@KaitlynAmira LOL. They will doubtless be my only surviving legacy. FYI, I just moved accounts; sclower@stranger.social as I'm told this server is getting the blacklist treatment.

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@reverendbigdawg Never even had that one installed. Well played.

Nothing quite like a Saturday's afternoon of drinking to make me question why I still have Google Meet and LinkedIn installed on my phone. Wrong answers only.

@DavidGoldfield @reverendbigdawg @SapphireRose91 @Kaliah Preech it, Day vid.

Remember when millions of people were dying from Covid-19, and life came to a halt, and everyone was locked into their houses, and every day was terrifying? Because there was no vaccine! Of course you do.

Republicans have empowered a madman to bring that back.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/rfk-jr-s-fda-denies-covid-vax-to-millions-of-americans

Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgyk2p55g8o

"AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry."

Win win.
I just registered my name & book details with the appropriate law firm.

Check if your book/article/paper is on the list here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

If it is, go here:
https://www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-author-contact/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/authors-celebrate-historic-settlement-coming-soon-in-anthropic-class-action/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_social-type=owned

#authors #books #AI

@wenwizzle Steve is intrigued. Is this an official non-alcoholic blend, or did your morning cup have some third-party help today?

@wenwizzle Thank you! A working heating coil sure will be great to have again after six years.

@ner Thanks. I think yours came first, both in the year and date. My brother and I are older as of today. Either way, hooray for aging.

When I was younger, I'd be excited to get new music or tech toys for my birthday. Fast-forward to today, when I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new dryer and just installed a pull-up bar I gifted myself for having completed another journey around the sun.

Hooray for adulting, or something.

@ShortStamp "Yes, I do. Sure, I do. Look! Here I am, playing with my peach tree, oooo."

@ShortStamp There's still time. You could make it my birthday present.

@ShortStamp Fuck him with a pointed stick. So much stress just because of his lazy incompitence. I won't miss him.

@meowatron @dhamlinmusic @techsinger @munchkinbear Nope, same hardware.

I wish MAGA got half as upset about dead children in classrooms as they do Cracker Barrel's logo and Starbucks' holiday cups.

@Derek Oh God, AI Willis to the rescue.

It’s plain as day.

This was pushed out with a rushed security review, a coerced and unwilling engineering team, and in full opposition to our supposed company values.

If you don't want it, tell them. Social media and support forums. Leadership won't listen to employees. https://github.blog/changelog/2025-08-26-grok-code-fast-1-is-rolling-out-in-public-preview-for-github-copilot/