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I had ONE meeting that required my physical presence at work today.
That one meeting got cancelled 10 minutes after I got to work.
I could be at home right now being x2 productive in my pajamas with coffee that doesn't suck.
Me:

@… It's not looking good for Scotland's rivers 😳

I have been looking for a screenshot of these icons I drew for gnome as placeholders, but they also encouraged Tuomas Kuosmanen to jump in and fix it, and finally found a copy online!
The “sl” stood for “symbolic link” and “sock” for socket - I used these hand drawn icons for each mime type:
https://linuxgazette.net/165/l…

Been looking at Kagi for search which isn't bad but I don't want or need all the LLM stuff they put everywhere.
Is there a comparable (potentially also paid) search engine that does not spend their income building another LLM based browser or whatever?

NFL's underrated and overrated teams in 2025: Bills, 49ers could tumble; Chargers looking up https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6438492/2025/07/15/nfl-2025-overrated-underrated-teams-bills-49ers-chargers/

Har har.
Though actually…this joke might not be too far from the real number. I am looking forward to a credible specific estimate so we can make a list of individual No Kings rallies that were larger. Yes, I am in favor that kind of pettiness. Get inside his head and under his skin. https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/114688500643263408

Looking into buying new laptop for our lab.
Apparently laptops now are called "AI Laptop" and have a Copilot Key on the keyboard?! Like, with the copilot logo and all? This was from the Dell website which is an approved supplier of the university... Also we have to use #Outlook, #Teams

How Matt Eberflus Will Transform the Dallas Cowboys Defense in 2025 https://insidethestar.com/how-matt-eberflus-will-transform-the-dallas-cowboys-defense-in-2025

Hello!
I have a happy favour to ask.
Last year, I had a US intern working with us and she now is looking for help that you- good reader of this account- could give.
(She needs academic survey participants)
Check out her flyer below, click the link, and please RT
http…

Trump looking down at his shit in the toilet:
"I can't believe Biden left this here"
#uspol

US-Ukraine minerals fund looks for manager as critical resources deal advances: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/15/usukraine-minerals-fund-looks-for.html

"At the end of the day - who cares what you choose. Just choose something. Stop looking at it as 'blogging' or trying to 'capture an audience'."
Great piece by @… from a few years back on the importance of brain dumps and blogging:

The last coffee in my favorite neighborhood spot in #Hanoi. 👋❤️
I will miss the Vietnamese vibe

@… Currently looking at software that shows me cabins in the woods.

#DH2025 Cha's group trying to come up with generalisable workflows. Working responsibly to apply this new technology. Looking for tasks that researchers have in common, working with LLM-friendly data. Rather than using very large language models, small models do amazing work on very specific tasks.

Goodbye 👋 #Vestmannaeyjar

Republican senators,
who had been in a mad rush to see Trump’s tax and spending legislation passed by the Fourth of July,
admitted that they didn’t know what the provision was.
“If you’re asking me how it got in there, no, I don’t know,” said Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley during an interview on Tuesday.
Texas Senator John Cornyn admitted, “I don’t know anything about it. I’m not sure what it does.”
“I was so focused on Medicaid, I wasn’t looking for other reasons to…

GOP Senators Stunned by Terrible Rule in Budget Bill They Voted For
Did these senators actually read the bill?

Looks like they are at a funeral… https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:26tsf647wqnoo7umh4ywwz7a/post/3lrlzhlecdk2m

Stop Looking for Red Lines. You no Longer Live in a Full Democracy (Ryan Enos/Social Notes)
https://ryandenos.substack.com/p/stop-looking-for-red-lines-you-no
http://www.memeorandum.com/250613/p136#a250613p136

Current status: Looking down the barrel, blinded by the lights

These dumbasses cut fiber optic cables thinking they were stealing copper.
✅ Spectrum says would-be copper thieves behind widespread outage - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025…

Spectrum says would-be copper thieves behind widespread outage
Spectrum believes cable-cutters were looking for copper and -- though they found none -- they severed fiber-optic cables, causing a widespread internet outage.

Splashdown on PS2 is still a phenomenal looking and playing game. Best water racer I’ve played, and I’ve played quite a few.

#MutualAid @… needs some help:
https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwild…

I think somebody spray-painted this Allium flower I caught in Minns Garden looking across Tower Road towards the Biotech building
#flower #bloomscrolling #ithaca

So, went ahead and connected the HDMI cables to the PiKVM switch and at least got the video routed to the PiKVM v4. While these were pricey, the software and capabilities more than make up for it.
#homelab #pikvm

I’ve heard that the Trump admin is concerned that having the parade in the rain might be depressing the troops a bit and are looking for a way to cheer them up, apparently there’s one good suggestion on the table:

@… I recently read "My Eyes are Up Here" by Lauren Zimmermann which is all about navigating these social issues.
I don't mean you presume you're looking for such a perspective but thought others reading this post might be interested.

Over the past few months, I've been building out a home server that was originally purely to run on-prem LLMs. Since I wanted it to run killer AI, I named it "Delores." Over the weekend, I received a Mac Mini in the mail that I got a good deal on and set it up to augment Dolores. I was trying to figure out what to name it and eventually went with "Teddy."
From my laptop, iPads, etc, I can remote into an Ubuntu VM, Windows VM, or (now) MacOS and do whatever I am looking to do.

"White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally. To achieve that, he says the administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, . ."

Trump team mulls suspending habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it?
Top White House aide Stephen Miller says the Trump administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally. To achieve that, he says President Donald Trump’s team is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional right for people to legally challenge their detention by the government. Such a move would be aimed at migrants as part of the Republican president’s broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. …

Spread the good news. “Bike lanes save lives 🚲”

Series A, Episode 10 - Breakdown
RENOR: Sorry, professor. [to Cally] Hello! This place is full of pretty girls.
KAYN: Prepare for immediate surgery, please.
RENOR: Right.
JENNA: I'll get out of your way.
KAYN: Won't need you either, Cally.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/110/456

Hey media companies... I have auto play turned off for a reason! Please stop with your games with scripts and making them auto play.
Two options -
1. You don't turn them off I nuke your bookmark (Looking at you ABC news) and I will look at news elsewhere.
2. You respect my settings and auto play is disabled and I keep visiting now and then.
Any bets they choose option 1.

New shirt. (https://octophant.threadless.com/designs/destroy-a-i/mens/t-shirt/premium?variation=front&color=black )

Detecting AI Assistance in Abstract Complex Tasks
Tyler King, Nikolos Gurney, John H. Miller, Volkan Ustun
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10761 https://…

Detecting AI Assistance in Abstract Complex Tasks
Detecting assistance from artificial intelligence is increasingly important as they become ubiquitous across complex tasks such as text generation, medical diagnosis, and autonomous driving. Aid detection is challenging for humans, especially when looking at abstract task data. Artificial neural networks excel at classification thanks to their ability to quickly learn from and process large amounts of data -- assuming appropriate preprocessing. We posit detecting help from AI as a classificatio…

Programmer looking at LLM code: Where did you learn to write this kind of garbage?
LLM: *through tears* From you! I learned it by watching you!!

Google Cloud has competed well against AWS in AI, attracting business from The Browser Company, Safe Superintelligence, Thinking Machines Lab, and OpenAI (Kevin McLaughlin/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-finds-crack-amazons-c…

Google Finds a Crack in Amazon’s Cloud Dominance
Earlier this year, when The Browser Company was looking for a cloud provider to power the artificial intelligence features in a web browser it was developing, the startup’s leaders asked Amazon Web Services if it could handle the work. Winning this business was important to AWS. The Browser ...

#Iran #FuckTheMullahs

Is anyone looking for good first-timer OSS contributor issues? Crell/Serde has a few tagged "good first issue" if you're interested.
https://github.com/Crell/Serde/issues?q=is:issue state:open label:"good fir…

Crell/Serde
Robust Serde (serialization/deserialization) library for PHP 8. - Crell/Serde

Hello!
I have a happy favour to ask.
Last year, I had a US intern working with us and she now is looking for help that you- good reader of this account- could give.
(She needs academic survey participants)
Check out her flyer below, click the link, and please RT
http…

Research Study on Data Privacy and Collective Redress
A researcher at University College Dublin wants to conduct anonymous interviews to learn about why you would or would not participate in a legal action to rectify a data protection violation. This information can be used to help nonprofit organizations better represent you when organizations violate your data protection rights. Provide your email to receive more information. All personally identifiable information will be deleted following completion of the study.

What Raiders' Coaching Staff is Focusing On https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/las-vegas-pete-carroll-maxx-crosby-geno-smith-john-spytek

Vision Language Action Models in Robotic Manipulation: A Systematic Review
Muhayy Ud Din, Waseem Akram, Lyes Saad Saoud, Jan Rosell, Irfan Hussain
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10672

Vision Language Action Models in Robotic Manipulation: A Systematic Review
Vision Language Action (VLA) models represent a transformative shift in robotics, with the aim of unifying visual perception, natural language understanding, and embodied control within a single learning framework. This review presents a comprehensive and forward-looking synthesis of the VLA paradigm, with a particular emphasis on robotic manipulation and instruction-driven autonomy. We comprehensively analyze 102 VLA models, 26 foundational datasets, and 12 simulation platforms that collective…

#silentSunday #RockyMountainNationalPark
View from Many Parks Curve. October 2016

If you want to call something 'blatant', the idiom you are looking for is NOT "boldfaced". It's "BALDfaced", as in "nothing hiding it from view, like a beard covering a face". You used to learn this stuff from reading books...

Heading directly into an angry looking shelf #cloud earlier today outside Winchester, TN #tnwx

Very large rock formation near Wick that looks like a bear!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xcbyx52hj6PHvaMn7

Wearing decent, large headphones in 26°C weather is the most uncomfortable experience ever.
I am looking forward to fall when I can feel cold again.
#Hot #Summer

Last week one of my milkweeds was covered with several large, healthy-looking, Monarch caterpillars.
The caterpillars ate all of the leaves, thus leaving them hungry and quite visible to the many birds in our area.
The birds ate all of the Monarch caterpillars.
We have about a half dozen milkweeds - mostly the California native types - around the house. I will plant more, especially the type that was devoured by the caterpillars, but I will cover them with bird netting.

Have realised the fonts i have installed on my Mac are out of control - gets more difficult to wade through them looking for inspiration. To be fiar this has been an issue with me forever, since the heady days of the Letraset catalogue.
What is everyone using to manage their fonts these days?

Forbes reshuffles its leadership team and forms an AI & Strategic Platforms Group to identify future revenue streams and grow its brand across social platforms (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)
https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/forbes-shuffles-le…

Forbes shuffles leadership, aiming for more growth - Talking Biz News
Forbes announced changes to its leadership on Monday, looking to boost its future growth and artificial intelligence opportunities. Nina Gould was promoted to chief innovation officer, overseeing Forbes’ technology and product businesses. She will oversee Forbes’ technology, product and product design, data and business intelligence, audience growth and development, accolades and eCommerce businesses and brand […]

@… I'm looking forward to this weeks meeting and I'm bringing some fun 'hacking' toys.
#flipperZero

I am looking for a solution to monitor my levels of stress. I wear an Apple Watch almost all time.
Is anyone here using the Apple Watch to monitor their stress? What application are you using?
My research brought about a handful of apps that monitor stress using a combination of HRV and RHR. Their ratings and subscriptions cover a very wide range to be useful (e.g. one has over 100k reviews and the 2nd one under 10k)

US offering $10 million for info on Iranian hackers behind IOControl malware https://therecord.media/us-offers-reward-for-iran-hacker-iocontrol-malware

Looking at the teams that are doing their thing, these playoffs might pull me back to watching #nba. No more "it's about me!" overpaid overwhining stars left. I like it

This goshawk (?) was completely frozen in place - she had just killed what seems to be a crow, and the other crow on the fence was making a call i never ever heard (kinda like a cat looking at a bird, iykwim) and there were a couple other crows circling around.
I found it a very sad demonstration that life is a bit shit for everyone involved.

Researchers are using plants to detect and destroy dangerous 'forever chemicals' like PFAS, with promising results despite setbacks. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

How plants could help us detect, and even destroy, dangerous ‘forever chemicals'
Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through the environment — and what farmers and landowners can do about it.

Replaced article(s) found for astro-ph.HE. https://arxiv.org/list/astro-ph.HE/new
[1/1]:
- Looking for Black Hole Morsels in Astrophysical Mergers via Hawking Radiation
Giacomo Cacciapaglia, Stefan Hohenegger, Francesco Sannino

On Saturday I met Freddie greyhound, Mandy greyhound's nephew¹. Mandy passed away in 2021.
Coincidentally both homed by WGW and Freddie now lives a few miles from where Mandy lived her pet life. His human knows Mandy's humans well.
Considering the rather small greyhound gene pool this is not unusual. Mandy's sire has had over 5,000 offspring so far.
#Greyhounds

My favorite breakfast place (Jagged Fork in #GrossePointe) is apparently a favorite amongst Dads. Halfway through a DoorDash order, we got a notice that they were closed to online orders due to volume.
I was really looking forward to their new Birria Breakfast Burrito. :(
#FathersDay

Trump says he's 'looking into' federal takeover of New York City and Washington, D.C. : r/Law_and_Politics
https://www.reddit.com/r/Law_and_Politics/comments/1lv6d20/trump_says_hes_looking_into_federal_takeover_of/

It seems like, again, just following the plain logic of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence (which, again, I do not subscribe to), that every law passed under Trump, every supreme court justice appointment by Trump, every supreme court ruling by Trump appointed justices, all the illegal firing, etc, must all, necessarily, be null and void.
And if not following from the insurrection act, or from the oath of office, then following from the Declaration of Independence itself. The logic here being that a constitution is a contract between the people and their government, which the later upholds in order to maintain its legal status. The violation of said laws by the government violates "consent of the governed" (which, again, I have issues with the concept entirely but we're just going to ignore that) and therefore nullifies the authority of that government, granting " the right of the people to alter or to abolish it."
That seems a lot like the hard reset some folks have been looking for. Given that existing flaws allowed this state to be reached, it would also be necessary for the true authority to correct those mistakes before assuming authority that derives from these principles.
Now, personally, I don't subscribe to any of this logic but it's interesting to explore, as an outsider, where the logic goes.

With moving my calendar away from Google I was looking for a Caldev solution, but ...
Interesting take on CalDev and encryption on Cryptpad's github page.
No chance that that will happen encrypted.
It's waiting for an solution in the Caldev protocol. 😇
[Feature request] Possibility to have CalDAV for the Calendar · Issue #823 · cryptpad/cryptpad

I’ve long been a fan of the Check My Ads people. Now they’re launching a really ambitious-looking “Policy Platform” aimed at cleaning up the online-advertising business. My belief is that anyone who’s had much exposure to that business or to “AdTech” probably agrees that cleanup is called for. Check it out: https://checkmyads.org/policy/

Looking forward to speaking at @… again – and especially with such an awesome group of people! 💙
https://events.drupal.org/…

Status and Goals of the Drupal Open University Initiative | Drupal Events
DrupalCon unites experts from around the globe who create ambitious digital experiences. Network, learn, and be inspired.

3 years after car-free JFK/Overlook/Middle/MLK was made permanent, the signage for the non-JFK parts of the route is still so bad. No one but us nerds knows a car-free path to the beach even exists!
There should be a big banner on this overpass telling you to turn left then right. Instead there’s a tiny sign no one will see and even if you do it’s unclear (this isn’t “slow streets,” it’s car-free!)

I’m looking forward to this, looks really good #Movies
https://youtu.be/emZZexEJO8c?si=cSMXHgPoHKR27jvR

I relied on machine translation for this sign; looking for a human who speaks Arabic to verify that it's correct:

There is N O T H I N G more irritating than opening an app that has a notification badge, reading all the visible notifications, looking at all the possible tabs, opening any kind of inbox, viewing your profile and settings and all that, and STILL!!! you can't clear that blasted badge.
NOTHING!

Looking For Light
- an #improv #poem -
https://muz4now.com/2015/looking-for-light/

Looking For Light
A spontaneous (improvised, unedited) poem by Stan Stewart.

I'd venture this backlash isn’t just because of one Epstein PR mistake. It’s because Trump smells weak and vulnerable, and his supporters are looking for an exit. The MAGA types loved Trump because he made them feel like winners. And right now he doesn’t.
That doesn't mean we win, yay, time to kick back. His supporters are in an abusive relationship, and they will find it hard to leave.
What this means is − keep the pressure up. ←
Worth skimming this whole roundup from @…. I just don't think the backlash happens without larger underlying weakness.
#uspol https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/114851991461182777

Butterfly Stomper. A type of Blue Meenie. All Meanies HATE music.
Please report any sightings to local Mastodon Master. Thank you.
#SpeakTruthToBeauty #Music

#SilentSunday

One of the young starlings, now quite independent.

Apologies for the downtime on phpc.social this morning. Restarted services a little too early. We're good to go now (indexing ElasticSearch items in the background for the rest of the day but the site is functional otherwise).
In related news, phpc.social is now running Mastodon 4.4.1, hence it looking a bit different from before if you're using the web UI.
#MastoAdmin

I’ve been having a conversation in my head with my friend Jac Mullen. One of his provocative ideas is that we’re better off dropping the term “artificial intelligence,” and instead calling these new technologies “artificial attention.”
#ai
#attention

Artificial Attention?
A letter to my friend Jac Mullen on AI and attention, looking at the 12th century history of reading with Ivan Illich's book In the Vineyard of the Text.

This is the future #Republicans want for you and your children

I'm interested in making my own visualizations of weather radar data to display patterns in a region of the US (covered by multiple stations) over longish periods of time (e.g., a month).
Think something like this year of US radar, but smaller & shorter in my case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPuDPxK88g0
I'm familiar with mapping and animation in Python/R, but not weather radar data. I've been looking for tutorials, but haven't been able to track any down yet. Pointers very much welcome

Ab und zu mal guck ich beim gelangweilten Panda vorbei. Und grad seh ich mir diesen aufmunternden Beitrag an. Und ich lege ihn euch ans Herz!
https://www.boredpanda.com/wholesome-important-positivity-posts/

50 Wholesome Pics Full Of ‘Very Important Positivity’ That Everyone Needs To See (New Pics)
Looking for some inspiration to start seeing the glass as half full?

Adams Building, looking towards the Angel Microbrewery on Woodpack Lane, Nottingham, September 2023
#photography #ukphotographer #nottingham

Breaking Down Raiders' Projected 53-man Roster https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/las-vegas-cam-miller-pete-carroll-collin-johnson-john-spytek

I work not far from where Salford University have their graduation ceremony and honestly I think it might be my favourite day of the year.
Whether it's proud parents looking awkward in posh suits & fancy frocks, or embarrassed students looking awkward in posh suits, fancy frocks and graduation gowns, it's a perfect people watching extravaganza.

Looking forward to speaking at Defuse – Design for Use in Dublin on November 10th about breaking the rules and doing things differently (and yes, the Small Web).
Mark it on your calendars and come along if you’re free.
https://defuse.ixd.ie

Iceland says hi. 👋
#Eldfell #Vestmannaeyjar #Heimaey

It's two hours out from the start of FFOTUS' imperial march in DC and it is looking like the gods disapprove and will be micturating on his parade.

#caturday

Sorry if I fucked up your day too, but I fucking love you all! After looking at this GIF, I’m over it!
Autism is real as hell, and autism is fucking awesome. Fuck the haters, fuck anyone who’s “anti-autism,” and fuck domestic violence against autistic people.
I exist, I’m proud, and I’m not going anywhere. Autism power, always fucking rad!
Mistakes happen, and I gotta work on myself, lmao! You do you, and I’ll do me. Cool? Cool.

On Saturday I met Freddie greyhound, Mandy greyhound's nephew¹. Mandy passed away in 2021.
Coincidentally both homed by WGW and Freddie now lives a few miles from where Mandy lived her pet life. His human knows Mandy's humans well.
Considering the rather small greyhound gene pool this is not unusual. Mandy's sire has had over 5,000 offspring so far.
#Greyhounds

Public service announcement for anyone looking for the web link for Whova for #DH2025 - it's always available from the 'download the app' page or just go to https://whova.com/portal/webapp/kwd19h

Which DL Will Make the Raiders Roster? https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/las-vegas-tyree-wilson-rob-leonard-adam-butler-christian-wilkins

#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 06 - Seek-Locate-Destroy
SERVALAN: Yes, of course. But why so formal, Rai? What can be so important that we can't discuss it in a more relaxed way? Oh, Rai, come here. [She beckons him to join her on a couch. Stroking his shoulder] Rai, I thought we were old friends.
[Servalan continues stroking his shoulder.]

Feature Geometry for Stereo Sidescan and Forward-looking Sonar
Kalin Norman, Joshua G. Mangelson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05410 https://

Feature Geometry for Stereo Sidescan and Forward-looking Sonar
In this paper, we address stereo acoustic data fusion for marine robotics and propose a geometry-based method for projecting observed features from one sonar to another for a cross-modal stereo sonar setup that consists of both a forward-looking and a sidescan sonar. Our acoustic geometry for sidescan and forward-looking sonar is inspired by the epipolar geometry for stereo cameras, and we leverage relative pose information to project where an observed feature in one sonar image will be found i…

Five Browns players who could return defense back to the elite in 2025 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45507277/five-browns-players-return-defense-back-elite

“Justice Jackson has begun looking at patterns, and noticing what types of parties tend to win, and which tend to lose. She has noticed procedural discrepancies. She has begun looking at interests, motives, and connections. She’s begun to point behind the curtain at what ‘collegiality’ obscures.”
'What's up with Justice Jackson?': Billionaires said to be 'fearful' of jurist - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-2673042186/

The Chicago Tribune is offering buyouts to the newsroom's 75 union members; the newsroom last went through buyouts in 2021, when nearly 40 people left (Kaitlin Washburn/Chicago Sun Times)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2025/06/12/chicag…

Chicago Tribune offering newsroom buyouts
The newsroom's union, which ratified its first contract just seven months ago, said in a statement cutting staff as a "short-term profit boost" is unsustainable. It was not immediately known how many positions the company was looking to cut or what dollar amount it's trying to save.

I am looking for a mood tracking app for the iPhone.
It would be nice to have a long list of moods/feelings to choose from. I think I want to allow me to enter a bit of text too.
It must be not subscription based.
If you know any please do share. Thank you

Raiders training camp preview: Will TE Brock Bowers find running mate? https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-training-camp-preview-will-te-brock-bowers-find-running-mate-3396631/

Hi! I’m an anarcho-syndicalist, gender-fluid, bisexual, and autistic individual living in Bergen, Norway, and I love Debian and GrapheneOS, and I wanted to reintroduce myself for all the new followers I’ve gotten in the past few weeks.
I like to be clear and specific, so here’s a structured list:
- Activism: Syndicalist (Anarcho-syndicalism)
- Gender: Fluid (changes, not fixed)
- Sexuality: Bisexual (attracted to more than one gender)
- Neurotype: Autistic (diagnos…

Recently Released Raiders Starter Sends Clear Message to NFL Teams https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/jack-jones-free-agent-future/?adt_ei=[email]

Christian Wilkins Contract Looking Worse And Worse For The Raiders https://raiderramble.com/2025/07/09/christian-wilkins-contract-looking-worse-and-worse-for-the-raiders/