@NFL@darktundra.xyzJohn Harbaugh on relationship with Lamar Jackson: 'Ask him, he'll tell you. We love each other' https://www.nfl.com/news/john-harbaugh-on-relationship-with-lamar-jackson-ask-him-he-ll-tell-you-we-love-each-other…
@servelan@newsie.socialPay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it be held • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/25/repub/pay-for-trump-and-congress-continues-in-shutdown-unless-they-ask-it-be-held/
@kctipton@mas.toTrump appointees question White House ballroom's design and scale, ask to see 3D models | PBS News https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-appointees-question-white-house-ballrooms-design-and-scale-ask-to-see-3d-mo…
@catsalad@infosec.exchangeKitty has a question to ask.
(probably a dirty one)
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioI don't know who needs to hear this but:
[Joe Pesci voice]
Don't you fucken ask a fucken AI if your thanksgiving turkey is done use a motherfucken meat thermometer you fucken fuck
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Why is CSS the way it is?
https://increment.com/frontend/ask-an-expert-why-is-css-the-way-it-is/
saved 2020-07-23
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: OpenAI staff discussed prioritizing sponsored content in ChatGPT when users ask relevant queries and created mockups with ads in sidebars or as pop-ups (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-ads-push-starts-taking-shape<…
@tarah@infosec.exchangeIf I may, folks, if you’re trying to figure out remote control settings on your folks’ TVs, consider uploading a pic to your fave LLM to ask. Just worked like a charm for me.
@cdarwin@c.imAgents shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen at about 9am on Saturday,
with other observers watching and videotaping their actions,
in an area called Eat Street,
a corridor of largely immigrant-owned restaurants and businesses.
Footage appears to show the moment man is shot dead by federal agent in Minneapolis – video
It’s the second killing in the city after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by a federal agent in south Minneapolis on 7 January.
@benb@osintua.euNorth Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine ask to be sent to South Korea: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/north-korean-soldiers-captured-in.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSenate Democrats ask Hegseth, Bondi to declassify DOJ memo on drug boat strikes (Filip Timotija/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5621074-declassify-doj-trump-boat-strikes/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251124/p120#a251124p120
@bourgwick@heads.socialcomfort food LP of the year: glorious gray area compilation of global/left-field beatles covers, from the space lady to mexican street bands. proud to say that at least 3 of these have been frow show faves over the years. ask your local record dealer! https://www.dustygroove.com/item/223483/Va
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.socialThinking of starting a Blame as a Service (BaaS) called "Blame Khalid”. For a monthly fee, you can blame all your #dev woes on me.
When your boss asks why you're behind.... Khalid
When your stakeholders ask why the feature is broken... Khalid
When you miss deployment deadlines… You guessed it, Khalid!
Reach out to find the right service plan for you and your team. Ther…
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialThere's that song that begins "What can you do with a drunken sailor?"
Well, one may ask what can you do with an ICE agent?
The ancient Greeks may have had an answer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparagmos#/media/File:Po…
@crell@phpc.socialThe proper way to peace in #Ukraine hasn't changed since March of 2022, although it has gotten steadily harder in that time:
Give Ukraine any and all assistance they ask for, without restriction, short of foreign combat troops. Empower them to obliterate the Russian army with every weapon and strategic tool we have. Reclaim all territory, including Crimea.
And then welcome Ukraine in…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: WBD asks bidders to submit improved offers by December 1 and might enter a period of exclusive negotiations with one of the companies after those bids (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/warn…
@cheryanne@aus.socialAdelaide Mail Week In Review
South Australia's Other Fake News Source (but if the courts ask, it's satire)...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/adelaide-mail-week-in-review/
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsToday I've figured out how to reply when another couch philosopher tells you that obviously "there are job offers, it's just people who are too lazy to work". You just ask them "then why aren't you changing jobs?"
Free market is clear on this: if the supply of job positions exceeds demand, wages rise. And if employers lack employees, then they're ready to pay more, so you benefit from changing jobs! Isn't capitalism just great?
#AntiCapitalism
@grumpybozo@toad.socialREMINDER: Influenza has everything needed to kill people every year and produce a global pandemic every few decades forever. What keeps it at a low “just the flu” level is vaccination. One thing that kept the most recent surges from being more like 1918 is the CDC. What is left of the CDC is inadequate to that task. https://m…
@philip@mastodon.mallegolhansen.comPretty fucking tiring to see European’s with their hot “Why aren’t Americans doing anything?” takes.
1. We are, sorry if it’s not in the way, place, time, or broadcasted as you’d prefer.
2. Fighting a fascist government is hard, ask your ancestors.
3. If all you can offer is hot takes while people are being murdered in the streets, kindly sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up. Solidarity on the other hand, that’d be nice wouldn’t it?
@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.orgI built a #bot that posts 10 new German words once per day: @…
The bot uses a few RSS feeds of German news media to look for new words.
'New' means that they're not on a list of approx. 39 million old words and have not yet been discovered by the bot itself. More info in the bot's bio. ... and please feel free to ask me anything.
#linguistics
@gray17@mastodon.socialit's odd that modern monetization is "here's 1000 words you can read for free, and if you pay me, you can have 10000 more words to read". who has time for that?
my guess is this mainly siphons from retirees who have more money than they need before they die.
non-retired people with money are too busy with the hustle. they're going to ask an LLM to hallucinate a 100 word summary.
next-level monetization is "here are 10000 words to read, and if you …
@michabbb@social.vivaldi.net@… you should ask the author
@PwnieFan@infosec.exchangeI want to share with you what it’s been like since ICE descended on Minnesota. I wake up every morning and ask myself “what can I do to help today?” And the answers never feel like enough.
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaReminder that you can respond to just about any statement with either "not with that attitude" or "that's what they want you to think," and if you're pressed on who "they" are you can reply with "don't ask questions when you're not prepared to deal with the answers"
@Richard@worklifepsych.socialMorning all!
This evening (Tues 25th Nov, 6pm UK) I'm going to be interviewing an expert on #burnout at work - an experienced psychotherapist and author called Dr. Richard Duggins. And it will be live on my online community.
If you'd like to join us - and ask your own questions - you can join the community for free right now:
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCursor CEO Michael Truell warns that "vibe coding" advanced projects may create "shaky foundations" and eventually "things start to kind of crumble" (Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/12/25/cursor-
@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizzaIt's sad that every time you buy a new TV or fridge these days, you have to make sure beforehand that it doesn't include AI and that it doesn't have to be connected to the Internet to function.
And the saddest part: if you ask the salesperson, they have no idea because you're the first person to ask these questions!
#internetofshit
@paulbusch@mstdn.caAvi Lewis, a candidate for leadership of the Federal NDP, is hosting an Ask Me Anything event on Reddit. I would have tagged his #Mastodon account but he doesn't have one. Might be a good opportunity to join his AMA and ask him if he supports Digital Sovereignty and, at the very least, why doesn't he have a presence on an open source social media platform that is not controlled by the U.S. tech industry.
Please boost for reach, thanks.
#DigitalSovereignty #MastoCanadaGOV
https://www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee/comments/1qh9no6/im_avi_lewis_running_for_leader_of_the_ndp_ask_me/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaEverything You Ever Wanted to Know, But Were Too Afraid To Ask
https://classautonomy.info/anarcho-syndicalism-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask/
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeTech workers ask their bosses to ‘call the White House’ over ICE raids
@relcfp@mastodon.socialHi everyone, hope you’re doing well. I’m reaching out to ask for support for this GoFundMe. This cause is important and whether you can donate or simply share the fundraiser, every little bit helps and is greatly appreciated. Here’s the link: https://gofund.me/1b84fc1a3
@ripienaar@devco.socialI really just want a few CLI utilities that essentially present what Puppet resources does as a command.
$ thing package ensure zsh —version 1.2.3
It should have exit code API and json output.
Nothing more, just: package, user, service, exec
Ideally with no dependencies like Ruby
Seems like a lot to ask alas.
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioRE: https://follow.ethanmarcotte.com/@beep/115939302721314540
When people from other parts of the US ask what they can do to help Minneapolis, this is the first thing I always tell them: Get organized NOW. Form your community networks NOW. You have no idea how important it’s going to be. You have no idea how much a head start will help.
@barijaona@mastodon.mgFor years, this man didn’t knew of the dangers that drinking energy drinks might cause. While doctors confronted to his extremely high blood pressure didn’t bother to ask.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/12/man-shocks-docto…
@davidaugust@mastodon.online
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries C, Episode 10 - Ultraworld
Vila: What did I do? Only saved your neck. That's what. Ask Orac. Go on. [inserts Orac's activator key] Ask him.
AVON: Orac, is it true that we have an unsung hero in our midst?
ORAC: To whom are you referring?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/310/690<…
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itHey kids! Are you bored? Here's a tip: annoy your parents! It's the hottest new trend. Your parents weren't actually doing anything important. Get all up in their personal space, ask endless questions, babble if you can't think of anything to say, fight with your sibling(s), accidentally knock over or break whatever thing your parents were trying to fix or make! It's fun! And remember, your parents are, like, REALLY old; so you need to take advantage of the time you have …
@kerstinsailer@sciences.socialAn incredibly important read on inclusive workplace design
"Inclusivity begins with the basics of workplace design. (...) Before you talk about “next-gen workplace experience,” ask yourself: can everyone see, hear, move, breathe and focus here without struggle?"
https://www.leesmanindex.com/arti…
@paulwermer@sfba.socialPlease support a very reasonable ask from the organzers:
Minnesota economic blackout organizers push to take demonstrations nationwide
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/22/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice?CMP=Share_…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialPlease support a very reasonable ask from the organzers:
Minnesota economic blackout organizers push to take demonstrations nationwide
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/22/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice?CMP=Share_…
@pavelasamsonov@mastodon.social#AI is old news. Innovators must ask themselves: in 2026, how can I supercharge my productivity by incorporating labubus into my process?
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Telekinesis:
🎵 Please Ask For Help
#NowPlaying #Telekinesis
https://telekinesis.bandcamp.com/track/please-ask-for-help
https://open.spotify.com/track/1xfx5HZEY2iAE5pznOaZjl
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialA colleague called me and said that he was sent/redirected to me from another unit with the words "Ask Franz if this is possible. If he doesn't know an answer, then there is no answer"
I'm really not sure about my role in the company sometimes. 🤔
@stf@chaos.social@… i guess i can live without bob and moe, but angleton? we hardly knew ye, thou were so intriguing. if you do any more laundry content, angleton as a protagonist would be something i'd ask santa^Wyou for... ;)
@vartak@mastodon.online@… This also misses an important point. I want AI to be the helpful assistant that either quietly aids me when it senses I am struggling or at least stays out of my way until I ask for help. I do not want it to be the primary interface for getting anything done. Jeez, could you imagine a surgeon or a writer who gave detailed instructions to their aid…
@portaloffreedom@social.linux.pizzaI never ask for a code review before I review the patch myself before, often 2 or 3 times.
And I ask an average of 2 to 3 code review per day.
And yet, they still find issues. The system works and I'm not wasting my coworker's time.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialUK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she is "minded to" intervene in DMGT's takeover of The Telegraph and may ask Ofcom to look at the impact on media plurality (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/
@scottmiller42@mstdn.socialWebsite: we'll keep asking you every time you visit about your cookie preferences, over and over again, until you finally accidentally click "Accept all Cookies", and then we'll never ask you again and bury that setting so deep you'll never figure out how to change it.
#TrackingCookies
@cdarwin@c.imTech workers ask their bosses to lobby Trump over ICE crackdowns
Silicon Valley staffers at some of the world’s most valuable companies
are among hundreds of technology workers who called on their employers to lobby the White House
to withdraw federal immigration agents from U.S. cities in a letter published with more than 200 signatures on Tuesday.
The letter, signed by people who work at companies including Google, Amazon and TikTok,
pointed to how tech chief…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deqa_user: User interactions on Q&A websites (2016)
Networks of interactions among users from four online Q&A sites: Stack Overflow, Math Overflow, Super User, and Ask Ubuntu. A directed edge (i,j) indicates a user i responded to user j's post. Edges are timestamped. For each Q&A site, four differently defined networks are provided, based on the definition of an edge: (i) a user answered a question, (ii) a user commented on a question, (iii) a user commented on an answer…
@jensilber@mastodon.socialIn the 1980s there were a lot of television ads that showed how people might use technology in the future.
I remember one that showed a woman waking up in bed and (I think) speaking to the computer across the room to ask for the news and weather. The part that struck me odd then wasn't the use of voice command, it was the idea of wanting to interact with a computer right away in one's bedroom, before even having coffee or seeing sunlight. And now here we are.
@adjb@social.lol📝 Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. I’m reaching out to ask for support for this GoFundMe. This cause is important and whether you can donate or simply share the fundraiser, every little bit helps and is greatly appreciated. Here’s the link: https://gofund.me/1b84fc1a3
@lukem@hachyderm.ioI love generative AI.
Generative AI is absolutely fantastic.
I learn so many new things thanks to it.
Every time I ask it to do something for me, it always messes it up to the point I say "aaaah, screw it" and do the thing myself.
@timbray@cosocial.caHere’s my 35th “Long Links” outing, curation of long-form offerings, which assume that nobody has time to read all this stuff but one or two of the pieces might brighten your day. This one is mostly political but some of the politics are from France and China. Plus a way-cool analytical history of blogging and a section labeled “wonderful things”.
@aral@mastodon.ar.alWell it sure does sound like Eugen exited for a measly €1M and Mastodon is left with the co-founder of Twitter in a leadership position. I mean, is it too much to ask for for the alternatives to not be run by the same people who built the things they purport to be an alternative to? I guess we should count ourselves lucky it’s not Elon Musk. 🤷♂️ http…
@markhburton@mstdn.social#Jeavons
Don’t Forget to Ask: What Happens to the Savings? - resilience
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-11-26/dont-forget-to-ask-what-happe…
@cyrevolt@mastodon.socialSome people distrust what they do not grasp.
Three possible solutions are:
- ask multiple independent experts
- gain an understanding yourself
- get comfortable trusting anyway
The caveat is that #expertise and #knowledge is extremely hard to verify.
@roland@devdilettante.comwhile you are at Dublin mayors, maybe you could ask car drivers to turn on their lights as required by law in Ireland :-) ?!?! During my super brief time in Dublin in 2024 I saw a lot of cars with their lights off during a dark rainy afternoon.
https://mastodon.ie/@irishcycle/115583918846…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSchumer to ask Senate to back legal action over partial Epstein files release (Joseph Gedeon/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/schumer-doj-epstein-senate-legal-action
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p69#a251222p69
@NFL@darktundra.xyzPatriots' Christian Gonzalez has improved physicality https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47051490/new-england-patriots-christian-gonzalez-physicality
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAll four reporters at Suncoast Searchlight, a nonprofit news site, accused their EIC of using generative AI tools without disclosure; one reporter was fired (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/florida-no…
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaI guess not enough people are using the slop functions built into WhatsApp if they felt the need to make the mandatory button larger and more intrusive
@sean@scoat.esWant to see a LLM become real self-aware, real fast?
Ask it to pretend it’s giving you advice that would have been current based on everything it could have known in 2005, and if it had been built by one of the big technology companies of the time.
Then ask it if everyone followed that advice, would it—the LLM—exist today?
(Then, for yourself, think about what the result of everyone vibe coding their way to 20 years into the future from today looks like.)
@robpike@hachyderm.ioSTOP GENERATING AI SLOP WHEN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT SECURITY SETTINGS.
@penguin42@mastodon.org.uk'graphviz' is a suite of programs for drawing graphs (In the nodes/edges senses, rather than upwards and to the right sense) - and it uses a file format called 'dot'. Lots of things generate dot output (such as systemd-analyze I mentioned) and it's really easy to generate from scripts and things. 'dotty' is probably the most common program in the suite.
There are some newer formats and programs - but this one is probably the most universal.
@trondc@social.linux.pizzaNo matter how you twist or turn it, Mr Drumpf has done one good thing for the world.
It has made the rest of the world take a look at themselves and ask one very critical question: "Do we rely too much on USA?"
And I think that in most cases, the answer has been "Yes. Yes, we do", and many countries has already started the process of changing this.
So, credit where credit is due, I suppose...
@tiotasram@kolektiva.socialJust set up a new "stop when we ask you the first time" challenge with the kid.
Classic thing we often ask him to stop doing is screaming (he screams a pretty normal amount for his age, but we're working on more productive forms of needs communication).
As we're reminding him of the challenge rules (stop when asked = 1 point), kid gets a twinkle in his eye and then screams briefly and looks at us.
Instant new rule: you don't get points for stopping activities that you started just to get points.
@tezoatlipoca@mas.toGood website #uber guys...
I needed to update my password. Then I couldn't go back (yes yes, outside of my browser's back button)
@egallager@social.treehouse.systemsaaaaaaahhhhh I forgot to ask the repair guy to clean the USB-C ports while he was changing the battery and board...
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsI think the most neglected thing about helping others is that you should actually ask what kind of help they need. "Helping" without actually understanding their needs is inefficient at best, and outward harmful at worse.
While this is an important thought in general, it also applies to creating patches for #FreeSoftware.
@lilmikesf@c.im#California Democrat politician and Governor hopeful Eric Swalwell listed as Exec Producer on West Virginia film where crew is striking and demanding #IATSE #union contract
@axbom@axbom.me
@detondev@social.linux.pizzaI grew up near Pakistani refugee kids for half the time before we moved to America. Sometimes we'd play football in their small concrete courtyard, get it stuck on their neighbor's shanty roof, and stick 25 cent Spiderman toys to the ceiling. One would ask if we knew "the American zombie" and we'd say no cuz most American culture's too satanic for mom, and then he'd roll his eyes back into his head and chase us around like that somehow.
We first met them i…
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioWhat @… is quoting here is a testament to the waste and the cruelty and the uselessness of this regime.
It is also a testament to the effectiveness of ubiquitous, sustained, pervasive resistance. “What good does it do,” you ask, “to have crowds of random people just yelling and honking and filming?” The answer is that it makes these harassment campaigns unsustainable.
https://toad.social/@KimPerales/115583290500226180
@anildash@me.dmOne of the toughest things to judge when considering a new job or a new role is, basically, “Will this crush my soul?” Here’s a simple list of questions you can ask to help improve the odds that your next gig will be less soul-crushing: https://anildash.com/2026/01/12/will-that-job-…
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itAll i ask is for reliable public transit, why is that too much to ask?
@benb@osintua.eu⚡ POWs from North Korea ask KYIV not to send them back home #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/pows-from-north-korea-ask.html
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaAgain, I highly recommend you read this article!
Anarcho-Syndicalism: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know, But Were Too Afraid To Ask – Class Autonomy
https://classautonomy.info/anarcho-syndicalism-everything-you-ever-wanted-…
@timbray@cosocial.caNow officially shopping for an organization, ideally in Canada but absolutely out of US jurisdiction (Europe OK), to provide Web & DNS support. We have a few mostly-dormant WordPress blogs and static sites, a bunch of identity-supporting DNS records, and that's about it. Nothing very high-traffic, should be an easy ask. Would prefer something that demonstrates resilience and stability by having been around a few years.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioPeople ask, “but isn’t it unsafe” to which I reply, “Das Leben ist lebensgefährlich.”
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115726098344593741
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAmazon rolls out Ask This Book to the Kindle iOS app, letting readers ask questions about plot or characters; authors can't opt out (Will McCurdy/PCMag)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/kindles-new-ai-feature-can-answer-questions-about-yo…
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaUNIX philosophy: do one thing well
Linux philosophy: do 11 things mediocrely, never ask users what they need or want, and if anyone ever complains, respond with "pull requests accepted [smiley face]"
@cdarwin@c.imThis crew I'm printing with
(shout out @mostlybree.kitrocha.com @lefttheprairie.bsky.social and @bibliogrrl.bsky.social )
are the real deal.
Whistles free for groups all over the country.
You can ask for whistles or help supply printers with filament here:
https://linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTime launches an AI agent, built by Scale AI, to let people ask questions and generate text summaries and audio briefs drawn from its 102-year-old archive (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/10/time-ai-agent-ask
@pavelasamsonov@mastodon.socialProcess creates friction, so we got rid of process. But that friction was necessary for holding workslop at bay.
Because without slowing down, we can't ask "is this good? is this right?" We can only ask "when will it be done?" And that's a world where #LLM outputs will always beat people.
Fortunately, an "optimized" process moves slowly, because prod…
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.socialCalled a Saab mechanic to ask some questions. Turns out he had a customer wanting to sell his. Although his customer is insane because the car is mechanically totaled and still wants $3000 for a 240K mile vehicle.
The mechanic said it's probably worth $1000 at most, and even then it would be difficult to buy.
@memeorandum@universeodon.comJack Smith's lawyers ask Jordan for open hearing after closed-door testimony (Hailey Fuchs/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/19/jack-smith-jim-jordan-trump-00699653
http://www.memeorandum.com/251219/p30#a251219p30
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeAgain, it's reprehensible that none of the press reports on the power outage in Venezuela even bother to mention that we bombed the sh*t out of two substations. I feel like I'm going crazy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2…
@anildash@me.dmOne of the toughest things to judge when considering a new job or a new role is, basically, “Will this crush my soul?” Here’s a simple list of questions you can ask to help improve the odds that your next gig will be less soul-crushing: https://anildash.com/2026/01/12/will-that-job-…
@cdarwin@c.imFor two decades, the media defaulted to portraying
Chief Justice John Roberts as a moderate institutionalist,
pointing to high-profile decisions
—to uphold parts of the Affordable Care Act or striking down President Donald Trump’s attempt to ask about citizenship in the 2020 census
—in which he broke from conservative orthodoxy.
But those decisions were always the exception.
Today, as the Roberts court rewrites the Constitution in the image of Trumpian aut…
@benb@osintua.eu⏰ 60 SECONDS to answer TRUMP'S question – what did the AMERICAN ask? #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/15/seconds-to-answer-trumps-question.html
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAmazon rolls out Ask This Book to the Kindle iOS app, letting readers ask questions about plot or characters; authors can't opt out (Will McCurdy/PCMag)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/kindles-new-ai-feature-can-answer-questions-about-yo…
@cdarwin@c.imThe United States is a global superpower,
and its military trains for war in every domain.
During my years as a military educator, I saw American officers wrestle with any number of scenarios designed to challenge their thinking and force them to adapt to surprises.
One case we never considered, however, was how to betray and attack our own allies.
We did not ask what to do if the president becomes a threatening megalomaniac who tells one of our oldest friends, Nor…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: the US cyberattack that plunged Caracas into darkness during the Maduro mission shows its offensive capabilities; Senators plan to question officials (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/poli
@cdarwin@c.imU.S. plans to ask visitors to disclose 5 years of social media history
The proposal would affect travelers from countries on the visa waiver program,
including Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Japan and South Korea
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe New York Times, AP, RCFP, and other media organizations back an effort to block a new Texas law requiring app stores to verify users' ages (Wendy Davis/MediaPost)
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/411151/new-yor…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialDuring an Air Force One gaggle, President Trump said "Quiet, quiet, piggy" to a female Bloomberg reporter when she asked him about the Jeffrey Epstein emails (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/11/trump-quiet-piggy-jeffrey-epstein-1236621364/…
