aly
aly.codes
aly
@aly.codes
📍reynoldstown, atl

cyclist / anthropologist / black markets enjoyer / linux (nixos) user / karl marx fan / free culture enthusiast / posts in en|es|fr|it

site: aly.codes
code: github.com/alyraffauf
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aly @aly.codes · Apr 10
techbro is a slur for neurodivergent women
tech bro is a slur
Okay I think I like this and it got significantly less frustrating when I started actually looking at the minimap 😭
should I play valorant
really wanna get into some sort of online game (esp since winter is here and my usual strategy of biking until I drop is no longer working for entertainment) but idrk which game I should get into bc no one I know is into multiplayer games either lol
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
should I play valorant
really wanna get into some sort of online game (esp since winter is here and my usual strategy of biking until I drop is no longer working for entertainment) but idrk which game I should get into bc no one I know is into multiplayer games either lol
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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a big issue i have with ai discourse is all the blame for failures of everything else in society. gpt isn't *making* people self harm, commit crimes, or engage in harassment. systemic exploitation and violence leads them to talk about those things with robots. open ai shouldn't be the world police.
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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i like how in this country you don't need to report who is giving your political activism org money but you do need to provide your SSN to buy a SIM card
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
just got a deltahub carpio and omg this is sooooo comfy
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
So cool that the Supreme Court can issue an unsigned order that completely ends democracy in the United States.
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
yeah I don’t think the office suite last updated in 2014 is adding novel AI features sorry
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I think it’s fine and even desirable that bikes be used for more last mile logistics and it makes a lot of sense that they use bike lanes where available. If our goal is automobiles off the road, I don’t know why we wouldn’t push for this.
To me this just screams of monetizing bike lanes and creating bicycle traffic and delivery vehicles that are bikes in name only
Excited to hear that Seattle e-cargobike freight/delivery initiative has launched. Pumped our new mayor will be pre-disposed to wanting it to succeed, Go @seattledot.bsky.social and thank you for your help, @c40cities.bsky.social #ClimateInfluence will be big. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/s...
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
these are all beginner numbers, this repo is only from, like, February 2024
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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isn’t it crazy how a simple creative work can also be technically illegal to make
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
this is like asking if Wallace can survive racism allegations
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
really wanna get into some sort of online game (esp since winter is here and my usual strategy of biking until I drop is no longer working for entertainment) but idrk which game I should get into bc no one I know is into multiplayer games either lol
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
dude fml it gets worse
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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thank u Humble and Valve and Mastercard for your heroic efforts that have saved over 8 billion fictional women and fictional children from fictional abuse

the sacrifice of the real livelihoods of the studio’s real employees and the real wellbeing of their real families was clearly worth it
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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this is the moral panic

the idea that a story, painting, drawing, video game, or other creative work that depicts uncomfortable topics is the same thing as real life CSAM or violence against women is how we end up having to scan our faces to open Spotify

no one is harmed by fiction or art
Alright well probably last thing I’ll say about it. Horses was submitted in 2023 with a Minor in it. Valve: “we will not distribute content that appears, in our judgment, to depict sexual conduct involving a minor.” “Re-submissions of this app, even with modifications, will not be accepted.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
DEI for married white guys
Chris Rufo—a prominent anti-DEI crusader—-says the “idea that private companies should be able to prioritize hiring married men w/ families is completely within the bounds of rzbl debate, &…it's absurd that individuals cannot hire whomever they want [ie, discriminate] in their own companies…” 1/
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
new @
December 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
man I sure wish we honest people providing context for this $0.003/stream number, if only there was some other medium that played music at little to no cost for the listener that pre-existed spotify by a hundred years.
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.

Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.

Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I think some of this is BS ofc, but like many things from 404 Media on this topic, and generally many things in our current climate, it’s conflating all sorts of machine learning, robotics, automation, etc with large language models specifically. Sigh.
New from 404 Media: the Trump administration's top nuclear scientists think AI can replace humans in power plants.

“The goal is simple: to double the productivity and impact of American science and engineering within a decade.”

www.404media.co/nuclear-rian...
‘Atoms for Algorithms:’ The Trump Administration’s Top Nuclear Scientists Think AI Can Replace Humans in Power Plants
A presentation at the International Atomic Energy Agency unveiled Big Tech’s vision of an AI and nuclear fueled future.
www.404media.co
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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It’s so awesome to do deep state stuff as a British person. Don’t you guys put loaded shotguns in your mouths anytime you remember trans women exist
New: Liz Truss will tomorrow premiere the first episode of The Liz Truss Show.

Billed as "A bold new programme in a media landscape dominated by groupthink and timid consensus".

Truss: "The Deep State tried to destroy me but now I'm back and excited to launch this show."
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
this is embarrassing bro
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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why are people complaining about an optional feature nobody's forced to enable or use
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My new theory of why online computer nerd spaces are so grueling is that they’re filled with third quartile computer users who think they are experts and have no idea how to relate to true beginners or approach problems without brute forcing them.
December 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
no one’s ever posted this before. this totally isn’t half a copypasta.
linux is an awesome operating system for people that dont value their time. it works great if you waste all of your time first understanding how to make it work. my own experience example: if i leave an install un-updated for long enough it just becomes nigh impossible to do anything -> os reinstall
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM