Draringi
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Music Producer, Software Developer, Tired.
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One easy fix would be to eliminate categories based on genre or whatever “indie” means and instead get granular about craft (best level design, best world, best combat, etc) which would probably pose other problems but at least make for more interesting conversations and honor specific people
December 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
One easy fix would be to eliminate categories based on genre or whatever “indie” means and instead get granular about craft (best level design, best world, best combat, etc) which would probably pose other problems but at least make for more interesting conversations and honor specific people
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
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This whole thread.
I lived through the popularization of fax machines, the 1980s Internet, and Netscape. This is exactly how it works.
I lived through the popularization of fax machines, the 1980s Internet, and Netscape. This is exactly how it works.
I saw a chart about commitment to AI, and unsurprisingly the US was far in the lead, and it really drove home an key emotion driving the grift.
The *idea* of the U.S. as number one is so powerful that we have effectively made up a category we can be number one in, and it MUST BE TRUE.
The *idea* of the U.S. as number one is so powerful that we have effectively made up a category we can be number one in, and it MUST BE TRUE.
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This whole thread.
I lived through the popularization of fax machines, the 1980s Internet, and Netscape. This is exactly how it works.
I lived through the popularization of fax machines, the 1980s Internet, and Netscape. This is exactly how it works.
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Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic Games Store. Mystery game is the next title buff.ly/HE94Ti2
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
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What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out! nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
Also, the @bsdcan call for papers is on until January 17th 2026 www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... #bsd #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #development #conference #freesoftware #libresoftware
Also, the @bsdcan call for papers is on until January 17th 2026 www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... #bsd #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #development #conference #freesoftware #libresoftware
What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!
nxdomain.no
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out! nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
Also, the @bsdcan call for papers is on until January 17th 2026 www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... #bsd #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #development #conference #freesoftware #libresoftware
Also, the @bsdcan call for papers is on until January 17th 2026 www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... #bsd #bsdcan #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #development #conference #freesoftware #libresoftware
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FYI as you head into the holiday season:
Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).
Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).
Really beginning to hate Shopify, they are doing a lot to make shopping shittier lately
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
FYI as you head into the holiday season:
Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).
Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).
Beginning of this video aptly puts why I dislike the term "AI". Saying "we use AI" is about as informative as "we used a computer".
Great video all the way through. I strongly recommend checking it out.
Great video all the way through. I strongly recommend checking it out.
new video is out now! it's my birthday so you have to watch it and also agree with everything thanks
www.youtube.com/@Acerola_t
www.youtube.com/@Acerola_t
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Beginning of this video aptly puts why I dislike the term "AI". Saying "we use AI" is about as informative as "we used a computer".
Great video all the way through. I strongly recommend checking it out.
Great video all the way through. I strongly recommend checking it out.
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Last month, 18 people ordered print books from my store instead of going to the Bezosbeast.
Writers, set up your own stores. It's worth it. #writing
Writers, set up your own stores. It's worth it. #writing
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Last month, 18 people ordered print books from my store instead of going to the Bezosbeast.
Writers, set up your own stores. It's worth it. #writing
Writers, set up your own stores. It's worth it. #writing
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A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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BSDCan 2026 is now accepting submissions for the June 2026 conference, see www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... and links therein for instructions.
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd
Call for papers — BSDCan
BSDCan is a technical BSD conference held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
www.bsdcan.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
BSDCan 2026 is now accepting submissions for the June 2026 conference, see www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... and links therein for instructions.
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd
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I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
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I saw one proposal that ended with "[AI of the week] can make mistakes. Please double-check responses."
If you can't even bother to edit your own generated talk proposal, how much effort will you put into the talk itself?
If you can't even bother to edit your own generated talk proposal, how much effort will you put into the talk itself?
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I saw one proposal that ended with "[AI of the week] can make mistakes. Please double-check responses."
If you can't even bother to edit your own generated talk proposal, how much effort will you put into the talk itself?
If you can't even bother to edit your own generated talk proposal, how much effort will you put into the talk itself?
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Day 1 of the Stack Up Collab Charity Stream starts NOW!
Starting with World War Z: Aftermath! With some friends!
Check out the milestones and the incentives, plus the Bonus on what's being offered!
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Starting with World War Z: Aftermath! With some friends!
Check out the milestones and the incentives, plus the Bonus on what's being offered!
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Day 1 of the Stack Up Collab Charity Stream starts NOW!
Starting with World War Z: Aftermath! With some friends!
Check out the milestones and the incentives, plus the Bonus on what's being offered!
[Link in replies]
Starting with World War Z: Aftermath! With some friends!
Check out the milestones and the incentives, plus the Bonus on what's being offered!
[Link in replies]
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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It's Extra Life Game Day! I'll be going live roughly an hour and a half from now with my annual 24 hour charity stream, raising money for my local children's hospital.
Come drop by, say hi, watch me suffer, and maybe even donate to a good cause.
Donation link: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Come drop by, say hi, watch me suffer, and maybe even donate to a good cause.
Donation link: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's Extra Life Game Day! I'll be going live roughly an hour and a half from now with my annual 24 hour charity stream, raising money for my local children's hospital.
Come drop by, say hi, watch me suffer, and maybe even donate to a good cause.
Donation link: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Come drop by, say hi, watch me suffer, and maybe even donate to a good cause.
Donation link: www.extra-life.org/participants...
It's Extra Life Game Day! I'll be going live roughly an hour and a half from now with my annual 24 hour charity stream, raising money for my local children's hospital.
Come drop by, say hi, watch me suffer, and maybe even donate to a good cause.
Donation link: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Come drop by, say hi, watch me suffer, and maybe even donate to a good cause.
Donation link: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's Extra Life Game Day! I'll be going live roughly an hour and a half from now with my annual 24 hour charity stream, raising money for my local children's hospital.
Come drop by, say hi, watch me suffer, and maybe even donate to a good cause.
Donation link: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Come drop by, say hi, watch me suffer, and maybe even donate to a good cause.
Donation link: www.extra-life.org/participants...
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"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!"
It's where the Internet comes from!
nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
medium.com/@peter.hanst...
bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what...
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing
It's where the Internet comes from!
nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
medium.com/@peter.hanst...
bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what...
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing
What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!
nxdomain.no
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!"
It's where the Internet comes from!
nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
medium.com/@peter.hanst...
bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what...
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing
It's where the Internet comes from!
nxdomain.no/~peter/what_...
medium.com/@peter.hanst...
bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/what...
#BSD #Unix #FreeBSD #OpenBSBD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Freesoftware #Libresoftware #BSDlicense #permissivelicensing
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BSDCan 2026 is now accepting submissions for the June 2026 conference, see www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... and links therein for instructions.
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd
Call for papers — BSDCan
BSDCan is a technical BSD conference held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
www.bsdcan.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
BSDCan 2026 is now accepting submissions for the June 2026 conference, see www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.... and links therein for instructions.
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd
Submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, the conference runs tutorials June 17-18, talks June 19-20.
#bsdcan #conference #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #bsd
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RTs are very appreciated ! (o゜▽゜)o 💜 ✩₊˚.
✧Fixed Price Adoptable ⋆⁺₊✧
✧ Forest Wanderer 🌲🌿 Sketch Adoptable
SP : 52 USD
Commercial use included
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✧ Rules on Listing~
#AdoptMe #adoptables #VGenShop
✧Fixed Price Adoptable ⋆⁺₊✧
✧ Forest Wanderer 🌲🌿 Sketch Adoptable
SP : 52 USD
Commercial use included
✧ Payment via Vgen, Link below
✧ Rules on Listing~
#AdoptMe #adoptables #VGenShop
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
RTs are very appreciated ! (o゜▽゜)o 💜 ✩₊˚.
✧Fixed Price Adoptable ⋆⁺₊✧
✧ Forest Wanderer 🌲🌿 Sketch Adoptable
SP : 52 USD
Commercial use included
✧ Payment via Vgen, Link below
✧ Rules on Listing~
#AdoptMe #adoptables #VGenShop
✧Fixed Price Adoptable ⋆⁺₊✧
✧ Forest Wanderer 🌲🌿 Sketch Adoptable
SP : 52 USD
Commercial use included
✧ Payment via Vgen, Link below
✧ Rules on Listing~
#AdoptMe #adoptables #VGenShop
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Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
October 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
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This crosses my mind every time I see a breathless article about LLMs "developing survival instincts" or "resisting being shut off" or "blackmailing their operator"
That's not how this works. It's not how any of it works.
That's not how this works. It's not how any of it works.
I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This crosses my mind every time I see a breathless article about LLMs "developing survival instincts" or "resisting being shut off" or "blackmailing their operator"
That's not how this works. It's not how any of it works.
That's not how this works. It's not how any of it works.
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#Noisevember25 is back! Here's an advanced look at your prompts for next month - starting on November 1st at airwiggles.com/noisevember!
#musicproduction #sounddesign
#musicproduction #sounddesign
October 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#Noisevember25 is back! Here's an advanced look at your prompts for next month - starting on November 1st at airwiggles.com/noisevember!
#musicproduction #sounddesign
#musicproduction #sounddesign
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“We all had a N*zi phase, am I right?”
My brother, no WE did not.
Speak for yourself, weirdo.
My brother, no WE did not.
Speak for yourself, weirdo.
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“We all had a N*zi phase, am I right?”
My brother, no WE did not.
Speak for yourself, weirdo.
My brother, no WE did not.
Speak for yourself, weirdo.
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i didn't fight in the Wikipedia MOS:DASH wars just to start using hyphens in place of em dashes
"but I use that and I'm not an LLM" - I don't care. Also you have to start using hyphens even when you mean to use an em dash
"it isn't just X—it's Y" is by far the most annoying ChatGPTism
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
i didn't fight in the Wikipedia MOS:DASH wars just to start using hyphens in place of em dashes