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@mttaggart@infosec.exchange avatar mttaggart , to random

What's going on here? The matplotlib maintainer this story is about correctly notes that all the quotes from his post in the article are made up.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/after-a-routine-code-rejection-an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-someone-by-name

Scott Shambaugh here. None of the quotes you attribute to me in the second half of the article are accurate, and do not exist at the source you link. It appears that they themselves are AI hallucinations. The irony here is fantastic.
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@mttaggart A 404 without an apology is a terrible look for them. In my life you get one shot. If you slop me once I will never use your service again...

@Daojoan@mastodon.social avatar Daojoan , to random

Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag

“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.

Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless

A tweet by Mark Kretschmann showing two photos of the xAI office on Grokipedia release day. The office is filled with small camping tents set up between desks and along hallways, suggesting that engineers have been sleeping there while working late. The caption notes it’s early morning and the engineers are still in their tents, joking that a good night’s sleep does wonders.
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@Daojoan the more I think about this / look at it. The less I understand about everything in life? These shit heads are being paid by the worlds richest (on paper) “man”. To build a word generator they think is so powerful its going to take away the need for human labour. And they are sleeping in tests on concrete floors just to prove they are worthy of having a job for sometime? Share options make people crazy…

@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us avatar ChrisMayLA6 , (edited ) to random

I've written about the false economies of austerity before but here is a corker of an example:

this winter, to save money, frontline NHS staff are having to pay for their covid jabs, at a time when staff absences due to sickness are already too high...

Its a classic bit of costs-based policy making with no appreciation of the resulting (higher) costs.

Ir sums up what's wrong with decision makers myopic obsession with immediate cost(s).

h/t NHSManagersNet

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@ChrisMayLA6 amazing. I hope they still have some claps saved up. How did we get from: everyone needs a two stamp covid pass to be allowed basic human rights, to: if you don't want to kill the old people you administer life saving care to, thats on you…

@HNumberger@mastodon.social avatar HNumberger , to random German

@GrapheneOS Do you have any idea when you'll be able to provide for the ?

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@HNumberger @GrapheneOS no one knows because Google hasn't released Android 16 QPR1 source code so Graphene cant work on it. Google have not said why its delayed.

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@HNumberger @GrapheneOS yeah really frustrating that Google wont tell anyone whats going on!

@implementcontrols@mastodon.social avatar implementcontrols , to random

@pluralistic explaining to Adam Conover on his excellent podcast: “Sarah is banned from talking about her book by facebook lawsuits, so im going to talk about her book instead” - London tickets went on sale this morning & I got some straight away to support such an excellent advocate!

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/cory-doctorow-with-sarah-wynn-williams

@Daojoan@mastodon.social avatar Daojoan , to random

AI finds you a job > AI applies for you > AI sorts your application > AI hires you > AI does your work for you > AI evaluates your work > AI automates your work > AI fires you >

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@Daojoan > share price goes up

@dangillmor@mastodon.social avatar dangillmor , to random
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@dangillmor a great reminder that the iPhone 17 one just bought doesn’t belong to them, and isn’t for their best interests.

@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us avatar ChrisMayLA6 , to random

Q. is the next financial crisis approaching?

If so, its likely it will be related to the over-valuing (under-delivery) of any contribution to productivity growth delivered by artificial intelligence.

Share prices are high on the promise of the payback from using AI, while financiers seem to think AI will reduce inflationary pressure with its positive impact on productivity.

But when this fails to materialise, things could go wrong, pretty quickly

h/t Larry Elliott/Guardian

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@ChrisMayLA6 the question is whether AI is the reason the markets are booming, or if the markets are booming and people are pointing to AI as the reason. While I detest AI and agree markets especially US Tech is WILDLY overvalued, I personally wont move my money out, and I think everyone else is the same…

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@ChrisMayLA6 GBP is also uncertain. Perhaps labour will link our new mandatory digital ID cards to our mandatory crypto wallets and have done with it.

@Daojoan@mastodon.social avatar Daojoan , (edited ) to random

People say "tech moves fast." But if you zoom out, most dev curves take decades. Smartphones are 17 years old and we still haven't figured out more than one day's battery.

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@Daojoan my face while trying to contain the obviously true theories that battery tech is being constrained on purpose....

@randahl@mastodon.social avatar randahl , to random

Can Putin just call The Telegraf and request Russian propaganda headlines now?

No Adrian Blomfield, Ukrainians are not fighting for Zelenskyy. They are fighting for freedom, just like everyone of us would do, if the Russian fascist regime invaded us.

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@randahl its actually mad because Ukraine the latest is one of the best resources regarding the ongoing situation. I considered getting a telegraph subscription just to support the show. Then I read the other articles on the website and it was impossible to support?

@EukaryoticMenace@todon.nl avatar EukaryoticMenace , to random

Fairphone should make their hardware compatible with @GrapheneOS please and thank you. It would be the ultra phone.

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@EukaryoticMenace @GrapheneOS 100% this is the most spectacular fumble of fairphone. It would be the ultimate non usa device

@implementcontrols@mastodon.social avatar implementcontrols , to random

is so incredibly easy, I really don't know what all the complaints are about. Literally all you need is a degree in digital forensics, unlimited free time, a home office, dedicated high speed internet links, redundant power supplies & a can do attitude!

An office floor covered in hard disks, a nas, a open dell optiplex, and a desktop computer.
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@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random
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“[Netflix] members pay as much attention to midroll ads as they do to the shows and movies themselves,” Amy Reinhard, president of advertising at Netflix, said, per the publication."

How good at marketing have you got to be to turn 'no one pays attention to our products' into a positive...

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services avatar FediTips , to random

PeerTube have updated their official app, you can now sign in with a PeerTube account 🥳

Unfortunately Apple & Google are being crap:

:apple_old_logo: Apple App Store users can only sign in on the built-in server list, Apple won't allow manually adding servers

:google: Google Play users can manually add unlisted servers

:fdroid: F-Droid users get a much wider server list and can add servers manually

You can avoid app store problems by using PeerTube's web app: https://fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-apps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

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@FediTips isnt it great that bigtech can prevent you from using the device you paid for to do something you want to do! 👍

@kdenlive@floss.social avatar kdenlive , to KDE

Kdenlive 25.04 is out with background removal (SAM2), OpenTimelineIO import/export, performance enhancements, optimized audio waveforms and lots workflow improvements and bug fixes.

https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.04.0/

kde@lemmy.kde.social icon KDE

A video of an octopus showcasing the removal of the background environment.

implementcontrols ,
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@kdenlive kde@lemmy.kde.social icon KDE wow that looks amazing! Cool little video demo!

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@kdenlive kde@lemmy.kde.social icon KDE Can anyone help me use this in I got stuck at the first hurdle!

The plugin setting says it's installed, but the Effect Stack still just shows a "Configure" button? This is on macOS... what am I missing?

Effect stack view showing "Please configure the SAM2 plugin"

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

Cursor AI support bot invents fake policy and triggers user uproar
Frustrated software developer believed AI-generated message came from human support rep.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/cursor-ai-support-bot-invents-fake-policy-and-triggers-user-uproar/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica AI grifters furious when they find out they are AI grifted

@stux@mstdn.social avatar stux , to random

This is why we don’t need in

It’s a tank compared to the other vehicles and blocks everything Yikes
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@stux just crank the tram up to ramming speed!

@Daojoan@mastodon.social avatar Daojoan , to random

I ditched Notion for Apple's built-in apps. Here's how I use Reminders, Numbers, and Notes to stay organized and productive.

(gift link from The Realist)

https://medium.com/the-realist/how-i-replaced-notion-with-reminders-numbers-and-notes-38282543b29b?sk=d72fb09042c5a3ae9728f49a6a238a9b

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@Daojoan the suprising part of this for me is you are this productive with just a fricking ipad?!? As you say at the end I think the system enables your enate productiveness, rather than a secret productivity life hacker tip that will make me knock out tasks like a super human! Thanks for the insight!

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

Ad industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X

Global Alliance for Responsible Media disputes X lawsuit but stops operations.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/ad-industry-initiative-abruptly-shuts-down-after-lawsuit-filed-by-elon-musks-x/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica why did the article not mention this is common practice from him against things he does not like but also all the billionairs who drag less well funded people and groups through endless litigation until they run out of money? Good to highlight none the less, but call a spade a spade

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services avatar FediTips , to random

If you are using Mastodon on a computer, you can use it entirely through your keyboard using "hotkeys". There is a complete list of these keyboard shortcuts here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/using-mastodon-through-a-keyboard

You can see this list at any time by pressing Shift + ? (or just ? on some keyboard layouts).

Some of the shortcuts only work with the advanced multicolumn mode (more info about it: https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface) but most shortcuts work with single column mode too.

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@FediTips thats an awesome tip I had no idea! Thanks!

@Mojeek@mastodon.social avatar Mojeek , to random

Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal

“They’re [Reddit] killing everything for search but Google,” Colin Hayhurst, CEO of the search engine Mojeek told me on a call.

Hayhurst tried contacting Reddit via email when Mojeek noticed it was blocked from crawling the site in early June, but said he has not heard back.

from @404mediaco

https://www.404media.co/google-is-the-only-search-engine-that-works-on-reddit-now-thanks-to-ai-deal/

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@Mojeek @404mediaco mojeek looks very interesting I will try it! Whats the modern equivalent of putting reddit on the end of your query so you don’t just get the terrible seo websites?

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@Mojeek @404mediaco initial impressions great so far, going to replace duck as my primary lets see! 🙏 how are you making money standard search ads? Its very clean and nice to use!

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@Mojeek very cool, its a very nice experience to use! I am glad you have found this a viable business model!

@protonprivacy@mastodon.social avatar protonprivacy , (edited ) to random

Today is the 10th anniversary of Proton's 2014 crowdfunding campaign where the community came together to make our journey possible.

From the start, Proton has always put people ahead of profits, and today we're formalizing that by transitioning towards a non-profit structure.

We're here to serve you, and we look forward to continuing to commit Proton to the public good for the next 10 years and beyond. https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation

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@protonprivacy great stuff, because of this I just signed up to mail plus! I have been meaning to for ages, but free had all the features I needed, still does but even more keen to support you now!

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts

Williams team leader may only be shocked because he hasn't worked IT.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/03/formula-1-chief-appalled-to-find-team-using-excel-to-manage-20000-car-parts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica but what cloud based enterprise resource planning tool are they using now? Sounds very expensive and very boring :)