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@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2026-01-15 16:20:38

Top Raiders head coach candidate could build quality staff around him raiderswire.usatoday.com/story

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2025-12-16 03:32:26

Lazytoot: is there an archive of high-quality versions of the various Steve Jobs era Apple keynotes?

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2025-11-17 06:25:11

Huh: the air quality just suddenly went to heck right around MSP sometime early this evening. Did something catch on fire in the Twin Cities and I missed it…?

@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-01-15 15:25:20

🥳 @small-tech/syswide-cas v7.0.2 released
Enables Node.js to use custom Certificate Authorities (CAs) alongside the bundled root CAs.
codeberg.org/small-tech/syswid
• Drops legacy Node support
• Is now ESM
• Improved code quality
•…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-15 08:50:38

AI image generators like Nano Banana have increased realism by mimicking phone camera traits in contrast, exposure, and sharpening to avoid the uncanny valley (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
theverge.com/column/843883/ai-

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-10-17 06:00:19

twitter: Twitter followers (2010)
A directed network of following relationships from Twitter, from a snowball sample crawl across "quality" users in 2009. A directed edge (i, j) indicates that user i follows user j.
This network has 465017 nodes and 834797 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
network…

twitter: Twitter followers (2010). 465017 nodes, 834797 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/twitter
@hynek@mastodon.social
2025-12-15 09:45:16

Blip is amazing: it's kinda AirDrop that works over the Internet & locally on iOS, macOS, Windows, and Android – Linux pending. Works with folders and data goes directly, no upload.
I've learned about it from MKBHD and I'm already sad how it'll inevitably go bad.
blip.net/

@jake4480@c.im
2026-01-16 21:10:28

My work Outlook keeps crashing today, and I figure it's probably because it's such quality software

@stefan@gardenstate.social
2025-12-16 19:02:41

Mastodon needs big changes if it wants to grow. BIG CHANGES.
Most of what I personally want are small Quality of Life changes.
One reason apps like Pixelfed and Loops are interesting are because people could find them without caring about Activitypub.
New apps are exciting because it's a great way to experiment with things that maybe Mastodon could learn from and add in the future.

@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2025-11-16 08:17:49

So we tried #nextcloud talk yesterday with friends and it was AMAZING. I first struggled with sound in-out but that was clearly my setup with external speakers and external camera. (really not the typical setup!)
But the 2h video call went totally smooth, good quality, no lag.
If you do videocalls with friends and family.. I can totally recommend nextcloud call - in my case hosted…

@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2025-12-14 22:26:54

For anyone who cares about the environment - be it climate, toxics, endangered species, biodiversity, air quality, water quality- here's a chance to support removing Lee Zeldin, the EPA Administrator who is cheerfully removing all the environmental protections so many have worked so hard to put in place.
Please sign this petition to remove him from office:

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2025-12-14 22:26:54

For anyone who cares about the environment - be it climate, toxics, endangered species, biodiversity, air quality, water quality- here's a chance to support removing Lee Zeldin, the EPA Administrator who is cheerfully removing all the environmental protections so many have worked so hard to put in place.
Please sign this petition to remove him from office:

@UP8@mastodon.social
2025-12-13 17:04:25

🚧 Towards Modeling Road Access Deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa Based on a New Accessibility Metric and Road Quality
#roads

@degrowthuk@mstdn.social
2025-12-16 15:56:27

Decoupling …… again
If you've been reading our material for long you'll have seen previous articles about the claim that GDP growth can happen without increasing greenhouse gas (chiefly carbon) pollution: the decoupling thesis. Early work focused on debunking claims that were made without evidence. Later on, evidence for some decoupling was provided and we reviewed its implications.  Briefly we questioned its scale, permanence, and the quality of the data underpinning…

@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu
2026-01-15 22:11:59

Oh so many a happy hour of kicking Nazi ass on Game Pass back in the olden days. And now I literally own it DRM free on GOG, bringing my trilogy collection to completion 🌈 ❤️ ⚔️
(It's actually a good first-person shooter. Very similar quality, if not better, to Doom 2016.)
-85% Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Digital Deluxe Edition on GOG.com

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-16 10:07:43

Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
LEYLAN: I know what you mean.
ARTIX: I'm sorry, sir.
[Leylan walks towards the exit to the Flight Deck]
LEYLAN: I'm going to my quarters. Anything I should know?
blake.torpidity.net/m/102/24 B7B2

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from what appears to be a television production, likely from the 1970s based on the video quality and styling. The setting is an office or control room environment, with electronic equipment visible in the background including what looks like monitors or control panels.

The actor Norman Tipton is seated at a desk or workstation, leaning forward in an engaged posture. He's wearing a dark navy blue zip-up jacket or sweater over …
@trezzer@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-15 20:16:03

Managed to put the new Pi music player together before leaving work today. Got it set up with remote control and a quick test of playback. Next stop: Speaker mounting and figuring out if I should bet on physical security through obscurity by making it not easily visible or using a moderately long RCA cable. What’s a reasonable cable length with decent quality cables?

External view of tall, black, metal raspberry pi case with RCA and minijack connectors. A small power button is on the side next to a K logo.
DAC+ installed on a raspberry pi 5 in a black metal case from the side. RCA and minijack connectors are visible.
External view of a tall, black, metal raspberry pi case. The Pi 5 USB-ports are visible.
@steadystatemcr@mstdn.social
2025-12-16 15:56:25

Decoupling …… again
If you've been reading our material for long you'll have seen previous articles about the claim that GDP growth can happen without increasing greenhouse gas (chiefly carbon) pollution: the decoupling thesis. Early work focused on debunking claims that were made without evidence. Later on, evidence for some decoupling was provided and we reviewed its implications.  Briefly we questioned its scale, permanence, and the quality of the data underpinning…

@saraislet@infosec.exchange
2026-01-14 00:10:06

I wish we had more people writing more sophisticated concerns about the harms of AI.
"Slop" criticism is important because I think many of us feel we are being gaslit into believing that generative AI is currently creating quality creative output, while Al (henceforth Alfred) is overwhelmingly creating mediocre quality creative work.
Every past winter, Alfred survives in a more focused and refined form. Eliza was a toy chatbot of the 1960s, but what emerged from that is…

@crell@phpc.social
2025-12-08 21:28:25

If only this comic wasn't a documentary...
#healthcare

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-16 10:36:39

Can a Sam Darnold-led team win a Super Bowl? QB has a chance to prove worth vs. Rams nytimes.com/athletic/6891377/2

@mszll@datasci.social
2025-12-11 10:27:22

Cyclability in London: Associations between the quality of the local cycling environment, cycling participation, and perceptions of the cycling environment
sciencedirect.com/science/arti

@nfdi4culture@nfdi.social
2025-12-12 10:33:06

📖 Die neue Handreichung "Datenqualität bewerten: Der Ansatz von NFDI4Culture" fasst die Beiträge aus dem diesjährigen Forum "Qualität von Kulturdaten messen – aber wie? Konzepte, Methoden, Potentiale und der Ansatz von NFDI4Culture" zusammen. Der Text richtet sich an Datenanbieter & -produzenten, die Fragen zur Prüfung und Sicherung ihrer Datenqualität haben.
👏 Danke an die Autorinnen Celia Krause, Angela Kailus und Melanie Gruß!
➡️

@publicvoit@graz.social
2025-12-11 15:53:49

Wow, you *really* produce bad #quality if your #EV (with much less moving parts) is worse than all the non-electric #vehicles of a list. 😲
Avoid buying

@scott@carfree.city
2025-12-14 23:34:32

"Permitting Parking in Driveways" is at Monday's SFBOS land use committee.
I plan to comment against this. It seems to allow driveways to be unlimited width and to remain even after garages are converted to ADUs. This is nakedly an inducement to more driving at the expense of green space, stormwater drainage, active transportation, and public transit.

[Planning Code - Permitting Parking in Driveways]

Sponsors: Mayor; Chen and Melgar

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit parking of up to two operable vehicles,
not including boats, trailers, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, or buses, in driveways
located in required front setbacks, side yards, or rear yards; affirming the Planning
Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making
findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight…
@catsalad@infosec.exchange
2026-01-09 16:56:40

Air Quality Index: Cats

Walter's contribution to the air quality

Video shows a tuxedo cat laying in a sunbeam when they start scratching their chin with their back leg. Visible fur and cat dandruff can be seen flying out a result. The human filming proclaims "Oh-Kay!" and the caption by the kitty reads "My work here is done" when they stop.
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-16 19:15:27

Series D, Episode 01 - Rescue
VILA: Dayna. Dayna. [follows the path Dayna has taken. He leaves Orac and the binoculars on the ground in the snow.] Dayna.
[Planet Terminal. Exterior. Avon finds Tarrant lying face down in the snow, unconscious. Avon walks over and nudges Tarrant with his boot. Tarrant stirs.]
blake.torpidi…

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This appears to be a scene from what looks like a British television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the image quality and styling. The setting is outdoors in a wooded, rural area during winter, with patches of snow visible on the ground and bare trees in the background.

The scene shows two people in conversation - one wearing a rust-colored or reddish-brown top with dark pants and a distinctive necklace, and the other in …
@fortune@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-13 20:00:02

<Overfiend_> Overfiend's First Law of Package Quality: If the
maintainer likes to spell part or all of his name in
CAPS, the package will suck.

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-01-14 16:09:16

I'm pretty sure there's actual potatoes which can make higher-quality images
Kodak DC50 (0.4MP, 1996), edited in Photoshop
#ShittyCameraChallenge

@gwire@mastodon.social
2026-01-14 13:44:00

> Our conclusion is clear: AI is promising for quality assurance and marker training, but for the moment it’s nowhere near ready to take over high stakes marking.
ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/14/

@cyrevolt@mastodon.social
2025-12-13 16:58:57

LGBTQ - Looking Good Bro, Top Quality

@theodric@social.linux.pizza
2025-11-12 14:34:25

Does "export quality" mean "nobody here will buy this shit, so we have to sell it to ignorant foreigners?"

It says "export quality"
@mxp@mastodon.acm.org‬
2026-01-13 12:56:35

@… @… I’m using a Brother HL-L5200dw with Macs, and I’m very happy with the printer itself and the quality.
It’s got a built-in PostScript interpreter; with very cheap printers, the rendering is typical…

‪@mxp@mastodon.acm.org‬
2026-01-13 12:56:35

@… @… I’m using a Brother HL-L5200dw with Macs, and I’m very happy with the printer itself and the quality.
It’s got a built-in PostScript interpreter; with very cheap printers, the rendering is typical…

@UP8@mastodon.social
2025-12-09 02:37:16

📽️ Pirated film quality and ticket costs shape U.S. moviegoers' viewing choices
#movies

@paulomalley@c.im
2025-12-10 05:55:20

I know plenty of you hate recording voiceovers. Why? Because you told me that you sound like a hostage reading a ransom note, and getting high quality audio quality is always a massive struggle without high end gear.
We all know the alternative: Al voices that sound so robotic they could be running Windows 95. But what about the "good" ones? The ones charging you hefty monthly fees (looking at you, ElevenLabs and Synthesia). Pass.
I cracked a powerful, free workflow ins…

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-12-27 15:00:56

"Improving indoor air quality might save your life"
#AirQuality #AirPollution

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-16 22:13:53

Series D, Episode 06 - Headhunter
TARRANT: That's right it is! [Points to teleport controls.]
VILA: A straightforward pickup job you said. As last words go, they're not likely to be famous.
TARRANT: You should worry.
blake.torpidity.net/m/406/52 B7B6

Claude Sonnet 4.0 describes the image as: "This image shows two actors in what appears to be a science fiction television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the styling and image quality. Both men are wearing futuristic costumes - one in a white and teal outfit with distinctive collar details, and the other in earth-toned brown and green garments. The setting appears to be a spaceship or futuristic facility interior, with metallic surfaces and technological equipment…
@mia@hcommons.social
2025-10-20 06:52:44

The Great Software Quality Collapse: How We Normalized Catastrophe techtrenches.substack.com/p/th
'Accept that quality matters more than velocity.
Make efficiency a promotion criterion. Reward eng…

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2025-11-12 12:42:38

Do retinal implants provide long-term efficacy, safety and improve quality of life? A systematic review journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.11 "acuities remain below 20/200, and recipients continue to meet criteria for legal blindness"; field of …

@almad@fosstodon.org
2026-01-14 01:31:41

“But if China will not do something then our ecological initiatives make no sense…ohwait”
electrek.co/2026/01/08/once-be

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2025-12-12 22:13:38

Chemical traces of 2023 Canadian wildfires detected in Maryland months after smoke subsided phys.org/news/2025-12-chemical

@villavelius@mastodon.online
2025-12-12 13:19:18

Trump America accuses Europe of "civilisational erasure".
A clear case of pot and kettle, or worse, of psychological projection.
(* Civilisation: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste.)

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2025-11-14 00:30:03

Moody Urbanity - Relations VI 🧬
情绪化城市 - 关系 VI 🧬
📷 Zeiss IKON Super Ikonta 533/16
🎞️ Ilford HP5 400, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x6)

English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo showing a dense web of barbed wire in the foreground, tangled and chaotic. Behind it, modern high-rise buildings with clean lines and geometric shapes rise into the sky. The contrast between the sharp, twisted wire and the orderly architecture evokes themes of confinement versus freedom, or security versus openness. The wire dominates the lower half of the image, while the buildings loom in the background, partially obscured. …
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x6)

English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of a construction site featuring a tall tower crane with a long boom extending upward and a hook hanging from its end. In the foreground, a streetlight with four lamps arranged in a cross pattern stands prominently, providing a sense of scale. The sky is overcast, casting a muted tone across the scene. On the right side, part of a leafy tree is visible, adding a natural element to the otherwise industrial setting. The crane do…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x6)

English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of an urban outdoor setting, possibly a park or plaza. The image is heavily blurred due to camera movement, creating a sense of motion and distortion. Several people are visible but indistinct, appearing as ghostly figures. Trees and buildings form the backdrop, though their details are obscured. The photo has a textured overlay, possibly from aged film or print damage, adding a vintage and abstract quality. The overall effect…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x6)

English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of a bustling multi-level structure. The lower level features a glass-paneled escalator and stairway, with people ascending and descending. The upper level has storefronts with Chinese signage and individuals walking along the corridor. Reflections on glass surfaces create layered visual effects. The image captures candid moments of daily life, with people engaged in shopping or commuting. The architectural design emphasizes v…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-12 19:51:51

Packers vs. Broncos prediction: Jordan Love and quality of his receiving corps will be the difference

cbssports.com/nfl/news/packers

@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-07 18:18:30
Content warning: Advent of Code Solution - Day 7 (Nim)

I'm so glad I'm writing the solutions in both #nim and Python because I tend to find ways to improve the Python solution with the Nim one and vice versa. Today was one of those days. The biggest thing I learned though is that solving these damned puzzles exhausted will never lead to good things quality-wise.
Solution:

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-15 22:21:13

Series A, Episode 12 - Deliverance
TRAVIS: You sent for me?
SERVALAN: You've lost some of your fire, Travis. Whatever happened to your pride?
TRAVIS: My pride, Supreme Commander?
blake.torpidity.net/m/112/227 B7B6

Claude Sonnet 3.7 describes the image as: "The image shows a person in a dark leather-like costume with a distinctive black mask or face covering over one eye. They appear to be on a set with light-colored geometric patterned walls in the background. The costume has a textured, armor-like quality with some embossing or design on the chest piece.

This appears to be a scene from a science fiction or fantasy television production, likely from the late 1970s or 1980s based on the production style …
@compfu@mograph.social
2025-11-12 20:21:38

RE: pdx.social/@VisualStuart/11553
Man, I remember that video clip as a crummy RealPlayer or AVI file back at the turn of the century. How time flies. Good thing they were able to restore this in better quality using the original tapes…

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-12-30 14:00:46

Quality 'Learing' daycare targeted in Minneapolis 'fraud' video blames designer for typo -- as worker snaps at Post reporter: 'Get the f-k out of here' (New York Post)
nypost.com/2025/12/29/us-news/
memeorandum.com/251230/p12#a25

@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizza
2025-11-07 07:25:01

Got this one from #springer - they're really want to fill their publications with slop. High quality articles with AI writing. No wonder people don't believe in science anymore.
F**king hate #ai #slop

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@aardrian@toot.cafe
2025-11-24 15:10:39

If I didn't need iOS 26 for testing, I’d have waited a few point releases. Fixing years of tech debt is good, but has to frustrate those who updated but might have wanted to wait.
“Apple to focus on ‘quality and underlying performance’ with iOS 27 next year: report”

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-16 19:35:03

Series D, Episode 12 - Warlord
CHALSA: All right, all right, I agree. I accept. [Avon looks about at the others. Boorva nods. Avon gives a sickeningly sweet smile.]
AVON: Then are we all friends here, with one common enemy?
blake.torpidity.net/m/412/81 B7B5

Claude Sonnet 3.7 describes the image as: "This image shows a person with brown hair styled in a 1970s-80s fashion, wearing what appears to be a dark outfit with some decorative elements or embellishments visible at the shoulder. They have a distinctive slight smirk or knowing smile on their face against a neutral background. 

The styling, costume, and filming quality suggest this is from a television production from that era. The dark costume with decorative elements could indicate this is fr…
@shriramk@mastodon.social
2025-11-08 14:07:18

My bike came back earlier than expected so it's time to get a new winter virtual trainer subscription. I love(d) FulGaz: high-quality videos, great locales, zero gamification if you want it, good display. Has Rouvy broken that? Any similar alternatives? Otherwise I'm going to default back to them…

@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-09 17:49:24

Ah yes, behold this relic I crafted ages ago. Is it good? Absolutely not. Do I cherish its beautifully terrible quality? Absolutely yes.
#Anarchism

Graphic with a dark background showing two white gear icons with crossed tools inside them and the text ‘NSF-IAA’ between them. Below is an outline map of Norway and the text ‘nsf-iaa.org’. A bright red banner at the bottom reads ‘JOIN NSF-IAA TODAY’ in white capital letters.
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-12-06 23:15:53

So, on a lighter note, there might’ve been karaoke at the local pub yesterday and I might’ve have sung a few songs… including (for the first time ever) a song in Turkish (Şımarık by Tarkan) and one of my favourite songs from one of my favorite musicals: Pity the Child from Chess.
Sound quality: typical pub karaoke quality :)
vimeo.com…

@CerstinMahlow@mastodon.acm.org
2025-12-09 09:20:21

On my way to a Writing & AI symposium in Luleå. First leg from ZRH to CPH. The plane is almost empty, but air quality rather poor

view over rows in a plane, only very view heads are visible
CO2 measuring device (aranet4) shows 2099

Flooded disused coalmines could be a significant source of energy and provide cheap heat to thousands of homes, a new report argues.
Mine water geothermal heat (MWGH) systems use the water in flooded coalmines,
which is warmed by natural processes,
to supply low-carbon heat.
Heat exchangers and pumps recover the heat,
which is distributed via district heating networks to homes and buildings,
providing low-cost, long-term, stable energy.

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2025-11-12 21:02:05

I have to say I'm with Google on this one, the quality of the ffmpeg conversion of LucasArts Smush to mp4 is unacceptable

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-11 17:00:20

twitter: Twitter followers (2010)
A directed network of following relationships from Twitter, from a snowball sample crawl across "quality" users in 2009. A directed edge (i, j) indicates that user i follows user j.
This network has 465017 nodes and 834797 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
network…

twitter: Twitter followers (2010). 465017 nodes, 834797 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/twitter
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.social
2025-12-08 18:42:01

Hehehehe
mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts/

@nelson@tech.lgbt
2025-11-09 01:32:27

Once again impressed by WiThings. Just bought a new Body Comp scale and it's a lovely new product experience. Their software quality is excellent. Just a great experience.
(And a big raspberry to InBody: did not like their comparable product.)

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-16 13:10:25

Series C, Episode 06 - City at the Edge of the World
TARRANT: Apparently it means "The City at the Edge of the World".
[Vila is walking down a corridor]
blake.torpidity.net/m/306/117 B7B3

Claude Sonnet 3.7 describes the image as: "The image shows a person with curly light brown hair in what appears to be a scene from a period production. They're wearing a dark jacket with a light-colored collar or scarf visible underneath. The individual has a somewhat concerned or earnest expression and is captured in what looks like an indoor setting with a blurred background.

The scene has the visual quality of a television production from several decades ago, likely from the 1970s or 1980s …
@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2025-12-12 19:24:39

Here's a photo that's a bit different from my usual style.
I took it with the tele lens on last weekend's hike. The inversion caused such a great sea of clouds with just some sole islands.
This kind of weather really offers such unique motives. And again: it was worth carrying the zoom lens up there :-D
Enjoy!
#photography

This image captures a serene and almost mystical scene of a mountain peak emerging from a sea of clouds. The landscape is shrouded in a thick layer of mist or fog, creating an ethereal and tranquil atmosphere. Only the top of the mountain and a few structures, possibly buildings or communication towers, are visible above the cloud cover.

The soft, muted colors and the smooth texture of the clouds give the scene a dreamy quality. The contrast between the solid structures and the fluid, cloudy b…
@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-01-10 17:03:09

I am not equipped to judge the quality or credibility of this investigation — but its claims sure do deserve attention. !! toad.social/@davetroy/11584951

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-04 22:36:15

NFL to implement quality-control program for playing surfaces nytimes.com/athletic/6863245/2

@theodric@social.linux.pizza
2025-11-13 21:03:51

My M1 MacBook Air (16GB/2TB) has begun lagging during normal everyday use in ways that I only associate with Windows systems. Never seen this behavior on the Intel Macs I bought or was fed by work for over a decade. It's disappointing to see software quality continuing to slip, and for Apple to be obviously giving up on a system that's not yet even five years old.
Oh well, I hadn't planned to buy another Mac, anyway. This just reinforces that decision.

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-16 13:28:28

Series D, Episode 09 - Sand
AVON: I wasn't going to say anything. [The ship is shaken and they are all thrown to the ground.]
SOOLIN: How much more of this can the ship take?
DAYNA: Look, there must be some way to get Tarrant off that planet.
blake.torpidity.net/m/409/287

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image shows a dramatic scene from what appears to be a British science fiction television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s. The actor is wearing an elaborate costume featuring a striking black garment with a distinctive white and brown geometric collar piece that creates a bold, futuristic aesthetic. The collar has a segmented, almost armor-like quality with metallic studs or rivets adorning it.

The setting appears to be an i…
@Dragofix@veganism.social
2025-10-20 20:30:55

Australia's first national report on indoor air quality reveals urgent need for action #Australia

@trezzer@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-11 19:31:56

Fun bit of shopping tonight. Getting a system ready to deliver some quality background audio at work. Ordered a Pi 5 with a tall case, a Hi-Fi DAC, the active cooler and so on. Looking forward to putting it all together with the new speakers coming in from Thomann.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-08 13:31:30

Protege, which offers an AI data platform to access high-quality, proprietary training data at scale, raised $30M from a16z, extending its $25M Series A (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
siliconangle.com/2026/01/08/pr

@almad@fosstodon.org
2025-11-13 03:30:46

Tick tock
boomorbubble.ai/

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-11-10 13:00:54

"Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2025-12-10 14:57:14

So here we go - exempting AI from environmental reviews, just as news has surfaced about unexpected groundwater quality impacts in AMazon data centers (1/2)
EU proposes exempting AI gigafactories from environmental assessments

@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2025-12-10 14:57:14

So here we go - exempting AI from environmental reviews, just as news has surfaced about unexpected groundwater quality impacts in AMazon data centers (1/2)
EU proposes exempting AI gigafactories from environmental assessments

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-01-10 14:00:19

twitter: Twitter followers (2010)
A directed network of following relationships from Twitter, from a snowball sample crawl across "quality" users in 2009. A directed edge (i, j) indicates that user i follows user j.
This network has 465017 nodes and 834797 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
network…

twitter: Twitter followers (2010). 465017 nodes, 834797 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/twitter
@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-01-11 04:07:12

So, the last two days of ripping/encoding went well, very happy with the new encoder module and the overall results. The `svt-av1-psyex` encoder did awesome work, and there's nothing like seeing a 6.5GB file get reduced down to 190MB without a noticeable loss of quality.
The last show took about 1.5 to 2 hours to encode per episode, thankful that I had more than one encoder running at the same time. Gonna call everything a success.

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2025-10-24 19:24:32

New Research Finds Soy Meat Analogues Comparable to Chicken in Protein Quality and Eco-Friendliness vegconomist.com/protein/new-re

@UP8@mastodon.social
2025-10-25 01:38:30

💪 Does the US have enough graphite to meet growing energy demand? Yes, but costs, quality are concerns
techxplore.com/news/2025-10-gr

@mia@hcommons.social
2025-10-20 06:49:45

'Accept that quality matters more than velocity.
Measure actual resource usage, not features shipped.
Make efficiency a promotion criterion. Reward engineers who reduce resource usage. Penalize those who increase it without a corresponding value.
Stop hiding behind abstractions.
Teach fundamental engineering principles again.'
From: @…

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-12-01 11:00:07

"Air quality near airports and ports needs to improve fast, EU environment agency says"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #AirQuality

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-14 19:24:23

Series A, Episode 13 - Orac
CALLY: We should keep on moving, they could be right behind us.
BLAKE: Yes, without weapons we don't stand a chance. Look, you keep going. I'm going to stay here and try and bring the roof down - block them off.
blake.torpidity.net/m/113/347

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image appears to be from a science fiction television production, likely from the 1970s based on the visual quality and costume design. The scene takes place in what looks like a dark, cave-like or underground setting with rough stone walls visible in the background.

Three figures are present in the frame, wearing distinctive futuristic uniforms characterized by two-tone color schemes with V-shaped chevron designs on the chest. The person on the …
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-01-09 16:11:51

Minidisc or cassette might be cooler, but honestly CDs are probably the easiest “retro” format to get into.
Used players are still relatively easy to come by and you can get a drive for your computer to burn audio CDs very easily; and there’s plenty of dirt cheap used CDs. (This CD Walkman is from Goodwill!)
Audio quality is top-notch, too.

@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-01-03 07:03:35

Final tests in and the quality is outstanding. Going from the stock `svt-av1` encoder to the `svt-av1-psyex` encoder is already a nice bump in quality, and the encodes are faster using `av1an` due to using every ounce of the CPU. The `lsmash` speedup is nice as well as the stock method for chunking took a bit longer post-detection.
Also, can't say enough about the Ryzen 9 HX 370: did a great job with the encodes and only burned through ~24W during the encodes along with the Think…

The resulting encodes showing an original file size of 7.4GB and post-encode sizes ranging between 340MB (profile 3, CRF 30) and 267MB (profile 2, CRF 25, NAF).
@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2025-12-02 16:57:45

#sigh
Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2025-12-02 16:57:45

#sigh
Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-14 19:22:19

Series B, Episode 01 - Redemption
BLAKE: Come on, come on.
VILA: They won't fire. The fail-safes keep cutting in.
BLAKE: Override them.
CALLY: Twenty seconds.
VILA: The whole system is locked into negative.
blake.torpidity.net/m/201/105 B7B5

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from what appears to be a science fiction television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the visual style and production quality. The setting appears to be the interior of a spacecraft or futuristic facility, with characteristic lighting and metallic surfaces visible in the background.

The scene features dramatic lighting with warm, golden highlights against darker areas, creating an atmospheric mood t…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-11-08 11:00:18

twitter: Twitter followers (2010)
A directed network of following relationships from Twitter, from a snowball sample crawl across "quality" users in 2009. A directed edge (i, j) indicates that user i follows user j.
This network has 465017 nodes and 834797 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
network…

twitter: Twitter followers (2010). 465017 nodes, 834797 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/twitter
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-14 19:19:49

Series D, Episode 13 - Blake
BLAKE: Oh, most of it wasn't on Earth, Tarrant. Not what happened to me. [Arlen enters, Blake turns, Tarrant kicks the gun out of Blake's hand, shoves him into Arlen, and bolts out of the room, strongarming Deva on the way.]
ARLEN: Do you want him killed?!
blake.torpidity.net/m/413/…

Claude Sonnet 4.0 describes the image as: "This image shows a dramatic scene from what appears to be a science fiction television production, likely from the 1970s based on the visual style and production quality. The actor Gareth Thomas is portrayed in period costume consisting of a rustic brown leather or suede vest over a billowing white shirt, giving him the appearance of a historical or adventurous character. His dark, curly hair frames his face as he gazes intensely off-camera, suggesting…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-14 16:19:54

Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
JENNA: Why indeed?
[Whispers something to Raiker]
[Raiker slaps her across the face]
RAIKER: You'll come round! I can be VERY persuasive!
[Avon takes a note from his top pocket]
[Jenna walks back to Vila, Avon & Nova]
blake.torpidity.net/m/102/78

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from what appears to be a British science fiction television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the visual style and production quality. The setting appears to be an industrial or spaceship interior, with metallic surfaces and utilitarian design elements visible in the background.

The scene features distinctive period styling typical of that era's sci-fi productions, with futuristic costume design inc…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-14 13:14:53

Series B, Episode 01 - Redemption
BLAKE: Zen, identify the hostiles.
CALLY: Forty-two seconds.
BLAKE: Zen! [Zen burbles]
AVON: The information must be bypassing the translator systems.
CALLY: Thirty-five seconds.
blake.torpidity.net/m/201/97 B7B3

Claude Sonnet 4.0 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from what appears to be a science fiction television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the visual style and production quality. The setting appears to be the interior of a spacecraft or futuristic facility, with distinctive lighting and metallic surfaces visible in the background.

The scene features someone wearing a dark leather or leather-like jacket over what appears to be a light-colored shirt.…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-12 19:29:04

Series A, Episode 04 - Time Squad
VILA: A limiter?
GAN: Something that stops him from helping us too much. Or maybe it's someone who stops him.
VILA: Gan, if you're trying to scare me, you're succeeding.
[Exterior. Liberator approaches the alien craft.]
blake.torpidity.net/m/104/91

Claude Sonnet 4.0 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from what appears to be a television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the video quality and styling. The setting appears to be indoors with warm, dim lighting creating a dramatic atmosphere. The person in the scene is wearing period-appropriate clothing consisting of earth-toned, loose-fitting garments that suggest either a historical drama or science fiction setting. The costume includes what appe…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-12 16:26:37

Series A, Episode 11 - Bounty
CALLY: But the elections were rigged.
TYCE: It was still failure.
BLAKE: [To Cally] That's something you should understand.
TYCE: I thought I could help him.
BLAKE: He must come with us, by force if necessary.
blake.torpidity.net/m/111/225

Claude Sonnet 4.0 describes the image as: "This image appears to be from a classic British science fiction television series, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the production quality and costume design. The scene shows three characters in what appears to be a spaceship or futuristic facility interior, with industrial gray walls visible in the background.

The woman on the left wears a distinctive red velvet tunic with white cord trim and a black turtleneck underneath, styled wi…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-12 13:24:03

Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
LEYLAN: Everything that was said or done by everybody... including me... will be in my report.
[Raiker doesn't look so confident]
[Switch to prison compartment]
blake.torpidity.net/m/102/444 B7B3

Claude 3.7 describes the image as: "I can see a close-up portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a blue uniform with a black undershirt, which appears to be from a science fiction television production. The image shows professional lighting and appears to be from a television broadcast or film production, likely from the 1960s or 1970s based on the video quality and color grading.

The setting appears to be an indoor studio environment with a blurred background, typical of television production f…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-11 22:15:08

Series C, Episode 08 - Rumours of Death
SULA: I'm not deaf, Hob.
HOB: Just not listening, is that it? I'm not fighting my own men to protect Servalan. Or to protect anyone else, for that matter. D'you understand me, Sula?
SULA: Perfectly.
blake.torpidity.net/m/308/394

Claude 3.7 describes the image as: "The image shows a scene from what appears to be a television drama or film with a vintage aesthetic, likely from the 1980s based on the styling and video quality. 

The setting is an office or professional environment with white walls and vertical blinds by a window. A person in a dark uniform or jacket with what looks like insignia or badges is standing on the left, seen from behind. On the right, another person in a light gray button-up top is seated at a d…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-11-11 16:09:46

Series A, Episode 09 - Project Avalon
TRAVIS: Ohh?
SERVALAN: Oh, so far I have resisted that pressure. But now, I need your reassurance that my confidence has not been misplaced.
TRAVIS: I think Project Avalon will silence the critics.
blake.torpidity.net/m/109/174 B7B4

Claude 3.7 describes the image as: "# Scene Description

This image appears to be from a science fiction television production, set in what looks like a minimalist, futuristic interior space with plain gray walls and metallic fixtures. The setting has a sterile, institutional quality typical of 1970s-80s sci-fi design.

In the foreground, a woman wearing a white garment with dark trim is engaged in conversation with a man in a black leather jacket. Between them appears to be some kind of white …
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-11 19:26:42

Series A, Episode 05 - The Web
BLAKE: Hold off long enough to make a deal.
AVON: You're going to have to be quick, Blake. Those pursuit ships are coming this way.
blake.torpidity.net/m/105/467 B7B5

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image shows two men in a forest setting, sitting among fallen logs and woodland debris. They're wearing practical outdoor clothing - one in an olive/brown hooded jacket and the other in a blue/grey hoodie. The setting appears to be from a film or television production, with the natural forest environment providing a rustic backdrop. The lighting and image quality suggest this is from an older production, likely from the 1970s or 1980s. The scene has…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-10 13:20:11

Series C, Episode 05 - The Harvest of Kairos
TARRANT: Yes, down. Starboard roll, Zen. Maximum thrust now. Fire, Dayna, fire!
[Liberator destroys the last pursuit ship]
blake.torpidity.net/m/305/325 B7B3

Claude Sonnet 4.5 describes the image as: "This image appears to be from a television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the video quality and styling. Two men are shown in period costume suggesting a historical or science fiction setting. 

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The actor on the …
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-11 07:16:14

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 04 - Horizon
RO: Let her go.
KOMMISSAR: She's no good to you, Ro. None at all. You must be rid of her. She should not have been brought back to the palace.
RO: You are, I think, mistaken, Kommissar. She means us no harm.

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