Posts by slothrop@chaos.social
(DIR) Post #AzOhDCtSJUzBNcKEAy by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-10-20T09:21:43Z
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(fwiw, I have no idea whether any such services are actually affected this time. But maybe next time?)
(DIR) Post #Azh5E1fTWinHjJ8s8e by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-10-28T21:56:28Z
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I’m afraid that my head has decided that at one point, when the madness subsides a bit, I’m going to install #snac on a VPS.
(DIR) Post #AzmCZ5OcX1DCqL303E by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-10-25T07:34:39Z
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You should all be subscribing to @thecontinent for excellent reporting from Africa.https://mas.to/@thecontinent/115430477424929374
(DIR) Post #AzoVzxhvVpvkGGWhou by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-11-01T15:11:54Z
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(I’m being informed that Morgan Freeman never said this. No matter - it’s still true.)
(DIR) Post #AzsfgxbPSISCbhtbns by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-11-03T21:01:36Z
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@elilla I feel sorry for linguists, who feel an urge to question this sort of thing. The rest of us can simply conclude that “it’s English, they were never going to spell anything in a predictable fashion anyway”, and move on with our lives.
(DIR) Post #B0RVtPRoL3Mw652K6y by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-11-20T16:47:25Z
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@neauoire @rek Congratulations! 🎊 What a life you’ve built. What an amazing thing 🤩
(DIR) Post #B0TBbNuZhXz7LyXQY4 by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-11-21T12:09:35Z
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@futurebird I think the normal approach is to look at this not as “dirt” (anthropocentric, judgy), but instead as a vibrant ecosystem (objective, appreciative)
(DIR) Post #B0ZGb5kiAckxqQF36O by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-11-24T10:33:11Z
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@foone Thanks for anticipating the question that’s on everyone’s mind
(DIR) Post #B0cCiKSC5oYz7mei0m by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-11-25T20:33:38Z
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@neauoire I dialed in for a while, and really enjoyed the show!
(DIR) Post #B10J2m4OOB1Q5Jh2Jc by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-07T09:24:36Z
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Uh, I didn’t see this coming:Someone uses AI to create an image of a damaged bridge, and posts it on social media.Rail operators have to stop their trains until someone can go out and check on bridge, confirming that it’s perfectly fine.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwygqqll9k2o(via @tferrer)
(DIR) Post #B18e4sCqCKQbztANai by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-11T12:11:48Z
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@futurebird yes sure, but even by the standards of purely performative government actions, this is pretty silly
(DIR) Post #B18ePy87MtqCS114pE by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-11T12:15:37Z
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@futurebird great argument! And that’s an impressive list.I’m proud to support my Fedi instance and a few online publications. I’m also a member of a cooperative that owns a national newspaper here in Germany.As you say: with this funding model, a little money can make a big difference.
(DIR) Post #B1Bhs2zZlbZcyYytQO by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-12T23:38:26Z
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@futurebird You’re so right.We have a bunch of ceramic bowls from Ikea. They’re all perfectly round, with a dark blue glaze.And we have one (1) bowl with a slightly different shape, but essentially the same glaze, which was made by hand. I like that now a lot better.
(DIR) Post #B1D7gxcECyzt57OW4u by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-13T16:02:30Z
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@futurebird I say “am bue lance”. But then I am indeed frequently overworked, so this checks out.
(DIR) Post #B1PSu2PS7qNAeH0zCK by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-19T13:23:10Z
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@futurebird Thankfully no back pain. But as a lifelong desk jockey, I’ve started taking preventative measures early on, and it’s paying off.
(DIR) Post #B1PU6n4SZ6cGnNqATY by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-19T12:07:13Z
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@futurebird it’s an AI bubble bath! 🛀
(DIR) Post #B1XqdYtAKp9d5h1Wwi by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-23T08:23:32Z
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@andnull This is actually pretty neat! I used to work in corporate FOSS governance. We got to consider many non-standard license terms. We rejected software under the Chicken Dance License, not because the license is silly, but because it’s impractical. (One CEO dance per copy??? And who’ll tell the CEO?)But this? Sure, no problem. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS goes in the compliance docs, and we’re done.
(DIR) Post #B1edwTB7qphhaKpULA by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-26T22:41:02Z
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@futurebird 1. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill2. Dota Kehr - Für die Sterne3. Adrian Sherwood - Boogaloo
(DIR) Post #B1mWwH61cyqbhL5DiS by slothrop@chaos.social
2025-12-30T17:58:15Z
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@foone @everykeyboard ...and therefore your punishment shall be the compulsion to actually build each one of those keyboards
(DIR) Post #B2Ri27AcuUdMPvRiRk by slothrop@chaos.social
2026-01-19T14:47:43Z
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@futurebird are there training courses where I could learn this technique?I’ve seen it used to great effect, but am not really good at it myself.(But then I’m German. We don’t really do nuance. If we want to insult someone, we just say so, in a way that ensures they stay insulted)