Baj Mihal
@bajmihal.bsky.social
Sarcasm in Bulgarian. Nature photography for fun, mostly birds.
Here are just my photos if you don't care for the rest: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ovd6moc4lera5xty4tfdxbje/feed/aaaj4d7vzikto
Here are just my photos if you don't care for the rest: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ovd6moc4lera5xty4tfdxbje/feed/aaaj4d7vzikto
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Baj Mihal
@bajmihal.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I made a feed of just my bird photos (all of my posts tagged with 🪶). Good if you like birds but don't care for me venting about various random stuff. bsky.app/profile/did:...
Keep on uninstalling Firefox
This is really the critical point: Firefox is packing its browser with AI slop functions by default; relying on a user actively choosing to turn it off.
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
That isn't neutral - that is a political and ideological statement that they want more reliance on these tools
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Keep on uninstalling Firefox
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I knew this would have the turnout and energy of a straight pride rally
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I knew this would have the turnout and energy of a straight pride rally
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according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
Michelle Ye Hee Lee is a Bureau Chief of the Fashington Post for Japan. Her salary is somewhere between $150K and $200K. She works for a fascist billionaire oligarch, who makes that much in less than a second.
We have launched a new fundraiser to support The Washington Post's courageous international employees and local staff who were laid off, who are not eligible for Guild protections, and who face additional logistical challenges and security risks.
Please give & share widely:
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Please give & share widely:
gofund.me/e765aab9f
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
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February 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Michelle Ye Hee Lee is a Bureau Chief of the Fashington Post for Japan. Her salary is somewhere between $150K and $200K. She works for a fascist billionaire oligarch, who makes that much in less than a second.
And you are telling me that a man who started a company with such profound understanding of consent has a rapist friend?
February 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
And you are telling me that a man who started a company with such profound understanding of consent has a rapist friend?
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From the industry that literally doesn't let you say no, and only presents you the choice between "yes" and "maybe later"
Mozilla's just telling users they can choose between slop now, or maybe later. "No" is not even an option.
Mozilla's just telling users they can choose between slop now, or maybe later. "No" is not even an option.
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
www.siliconrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:02 PM
From the industry that literally doesn't let you say no, and only presents you the choice between "yes" and "maybe later"
Mozilla's just telling users they can choose between slop now, or maybe later. "No" is not even an option.
Mozilla's just telling users they can choose between slop now, or maybe later. "No" is not even an option.
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Da ist doch bestimmt etwas dabei.
Die ganze heute-show ist online: kurz.zdf.de/hs2602b/
Die ganze heute-show ist online: kurz.zdf.de/hs2602b/
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Da ist doch bestimmt etwas dabei.
Die ganze heute-show ist online: kurz.zdf.de/hs2602b/
Die ganze heute-show ist online: kurz.zdf.de/hs2602b/
Even if you write 100 books/day, I am still going to read zero of them.
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Even if you write 100 books/day, I am still going to read zero of them.
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OTD in 2022 I gave Emmanuel Macron my personal assurances that I would not invade Ukraine.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
February 8, 2026 at 9:21 AM
OTD in 2022 I gave Emmanuel Macron my personal assurances that I would not invade Ukraine.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
Оптимизацията върви ръка за ръка с дерегулация, а дерегулацията върви ръка за ръка с експлоатацията на най-уязвимите хора от най-злите психопати на Земята.
February 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Оптимизацията върви ръка за ръка с дерегулация, а дерегулацията върви ръка за ръка с експлоатацията на най-уязвимите хора от най-злите психопати на Земята.
Gambling should be illegal. EVERYTHING about it is evil, from the fascist oligarchs who syphon all the profits to the misery of the addicts who are drained dry to feed this monstrosity.
How Sports Betting Came for EVERYTHING. A pre-Superbowl look at how prediction markets like Polymarket are rife with insider trading and a goldmine for corruption. And with Trump's new regime of deregulation, it's only getting worse. youtu.be/YO8t_tO_WbI?...
How Sports Betting Came For EVERYTHING
YouTube video by The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini)
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Gambling should be illegal. EVERYTHING about it is evil, from the fascist oligarchs who syphon all the profits to the misery of the addicts who are drained dry to feed this monstrosity.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Come on, eBird, “rare bird alert” for a whooper swan? There are thousands of them all year round here.
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Come on, eBird, “rare bird alert” for a whooper swan? There are thousands of them all year round here.
Quite the photo moment
February 8, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Quite the photo moment
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If we are going to talk about trust in science/scientific institutions (and we should), I am BEGGING researchers to engage their critical thinking & dig into the data instead of making assumptions based on headlines & parroting talking points.
www.kff.org/health-infor...
www.kff.org/health-infor...
February 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
If we are going to talk about trust in science/scientific institutions (and we should), I am BEGGING researchers to engage their critical thinking & dig into the data instead of making assumptions based on headlines & parroting talking points.
www.kff.org/health-infor...
www.kff.org/health-infor...
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NBC meeting: "Any cool ideas for a pop quiz, guys?"
February 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
NBC meeting: "Any cool ideas for a pop quiz, guys?"
All of YouTube now. Splashes for less than a second at the start of an ads packed half an hour of bullshit. The voice is AI theft from actual creators.
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
All of YouTube now. Splashes for less than a second at the start of an ads packed half an hour of bullshit. The voice is AI theft from actual creators.
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) 🪶 Мишелов
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) 🪶 Мишелов
