Chris
@thechris.norden.social.ap.brid.gy
Developer, family father, "AI" hater.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://norden.social/@thechris, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://norden.social/@thechris, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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RE: https://phpc.social/@preinheimer/116081169786071628
It's gonna be super fun to see the "market" react to AI companies introducing "surge pricing" for compute: Oh, you need to get this project done till Friday and all your staff is just vibecoding? Token price is now 5 times the normal amount.
It's gonna be super fun to see the "market" react to AI companies introducing "surge pricing" for compute: Oh, you need to get this project done till Friday and all your staff is just vibecoding? Token price is now 5 times the normal amount.
phpc.social
February 18, 2026 at 10:52 AM
RE: https://phpc.social/@preinheimer/116081169786071628
It's gonna be super fun to see the "market" react to AI companies introducing "surge pricing" for compute: Oh, you need to get this project done till Friday and all your staff is just vibecoding? Token price is now 5 times the normal amount.
It's gonna be super fun to see the "market" react to AI companies introducing "surge pricing" for compute: Oh, you need to get this project done till Friday and all your staff is just vibecoding? Token price is now 5 times the normal amount.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@lenzgr/116090523492639321
Looking forward to what people will write about "AI" in 100 years
Looking forward to what people will write about "AI" in 100 years
RE: https://vmst.io/@jalefkowit/116089652882278379
"The millions of tiny rays that are continuously given off by this ore penetrate the water and form this great HEALTH ELEMENT--RADIO-ACTIVITY. All the next day the family is provided with two gallons of real, healthful radioactive water […]
"The millions of tiny rays that are continuously given off by this ore penetrate the water and form this great HEALTH ELEMENT--RADIO-ACTIVITY. All the next day the family is provided with two gallons of real, healthful radioactive water […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@lenzgr/116090523492639321
Looking forward to what people will write about "AI" in 100 years
Looking forward to what people will write about "AI" in 100 years
RE: https://thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarmless/116088400160531280
This reminds me of the time I spent as a driver for community service.
The fare was from a residential area to a local dog sports club deep in the woods. I rang the doorbell, a nice old lady opened, fetched her coat and loudly […]
This reminds me of the time I spent as a driver for community service.
The fare was from a residential area to a local dog sports club deep in the woods. I rang the doorbell, a nice old lady opened, fetched her coat and loudly […]
Original post on norden.social
norden.social
February 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
RE: https://thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarmless/116088400160531280
This reminds me of the time I spent as a driver for community service.
The fare was from a residential area to a local dog sports club deep in the woods. I rang the doorbell, a nice old lady opened, fetched her coat and loudly […]
This reminds me of the time I spent as a driver for community service.
The fare was from a residential area to a local dog sports club deep in the woods. I rang the doorbell, a nice old lady opened, fetched her coat and loudly […]
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PSA: If you block the `claude` user on GitHub, you'll get a warning every time you view a repo with that user in its commit history.
This allows you to, the moment you look at a repo, immediately adjust your expectations.
You may do so here: https://github.com/settings/blocked_users
This allows you to, the moment you look at a repo, immediately adjust your expectations.
You may do so here: https://github.com/settings/blocked_users
February 17, 2026 at 11:40 AM
PSA: If you block the `claude` user on GitHub, you'll get a warning every time you view a repo with that user in its commit history.
This allows you to, the moment you look at a repo, immediately adjust your expectations.
You may do so here: https://github.com/settings/blocked_users
This allows you to, the moment you look at a repo, immediately adjust your expectations.
You may do so here: https://github.com/settings/blocked_users
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You know that “stop forcing AI into fucking everything” graphic that went around on here?
I bought the t-shirt. I get a lot of compliments on it.
The only negative response was from a friend who works for McKinsey. She read out the “everyone hates it” and said, “do they really, though?” as we […]
I bought the t-shirt. I get a lot of compliments on it.
The only negative response was from a friend who works for McKinsey. She read out the “everyone hates it” and said, “do they really, though?” as we […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
February 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
You know that “stop forcing AI into fucking everything” graphic that went around on here?
I bought the t-shirt. I get a lot of compliments on it.
The only negative response was from a friend who works for McKinsey. She read out the “everyone hates it” and said, “do they really, though?” as we […]
I bought the t-shirt. I get a lot of compliments on it.
The only negative response was from a friend who works for McKinsey. She read out the “everyone hates it” and said, “do they really, though?” as we […]
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Too wound up to go to bed, so I just sent lots of emails to people hoping that they'll spread the word and get lots more people to write comments to the FCC telling them that orbital data centres and sunlight-as-a-service are incredibly stupid, dangerous ideas and should never be launched […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 16, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Too wound up to go to bed, so I just sent lots of emails to people hoping that they'll spread the word and get lots more people to write comments to the FCC telling them that orbital data centres and sunlight-as-a-service are incredibly stupid, dangerous ideas and should never be launched […]
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Maybe we should establish a "maintenance.md" practice just like "readme.md" or "LICENSE" where you just clearly outline the amount of maintenance the project/development team are planning to put into the code base and under which conditions.
I have seen that a few times but maybe it should be […]
I have seen that a few times but maybe it should be […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Maybe we should establish a "maintenance.md" practice just like "readme.md" or "LICENSE" where you just clearly outline the amount of maintenance the project/development team are planning to put into the code base and under which conditions.
I have seen that a few times but maybe it should be […]
I have seen that a few times but maybe it should be […]
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I think I just had THE fediverse moment:
Scrolling through my timeline watching text posts, photos, a peertube video...A short video.
"ah nice MTB video" , I thought. Until I saw the handle: someone@loops. Wait.. I see a loops here. This isn't just a video. This is a video on A DIFFERENT […]
Scrolling through my timeline watching text posts, photos, a peertube video...A short video.
"ah nice MTB video" , I thought. Until I saw the handle: someone@loops. Wait.. I see a loops here. This isn't just a video. This is a video on A DIFFERENT […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 AM
I think I just had THE fediverse moment:
Scrolling through my timeline watching text posts, photos, a peertube video...A short video.
"ah nice MTB video" , I thought. Until I saw the handle: someone@loops. Wait.. I see a loops here. This isn't just a video. This is a video on A DIFFERENT […]
Scrolling through my timeline watching text posts, photos, a peertube video...A short video.
"ah nice MTB video" , I thought. Until I saw the handle: someone@loops. Wait.. I see a loops here. This isn't just a video. This is a video on A DIFFERENT […]
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do I believe a "thinking" machine is possible? yes
do I believe a "thinking" machine can be bootstrapped by means of "baby's first dalliance with frequentism"? no
do I believe a "thinking" machine can be bootstrapped by means of "baby's first dalliance with frequentism"? no
February 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
do I believe a "thinking" machine is possible? yes
do I believe a "thinking" machine can be bootstrapped by means of "baby's first dalliance with frequentism"? no
do I believe a "thinking" machine can be bootstrapped by means of "baby's first dalliance with frequentism"? no
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Überweisung des Bundes and Microsoft: Was macht das mit euch?
2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro
2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro
2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro
Man stelle sich vor, was mit 1.103.126.602,23 Mrd. € alles an Open Source Software in Deutschland hätte beschafft und entwickelt werden können. Vermutlich […]
2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro
2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro
2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro
Man stelle sich vor, was mit 1.103.126.602,23 Mrd. € alles an Open Source Software in Deutschland hätte beschafft und entwickelt werden können. Vermutlich […]
Original post on gruene.social
gruene.social
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Überweisung des Bundes and Microsoft: Was macht das mit euch?
2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro
2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro
2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro
Man stelle sich vor, was mit 1.103.126.602,23 Mrd. € alles an Open Source Software in Deutschland hätte beschafft und entwickelt werden können. Vermutlich […]
2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro
2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro
2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro
Man stelle sich vor, was mit 1.103.126.602,23 Mrd. € alles an Open Source Software in Deutschland hätte beschafft und entwickelt werden können. Vermutlich […]
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Not to brag, but if anthropic had paid me $20,000 and given me a month I'd also have been able to write them a very shitty C compiler.
February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Not to brag, but if anthropic had paid me $20,000 and given me a month I'd also have been able to write them a very shitty C compiler.
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This whole "OpenClaw" thing has made me very angry and I wrote a bit about the why. It's not that "it's AI": It is the way that kind of project invalidates decades of work and care in free software. "AI" software isn't just careless, it is actively rejecting responsibility and care […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
This whole "OpenClaw" thing has made me very angry and I wrote a bit about the why. It's not that "it's AI": It is the way that kind of project invalidates decades of work and care in free software. "AI" software isn't just careless, it is actively rejecting responsibility and care […]
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Don't anthropomorphize LLMs, language is important. Say "the bot generated some text" not "the AI replied". Use "this document contains machine-generated text" not "this work is AI-assisted". See how people squirm when you call their slop out this way.
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Don't anthropomorphize LLMs, language is important. Say "the bot generated some text" not "the AI replied". Use "this document contains machine-generated text" not "this work is AI-assisted". See how people squirm when you call their slop out this way.
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So. Everybody knows that "AI" is the future and inevitable and everyone loves it.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products […]
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
So. Everybody knows that "AI" is the future and inevitable and everyone loves it.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products […]
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products […]
Reposted by Chris
Reposted by Chris
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/116030136026775832
This is one of the worst takes from LLM enthusiasts.
Compilers are deterministic, extremely well tested, made out of incredibly detailed specifications debated for months and properly formalized.
LLMs are random content […]
This is one of the worst takes from LLM enthusiasts.
Compilers are deterministic, extremely well tested, made out of incredibly detailed specifications debated for months and properly formalized.
LLMs are random content […]
February 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/116030136026775832
This is one of the worst takes from LLM enthusiasts.
Compilers are deterministic, extremely well tested, made out of incredibly detailed specifications debated for months and properly formalized.
LLMs are random content […]
This is one of the worst takes from LLM enthusiasts.
Compilers are deterministic, extremely well tested, made out of incredibly detailed specifications debated for months and properly formalized.
LLMs are random content […]
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It’s funny, the vision I and many people had about AI was more like what we see in Star Trek, where the technology radically drives up the knowledge of individuals. But on our current trajectory, Star Trek will just be Idiocracy in space with people asking the computer how to use the shower […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
February 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
It’s funny, the vision I and many people had about AI was more like what we see in Star Trek, where the technology radically drives up the knowledge of individuals. But on our current trajectory, Star Trek will just be Idiocracy in space with people asking the computer how to use the shower […]
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Well, everyone, you can now submit a comment to let the FCC know what you think about SpaceX asking for 1 million satellites for "AI datacenters" whatever the fuck that means.
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-113A1.pdf
Comments due March 6.
I am having a very hard time believing […]
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-113A1.pdf
Comments due March 6.
I am having a very hard time believing […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Well, everyone, you can now submit a comment to let the FCC know what you think about SpaceX asking for 1 million satellites for "AI datacenters" whatever the fuck that means.
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-113A1.pdf
Comments due March 6.
I am having a very hard time believing […]
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-113A1.pdf
Comments due March 6.
I am having a very hard time believing […]
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This is chillingly dangerous. Gabbard, a known foreign asset, is illegally running a 2020 election review, at the behest of Trump, who is almost certainly also a foreign asset. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election-investigation-ed
February 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This is chillingly dangerous. Gabbard, a known foreign asset, is illegally running a 2020 election review, at the behest of Trump, who is almost certainly also a foreign asset. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election-investigation-ed
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Great expression that should be used more.
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Great expression that should be used more.
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I don’t need ChatGPT. I just have to post on Mastodon ‘I don’t know this thing’ and all of my autistic acquaintances converge here to explain things to me
February 2, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I don’t need ChatGPT. I just have to post on Mastodon ‘I don’t know this thing’ and all of my autistic acquaintances converge here to explain things to me
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I really cannot stress this enough. When I visited France, I visited a building where I read an entry in a log book where a Nazi recorded my great-grandmother's death in the camps. The name of this building was the "Musée de la Résistance et de la *Déportation*". It was not the "museum of the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
June 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I really cannot stress this enough. When I visited France, I visited a building where I read an entry in a log book where a Nazi recorded my great-grandmother's death in the camps. The name of this building was the "Musée de la Résistance et de la *Déportation*". It was not the "museum of the […]