Nostr notes by Paco Hope

Nostr event nevent1qqszzdrr08mzyxg8q6ex5aphl8xp99a8evhwvz24zpwc6xhrpahhm9gzyqld4n2j0ccp4akl3uuk3dmg66cmwly0x6pqzrfaul6dq7jnr0yzcs43kgy

2026-10-30T12:35:56Z

RE: https://flipboard.com/@musicradar/black-friday-cyber-monday-deals-ea6kc8q5z/-/a-acRIbzR4QvinwpHMzu3OSw%3Aa%3A2568902113-%2F0

The “War on Christmas” will not end until Christmas ends its illegal occupation of November (and fucking October).

quoting
note16m5…kf3f

Guitar Center is kicking off Black Friday mega early with a monstrous up to 30% off favourites from Epiphone, beginner pianos from Casio and studio staples from KRK
[https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/gear-gadgets/guitar-center-pre-black-friday-sale-2026?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/gear-gadgets/guitar-center-pre-black-friday-sale-2026?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

Posted into Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals [@black-friday-cyber-monday-deals-MusicRadar](https://flipboard.com/@musicradar/black-friday-cyber-monday-deals-ea6kc8q5z )

if I brush him while he’s in the sink he puddles up.

2026-10-30T12:31:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…7wzf
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if I brush him while he’s in the sink he puddles up.

My morning routine would take a lot longer if my bathroom ...

2026-10-30T11:01:52Z

My morning routine would take a lot longer if my bathroom didn’t have 2 sinks.
#catsofmastodon #MrMittens

Cryptography is the easiest way to turn any business problem into ...

2026-10-29T22:55:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…scdu
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Cryptography is the easiest way to turn any business problem into a key management problem.

Typing into google… “Does google know my social security ...

2026-10-29T22:15:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…dguk
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Typing into google…
“Does google know my social security number is 456-12-6789?”

They do NOW…

Nostr event nevent1qqsdjca6spad09zu9ezwta6d7a7yvrwxc3afszxpuvyu88u7lxwdm0qzyqld4n2j0ccp4akl3uuk3dmg66cmwly0x6pqzrfaul6dq7jnr0yzc9nj2zz

2026-10-29T11:51:34Z

RE: https://flipboard.com/@latimes/business-8lrebnboz/-/a-TTCN62wuTPSTW7PvOpzrlg%3Aa%3A460011909-%2F0

Breaking news: People who say what their sponsors pay them to say, say what their sponsors want them to. Film at 11.

quoting
note1vnt…kl6w

Social media stars are getting paid to take sides in California’s billionaire tax battle
[https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-10-29/social-media-stars-are-getting-paid-to-take-sides-in-californias-billionaire-tax-battle?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-10-29/social-media-stars-are-getting-paid-to-take-sides-in-californias-billionaire-tax-battle?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

Posted into Business [@business-LATimes](https://flipboard.com/@latimes/business-8lrebnboz )

I hope you have children. Because only dads are licensed to make ...

2026-10-28T20:00:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…73jw
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I hope you have children. Because only dads are licensed to make jokes like that.

In my notes on a recent code change I just committed at work, I ...

2026-10-28T19:51:15Z

In my notes on a recent code change I just committed at work, I had this heading:

> Describe changes without swearing challenge: Impossible

An internal team is having a big meeting in my building. This was ...

2026-10-27T19:20:54Z

An internal team is having a big meeting in my building. This was the check in table in the lobby. This is not the furture I was promised.

Here’s my edit of the Marisa Mayer quote. Bracketed words are ...

2026-10-26T23:01:55Z

Here’s my edit of the Marisa Mayer quote. Bracketed words are mine.

> “A lot of what excites me is taking something that used to [be meaningful because it would] take you hours or minutes, and now [stripping it of human connection and] getting it done in seconds,” Mayer told me at her company’s office in Palo Alto last month.

The thing is, all her examples aren’t things that are time consuming because they’re tedious and low-value. Her examples are time-consuming because they take thought and care. The 3 examples listed in the free chunk of the NYT article are:<li>writing 3 positive qualities about her own fucking daughter for a teacher</li><li>shopping for a pair of pants she took a photo of</li><li>choosing a gift for a picky spouse</li>

I really have a hard time being sympathetic to someone who skips the hard work of 1 and 3 and reaches for AI.

You get good at what you practice. If you practice avoiding these things, you’ll get good at avoiding these things.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/style/marissa-mayer-ai-assistants-women.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LlE.Pd6S.asvWuB4qCloE&smid=url-share

There's a huge DIY community here and a lot of tech-skeptics. ...

2026-10-26T19:38:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…jcre
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There's a huge DIY community here and a lot of tech-skeptics. I was expecting people to lean against automatic updates. Sure enough, 63% were some variation on 'no.' I didn't want to bias it too much with "are you out of your vulcan mind?" so I added the "I'd be a fool not to." Kind of a Likert scale on it.

As for myself, I'm in the hell no category. Few things auto update in my house. And some things that others connect to the internet (TVs, refrigerators, cars) I don't connect to the internet at all.

RE: https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/117508832645948793 ...

2026-10-26T19:24:35Z

RE: https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/117508832645948793

Yeah, the Internet was a bit of a mistake. Sorry.

quoting
note1pgc…wwrw

Air to Ground Message:

NO JOY W INTERNET.

Area: Liberal, KS, USA
Type: Boeing 757-200
A: #aa8d7d8f81a
F: #f5e2d484124

#acars #vdlm2

The word cloud for Sunday, 25 Oct 2026. Words are larger the more ...

2026-10-26T16:29:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…tvdu
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The word cloud for Sunday, 25 Oct 2026. Words are larger the more frequently they appeared in posts. There were 7375 unique words posted, and the wordcloud shows the 200 most frequent. The top 10 most frequent words were: thehauntedpalace1963: 671, vincent: 175, price: 138, one: 86, haunted: 79, man: 62, palace: 61, time: 60, think: 59, back: 50,
These words were excluded from the word cloud:
movie, movies, film, films, watch, now, guy, ultraman, got, going, good, well, see, know, monstermiru, yeah, really, monsterdonpreshow, monsterdondoublefeature, hauntedpalace1963, thehauntedpalace, theatreofblood1973, theaterofblood1973, and the hashtag monsterdon.

#monsterdon

A histogram showing posts per minute on Sunday, 25 Oct 2026. Each ...

2026-10-26T16:29:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…8tp0
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A histogram showing posts per minute on Sunday, 25 Oct 2026. Each bar represents one minute. The event was 87.0 minutes long. There were 2283 posts during the event with an average of 26.23 posts per minute.

The busiest moment was at 9:00 from the start with 48 posts in that minute. The quietest moment was at 71:00 from the start with 8 posts in that minute. The yellow line is a 15-minute moving average.

#monsterdon

The top 3 most-replied-to toots:<li><a ...

2026-10-26T16:29:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…jwl3
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The top 3 most-replied-to toots:<li><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Vanalope/117504463636273008"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Vanalope"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vanalope (Vanalope@timeloop.cafe)</a> had 23 replies.</li>
<li><a href="https://me.dm/@kshernandez/117504510130308068"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://me.dm/@kshernandez"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they) (kshernandez@me.dm)</a> had 22 replies.</li>
<li><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@Louisa/117504619540469415"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@Louisa"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Louisa (Louisa@mastodon.xyz)</a> had 5 replies.</li>

#monsterdon 4/5

The top 3 favourited toots:<li><a ...

2026-10-26T16:29:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…x7wf
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The top 3 favourited toots:<li><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/117504882465865940"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Solarbird :flag_cascadia: (moira@mastodon.murkworks.net)</a> had 20 favourites.</li>
<li><a href="https://retro.pizza/@CactuarJoe/117504829164820943"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://retro.pizza/@CactuarJoe"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cactuar Joe (CactuarJoe@retro.pizza)</a> had 20 favourites.</li>
<li><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/117504630651771469"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Solarbird :flag_cascadia: (moira@mastodon.murkworks.net)</a> had 19 favourites.</li>

#monsterdon 3/5

The top 3 boosted toots:<li><a ...

2026-10-26T16:28:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…zt4c
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The top 3 boosted toots:<li><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@Louisa/117504910024503290"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@Louisa"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Louisa (Louisa@mastodon.xyz)</a> had 14 boosts.</li>
<li><a href="https://me.dm/@kshernandez/117504903776180836"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://me.dm/@kshernandez"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they) (kshernandez@me.dm)</a> had 10 boosts.</li>
<li><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret/117504843699085426"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This toot</a> from <a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret"; rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Void Chicken (Taweret@timeloop.cafe)</a> had 9 boosts.</li>

#monsterdon 2/5

Summary of #monsterdon generated at Mon 26 Oct 2026 11:36 ...

2026-10-26T16:28:52Z

Summary of #monsterdon generated at Mon 26 Oct 2026 11:36 EDT.<li>We looked at 2785 toots posted between Sun 25 Oct 2026 21:00 EDT and Sun 25 Oct 2026 22:27 EDT by 127 different participants across 71 different servers. mastodon.social contributed the most toots at 365</li><li>Most toots were from '🎃 David Z Pumpkins 🎃' (diazona@techhub.social) who posted 148</li>

Additional details are replies to this toot. For stats from past watch parties, [visit the gallery.](https://gallery.don.monster/ )

#monsterdon 1/5

"look! he's heading for the roof!" ... they run out ...

2026-10-26T04:11:44Z

"look! he's heading for the roof!"

... they run out on the ground floor.

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

Can you imagine how hard it is to set up, test, and verify the ...

2026-10-26T04:07:28Z

Can you imagine how hard it is to set up, test, and verify the eye-poking-out double-dagger machine?

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

Pink dude is dressing incognito so no one will recognize him. ...

2026-10-26T03:56:08Z

Pink dude is dressing incognito so no one will recognize him.

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

So literally every reviewer though he was absolutely shite. But ...

2026-10-26T03:52:04Z

So literally every reviewer though he was absolutely shite. But THEY'RE all wrong, and he's actually a genius?

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

I can barely see through all this smoke. Do you smell something? ...

2026-10-26T03:49:22Z

I can barely see through all this smoke. Do you smell something?

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

Policeman is not used to be called "baby." Even his wife ...

2026-10-26T03:47:07Z

Policeman is not used to be called "baby." Even his wife doesn't' call him *that*.

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

"Mr Psaltery is murdering his wife" "Oh, htank you, ...

2026-10-26T03:44:15Z

"Mr Psaltery is murdering his wife"

"Oh, htank you, sir."

"No, thank you."

"No no, thank you very much indeed"

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

OK, so she's yelling "help me, he's killing me!" ...

2026-10-26T03:43:34Z

OK, so she's yelling "help me, he's killing me!" and this guy thinks "holy shit! she's the problem!"

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

You're in a sword fight. You're like 50+ years old. You ...

2026-10-26T03:37:34Z

You're in a sword fight. You're like 50+ years old. You see a balance beam. You think "I know: I'll jump up on that!

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

The famous drunk, homeless rescue brigade of London. #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T03:34:46Z

The famous drunk, homeless rescue brigade of London.

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

And now the part filmed in a school gymnasium.\ #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T03:32:49Z

And now the part filmed in a school gymnasium.\

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

"this is supposed to be a wine tasting!" and then we show ...

2026-10-26T03:28:06Z

"this is supposed to be a wine tasting!" and then we show guys with beer bottles and whiskey flasks in their hands.

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

This guy who makes Queen look like boring businessmen draws no ...

2026-10-26T03:23:43Z

This guy who makes Queen look like boring businessmen draws no suspicion or funny looks from anyone.

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

Butcher's hook, look. Yes, they are having a look. ...

2026-10-26T03:21:37Z

Butcher's hook, look.

Yes, they are having a look.

#cockneyRhymingSlang
#mnonsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

OK, Vincent's case for being whack-a-doodle is pretty clear. ...

2026-10-26T03:14:46Z

OK, Vincent's case for being whack-a-doodle is pretty clear. But why are the 30-50 other whack-o's going along with it?

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

So this is some actor's barely disguised fetish: find all the ...

2026-10-26T03:12:45Z

So this is some actor's barely disguised fetish: find all the critics that said bad things about them and kill them horrifically?

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

The eye lashes! #monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

2026-10-26T03:07:05Z

The eye lashes!

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

Welcome to the Creepy Old Geezer cafe. How may I help you, mister ...

2026-10-26T03:05:33Z

Welcome to the Creepy Old Geezer cafe. How may I help you, mister dick... man. Dickman.

#monsterdon #monsterdondoubleFeature #monstermiru

The best night time pokes Horace's wife has gotten in the ...

2026-10-26T03:03:10Z

The best night time pokes Horace's wife has gotten in the night in years.

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

We are meant to believe 2 old men hid in a trunk for hours? Hope ...

2026-10-26T03:00:35Z

We are meant to believe 2 old men hid in a trunk for hours? Hope nobody had chili for lunch.

#monsterdon #monnstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

What we have seen this evening doesn't make sense at all. A ...

2026-10-26T02:58:25Z

What we have seen this evening doesn't make sense at all.

A more #monsterdon line does not exist.

#monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

Seriously? Someone supposedly named their child "Peregrine ...

2026-10-26T02:56:44Z

Seriously? Someone supposedly named their child "Peregrine Devlin"? I am unable to suspend my disbelief that much.

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

It amuses me how nothing, no not one thing, about this is so ...

2026-10-26T02:47:47Z

It amuses me how nothing, no not one thing, about this is so creepy that people won't just wander in and have a seat on an old throne and read some book that isn't theirs.

#monsterdon #monstermiru #monsterdondoubleFeature

I have probably owned this PS4 for 10 years. I have a single ...

2026-10-26T02:40:21Z

I have probably owned this PS4 for 10 years. I have a single bookmark in its web browser. that bookmark is miru.miyaku.media for みやくモード (npub1dfj…3c5w) 's post-#monsterdon feed.

#monstermiru

I love how there's an ellipsis here in the display, but ...

2026-10-26T02:33:10Z

I love how there's an ellipsis here in the display, but there's literally no other word.

#monsterdon

And the screeching tires, smoke on the asphalt, and rubber ...

2026-10-26T02:28:23Z

And the screeching tires, smoke on the asphalt, and rubber burning smell is another #monsterdon coming to a sudden and abrupt

#monsterdon

It blows my mind how stone burns so easily. #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T02:26:47Z

It blows my mind how stone burns so easily.
#monsterdon

"I'm going to put you in this easily escapable, slow ...

2026-10-26T02:25:34Z

"I'm going to put you in this easily escapable, slow moving dipping device and then assume everything goes according to plan. What?"

#monsterdon

Chucking some dirt into an urn to light the room is a little ...

2026-10-26T02:22:18Z

Chucking some dirt into an urn to light the room is a little cooler than "Alexa, turn on the living room lamp."

#monsterdon

Yowza! #monsterdon

2026-10-26T02:18:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…zp7s
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Yowza!

#monsterdon

I haven't explicitly promised ...

2026-10-26T02:16:18Z

I haven't explicitly promised [@steggy](https://sunny.garden/@steggy ) that if the villagers accuse me of being a warlock and burn me alive, I won't come back in my great-great grandson and raise her from the dead. But I won't.

#monsterdon

Omnibus habeas corpus nabisco proboscis... #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T02:14:19Z

Omnibus habeas corpus nabisco proboscis...

#monsterdon

That lady has huge knockers. #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T02:08:58Z

That lady has huge knockers.

#monsterdon

So I set a few people on fire. God forbid a man have hobbies. ...

2026-10-26T02:06:56Z

So I set a few people on fire. God forbid a man have hobbies.

#monsterdon

I finally figured out who this guy sounds like: Quint from ...

2026-10-26T02:02:27Z

I finally figured out who this guy sounds like:
Quint from *Jaws*.
#monsterdon

Tonight’s #monsterdon beverage is as black as Curwen’s soul. ...

2026-10-26T01:53:43Z

Tonight’s #monsterdon beverage is as black as Curwen’s soul.

It's this bizarre contradiction. Women who are simultaneously ...

2026-10-26T01:51:15Z

It's this bizarre contradiction. Women who are simultaneously totally cool traipsing in their nighties down secret passages in haunted castles at night. And yet "eek! a mouse! a spider!"

#monsterdon

My mind to your mind. #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T01:46:24Z

My mind to your mind.

#monsterdon

Guys, that coffin has been there a HUNDRED years. You could have ...

2026-10-26T01:44:37Z

Guys, that coffin has been there a HUNDRED years. You could have dug it up any time....

#monsterdon`

Charles Dexter Ward #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T01:42:32Z

Charles Dexter Ward

#monsterdon

Let me get this straight. 100 years ago, they burned a man alive ...

2026-10-26T01:40:45Z

Let me get this straight. 100 years ago, they burned a man alive against that tree. It got hot enough to burn a person to death, but the tree is still here?

#monsterdon

"I, who moved here to become a doctor for some unexplicable ...

2026-10-26T01:36:33Z

"I, who moved here to become a doctor for some unexplicable reason, advise you to leave."

#monsterdon

Even worse, @npub1dfj…3c5w runs the post-#Monsterdon stream and ...

2026-10-26T01:33:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…w5tf
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Even worse, みやくモード (npub1dfj…3c5w) runs the post-#Monsterdon stream and it's keeping me up near midnight most Sundays.

Jason Parker (he/they) (npub1re4…mq7d)

This town has some pretty fantastic accessibility. The blind walk ...

2026-10-26T01:32:09Z

This town has some pretty fantastic accessibility. The blind walk around without even using canes or any other aids.

#monsterdon

We have sons 17, 20, and 23. None will sit through a #monsterdon

2026-10-26T01:29:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…nj8d
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We have sons 17, 20, and 23. None will sit through a #monsterdon

I'd like to talk to you about your car's extended ...

2026-10-26T01:27:57Z

I'd like to talk to you about your car's extended warranty.

#monsterdon

Is he meant to be green? #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T01:25:29Z

Is he **meant** to be green?

#monsterdon

DISTINGUISHED HILLTOP PALACE — UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY! Impressive ...

2026-10-26T01:23:29Z

DISTINGUISHED HILLTOP PALACE — UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!

Impressive fixer-upper boasting substantial square footage, original cobweb detailing, and timeless Gothic charm. Commanding elevated position with panoramic views of a quaint, cursed town. Atmospheric interiors, established paranormal residents, and enormous potential for restoration. Some deferred maintenance; history included at no extra cost.

A rare opportunity to make this haunting property your forever home! Forever and ever and ever.
#monsterdon

Did you see what he looks like? That's no accident. No, ...

2026-10-26T01:19:47Z

Did you see what he looks like? That's no accident.

No, it's central casting. They couldn't afford two entire casts. Just go with it.

#monsterdon

I think if I inherited something that looked like that, I'd ...

2026-10-26T01:18:42Z

I think if I inherited something that looked like that, I'd definitely go take a look at it before getting rid of it.

#monsterdon

I think I'll just move to a town and house that I've ...

2026-10-26T01:14:39Z

I think I'll just move to a town and house that I've never seen before and have never heard anything about. Oh, it's cursed? That's a surprise.

#monsterdon

100 years later and the set is... the same. #monsterdon

2026-10-26T01:12:35Z

100 years later and the set is... the same.

#monsterdon

It was a dark and stormy night. We get it. Lay off the damn ...

2026-10-26T01:12:02Z

It was a dark and stormy night. We get it. Lay off the damn thunder sfx.

#monsterdon

God thing it's raining and storming. They won't be able ...

2026-10-26T01:10:49Z

God thing it's raining and storming. They won't be able to burn him tonight.

#monsterdon

Omnibus, Pluribus... I missed the bus, you missed the bus, we ...

2026-10-26T01:09:05Z

Omnibus, Pluribus...

I missed the bus, you missed the bus, we missed the bus.

#monsterdon

My eyes are up here. #monsterdon ...

2026-10-26T01:07:54Z

My eyes are up here.
#monsterdon

The venn diagram of Edgar Allen Poe movies and Vincent Price ...

2026-10-26T01:05:53Z

The venn diagram of Edgar Allen Poe movies and Vincent Price movies has a lot of overlap.

#monsterdon

You're no stranger. No flames. I'm happy to look at ...

2026-10-26T01:03:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…585e
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You're no stranger. No flames. I'm happy to look at whatever you've got.

I've offered to spend time reading stories to my friend's ...

2026-10-26T00:33:17Z

I've offered to spend time reading stories to my friend's 10-year-old via audio/video conference. She tells me that her daughter would really be excited to do it from her own phone (i.e., not using mom's phone). That's fine, I said, but you'll need to install Signal. I don't use any of the other bullshit.

So now we will have a 10-year-old using Signal. That's how we do it. One person at a time.

Fair enough. But, as someone else pointed out, it's also ...

2026-10-26T00:30:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…rvfl
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Fair enough. But, as someone else pointed out, it's also literally etched on the metal. A few seconds with a magnifying glass (or the magnifying glass app on the phone they obviously already own) would have been faster than counting. And unlike the unreliable chatbot that burns catastrophic amounts of electricity while giving wrong answers, it would have arrived at the correct answer.

I know that not everyone can do these things easily. Not everyone can see so well. Not everyone can focus or concentrate enough to count so well. But if someone who can't do it themselves asked a person to help, they would get the right answer and use astronomically less energy.

The tech definitely used the energy, but it didn't return a useful result for all the energy it spent. In the end, the person was left doing it themselves (however hard that might be for them) or getting someone else to help. In all material respects, doing it from the start without the AI would have been better and faster.

Hey #Linux folks using laptops. I have installed #debian on an ...

2026-10-26T00:22:37Z

Hey #Linux folks using laptops. I have installed #debian on an Apple MacBook circa 2015. When this thing ran MacOS, I could close the lid with a full battery and it would stay suspended for days at a time. Now that I'm running Linux on it, it runs the battery down in hours (less than 24) when I suspend.

What's the trick? I'm using KDE Plasma, if that matters.

Please don't give any suggestions that:<li>Suggest a different Linux distro. I'm not interested.</li><li>Suggest not using KDE. That's not the question.</li><li>Recommend something you've never tried on Debian/Ubuntu or one of those variants.</li>

I occurs to me that since this person had eyes in their head, and ...

2026-10-25T13:53:31Z

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I occurs to me that since this person had eyes in their head, and the sprocket in their hand, the extra step of taking a photo was unnecessary (though I suppose they plan to sell on eBay, so a photo is necessary for that). But I can’t imagine reaching for AI instead of just picking it up and counting to 28.

How to have stress at home:<li>Don’t go to ...

2026-10-25T13:48:25Z

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How to have stress at home:<li>Don’t go to work</li>

😜

I wonder which took longer? Counting 28 teeth on a sprocket in a ...

2026-10-25T11:37:32Z

I wonder which took longer? Counting 28 teeth on a sprocket in a photo or using the LLM that makes us so efficient and more productive?

I know which approach burned the most non-renewable energy sources.

https://mastodon.nl/@jap/117495812146047462

And the sequel: Das Reboot?

2026-10-25T03:44:54Z

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And the sequel: Das Reboot?

Sensible, Middle Class Asians #HashtagGames #OppositesAMovie

2026-10-25T01:47:40Z

Sensible, Middle Class Asians

#HashtagGames #OppositesAMovie

My Small, Modest Greek Wedding #OppositesAMovie #HashtagGames

2026-10-25T01:45:24Z

My Small, Modest Greek Wedding

#OppositesAMovie #HashtagGames

The Germinator #OppositesAMovie #HashtagGames

2026-10-25T01:43:10Z

The Germinator
#OppositesAMovie #HashtagGames

I’m still working through it. But the statement “according to ...

2026-10-24T13:33:57Z

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I’m still working through it. But the statement “according to blind judgments by other AI models” in addition to judgements by human reviewers has my suspicions up.

I have zero interest in how AI models rate AI-authored reviews. I’m only a little interested in how AI models rate the corresponding human-authored reviews. There’s a lot to unpack before the headline can be taken seriously.

I’m an election officer (but not in Florida). This sounds like ...

2026-10-24T13:24:24Z

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I’m an election officer (but not in Florida). This sounds like total bullshit. It also has no attributions. It doesn’t even say *which race* defaulted to republican. It doesn’t say where they went to vote “this evening.” Of course, not every “Florida” ballot is the same. Cities, counties and congressional districts determine what any particular voter votes on. Lastly, people are often allowed to take photos in voting booths. They definitely are allowed in Virginia. Just not photos of other voters. They can photograph their own ballot. They can photograph the machines. There’s absolutely nothing about this that seems likely to be real.

I don’t know why someone wants to stir shit up, but that’s what this is: bullshit that stirs things up. Don’t help them.

It’s also all about labor rights. Company uses AI to fuck over ...

2026-10-24T03:39:12Z

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It’s also all about labor rights. Company uses AI to fuck over unionized labor.

Yup. My mistake.

2026-10-24T01:28:52Z

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Yup. My mistake.

AWS saw exploitation in their honeypots 4 days before the ...

2026-10-23T23:32:48Z

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AWS saw exploitation in their honeypots 4 days before the announcement.

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/amazon-threat-intelligence-identifies-php2shell-exploitation-prior-to-public-disclosure-in-madpot/

Yeah. My immediate family and I mostly do every update by hand. ...

2026-10-23T19:40:50Z

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Yeah. My immediate family and I mostly do every update by hand. But the less technically inclined one is, the more that automatic update seems like the right idea.

But then I get these complaints from the extended tech support ecosystem about some new bullshit that has been foisted on them and I haven't even seen it or heard about it yet, because I'm not on that excreble version, yet. I'm the one who told them (or set it) to autoupdate, so I get to deal with it. But the alternative is some relative who's 3 years behind because I haven't been to see them or set up a TeamViewer call with them recently enough.

It's a bit of a devil's bargain.

I let my most important electronic device (laptop, phone, ...

2026-10-23T19:25:03Z

I let my most important electronic device (laptop, phone, computer) automatically download and apply updates. I don't initiate them myself.

(I suspect I know which way the fedi leans. Boost and let's find out.)

#it #tech #technology

There was the lobsters thread, too, where someone said they were ...

2026-10-23T17:58:41Z

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There was the lobsters thread, too, where someone said they were looking for a pro-AI space that was also anti-fash and they were bewildered they couldn't find one.

....**sooo close**

OMG, the [hackernews ...

2026-10-23T17:47:00Z

OMG, the [hackernews thread](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50096142 ) on that vibecoded office suite is hysterical.

First someone touts it as *democratizing software*. There's the obvious reply that it shifting the work of maintaining the software to the user.

So some tech elite chimes in about how "we run containers, and sandboxes, the cool kids run immutable distros"

When someone points out that it describes probably 0.1% of computer users, we get the awesome reply

> if you can't be bothered to learn skills (or even ask an AI to teach it to you for free), then you deserve to not be part of that democratization

We are *democratizing* software. Just not for everyone.

I had to reply.

I don't screw up file sharing and permissions and stuff very ...

2026-10-23T13:29:51Z

I don't screw up file sharing and permissions and stuff very often. But you can believe that if I do, it will be on something important. 🤦

This is inspiring. I have it in the back of my head as something ...

2026-10-23T10:57:01Z

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This is inspiring. I have it in the back of my head as something I might try to do in my local library after my last kid is out of school (next year). This is awesome and you’re a hero for doing it.

I hate upgrades. I upgraded #homeassistant and a bunch of my ...

2026-10-23T03:36:02Z

I hate upgrades. I upgraded #homeassistant and a bunch of my tp-link / Kasa smart plugs that worked just fine yesterday don’t work today. About the only thing I trust is #tasmota. I know it won’t randomly auto-update and suddenly require authentication and a connection to a cloud service one day.

I don’t know what has gone wrong/changed. But now I get to do some troubleshooting. Wheeeee

It sounds like you and your daughter have hit a really solid ...

2026-10-23T03:13:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…6dhw
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It sounds like you and your daughter have hit a really solid balance between protective mama bear and young woman living on her own terms. Good on you both. I hope it turns out well.

Kdenlive’s automatic backup saved my bacon tonight. I spent ...

2026-10-23T03:06:22Z

Kdenlive’s automatic backup saved my bacon tonight. I spent about 2 hours editing a video and it was great. I had saved plenty of times. Then I decided to add titles and things to the beginning. It was the finishing touches. Suddenly “kdenlive ran out of memory and was killed…”

I opened the file and it was corrupted. It asked me “would you like to open the backup?” And I was like “you made backups!? I love you!”

I lost 10 minutes of work, not hours. That’s fine. I love working in kdenlive.