2025-10-06 09:44:07
Yours truly speaking at Defuse Dublin (IxDA) last month, where I presented on Gaza Verified and Small Tech/Small Web.
All photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/irq95gn1ncUJtL4W7 (apologies for Google/Alphabet, Inc. link)
All talks:
Seems worth posting this again:
#tech #ethics #DataEthics
084 Парк "Геєнна"
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
I tend to talk to kids like they are regular human people. A small child said to me "You're phone is little." and I replied:
"Yes, this phone is 5 years old. It still works, so there's no reason to replace it. There's really no good reason for people to get a new phone every year or two except for consumerism gone out of control. You see, the more money you put into the pockets of big tech, the more..."
The small child walked away at that point, bu…
A look at cost and viability concerns over small nuclear reactors in the US, as the government, tech companies, and investors bet on SMRs to power the AI boom (Martha Muir/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/8a18e722-3efa-404e-9f2a-709eed877f18
Marc Andreessen is one of America’s most well-known investors and an outsize figure in the so-called fintech industry.
His firm seeded eight companies since 2016 that landed in the crosshairs of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
-- the small watchdog agency that Congress created after the 2008 financial crisis to protect vulnerable consumers from exploitation.
Some of those inquiries have resulted in consent orders, fines and, for one company, a lifetime industry ba…
Have you been filled with
d e t e r m i n a t i o n
recently?
How did you do that?
#photo #думкиВголос
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Series D, Episode 03 - Traitor
AVON: Ah well. Tarrant is brave; young; handsome. [Chuckles] There are three good reasons for anyone not to like him.
SOOLIN: He has a point all the same.
AVON: About Tarrant?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/403/109 B7B2
I tend to talk to kids like they are regular human people. A small child said to me "You're phone is little." and I replied:
"Yes, this phone is 5 years old. It still works, so there's no reason to replace it. There's really no good reason for people to get a new phone every year or two except for consumerism gone out of control. You see, the more money you put into the pockets of big tech, the more..."
The small child walked away at that point, bu…
Hoppla? Welcome back, #SWM!
Wenn Big Tech zu Hoflieferanten der Macht wird und sich CEO Hoettges „inspiriert“ von Donald Trumps Industriekurs zeigt, ist das kein Wirtschaftskonzept, sondern Verrat an digitaler Souveränität. Sascha Pallenberg legt die Doppelmoral der Tech-Eliten offen. Fortschritt ohne Haltung ist nur Zynismus.
@…
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
The product triad is obsolete. The ideal software development team actually has four members:
#tech #agile #softwaredevelopment
If you know, you know.
#думкиВголос #політика
Went out to The National in Grass Valley and saw Lorraine Gervais perform. She's a local singer and always has a great band, sort of jazz / cabaret. Good fun, a nice thing about my small town.
One one side i'd rather have those large corporations spend their money in the economy instead of holding cash in the bank account of their billionnaire owners.
On the other hand, it's hard to think there is anything sustainable to the amount of money spent on AI right now.
Screenshot from Bloomberg this morning
#FAANG
#WritersCoffeeClub December 2025
1. From where did the inspiration for your current WIP come?
2. What do you dislike as reader and thus avoid in your own work?
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Postponing Nov30 as I'm answering while in transit.
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1. It didn't.
2. A number of things, hard to describe in the moment. It's a kneejerk. Two categories - a) bad taste, and b) not…
Folks, just a heads up: I’m busily coding a Gaza Verified Emergency Appeal site so that we can raise one amount that will get all our remaining families in the danger zone in the North to safety in the South.
I’m adapting the donation form I’d made for us at Small Technology Foundation (https://small-tech.org/fund-us
Here's my latest free to read article from Prairie Voice about digital ghost towns:
#tech
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
Geen persoonsgegevens voor Big Tech-lobbyisten! | WeMove Europe
https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11-dpc-ireland-petition-NL/?referring_akid=16801.1140952.VhuFml&source=mailto
> Een voormalig lobbyi…
Lol - John Carpenter's 1988 They Live.
Starring famed 80s wrestler Roddy Piper - who coined "I'm here to kick ass and chew gum and Im all outa gum!" - who discovers a pair of special sunglasses that show the world as it really is: we are subliminally controlled by aliens using global warming to make Earth's atmosphere similar to their homeworld, depleting its resources
`DISRUPT! SHIFT PARADIGMS! MOVE FAST BREAK THINGS!`
Today, I designed, built and launched a small software application within very strict financial, security, hardware and software constraints.
Then I helped people with all levels of tech skill, and different hardware and software configurations, get it running with their own setups.
That's a lot of corporate speak and being vague, but it feels good to have it out in the world helping people: letting them get a very specific thing done better.
Series B, Episode 09 - Countdown
VILA: Right.
BLAKE: Ready?
VILA: Yes.
BLAKE: [Into bracelet] Take him up. [Vila teleports]
[Teleport section. Vila materializes]
CALLY: What's happening down there?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/209/242 B7B5
Femmebot: The Podcast Powering Women In Tech
There are tech podcasts, and then there are human podcasts. At crybaby, we bridge the gap between the two...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/femmebot/
087 Перекус
"Какого цвета шар? Какого цвета пирамидки?"
Читати про експеріменти Аша або дивитися фільм "Я та інші" Соболєва приємніше, ніж в них жити.
Цікаве: щелепа Йон-Су округла (як у Кіміко). Щелепа Кайто — квадратна.
#comic #ТемнаНаука
Kicking off EuroSky Live #EuroSkyLive
This marketing image for a garage door keypad's tech support is perfect in its soulless vapidity. Yes, it lacks any sort of subtlety in the ludicrously homogenous selection of people. 😠
However, my initial gut reaction was a fascination w/ reconciling the man on the left's impressive promontory of hair & his headset.
Does he have a single thin indentation in his hair plateau after a long day's work? The equivalent of a hat head, but thinner? Is there a horizontal…
Woke up at 5am and got an idea to fix a 3D print that didn't quite fit. Started the printer and it might be done in time for when I have to leave the house. No, I'm not a addicted to tech nerdery #3Dprint #3Dprinting
Series A, Episode 09 - Project Avalon
BLAKE: Does it support any intelligent life?
AVON: Does the Liberator? [Blake and Jenna exchange looks.] There are humanoid creatures called subterrons. They live in caves. Quite what that says for their intelligence, I really wouldn't know.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/109/24
Manchmal findet man die kreativsten Tech-Projekte an den ungewöhnlichsten Orten! 💡
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11078638
The Chicago-Kent, Illinois Tech IP Program cordially invites you to: "What’s the Skinny? Drug Labels and Patent Infringement," Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 12-1 pm.
The panel is open to the public but please RSVP in advance here: https://
Big Tech ist Europas Lobby-Champion: Mit 151 Mio. € hat die Branche 2025 alle Rekorde gebrochen. Fünf der sechs größten EU-Lobbyakteure kommen aus dem Silicon Valley. 720 Parlamentarier stehen 890 Digital-Lobbyisten gegenüber. Microsoft, Meta & Co üben Druck wegen der Digitalgesetze DSA, DMA und AI Act aus. Knickt von der Leyen ein? #netzpolitik
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
We have no idea how this #AI cycle is affecting jobs. The numbers are all over the place.
Relatedly, I've found myself regularly explaining the concept of an "AI winter" and that most academics expect that we're coming up on the next one. Nobody is connecting these two concepts because they're both so…
Sup net guys. Care to clarify one thing?
What is the point of "the wifi is free but you need to click through the greeting screen to connect"? Is there any useful (security?) function?
Beside, obviously, being fed an ad. That isn't a useful function, it's a nuisance.
(btw my 'guys' is gender neutral, gals and Apache helicopters are equally welcome)
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Сап народ. Є одне питання.
Яку функцію виконує "безкоштовний" вайфай, де тр…
Prompted by the inability to locate a dongle I _knew_ I had, I embarked on a major purge / organization of my tech accessories. What's the point of having something if you can’t locate it when you need it?
I was ruthless.
All power adapters < 15W GONE - life’s too short
All non USB-C cables GONE (I have a few adapters USB-C to just about every legacy USB plug and Lightning pictured)
Waiting on a couple bins to finish up, but everything will be in a labeled bin s…
I want this "toy": Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
Ihr möchtet für eure Firma oder euer Produkt gerne Sichtbarkeit bei sehr sehr vielen E-FahrerInnen? Einfach schlau werben: https://ladefuchs.app/werbung/
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
Could someone buy this and do a review please?
The battery life and light look tempting.
I can't really judge the size.
"Lezyne’s Radar React light system warns you of traffic approaching without the need for an app or bike computer" | road.cc
https://
iPhone Air review: remarkably light and pleasant to use for long periods of time but no ultrawide camera and battery drains quicker than a standard phone (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/779588/apple-iphone-air-review-battery-camera…
Taboola and Paramount Skydance launch a CTV product called Performance Multiplier, aiming to extend the reach of Paramount's small and medium-sized ad partners (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/22/taboola-launches-ctv-product-with-paramount…
Якщо "тато" — те, що втикають, а "мамо" — те, куди втикають, то ФтМ адаптер — це страпон.
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If "male" is what gets plugged, and "female" is where it gets plugged into then FtM adapter is a strapon.
#думкиВголос
General Motors verbannt Apple CarPlay aus allen Modellen und verärgert damit 79 Prozent seiner Kunden – und China? Die liefern längst fahrende Rechenzentren, die digitale Dienste und Datensammeln quasi serienmäßig beherrschen. Die FAZ zeigt: Der Kampf ums Armaturenbrett ist längst ein globaler Showdown mit hochkarätigen Tech-Playern und einer chinesischen Bedrohung, die westliche Hersteller wachrüttelt.
@FAZPro (€)
091 Бім Босс
Ціле родовище мемів. Тут тобі і "Мультіпаспорт", і Хеншин, і "Here they come" tornado guy.
Не втримався і додав один від себе.
А ви вже купили собі новий айфо... тобто Омні-9?
#comic #ТемнаНаука
Series B, Episode 13 - Star One
TRAVIS: How much longer?
PARTON: Each of these keys will close down one sector of the defence zone. When I've connected this last one, you can begin.
TRAVIS: My one regret is that they'll never know who really killed them.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/213/430
#aral_pulse hat den neuen extra Tarif eingeführt. Für nur 2,99 € im Monat gibt es ein HPC 0,54 € pro Kilowattstunde.
Für euch interessant?
Zwei Visionen des Internets prallen aufeinander: Jimmy Wales verteidigt die kollektive Weisheit von Wikipedia gegen Musks Vorwürfe. 🌐
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11078253
high_tech_company: Krackhardt high tech company network
Multiplex network of 3 edge types representing relationships (advice, friendship, and “reports to”) between managers of a high-tech company. Data hosted by Manlio De Domenico.
This network has 21 nodes and 312 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Multilayer, Unweighted
https://
I guess we should probably add #Clankerslop and #FurryPorn to Cypher's list
#ShamelesslyStolenFromSomewhereElseOnTheInternetHonestlyICantKeepTrackOfThisStuffAnymore
#WritersCoffeeClub #NSFW
28. Have you ever added to a work after it was ‘finished’?
29. Speaking for yourself, what would make a work ‘obscene’?
30. Were you able to accomplish your goals this month?
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28. Not often but yes. A perk of the whole-digital format.
29. The word…
Sources: Kalshi told investors that its trading volume grew six times in the last six months and it is on an annualized pace for $600M to $700M in net revenue (Cory Weinberg/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/las-vegas-kalshi-king
#WritersCoffeeClub
28. Have you ever edited another's work? Was it harder than editing your own?
29. Do you include elements of the horror genre in your(non-horror) work?
30. Do you tend to include epilogues?
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28. Yes.
Not really.
29. No.
Terror, existential dread, despair... yes. Horror... no.
30. I used to when I was a beginner. Now I usu…
083 Під замком
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
Series D, Episode 10 - Gold
TARRANT: Yes, they're clear all right. Aren't they, Avon. We've just risked our lives, for nothing.
SOOLIN: Not for nothing, Tarrant. We risked our lives to make Servalan rich.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/410/433 B7B5
086 Особисто
Іноді я тішу себе думкою, що мене теж можна назвати "професійний інакодумець".
А потім прокинається синдром самозванця.
#comic #ТемнаНаука
#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 03 - Volcano
CALLY: Avon, repeat that. Message indistinct. Repeat that.
VILA: Communications blind spot. Or maybe he landed in the volcano.
CALLY: No, I think he's all right.
https://blake.to…
#WritersCoffeeClub Nov
18. Do you include real-world quotations in your work?
19. What's something (even if fantastical!) which could improve your process?
20. How did you find your writerly voice?
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18. I did once. Now my settings are mostly fictional so real-world quotes are immersion-breaking and rarely appropriate.
It's not so hard to reforge them.…
090 Департамент Відволікання
So sparkle
Much distraction
(плакати на фоні — предмет моїх гордощів)
#comic #ТемнаНаука
082 Закопані скарби
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
Мені треба було позбутися цього в моїй голові.
#meme #пороблено #kek
#WritersCoffeeClub
19. How do you keep track of dates and events in a WIP?
20. What rôle does death (or undeath!) play in your work?
21. What is your take on the adverb debate?
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19. Any WIP that needs dates and events is probably already big enough to void memorization.
I went all the way from stickies to txt files to wikis to, eventually, Campfire. I love m…
085 частина 2
Розбив сторінку на дві, бо вона була дуже велика.
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
#WritersCoffeeClub
16. How much does your working vocabulary change between works?
17. What is the significance of a work's dedication?
18. Do you tend to incorporate supernatural elements in your work?
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16. Not much, for better or worse. I adapt to the setting, of f course, but beyond that my vocabulary is a part of my writing style.
17. Such dedication.…
089 Чоловік-репортер
Герой, на якого ми... хто це взагалі такий?
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
081 Новий світ
"Сподіваюся, Кім не більше не трапить в халепу"
(ніт)
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
080..081 Інферно
Пристібніться
#comic #ТемнаНаука #переклади
Breaking news
#games
#WritersCoffeeClub
10. What have you recently learned which will have a big impact on your work?
11. How accessible is your work?
12. How can writers ensure the focus is on the work and not the writer? Or should they?
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10. That's a hard question.
I fear I've reached a plateau where nothing freshly learned can do that.
11. It consists of words.
Fantasies of Nuremberg by Jacob Geller
#video
088 (Котячі) Очі та вуха Нефілополя
"Це перша сторінка, яку я робила без Фотошопа. Переходжу на Clip Studio Paint — мені дуже подобається, як вийшло." — Сенна Діаз
#comic #ТемнаНаука
#WritersCoffeeClub
6. Do you make use of unconventional punctuation?
7. Talk about a character from another's work that's stuck with you.
8. How do you keep yourself motivated?
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6. Not much. I love my em dashes tho.
7. I dunno. At some point it was Motoko Kusanagi. Sylvanas Windrunner. Before Blizzard butchered her in WoW.
Oh, and April Ryan and …
Hot take: "AI in everything" belongs to the same trend as using radioactive materials, mercury and arsenic in skin care products instead of reactors, thermometers and chemistry.
Programmers with "mandatory workplace AI" are the new Radium girls.
#IT