James Dreben
@jdreben.omg.lol
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I’m more active on https://mastodon.world/@jdreben
Reposts ≠ endorsement
Is anyone here not a STEM grad who could help me unwind a, likely, false belief I have?
To me, quantitative science: math and computer science, is objectively more complex and requiring of intelligence & education than the legal field.
Does anyone disagree?
To me, quantitative science: math and computer science, is objectively more complex and requiring of intelligence & education than the legal field.
Does anyone disagree?
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Is anyone here not a STEM grad who could help me unwind a, likely, false belief I have?
To me, quantitative science: math and computer science, is objectively more complex and requiring of intelligence & education than the legal field.
Does anyone disagree?
To me, quantitative science: math and computer science, is objectively more complex and requiring of intelligence & education than the legal field.
Does anyone disagree?
The fundamental difference between Mastodon and Bluesky, at least for now, is Mastodon is truly decentralized.
www.compliancehub.wiki/the-decentra...
www.compliancehub.wiki/the-decentra...
The Decentralized Resistance: How Mississippi's Digital ID Law Met Its Match with Mastodon
When Mississippi's sweeping age verification law went into effect in August 2025, it exposed a fundamental tension between government surveillance and the decentralized web. While Bluesky chose to blo...
www.compliancehub.wiki
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The fundamental difference between Mastodon and Bluesky, at least for now, is Mastodon is truly decentralized.
www.compliancehub.wiki/the-decentra...
www.compliancehub.wiki/the-decentra...
Keep Android Open
keepandroidopen.org/
This is important. We already have a basic duopoly in mobile operating systems, now Google is trying to lock down their platform even more. Nobody benefits from this other than Google's shareholders.
Source: mstdn.social/@rysiek/1155...
keepandroidopen.org/
This is important. We already have a basic duopoly in mobile operating systems, now Google is trying to lock down their platform even more. Nobody benefits from this other than Google's shareholders.
Source: mstdn.social/@rysiek/1155...
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (@rysiek@mstdn.social)
Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org/
This is important. We already have a basic duopoly in mobile operating systems, now Google is trying to lock down their platform even more. Nobody benef...
mstdn.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Keep Android Open
keepandroidopen.org/
This is important. We already have a basic duopoly in mobile operating systems, now Google is trying to lock down their platform even more. Nobody benefits from this other than Google's shareholders.
Source: mstdn.social/@rysiek/1155...
keepandroidopen.org/
This is important. We already have a basic duopoly in mobile operating systems, now Google is trying to lock down their platform even more. Nobody benefits from this other than Google's shareholders.
Source: mstdn.social/@rysiek/1155...
Can #Linkedin and its affiliates use your personal data and content you create on Linkedin to train generative #Al models that create content?
I’d prefer not.
www.techradar.com/pro/linkedin...
I’d prefer not.
www.techradar.com/pro/linkedin...
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Can #Linkedin and its affiliates use your personal data and content you create on Linkedin to train generative #Al models that create content?
I’d prefer not.
www.techradar.com/pro/linkedin...
I’d prefer not.
www.techradar.com/pro/linkedin...
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My first thought was that this might be an over-reaction. Of course, bsky uses automatic labeling as part of their moderation of images and videos. It is impossible not to.
But looking at Hive's ToS and other documentation, there is no limitation on Hive using submitted content to train their genAI
But looking at Hive's ToS and other documentation, there is no limitation on Hive using submitted content to train their genAI
What’s up with this… Is 1) The Hive really being used, and 2) using images here for generative AI? Pretty bad look if true
October 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My first thought was that this might be an over-reaction. Of course, bsky uses automatic labeling as part of their moderation of images and videos. It is impossible not to.
But looking at Hive's ToS and other documentation, there is no limitation on Hive using submitted content to train their genAI
But looking at Hive's ToS and other documentation, there is no limitation on Hive using submitted content to train their genAI
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important note is that while hive does have genai image stuff, it's limited to stock stable diffusion and flux. they are not making new models and are not using bsky images to train them, they're doing software as a service for open source image generators.
October 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
important note is that while hive does have genai image stuff, it's limited to stock stable diffusion and flux. they are not making new models and are not using bsky images to train them, they're doing software as a service for open source image generators.
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seeing this screenshot and a lot of ₊˚⊹♡ discourse ♡⊹˚₊
1) this is from 2 years ago, privacy policies change
2) pretty sure hive deletes customer data after like 2 weeks
hive is NOT generative AI, they use AI models and traditional ML for spam and abuse and safety purposes
1) this is from 2 years ago, privacy policies change
2) pretty sure hive deletes customer data after like 2 weeks
hive is NOT generative AI, they use AI models and traditional ML for spam and abuse and safety purposes
What’s up with this… Is 1) The Hive really being used, and 2) using images here for generative AI? Pretty bad look if true
October 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
seeing this screenshot and a lot of ₊˚⊹♡ discourse ♡⊹˚₊
1) this is from 2 years ago, privacy policies change
2) pretty sure hive deletes customer data after like 2 weeks
hive is NOT generative AI, they use AI models and traditional ML for spam and abuse and safety purposes
1) this is from 2 years ago, privacy policies change
2) pretty sure hive deletes customer data after like 2 weeks
hive is NOT generative AI, they use AI models and traditional ML for spam and abuse and safety purposes
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You don’t need to become an expert on AT Protocol, you don’t need to learn to code, but I really do want to impress upon people that “federated social media” is a vitally important concept in a time of global authoritarian and technofeudalist consolidation.
October 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You don’t need to become an expert on AT Protocol, you don’t need to learn to code, but I really do want to impress upon people that “federated social media” is a vitally important concept in a time of global authoritarian and technofeudalist consolidation.
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Now the Bluesky company and their appointees get to decide what content gets “verified”. The people running this company don’t want an open social network, they want a Twitter clone with better optics.
April 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Now the Bluesky company and their appointees get to decide what content gets “verified”. The people running this company don’t want an open social network, they want a Twitter clone with better optics.
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This is so embarrassing. I remember when this app was marketing itself on decentralization.
April 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is so embarrassing. I remember when this app was marketing itself on decentralization.
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First time I successfully published a post from a rsky-pds instance!
Huge milestone for Blacksky in building a fully independent implementation of AT Protocol 🚀
pdsls.dev/at/did:plc:l...
internect.info/did/did:plc:...
Huge milestone for Blacksky in building a fully independent implementation of AT Protocol 🚀
pdsls.dev/at/did:plc:l...
internect.info/did/did:plc:...
February 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
First time I successfully published a post from a rsky-pds instance!
Huge milestone for Blacksky in building a fully independent implementation of AT Protocol 🚀
pdsls.dev/at/did:plc:l...
internect.info/did/did:plc:...
Huge milestone for Blacksky in building a fully independent implementation of AT Protocol 🚀
pdsls.dev/at/did:plc:l...
internect.info/did/did:plc:...
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I am happy to say the "Followers only" reply setting is getting implemented. We're also adding a way to set default reply settings
If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option
If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option
February 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I am happy to say the "Followers only" reply setting is getting implemented. We're also adding a way to set default reply settings
If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option
If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option
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welp
February 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
welp
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It’s pretty amazing that these guys are going with “Covid, which wasn’t a big deal, is the worlds greatest bio weapon, that we shouldn’t have cancelled school for a semester for, but also China did almost destroy the world, but don’t forget it’s also just the flu”
Spiritually channeling a message to you guys consisting of words that would not look good printed out
February 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It’s pretty amazing that these guys are going with “Covid, which wasn’t a big deal, is the worlds greatest bio weapon, that we shouldn’t have cancelled school for a semester for, but also China did almost destroy the world, but don’t forget it’s also just the flu”
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The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
February 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
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Sakamoto Days dares ask the question of what if Way of the House Husband was One Punch Man
January 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sakamoto Days dares ask the question of what if Way of the House Husband was One Punch Man
This guy, he did Pebble and Beeper? For those who don’t know, Beeper lets you use iMessage from Android. This guy is amazing. And now he got Google to open source the Pebble OS and is bringing them back. I never had one but the Pebble is cool. www.theverge.com/2025/1/27/24...
The Pebble smartwatch is making a comeback — The Verge
Google has open-sourced the Pebble software, which means anyone — including Pebble’s founder — can make one.
apple.news
January 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This guy, he did Pebble and Beeper? For those who don’t know, Beeper lets you use iMessage from Android. This guy is amazing. And now he got Google to open source the Pebble OS and is bringing them back. I never had one but the Pebble is cool. www.theverge.com/2025/1/27/24...
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Who here is a founder or product builder and would be interested in a custom feed to trade advice, thoughts, support, etc? Any ideas on what you'd like to see from something like this? Let me know.
January 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Who here is a founder or product builder and would be interested in a custom feed to trade advice, thoughts, support, etc? Any ideas on what you'd like to see from something like this? Let me know.
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Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.
Costco's shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal
Costco's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a motion that would seek report on the risks of diversity, equity and inclusion in the company's hiring practices.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.