I remember reading a story once about a horse that was famous for being able to count
You'd tell it to count to some number, like 7, and it would stomp its hoof 7 times
Then it turned out that the horse can't understand human language and count, it was just stopping because that's when the crowd cheered
No offense to horses intended but
This is how LLM's feel when people ask it a question and ask "are you sure?" until it gets the answer right and then they stop
404 - Meta deleting links to Pixelfed, a decentralized Instagram competitor. https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/
ok but it's kind of funny that american politicians think tiktok's a bigger national security concern than the incoming president
Quebec spends money on this instead of healthcare:
When you pretend that you know how to use Linux
Sometimes I think it's OK to like mainstream things. Like doughnuts or cricket or pornography.
A gentle suggestion for those of us who have suffered sexual violence: mute the word Gaiman in all of your filters, and don't go looking at the news. Take care of yourself and your heart.
Edited to add: please do not interact with trolls on this thread. Report and block, please.
The https://freeourfeeds.com/ FAQ is missing one question that's actually being asked frequently: How does this approach relate to existing nonprofit, open source, standards-based efforts centered around #ActivityPub?
@elipariser @wearenew_public Can you fix that? It's a bit tone-deaf to promote this effort here without speaking to how it intersects.
Apparently Meta is afraid of Pixelfed. Clearly, @dansup is doing something right. Can't imagine a bigger compliment.
"CONFIRMED: Facebook has *banned* anyone from linking to Pixelfed. #metablockingpixelfed"
bsky link: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n2okvbdq33c32ekbv6hfzdg2/post/3lfjk3mrdds23
h/t @ajsadauskas (see bsky screenshot in reply below)
Maybe tech media should pick this up. Seems like a good story!
I don’t know what’s been more disappointing:
*Watching nazis slowly take over the internet and dismantle it piece by piece over the last 10 to 20 years
*Watching “apolitical” sociopaths stand by and do nothing, because they’re nazis too,
*Or, watching most of you with your infighting and made up identity politics trying to silence and tone police the oppressed people who were telling you exactly what was happening the whole time.