MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH
I made a cookie that sticks to silpat.
So I'm going to start work on cold fusion and room temp super conductors.
Should be easy.

@JolieSaboteuse
See also https://duckduckgo.com/

@XSGeek @ecksmc
Google Books is that, ain't it

Great, thoughtful article to which I will add two points:
1) The author rightly focuses on OverDrive. Well, there are more systems to which public libraries have become dependent and will most likely enshittify.
2) Get on your local library board. Usually easy and might even lead to bigger shenanigans.
#libraries #socialGood

https://karawynn.substack.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries

Lutefisk

Hotline

#lutefiskHotline #911LuteFisk

@th3j35t3r Never knew she performed that in color.

When karma pays a visit and shuts down operations
LetMeSpy spyware maker based in Poland, said it will shut down and cease operations after a hacker broke in and wiped out its servers.

#software #spyware #hacks
https://archive.li/cR91h

@Xponent I noticed this playing with Stable Diffusion a while back. Given portraits of people with dark brown skin as a base it would lighten the skin, regardless of the prompt. Was months ago; maybe different now.

@tirebiter73 Wearing an AE1200WH-1CV right now 🤣
Very useful for working across timezones.

https://www.casio.com/us/watches/casio/product.AE-1200WH-1CV/

all the miniature watch rings are a faithful reproduction of the real Casio watches

Of course. Yes.
https://www.designboom.com/design/miniature-casio-watch-rings-toy-japan-stasto-stand-stones-08-04-2023/

Alright listen up. You're going to learn Linux command line skills and you're going to _like_ it.
Possibly. I mean, these are games.
#cli #linux learn

https://www.makeuseof.com/free-online-games-and-websites-to-master-linux

@disk4mat if that's not @Stonekettle, coulda been

@VelvetDuchess Butner's like 120F this time of year

@_Psyber "Those are certainly words"

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 14 - Henry Kissinger, Machines of War, and the Age of Military AI Hype

Emily and Alex are joined by technology scholar Dr. Lucy Suchman to scrutinize a new book from Henry Kissinger and coauthors Eric Schmidt and Daniel Huttenlocher that declares a new 'Age of AI,' with abundant hype about the capacity of large language models for warmaking.

https://peertube.dair-institute.org/w/h33StnpVknj2wJhrthS2kS

"File generation failed"
*spits coffee*

daggumit. MOAR HAMSTERS NOW

@_Psyber Bender's on fire lately. Lots to say!

*sips coffee*

@catlynne333
1. Spineless
2. Self-serving
3. See 1.

GnuCOBOL 3.2 is out y'all, so. Uh. Plan your day accordingly.
#software #cobol #technology

https://fossforce.com/2023/08/back-to-back-gnu-releases-gnucobol-3-2-emacs-29-1/

@ecksmc also their predecessors were fought to take the land. Near White Sands is the site of one of the Apache's last stands against the US Army Calvary. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hembrillo_Basin