdykzfc2h6mahfcet7vef30lth0zlcjywa2u789dk2u76we8k9wws4lznl7'>nevent1q…znl7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seriously, I wonder if a resident dog, medium sized, loud voiced, might do the trick. They&#39;re pretty easy to scare off. And for the right dog to it&#39;d be kind of the ideal life. 2026-04-19T08:05:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdykzfc2h6mahfcet7vef30lth0zlcjywa2u789dk2u76we8k9wwszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqdsnzyr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8v0lkryaa6uez8wuag42shnkv42lhsne9zkyvvqlev7s5mr8rwxczlhx8g'>nevent1q…hx8g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They&#39;re super seasonal. We hear they&#39;re off to procreate any day now. 2026-04-19T07:56:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrzh8ug79jcpxewaezy53cnx6xknzwpfutpwzu4zzleax3nr4m5uszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqddk6p3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfj0najfkyl9p9pze5nzdez234jz7teq7thdjaqz2uu8ar76s8lpc9cl582'>nevent1q…l582</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did and found it! In a &#34;popular this week on Twitter&#34; list 2026-04-19T03:28:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxmnyhvp4ueu6m8psgunjve35sn8e4ndeexa7y3lg5dck6r7wp4rgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq8nwf4g Having a little issue where we tie up our boat at the cabin.<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/427/910/078/246/042/original/c6a9986bfa99942e.png"> <br/> 2026-04-18T21:48:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvkcag2tp3f5dtzcl3hxar6znew9vg0tpd9llaqtapehm4k7hv0sgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpquswdlu Is there a way to get Ublock Origin Lite (adopted at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e0x2y7fdyzqsygsc4q0cua77k7zx3yg7dcjpyfac4adtzuxwwx5sxfxqda" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>John Gruber</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e0x…xqda</span>)</a></span>&#39;s recommendation, and a good experience) to tell me what it&#39;s blocking? Maybe I&#39;m having a bad search day but it seems like it should be obvious… 2026-04-18T18:32:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2smjfhgqjwarhd9x69tpl56al40ze3e0ur720g9zx0504jfh9t5gzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqasqgpu Adobe Has Run Out of Allies | PetaPixel<br/><a href="https://petapixel.com/2026/04/18/adobe-has-run-out-of-allies/">https://petapixel.com/2026/04/18/adobe-has-run-out-of-allies/</a><br/><br/>Disclosure: Former ally. 2026-04-18T16:01:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvpyh7n73l6t5f2xtqqlm6eza0tjnv8l8h6fgw8taczpzntegv94czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqjmm5sa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzh42ucl5ugvsjd5mfk639ngna2eyj4gn3zmeef6le5sklrsv97sv4r42c'>nevent1q…r42c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>losing the &#34;No&#34; might be the way to go 2026-04-18T00:41:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd2zx0jt9fw3h50f3tpg74tc2acc73ypxk9hack3w8jasvegqsfmgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqlkjpc0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs85f3g5ss7mmmxg725l5rca624y0hmcwge63l6qn5sztljvv6vxlgta0gjx'>nevent1q…0gjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Holy crap, there&#39;s Open Text, my passion project that was short-lived but changed my life. Thanks for the memories! 2026-04-17T16:31:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq283c5nqqu5x99ydmjudkt6623y7wu993u9pe2387lwmm07ah22czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq3p6hfa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8v6z4n2zf4n7k223c8f3r2x59dr5rv3ju5gfej46rpxdwmt2n3ag2e3q64'>nevent1q…3q64</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can put up a major renewables project in a year or two, significant nuclear projects never take less than a decade afaict. 2026-04-17T14:27:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqty9dvq740jwj96zvrcuwr5sgsmlm5q6unzwkgvffmrrkvqsr5vgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqcxxy0z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszpmrhk6p5tvrexjs9xu4889j2zkhs9az7lylvze32cwrs49q23pce2n6wl'>nevent1q…n6wl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For sure. But in fact, the only sub-sub-sub-sector of GenAI where there are eager customers willing to pay significant monthlies to use it is software devs, meaning mostly Claude Code. Software people compose less than 1% of the world&#39;s workforce but apparently the biz guys haven&#39;t noticed that. 2026-04-17T04:38:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgcn2upgrrlfgtmt2nczeuunwfgfaljr2qx7lrrudhvwvewgkgckczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqdgqv5s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszz5umwp46c6c8e87df80zmjzzxl6cse5htgmuxrvmnkrg27ng7yq6ajxrl'>nevent1q…jxrl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, the real panic is what happens when the attackers get their hands on it. Part of the claims are that not only is it good at finding vulnerabilities, it&#39;s also creates working exploits - all this at much faster time cycles than security teams have tended to operate at. 2026-04-16T20:46:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqpyp7pdw9t7usuu2d7zk6jh0japn495gdl6nx0y34k5q6vcrkd7czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqccda88 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv0sacmz570qs429g3zswejgxe2sv8tt2penj2mqgd042s3en4vqsa706rp'>nevent1q…06rp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I initially raised my eyebrows at Bluesky&#39;s notion of &#34;federation&#34;, I was told that anyone can run a relay on a small cheap computer, it&#39;s dead easy, etc.… 2026-04-16T20:10:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvzvlze65td4dc9ngp0ac70nx7cqkc89j9q4q64a7ja3gzlkkrdwqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqw2kqee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstznukxxnk3u2rh9r6yv7393hwn6t4ghssgfxhvrlwaw0skts478s8kf9sp'>nevent1q…f9sp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With respect, I disagree. The probability that it is qualitatively more dangerous than that kind of tool is high enough that it shouldn&#39;t be ignored. 2026-04-16T19:59:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxzpmu6y5620d4yvmjrjcuqct2uks7v4zj34k8pjl2u6equ97uwlgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqlklhsw FWIW, having read a whole bunch of stuff, I&#39;m coming around to the belief that it&#39;s likely enough that Mythos is close enough to what Anthropic claims that it should be taken seriously. If you ship code that, if compromised, could result in serious negative impacts, try to point Mythos at it. (No idea how to do that just now.)<br/><br/>#genAI #anthropic #mythos 2026-04-16T19:38:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgfymj8k0w2lz4y37y4jzue98hfxcverangyfczwjqsjnvhxexveszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqv29vyt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsysah83frret07dvnqx9v0v8wyzp7qu70augqf6jd85k95ptamk6g4kge28'>nevent1q…ge28</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Linux? 2026-04-16T05:49:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf42nhf2erhtvn07h6nw7qqc6kh4zwms8dwpphjlfqa42g0m0av5qzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqd3waat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82de7wlpvc7nzeslfsh2y4h95wns2ukyg9dymeu933ztl09h3fnc7qped5'>nevent1q…ped5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>depends how many people are willing to pay, I guess. 2026-04-16T02:18:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsya2mvzs37rsuccmfj38dv5t6gvzcvg4578asq899ejjcwgyhf8uszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqhw9xgw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0e4wlhlwutst7wmshlv3nmaamv0w6vwhfzcdl5z344cg2w3975ts2v8gkt'>nevent1q…8gkt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m curious: What kind of hardware is that? 2026-04-16T01:48:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ht7fr954294ufscattj5qefunm05wy7nx546mxw6jr5wh9feygszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqfpydw4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgndnt3magvwqag9jyn827wnwvk6l7nruudkmrsvgrqvk7uhyk8hgw35ev2'>nevent1q…5ev2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So those of you who are burning millions of tokens should probably be aware that you’re one of the few remaining forces inflating the bubble.<br/><br/>Whatever, it’ll pop anyhow, the #genAI space will become a tiny, mostly open-source, fraction of what it is today, and at that point. we devs can use it without feeling guilty. 2026-04-16T00:26:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgndnt3magvwqag9jyn827wnwvk6l7nruudkmrsvgrqvk7uhyk8hgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqn0x8vr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnccwuk3getks20jclnyfmhat64a9d49lzzy3g56a3sa909et03q4rr3ss'>nevent1q…r3ss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The software-dev community is many orders of magnitude too small to keep the bubble inflated. <br/><br/>And in fact #genAI works way better on code than on actual human language. Because the vocabulary is so much smaller and “doing the same as everyone else already has” is actually a good engineering practice.<br/><br/>So… 2026-04-16T00:25:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswnccwuk3getks20jclnyfmhat64a9d49lzzy3g56a3sa909et03qzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqy3egu7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdl8a9870ug3ma0fdcqx7upu2zenj7ppr6mlatxvd9c9p4nh4rxqu5v5k9'>nevent1q…v5k9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And, that&#39;s the software dev community, where (whether you like it or not) there are many people who are willing to spend, in aggregate, (a small number) of billions of dollars. <br/><br/>So, the investor community looks at that, gets dollar signs in their eyes, and says “Software is hard and GenAI is doing great there, so the rest of the world will pick it up, fer sure. Take my money, Sam!”<br/><br/>Except for… 2026-04-16T00:23:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswdl8a9870ug3ma0fdcqx7upu2zenj7ppr6mlatxvd9c9p4nh4rxqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqnx24uz So, more #genAI pain. By and large, the bubble&#39;s a bubble because the number of people out there in the business community who like it enough to be willing to pay for zillions of tokens, in aggregate trillions of dollars, is pretty small despite frantic pushing, and thus eventually it all pops.<br/><br/>There is an exception… 2026-04-16T00:22:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspq6qupmn7gaa64zc0cmkdz4pru8jdvrf3a4sj7qe3hw85gdxyeuszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqk7xmx5 BOOM: Ticketmaster GUILTY of Monopolization<br/><a href="https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/boom-ticketmaster-guilty-of-monopolization?publication_id=11524&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;r=wabr&amp;utm_medium=email">https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/boom-ticketmaster-guilty-of-monopolization?publication_id=11524&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;r=wabr&amp;utm_medium=email</a> 2026-04-15T20:32:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrdc8ejsswdmvyhdcwm0y5j7atu5czd4l435sfh4gtt7w9z87pv0qzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqdvhtuv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq0kk8m0m0gzmxks2p48jfywlr02h2rxrum4c6403eqenfeps04tgtttx4c'>nevent1q…tx4c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Disclosure: Am cellist. 2026-04-15T18:52:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2zh3yd3k5sa5n86006cphasgv3xp327k0acghs29atu8y3y7qkdqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqc0p97u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2hss4jd9s5x95jegdp26nj5gf0uhmdtt0rsxgzs8nc6jzhsgzkgezvdte'>nevent1q…vdte</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, you get to play violin standing up and can do rock n roll moves and showcase your cheekbones… Cellists gotta sit down and spread their knees. 2026-04-15T18:37:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxqh4n93n9xd8d4mks6cautcwnyftkm55th4j7f0h6xth92memlnqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqeef08g The #GenAI bubble gets entertainingly weird: <a href="https://newsletterhunt.com/emails/276581">https://newsletterhunt.com/emails/276581</a> 2026-04-15T18:30:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq6k5hgrr627ktw5wcv8levgcelnkaeph2675pdr07q0hah2a6a5czyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqyq7d9c Wikipedia vandalism is sad, but sometimes still amusing. Someone changed the XML article title to &#34;Ex Male Lizard&#34;. 2026-04-15T18:19:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs28vlp5ycg99qcrg66hac5dcywylhrkwfsu27h4u37cmwx738dmhgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq0zm66z #Photography tip: Take some shots with your phone when it’s unreasonably dark. You might get a pleasant surprise.<br/><br/>(OK this picture is a bit of a lie; the Pixel 10’s take looked way brighter than what I remembered seeing, and then I cranked it up a bit more in Lightroom.)<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/407/109/534/025/365/original/7fae93e9df1ace90.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-15T05:38:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9flvqyw8alh8nkum5nv77yu5h27xuztywcz4u6kcsdgh9cc95hwqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqkkd07n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4sqy734089790npvjlr2zv7ze8fdlkt5sl84tsfcwnhnn33xhfgjcgggp'>nevent1q…gggp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It wouldn’t, by definition, be a Reliable Source. 2026-04-14T05:11:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszdpu4g6z2lsxwevln9gmg3s9pdq7qy8m285c82kea2ccrgdrv60qzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpque6awu Book idea. It’s written collectively by seasoned Wikipedia editors. Title: “WP:OR” - it contains interesting facts and stories that are known to be true by the contributors but which will never be published in Wikipedia because they are “Original Research” i.e. have no citation from a reliable source, and little likelihood of one ever appearing. I&#39;d have a few contributions.<br/><br/>(see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research</a>) 2026-04-14T05:01:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs222ecvtqcj0gg620x8gu8nzqnqg6w0pa9qc85tr93sejhpfgkf3qzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqvahwxz RE: <a href="https://cosocial.ca/@WarrenGallagher/116400945030898270">https://cosocial.ca/@WarrenGallagher/116400945030898270</a><br/><br/>Worth a read.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1xmgz58j3vzu9lrrnx4wus6n4tnnskna9mpsy4ueg5ntrm074jp9s9ymgkl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1xmg…mgkl</a></span><br/> </div> Came across this today. <a href="https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/our-evaluation-of-claude-mythos-previews-cyber-capabilities">https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/our-evaluation-of-claude-mythos-previews-cyber-capabilities</a> </blockquote> 2026-04-14T04:25:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqsvelug6eu9r32dtznpftv6nxld4acqxr25e73eftaxqj0ha0axgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq8tw3ru In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstf06r4229atu5a9jqx2p9ngnkpa7t85r7pqkhrsss8j0xx3xysns9s69vw'>nevent1q…69vw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unconvinced that the Tories are interested in votes from people who live downtown. 2026-04-14T04:13:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgcsd8v9ecky3qu79cxjr7fcrkr8zhu6fkwhkj3cqwfspgmmzwfaczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqstz9mg Has anyone who doesn’t work for Anthropic reported on their experience with Mythos? 2026-04-14T02:29:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszxw0886usv6tfk9cfvqsrp9p7fuvekpqmzae4z4qqrns4ecuex0szyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqzqr6kf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0njrtxvm6ns5kmym5szp5qq7fxyg02fxclre8k7y9qttqvl008jq8hw4px'>nevent1q…w4px</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I bet a deep-dive on how these were produced would be fascinating to us grey-hairs. 2026-04-14T01:53:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv6pfgs4xfr0mu905qydxans5zqqzeqdwxgccwa6nymty69r69hkgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq5zltxf Front page, NYT… maybe we’re approaching the end of sanewashing?<br/><br/>#USpol<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/399/432/188/323/119/original/389d0a854a51b720.png"> <br/> 2026-04-13T21:06:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs04rsaa0pgacdkf90ngx9rdvwjl4t9lam2p4y2vu3l4kw5v3j5lsszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqvj748t Courtesy of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e0x2y7fdyzqsygsc4q0cua77k7zx3yg7dcjpyfac4adtzuxwwx5sxfxqda" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>John Gruber</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e0x…xqda</span>)</a></span> - <a href="https://www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/golden-tickets">https://www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/golden-tickets</a><br/><br/>I smiled from ear to ear looking at these. Why shouldn&#39;t everyday life be a little more, you know, fun? In 2026 the answer is “Justify the expense of paying an expert typographer.” 2026-04-13T18:40:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs92838tj0ej97zvr0jvk9exmv2czl37ph3zul84ktpq8dst5k0clgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqrcy58j Useful-looking Android #privacy advice (from Threads): <a href="https://www.threads.com/@heyshrutimishra/post/DXCvesNiMxm?xmt=AQF0H_tNxTbLvW0YqJxmHZkZI2EXuGCuIZq_URvXPQGSyzvUMF9uPdaqmo_cdRvYYY_ZWqKy">https://www.threads.com/@heyshrutimishra/post/DXCvesNiMxm?xmt=AQF0H_tNxTbLvW0YqJxmHZkZI2EXuGCuIZq_URvXPQGSyzvUMF9uPdaqmo_cdRvYYY_ZWqKy</a> 2026-04-13T16:16:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdye5u5u6vd6sz7pg8p49cn9d2xmrmeu0s7s8vqga0t8sfz8wq6qszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqs99jht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszrm070xhp40k45nzh6834jxk92y40ag55pmcttrtfe7vcjeqxzdcjm67l7'>nevent1q…67l7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah  … apparently they got the 2/3 so there&#39;s at least a chance they can do some de-Orbani-ification. But it won&#39;t be easy. 2026-04-12T20:41:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ajxh7zg6umel9c4a6eqchxuzwkcv3snptudfgt84965fkte4jsczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqfpg3yg RE: <a href="https://proud.social/@matt/116393119695034194">https://proud.social/@matt/116393119695034194</a><br/><br/>Note: Also has an English-language tab.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note14vmy60d2m5hv5lqr24lu73r7vay7c64rj56ke462nylggahq0phsv4xty4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note14vm…xty4</a></span><br/> </div> Also available in English directly from the source: <a href="https://vtr.valasztas.hu/ogy2026">https://vtr.valasztas.hu/ogy2026</a>. </blockquote> 2026-04-12T18:35:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2sfcn67km9xauw7fcvfke2rv8q3z9xnzsjl2xpm79mmxnpj9t7fqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqtmfsny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszy2at89pcyr7mtnret9ct37adq8h55774jleaav2qrgn3mxc7mjcxfcx4m'>nevent1q…cx4m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now. 2026-04-12T18:22:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv88mvvfvaje08s0spkqm5ht8jr40kpywvvtv5m4q0w6dvp3ntddszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqykme2e Why yes, I do have a tab parked on the #Hungary election results. The Guardian’s seems as good as any. 2026-04-12T17:34:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv5ngfnd05xkykkn4dsduf99kg00jzm73ek8r9atfp3rz8rdz40kszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqkfvjyu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04t9y08crr6m53cwk8dht2d56n7zdujzm2q8gc0tde2xznjtu6rcxan270'>nevent1q…n270</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They look like handles to me. For big heavy doors. 2026-04-12T14:52:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqd0ummns4jtdyuh8dax2287jsuy9sdjjwa4lvhyqa3swdw2u5umgzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqrdujaf Distracted space cat.<br/><br/>#caturday<br/> <img src="https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/387/569/660/715/252/original/f1da380aca8a598c.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-11T18:49:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxttjdvnzahvk37z69ut29d5hpvn07c8zycynf66avut5k9z0ecdqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqtamcq8 Urgh. Google Maps direction voice in Android Auto switched from soothing mature woman to yappy young male self-identifying as Gemini. Then switched back?! Not sure what’s up.<br/><br/>#genAI 2026-04-11T16:51:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9r5r6l6p56sqpcw40yvcm2j5gffehvnqufx3gx5xxupcqzay92cszyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpq9eev38 RE: <a href="https://functional.cafe/@arianvp/116295159497124649">https://functional.cafe/@arianvp/116295159497124649</a><br/><br/>(Read the whole thread)<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1e9435s99z6u20c0z6evtcz0280dqtavu7xggvfh5ks2hgwxgkk3sneghw4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1e94…ghw4</a></span><br/> </div> Me : let's watch some YouTube my favorite creators <br/><br/>US AI LLM psychosis peptide addicted Google Soylent junkie: lemme translate your English video titles to German. Dub your German videos to English and your English videos to German.<br/><br/>How the fuck do I disable this AI slop hell </blockquote> 2026-04-11T16:45:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswr6jqx6ez0jclzpu6uwekrq9qaqkxkcpqtzm68fe67klt8hwxj0szyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqf2rs67 <a href="https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/libre-opinion/969674/fedivers-lutter-contre-ingerence-etrangere-proteger-notre-democratie">https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/libre-opinion/969674/fedivers-lutter-contre-ingerence-etrangere-proteger-notre-democratie</a>? (en français) Translated title: “The Fediverse resists foreign interference and protects our democracy”<br/><br/>#fediverse 2026-04-11T16:33:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxuvm7m8y87u0up53y9aru7v4x8886q6trfs3rt6vsz2yxw6kyuhczyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqlqas9p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq406y4pvzqds6na5y8m27gmqyferef0n7ftj8h44dvgv0hy9mnrgxtf553'>nevent1q…f553</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Noted, but you don&#39;t need to type, we love Boosting Lisa for her own sake. 2026-04-11T01:59:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxayw2q78jdu7hmun9eexspv690m3379wsf8ypypfcvnqpxeunwyqzyqhn4l54rnepr0gkxvr026vzyt30zmp9hy58g0hm5a8n6y6asjxpqgxzm6q For the first time in a long time I watched a live web server log scroll:<br/><br/>1. The User-Agent strings have become absurd. Are there often-updated libraries which will look at one and tell you something useful about what it means? Because the non-artificial intelligence between my ears can’t.<br/>2. My ancient and reasonably popular blog is subject continuous heavy thrashing by dumbass AI bots, but you already knew that. What’s new is there’s an “Amazonbot” now in the top ranks of thrashers. Hmm… 2026-04-10T22:32:43Z