2026-10-27T22:42:21Z https://nostr.now Tarus https://nostr.now/npub1zdmdkl5052pqyevm4svm2qgxh0pfk7qp0lan4sjd74ypqm8rmegqzeaden https://redwombat.social/system/accounts/avatars/114/106/068/769/070/950/original/4e15df5c801ac7f4.png https://redwombat.social/system/accounts/avatars/114/106/068/769/070/950/original/4e15df5c801ac7f4.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0agya6tzhmrct9ftua70f4pyfhtf2y9pmp5gatrswwjmhslwa4rczyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qp9ysg5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2j8e8lr627yd8rcaqhvavfpp7sxnfr893n9zm7aqsh2m9497lz2qpetpag'>nevent1q…tpag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>didn’t you have a pair of chopsticks handy? (grin) 2026-10-24T03:18:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsprx6pe5mrgudn9f4enla27xzt9ds893vw288l6z9sdzxj9yx73sqzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q00tk9w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9lge75s8qktcsswrkqsaghhseudu28zlqhpktk6t8q3qppyl70xq6xvwwm'>nevent1q…vwwm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was very happy that my outbound from AMS a couple of weeks ago was delayed early enough that I got to spend two hours more in bed. 2026-10-02T16:59:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrf22vvxya5n5t6xualemnupmlq7e8cssfmtelrkj0fq42d73hq5qzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qdxyzl4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3zng55z57m0sep6kmmk7edwq7cankgjuyt9zf2hpngurkacn93sqngn24'>nevent1q…gn24</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if there is some downside to being truthful about departures. Like you mention, it is easy to track the inbound plane using an app like FlightAware and you know when boarding on time becomes an impossibility. 2026-10-02T16:55:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3ra8j5529j0f0x9ru22xl2lqgapdauhwt5fcv4gqhprj4kj32sgzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q64m6ez RE: <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117354673212362196">https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117354673212362196</a><br/><br/>As I drove to the airport this morning it dawned on me that we have the technology so that your network connected car, when low on fuel, can simply inform the fuel pumps near you that you are low so they can greatly increase the price. <br/><br/>The more you look for an ungouged price the more desperate your plight, and the higher the price becomes. <br/><br/>Nah, that would never happen<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="/note12ptempq8xynm3nl2uca43ep75m7cvwsxaywl0xk44danky3dup4s7e4ag9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note12pt…4ag9</a></span><br/> </div> Today's threads (a thread) <br/><br/>Inside: Lindsay Owens's "Gouged"; and more!<br/><br/>Archived at: <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/29/algorithmic-wage-theft/">https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/29/algorithmic-wage-theft/</a><br/><br/>#Pluralistic<br/><br/>1/<br/> <img src="https://static.mamot.fr/media_attachments/files/117/354/582/295/683/841/original/cad65dd71e53cbd2.jpg"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-09-29T21:14:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgpexxfvffrckf3kpgsxwfu0ev4a539aamp72hwgcd4dadz4f8thszyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qxzmycf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsd68246g6vm0tkej3lre2f0l8ltg37mrw5kjnz85myzztvyuyjgvqnwqq'>nevent1q…nwqq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the evening your van is an AirBnB 2026-08-19T15:46:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszyj8d4zuc3w95asjgy68nqndgw84ljp6rwnd8cysuqrq6sg2pw0czyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qcz5gm4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf93umve8cjxqwqp3889q53zj6slmp3fpl850ja558xrc3c4gh58qjzgmjc'>nevent1q…gmjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>now I’m eager to bring up “wire lube” in polite conversation 2026-08-16T23:47:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dtpq23e28e9k889dayl2uy25xjhdrg7s8d9px568h8y245xvc3szyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qnqwzw4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8u5kre45690fppc9cpc2k89gde8rwxltnq0gc8xqa3shpwy2wgac7e2ee9'>nevent1q…2ee9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>a lot of technical people work for companies that are saying “use AI or lose your job”. I used to work for one of them. The message from management is so pervasive that people can seem to divorce themselves from it. 2026-08-08T23:05:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfa4m3csrhltjdwykjlh5uzeuppgp8guxyl7rtdydxwgnhe3h05tczyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qz30he3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0f7l3mcv0j3e7a5my5ajaw7a9at6r3ur9pvxjpef5wp6p2xmrn5cpph8hw'>nevent1q…h8hw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so this was a good thing, right?<br/><br/>I often spend time finding the right spot, which usually involves wanting to hit a stud, so drilling through butter means I screwed up and only hit drywall. 2026-08-01T21:06:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs294avex4wzjcy57l235v3xr7v8e7kvsq9as7m4gjdeckmc7haydszyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q7qs8p5 In today’s post <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> writes<br/><br/>“So it&#39;s not surprising that we don&#39;t ask why these AI god-botherers need our stupid money while they&#39;re immanentizing the eschaton”<br/><br/>RAW would be proud. <br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/13/go-meta-meta/#meta-meta-meta">https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/13/go-meta-meta/#meta-meta-meta</a> 2026-07-13T12:11:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7tuu0nw5amlcndk0gk6x5nq9ldxngmqaa3dhz04f6kxed75gmuszyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qk5pc3u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9uk8sxvwackmv8c9z6wad900m04m65sz24sernpqj9gzgh5zse7g57s56a'>nevent1q…s56a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>does Lichess match you against undead wizards? 2026-07-08T02:26:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr9ny4xnyn4ejg2edpnnytleeucqpfcc33gzdzunh28x5av5nfnfgzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qp5wqj3 Happy to announce that I have just started my new job at Percona<br/><br/><a href="https://www.adventuresinoss.com/percona-day-one/">https://www.adventuresinoss.com/percona-day-one/</a> 2026-07-07T12:54:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgkdeu6rrfq5q8yz2uzvyusyfjrs7823uyjals90cfxj3774tvsqzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qsdelv8 Calling English Grammar nerds. <br/><br/>In a post by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> he used the term “tabling legislation” to mean pass legislation. Where I am, to table something (with respect to legislation) means to set it aside. Do I have it wrong?<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/22/8-for-what-we-will/#we-should-improve-things-somewhat">https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/22/8-for-what-we-will/#we-should-improve-things-somewhat</a> 2026-06-23T13:48:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0w4gm35fl397t4qvm3qwjvaxzuzz229xsqglxcmphs75vqjxlrgzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q33a7tv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxlwpwx23cgueap2gx6m4jqc87xnz358h5cerf93pydn66039kr6qv6sszs'>nevent1q…sszs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>we are in an extreme drought. Go figure. 2026-06-22T12:44:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mwm632cp4emg2d0fgpdjfp9fezk4mqtnukwe5yfpxtlz3lhut8czyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q7s47t2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvegg08t7pjyjep4q03aa8lh8070dqhfjfxmw350w23ajnkz9s9qr4u9vr'>nevent1q…u9vr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had to shut my eyes and just listen for the last ten minutes or so. 2026-06-11T12:04:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvl3ykr984yntj59d28ukx2k7m950zff22x79f0p0qqmvay3rzfaszyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qxpd0z9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrlnksw2ttx5w9h6uf7u6qv6m8z989ws5knmyfun46m0m2t893uqkn4lsy'>nevent1q…4lsy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Back at the hotel. Just posting to prove I wasn’t lying<br/> <img src="https://redwombat.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/432/747/555/353/375/original/535b5cab3318c5b2.png"> <br/> 2026-04-19T18:19:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg52kcjlry2ld2scrrx9xnc79pwt0wgvsds76wreec4tfvtp7gd4szyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q0gkm3k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7437wycl3ups25n06cjf89klmkqc8q36gmrxmq9jknyamqfqt4suthmyg'>nevent1q…hmyg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>dude, please. <br/><br/>If I wasn’t sitting outside in Barcelona at the moment I would pull the same one I carry (grin)<br/> <img src="https://redwombat.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/431/776/751/282/632/original/38324d105bfc827f.png"> <br/> 2026-04-19T14:12:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfvf92et0w4h39pq9dqx6fsf5pq7ztquua3a5w2n3hqmsna7v4tgzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q4uhrl3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst32rdccj9ktp6knp32xzkgzy9ppqzjxueuj0sy4cl3suuekc44zcpxh92w'>nevent1q…h92w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Assuming strawberries are roughly 90% water, a one pound freeze-dried bag would equate to roughly ten pounds of fresh, if I&#39;m doing the math right 2026-04-08T21:00:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzc9j8uyzl0q82dpm8vde2jps5z6swd2hc56d3ujvy9x2pznr8lgzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qwmalxd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspfc3gxz2vn6n7xk3c0jkjk9lttx2r5hjsyeeqc63j4c2zg6vactstmheu3'>nevent1q…heu3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I bought a whole bunch of &#34;SPACE&#34; chairs on Amazon over the last ten years for ~$200. Would post a link but they are no longer in stock (sigh) 2026-04-06T14:28:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2k78q354dpymxqt3yn3canftq5lamqx8mcsd2gm0hn4uhwk2rq9czyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q62p06h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrcyvez0r8ke8vydps2ewlujufg2q9xjhw2p8h53xrt26cewqh4ls70kt3m'>nevent1q…kt3m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hey. Does your printer do prints with flexible material? Like you might find in a watch band?<br/><br/>I have a Zigbee button that my father can press if he needs me. I wanted to mount it in a wristband so he can have one on at all times. <br/><br/>Just don’t know if they make a flexible rubber like material for these printers 2026-03-08T23:02:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqe6nrpr6dstd8t8p63c9mp4rkkwmtdusss7rz4gjufm8n4z8clrczyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qeyvh2d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspypdxd7h9k08m6t8mncsrc9varh5gy6wa34uuw3gvy3mrs5xsjcq4fhpzt'>nevent1q…hpzt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You want to build something at the airport? 2026-02-27T17:35:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2alqyzd6sfsfqzd996aruyegp655j0yvnhkae3jqd6tq0r2dtkxczyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q0uttfk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfr6kfg3k378qa6de0lnp8rlagumrxadwvy50uyq5n58pm8m5cg2syaer7c'>nevent1q…er7c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw the original version of this act by Lara Jacobs at the Amaluna Cirque du Soleil show. Want to give credit where credit is due. It was created by her father. <br/><br/>Here is a really good video of her performance from 2013<br/><br/><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELROG7uppps&amp;pp=0gcJCTIBo7VqN5tD">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELROG7uppps&amp;pp=0gcJCTIBo7VqN5tD</a> 2026-01-10T21:58:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2pmcztc5n5sscs4xzmzvyyzgs0wpuuvflhjpprdhx8sw8jun0tkgzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qnq4p7c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswc0q49jjqfqsq4xm0gqapa25xk87l4dpa64nh83ujtpfdc95cm0czpwzjl'>nevent1q…wzjl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hope your shoulder feels better 2025-12-14T13:32:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxe3hypclpml6cp8t7ylppc240a544q25svxms200h4daxv3d6fggzyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qdphdye In an example of “enshittification” in the mode of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> check out this tray in my hotel in Vegas. <br/><br/>No one really wants to pay the prices here (those candy snacks are $9.99) but if you remove any item from the tray you get charged. <br/><br/>This is the only place that can serve as a desk but if you unplug and move the tray you get charged. <br/><br/>They’ve moved from providing a service to hoping you accidentally incur fees.<br/> <img src="https://redwombat.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/639/816/808/014/177/original/cf6fd114901e3fc7.png"> <br/> 2025-11-30T17:30:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86fx3mwlsazke3ujh2jlcq4gmx49l43dx5s6w2n7mjsptxx3kqgczyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qn8esxs <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m0ew054uctaqtq370nh6ktlnfaczgnfu9q9upu884yl2r5tefh9ssumqsy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Joshua "Headless" Byrd 🎃</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m0e…mqsy</span>)</a></span> don’t you folks in Oz get pre-purchase home inspections?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/i-was-shocked-melbourne-mans-unbelievable-find-after-buying-house/m4sksfer8">https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/i-was-shocked-melbourne-mans-unbelievable-find-after-buying-house/m4sksfer8</a> 2025-07-01T12:25:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8acpajpgn22x9ueetsj2zjytphg3xhkujxnkn2ljsvq4hm9harcczyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q9e4hr9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmgh5qg3yfvsp99vwdgqq3v8uzr3j4aye4ja3j3nz72aldrugzmgdaqejm'>nevent1q…qejm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>where I live in the northern hemisphere is about the same latitude as Canberra in the southern one. It’s 30C+ here 2025-06-12T22:59:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqfmlwlq40h583t3udxafd8g005tjr3v0d9fakj6uurupu5h4kuqczyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q32srnu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rd2nvzuxxfcungwdd95gc0tjwr8yfyefhpaf2chtwsm9uen7wdqxmsck2'>nevent1q…sck2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>are you sure that’s chocolate? (grin) 2025-06-03T17:58:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvvt8y5y7dkgx46px75s26ltxetf8w6kshuxt706zmtv9tmm3ly0czyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q3f296z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfnmfpdgca6j8h440wjwuv909g0knccs9x8lh7dqmw6pv5ah65xwsxdahuk'>nevent1q…ahuk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I dropped Fosstodon when I was yelled at for asking where I could buy a pro-Ukrainian T-shirt <br/><br/><a href="https://www.adventuresinoss.com/i-love-the-fediverse/">https://www.adventuresinoss.com/i-love-the-fediverse/</a> 2025-04-24T17:26:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdf0ajnaktvd2dm2tfjpjpmwy3s347tpncg7cr4lm55u5hgvexq7czyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009q9cply6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5fjay6k5p0dzmyztvgw2gkufx8c3pq0fm9rlf27h6dry8rzzcxge80fvp'>nevent1q…0fvp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven’t been to Oz in over a decade but the last time I was there I visited a friend at their place near Curl Curl. <br/><br/>It was a nice house but nothing extravagant but still cost well north of AU$1MM. I assume it is much worse now. <br/><br/>Do a lot of houses still sell at auction? That was a Victorian thing back in the day. 2025-03-20T21:58:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxw2563yjs57s8cta46akskz2khy6cg594kaapa34z7j0x0pshl3czyqfhdkm7373gyqn9nwkpndgpq6au9xmcq9llkwkzfh65syrvu009qtf2qz7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswz8jgthl4sn7tkkge5uvqmpy44urzhjwq7q5ut9337gq8p70thgswflzfv'>nevent1q…lzfv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is one track off that album I play every election day ... 2025-03-18T14:10:53Z