2026-08-17T15:57:14Z https://nostr.now Max Leibman https://nostr.now/npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/113/037/436/959/096/130/original/86645ffa4fbbdb49.png https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/113/037/436/959/096/130/original/86645ffa4fbbdb49.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswk4unppa4m6mn303e4gqezqnhzgn9hdz9ddm8u5565cksu926uagzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xz5skcj Halloween has ended, but deep below the arctic, an undead horror begins to stir in his ancient tomb. <br/><br/>“Ho. Ho. Ho,” he rasps. 2026-11-01T13:50:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrff5yecnvda8t5jwfg4kkv2fn0huga70p3lm8mjwjghljqfg3mkgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x9ld8wy Ok—everyone checked your gear? You all reviewed the map? Everybody knows their job? Good! Now remember: down there, you are going to see some crazy shit. Clocks moving backward. Time repeating itself. Delusions about farmers and schoolchildren. But stay focused! If we stick to the plan, if we keep our wits about us, and if we’re very, very lucky—then my friends, when I see you again on the other side? We will have SAVED DAYLIGHT. 2026-11-01T05:03:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszuzcxrl5fl0l48lzg82yxyprvgdw875fwevvt0aasspssqxhkt4szypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x7zsrg5 You want a scary story? I have two children, ages 5 and 10, and it’s Halloween, AND it’s my wife’s birthday. <br/><br/>Aaaaaand . . . I’m sick. 2026-10-31T21:41:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw85hdyawcuvd8j9zfx9kqmskqtn0k2rluakz04f7gkywfx0lrqkszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xn8mcmq This year for Halloween, I’m going as the “before” model. 2026-10-30T21:45:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy34crxaem5w6ganwj368an7aht2secug80e4wnpgvh9a7kewwv6qzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x5s09al Make it so. 2026-10-30T00:42:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8m8dtv5yd4h48sdhpcw0hjpdecn8ta773g8wkzz9w7ln2yupw97gzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x2qsa5t <br/><br/>Definitely not a cult. Our only sacred text is alt text. <br/><br/>Well, alt text, and these scrolls that we must fully abide by to the letter 24 hours a day or face severe consequences.<br/><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="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpuyt83zsqmwm86tsq8lugjfvkzlnwrmjyky4j9vl0wt6k6d040cs9fy0qs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…y0qs</a></span> </div> Saluting beige.party (not a cult) for their dedication to including alt-text. Way to go! </blockquote> 2026-10-29T15:09:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspcar7hnthwwqkurvh42kh0kdm9hsyfh6098hr4jrgway09zzhmxqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xc4hyvj You want to give up? Look, I get it. But do it privately. <br/><br/>We got shit to do. 2026-10-28T01:10:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstgys9k75u0yyvmpq5nwlvrp6wjr5e8uuqhje2d69alsp9pg7tw4szypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xk3leq3 The pie is mightier than the sword. 2026-10-27T22:18:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstplwtfyq5dt7h7r4u5c2s76tcqxhhlakhxmn847qw4zz2u492gegzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x6eppqd Look, everybody! I’m “also part of the problem” and “not really going to change anything, you know!”<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/513/917/747/904/459/original/8f2b786fff0e8f84.jpg"> 2026-10-27T16:54:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9d29ax40yyqcquekw8sg4a02gsh2hxgjypu57sgpj76guqly75xgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xsdryg2 Waiting for the ransom demand from the notorious Fedex gang.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/513/622/164/316/759/original/ed179b8821a17713.png"> 2026-10-27T15:40:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszdyzepc04w57kztd0tlhmrneygnnd7nnmftlfsr0hdn73hmunltszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x7as7vw “AI is inevitable and it’s changing everything. You need to get on board now, or you’re going to be left behind,” said the NFT-based avatar of the crypto bro, broadcasting in a Clubhouse stream from somewhere in the metaverse. 2026-10-27T12:41:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg2pqqmmqecd9ele42pz2makcx84m7t2anjfeqtwk40ffn2yfxx3qzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xrtfgf6 Bridged posts aren’t real. 2026-10-27T03:29:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxnm4gw5zce4x2grzrlsyy4saplpmmdk9cr29awq74uxcst3yej3gzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x82nung There’s an old story about a child picking up starfish that have washed up on the beach and putting them back in the ocean. A passerby points out this won’t matter, because there are thousands of them. The kid holds one up and says, “Well, it matters to this one.”<br/><br/>I grow tired of arguing with people on the internet who won’t save any starfish if we can’t save them all. Who willfully conflate “This won’t solve everything” with “This changes nothing.”<br/><br/>(This post is not actually about starfish.) 2026-10-25T18:04:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgzz2yr2rg8k5sq8rrkg8h3grrtyha25wmuxtdsp0y5emaf36e43qzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xgs2c6n I’ve spent a lot of time fretting over whether I was Holmes or Watson in situations where I was actually the fishmonger in the background of a street scene where they were walking by. 2026-10-24T18:05:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgy7pec630ncvfdvph03h00l004hcx3uclwcj20cey0ff2t0wt7eczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x9ryknt McRib is back! <br/><br/>And he won’t rest until his wife’s killer is brought to justice. 2026-10-24T15:00:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfamw2nlnzsln768drvrzdjm60gazqn72ztlwkjxhnd0pp3edy2vgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x9a03v5 “Senator McConnell is alive and well and back at work,” insists a Republican spokesperson at the grand opening of a Spirit Halloween outlet in the senator’s former office. 2026-10-24T01:18:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfl0tdwxr8qmxhhlh6uqlyvwxe4edp52c9527rkk5672kkl9640fqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x3vg766 Please #Fediblock the account <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvs2623x6ttd72unt45le0h6f6rzravza234nuj8yk9zhj5dk2s2s40c752" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvs2623x6ttd72unt45le0h6f6rzravza234nuj8yk9zhj5dk2s2s40c752</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…c752</span>)</a></span> for impersonation. <br/><br/>My name is not unique but it is *extremely* rare, I have a popular fediverse account, and all 116 of the people this new account is following are connections of mine.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/492/157/516/424/040/original/b16a7c2a5cce50b9.png"> 2026-10-23T20:42:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr7sgyg6qks9g8rrctzqpv7jesygww6scnac5f49m7w2l2k7ux6lszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xhs3yrl Mark Zuckerberg and John Ternus making nice on Twitter is like watching spiders mate. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/mommy-and-daddy-are-playing-nice-again-apple-meta-team-up-as-muse-spark-open-runs-on-mac-studios-article-156349013">https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/mommy-and-daddy-are-playing-nice-again-apple-meta-team-up-as-muse-spark-open-runs-on-mac-studios-article-156349013</a> 2026-10-20T04:12:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspa5p464hual98dt3mjxq6tr8q2cgnpd5z0hkkcptpql49sv8jkkgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x63cth2 It doesn’t count as “a day to myself” if you message me during it. Or during the 72 hours immediately proceeding or following it. 2026-10-18T23:57:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2rmt539jpqtznnrsjwq9pv50wd0jcz2mywpltvzlrgvwf8ntdrngzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xdmrah6 Ask not what your server can toot for you, but what you can toot for your server. <br/><br/>Welcome… to Fedi Vale. 2026-10-18T23:13:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrcmzcxym5hlz57uk5l208njv3xrsywy0dr47f3x0fw73p9f58wvgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xyuk8ek <br/><br/>#Fedihired posts are getting weirder by the day.<br/><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="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvtq0fchjksjr6r39s85f56jcegd2tjmj7xqudp57y0j267x2alesqyzcwa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…zcwa</a></span> </div> Does anyone know how to join the Illuminati? I am available if anyone knows any of them. I'm happy to make the teas, am morally flexible and am happy to come up with shadowy plans of global domination. </blockquote> 2026-10-18T17:09:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2f2sl8vmsascjyhg9eucmv2a6eqdv6pj4mjra0nfxjpt69avkn2gzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xezjcwc You need to update your priors. Copying things off of the internet has come a long way in the last few months. Copying things off of the internet is the future. If you aren&#39;t on board with copying things off of the internet, you&#39;re going to be left behind. There&#39;s a non-zero chance that copying things off of the internet will wipe out humanity. But copying things off the internet will also cure cancer and eliminate work. Which is why we have to keep copying things off of the internet. 2026-10-17T02:39:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92mw6chs9kuy8g4p34z6tld5yhmfh9jjhm9csrdtfuq3s9u5kndqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xwhrkd5 “I can’t do this without AI” is the same sentence when you stop after the first four words. 2026-10-16T18:54:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq89fth5qr2aqseeqxqn9f57kzdztzryauqduug0mla7zzd5lla2qzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xlsjg9a I see October is finally starting to act its age. <br/><br/>(For those of you who don’t speak Fahrenheit, I believe the metric equivalent is “chilly.”)<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/451/193/453/853/112/original/1e0895c529e0be1c.jpg"> 2026-10-16T15:03:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxvvqdmmc9qestc8erm3tjrdhn223rg52uljtdvhv5cnrezct9wczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xt25nps Do you swear to boost the toot, the whole toot, and nothing but the toot, so help you John Mastodon? 2026-10-16T02:35:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq4s3urq0j2fny0l2dvwheck9pxxjns5jdv0y76keufrkgvrl7ccqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xddlgyy TL;DR and handsome. 2026-10-15T18:54:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqvzjgwq54kcdeemltl608sra8gmk7mt6kmjtzvw8fcmcgqajg7rgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xptx7a3 Someone I knew from IRL used to have a very popular Twitter account, and she would frequently end her tweets with “This post does not contain a question.” <br/><br/>I think about that a lot, here. 2026-10-15T16:26:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspgftmdm2q52hh0aemjqy269q4maals4pkuxgk4yvgxfxjfpxvj0qzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xd3ttc5 I’m exhausted, I have an impossibly long to do list and multiple, conflicting deadlines looming. So, there’s only one thing to do: roll up my sleeves, and open Mastodon. 2026-10-15T13:12:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszt7cnqv7qx0ynf9mtu72dmkxwqnws80l5dccfn0gml68rvf5tuuqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xclf3tc <br/><br/>I’ve been on Twitter. I’ve never been on X.<br/><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="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqxchrs9apec74l894f8tfr9le0d8u2sgwlgf30rfek080rrcertfsvch8um" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…h8um</a></span> </div> I wish people would stop calling it Twitter. Twitter is gone forever. It’s X.<br/><br/>How to remember: think of a sawed-off swastika. </blockquote> 2026-10-14T20:53:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0kgj83du66a93m276khr5xsajclx4q5l3am4u7zzp4sdfrqyy0wczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xzjm5z9 Shine on, you crazy Mastodon. 2026-10-13T13:11:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9q6g6dexuleqs4vdg22h8snld803k8px30qdfrahmpcuj5t4ccczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xt20rql To whom it may concern: <br/><br/>BOOP. 2026-10-12T19:50:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9fj4lgsn06hvqaghpyskqm7gdkvmdhxsh6tjktrrcnft6hu64v9czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xgnkzar “Are you a cybersecurity researcher? Because you keep asking me to disclose vulnerabilities.” <br/> <br/>–Me, talking to my therapist 2026-10-12T14:52:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ur9s3xs0fpe699gvshf8tz5yh4ger4vsxp2d3qyl3vfxtlzcrqszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xazgc9x Tapping the &#34;skip ennui&#34; button in the lower-left corner of my life. 2026-10-11T15:13:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswxz0c87fn2j967sae8z46d60e9tefn5t8xg0n5vla7qyazqzgsagzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xy5xjz4 My dad found this while cleaning out for a move, something my late mother made a long time ago. I haven’t ever seen it before (or at least not since I was around the age portrayed in the piece).<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/418/733/056/001/091/original/4d9d799719340f8f.jpeg"> 2026-10-10T21:28:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsde9v5gm8y6waeadppzn535td7nme9qrhrffc5dzg6lzash0f6smczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x57y6r8 Monday is our trash collection day, and while they take some holidays off, this coming week they’re running their normal schedules. <br/><br/>In other words, Columbus Day isn’t a trash holiday, even though it is a trash holiday. 2026-10-10T03:03:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdq570qgx2hd7jawu7y6cvt3g99lqr7nftcshnxnma7s5kusjvsnczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x4x8rlu October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! To get into the spirit, post your best password. 2026-10-09T05:10:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyl0tla5279utt5q0jtdga4u08gvh2xx5u3zdq50dlk2mk8u0psgczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x5kfzah The father of Project Manager Jr and grandfather of Project Manager III.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/408/281/370/517/884/original/89375ff8ffbcf11f.png"> 2026-10-09T01:11:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ln4v0yu6mkv2rvu73ut7gescaas4yrzgqvut5pf56x0rxx8st2gzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xuyvpkj Will the Real Slim Shady please come to customer service at the front of the store? 2026-10-08T10:25:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsppl2jc3vnw3mrqc86ctcexay96hq3yk4rv9dhlzfqp494cxkuumczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xndtudm Boost ’em all, and let John Mastodon sort ’em out. 2026-10-07T13:19:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf73n7v8282ngerrxx8fuuf2ea56n9mq68tq9x4yvm4eymt9qwpdszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xmvwkcm Riddle: What is a true sentence that becomes false when said aloud? <br/><br/>Answer: &#34;There is banana bread in the kitchen.&#34; 2026-10-06T19:13:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdr2ndpznsd7mc97p7xy368s54uw6llk6ndtc34acqn5urvxpr3szypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x4jkhnw Fediverse, our time is nigh!<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/395/068/935/131/491/original/7fe35f865379fa65.jpeg"> 2026-10-06T17:09:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqehara4klpfwxwnrlcgqctlujzm7pz0ya43lsqhzsty4q5n6xwzszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xe9ltzq Make sure to get your corvid booster. 🐦‍⬛ <br/> <br/>#VaccinesWork 2026-10-06T13:06:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz7yurrhrd0n48hsrac4fqw2rqw5cdzml7aw6vwzkvxw6qlxq4vdgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x44s565 Young people love it when they say “Six Seven” and you reply by belting out “Five-three-oh-ni-eeee-iiiine!” 2026-10-06T01:36:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfxvyh5pk7hce47gt0zg2mftykcxl656dcu6at8z0h2fjgld5480qzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x53faev Tonight, at the Civic Center: LinkedIn Park, with special guest Limp Bizness. 2026-10-06T01:13:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgthj7uy5c6w24eqj2tvkernewqyhs38lq3ntgt5g5qjj7slfr6fgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xwys2px This isn’t rocket science (what?)<br/><br/>This isn’t brain surgery (what?) <br/><br/>This is the combination rocket science and brain surgery… 🎶 2026-10-05T18:00:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9m865ysr42gqmuwrwjqp7tm05aqdqmvy7ve7ftytrgu298gzdw8gzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xw3zc93 I’m not telling you that you have to boycott everything. You are allowed to live in the modern world. To have a problematic fave. To not approach every consumer choice like it’s a hill you have to die on. <br/><br/>But you can afford to put Harry Potter down. 2026-10-03T03:23:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyuv29ldfva5gjv7gurqhdy47ndjesheakp2fwrdfcua8pr0aswfszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xu32jap <br/><br/>I agree with the point about parrots having more understanding than LLMs, but I think the metaphor works. <br/><br/>I tend to think of the “stochastic” as the most important part of the formulation. Parrots in the sense of one who performs the verb “to parrot,” and “stochastic” as a description of the inner process that produces the parroted output.<br/><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="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqjcz6fq27r7n2v5gju3hv4tthpglpkjd46zu6wfhjheztufkc0thslxj76a" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…j76a</a></span> </div> Bluesky is having an odd little debate about use of the phrase "stochastic parrot" and how it appears to be the one phrase that just sends AI advocates into a rage, and I'm really torn, because while I'm in favor of making Ai advocates angry, I sincerely believe that parrots are capable of both understanding concepts and using language to intentionally communicate about their understandings of concepts. And I believe this is not true of LLMs </blockquote> 2026-10-03T03:18:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8wa6h3tce62zge2pxf3n5hncg5jeulclru9xzrt2nvgs5d4hdmhszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xpmyrmc Site: We noticed that you are blocking our ads. <br/><br/>Me: That’s right. <br/><br/>Site: But that’s how we pay for this content. Will you disable your ad-blocker? <br/><br/>Me: No. My ad blocker is how I stop you from spying on me. <br/><br/>Site: But we’re not spying on you. <br/><br/>Me: Then how did you know I’m blocking your ads? 2026-10-02T17:35:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xk3ameyft96wf476lecjsgx9tzty7unhwazj7vpu7ptcqsp23wszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x48kk7t Interviewer: So, let’s set aside this specific role we’re talking about. Tell me about your dream job.<br/><br/>Me: My dream job? Ok. So, it’s at a factory, but it turns into my high school. Only I also live there? And Tim Curry is there, only he isn’t Tim Curry, he’s actually my mom. And we’re trying to pack products in boxes, except instead of packing tape, we have to use buttons, like shirt buttons. And then I realize I’m not wearing any pants, and I’m really embarrassed but nobody has noticed yet… 2026-10-02T15:45:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05qdmyzlxmx9jfqa4awnv0z6dvkj4tvlk49r3azsylkww4px4jsqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xm80dvh We talk about this place like it&#39;s so different from corporate social media, like money doesn&#39;t control what we see, but the timeline is completely dominated by cute cat pictures. Clearly, the Fediverse is in the pocket of Big Smol. 2026-10-02T12:29:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsph5z9mgmke2y9al4emmd5h2xxq7j6rv0j9dvmvykh662dwejng3czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xq6mdkx CFO (Chief Fediverse Officer). 2026-10-01T19:17:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgvfjwxaerna6qpmf8s3gzmw8pu8yvmaepr84etxjemt2jt9ju9wgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xm0g8fu Bros: Not very self-aware. <br/> <br/>Buddhists: Very aware of not-self. 2026-10-01T13:40:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtsstrsgl59058qtsjdymzree6wsxapqhx4a5eth9z2hrnus2xaszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x02c7mm Boost lips trend ships. 2026-10-01T01:03:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswlymcpye50wujkuwc529gefa5t3me04ym2qlsryw3dkf4c72aw0czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xzws6zw Headline Writer Hit By Subject-Object Confusion, Unable to Tell Who is Responsible for Layoffs and Who They Happened To.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/356/952/200/734/748/original/5c7b3d335bfa4813.jpg"> 2026-09-29T23:36:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg3p0vt6cyddtxy75nmtmy5dsr9qr6czk3ntuf33q0fqwmfypkv7szypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xednpgy Tired: Artificial Intelligence. <br/><br/>Wired: Super Intelligence. <br/><br/>Inspired: Super Mario Intelligence. 2026-09-29T22:12:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgg9ty4f554mzh0z9spkf83mdwuvdf26hqmc9xmyww6l9qt8xepgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x206l2k What happens when an unstoppable force (Monday morning) meets an immovable object (me in bed)? 2026-09-28T12:00:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhgnqsuzx34andy2uwtjk9fdx5qregf5s99c36kc9ewydx9z0z9gzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x95z75r There’s a mini neo-noir unfolding in my voicemails: <br/><br/>“Mr. Lebrand?” <br/><br/>“That’s me. How can I help you, Miss…?” <br/><br/>“Israel,” she said as she handed me a business card. “Machines Israel.” <br/><br/>I looked down at the card. “Machines Israel. Office of Honey Servicing.” Now I knew I was in trouble.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/338/759/129/264/715/original/4de773380a14d9ae.jpg"> 2026-09-26T18:29:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyz36v26tnscnsvnjd2q3aagrxr3lxmtlvpgvn5ckqvnrphzxymmqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x06n78m Even if you don’t know how to code, there are lots of great ways that you can contribute to open source! Here are a few ideas: <br/><br/>1. Write or translate documentation. <br/><br/>2. Help moderate community spaces. <br/><br/>3. Contribute art and design work. <br/><br/>4. Tell anyone who will listen that Omarchy’s war chest is intended to fund efforts to centralize power in the FOSS space and to reputation-wash extreme rightwing positions. <br/><br/>5. Become a tester. 2026-09-26T06:54:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86vc0xzp7n2wx80mfwkhua9a0krv2clwmqgswnee67sh3a0qpyhszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x37g76l Here for an awkward time, not a long time. 2026-09-24T23:49:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8pl5wc3uz2k0dq3aevj4ezncqvhe693fv3lvfma4053at0fd3egzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xtawcxz I’m not even asleep anymore because woke. 2026-09-24T15:00:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2u5vdak29kjrj90cuthj2ex7jnrhlfg6tqwsp6yv7rqczquhg6ngzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xmutqe8 They STARTED weird, you techie pervert.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/323/578/576/363/633/original/0b46a12c9fae73d8.png"> 2026-09-24T02:09:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdx5fv3k7z88gtngkthumt34xuurq3azguqc7j3cg0era0p5vxpdgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xul7u79 Using a gyroscope to detect Greek food. 2026-09-23T14:38:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswtlr33vu4d3equzptd38esydvx7x7y24ave72fx0a8xdnd78crdqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xrj2z3r I have a strong opinion about which of the two cuts of the film &#39;The Secret&#39; is better (the original from 2006, with Esther Hicks&#39; narration), but I have an even stronger opinion about whether or not anybody should watch &#39;The Secret.&#39; <br/><br/>Which is a flat &#34;No.&#34; 2026-09-22T13:33:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswe8q9uqh2g2mm39vnthuyjwvqgefwah23q3pju8wwrtvc4mqz09czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x63l6zu By not being one of the millions. <br/><br/>#SavedYouAClick <br/><br/>#AndALotOfFutureTrouble<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/314/646/046/833/906/original/8537aede882ffa88.jpg"> 2026-09-22T12:17:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9pjr820kuxt8y9y9n60frxwtft4r3tr7n2gkceu3f4jjewv20gzczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xjrdjup the taco belle of the ball send toot 2026-09-22T01:51:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ux0dk5lv4wq0ml8da8me82jnlh4mh2xqd49jz4mf9ssehhu8srgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xptzyna In most states, being mutuals for 7 years is considered a common-law marriage. 2026-09-21T03:17:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94d7l9k0vqv3h8pwc6vv725j7g6x3den6hmv8kaf2raxk9y38zfqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xr9v5gs I’m not saying I’ve never seen anything useful done with generative AI. But I definitely have not seen generative AI produce anything cool or useful enough to justify increasing the number of gas turbines in use. <br/><br/><a href="https://marketwise.com/investing/spacex-gas-turbine-parts-ai-data-centers/">https://marketwise.com/investing/spacex-gas-turbine-parts-ai-data-centers/</a> 2026-09-07T20:24:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswsrlakcqk4f9emye30drzuqm2urpnru3733hx6squ3h4cnq9tmrszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xk6ftwk William Faulkner: The past is never dead. It’s not even past.<br/><br/>William Gibson: The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed.<br/><br/>Me: Jesus Christ. No wonder I don&#39;t know what day it is. 2026-09-07T05:46:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26tdm8z5hq7jj3kdsqdtr06adgjkcay6ja2nms0wdx9cmcppfx4czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xtgnvq9 If AI is inevitable, why are they upset about the critics?<br/><br/>If there&#39;s that much real demand for it, why is it so unpopular?<br/><br/>If it could actually do your job, why haven&#39;t they replaced you?<br/><br/>If it wasn&#39;t a bubble, why are they afraid of it popping?<br/><br/>If this was a better use for all of these now-unaffordable components then what you were going to do with them, then why isn&#39;t your (anyone&#39;s?) life better now?<br/><br/>If the AI trade makes sense, why is only one major tech firm making a profit on it? 2026-09-07T03:15:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8rrxkw3qnc8m3c509082a5sh8lv89fhpypcf0vvq6fg53vllvz3szypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xqw0vyy Slide rule into your DMs. 2026-09-05T23:39:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs09cn05rk0l3l0qxamtq9uugle4u4nw6xuk02z0qsa24nxeps37kqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xegevmr &#34;I didn&#39;t come to the Fediverse to have ____ shoved in my face.&#34; <br/><br/>I didn&#39;t come to the Fediverse to hear your entitled opinion of what the Fediverse is for, so I guess we&#39;re even. 2026-09-05T16:57:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvffatwehgl887rl5494km9yl6h3djyggkpz4sv0cvf683pwr6yzgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xnycrcz You&#39;re a bunch of fucking weirdos. <br/><br/>It&#39;s why I feel so at home here. ❤️ 2026-09-05T16:49:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2tqxn00kj5z7pv755qzfvmsaq9kz8m7pj2k6x8rjfv6jwp2keanczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xt52k6m I know people have other reasons for disliking archive.is, but for me the breaking point was the breathtaking hypocrisy of the service disabling the browser’s reader mode and blocking read-it-later services like Instapaper. <br/><br/>&#34;We worked hard to steal this content. If you don&#39;t read it on our site with our ads wrapped around it, you&#39;re basically stealing from us.&#34; 2026-09-05T16:28:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ts36v7cx97ae0r34yau328wdnwev274cmt4qzxfkrgqzergp59szypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xu5d0f4 <br/><br/>One of the most useful lessons from one of my all-time favorite college classes (Social Psychology) seems to apply here: <br/><br/>We are all much less salient to the people around us than we think we are. <br/><br/>Or, put a different way—it&#39;s very, very rarely about you.<br/><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="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq4javlrh697myeg7g4ngkpxvcet4nxkz0226mez2m5ghuttft3sjqfu5v4c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…5v4c</a></span> </div> General advice, to no one in particular: If you read something not addressed to you on the internet and find yourself thinking that it was directed at you personally, and then find yourself increasingly outraged by this grave insult, STOP for a moment. Take a deep breath, and reach out to a friend or caregiver. </blockquote> 2026-09-04T05:14:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9evx00gyk9vcwuy6f846zueq57zmuj3gmvk8d27elqyh9ekf640czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xmu8fvt Yes, I’m moving through this shared space without making eye contact or acknowledging your presence because of my deep and abiding prejudice against your group. <br/><br/>(Your group being “people I might have to interact with.”) 2026-09-03T23:19:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9jkskgx3drzfweq9qgnm78cvrn0095ruwlntz9ktljek3m8t2sgqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xmnc9ms Glitch, please. 2026-09-03T23:05:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqt6zxaknnh668xp40wnfjcdc368f0mnpv3s7hsc9yrnth5dlp2yczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xmw2h78 Fediverse in 2025: The great thing about Linux is that there is a distro for everybody! <br/><br/>Fediverse in 2026: The terrible thing about Linux is that there is a distro for everybody! 2026-09-02T01:24:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsruzjfg5vmqdf29su5at82rvgxcjug992atnaescd7tw0j0tfu3fgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xsae2dd This thread lists *all* of the good people who know what they are doing and who also support age-verification laws for software and online services. <br/><br/>(1/1) 2026-08-29T03:13:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrp87psjpt3h0g9plt92vzfdsfu9r9wtdvsc6t4fagx85fj20dt9czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xrtcww8 Woke Hot Mastodon™. 2026-08-29T00:07:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd4cl50vvtt6lefcfgpp8088a7spaz44qpazq958tk83mnfwkzvjqzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x9ddlqn I saw something smart someone said on the internet and I wanted to reply but couldn’t think of anything that actually added to the conversation, so I DIDN’T POST. <br/><br/>Is this how normal people get through their day and finish their actual work? 2026-08-26T15:50:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96s4h7770vrr96cqvwxgley7ntapmvwku3tt57duwprh9j0rnq7czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x07apz8 It’s an entire CAN of Pringles, not an entire CAN’T of Pringles. 2026-08-25T01:09:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx7djsv4m2rnkfa7056wec0ggjmthtrkjsyq7san2thpkmj0ytjqgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xjuqyvp Oh, your hair looks really good like that. Is it AI? 2026-08-23T21:34:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp2lwlz9jyvqauhcwahlnk87vdzuqdx52gn8qqen8fkwxac0v97pczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xavmr50 Is that Pawis, Texas, or Pawis, Fwance?<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/146/320/430/345/772/original/ea0442ad4c816ec7.jpg"> 2026-08-23T18:49:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsreuctqnwqpzvr702rerssj8954pnewaplvs2337teu3nsaw862egzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xykjce5 Pray we do not change them further.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/142/703/106/465/192/original/1fd4fe5e336bf5de.jpg"> 2026-08-23T03:29:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsplfqthqx9mr7jzc9syuklvk37sy4374rgjnqe9326kjmulv8h68gzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xqxk95h You are allowed to swear on the Fediverse. 2026-08-22T15:48:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhj6frgdsp5x3545yeutjq024ccq44edcpecz86aqtdmxeftsdfszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xke8p6w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsra8wpnthg69etdd2ztfs7ttylwhzec5wyrmdwfdje4cl2n0yxe8spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qqt3wf3'>nevent1q…3wf3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqlrpfuj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqlrpfuj</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…pfuj</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqgn53v4qscdcdx8vkd86sq0d2q2ks4dzlusqz2ldu90j92k2zf07s9aa4ar" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqgn53v4qscdcdx8vkd86sq0d2q2ks4dzlusqz2ldu90j92k2zf07s9aa4ar</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…a4ar</span>)</a></span> And which jobs, again? 2026-08-21T23:44:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyurhmz8w2lulxly08m52etzhqvgct56vt0ty2yghp9m7qw3skk9szypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xp5fwma “People are only going back to Twitter because Bluesky and Mastodon are so anti-AI” is a truly epic failure of reason-washing. 2026-08-21T23:43:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx2yrreq937708w33uee2kv0px3ekvthgnrf9cj079eyh56vc2mtgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xrc6p2m Exaggerating your infrastructure plans is a very normal and healthy sign for your industry that is definitely not a bubble.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/135/257/383/931/845/original/d93d9b114c48d322.jpg"> 2026-08-21T19:56:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qms9wuqyagczkf2krj95jtw8h48amzje5ukkma6jl6dj95jz08czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xz4uyas Did he offer to govern them?<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/125/890/231/375/584/original/72de8f8140230890.jpg"> 2026-08-20T04:14:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdr6yjkwjyt8mwkpl6qc9qw5hvra94px2dfvzza4gg5k28y5m66gzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xxn3vxd Your password must contain a smaller password, that itself contains a smaller password, that itself also contains a still-smaller password, and so on. 2026-08-19T17:15:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8jdvqu7lcgkdvmlqtcmvewsh8hnptutw7fte0dal4er65jmcqdgzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xjmcs6p Your password must contain at least 16 GB of RAM in order to run our local AI model. 2026-08-19T17:12:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswn8d2nvn7czn78qrg58f7acmgqzxk8ee8rg6jpv4trnp0m3z6rqszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x86hpca Your password must contain two wolves. 2026-08-19T15:07:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqq9ugxhm9wf4q2sh6tp5kvwxgf803qpyqzrqlp0azh00e4pwqrrszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xyu9tqd Another of Kourtney&#39;s #watercolors (and a preview of coming attractions, for those of us in the northern hemisphere).<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/120/245/757/739/953/original/b125f3ea5553b266.jpeg"> 2026-08-19T04:18:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrktn2zd7sguvvke4dnqvf4uka032mrukdnu4p45y6qtqedmrxmcczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xsucjc3 The bad actors contributing to the RAM shortage are greedy opportunists. I don’t have any patience for conspiracy theories about a cabal who saw this five years ago and planned eleven steps ahead. The most advanced strategic thought an MBA ever had was at the level of “What if profit, but more?” 2026-08-18T17:51:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswl2c99e2fnzgd0z000dx5jpcp293k0g23kjd02h6d8c6s23hkfmczypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x50358d <br/><br/>Someone mentioned the use of prompt injection in resumes and CVs, to which I replied, &#34;If you&#39;re going to use AI to triage resumes, applicants are allowed to talk directly to the AI.&#34; <br/><br/>I think that principle generalizes: if you put an AI between us, I am allowed address the AI. Period, full stop. <br/><br/>And particularly if you run something I gave you through an AI without checking with me first, there&#39;s no reason I should have to disclose that I am giving instructions to that AI.<br/><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="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqxzkcxdpeaaeaxme4cerqpw2jx56te8e5zxn0w283fn25wq7pspaq730j9f" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…0j9f</a></span> </div> The judge makes some excellent points about why this is improper, and the plaintiff's excuses are not very credible, but overall I still find myself unable to get worked up about the ethics of prompt injection. Read the goddamn text with your senses and your brain. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.404media.co/person-hides-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing-telling-ai-to-side-with-them/">https://www.404media.co/person-hides-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing-telling-ai-to-side-with-them/</a> </blockquote> 2026-08-18T13:25:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq8zg8f4hjpg7xgvhgn46clv3873gylkth8mm6y4r795htvdhff7qzypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xplq0zx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrptvrxsu77u7ndu6uv3sqh9fr2d9unu6prfhh9rc5e428q0qcq7spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qnc08gs'>nevent1q…08gs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you&#39;re going to use AI on my shit, you get what you get. 2026-08-18T04:38:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrptvrxsu77u7ndu6uv3sqh9fr2d9unu6prfhh9rc5e428q0qcq7szypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xh0gkzu The judge makes some excellent points about why this is improper, and the plaintiff&#39;s excuses are not very credible, but overall I still find myself unable to get worked up about the ethics of prompt injection. Read the goddamn text with your senses and your brain. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.404media.co/person-hides-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing-telling-ai-to-side-with-them/">https://www.404media.co/person-hides-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing-telling-ai-to-side-with-them/</a> 2026-08-18T04:38:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgpj65wfzq3xhn2wrk96xe9mtem5f6mgsnmz8jgrpqg3m892ssuzszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49x3phl4c “Wearing earbuds in public places makes you seem more unapproachable.” <br/><br/>Yes, exactly. 2026-08-17T20:57:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsypzhx4yqxpyydjl3852tq5q3tc0qpwapkvx5s2q9p6hw3upag09czypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xrvgnkz Social media ITaaS platform (Intrusive Thoughts as a Service). 2026-08-17T20:20:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyphm4em5vtdpe6ldk7jxmkwcep885w3rw6s4lx5uaz5nurwz8hlszypkayzut957sxc82crm9m6yvt52dzjtpw42hujnkqcqdr0hhap49xcd2uye Logging on.<br/><br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/117/111/634/981/287/603/original/56b20daa65f31010.jpg"> 2026-08-17T15:48:56Z