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Free Software fan (love #linux). Spent 20 years in Austin, TX #atx #austin. Now in #FortWorth. BSEE from #TXST, 2014. Currently ((2^5)+3) years old. I […] [bridged from https://tenforward.social/@aspensmonster on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Exclusive: US #Marines carry out first known #detention of #civilian in #LosAngeles, video shows Marines deployed to #LA carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the US #military confirmed after being presented w/ Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty […]

“Communication within the YouTube Apparatus has no meaning. The rapid feedback loop between creators and audiences (as constructed by platform metrics) means that the system more and more responds to itself. Rather than trying to go somewhere (as is the case with political ideology), the creator […]

ICE = Proud Boys confirmed. #ice #proudboys

Ummmm… Not okay. The #USArmy has announced that it is swearing in 4 #tech execs from #Palantir, #Meta, #OpenAl, & #ThinkingMachinesLab — as #ArmyReserve lieutenant colonels. #Trump #law #surveillance #privacy #InfoSec #military

Honestly the fact that they are activating the Guard in several states in response to the No Kings protests makes me want to go even more. It's building them up to be a huge event, and well, why let them down? www.stripes.com/branches/arm...

In the US there are about 800 species of trees. That's a lot, but it is manageable. Do you know how many are in the much smaller country of Costa Rica? At least 2,300. And you are much more likely to encounter a variety of trees in one area than in the US. This is also just enough that learning […]

As usual, I see a lot of talk from a lot of people in power. When the fuck are we going to see them do some meaningful actionable stuff? Or are we just going to wait until this all goes so far past the tipping point that we're in Militarized Zones everywhere, the internet is censored and we […]

How it feels to have executive dysfunction

So yes, we have all been seeing the news about a US senator being forcibly removed from a press conference by DHS Secretary Noem. But are we also going to mention this was right after she basically implied the federal government is going to use military force to institute regime change on the […]

WHITE PEOPLE need to show up om saturday, to one of the many NO KINGS protests. MAPS HERE. Theres HUNDREDS OR A THOUSAND events in the US. https://www.nokings.org/ We (in LA) are thinking that the big downtown one will be well attended; we're gonna pick a smaller one, so that small doesn't […]

#nyt #NewYorkTimes #nytimes: "We asked a bunch of insiders and petite-bourgeois PMCs who they thought was best for mayor of #nyc. Shockingly, Zohran Mamdani wasn't liked by them. Instead, they preferred the guy that sounded an awful lot *like* him, until he gained power and 'moderated' himself."

Some timely words by Commander William Adama #BSG

«The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization which hosts and develops Wikipedia, has paused an experiment that showed users AI-generated summaries at the top of articles after an overwhelmingly negative reaction from the Wikipedia editors community.» It's nice to see places where […]

Da tiempo a comer.

In 9 days new bills arrive for the servers, media storage and emails send At this moment I am still a massive 660 euros short for this month (estimate) and that worries me a loot.. 😟 If you can and would like to help me out in paying these bills you can so via: https://paypal.me/stuxOS […]

This post is as true today as the day it was tweeted.

Watching Blade Runner like #art #glitch

The U.S. government is taking people off the street and sending them to the place in the bottom picture without charges filed, no arraignments, no due process and without notifying anyone of the people’s whereabouts. El Salvador intends to never release anyone from CECOT. #HumanRights #USpol

Alas, my dev cred is shot. 1300+ moves and basically an hour to solve towers of Hanoi with 8 rings and 3 pegs. Call that spite-driven engineering. https://towersofhanoi.info/Play.aspx

I’m unreasonably fucking pissed. An r/me_irlgbt moderator banned me, and is now accusing me of being an A.I. … … … because I use fucking emdashes and ellipses. #typography #AI #nightmaretimeline

The lights that make us real. #art #glitch #netart

"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."

I have a theory that things that old people say “are making a comeback” like roller skating never actually went away to begin with, you just stopped being cool and then became aware of other people still being cool

This one doesn’t keep the doctor away.

We are cooked.

Reminder that if you like a website you should probably click on the "contact" link and tell the author you like their website 🐰 Oh I bet they get lots of email every day saying their website is cool, I'd just annoy them 🦝 Nope. I have a donations button and I'm not exaggerating when I say it […]

72 years later, this image still seems to resonate. 'In America - At This Restaurant Only One Person Is Served' (Krokodil # 4, 1953) by Yuliy Ganf. The solider at the table being well fed is labeled “war” and the neglected tables are labeled 'Education' […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

"Yes to transfer: 82% of Jewish Israelis back expelling Gazans" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-28/ty-article-magazine/.premium/yes-to-transfer-82-of-jewish-israelis-back-expelling-gazans/00000197-12a4-df22-a9d7-9ef6af930000 #israel #zionism #gaza #palestine

@ikoiko.bsky.social Stealing your soul. Wearing Nothing Sacred Crop Hoodie #art #glitch

Consumer networking devices come in two varieties: Altar to a Dark God and Aromatherapy Machine.

Really enjoyed David Gerard's amusing take on how programming with AI becomes like a gambling addiction for many. "Large language models work the same way as a carnival psychic. Chatbots look smart by the Barnum Effect — which is where you read what’s actually a generic statement about people […]

If a seven-year-old can’t walk to the store the fault lies not with the parents but with the community.

Dear sir/LLM, I would like to unsubscribe from your disservice. You're not doing anything I couldn't do myself. Yours, Markov #microfiction

Now for a real test: leaving #tuba open on the federated tab for hours to see how it handles memory allocation and persistence to disk.