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Cassandra is only carbon now
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Sometimes I write intimate eschatologies or words about technology and math. Sometimes I make things by burning them with light or squeezing them through a small […]

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POV: you're finally making progress organizing the makerspace.
A parts bin labeled with various fastener sizes and kinds of electronics parts.
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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[answer]

@glyph
~/sync at 15:15:05 nu ❯ uv run python Python 3.12.3 (main, Aug 14 2025, 17:47:21) [GCC 13.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> 0.0 == -0.0 True >>> repr(0.0) == repr(-0.0) False >>>
October 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Last night I posted* a link to this indie electronics product, called BYOK, for "bring your own keyboard."

Today, I looked again, and saw something that horrified me.

https://www.reddit.com/r/writerDeck/comments/1laidlu/byok_a_closer_look_at_the_writing_device_weve/

(*And deleted.)
Explanation of BYOK AI capabililities
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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pov: you got the units wrong when parsing mqtt data
A plot in Home Assistant showing the history of a temperature sensor dropping from 300°C to 20°C.
October 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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[link to the verge]

Hey, so remember when I said continuing to use Windows may one day no longer be a choice? I don't think that day is here quite yet, not for everyone, but if you work with any kind of sensitive data it sure got a lot closer […]

[Original post on wandering.shop]
For AI to control a PC and take actions on behalf of the user, it must first be granted access to see what’s on the screen. Microsoft has been testing Copilot Vision in recent months, a feature that can scan everything on your screen and coach you through using apps or answer questions about photos and documents.
October 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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[lewd-ish? inanity]

I'm glad PCC is selling sex toys, but this is a bit much, no?
An S-shaped double carabinier labeled with an $11.95 price tag.
October 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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I thought the fire extinguisher was part of the art installation.
A sign reading "Community Art Wall" posted above a fire extinguisher hidden behind a black metal bracket.
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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For reasons, I was looking for a "don't feed the squirrels" sign to post outside, and happened to run across this in a shop's inventory. I don't know why, but it struck me as very funny, and I figured a few of you all might find it amusing as well.
A sign with three urinals, the middle of which is crossed out, and a caption reading "NOTICE: please maintain social distance."
October 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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To be clear, this is after two attempts. The first one was killed when I accidentally clicked outside the modal dialog, which somehow means "cancel and erase everything I've entered so far." The second one just returned "unknown message."

So... um. Why the rate limit?
By creating a server, you agree to Discord's Community Guidelines. You are being rate limited.
September 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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By creating a server, you agree to Discord's Community Guidelines. Unknown Message
September 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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[alc (implied)]

Why, yes, label, I am in a cool, dry, and dark place.
Keep this product in a cool, dry, and dark place. Cass fresh
September 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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A terminal showing the contents of https://memorable.website working just fine at the command line. Cassandra Granade's Memorable Website This is a list of links to various places I hang out on the web, gathered together in one memorable place. If you like what you find here, please consider dropping me a tip! Newsletters and Blogs * Newsletter * Gemlog (smolweb blog) Social Media * @xgranade@wandering.shop * @xgranade@pixelfed.social * @xgranade@lemmy.blahaj.zone One-page Microsites * 𝕐 are you still on 𝕏?
September 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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There's no perfect answer. As long as you're on the internet, you depend on *someone* to connect you to your audience. But as much as you can follow POSSE principles, you can at least gain some control over which companies cut you off and when […]

[Original post on wandering.shop]
POSSE: Publish on Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere Especially if you're a government agency, non-profit organization, or charity, the best option might be to simply put your message out there on web sites that you own and operate. From there, you can syndicate by posting links to your articles and updates on other social media networks, or your readers can directly subscribe to your site by using tools like RSS that are supported by a huge number of apps and services across different platforms. Increasingly, many self-hosting platforms such as WordPress support not only RSS, but also ActivityPub, which allows your users to read your posts from Mastodon, Lemmy, and other networks that communicate via ActivityPub.
September 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Oh, fuck this.

It's not even password sharing Netflix-style, the *whole product* is being able to give accounts to other people in your family.
Hi Cassandra, Your YouTube Premium family membership requires all members to be in the same household as the family manager. Learn more.
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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This is Bluesky's moderation policy, in case anyone is wondering why I want nothing to do with Bluesky PBLLC, ATProto, the whole mess.

(source: sent by someone I know via a private Discord server, shared with their permission)
Hi there, A Bluesky account you control posted: "hey everyone, let's play a fun game! QT with your favorite thing that charlie kirk can’t do. mine is breathe" This is in violation of our Community Guidelines. The post was reviewed by Bluesky content moderators and it was found to be glorifying violence, including the promotion of harmful acts that cause widespread harm and suffering, as well as showing admiration or glorification of the offenders responsible for such acts. Bluesky explicitly prohibits content that glorifies violence or encourages harmful behavior toward others. You cannot use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others. All users must be treated with respect.
September 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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I'm going to lose my entire mind.
A New York Times Opinion by Ezra Klein titled "Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way." Dated Sept. 11, 2025.
September 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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It's funny how, if you block enough remote content, e-mail from giant corporations starts to look like zalgo.
The text "Your package was shipped!" above a progress bar with steps "Ordered," "Shipped," "Out for Delivery," and "Delivered." Text from each step on the progress bar has overflowed, making the whole thing look like a mess of overlapping characters.
September 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I at least got one good run while my head is still full of rocks. The Woodland Abomination couldn't even get through my armor, which is kind of wild.
A screenshot of He Is Coming showing a successful run on Woodland, together with the loadout used in the run.
September 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Danger coffee.
A coffee mug printed with Japanese language trigonometric identities, filled to the absolute brim with coffee held in only by surface tension.
September 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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I'd love to read a take from an actual infosec expert — the claim that a single spyware application (or graybox? it's not clear from the article exactly what Graphite is) can "hack into any phone" and break Signal's privacy safeguards seems... outlandish […]

[Original post on wandering.shop]
When it is successfully deployed against a target, the hacking software – called Graphite – can hack into any phone. By essentially taking control of the mobile phone, the user – in this case, Ice – can not only track an individual’s whereabouts, read their messages, look at their photographs, but also open and read information held on encrypted applications, like WhatsApp or Signal. Spyware like Graphite can also be used as a listening device, through the manipulation of the phone’s recorder.
September 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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GPU transplant in progress...
A picture of a motherboard with four RAM sticks, a Corsair-brand liquid CPU cooler, and a brand new NVIDIA GPU.
September 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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At least Synology has all functionality (I am *not* calling AI encumberances "features") turned off by default. But that sparkling asshole icon is still there.
Synology Inc. Synology AI Console: Running Next to the service status, a sparkling asshole icon is overlaid over a gear.
September 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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C'mon, can we *please* not do this, folks?
Package Center will automatically perform the following operations when Synology AI Console is uninstalled. Uninstall Synology Office
September 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance.
An activated checkbox labeled "Keep me signed in."
August 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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This makes me sad, in part because the "Apple" link actually just goes to the iCal feed, and follows all the right open standards, but is *still* branded as though it were another corporate silo.
A menu titled "Subscribe to this calendar" with options "Apple," "Google," "Live.com," "Office 365," and "Outlook."
August 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM