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Stop Sending Me AI Slop (The Virtual Moose)
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I think it should be clear to actual readers of this site that I do not want any games sent to me that use generative AI, including code, but since it keeps happening: Please stop sending this crap to me. I think it’s morally wrong to use these products, it’s an obscene waste of…

Fresh Bubbles

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

Culture

  1. Dogs, children, fascism, the future (Lights for cats)
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    "The official term for dog shows is conformation — as in, the act of conforming or producing conformity."

Film & TV

  1. Short Take: Galaxy of Terror (Cinematic Catharsis)
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    (1981) Directed by Bruce D. Clark; Written by Marc Siegler and Bruce D. Clark; Starring: Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston, Grace Zabriskie, Zalman King,…

Life

  1. Worthy Read: “The Day the Good Internet Died” (blast-o-rama.)
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    Worthy Read is an ongoing series here at the blog where I link out to a piece I think is worth your valuable time. Katie Baker / The Ringer: The internet lasts…

  2. (Re)Starting Small (Happily Imperfect)
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    I appear to have misplaced my mojo. I’ve not lost it completely. I mean I know roughly what it looks like, and it can’t be far cos I had it up until recently.…

  3. Akademy 2026 photos and things (AksDev)
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    Another Akademy attended, here's some photos! Hello hello! It was that time of the year where I go to KDE Akademy, talk to fellow nerds, almost lose my voice…

  4. THIS is the photo that made me accept that I’m old (Joey deVilla)
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    Why this photo? Because the accordionist pictured above, who could easily be a stunt double for my father-in-law, is none other than Krist Novoselic, the…

  5. I was on a podcast (again) (Joel Chrono)
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    For the second time ever, you are able to hear my voice on the internet! This time along with James on his show: Wonders of Web Weaving!

  6. Not a MUSE ing (Life on the Wicked Stage: Act 3)
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    The bad guys won

Tech

  1. Gumroad Stores Dead (Michael W Lucas)
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    This morning, I killed my Gumroad stores. I hadn’t been watching Gumroad. I kept them around to support VAT, and a handful of you used them. This morning I…

  2. macOS Golden Gate Is a Buggy Mess (SquareOrbits)
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    In June 2008 Apple announced Mac OS X Snow Leopard, proudly boasting that it would have "no new features". Instead of piling on new things, Snow Leopard aimed…

  3. 📝 Blog Post: My Blog As a Library - One Month Progress (Konfetti Explorations)
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    I’m pausing my project to write this post, as I am not going to write the Weekly Reflections. I reached the count of ten, and since then, I feel I need to…

  4. Donating to open source (Entropic Thoughts)
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    I have decided to start donating a small amount of my fun money to open source projects. After some research, the initial set of recipients are Magit Perl…

  5. Spammers Continue To Be Laughably Dull, Now With AI! (Matthew J Ernisse)
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    Does this shit actually work? Do people respond to this nonsense? While the quality of the copy in the spray-and-pray deluge has gotten somewhat better (it no…

Still Bubbling

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

  1. Tangled earphones were a feature, not a bug. (akshay chugh)
    19 ▲
  2. I've Never Wasted My Time Writing (Brennan Kenneth Brown)
    11 ▲
  3. Why is Hacker News like that? (Drew DeVault)
    65 ▲
  4. The best workout is the one you actually do (Olle Lindholm)
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  5. Crunching my stats. (shojiwax.com)
    4 ▲
  6. Become worthless (to tech companies) (Cory Dransfeldt)
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  7. I said no and Apple said yes (David Bushell)
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Tiny Bubbles

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