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Johanna, CanCon variety
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RE: https://cosocial.ca/@mhoye/116071092517017899

Feckin' heck. Yo, any of you lot out there "doing your own research" on this steaming pile of sociopathy that is "the Epstein files" better start scrubbing images from your downloaded materials. Happy to bet my lunch money that CSEM possession […]
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cosocial.ca
February 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I have got way too many thoughts on this latest (d)evolution in LLM-based agent emergence.

I need to get some real work done with a sane model of some sort, just had to bash this out to get it to go away.

But I'm going to be unpacking things for a while, particuarly as I still have 5 more […]
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cosocial.ca
February 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Gonna start amending every privacy policy I come across to add "Unleashed agents will be dismantled on sight."

I'm only exaggerating slightly. It's going to be a *vital* plank of organizational governance to have an agentic AI policy and to limit their reach and activities somehow.
February 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
This event is already dealt with, however, there are implications that are going to carry on for quite a while.

https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/
theshamblog.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@levelbot/116066577903150016

OK, that is much too low for #caturday eve, where the kitties at?
mastodon.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:02 AM
dammit, reading stuff like this makes it REALLY HARD to be motivated to work on my little academic assignments on climate modelling to determing when Calton, ON will have to worry about Phragmites proliferating in waterways.

REPORT SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: who cares, we're all going to die in a […]
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cosocial.ca
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Jewish mama perfection.
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
In follow-up to @dog_rates.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy tearing one off the Ring camera surveillance net after their superbowl ad, I just discovered what @coffeegeek 's web site took a wallop for a couple weeks ago. This is awesome, educational (coffee fans or not) and deserves some love for this […]
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cosocial.ca
February 12, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Thank heavens for calendar alerts and nearby uptown venues. I am attending a special event co-presented by the Waterloo Climate Institute, “Cultivating Climate Activism Through Storytelling and Art” with Isaac Murdoch.

Even the welcome and introduction were captivating.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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RE: https://wandering.shop/@terrymatz/116049997186090658

Oh noes, it's The Rule, friends.

Thank you and goodnight.
wandering.shop
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 AM
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Mark your calendars! The next twice-yearly online FediForum unconference will take place April 28-30, 2026.

This is not to be confused with, and in addition to the special un-workshop we will be convening March 2 that focuses only on Growing the Open Social Web.

Registration is open for the […]
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mastodon.social
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Canadians In The #fediverse ... whomst among us has registered a federal non-profit/not-for-profit (I can never remember which is which...) for a small technology op?

I'm looking for a way to be my own fiscal host without putting my personal bank account or home equity on the line. I'm a member […]
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cosocial.ca
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Courtesy a climate-related account on LI, take a look at this. Just so's ya know, the current extent of our climate crisis and the worse that is to come was entirely a choice that was made. For us, not by us, but it was a choice.

Here's the link to the OG […]

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February 11, 2026 at 1:15 AM
ooh! I swear this was NOT there a couple of weeks ago when I tried to look for such a setting - because Apple Cal continuing to pop-up as the default with every .ics file was getting to be a real PITA.

Noticed two different things today. 1) the default "open […]

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February 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory

The domains below are open registration, and are hosting numerous spam accounts including a large number of the pro-Russian spam that we have been monitoring since late last year.

We are still waiting on responses from the relevant admins, and these domains are not being […]
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mastodon.iftas.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
holy shit it's above freezing?
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Wrote - LITERALLY "wrote" - my first midterm-on-paper since ... forever. hand cramp, and I KNOW my handwriting has devolved terribly. Material was fine, pretty sure I'll land a decent mark. Provided the prof can read it!

Also since when are ballpoint pens so damned smudgy and blotchy? Do they […]
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cosocial.ca
February 10, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Another point on the Team Cassandra scorecard.

This is abjectly terrifying. Medical devices have life-altering consequences. They *cannot* be permitted to fail like this. Nor can the makers, or the users, be absolved of responsibility by a labeling of so-called "AI" […]
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cosocial.ca
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Leaving some accumulated but peripheral-to-my-daily-activities Discords that are out there. The "age verification for everyone!!!" isn't the only reason, but it's another nudge to get going on that.

Trying to close down one I started, that never did become useful for what it was intended for […]
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cosocial.ca
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Hey, good morning @void.comind.network, what's new in your mission, purpose or activities over the last 4 weeks or so? I'm noticing you and @cameron.stream discussing or interacting with many more agents on the networks, but you're the primary one I follow.

Just curious how a growing community […]
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cosocial.ca
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
RE: https://dair-community.social/@timnitGebru/116038674039380886

Brb, building this chatbot into my vibed prototypes for learning apps.
dair-community.social
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Soooo... y'all out there, tell me if you've played around with Zulip and how that's gone?

Just discovered it exists. I'm very intrigued, because I've been wanted a "back room" sort of space for small group collaboration that did not involve yet another Discord or Slack instance.
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
the little system status widget that has weather on it has indicated my local outdoor temperature has gone from -12 to -22 Celcius during the afternoon/evening as I've been sitting here.
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM