David O'Brien
@iamdavidobrien.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Human being, being human. Trying, not always successfully, to leave the world a slightly better place than I found it. It's a modest goal, I know.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@tillybridges/115776102618866457
I have a nephew who's trans masc.
I don't need to "keep the peace" or be concerned about that.
His parents are fine with it. My parents are fine with it, though they are in their 80s and occasionally flip a pronoun or misremember […]
I have a nephew who's trans masc.
I don't need to "keep the peace" or be concerned about that.
His parents are fine with it. My parents are fine with it, though they are in their 80s and occasionally flip a pronoun or misremember […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@tillybridges/115776102618866457
I have a nephew who's trans masc.
I don't need to "keep the peace" or be concerned about that.
His parents are fine with it. My parents are fine with it, though they are in their 80s and occasionally flip a pronoun or misremember […]
I have a nephew who's trans masc.
I don't need to "keep the peace" or be concerned about that.
His parents are fine with it. My parents are fine with it, though they are in their 80s and occasionally flip a pronoun or misremember […]
Gleðileg jól.
December 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Gleðileg jól.
RE: https://mas.to/@kissane/115771219606234540
There’s one week left of 2025.
If you read only one thing in that time, read this.
There’s one week left of 2025.
If you read only one thing in that time, read this.
Happy holidays, fediverse!
I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us […]
I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
December 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
RE: https://mas.to/@kissane/115771219606234540
There’s one week left of 2025.
If you read only one thing in that time, read this.
There’s one week left of 2025.
If you read only one thing in that time, read this.
RE: https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/115763838420339819
I used to have pink hair.
And blue hair. And red. And white, black, purple.
I got a kicking several times.
So yeah. Be weird. But be safe.
❤️ to all you freaks and weirdos.
I used to have pink hair.
And blue hair. And red. And white, black, purple.
I got a kicking several times.
So yeah. Be weird. But be safe.
❤️ to all you freaks and weirdos.
tech.lgbt
December 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
RE: https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/115763838420339819
I used to have pink hair.
And blue hair. And red. And white, black, purple.
I got a kicking several times.
So yeah. Be weird. But be safe.
❤️ to all you freaks and weirdos.
I used to have pink hair.
And blue hair. And red. And white, black, purple.
I got a kicking several times.
So yeah. Be weird. But be safe.
❤️ to all you freaks and weirdos.
Reposted by David O'Brien
December 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
December 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
December 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Reposted by David O'Brien
I've noticed this is a common point of confusion, so for the record, the EU's USB-C charging law does not in any way prohibit other charging methods. It only mandates that if there are any ports on the thing at all, at least one of them better be friggin' USB-C
December 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I've noticed this is a common point of confusion, so for the record, the EU's USB-C charging law does not in any way prohibit other charging methods. It only mandates that if there are any ports on the thing at all, at least one of them better be friggin' USB-C
I think I'll just sit here by the fire for a while.
And think about what – and who – I've lost.
And, yes, those are em dashes.
And think about what – and who – I've lost.
And, yes, those are em dashes.
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I think I'll just sit here by the fire for a while.
And think about what – and who – I've lost.
And, yes, those are em dashes.
And think about what – and who – I've lost.
And, yes, those are em dashes.
Reposted by David O'Brien
OpenAI's funding announcement reveals how small a fig leaf they think will persuade a credulous public. Look at the size of the grants: $5k - $100k.
The median NIMH grant is $642k: mental health research requires deep care for participants.
Scientist I spoke with reacted *viscerally* to this.
The median NIMH grant is $642k: mental health research requires deep care for participants.
Scientist I spoke with reacted *viscerally* to this.
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
OpenAI's funding announcement reveals how small a fig leaf they think will persuade a credulous public. Look at the size of the grants: $5k - $100k.
The median NIMH grant is $642k: mental health research requires deep care for participants.
Scientist I spoke with reacted *viscerally* to this.
The median NIMH grant is $642k: mental health research requires deep care for participants.
Scientist I spoke with reacted *viscerally* to this.
RE: https://c.im/@Opfoss/115737167040704221
It's almost like if you outsource your output to unaccountable third parties you're taking a huge risk ... 🤔
Or your content or customer advice to, oh, just for instance, an LLM.
I mean, who'd have thought it?
It's almost like if you outsource your output to unaccountable third parties you're taking a huge risk ... 🤔
Or your content or customer advice to, oh, just for instance, an LLM.
I mean, who'd have thought it?
c.im
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
RE: https://c.im/@Opfoss/115737167040704221
It's almost like if you outsource your output to unaccountable third parties you're taking a huge risk ... 🤔
Or your content or customer advice to, oh, just for instance, an LLM.
I mean, who'd have thought it?
It's almost like if you outsource your output to unaccountable third parties you're taking a huge risk ... 🤔
Or your content or customer advice to, oh, just for instance, an LLM.
I mean, who'd have thought it?
December 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Reposted by David O'Brien
I ask my students to contribute to the opensource project of their choice.
I just did a quick grep through the 238 projects I have in my archives.
Of 238, 7 don’t mention "github.com".
On close inspection, 6 of them are because the student forgot to putt the URL of the project repo.
So, on […]
I just did a quick grep through the 238 projects I have in my archives.
Of 238, 7 don’t mention "github.com".
On close inspection, 6 of them are because the student forgot to putt the URL of the project repo.
So, on […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I ask my students to contribute to the opensource project of their choice.
I just did a quick grep through the 238 projects I have in my archives.
Of 238, 7 don’t mention "github.com".
On close inspection, 6 of them are because the student forgot to putt the URL of the project repo.
So, on […]
I just did a quick grep through the 238 projects I have in my archives.
Of 238, 7 don’t mention "github.com".
On close inspection, 6 of them are because the student forgot to putt the URL of the project repo.
So, on […]
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/17/palestine-action-linked-hunger-striker-qesser-zuhrah-taken-to-hospital
This is buried halfway down the Guardian's front page.
#palestine #gaza #action
This is buried halfway down the Guardian's front page.
#palestine #gaza #action
Palestine Action-linked hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah taken to hospital
Protesters had gathered outside prison to demand 20-year-old, who is on day 46, receive urgent medical attention
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/17/palestine-action-linked-hunger-striker-qesser-zuhrah-taken-to-hospital
This is buried halfway down the Guardian's front page.
#palestine #gaza #action
This is buried halfway down the Guardian's front page.
#palestine #gaza #action
I am Oraculous. Apparently.
https://mastodon.social/@iamdavidobrien/wrapstodon/2025/2d19e82b0659883c
#wrapstodon2025
https://mastodon.social/@iamdavidobrien/wrapstodon/2025/2d19e82b0659883c
#wrapstodon2025
Wrapstodon 2025 for David O'Brien
See how David O'Brien used Mastodon this year!
mastodon.social
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I am Oraculous. Apparently.
https://mastodon.social/@iamdavidobrien/wrapstodon/2025/2d19e82b0659883c
#wrapstodon2025
https://mastodon.social/@iamdavidobrien/wrapstodon/2025/2d19e82b0659883c
#wrapstodon2025
December 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Reposted by David O'Brien
British press complains about Poles leaving the UK for #poland, calling this “exodus” and
> The great Polish exodus: The arrival of 100,000s of Poles changed the face of Britain, but now they’re returning home in droves for a better life in their low-tax, booming homeland. Could there be a more […]
> The great Polish exodus: The arrival of 100,000s of Poles changed the face of Britain, but now they’re returning home in droves for a better life in their low-tax, booming homeland. Could there be a more […]
Original post on agora.echelon.pl
agora.echelon.pl
December 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
British press complains about Poles leaving the UK for #poland, calling this “exodus” and
> The great Polish exodus: The arrival of 100,000s of Poles changed the face of Britain, but now they’re returning home in droves for a better life in their low-tax, booming homeland. Could there be a more […]
> The great Polish exodus: The arrival of 100,000s of Poles changed the face of Britain, but now they’re returning home in droves for a better life in their low-tax, booming homeland. Could there be a more […]
Today is the earliest sunset of the year.
Tomorrow the sun will set 3 seconds later than today.
A corner is being turned. The long dark is coming to a close.
Tomorrow the sun will set 3 seconds later than today.
A corner is being turned. The long dark is coming to a close.
December 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Today is the earliest sunset of the year.
Tomorrow the sun will set 3 seconds later than today.
A corner is being turned. The long dark is coming to a close.
Tomorrow the sun will set 3 seconds later than today.
A corner is being turned. The long dark is coming to a close.