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@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy

What I say is accurate in all respects, especially predictions and opinions. Would you like to buy a bridge?

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@theodoraward.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy Oct 11, 2026, 7:38 PMReposted by @dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy

i've heard it said that even if LLM-based chatbots don't have feelings, they work better if you address them respectfully, like a person. i think we (at least here in the historically-protestant USA) tend to believe that belief -- the experience of cognitively assenting to a given proposition -- […]

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Oct 11, 2026, 12:22 AM

@paco

Excellent.

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM

@paco @dwarmstrong

If it's not too late, this is a good time to use zfsbootmenu (https://zfsbootmenu.org) as your bootloader.

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Oct 10, 2026, 3:37 PM

This morning I started chicken soup, shawarma, and birria. If I cook on the weekend I don't need to do as much on the weekdays, when I have even less cope.

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 11:53 AM

@CursedSilicon

That reaction seems a little violent but understandable.

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Oct 6, 2026, 10:13 AM

Most useless comment in any thread these days:

"I'm guessing you can fix this with some prompt engineering."

The commenter reveals that they do not understand the problem, do not understand LLMs, and doesn't care enough to do anything themselves.

#AI dependency leads to #programming #fail

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Oct 3, 2026, 3:48 PM

[Top tip for injured hairy men]

@ifixcoinops

If your wound site is on a limb or digit or otherwise warrants going all the way around a circumference, there is a stretchy bandage material which adheres to itself and _not_ to anything else, including fur. Needs some gauze first.

(Source: on […]

@proprietor.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 PMReposted by @dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy

Weeeellll... bless 'em all. Happy Friday, 'Shop fam, we got another wave of "verify your account" sc/pammers on the loose. TL;DR: YOU NEVER HAVE TO VERIFY YOUR MASTODON ACCOUNT If your admin has *any* reason to contact you ever it will be via DM from your own instance admin, ONLY. The wider […]

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Oct 2, 2026, 2:06 AM

@angel

Nice. Did you install clear covers over the touchscreen after that?

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Sep 30, 2026, 2:12 AM

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrone.

@glyph.im Sep 27, 2026, 8:43 PMReposted by @dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy

The software industry's original sin was "no warranty, even the implied warranty of merchantability", even on literal products for sale. Every evil we have visited upon the world — clickwrap licenses, instagram anorexia, AI dystopia — is downstream of the generalized ability for software to […]

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Sep 27, 2026, 8:51 PM

@mawhrin

In similar situations I have used the phrase "fractally wrong".

@davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sep 17, 2026, 8:34 PMReposted by @dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy

Me: This video is about why you shouldn't burn down data centres. YouTube commenters: did you say "burn down data centres"? on it!

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Sep 26, 2026, 12:57 PM

@zzt

"Why smells like food if not food?"

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Sep 26, 2026, 12:51 PM

@zzt

Per wikipedia:

Sulfur mustards are viscous liquids at room temperature and have an odor resembling mustard plants, garlic, or horseradish, hence the name.

So it's a quick shorthand for "that's what it smells like: run away".

@knizer.toot.boston.ap.brid.gy Sep 25, 2026, 7:26 PMReposted by @dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy

#boston #massachusetts PSA - you can buy renters insurance today, before the storm hits. There's basic basic coverage plans for 60$/year that should CYA in the weekend's storm. If your you or a friend just moved, especially into a place with basement storage or living space, give them a nudge […]

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Sep 25, 2026, 4:16 PM

@fatsam I hope your hands also waved into existence acceleration compensation which reacts within nanoseconds and is really reliable.

I can probably walk slowly in 2G and breathe, carefully, in 5.

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Sep 24, 2026, 9:04 PM

I wonder if anyone is keeping statistics on the percentage of LLM-answered calls which end with profanity.

#AI sucks especially when you're calling your doctor's office trying to leave a message.

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 AM

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord 1878–1943 German general I divide my officers into four classes as follows: the clever, the industrious, the lazy, and the stupid. Each officer always possesses two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious I appoint to the General Staff. Use can under […]

@dashdsrdash.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 AM

@ArneBab @tante

The mantra of the last 25+ years has been that desktop computing is easy and ubiquitous and all programs should be easy.

Because they are easy, they do not require manuals or good documentation and most importantly, do not require training and education.

The reality is that […]

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