Mariya Delano
@mariyadelano.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Founder of Kalyna Marketing, an agency for brands that care about building and maintaining trust. AI Hater.
Currently overseeing email marketing at Hachette Book […]
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I became a US citizen yesterday!
4 years in the making, a dream for much longer than that. I was fortunate to have one of the fastest routes to citizenship and to have mostly experienced a very smooth process with lovely immigration agents who processed my […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
4 years in the making, a dream for much longer than that. I was fortunate to have one of the fastest routes to citizenship and to have mostly experienced a very smooth process with lovely immigration agents who processed my […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
December 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Reposted by Mariya Delano
Want something not hideously depressing? This documentary about Indigenous teens paddling the Klamath River for the first time after dam removal is beautiful! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FuGuWeAra4
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Want something not hideously depressing? This documentary about Indigenous teens paddling the Klamath River for the first time after dam removal is beautiful! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FuGuWeAra4
Reposted by Mariya Delano
The CEO of The Onion set the publication's goal for 2026 to have more subscribers than The Washington Post. At the rate the latter is going, that won't take long.
"For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important."
"Look, we're an independent company, we […]
"For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important."
"Look, we're an independent company, we […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The CEO of The Onion set the publication's goal for 2026 to have more subscribers than The Washington Post. At the rate the latter is going, that won't take long.
"For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important."
"Look, we're an independent company, we […]
"For reasons we don't like or understand, our work has become increasingly important."
"Look, we're an independent company, we […]
Reposted by Mariya Delano
this older @bcmerchant.bsky.social post is also really good at exploring just how broken and error-prone these AI tools are that Politico management tried to foist upon the newsroom
The struggle over AI in journalism is escalating
Politico journalists are taking on management for using AI products that risk damaging their reputation and replacing their work. Their fight is emblematic of an embattled industry.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
this older @bcmerchant.bsky.social post is also really good at exploring just how broken and error-prone these AI tools are that Politico management tried to foist upon the newsroom
Reposted by Mariya Delano
AI Warning: Google has been caught A/B testing replacing real article headlines with AI-generated substitutes, which are of course sometimes wildly misleading/against journalistic ethics. If you see a blatantly horrible headline in a news aggregator, check whether the site's own page matches […]
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infosec.exchange
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
AI Warning: Google has been caught A/B testing replacing real article headlines with AI-generated substitutes, which are of course sometimes wildly misleading/against journalistic ethics. If you see a blatantly horrible headline in a news aggregator, check whether the site's own page matches […]
Reposted by Mariya Delano
Maybe you think "I can't cut out X just yet" and there are practical reasons that make it hard. That's fine, but keep thinking about it.
You can find a way to wiggle free. It's OK if it takes some time and planning.
You can find a way to wiggle free. It's OK if it takes some time and planning.
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Maybe you think "I can't cut out X just yet" and there are practical reasons that make it hard. That's fine, but keep thinking about it.
You can find a way to wiggle free. It's OK if it takes some time and planning.
You can find a way to wiggle free. It's OK if it takes some time and planning.
Reposted by Mariya Delano
Amazon might not notice that you stopped shopping with them* but if you take that same modest bit of disposable income and spend it on art bought directly from artists, the small electronics projects of your friends, helping people in dire financial situations and the the local theater all of […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Amazon might not notice that you stopped shopping with them* but if you take that same modest bit of disposable income and spend it on art bought directly from artists, the small electronics projects of your friends, helping people in dire financial situations and the the local theater all of […]
Reposted by Mariya Delano
I was going to make another cup of tea before my next meeting starts, but I am now trapped at my desk under 2 cats.
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I was going to make another cup of tea before my next meeting starts, but I am now trapped at my desk under 2 cats.
Thanks, customer support #ai chatbot. So f**king helpful.
Bot: “Contact our support team”
Me: “How do I do that?”
Bot: “I can’t help you.”
(I want to scream so badly)
#chatbot #tech #customersupportnightmare #CustomerSupport
Bot: “Contact our support team”
Me: “How do I do that?”
Bot: “I can’t help you.”
(I want to scream so badly)
#chatbot #tech #customersupportnightmare #CustomerSupport
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thanks, customer support #ai chatbot. So f**king helpful.
Bot: “Contact our support team”
Me: “How do I do that?”
Bot: “I can’t help you.”
(I want to scream so badly)
#chatbot #tech #customersupportnightmare #CustomerSupport
Bot: “Contact our support team”
Me: “How do I do that?”
Bot: “I can’t help you.”
(I want to scream so badly)
#chatbot #tech #customersupportnightmare #CustomerSupport
Reposted by Mariya Delano
Cool Ranch may be young, but he has discovered the optimal approach for the gloomy days of winter.
#fosterkittens #CatsOfMastodon
#fosterkittens #CatsOfMastodon
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Cool Ranch may be young, but he has discovered the optimal approach for the gloomy days of winter.
#fosterkittens #CatsOfMastodon
#fosterkittens #CatsOfMastodon
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As a teacher I do not say the line "there are no stupid questions" in part because I try to avoid using the word "stupid" but also because it's a lie and everyone knows it. Some questions are better than others.
But here is something I didn't understand until far too late in life:
People ask […]
But here is something I didn't understand until far too late in life:
People ask […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
As a teacher I do not say the line "there are no stupid questions" in part because I try to avoid using the word "stupid" but also because it's a lie and everyone knows it. Some questions are better than others.
But here is something I didn't understand until far too late in life:
People ask […]
But here is something I didn't understand until far too late in life:
People ask […]
My mother is incredible.
We like to joke that she is a model #immigrant:
- She came to the #us fleeing from the war in #ukraine, with no further plan besides getting to me and my husband in at least temporary safety.
- We had to run a crowdfunding campaign to help her and the kids sustain […]
We like to joke that she is a model #immigrant:
- She came to the #us fleeing from the war in #ukraine, with no further plan besides getting to me and my husband in at least temporary safety.
- We had to run a crowdfunding campaign to help her and the kids sustain […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My mother is incredible.
We like to joke that she is a model #immigrant:
- She came to the #us fleeing from the war in #ukraine, with no further plan besides getting to me and my husband in at least temporary safety.
- We had to run a crowdfunding campaign to help her and the kids sustain […]
We like to joke that she is a model #immigrant:
- She came to the #us fleeing from the war in #ukraine, with no further plan besides getting to me and my husband in at least temporary safety.
- We had to run a crowdfunding campaign to help her and the kids sustain […]
Thank you all for 3,000 followers on here! Here’s a photo of Danny to celebrate the occasion ☺️
3 years into being part of Mastodon, I continue to be impressed with how wonderful the people here are and how much this social network actually FEELS social. People […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
3 years into being part of Mastodon, I continue to be impressed with how wonderful the people here are and how much this social network actually FEELS social. People […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thank you all for 3,000 followers on here! Here’s a photo of Danny to celebrate the occasion ☺️
3 years into being part of Mastodon, I continue to be impressed with how wonderful the people here are and how much this social network actually FEELS social. People […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
3 years into being part of Mastodon, I continue to be impressed with how wonderful the people here are and how much this social network actually FEELS social. People […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
I have MANY issues with the #youtube algorithm, but every now and then it just recommends me a #video of some random person with 9 views and 92 subscribers looking absolutely delighted as they review the #books they’re reading.
And I can’t stop smiling watching these videos every now and then […]
And I can’t stop smiling watching these videos every now and then […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by Mariya Delano
- Copilot was forced to nearly every MS user without their consent
- Gemini starts each time an Android user touch his smartphone main button
- Whatsapp users suddenly interact with an AI they can’t disable
- Firefox will soon have its own AI
- Even myself, as a @protonprivacy and @kagihq user […]
- Gemini starts each time an Android user touch his smartphone main button
- Whatsapp users suddenly interact with an AI they can’t disable
- Firefox will soon have its own AI
- Even myself, as a @protonprivacy and @kagihq user […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
- Copilot was forced to nearly every MS user without their consent
- Gemini starts each time an Android user touch his smartphone main button
- Whatsapp users suddenly interact with an AI they can’t disable
- Firefox will soon have its own AI
- Even myself, as a @protonprivacy and @kagihq user […]
- Gemini starts each time an Android user touch his smartphone main button
- Whatsapp users suddenly interact with an AI they can’t disable
- Firefox will soon have its own AI
- Even myself, as a @protonprivacy and @kagihq user […]
Reposted by Mariya Delano
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
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Weekly #forestpark #pdx update: Kinda miserable for trail running, tbh. The leaves were pasted to the trail with mud and the canopy above was just letting all the rain through.
Plenty of solitude and foggy views. Very #silentsunday themed.
I just wanted a hot shower and warm house afterwards.
Plenty of solitude and foggy views. Very #silentsunday themed.
I just wanted a hot shower and warm house afterwards.
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Weekly #forestpark #pdx update: Kinda miserable for trail running, tbh. The leaves were pasted to the trail with mud and the canopy above was just letting all the rain through.
Plenty of solitude and foggy views. Very #silentsunday themed.
I just wanted a hot shower and warm house afterwards.
Plenty of solitude and foggy views. Very #silentsunday themed.
I just wanted a hot shower and warm house afterwards.
You’re allowed to like things even if they are “cringe”, “lame”, “awkward”, “boring”, or “geeky”.
- Sincerely, someone who judges herself way too much for enjoying things (and is working on doing that less).
- Sincerely, someone who judges herself way too much for enjoying things (and is working on doing that less).
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
You’re allowed to like things even if they are “cringe”, “lame”, “awkward”, “boring”, or “geeky”.
- Sincerely, someone who judges herself way too much for enjoying things (and is working on doing that less).
- Sincerely, someone who judges herself way too much for enjoying things (and is working on doing that less).
Reposted by Mariya Delano
Mostly posting here so I will have a place to link it to a friend...
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Mostly posting here so I will have a place to link it to a friend...
Reposted by Mariya Delano
#silentsunday submission from second dad 💜
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#silentsunday submission from second dad 💜
So I grew up next to #Chernobyl and this is, well, TERRIFYING.
A story for y’all: I’m from a city called Zhytomyr, 2 hours west of Kyiv in the North of #ukraine. We were downwind of the Chernobyl #nuclear power plant when the 1986 disaster happened.
I wasn’t born for another 12 years, but my […]
A story for y’all: I’m from a city called Zhytomyr, 2 hours west of Kyiv in the North of #ukraine. We were downwind of the Chernobyl #nuclear power plant when the 1986 disaster happened.
I wasn’t born for another 12 years, but my […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
So I grew up next to #Chernobyl and this is, well, TERRIFYING.
A story for y’all: I’m from a city called Zhytomyr, 2 hours west of Kyiv in the North of #ukraine. We were downwind of the Chernobyl #nuclear power plant when the 1986 disaster happened.
I wasn’t born for another 12 years, but my […]
A story for y’all: I’m from a city called Zhytomyr, 2 hours west of Kyiv in the North of #ukraine. We were downwind of the Chernobyl #nuclear power plant when the 1986 disaster happened.
I wasn’t born for another 12 years, but my […]
I’ve been testing a theory: many people who are high on #ai and #LLMs are just new to automation and don’t realize you can automate processes with simple programming, if/then conditions, and API calls with zero AI involved.
So far it’s been working!
Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]
So far it’s been working!
Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Reposted by Mariya Delano
Healthcare In America:
Doctor - I see that your gscsttigom isn't working as well as I'd like. I'd like to start you on pjehhdntpf instead.
Patient - Okay, do you know how much that's going to cost?
Doctor - Sorry I've got no idea.
Patient - What do you mean? Like give me a ballpark. Is this […]
Doctor - I see that your gscsttigom isn't working as well as I'd like. I'd like to start you on pjehhdntpf instead.
Patient - Okay, do you know how much that's going to cost?
Doctor - Sorry I've got no idea.
Patient - What do you mean? Like give me a ballpark. Is this […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Healthcare In America:
Doctor - I see that your gscsttigom isn't working as well as I'd like. I'd like to start you on pjehhdntpf instead.
Patient - Okay, do you know how much that's going to cost?
Doctor - Sorry I've got no idea.
Patient - What do you mean? Like give me a ballpark. Is this […]
Doctor - I see that your gscsttigom isn't working as well as I'd like. I'd like to start you on pjehhdntpf instead.
Patient - Okay, do you know how much that's going to cost?
Doctor - Sorry I've got no idea.
Patient - What do you mean? Like give me a ballpark. Is this […]