Josh “Yoshi” Vickerson
@josh.vickerson.me.ap.brid.gy
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“Verified by Bluesky on Jan 17 2026.”
That means the Bluesky team actually took time to give them a check and is okay with hosting them
Yes, if the owners allow nazi’s it’s a Nazi bar, plain and simple
Funny how people on Bsky come up with all kinds of bullshit excuses, they know lol
That means the Bluesky team actually took time to give them a check and is okay with hosting them
Yes, if the owners allow nazi’s it’s a Nazi bar, plain and simple
Funny how people on Bsky come up with all kinds of bullshit excuses, they know lol
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“Verified by Bluesky on Jan 17 2026.”
That means the Bluesky team actually took time to give them a check and is okay with hosting them
Yes, if the owners allow nazi’s it’s a Nazi bar, plain and simple
Funny how people on Bsky come up with all kinds of bullshit excuses, they know lol
That means the Bluesky team actually took time to give them a check and is okay with hosting them
Yes, if the owners allow nazi’s it’s a Nazi bar, plain and simple
Funny how people on Bsky come up with all kinds of bullshit excuses, they know lol
Reposted by Josh “Yoshi” Vickerson
Step by step walkthrough of how to add the No-AI version of Duck Duck Go as default search engine in Firefox for Mac:
* Choose "Preferences" in Firefox's main menu
* Click on "Search" in the left column
* Scroll down past Search Subjects and press the "Add" button
* Enter "No-AI Duck Duck […]
* Choose "Preferences" in Firefox's main menu
* Click on "Search" in the left column
* Scroll down past Search Subjects and press the "Add" button
* Enter "No-AI Duck Duck […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Step by step walkthrough of how to add the No-AI version of Duck Duck Go as default search engine in Firefox for Mac:
* Choose "Preferences" in Firefox's main menu
* Click on "Search" in the left column
* Scroll down past Search Subjects and press the "Add" button
* Enter "No-AI Duck Duck […]
* Choose "Preferences" in Firefox's main menu
* Click on "Search" in the left column
* Scroll down past Search Subjects and press the "Add" button
* Enter "No-AI Duck Duck […]
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Whenever you see what #ice is doing in front of cameras, you must imagine what they're doing where nobody can see them--like in the concentration camps the USA is building. It's easy to read those words and much harder to fathom what they mean; that this is happening in our day and age, in what […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Whenever you see what #ice is doing in front of cameras, you must imagine what they're doing where nobody can see them--like in the concentration camps the USA is building. It's easy to read those words and much harder to fathom what they mean; that this is happening in our day and age, in what […]
My entire business depends on selling my technical skills in exchange for money…
I just emailed myself a link 🤡
I just emailed myself a link 🤡
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
My entire business depends on selling my technical skills in exchange for money…
I just emailed myself a link 🤡
I just emailed myself a link 🤡
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@josh Yes (and this behavior has been there for several years).
The problem happens when another instance of Firefox updates the binaries while another is running, the only way out is to ask for a restart. That can happen when you use multiple profiles, or when the OS updates Firefox while it's […]
The problem happens when another instance of Firefox updates the binaries while another is running, the only way out is to ask for a restart. That can happen when you use multiple profiles, or when the OS updates Firefox while it's […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
@josh Yes (and this behavior has been there for several years).
The problem happens when another instance of Firefox updates the binaries while another is running, the only way out is to ask for a restart. That can happen when you use multiple profiles, or when the OS updates Firefox while it's […]
The problem happens when another instance of Firefox updates the binaries while another is running, the only way out is to ask for a restart. That can happen when you use multiple profiles, or when the OS updates Firefox while it's […]
Still not sure what caused the #verizon outage today, but can confirm it affected customers internationally, not just in the US.
All the reporting I’ve seen has said “for customers in the US” and it was definitely bigger than that.
All the reporting I’ve seen has said “for customers in the US” and it was definitely bigger than that.
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Still not sure what caused the #verizon outage today, but can confirm it affected customers internationally, not just in the US.
All the reporting I’ve seen has said “for customers in the US” and it was definitely bigger than that.
All the reporting I’ve seen has said “for customers in the US” and it was definitely bigger than that.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@khalidabuhakmeh/115894870615871952
Well, it finally happened. The future that promised to leave me behind has arrived.
Well, it finally happened. The future that promised to leave me behind has arrived.
@josh There are 7 R's in Banana
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@khalidabuhakmeh/115894870615871952
Well, it finally happened. The future that promised to leave me behind has arrived.
Well, it finally happened. The future that promised to leave me behind has arrived.
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Reposted by Josh “Yoshi” Vickerson
This is the Web of the 1990s and, to some degree, the early 2000s — that some of us experienced and remember.
The Web that some of us want to make a come back.
#worldwideweb
The Web that some of us want to make a come back.
#worldwideweb
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is the Web of the 1990s and, to some degree, the early 2000s — that some of us experienced and remember.
The Web that some of us want to make a come back.
#worldwideweb
The Web that some of us want to make a come back.
#worldwideweb
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With agentic AI embedded at the OS level, databases storing entire digital lives accessible to malware, tasks whose reliability quickly breaks down at each step, and being opted-in without consent, @signalapp leadership, @Mer__edith and Udbhav Tiwari, are sounding the alarm for the industry to […]
Original post on coywolf.social
coywolf.social
January 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
With agentic AI embedded at the OS level, databases storing entire digital lives accessible to malware, tasks whose reliability quickly breaks down at each step, and being opted-in without consent, @signalapp leadership, @Mer__edith and Udbhav Tiwari, are sounding the alarm for the industry to […]
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" It’s important to remember that we are not powerless. [...] We must continue to find small ways to protect ourselves and our communities, and when we can, fight back."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
www.eff.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
" It’s important to remember that we are not powerless. [...] We must continue to find small ways to protect ourselves and our communities, and when we can, fight back."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice
Let’s just say, today was good for my imposter syndrome 😌
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Let’s just say, today was good for my imposter syndrome 😌
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Financial Times is not holding back […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Financial Times is not holding back […]
Finally created separate browser profiles for Work and Personal and gave them different themes (Light for Work, Dark for Personal). That separation paid dividends yesterday in terms of focus.
This and other micro-optimizations are how I'm trying to make 2026 less overwhelming.
Let's see if it […]
This and other micro-optimizations are how I'm trying to make 2026 less overwhelming.
Let's see if it […]
Original post on vickerson.me
vickerson.me
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Finally created separate browser profiles for Work and Personal and gave them different themes (Light for Work, Dark for Personal). That separation paid dividends yesterday in terms of focus.
This and other micro-optimizations are how I'm trying to make 2026 less overwhelming.
Let's see if it […]
This and other micro-optimizations are how I'm trying to make 2026 less overwhelming.
Let's see if it […]
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January 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Josh “Yoshi” Vickerson
As Americans slept and Donald Trump invaded a sovereign nation and kidnapped its leader,
an inconvenient deadline was looming:
the date for the Department of Justice to explain its controversial Epstein file redactions.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee noted the timing in a post on X […]
an inconvenient deadline was looming:
the date for the Department of Justice to explain its controversial Epstein file redactions.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee noted the timing in a post on X […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
January 5, 2026 at 2:58 AM
As Americans slept and Donald Trump invaded a sovereign nation and kidnapped its leader,
an inconvenient deadline was looming:
the date for the Department of Justice to explain its controversial Epstein file redactions.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee noted the timing in a post on X […]
an inconvenient deadline was looming:
the date for the Department of Justice to explain its controversial Epstein file redactions.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee noted the timing in a post on X […]
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Two things can be, and in fact are, both true:
• AI is unethical whether it works or not.
• AI doesn't work.
• AI is unethical whether it works or not.
• AI doesn't work.
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Two things can be, and in fact are, both true:
• AI is unethical whether it works or not.
• AI doesn't work.
• AI is unethical whether it works or not.
• AI doesn't work.
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After decades of experience with online dating services, I'm convinced that at this point ALL of them are deliberately making themselves useless. It's logical, by capitalist "logic"; if someone meets a suitable match and falls in love, they're lost as a customer - possibly forever.
So instead […]
So instead […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
After decades of experience with online dating services, I'm convinced that at this point ALL of them are deliberately making themselves useless. It's logical, by capitalist "logic"; if someone meets a suitable match and falls in love, they're lost as a customer - possibly forever.
So instead […]
So instead […]
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The other piece of this, as I've pointed out elsewhere, is that AI boosters intentionally expand the term "AI" to include things that are perfectly sensible and reasonable to provide narrative cover, exactly the same way police do things like direct traffic to shield themselves from public […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
December 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The other piece of this, as I've pointed out elsewhere, is that AI boosters intentionally expand the term "AI" to include things that are perfectly sensible and reasonable to provide narrative cover, exactly the same way police do things like direct traffic to shield themselves from public […]
Reposted by Josh “Yoshi” Vickerson
Reposted by Josh “Yoshi” Vickerson
🎉 HAPPY NEW MAYOR 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 AM
🎉 HAPPY NEW MAYOR 🎉