Ryn
@reprapryn.bsky.social
Reprapper, robot enthusiast, and love some open source.
Designer of the Sylph Delta 3d printer
Can also find me on @reprapryn@fosstodon.org on Mastodon
She/her
Designer of the Sylph Delta 3d printer
Can also find me on @reprapryn@fosstodon.org on Mastodon
She/her
On a lark I started watching Gundam 00 again after not having watched since it aired back in 07-08 and wow it seems more relevant to today with all the conflicts and such.
Also how even with all the weird gn drive stuff still feels like the most grounded, both tech and politically.
Also how even with all the weird gn drive stuff still feels like the most grounded, both tech and politically.
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
On a lark I started watching Gundam 00 again after not having watched since it aired back in 07-08 and wow it seems more relevant to today with all the conflicts and such.
Also how even with all the weird gn drive stuff still feels like the most grounded, both tech and politically.
Also how even with all the weird gn drive stuff still feels like the most grounded, both tech and politically.
I hope this is a big bullhorn to Arianespace and the EU to get moving on development of Maia/Prometheus and something bigger launching before 2030. This is embarrassing being this far behind.
Having all affordable launch capacity be in control of Musk is irresponsible and dangerous.
Having all affordable launch capacity be in control of Musk is irresponsible and dangerous.
This whole heap is gonna go public soon. So he made twitter investors whole with AI venture money and soon he’ll make the AI investors whole with public equity market money, on the back of an enterprise the US government won’t allow to fail.
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I hope this is a big bullhorn to Arianespace and the EU to get moving on development of Maia/Prometheus and something bigger launching before 2030. This is embarrassing being this far behind.
Having all affordable launch capacity be in control of Musk is irresponsible and dangerous.
Having all affordable launch capacity be in control of Musk is irresponsible and dangerous.
Exhibit G for why it's insanity to build your entire economic wellbeing around a piece of corpo software they can and will eventually abandon.
And why there is a moral imperative to use open source software, even if it's rough at first. Because it can never be taken away from you.
And why there is a moral imperative to use open source software, even if it's rough at first. Because it can never be taken away from you.
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Exhibit G for why it's insanity to build your entire economic wellbeing around a piece of corpo software they can and will eventually abandon.
And why there is a moral imperative to use open source software, even if it's rough at first. Because it can never be taken away from you.
And why there is a moral imperative to use open source software, even if it's rough at first. Because it can never be taken away from you.
Reading this thread, there is an even simpler reason why I like the Mamdani approach.
He treats being Mayor as a job with deliverables, vs other politician treating it like an avenue for self enrichment and engaging in the bare minimum of what is needed.
He actually has had to work for a living
He treats being Mayor as a job with deliverables, vs other politician treating it like an avenue for self enrichment and engaging in the bare minimum of what is needed.
He actually has had to work for a living
Something that this really throws into sharp relief for me is the difference between this and how way too many—if not most—Dems in leadership treat us as voters. Which is to say not as citizens and participants in the process but as passive checked out consumers
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Reading this thread, there is an even simpler reason why I like the Mamdani approach.
He treats being Mayor as a job with deliverables, vs other politician treating it like an avenue for self enrichment and engaging in the bare minimum of what is needed.
He actually has had to work for a living
He treats being Mayor as a job with deliverables, vs other politician treating it like an avenue for self enrichment and engaging in the bare minimum of what is needed.
He actually has had to work for a living
March 28th is grand opening for 2 line in Seattle! I'm going to time it so I can watch the sunrise from the floating bridge.
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
March 28th is grand opening for 2 line in Seattle! I'm going to time it so I can watch the sunrise from the floating bridge.
To real 4 me
January 23, 2026 at 6:50 PM
To real 4 me
I wonder with the threats to Canada from another angle. The Thiels and Musks convincing Trump this is for the survival of the United States in a ice cap melt off.
The Oggalla Aquifer is looking to be depleted by 2050 and get worse by the inevitable dust bowls.
voices.uchicago.edu/triplehelix/...
The Oggalla Aquifer is looking to be depleted by 2050 and get worse by the inevitable dust bowls.
voices.uchicago.edu/triplehelix/...
The Dry Future of the American Plains: Threats to the Ogallala Aquifer | The Triple Helix at UChicago
voices.uchicago.edu
January 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I wonder with the threats to Canada from another angle. The Thiels and Musks convincing Trump this is for the survival of the United States in a ice cap melt off.
The Oggalla Aquifer is looking to be depleted by 2050 and get worse by the inevitable dust bowls.
voices.uchicago.edu/triplehelix/...
The Oggalla Aquifer is looking to be depleted by 2050 and get worse by the inevitable dust bowls.
voices.uchicago.edu/triplehelix/...
Something that burns me up.
I have stuff for job boards set up to focus on stuff in the Seattle area, but it keeps refusing to keep it in Seattle proper.
I need to be within the transit net. Stop sending me stuff for Bellvue and Redmond. They may as well be in another state commute wise.
I have stuff for job boards set up to focus on stuff in the Seattle area, but it keeps refusing to keep it in Seattle proper.
I need to be within the transit net. Stop sending me stuff for Bellvue and Redmond. They may as well be in another state commute wise.
January 2, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Something that burns me up.
I have stuff for job boards set up to focus on stuff in the Seattle area, but it keeps refusing to keep it in Seattle proper.
I need to be within the transit net. Stop sending me stuff for Bellvue and Redmond. They may as well be in another state commute wise.
I have stuff for job boards set up to focus on stuff in the Seattle area, but it keeps refusing to keep it in Seattle proper.
I need to be within the transit net. Stop sending me stuff for Bellvue and Redmond. They may as well be in another state commute wise.
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Time to be a big boat foamer, get on a big boat, and then go to a boat museum
Nautical nonsense lmao. Notes in the alt tags as well.
Nautical nonsense lmao. Notes in the alt tags as well.
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Time to be a big boat foamer, get on a big boat, and then go to a boat museum
Nautical nonsense lmao. Notes in the alt tags as well.
Nautical nonsense lmao. Notes in the alt tags as well.
I remember when I had bottom surgery in 2019
Out of pocket 5K, insurance paid 40K.
Hospital funny money number, 900k.
There is a special place in Hell for whoever at hospitals and insurance companies created this racket.
Out of pocket 5K, insurance paid 40K.
Hospital funny money number, 900k.
There is a special place in Hell for whoever at hospitals and insurance companies created this racket.
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I remember when I had bottom surgery in 2019
Out of pocket 5K, insurance paid 40K.
Hospital funny money number, 900k.
There is a special place in Hell for whoever at hospitals and insurance companies created this racket.
Out of pocket 5K, insurance paid 40K.
Hospital funny money number, 900k.
There is a special place in Hell for whoever at hospitals and insurance companies created this racket.
Hey #seattle robot enthusiasts, come to the market on Saturday at 10 AM at the old flea market in Caphill, it's robot fighting time! Brackets start then
416 15th Ave E
I'll be driving a bot in it, lookout for BONESAW
Going to be a fun time!
416 15th Ave E
I'll be driving a bot in it, lookout for BONESAW
Going to be a fun time!
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hey #seattle robot enthusiasts, come to the market on Saturday at 10 AM at the old flea market in Caphill, it's robot fighting time! Brackets start then
416 15th Ave E
I'll be driving a bot in it, lookout for BONESAW
Going to be a fun time!
416 15th Ave E
I'll be driving a bot in it, lookout for BONESAW
Going to be a fun time!
Some level 1 villain In DND that got caught stealing sheep looking guy
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Some level 1 villain In DND that got caught stealing sheep looking guy
Oof owwie oof this just described my career
If I wanted to trap an autistic person in their job and extract the maximum value from them for the minimum pay and supports, I would:
- hire them and tell them how much I need them
- wait for them to learn to love the job, earn people's trust and have an impact
- start taking supports away
- hire them and tell them how much I need them
- wait for them to learn to love the job, earn people's trust and have an impact
- start taking supports away
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Oof owwie oof this just described my career
My only hope is it ends up like Myspace, and these guys all lose a fortune and other sites come to dominance with a userbase that hates the GOPs guts.
September 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My only hope is it ends up like Myspace, and these guys all lose a fortune and other sites come to dominance with a userbase that hates the GOPs guts.
If these groups had cross site links and some sort of federation model to help fund it, would be the second coming of gawker.
If it had decent search, would also obviate the need to have to play nice with Google and Microsoft's AI monster that doesn't even send traffic anymore.
If it had decent search, would also obviate the need to have to play nice with Google and Microsoft's AI monster that doesn't even send traffic anymore.
If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:
• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
September 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If these groups had cross site links and some sort of federation model to help fund it, would be the second coming of gawker.
If it had decent search, would also obviate the need to have to play nice with Google and Microsoft's AI monster that doesn't even send traffic anymore.
If it had decent search, would also obviate the need to have to play nice with Google and Microsoft's AI monster that doesn't even send traffic anymore.
If this happens, it will be the end of non corpo chat and non corpo forums in America. There is no way for the small web to survive this with what the law wants. And by proxy would also end all non corpo affiliated open source dev.
It has to be stopped.
It has to be stopped.
#SaveSpeech
the 'STOP CSAM Act of 2025' [S.1829] is currently estimated to be 56% likely to pass according to Govtrack
This bill will undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and force internet companies to take down lawful user content
tell reps to OPPOSE
www.congress.gov/members/find...
the 'STOP CSAM Act of 2025' [S.1829] is currently estimated to be 56% likely to pass according to Govtrack
This bill will undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and force internet companies to take down lawful user content
tell reps to OPPOSE
www.congress.gov/members/find...
Oppose STOP CSAM: Protecting Kids Shouldn’t Mean Breaking the Tools That Keep Us Safe
A Senate bill re-introduced this week threatens security and free speech on the internet. EFF urges Congress to reject the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829), which would undermine services offering end-...
www.eff.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If this happens, it will be the end of non corpo chat and non corpo forums in America. There is no way for the small web to survive this with what the law wants. And by proxy would also end all non corpo affiliated open source dev.
It has to be stopped.
It has to be stopped.
Gotta stop being depressed and get back in the design game. There is cool stuff to do. Western Alliance Robotics is doing big fights in Seattle Cap Hill in November and I want to make something for it.
I had so much fun with 12lbers
www.robotcombatevents.com/events/5045
I had so much fun with 12lbers
www.robotcombatevents.com/events/5045
WAR at the Market
416 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112, USA
www.robotcombatevents.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Gotta stop being depressed and get back in the design game. There is cool stuff to do. Western Alliance Robotics is doing big fights in Seattle Cap Hill in November and I want to make something for it.
I had so much fun with 12lbers
www.robotcombatevents.com/events/5045
I had so much fun with 12lbers
www.robotcombatevents.com/events/5045
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The Guardian: Can AIs suffer? Maybe, just maybe 🤔🥺😔
Also The Guardian: Can trans people suffer? Not fucking enough 😡
Also The Guardian: Can trans people suffer? Not fucking enough 😡
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Guardian: Can AIs suffer? Maybe, just maybe 🤔🥺😔
Also The Guardian: Can trans people suffer? Not fucking enough 😡
Also The Guardian: Can trans people suffer? Not fucking enough 😡
Reading this stuff and thinking of my media diet, I remember folks giving deus ex mankind divided shit in August of 2016 for being unrealistic in countries deporting folks to places like Oman, detransitioning folks (in game putting bioprinted bits in against consent), and general mistreatment
Israel pioneered this tactic a decade ago: deporting 4,000 asylum seekers to Uganda and Rwanda, where they faced horrific conditions and were often funneled into deadly trafficking networks.
I investigated this shadow deportation system for @newrepublic.com in 2018: newrepublic.com/article/1488...
I investigated this shadow deportation system for @newrepublic.com in 2018: newrepublic.com/article/1488...
August 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reading this stuff and thinking of my media diet, I remember folks giving deus ex mankind divided shit in August of 2016 for being unrealistic in countries deporting folks to places like Oman, detransitioning folks (in game putting bioprinted bits in against consent), and general mistreatment
Mississippi got blocked because of their UK like age Verification law and all my homies are switching to VPNs.
Not a hell hot enough for the GOP using kids as a justification to try and lock the Internet down
Not a hell hot enough for the GOP using kids as a justification to try and lock the Internet down
August 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Mississippi got blocked because of their UK like age Verification law and all my homies are switching to VPNs.
Not a hell hot enough for the GOP using kids as a justification to try and lock the Internet down
Not a hell hot enough for the GOP using kids as a justification to try and lock the Internet down
I dislike genAI for most use cases, but I find it kind of funny that most people don't know you can run autonomous.
And I can see smaller more targeted models going into edge intelligence, even if chatGPT implodes.
Same as any other AI winter, the useful stuff becomes boring and normal.
And I can see smaller more targeted models going into edge intelligence, even if chatGPT implodes.
Same as any other AI winter, the useful stuff becomes boring and normal.
When they shutoff the LLMs some people's emails are gonna be like "me client, me want deliverable, you make good, you incorporate brand strategy"
August 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I dislike genAI for most use cases, but I find it kind of funny that most people don't know you can run autonomous.
And I can see smaller more targeted models going into edge intelligence, even if chatGPT implodes.
Same as any other AI winter, the useful stuff becomes boring and normal.
And I can see smaller more targeted models going into edge intelligence, even if chatGPT implodes.
Same as any other AI winter, the useful stuff becomes boring and normal.
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one thing i wish ttrpg players would do more is think about all the ways big and small they can make their characters less like themselves
August 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
one thing i wish ttrpg players would do more is think about all the ways big and small they can make their characters less like themselves
August 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I will use this whenever somebody says ask chatGPT. It doesn't know this will kill people in special ways and take advantage of folks who don't know it isn't an AGI
After asking ChatGPT what to eat instead of salt, a man slowly poisoned himself over course of 3 months and gave himself a psychiatric illness that was common in the 19th century, according to a new medical case study:
www.404media.co/guy-gives-hi...
www.404media.co/guy-gives-hi...
Guy Gives Himself 19th Century Psychiatric Illness After Consulting With ChatGPT
"For 3 months, he had replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide obtained from the internet after consultation with ChatGPT."
www.404media.co
August 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I will use this whenever somebody says ask chatGPT. It doesn't know this will kill people in special ways and take advantage of folks who don't know it isn't an AGI