Kit Bashir
@unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy
Hacker. Parent. Scientist. Rantist. Atheist. Roboticist. Treehugger. (they/them¹).
At Accelerando Lab I research, design and build custom IoT and electronics solutions […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://aus.social/@Unixbigot, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
At Accelerando Lab I research, design and build custom IoT and electronics solutions […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://aus.social/@Unixbigot, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
“Parent of child injured in $STUPID_ACT calls for anti-stupid laws”. “Now that i have UltraCancer I have reversed my position on health insurance reform.”. “As a father of daughters I believe…”.
Don’t you wish policymakers could just do the right thing without needing a personal connection? […]
Don’t you wish policymakers could just do the right thing without needing a personal connection? […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“Parent of child injured in $STUPID_ACT calls for anti-stupid laws”. “Now that i have UltraCancer I have reversed my position on health insurance reform.”. “As a father of daughters I believe…”.
Don’t you wish policymakers could just do the right thing without needing a personal connection? […]
Don’t you wish policymakers could just do the right thing without needing a personal connection? […]
Reposted by Kit Bashir
[AI, mental health, awful]
The only defence against brainworms is COMPLETE avoidance, the worst parts of the internet are full of people who looked at the thing for a laugh and a "Get a load of these guys" and slipped on an errant "The saddest thing is they do actually have one good point," […]
The only defence against brainworms is COMPLETE avoidance, the worst parts of the internet are full of people who looked at the thing for a laugh and a "Get a load of these guys" and slipped on an errant "The saddest thing is they do actually have one good point," […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
[AI, mental health, awful]
The only defence against brainworms is COMPLETE avoidance, the worst parts of the internet are full of people who looked at the thing for a laugh and a "Get a load of these guys" and slipped on an errant "The saddest thing is they do actually have one good point," […]
The only defence against brainworms is COMPLETE avoidance, the worst parts of the internet are full of people who looked at the thing for a laugh and a "Get a load of these guys" and slipped on an errant "The saddest thing is they do actually have one good point," […]
My kid has turned 18. I’ve forgotten the parental lock password on their iPhone. Do i have to delete them and raise another kid? #notmicrofiction #askfedi
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My kid has turned 18. I’ve forgotten the parental lock password on their iPhone. Do i have to delete them and raise another kid? #notmicrofiction #askfedi
Reposted by Kit Bashir
So many of you are talking about “Adopting AI” and then all you do is go subscribe to some cloud service and fire six employees you didn’t realize (yet) were essential. Do not patronize those horrible “thinky farm” establishments with a thousand cybersophonts crammed into a hot noisy datacenter […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
So many of you are talking about “Adopting AI” and then all you do is go subscribe to some cloud service and fire six employees you didn’t realize (yet) were essential. Do not patronize those horrible “thinky farm” establishments with a thousand cybersophonts crammed into a hot noisy datacenter […]
They say cats can’t count but this one definitely knows that creamy cat treats come in packets of four and that only two have been served.
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
They say cats can’t count but this one definitely knows that creamy cat treats come in packets of four and that only two have been served.
So many of you are talking about “Adopting AI” and then all you do is go subscribe to some cloud service and fire six employees you didn’t realize (yet) were essential. Do not patronize those horrible “thinky farm” establishments with a thousand cybersophonts crammed into a hot noisy datacenter […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
So many of you are talking about “Adopting AI” and then all you do is go subscribe to some cloud service and fire six employees you didn’t realize (yet) were essential. Do not patronize those horrible “thinky farm” establishments with a thousand cybersophonts crammed into a hot noisy datacenter […]
Reposted by Kit Bashir
Alice, the sentient infoentity from a distant star who got marooned in our defunct cable TV network due to an error in astrogation wan ts remind¹ you that her tendrils are a safe space for young humans affected by your planet’s cruel attempts to deny your nonconforming adolescents a social mileu […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Alice, the sentient infoentity from a distant star who got marooned in our defunct cable TV network due to an error in astrogation wan ts remind¹ you that her tendrils are a safe space for young humans affected by your planet’s cruel attempts to deny your nonconforming adolescents a social mileu […]
Reposted by Kit Bashir
Americans are in food coma, quick let’s save the planet.
November 28, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Americans are in food coma, quick let’s save the planet.
Reposted by Kit Bashir
As a left handed person, the fact that cut/copy/paste shortcut keys are all on the left side of the keyboard is frustrating since I'm sometimes holding things in my left hand while idly computing.
Now, I /could/ define some custom key bindings, or place a macro keypad on the right side of my […]
Now, I /could/ define some custom key bindings, or place a macro keypad on the right side of my […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
As a left handed person, the fact that cut/copy/paste shortcut keys are all on the left side of the keyboard is frustrating since I'm sometimes holding things in my left hand while idly computing.
Now, I /could/ define some custom key bindings, or place a macro keypad on the right side of my […]
Now, I /could/ define some custom key bindings, or place a macro keypad on the right side of my […]
That's definitely a mouse. Have to talk to the ship's cat about doing rodent control and not spending all their time shooting down meteorids, not matter how much fun the latter is.
The ship's cat wants to remind you that #poweronstorytoot #microfiction commissions pay for her catnip supply […]
The ship's cat wants to remind you that #poweronstorytoot #microfiction commissions pay for her catnip supply […]
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
That's definitely a mouse. Have to talk to the ship's cat about doing rodent control and not spending all their time shooting down meteorids, not matter how much fun the latter is.
The ship's cat wants to remind you that #poweronstorytoot #microfiction commissions pay for her catnip supply […]
The ship's cat wants to remind you that #poweronstorytoot #microfiction commissions pay for her catnip supply […]
As a left handed person, the fact that cut/copy/paste shortcut keys are all on the left side of the keyboard is frustrating since I'm sometimes holding things in my left hand while idly computing.
Now, I /could/ define some custom key bindings, or place a macro keypad on the right side of my […]
Now, I /could/ define some custom key bindings, or place a macro keypad on the right side of my […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
As a left handed person, the fact that cut/copy/paste shortcut keys are all on the left side of the keyboard is frustrating since I'm sometimes holding things in my left hand while idly computing.
Now, I /could/ define some custom key bindings, or place a macro keypad on the right side of my […]
Now, I /could/ define some custom key bindings, or place a macro keypad on the right side of my […]
Alice, the sentient infoentity from a distant star who got marooned in our defunct cable TV network due to an error in astrogation wan ts remind¹ you that her tendrils are a safe space for young humans affected by your planet’s cruel attempts to deny your nonconforming adolescents a social mileu […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Alice, the sentient infoentity from a distant star who got marooned in our defunct cable TV network due to an error in astrogation wan ts remind¹ you that her tendrils are a safe space for young humans affected by your planet’s cruel attempts to deny your nonconforming adolescents a social mileu […]
Reposted by Kit Bashir
“Oh Jeezus, somebody ported UltraDoom to the hypothalamus”
“What even does that mean? Are you reading futureshockaday dot com again; I thought we agreed that’s not healthy?”
“Well, you know how DoomThude’s vision goes red when their health points are critical low, and they start making […]
“What even does that mean? Are you reading futureshockaday dot com again; I thought we agreed that’s not healthy?”
“Well, you know how DoomThude’s vision goes red when their health points are critical low, and they start making […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Oh Jeezus, somebody ported UltraDoom to the hypothalamus”
“What even does that mean? Are you reading futureshockaday dot com again; I thought we agreed that’s not healthy?”
“Well, you know how DoomThude’s vision goes red when their health points are critical low, and they start making […]
“What even does that mean? Are you reading futureshockaday dot com again; I thought we agreed that’s not healthy?”
“Well, you know how DoomThude’s vision goes red when their health points are critical low, and they start making […]
“Oh Jeezus, somebody ported UltraDoom to the hypothalamus”
“What even does that mean? Are you reading futureshockaday dot com again; I thought we agreed that’s not healthy?”
“Well, you know how DoomThude’s vision goes red when their health points are critical low, and they start making […]
“What even does that mean? Are you reading futureshockaday dot com again; I thought we agreed that’s not healthy?”
“Well, you know how DoomThude’s vision goes red when their health points are critical low, and they start making […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Oh Jeezus, somebody ported UltraDoom to the hypothalamus”
“What even does that mean? Are you reading futureshockaday dot com again; I thought we agreed that’s not healthy?”
“Well, you know how DoomThude’s vision goes red when their health points are critical low, and they start making […]
“What even does that mean? Are you reading futureshockaday dot com again; I thought we agreed that’s not healthy?”
“Well, you know how DoomThude’s vision goes red when their health points are critical low, and they start making […]
Reposted by Kit Bashir
You might thnk the humerus makes more sense from an engineering standpoint, but the radius—and ulna of course— is aesthetically and practically the right place to do it. Do what? Oh, i’ve designed a telescoping arm. Bones extend, muscles and nerves spiral like springs. Blood vessels do some […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You might thnk the humerus makes more sense from an engineering standpoint, but the radius—and ulna of course— is aesthetically and practically the right place to do it. Do what? Oh, i’ve designed a telescoping arm. Bones extend, muscles and nerves spiral like springs. Blood vessels do some […]
No, you have Paul Simon’s _Kodachrome_ but sung to the tune of Gotye’s _Somebody_That_I_Used_To_Know_ stick in your head.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
No, you have Paul Simon’s _Kodachrome_ but sung to the tune of Gotye’s _Somebody_That_I_Used_To_Know_ stick in your head.
Heartbroken to hear some utter dickhead with a backhoe ruined the standing wave on the Isar, Munich’s top surfing break. Some people don’t deserve power tools.
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Heartbroken to hear some utter dickhead with a backhoe ruined the standing wave on the Isar, Munich’s top surfing break. Some people don’t deserve power tools.
I finally got all my ducks in a row! What, you mean like just lined up? Fuck, that would have been so much easier! I genuinely thought nobody else was talking about their Duck Fight Club because of Rule One. Yea, and two of course. We should use zalgocode to eliminate English homonyms and […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I finally got all my ducks in a row! What, you mean like just lined up? Fuck, that would have been so much easier! I genuinely thought nobody else was talking about their Duck Fight Club because of Rule One. Yea, and two of course. We should use zalgocode to eliminate English homonyms and […]
You might thnk the humerus makes more sense from an engineering standpoint, but the radius—and ulna of course— is aesthetically and practically the right place to do it. Do what? Oh, i’ve designed a telescoping arm. Bones extend, muscles and nerves spiral like springs. Blood vessels do some […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You might thnk the humerus makes more sense from an engineering standpoint, but the radius—and ulna of course— is aesthetically and practically the right place to do it. Do what? Oh, i’ve designed a telescoping arm. Bones extend, muscles and nerves spiral like springs. Blood vessels do some […]
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Kit Bashir
Public Service Announcement: Ming The Merciless will never ask you to pay tribute using iTunes Gift Cards or Western Union wire transfer. I mean, His Evilness has his own orchestra, and how long would the wire have to be? Pay your tithe using conventional means of exchange such as emeralds […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Public Service Announcement: Ming The Merciless will never ask you to pay tribute using iTunes Gift Cards or Western Union wire transfer. I mean, His Evilness has his own orchestra, and how long would the wire have to be? Pay your tithe using conventional means of exchange such as emeralds […]
Now that we have quote toots, can we next get a button next to “boost” and “like” that means “gently touches you on the arm, makes eye contact, and nods almost imperceptibly” along with an opt-in profile flag “yes of course you can have a hug for as long as you need”.
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Now that we have quote toots, can we next get a button next to “boost” and “like” that means “gently touches you on the arm, makes eye contact, and nods almost imperceptibly” along with an opt-in profile flag “yes of course you can have a hug for as long as you need”.
Reminder: if you’re getting behind AI because you think it is soon to become human-equivalent sentient, what hourly rate are you going to pay your AI and what other rights and benefits will it have? Or were you just going to keep slaves?
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Reminder: if you’re getting behind AI because you think it is soon to become human-equivalent sentient, what hourly rate are you going to pay your AI and what other rights and benefits will it have? Or were you just going to keep slaves?
We’ve had Arduino and Adafruit disgrace themselves in the last week. Was wondering if Raspberry Pi were gonna do something terrible to make three but I guess they already ticked that off years back. Hug your BSD forks, friends.
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
We’ve had Arduino and Adafruit disgrace themselves in the last week. Was wondering if Raspberry Pi were gonna do something terrible to make three but I guess they already ticked that off years back. Hug your BSD forks, friends.
I bet Prince Barin of Arboria was in the Epstein files. I heard Vultan killed him in a duel over it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I bet Prince Barin of Arboria was in the Epstein files. I heard Vultan killed him in a duel over it.