2026-10-28T10:07:10Z https://nostr.now Justin ⏚ https://nostr.now/npub1mxt5tgggq9ahgtsjaqkhdyr5dgsmlwev205ueldhtgh5j32wh5aq4m9w9w https://cdn.masto.host/twitsocial/accounts/avatars/109/378/521/654/372/374/original/0504e711ce76e5c2.png https://cdn.masto.host/twitsocial/accounts/avatars/109/378/521/654/372/374/original/0504e711ce76e5c2.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9etynuezx97v7l7j2qgkkf3cvnae0u9wysjqfhgc72l4r3y45q8czyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5hxh56p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9y5cgfjp5vmwxjqfpdfr6dqc2prskjmdual3k0yrcf7azhrdhm5qt4gzl5'>nevent1q…gzl5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry what all I can see are dollar signs 2026-05-13T23:36:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs20w82vqjglvxys68335r6jm7m73z4lscavhl023xs9emhuaq4kaszyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5ktk34y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2xg4lmvscq2lktltcm3mskje0qp933d34gnqyfnl6sqrgxfxvf4sfuk47q'>nevent1q…k47q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh my god you&#39;re right, the Next Big Thing is 100% going to be &#34;quantum&#34;.<br/><br/>Quantum AI Metaverse when?? 2026-05-13T23:21:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy3xh5jml504z2gtue32xt0jsqz6vmf2vw0umv9840rhcrqm59vrszyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n54xmqxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstkh922msxjft7nce9q98c4e3tjmvkz9xu5ta50lzc7jy5utcc42q4h828k'>nevent1q…828k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also friendly reminder that I have a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13fke9xvm3382npmrqsf9axvhxrxzdtvpqp9juh7npl5l7me2stesjdz5hw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Flipboard</span> (<span class="italic">npub13fk…z5hw</span>)</a></span> that emphasizes (but is not exclusive to) deep-cut posts from independent writers and small publishers.<br/><br/><a href="https://flipboard.com/@justinhanagan/sg-recommends-dbbgi70uy">https://flipboard.com/@justinhanagan/sg-recommends-dbbgi70uy</a> 2026-02-16T13:43:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstkh922msxjft7nce9q98c4e3tjmvkz9xu5ta50lzc7jy5utcc42qzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n57vsg2n RE: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dlants/116077253965264708">https://hachyderm.io/@dlants/116077253965264708</a><br/><br/>This is a *highly* recommended read to anyone out there who is curious to learn about what LLMs and generative AI tech is actually doing/can do, without the corporate hype that surrounds it. <br/><br/>Denis also has a knack for describing aspects of human intelligence (and &#34;intelligence&#34; in general) with clear language that helped me more clearly see the differences between humans and LLMs. 2026-02-16T13:41:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszzf3jl9rptmez9nzdnumv7aehgqr64fxfjn4v38jfjrfkwky4uuqzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5299nrh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2lxfe57sz0l4l3qau45hee0ymzat5z04tegdmp2zzrlanf52mrsmaplvk'>nevent1q…plvk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>America is a big place and while nearly everything on this list is not universal, it&#39;s safe to say there are many more Americans who do have access to all items on this list than there are people in Finland who have access to all items.<br/><br/>This is not a defense of America, it is shameful how it treats the average citizen. But something I see Europeans consistently get wrong is the per capita differences.<br/><br/>For example: Finland has six million people. America has 23 million millionaires. 2026-01-11T22:41:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrwejme9qrptqftsm5pjnv7h0a0mv028q4952hwlm5fhqmjv7heszyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5w3ftz4 Very excited to see that #NYTimes podcasters <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1unta7keak0cqngcgngz4guts8790sysdfze5uwh0ke5md52ke4yqcpk4k7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kevin Roose</span> (<span class="italic">npub1unt…k4k7</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1drpk6ku7q99acfpkazt26akq8ypa5wc5v0zkxp7n975mqpr2djcscp4unm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Casey Newton</span> (<span class="italic">npub1drp…4unm</span>)</a></span> created a Mastodon instance, the #forkiverse!<br/><br/>Mastodon is often presented in media as weird and scary, having familiar names behind an instance can give fans a degree of comfort when making the change. More fanbases should do it!<br/><br/><a href="https://theforkiverse.com">https://theforkiverse.com</a> 2026-01-11T13:48:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvtgkxulqttg22f6c5c7ngm4fg3sdq4f9gc97ss579w0z3ptj8tyczyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5300n0e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrmyeeq04u677kz045dt93hzv2nfj780cqkjk0rq5zdzmlhraxasj32n8w'>nevent1q…2n8w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This appears to be causing some drama on the site. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySocial/comments/1nyygvy/comment/nhyu415/">https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueskySocial/comments/1nyygvy/comment/nhyu415/</a> 2025-10-06T16:41:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd6m64vm2xvm4rk7h5hgy26a49p53jzqk3x60ehlt2kw3cqjxrmyczyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5cy0l2t Just discovered a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gh2k6xg8zqsl2hu9m4xqrg50sgeyvmt3aw2unjp8dze23g8sk37sxrtcud" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>uBlockOrigin</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gh2…tcud</span>)</a></span> list that blocks pages with AI imagery from your Google (and DuckDuckGo) search results:<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist">https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist</a> 2025-09-23T14:25:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvfyr923s8w6aqag7qrt0l7fx8cefjk538ygmmqv499xy5y29emvczyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5aaqpp2 <a href="https://imginn.com/p/DNI4VI2oV0q/">https://imginn.com/p/DNI4VI2oV0q/</a><br/><br/>The future tech bros want<br/><br/>#ai #aislop<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/twitsocial/media_attachments/files/115/010/459/646/892/798/original/601cc0f7fd3823c9.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-11T13:53:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgajujtpc6yyw8x0jk9jcftkgx2zx284n9g5meqmshvay9f76a0eczyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5v4ej7q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8d06t3n9r85z3e2z60xn93s4g8h06svt44un033cspxlhhyclqqf0tuzz'>nevent1q…tuzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The most under-reported uBlock protip I know about is checking off the the &#34;annoyances&#34; filter lists after installing (which are not checked by default)!<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/twitsocial/media_attachments/files/114/942/876/973/802/747/original/df956ea98942669e.png"> <br/> 2025-07-30T15:27:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5az4z4w043vufdhg8fx3exwf8ar7ke6rlaqdr0k9qslsn493f2gzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5xsn2x5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszds02tgskw60xw89mamma9sn673k03me9ea3fj5gjk82tv6p7jvquylk2t'>nevent1q…lk2t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/twitsocial/media_attachments/files/113/934/787/607/298/084/original/ad7f762338d9cc55.png"> <br/> 2025-02-02T14:34:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2d36emfkxs6avrzt6u09jz575edx62tnz9v65qvnhpwjkthtusqzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n52upgr6 Why are people spending so much on &#34;AI&#34; that produces stuff nobody wants to spend money on?<br/><br/>All this on more in the latest issue of Stay Grounded!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.staygrounded.online/p/its-2025-and-weve-yet-to-see">https://www.staygrounded.online/p/its-2025-and-weve-yet-to-see</a> 2025-01-18T13:56:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyyxptjphly29hrurtspj3hywfalcgzmy4x48pq3ydqltkd5fxkuszyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5quydq7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0adgv77yqxf5url9k6g2857ek2v7ajh57q7x0emjzcdz3r3v2wkszn8p8c'>nevent1q…8p8c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Regardless of the quality, even if an LLM was invented that *could* summarize as well as a human, who wants an additional intermediary with their loved ones? Who wants to play a game of telephone when they don&#39;t have to? 2025-01-18T12:15:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqfey3uzj0l3clwyd77xqghgcv9jahg63z2768drq55f3ry7e30yqzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5wnpr7r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrhashpeyy7wpgt2thlzus249agnq64wymm77pnlerek87pmpm5ecj4agux'>nevent1q…agux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think a lot of fedi geeks confuse Mastodon with the github issues tab. 2024-12-28T12:18:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6u7vx8m0230tq42hhlze70xd2rzn0f4xkeg80yrwt8rpkswscggzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5yxr6xj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28zeudeftwn7px4puy7jdvt53d7nmpcllehjaqsmlk45mlpva99ccvyzeh'>nevent1q…yzeh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s an old proverb that goes: &#34;The best time to switch to Firefox is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.&#34; 2024-12-21T12:59:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5wfhxmy29aekdecxp85jfv2gckv0e4kg5s86gsqj0qa6tsy6smqzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5y7sdyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd46mxw0whenhkwchtpd07l0kflr52excptg26a3zqzptjlqkrzssu3egh2'>nevent1q…egh2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Does the Hue Bridge not require Internet access? Or are you using something else? 2024-12-15T13:44:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgftzhwanxs25mwtmg9frf0t2yh8n9ry5j4aqzy497upyqkpmekcczyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5sztm74 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2avc04dy9vwtymestxnhdklv6k5aqtm3wvpn35sypzy4h2fmjwqsaea9sp'>nevent1q…a9sp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Onion bid was highest *because* the Sandy Hook families were paying out of their own pockets. This feels like going out of the way to make sure the families won&#39;t get the outcome they specifically paid for. 2024-12-11T13:15:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswcc6dglkj07q2dxrjtxl3fec3v8p4yd7nq54t32sxet4588rcjyszyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n548fx7y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqj5egphln43a0c5v95cyztmpf8mg5qwlgyzhwhz6ksnpsq4s7gscxrwygd'>nevent1q…wygd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Threads will fully integrate activity pub before BlueSky has a second &#34;instance&#34; (neither will happen). 2024-11-22T12:34:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxgu8w24an64d9j3psj2sacgt63setcaakm5pwqmjfll0nx3da0tgzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n58lff0l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04pd29fy6h639vl7v9gcn94dnfmv8tj4zzxy9w9qv63umqumq7fgwqcvyk'>nevent1q…cvyk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Huh? &#34;hop-skip-jump to the next best platform without losing your community&#34; is exactly what BlueSky users CANNOT do. 2024-11-20T14:02:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2crshhnce9dwvzmajr4gjv7n0kxukjlh37rew6vyzk4j79r23deqzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5802jay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqh4g5d8spy67wl53zcvrh05whsaet05z535au6j77xqdehlqcarcm5gea4'>nevent1q…gea4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I meant that those are not encrypted and anyone with an admin account could read them if they really wanted. I realize now that you are talking about something different! 2024-11-16T18:51:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgsqhjkl59rfcdrpqquez5e0u2r9039cjdpx4ft5y7klr4245dfdgzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5d2enwj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzmzvyzdz9flphwky24xlluqac2kykkcjlt30ec38ukd0uq5senqjwwugw'>nevent1q…wugw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there a choice? I don&#39;t see how federation works without it. 2024-11-16T18:24:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0c3ut93ndsd0dx4dzx9hsu2advehz8h7qa8c32er49a8dcvzsmlqzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5e7e0ad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgrpw5ehvrqnmwtwhkk39nsvkee2vc7cedl2yvpzj99a2g6jhrsqukqduu'>nevent1q…qduu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Eh, I&#39;ve heard this before but I don&#39;t really buy it! The reason I don&#39;t is because the *experience* of Mastodon is functionally identical to that of Bluesky (or Twitter, or Threads):<br/><br/>1. Download app<br/>2. Make account<br/>3. Search for people to follow<br/>4. Post using hashtags, etc. <br/><br/>At no point is a Mastodon user ever faced with anything involving &#34;federation&#34; or &#34;decentralization&#34; unless they willingly choose to seek it out. It&#39;s impossible to tell it from a centralized service. 2024-11-11T18:37:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrj96tkk8dju955kd04c2eqq5se8ukh62pnpdka8vpk03ngsxvg8szyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5th69s2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdcf0v9dqjf8tuhv39238qhjk96peq6tycmrtddqve98m6tc9qpwq29xm38'>nevent1q…xm38</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If only there existed a social media network that wasn&#39;t for-profit and centralized! Maybe one day. 2024-11-11T16:16:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvt30lh08sedkpmz9nh259t4mc6zay3wms0e8ztnm45hwgcxq826czyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n59d7pvw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz7q2zz7hu7ycrdr48aqmezmthnklk73h96ek0g6cn2zhyzpk3easpgawfa'>nevent1q…awfa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is just centralized, for profit social media with extra steps! 2024-10-27T02:20:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0zana2s6eq35t2acrgd89l2n2w7tnhxp39fscglm7cy9fx6gd0szyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5uf7s2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfmqh32v0w5d4p4yvee9l5nfjt4yylxm9lew0q262l34k653l6q8qy7dnu7'>nevent1q…dnu7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Last I checked ain&#39;t nobody forced Gen X to do that... 2024-10-23T21:37:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjh30483995mmppwhrcegyclgq2la2mql24p46e3nw9drt4eus9qzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5633c39 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyh6teg9akcw4gy7e39nzakxtexfdqgdq5uy2fcwhc302fqxq28jslvusyp'>nevent1q…usyp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m with you, and I really struggle with understanding the perspective of those who think the $100B private equity company is the one acting in the best interests of open source. 2024-10-10T14:52:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznkrm7cfjkegyfjdnlzuxsna2wuzmh4knsn7j8tjs5hectgad36gzyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n5hx4gff I&#39;ve actually been working on a piece similar this for a few months, but I kept questioning my knowledge and the overall premise (that &#34;AI&#34; companies are not viable business models), checking my data and re-writing so much that I&#39;ve genuinely worried the &#34;AI&#34; market would collapse before it was ready to be published. <br/><br/>Honestly this piece by [@Zitron](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Zitron">https://mastodon.social/@Zitron</a> ) is so comprehensive I feel liberated! <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/oai-business/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/oai-business/</a> 2024-10-07T03:42:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz05c98fz2k48fztwufdct2xrpwzvm85xwaveqeumrvc0y8cvzndczyrvew3dppqqhkapwzt5z6a5sw34zr0am93f7nn8akadz7j29f67n52zqkel In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspap6guvzmxldc5huxta7fhrjjeeqt7axy2t7u5yg8apzmcrnrjwsyd0xmn'>nevent1q…0xmn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They take privacy REALLY seriously 2024-09-14T12:34:28Z