Nostr notes by Jens Finkhäuser

more important, does.Starbucks serve pumpkin spice raktajino?

2026-10-13T19:14:49Z

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more important, does.Starbucks serve pumpkin spice raktajino?

I was suggesting back in the day to publish these as ActivityPub ...

2026-10-04T07:10:02Z

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I was suggesting back in the day to publish these as ActivityPub objects with moderation suggestions (e.g. limit, block, whatever). Then have the admin interface be able to say "ignore block suggestions from X" or "turn limit from Y into block" or whatnot. And e.g. "take back blocks from Z" as an emergency measure.

Basically, blindly accepting those suggestions is largely a terrible idea, but allowing for admins to loosely model their trust in recommendations is useful.

Ich meine es war Pratchett der meinte, das Problem mit einem Kopf ...

2026-10-02T19:38:46Z

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Ich meine es war Pratchett der meinte, das Problem mit einem Kopf der offen für Neues ist, daß jeder kommen und was reinlegen kann.

Daran muss ich bei "Technologieoffenheit" jedenfalls immer denken.

Thank you! @npub1p6t…nlj8

2026-10-02T19:21:07Z

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Thank you! Noodlemaz (npub1p6t…nlj8)

Why would I? Don't answer that. Just... think about what it ...

2026-10-02T13:24:23Z

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Why would I?

Don't answer that. Just... think about what it is you're saying there.

meh

2026-10-02T11:55:12Z

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meh

This is also a contender. ...

2026-10-02T10:17:46Z

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This is also a contender.

Contemplating a new profile pic. ...

2026-10-02T07:24:52Z

Contemplating a new profile pic.

Technically (TM) Doom took a lot of shortcuts, as did Ultima ...

2026-10-02T05:20:30Z

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Technically (TM) Doom took a lot of shortcuts, as did Ultima Underworld, so I'm not sure to which level of nitpicking the argument will hold. But you can always fall back on Quake. It was widely regarded as the first "real" 3D game after Elite/Frontier, give or take.

How the fuck can you have an opinion on this when you don't ...

2026-10-01T16:37:48Z

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How the fuck can you have an opinion on this when you don't even know how it works?

Muted, can't be arsed with this ineptitude.

Oh, on the socioeconomic side of things, yes, absolutely. When it ...

2026-10-01T15:44:48Z

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Oh, on the socioeconomic side of things, yes, absolutely.

When it comes to the activities they're trying to replace, it really is not.

But in all honesty, if this is what you think human creativity is like, this discussion has been pointless from the start.

apparently better than you 🤷 AI isn't aimed to automate ...

2026-10-01T14:51:54Z

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apparently better than you 🤷

AI isn't aimed to automate repetitive tasks. AI is aimed to replace workers when they apply creative problem solving skills.

The two are not the same.

The Marxist position is to smash data centers, because the ...

2026-10-01T04:58:49Z

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The Marxist position is to smash data centers, because the "means of production" is worker's brains.

LLMs mimic this, and badly, in an attempt to devalue the workers' outputs. "Seizing" them does nothing to change that.

Last weekend, we went to an escape room for K1's birthday. ...

2026-09-25T07:00:50Z

Last weekend, we went to an escape room for K1's birthday. The kids had *a lot* of fun, but also got a little over-excited and tried to solve three puzzles at the same time. Energetic, chaotic, but lots of smart insights!

My role was mostly going "hey you there have a solution, and you over in the other corner have a problem! Why don't you two see if they fit together!"

A lot of fun!

Anyway, it occurred to me that the puzzles are really *incredibly* simple. What makes them difficult is...

Oh yeah, he also keeps defending Drumpf. It's like, can you ...

2026-09-08T13:10:25Z

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Oh yeah, he also keeps defending Drumpf. It's like, can you scream "I'm a Nazi bootlicker" any louder?

Sad part is, we do understand, and all his policies are about ...

2026-09-08T13:07:22Z

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Sad part is, we do understand, and all his policies are about lining his BlackRock buddies' pockets with funds taken from the most needy.

He is terrible, and people easily recognize that.

well, you might not like it, but there are centuries of precedent ...

2026-09-07T06:03:22Z

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well, you might not like it, but there are centuries of precedent behind this. I wrote that up earlier this year:

https://finkhaeuser.de/2026-03-17-ai-is-a-fascist-project/

Not damned by God. I don't hold with that kind of thing. But ...

2026-09-07T05:58:22Z

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Not damned by God. I don't hold with that kind of thing.

But it's not like you can feed the fascism machine and not be "damned" in some sense. No ethical AI use under capitalism, that sort of thing.

The thing a lot of people don't seem to understand about that statement is that it is neither blanket excuse, nor blanket accusation. You might be forced to do $thing, knowing it's not ethical.

What nobody forces you to do is to jump on the hype train to destruction.

I have no idea what you might mean by digital Calvinism. I ...

2026-09-07T05:36:11Z

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I have no idea what you might mean by digital Calvinism. I consider it more of a modern Luddite movement.

I would like to introduce you to a bunch of instances I blocked, ...

2026-08-28T16:32:11Z

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I would like to introduce you to a bunch of instances I blocked, if you want to know how well "the web" moderates non-progressive views.

But you have a bone to pick, and from the tone, it's not with me.

So chill for a week.

The web didn't do it. It's currently consumed by fascist ...

2026-08-28T08:54:32Z

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The web didn't do it. It's currently consumed by fascist (funded and ideological) AI.

The web failed horribly at not becoming a Nazi bar.

Perhaps we've avoided becoming a Nazi bar by keeping ...

2026-08-28T04:56:43Z

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Perhaps we've avoided becoming a Nazi bar by keeping conservative relatives away and focusing moderation on harassment rather than pursuing growth.

Christine Lemmer-Webber (npub1urx…v0z4)

Is it "what happens if a transporter accident turns us all ...

2026-08-23T06:34:30Z

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Is it "what happens if a transporter accident turns us all into muppets?" Asking for a friend.

Instead we have UEFI implementing drivers, then the bootloader ...

2026-08-21T17:55:43Z

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Instead we have UEFI implementing drivers, then the bootloader implementing drivers, potentially a second bootloader, then the kernel,...

Yeah, those "externalities" are far more of the reason I ...

2026-08-19T18:54:36Z

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Yeah, those "externalities" are far more of the reason I dislike LLMs than anything else.

It's never worked for me, that's all I can say about it. ...

2026-08-19T18:43:05Z

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It's never worked for me, that's all I can say about it. 🤷

That argument is like arguing that it's possible to produce ...

2026-08-19T18:28:03Z

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That argument is like arguing that it's possible to produce RW code in Perl (the argument usually goes that you can write Perl just fine, but reading it afterwards is impossible).

As I have contributed to RW Perl code, I can attest it's possible.

It just isn't easy.

industrial efficiency inspired by Henry Ford. I always add that, ...

2026-08-13T05:36:54Z

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industrial efficiency inspired by Henry Ford.

I always add that, not because I am trying to spread blame. I've just encountered the narrative too often that "this would never happen here". Hitler and Ford were buddies who exchanged ideas on this. It absolutely did happen in the US as well, in a sense.

... on this topic, I find it's hard not to be suspicious. ...

2026-08-02T18:19:00Z

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... on this topic, I find it's hard not to be suspicious.

Still, suspicion (worry, fear) are one thing. Treating you like an arsehole because you played around with an LLM is quite another, and not something I can condone.

Hang in there!

... I do so as rarely as I can get away with, but often enough ...

2026-08-02T18:17:23Z

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... I do so as rarely as I can get away with, but often enough that I still know what I'm talking about.

TL;DR, you won't get hate from me, quite the contrary. You do a lot of awesome stuff, and I absolutely want you around (not that it's up to me).

I'm just also genuinely hoping this isn't going to turn you into a future slopster. Didn't get that impression. But if it happens, I might change my tune.

Sorry, I wanted to provide a bit of a counter weight to the negativity, but...

I mean... I think you know I'm vocally against LLMs. And I ...

2026-08-02T18:13:42Z

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I mean... I think you know I'm vocally against LLMs. And I hope you also noticed I wasn't piling on you, despite thinking that slopsters should be shamed.

I guess that only makes sense if I don't think of you as a slopster.

It's the wrong moment, but I have plenty of reasons to not be so sure that what you did brought more good into the world than bad. That's basically my measure, though.

As far as experimenting with LLMs goes, I think we all sort of have to. For my own part, ...

Please no 3-byte shorts. I beg of you.

2026-07-20T06:09:00Z

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Please no 3-byte shorts. I beg of you.

In all honesty, about 50% of why I prefer C++ is that it reduces ...

2026-07-16T19:40:33Z

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In all honesty, about 50% of why I prefer C++ is that it reduces this boilerplate, and makes the call site code a little more compact.

About 50% or so is templates.

And then we have to deduct some 25% or so because they had to go and put inheritance in.

(Not an entirely serious response, but not completely wrong, either.)

I have. 🤷

2026-07-15T19:48:17Z

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I have. 🤷

Kind of. That's what foreach with invoking some kind of ...

2026-07-15T19:08:22Z

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Kind of.

That's what foreach with invoking some kind of callback is for.

Granted, you write such a construct only once.

If you have this tattoo, cover it up as an Eye of Providence. ...

2026-07-14T13:16:34Z

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If you have this tattoo, cover it up as an Eye of Providence. Better to be assumed a Freemason, I guess.

The other day, I was reflecting how Rowlings' TERFiness ...

2026-07-14T13:04:54Z

The other day, I was reflecting how Rowlings' TERFiness blends neatly with her support of fascist politics.

The reason I was reflecting on that is that there is a whole generation of people who grew up with the HP franchise, and have consequently opted to get tattoos with the Deathly Hallows symbol.

I realize that having such a tattoo in no way implies supporting Rowlings' shitty politics. Nonetheless, seeing that symbol, especially as a tattoo, now gives me very icky vibes.

So... too soon?

... to such beliefs. But I may have missed a good analysis. ...

2026-07-11T13:07:32Z

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... to such beliefs.

But I may have missed a good analysis. I'm opening to reading them, if anyone has pointers?

I haven't yet read a convincing take on why "stochastic ...

2026-07-11T13:06:45Z

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I haven't yet read a convincing take on why "stochastic parrot" would *not* be an accurate description.

Most of what I have read falls in the realm of magical thinking: that any sufficiently complex stochastic model is indistinguishable from real intelligence, and therefore MUST be more than the sum of its parts. Unfortunately, there is never a good reason given why this MUST be the case.

I do not mind losing credibility with people who cling ...

I agree. What I'm trying to get at is that "it ...

2026-07-11T11:10:06Z

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I agree. What I'm trying to get at is that "it doesn't matter to the community" is more of an expression of a) maybe some needs factor more strongly, and/or b) perhaps people don't know enough about sweat shops or their LLM equivalent.

Your cheap t-shirt comes from a sweat shop where 10 year olds ...

2026-07-11T08:48:13Z

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Your cheap t-shirt comes from a sweat shop where 10 year olds make them, how it was made doesn't matter to the community.

Maybe she didn't actually worship them. Perhaps she just used ...

2026-07-11T07:36:41Z

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Maybe she didn't actually worship them. Perhaps she just used to be a gifted mathematician, and now you're in a Laundry novel.

Fair. I posit that in my experience, the majority of folk ...

2026-06-28T16:02:02Z

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Fair.

I posit that in my experience, the majority of folk choosing a MIT style license is "I may want to make money off it", or "but GPL is bad for business" or some variation thereof, not "my goal is for high quality software to reduce/prevent human suffering". At least that is what I heard most often; the sample may not be representative.

It doesn't invalidate what you said. It just reinforces my belief that neither licensing scheme is "right".

Anyway, I'm going to drop this.

To be fair, I think both are important goals, and it would be ...

2026-06-28T15:40:15Z

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To be fair, I think both are important goals, and it would be best not having to decide between the two.

Copyleft vitality can be examined in the same way as permissive licenses: it may have started as a kind of intent to *spread*, but the actual effect is more that copyleft software is riskier to enclose.

(Neither is a foolproof scheme, FWIW)

No, the difference being whether widespread high quality software ...

2026-06-28T15:32:28Z

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No, the difference being whether widespread high quality software is more important to you, or guarantees (to the degree possible) that free access to software related human knowledge is preserved.

Ok. So I'm really not trying to start an argument. But ...

2026-06-28T15:27:04Z

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Ok.

So I'm really not trying to start an argument. But consider that in the sense of "a system is what a system does", the author seems to understand MIT/BSD licenses quite well.

Which is to say, it's perhaps less of a question of understanding, and more of a question of which effect carries more value (good or bad) for you.

Not a troll question: what IS the point or purpose of MIT/BSD ...

2026-06-28T15:16:01Z

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Not a troll question: what IS the point or purpose of MIT/BSD licenses?

I ask because as Liam Proven (npub19yg…w8um) wrote, it seems like frustratingly offensive language aside, the point about copyleft is, well, why copyleft exists.

Postet Söder eigentlich derzeit darüber, wie er Eisbein mit ...

2026-06-28T15:07:31Z

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Postet Söder eigentlich derzeit darüber, wie er Eisbein mit Sauerkraut am Isar-Strand futtert? Oder hält schafft er es mal einem Fettnäpfchen auszuweichen?

Autoverbot und kostenfreie OePNV für die Sommermonate.

2026-06-28T12:53:56Z

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Autoverbot und kostenfreie OePNV für die Sommermonate.

Politiker fordern ja so gerne. Ich fordere Politiker, die die ...

2026-06-28T12:46:39Z

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Politiker fordern ja so gerne. Ich fordere Politiker, die die Klimakrise mal bezwingen.

The conference itself is a shitshow. But I love "billionaire ...

2026-06-21T07:32:33Z

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The conference itself is a shitshow. But I love "billionaire throws vanity event, asks professor to pay for the privilege of contributing to it"

Warum erinnert das an Cones of Dunshire? Ich bin im Prinzip gerne ...

2026-05-18T05:39:24Z

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Warum erinnert das an Cones of Dunshire?

Ich bin im Prinzip gerne dabei, solange es zeitlich passt...

I absolutely love BookWyrm. I absolutely despair of it. I am ...

2026-04-24T05:40:36Z

I absolutely love BookWyrm. I absolutely despair of it. I am caught in the dilemma of knowing how to "fix" it and not knowing how I can practically do so.

There exist open standards for book metadata. Some of them have great reach. BookWyrm does not use them.

There exist open standards for publishing library or collection content. They could be combined with the above book metadata standards. BookWyrm does not use them.

What we have instead is a system which implements a subset of these in...

...in public, well no, apparently. Apparently I'm ...

2026-03-28T19:20:30Z

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...in public, well no, apparently.

Apparently I'm anthropomorphizing animals, which is a science no-no. I am assigning human-like qualities to them, based on the undeniable observation that they act similar to humans when placed into similar situations.

That's not how it's done! *tuts in science*

Clearly it is significantly more ethical to discard the evidence in front of us, so we can continue to abuse other creatures at will.

This is done ...

I'm reminded of this intensely unethical science paper I ...

2026-03-28T19:17:46Z

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I'm reminded of this *intensely* unethical science paper I read some twenty years or so where scientists electrocuted fish.

Why? To find out whether fish felt pain.

Their conclusion? They exhibit some behaviour patterns that suggest they could, but more research (i.e. electrocution) is required. You can't be sure, after all.

If this seems particularly disturbing, as if it's just some psychopaths using science as an excuse to live out their sicko fantasies ...

... part is just what follows the block, and so is just as ...

2026-03-21T10:42:09Z

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... part is just what follows the block, and so is just as intuitive as if I/O was blocking.

My TL;DR is at any rate that there are a lot improvements to language UX that we need to experiment more with.

Some years ago, a friend of mine made a JavaScript based version ...

2026-03-21T10:39:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…txrm
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Some years ago, a friend of mine made a JavaScript based version of a language that had Orc's parallelization operations included. Your example reminds me of that a little.

Of course, the focus was different, but the UX nonetheless was better.

Imagine a block in which things get done in parallel, until the first one finishes. The others get cancelled. E.g.

firstOf {
Get(first_url);
Get(second_url);
Get(third_url);
}

The "then"...

Nicotine makes it worse, sure, but you can still see fluff ...

2026-02-14T08:40:01Z

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Nicotine makes it worse, sure, but you can still see fluff without it.

this picture is totally unrealistic! Computers are well known not ...

2026-02-11T22:42:29Z

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this picture is totally unrealistic!

Computers are well known not to run without at least a cm of sticky fluff buildup on every surface.

Leftist purity wars have always been the Left's undoing. ...

2026-02-09T11:49:05Z

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Leftist purity wars have always been the Left's undoing. "Performative" is just the latest weapon in them.

Let's assume this isn't sarcastic, and that's a ...

2026-01-30T19:14:46Z

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Let's assume this isn't sarcastic, and that's a legitimate use of LLMs.

It presupposes that you have already achieved a level of understanding code that, to date, only years or decades of practical experience writing code provides.

In other words, investing into this as a strategy would still be an abysmally stupid decision.

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@patrickcmiller/115918039973702110 ...

2026-01-19T07:17:29Z

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@patrickcmiller/115918039973702110

Smarter than EU leadership.
nostr:note1gnr32upf4w7u3fs8nkew6nc8efxzt2ywjpxf9x9sexkjv8ttf64q93uhv7

Fascinating morning reads. I stumbled on a thread about ableistic ...

2026-01-06T07:18:11Z

Fascinating morning reads.

I stumbled on a thread about ableistic behaviour this morning, which was, let's say, not awesome. In my (unsuccessful) attempt to find the post triggering the thread, I came across a paper on moderation issues on mastodon, which is undoubtedly correct, but... *le sigh*

It frames the problem as both technical and social, but it misses - as most such discourses seem to - a simple psychological root cause.

I'll explain. I keep explaining this.

define "recent". In living memory?

2025-12-09T06:52:50Z

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define "recent". In living memory?

Honestly, no. The way this tends to work is that protesters ...

2025-11-29T16:52:46Z

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Honestly, no.

The way this tends to work is that protesters *will* get their right in court, after months and years of effort and cost. The police folk get paid leave for a few weeks, a mandatory sensitivity training, and the next time, nothing has changed.

Police violence against protesters ...

2025-11-29T14:15:54Z

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Police violence against protesters https://don.linxx.net/@inkorrupt/115633320909717544

A lot of Germans are posting in German about #Giessen today, and ...

2025-11-29T14:12:51Z

A lot of Germans are posting in German about #Giessen today, and since many of our friends overseas may be confused, here's a summary:

The current iteration of the Nazi-Party, the AfD, is holding a summit in the town of Giessen today. They announced the formation of a youth org (Hitler-Jugend?). A ton of people came to protest. The police are busy protecting the Nazis, and politicians in the current government see fit to attack the protesters.

This needs international attention.

#depol

Unsolicited advice: get rid of stuff. The Marie Kondo method of ...

2025-10-30T09:03:01Z

Unsolicited advice: get rid of stuff.

The Marie Kondo method of "does it spark joy?" seems rather silly, yes. And of course sometimes joy isn't why you hold on to something.

But on the gripping hand, I can tell you with utmost sincerity that moving house when there are a ton of things you don't need, well, sucks.

This message is brought to you by someone planning a day trip to the charity shop, followed by the dump.

My wife works as Mission Director, and once wore some ...

2025-10-21T05:28:26Z

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My wife works as Mission Director, and once wore some captain's pips to work, which is fairly unobtrusive really. She broke tradition and picked a command gold blouse with that.

But of course a coworker saw her enter the control room like that, jumped up, and called out "Captain on the bridge!"

That world is full of Star Trek nerds.

(Yeah, OK, I got the pips for her. I admit it.)

It is easier to just welcome our AI overlords. ...

2025-08-03T08:43:33Z

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It *is* easier to just welcome our AI overlords. [@_elena](https://mastodon.social/@_elena ) jonny (nonvenomous) (npub1ljm…w8tm)

archive.org

2025-07-31T03:34:05Z

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archive.org

I'm not religious, but... ...

2025-07-21T20:22:48Z

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I'm not religious, but...

One simple reason could be that meat production consumes a lot ...

2025-07-10T14:28:02Z

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One simple reason could be that meat production consumes a lot more water than that of crops.

https://foodprint.org/issues/the-water-footprint-of-food/

Yes, there is land that is not suitable for growing crops, but works for grazing animals. That is not so much the case when animals are fed on crops we could reasonably consume ourselves (at least in a variation), such as soy beans or corn.

But I would love to read this analysis :)

2025-07-08T11:22:14Z

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But I would love to read this analysis :)

Biblically accurate porridge. ...

2025-06-27T05:12:28Z

Biblically accurate porridge.

https://localsend.org/ I'd much prefer a CLI tool, but stuff ...

2025-06-12T04:20:19Z

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https://localsend.org/

I'd much prefer a CLI tool, but stuff does exist.

They didn't, though? Hmm. Let's face it, it's been a ...

2025-06-01T23:02:35Z

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They didn't, though? Hmm. Let's face it, it's been a long time since I saw it. I may be wrong. But I felt like it was just getting started.

Ah, hang on - The series was good! Got that confused. Basically ...

2025-06-01T17:39:04Z

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Ah, hang on - The *series* was good! Got that confused.

Basically a mix of total recall and blade runner themes, done well for a 90s show. But cancelled before it went anywhere.

Maybe. There was only one film that I literally fell asleep to ...

2025-06-01T17:05:14Z

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Maybe.

There was only one film that I *literally* fell asleep to (in the cinema!), and that was the Total Recall remake.

Simple test: can you still follow it? If so, it's bad. It ...

2025-06-01T08:52:30Z

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Simple test: can you still follow it?

If so, it's bad. It doesn't have plot as much as it has filler.

If not, do you care? Yes: it's bland. No: it makes no difference.

Shh, pessimist. They might also cross the streams and be ...

2025-06-01T08:44:20Z

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Shh, pessimist.

They might also cross the streams and be middling.

🤷‍♂️ A friend of my mum's fled North Korea as a ...

2025-06-01T08:27:08Z

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🤷‍♂️

A friend of my mum's fled North Korea as a young adult (and, uh, creatively interpreted her lack of papers to make herself younger). She introduced us to her family recipe from an early age. It's very, very nice.

It's good as a snack. Why add something to it?

2025-06-01T08:11:16Z

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It's good as a snack. Why add something to it?

OK, hear me out. Odd-numbered Predator films: good. Even-numbered ...

2025-06-01T07:26:53Z

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OK, hear me out.

Odd-numbered Predator films: good.
Even-numbered Predator films: bad.

Even-numbered Star Trek films: good.
Odd-numbered Star Trek films: bad.

Conclusion: Predator/Star Trek crossovers will always be good.

I quite enjoyed Prey.

2025-05-31T12:37:54Z

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I quite enjoyed Prey.

It was also used in that Predator film set in a city.

2025-05-31T11:30:56Z

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It was also used in that Predator film set in a city.

Mind you, it's difficult to decentralise when your tech stack ...

2025-05-24T11:16:56Z

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Mind you, it's difficult to decentralise when your tech stack begs for centralization 🤷‍♂️

I've limited it for a while, didn't hurt.

2025-05-24T11:16:18Z

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I've limited it for a while, didn't hurt.

We don't need to move Let's Encrypt to the EU. We need to ...

2025-04-03T06:25:01Z

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We don't need to move Let's Encrypt to the EU. We need to run a EU-based equivalent, and make it so that the infrastructure they run is easily replicated.

As this development clearly demonstrates, Let's Encrypt is a single point of failure. It was never a good idea. It was just a less bad idea than others.

And no, that's absolutely not suggesting they didn't do great work. This is about designing for resilience.

European Commission (npub1m96…ag4y) Let's Encrypt (npub19zc…jfcm) [@nlnet](https://social.nlnet.nl/@nlnet )

Bad picture, but yay new T-shirt! ...

2025-04-03T04:52:43Z

Bad picture, but yay new T-shirt!

... Teile ihrer Aufgaben Dienstleister hinzunehmen. Das wuerde ...

2025-03-25T09:59:40Z

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... Teile ihrer Aufgaben Dienstleister hinzunehmen.

Das wuerde auch dabei helfen, die Machtverhaeltnisse etwas umzudrehen. "Im Prinzip" ist das ja jetzt schon so, nur dass die Dienstleister aktuell recht viel bestimmen koennen alleine daher, weil sie Geld vorschiessen.

*Das* Thema geht dann aber vielleicht etwas weit von Deiner Frage ab ;)

bookstodon group (npub1ny7…uv57)

Das Problem kannst Du dann auch gerne auf die Musiker ausweiten, ...

2025-03-25T09:57:39Z

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Das Problem kannst Du dann auch gerne auf die Musiker ausweiten, die ihre Werke im "Selbstverlag" bspw. auf Bandcamp o.ae. vertreiben, ohne einen Deal mit einem Label zu haben.

Ich bin ja ein Freund von Worten, weswegen ich mir durchaus auch hier Begriffe wuensche. Andererseits bin ich seit geraumer Zeit der Meinung (und der Trend wird deutlicher), dass das perspektivisch einfach "normal" ist, und die Leute Autor, Musiker, Band usw. sind, die eben fuer...

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Naja, das Deutsche Wort für Publisher ist neben dem Verlag auch ...

2025-03-25T04:28:16Z

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Naja, das Deutsche Wort für Publisher ist neben dem Verlag auch der Verleger, also Selbstverleger*in?

In this town, we've had the speed limit reduced to 30 for ...

2025-03-15T18:32:08Z

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In this town, we've had the speed limit reduced to 30 for over a year now. Everyone respects it, except for two types of folk: those just driving through, because they live the next town over, and those living here all their lives. The latter argue it's always been 50, so why should they change?

I hate this place sometimes.

dragonlance jumped the shark. And people didn't seem to ...

2025-03-15T08:42:49Z

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dragonlance jumped the shark. And people didn't seem to understand it that way.

yes, if it's very tightly scripted, absolutely

2025-03-15T08:33:34Z

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yes, if it's very tightly scripted, absolutely

Sea Law is very similar, but includes having to deal with water ...

2025-03-15T08:29:01Z

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Sea Law is very similar, but includes having to deal with water currents and wind. So in addition to naval wargaming rules, it also makes navigation a challenge - and they can be mixed!

... this also when part of the drama stems from working against ...

2025-03-15T08:27:37Z

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... this also when part of the drama stems from working against the clock somehow. You aren't forcing the players into doing a certain thing on a certain day (also the trigger can be a day change!), but react when they're ready.

Plus, it'll let you mix and match plot-like strings of events with more random, setting appropriate stuff.

I think this is also how adventures ought to be produced. ...

2025-03-15T08:25:50Z

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I think this is also how adventures ought to be produced.

It's basically a detailed setting, which includes a situation setup and some dramatic events, like you say. I'm a little alienated by the more scripted style of others.

It's also worth thinking in triggers, I think, e.g. "if one of these things happen, dramatic event X gets triggered". That gives a lot of freedom for how to get there, and still allows you to plot loosely if you wish.

Some adventures benefit from...

Also, I'm intensely fascinated by the reverse evolution they ...

2025-03-15T08:19:26Z

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Also, I'm intensely fascinated by the reverse evolution they made by retrofitting the rules back into wargaming with Sea Law and War Law. It actually works really well! I just never had much opportunity to play those seriously.