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split-pixel.bsky.social
In hearing of the passing of Rebecca Heineman, I thought it would be worth sharing this wonderful interview she did on @retronauts.bsky.social:
retronauts.com/article/1167...
Episode 211 explores the career of Rebecca Heineman
A whirlwind overview of a legendary programmer's work.
retronauts.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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actionretro.bsky.social
RIP @burgerbecky.bsky.social Rebecca Heineman and thanks for all the wonderful games 😢
Burger Becky
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
leynos.bsky.social
It will never stop being funny seeing people talk with a Nazi porn robot and act surprised when it gives them porn.

1. Don't talk to the Nazi robot

2. If you want porn that badly, Sillytavern is a thing.
minimaxir.bsky.social Max Woolf @minimaxir.bsky.social · 12d
I can confirm Grok 4.1 has effectively no content filters: even on the web UI which should have its own safety prompts, it's *extremely* permissive and I suspect that the other safety filters in its model card can be defeated.

Also, wtf at those next prompt suggestions.
November 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
leynos.bsky.social
It feels like things are getting bleaker. For children and teenagers especially.

northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
MP fails to support suicidal constituent
A mother pleaded with her MP to help her suicidal15-year-old daughter who said she ‘wanted to take her own life’
northwestbylines.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
leynos.bsky.social
Which is the bigger info hazard: Roko's Basilisk or The Game?
September 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
leynos.bsky.social
A good experience with the bra fitting service

www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/21/m...
I'm a trans woman who went for a bra fitting in M&S – and the world didn't end
Despite the recent furore over trans inclusion at M&S, Sophie Molly’s bra fitting at Marks and Spencer was an entirely uneventful affair.
www.thepinknews.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
leynos.bsky.social
It's also a lot less surprising that someone displaying such a sense of entitlement and cruelty would think nothing of harassing a colleague then taking them to tribunal for having the temerity to report the matter.
July 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
leynos.bsky.social
Transphobia aside, I'm angry (though not surprised) that an NHS Fife nurse would be allowed to get away with espousing racist views in full view of their colleagues for so long.
July 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
leynos.bsky.social
US federal government posting antisemitic dogwhistles. Another normal day
July 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
leynos.bsky.social
Smol bean EHRC
tacc.org.uk TACC @tacc.org.uk · Jul 21
The EHRC has just refused to answer all 9 of our active FOI requests, using Section 14(1) of the FOI Act. They claim we’re overloading them, despite our requests being public interest and properly targeted.
Screenshot of a letter addressed to "Dear Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective" regarding "Freedom of Information Requests". The letter states, "We are writing in relation to your recent requests, received between 22 June and 8 July 2025, details of which are set out in Annex A of this response letter. We appreciate you taking the time to submit your requests and recognise your interest in accessing information held by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We aim to be transparent and helpful in our responses and have endeavoured to meet our obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FolA) in respect of the many requests you have submitted since March 2025, however, we are writing to inform you that we are refusing to comply with the requests set out in Annex A under Section 14(1) of the FolA. We respect your right to request information under the FolA, and acknowledge that some of your requests have been well focussed, purposeful and attract value on matters of public interest. Unfortunately, when taken together, the volume, frequency and nature of the requests you have submitted over a short period have created a significant sustained demand on our resources, the extent of which is no longer sustainable." Screenshot of a block of text that reads: "While we accept that a single well targeted request may not be excessive when viewed in isolation, the cumulative effect of handling and responding to your numerous requests, particularly those of an exceptionally broad nature or which have an absence of any clear focus, has become increasingly difficult to manage. Alongside our other statutory and public duties, this has placed an oppressive burden on the Commission. As Great Britain's equality and human rights regulator, and a public funded authority, it is inherently important that we take steps to protect and mitigate against any unjustified impact on our resources so that we are able to carry out our statutory role in the interests of society. Although this refusal notice applies specifically to the requests set out in Annex A, we reserve the right to refuse any future requests under Section 14(1) of the FolA where they continue to impose a disproportionate and unsustainable burden on our resources. In making a decision to refuse any future requests under Section 14(1) of the FolA, we are permitted to take into account the broader pattern of your previous requests. We would therefore encourage you to carefully consider the scope, frequency and purpose of any future requests you choose to submit. Where the Commission considers a future request to be targeted and proportionate, we will of course endeavour to comply, however, if we consider a future request to impose a continued collective burden on our resources, we will refuse your request and refer you to the reasoning set out in this response letter."
July 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
leynos.bsky.social
On the return of Section 28 in England:

northwestbylines.co.uk/news/equalit...

It makes me sick to learn that the current UK government seek to deny today's children the self discovery that my generation was also robbed of.
Labour plans to legally censor trans education in England
A recently published update to the government's guidance for educational settings in England has sent shock waves through the trans community
northwestbylines.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
you only get two stats: LOVE and MOTH. LOVE starts at zero. you are alone in the world. MOTH starts at 100. your LOVE stat goes up by 1d6 every time you touch the lightbulb. your MOTH stat goes down by 1d12 every time you touch the lightbulb. your goal is to maximize LOVE, while you are still MOTH
July 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
leynos.bsky.social
> Reassess the Cass Review in light of recent evidence.

> In light of recent peer-reviewed scientific articles, especially those highlighting the harm the ban on puberty blockers has caused, ...
July 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
leynos.bsky.social
Codex gets new features all the time. It's wild. :)

It just acquired the ability to give feedback on individual PR lines
June 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
leynos.bsky.social
I think Codex is about the most addictive piece of software I have ever used.

Feeling like I am getting a lot done, but my inability to tear myself away from it is scaring me
June 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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timkellogg.me
i have claude code working away and it's running tests like:

"uv run tupac configs/web-search.json "what's DeepSeek up to today?"

bro are you jealous? can't stop thinking about R1?
June 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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chris.blue
You know Codex is not a real software engineer 'cuz it doesn't want to rewrite everything in Rust.
chris.blue Chris @chris.blue · Jun 5
Welp...
June 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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evanbernick.bsky.social
You cannot go about your life thinking about ways to avoid making fascists angry. You will not succeed, and you will not be free.
June 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
leynos.bsky.social
Politicians stop describing every style of hijab with a veil as a burqa challenge 2025.
June 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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heatherherbert.uk
Surely that counts as indirect discrimination
June 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
leynos.bsky.social
Codex combined with sourcerer seems like a winning combination.

Codex writes the code and Sourcerer reviews the pull requests.
June 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
leynos.bsky.social
Brain is having a go slow this evening
June 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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tiny.baby
Tip for reading these headlines: remove "the debate over" or equivalent from them and reread them
May 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
leynos.bsky.social
Ooft 🤯
May 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
leynos.bsky.social
Interesting to hear that compatibility between the JIT and free threaded builds is targeted at Python 3.15. I.e., next October.

Src: Talk Python Podcast
May 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM