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Top Bubble

The death of SaaS and reverting to offline software (Alex Hyett)
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This week I was reading this article, "we have a year to fix security everywhere". The TL;DR, is that GLM-5.3 flash can be run locally on $5-15k hardware and is apparently good at hacking, especially when using an "abliterated" version which doesn't adhere to any safety checks.…

Fresh Bubbles

First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

Culture

  1. Abolish patents (Go Make Things)
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    So many anarchist principles seems like they would “never work”… because they literally cannot under capitalism, but would work just fine under a different…

Gaming

  1. Blizzard decides to release new titles in all of its major series (The Wertzone)
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    In news which is more surprising than it should be, Blizzard have announced new titles in each of its major franchises. WarCraft, Diablo and StarCraft will be…

Life

  1. I'm not happier offline. (SAMEOLDSTORY CO)
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    A lot of my posts have been about reducing my use of technology and leading a more analog life. It's something I've been trying since Trump won the 2024…

  2. a thank you note to bear (hypr.moe)
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    when i started this blog almost four years ago i never imagined itd reach so many people !! back then i was excited to get a few hits on my page or a kudos in…

  3. I’ve been called a lot of things in my time, but never this (Girl on the Net)
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    There’s one word no one’s ever used to describe me. Well, OK there are probably plenty. No one’s ever described me as ‘svelte’ or ‘pious’, after all. I’ve…

  4. This Is Not A Casio AE1200 (Ennui Vagaries)
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    A Blurred Digital Watch That Looks Like a Casio AE1200 Introduction I’m sure some will wonder why I would buy what is an apparent, obvious, blatant even…

Politics

  1. Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera install “I don’t understand why a reporter wants to spy o... (Honeypot.net)
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    Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera install “I don’t understand why a reporter wants to spy on me! All I’m doing is installing spy…

  2. The US is not a serious country (John Quiggin)
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    Last week, on 9 September, Donald Trump promised that, if the Republicans retained their Congressional majorities in the November elections, he would send…

Tech

  1. Anecdotally, programmers dislike "reduce" (Evan Hahn)
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    In short: from my experience, people like map and filter, but not reduce. I use functions like map and filter all the time. When I put that code up for review,…

  2. 💌 Newsletter #016 - Chatbots and their "Safeguards," Alternative Navigation Apps - and a New Section! (Technically Good ✨)
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    ✨ In This Edition ✨ 📟 Short-Form Content: Chatbots & their "safeguards," eavesdroppy "Smart TVs," and how age gating still is not it. 🌞 Good News!: Alternative…

Writing

  1. 📝 Blog Post: The Courage to Write (Konfetti Explorations)
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    Although I endeavor to sound coherent and confident my way of writing, it must clarified that this confidence is mere pretense which I compensate by ways of…

  2. Discworld Review Index (The Wertzone)
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    Having completed my five-year mission to read/reread all forty-one Discworld novels, it seems reasonable to include a handy index to revisit all those reviews…

Still Bubbling

Already featured in a Briefing before. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

  1. Why are modern televisions so cheap? (Kevin Boone)
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  2. after all... why not? (ava's blog)
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Tiny Bubbles

Fresh posts with exactly one vote in the last 24 hours.