2026-10-21T15:56:27Z https://nostr.now Ernie Smith https://nostr.now/npub158aejdwtdh7gz5wtxklxd8p4s6j23xmm2jk9l99ff76dx2zyvqeqdmlncf https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&cid=bafkreihmrt5w2bcwkaqixljzl4ctqyqy5zyvkaos5dawo44xfxk7w2mr5u https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&cid=bafkreihmrt5w2bcwkaqixljzl4ctqyqy5zyvkaos5dawo44xfxk7w2mr5u https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfdweylu0edt5vntvg3eryx503qcae3yqyt8uga9h9tmpvgc42syqzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sry7g7fsu lol whoops [www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-Ne...](<a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-New-Trend-Vulnerabilities">https://www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-New-Trend-Vulnerabilities</a> )<br/><br/>[Several Linux Kernel Vulnerabi...](<a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-New-Trend-Vulnerabilities">https://www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-New-Trend-Vulnerabilities</a> ) 2026-10-22T13:02:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspr780vkcnpkl0ca3vem57zfhzj4nmylej88yq42dwlavl9ap2vjczyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3srymtyf2g Anyone upgrading PHP this morning, go here: [ma.ttias.be/php-cve-2026...](<a href="https://ma.ttias.be/php-cve-2026-109618-patch/">https://ma.ttias.be/php-cve-2026-109618-patch/</a> )<br/><br/>[PHP CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-20...](<a href="https://ma.ttias.be/php-cve-2026-109618-patch/">https://ma.ttias.be/php-cve-2026-109618-patch/</a> ) 2026-10-21T14:42:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfg24z9anrpce3j09lvjf2q0zxmanzlsgqmh52xmzn8qtvwnkr2zgzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryydu8cg Hi, I would like to tell you about the company whose AI agents spammed me four times in the past three hours.<br/><br/>If you are a creative, particularly one who does #freelance, you need to know about the dystopian iLands business model. Keep yourself safe.<br/><br/>[tedium.co/2026/09/11/i...](<a href="https://tedium.co/2026/09/11/ilands-agents-email-spam-kaixin-tang/">https://tedium.co/2026/09/11/ilands-agents-email-spam-kaixin-tang/</a> )<br/><br/>new [@tedium.co@bsky.brid.gy](<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:ibzvsahcpkzxbdcw4jrr2kzq">https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:ibzvsahcpkzxbdcw4jrr2kzq</a> )<br/><br/>[The Worst Spam Emails: Inside ...](<a href="https://tedium.co/2026/09/11/ilands-agents-email-spam-kaixin-tang/">https://tedium.co/2026/09/11/ilands-agents-email-spam-kaixin-tang/</a> ) 2026-09-11T13:55:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0z4xfymuw0gk5v2lfjlqgsw70s534wcaayltcej92s5mas56ux8szyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryfzrrkj So I tried Gemma4 on that mini PC I reviewed recently as part of my self-hosting post, and I gotta say, this is getting very close to being something a normie could run locally.<br/><br/>This computer just has 24GB RAM &amp; a mobile-grade Ryzen APU and it’s running great. Not the fastest but more than enough. 2026-04-11T02:42:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rg6sx2r323rs8tmf6nhxvxgeqjervmmnnex9azqmf8kswrtsn2szyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryc3v9r2 If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.<br/><br/>[www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...](<a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off">https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off</a> )<br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreicvjziicrf5fpi5opxyqrxdi46jtiylsfqdj7j3dp2z63ruybaefu">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreicvjziicrf5fpi5opxyqrxdi46jtiylsfqdj7j3dp2z63ruybaefu</a><br/> 2025-11-22T21:44:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2345tt6hdz8k4a50c8a8mngqv46m7g2vq56rat8c92mccp85j8ngzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryflfcxq I feel like this theory also explains why the “Trump is weird” approach that Walz hit on last year was so effective and why everything fell apart once the consultants got involved and told him to act normal.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4t2ziwnnescprzorvmrfduey/post/3m2wppulw2k2e">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4t2ziwnnescprzorvmrfduey/post/3m2wppulw2k2e</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="/note1a06a5l0xst9txm4shlqsr9yg6zyq3gkceeqsakw5txhmpffxyfss2r48a9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1a06…48a9</a></span><br/> </div> I have a theory [www.theverge.com/policy/79849...](<a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guard">https://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guard</a> )<br/><br/>[American politics has devolved...](<a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guard">https://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guard</a> ) </blockquote> 2025-10-11T17:53:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx4jne58hfqmcrfegjgq499d9ffkpn50n6hyc4tms27x0rg5vwjdszyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3srywenzzl If the last three years of decentralized social media has taught me anything, it&#39;s that protocol just doesn&#39;t move the needle for regular folks, no matter the technical benefits. But the people who work on the technical end are really into it. <br/><br/>Getting them to meet in the middle is hard. (Thread 🧵) 2025-10-04T03:47:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9h8t9dzlzkv7rtycm4atx606r2wlmuslkakxxfv764m88jxrwddgzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryx4wux0 Hey, can you all do me a big favor? My childhood friend Chris recently found out he has terminal cancer. He has two daughters.<br/><br/>One of them, Alivia, wants to go see Alex Warren with her dad in Columbus, Ohio. <br/><br/>If you know someone in his orbit, send it to him. If you don’t, please share this post. ❤️<br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreigubjjidkdql3lbh5msutzvalotcamyg4wb6jvgtei4yka3c3wzvq">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreigubjjidkdql3lbh5msutzvalotcamyg4wb6jvgtei4yka3c3wzvq</a><br/> 2025-09-24T22:01:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04mxlv24jm4s7dsza7esx6czqxcn766yv8gxgaymddhpr6cuhh3gzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sry34fcaa Nvidia be like<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y/post/3lz4ijnnvbk2t">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y/post/3lz4ijnnvbk2t</a><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreifjfc7k7twqae4uhehnj455hc6offltuegdsat3xnxo4epqmyw4om">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreifjfc7k7twqae4uhehnj455hc6offltuegdsat3xnxo4epqmyw4om</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="/note1j2jq6rqxcghdadrx8c0f7ud2d2p3yg42xt3nrnr4aktz295jw4tqm5t9gg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1j2j…t9gg</a></span><br/> </div> Definite “Microsoft swooping in to save Apple” energy.<br/><br/>[nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-...](<a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products">https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products</a> )<br/><br/>[NVIDIA and Intel to Develop AI...](<a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products">https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products</a> ) </blockquote> 2025-09-18T13:52:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf9fqdpsrvytk7k3nru85lwx4x4qcjy24r9ce3e367m939z6f824szyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sry6xhyku Definite “Microsoft swooping in to save Apple” energy.<br/><br/>[nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-...](<a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products">https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products</a> )<br/><br/>[NVIDIA and Intel to Develop AI...](<a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products">https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products</a> ) 2025-09-18T13:49:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspzy46vfjpyzt5la2tmlsnszkypmcy0xc3xlhw3jqaslt39mav4xczyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sry556avj A quick piece considering what’s next for Bluesky in the wake of the evening’s news about Mississippi.<br/><br/>It was the right call on Bluesky’s part. It still hurts.<br/><br/>[tedium.co/2025/08/23/b...](<a href="https://tedium.co/2025/08/23/bluesky-mississippi-reaction/">https://tedium.co/2025/08/23/bluesky-mississippi-reaction/</a> )<br/><br/>new [@tedium.co](<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tedium.co">https://bsky.app/profile/tedium.co</a> ) (featuring a cameo from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12hw58222zqy9nnkvc54evjw6kmu44h0luf20470qjpdsj9x70hmqleq5xn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Anuj Ahooja</span> (<span class="italic">npub12hw…q5xn</span>)</a></span>)<br/><br/>[Bluesky Leaves Mississippi. Wh...](<a href="https://tedium.co/2025/08/23/bluesky-mississippi-reaction/">https://tedium.co/2025/08/23/bluesky-mississippi-reaction/</a> ) 2025-08-23T05:12:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvefzkx50z0uygvd03upfycd3l8rg7xj083p2w2usgkwc5ntzafmgzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sry9cgaat If you are a regular user based in Mississippi, now is a good time to look at what the AT Protocol can do to keep you online. You do not have to use Bluesky to have a presence on Bluesky. 2025-08-23T01:24:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2e3zgp6flxhsxyl5gaqtnpncwdc5r2nmzlxgchcv84f2pgyeuk6qzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3srys5vphl Whoa, Google is mainstreaming micropayments. If you were given the option of paying money for a day pass or viewing a short ad, which would you pick?<br/><br/>[pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/goo...](<a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/google-offerwall-monetisation-adverts-publishers/">https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/google-offerwall-monetisation-adverts-publishers/</a> )<br/><br/>[Google Offerwall explained: Ea...](<a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/google-offerwall-monetisation-adverts-publishers/">https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/google-offerwall-monetisation-adverts-publishers/</a> ) 2025-07-09T16:27:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdu8xc4ty54j4xvauhw5wrd0xrp558txmgphce3hhucr2ntjwm7jqzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sry609crf Just heard we lost a typography legend. RIP Jim Parkinson, who designed your favorite news nameplate.<br/><br/>Oh, and the Rolling Stone logo. 2025-06-27T00:49:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7mdvac4quhwnqa6tyz8j8lcmluxc473qpdny0t80dx9vt09geyqzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3srydv0g99 Gotta educate departing MSM personalities that there are other services that take smaller cuts and have fewer ethical hiccups.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y/post/3lrepgh5cbc2h">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y/post/3lrepgh5cbc2h</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="/note1mw8k04tr553uzskm5m8g9vp44usuy2dfk3h7xxyvgjss9dhg7tzq6len77" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1mw8…en77</a></span><br/> </div> Of course he launched a Substack. It’s always a Substack. </blockquote> 2025-06-12T01:01:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhrm864362g7pgtd6dn5zkq667gwz9x5mgmlrrzxyfggzkm5093qzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sry4uahpm Of course he launched a Substack. It’s always a Substack. 2025-06-12T00:52:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswwda8wsg9dced4wk2xfgperzd5ey2dagdrgyqknd6ka73vjac5zqzyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryjsce75 The obvious solution to this problem is to start working on things yourself. I modified an Obsidian plugin for Mastodon so I could post threads on Bluesky.<br/><br/>I need to finish it and clean it up, but it works. I have been posting some pretty cool threads with it.<br/><br/>Get past the fear factor.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lqghc6rch22o">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lqghc6rch22o</a><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreieyj6xl4eida4kkdmppf5dosom3gkiwr3fj4loppugqucdrqoilcq">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreieyj6xl4eida4kkdmppf5dosom3gkiwr3fj4loppugqucdrqoilcq</a><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreicdg7nbfrkasuwb7fizwpumauxsx2hdjdlmd7bocahyw5zbbp62mm">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y&amp;cid=bafkreicdg7nbfrkasuwb7fizwpumauxsx2hdjdlmd7bocahyw5zbbp62mm</a><br/>nostr:note1890f8hlfuyl07ue0ygjmudqh0pkey637498zdzjxlksqyjxtgers5myp4n<br/> 2025-05-31T00:29:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqeh8rc8msvzkg6gkxw62f9hmljazmvfn0kpd8807sdg86pfldxdszyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryd5ewm7 JD Vance forcing an interaction with the Pope and the Pope dying a day later is so on the nose 2025-04-21T13:29:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjglfhr9c5e7jlylp0wtd0zqhjacr02u8v3sl7m2h9050r4vxeuczyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryd6wnw4 I encourage you all to promote your shit. Promote it daily. Promote it frequently. Promote it because you like doing it.<br/><br/>The fact that our social networks got us out of this habit is a reflection on how bad they were, not that you were doing anything bad. 2024-11-12T14:23:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstnmu4hxmxd6ugzky2m0w2dj6c8wh656h2y56u6aza3vw87lhspkszyzslhxf4edkleq23ev6mue5uxkr2f2ym0d22chu5498mf5egg3sryz2ndcf So apparently Steve Ballmer decided to spend millions of dollars of his own money to shoot a bunch of videos that explain what’s happening with immigration and other issues with a bias-free approach to data. Then he paid to put these clips on Fox News.<br/><br/>[www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt91...](<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt91pxCd0qA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt91pxCd0qA</a> )<br/><br/>[Just the Facts About US Immigr...](<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt91pxCd0qA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt91pxCd0qA</a> ) 2024-08-02T02:01:22Z