Hi #lazyweb! I just fashioned a knob that goes on a #madsen kg271 #cargobike wheel lock. Where do people post models for #3dprinting these days, where the models are findable (implying some amount of centralization), but the site works (last I checked, this means not Thingiverse) and the organization is not toxic in some way? (... is there an #activitypub extension for 3d model sharing? ... someone wanted to do one in 2023, https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/federated-app-space-for-3d-file-sharing-with-complex-tools-and-visualization/3412 ... who were you, Y0z64? WHAT DID YOU SEE? https://xkcd.com/979)

Another detailed pushback on the #Abundance argument, adding the point that there is a well funded push for this more conservative framing of what's wrong with the Dems, just as voters seem to be embracing a more progressive anti oligarch approach ala the Bernie and AOC rallies. I wish Vaheesan could debate the book authors.

Public discourse does not take place on a level playing field, but real social media winning could make that happen. #SocialWeb #DemocracyOfReach

https://pca.st/podcast/7988f7c0-d5f5-0138-e781-0acc26574db2

🗣️ #NaData de hoje, mas em 2006, o ministro da cultura, Gilberto Gil, defendeu a cultura hacker em um congresso sobre internet realizado em Barcelona.

O orixá Gil contrapôs o mundo hacker à 'ortodoxia analógica reacionária', defendeu o código aberto e a busca por espaços de igualdade na Internet.

"In 2012, the open web still mattered, with only 31% of all web traffic directed toward the top 1 million sites. But by 2022, that number had risen to 57%, a figure that indicates a significant narrowing of our internet experiences. Fewer individuals and companies than ever invest in building independent websites or exploring beyond major platforms."

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-internet-is-shrinking/

"This is not an #intelligence I recognize.

What matters here, to me, is that the most advanced technologies, processes and businesses on the planet — #artificialintelligence and #machinelearning platforms built by IBM, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others — are brought to bear on #fossilfuel extraction, production and distribution: the number one driver of #climatechange, of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions, and of #globalextinction."

"#WaysofBeing: Animal, Plants, Machines: the search for a #planetaryIntelligence", James Bridle — Introduction: More Than Human

#BookPreview: https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/Ways_of_Being/E4Y3EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

Another fave: artist James Bridle using a salt circle to trap autonomous cars :D

https://archinect.com/news/article/149998584/how-does-one-design-against-magic-used-to-trap-self-driving-cars

The new if() function in CSS has landed in the latest Chrome https://www.amitmerchant.com/the-if-function-in-css/

“Engaging with AI as a *technology* is to play the fool—it’s to observe the reflective surface of the thing without taking note of the way it sends roots deep down into the ground, breaking up bedrock, poisoning the soil, reaching far and wide to capture, uproot, strangle, and steal everything within its reach.”

Mandy goddamned Brown, everyone: https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/toolmen

After Rubio seeks to revoke their visas, Chinese students say U.S. resembles the country they left
“In China, the government can control education, high schools, colleges, universities. We thought that the USA could be different," one student said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/rubio-revoke-student-visas-china-rcna209699

Trump wants Palantir to make a database of all Americans. Talk about a dystopian privacy nightmare #uspol

https://newrepublic.com/post/195904/trump-palantir-data-americans

"As these tools become more powerful and affordable, #skepticism in #media will grow. But the question isn't whether we can trust what we see and hear. It's whether we can trust who's showing it to us. In an era where anyone can generate a realistic video of anything for $1.50, the #credibility of the #source becomes our primary anchor to #truth. The medium was never the message—the #messenger always was."

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/ai-video-just-took-a-startling-leap-in-realism-are-we-doomed/

Musk and DOGE don’t seem to be going anywhere.

Despite Musk’s stated departure from DOGE (and attempts to talk up his focus on his businesses), sources tell Wired that DOGE-related efforts across federal agencies are “escalating.” President Trump confirmed on Friday that Musk’s “really not leaving,” either, as the tech billionaire says he expects “to continue to provide advice.”

Maybe he should provide a little advice about pest control next, based on the condition the DOGE team appears to have left the United States Institute of Peace’s headquarters in.

DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is 'Really Not Leaving'

"#GenerativeAI is ripping the humanity out of things. Built on a foundation of #theft, the technology is steering us toward a barren future.
We're here for the #humans. We're not chasing a technology that is a moral threat to our greatest jewel: #humancreativity. In this technological rush, this might make us an exception or seem at risk of being left behind. But we see this road less travelled as the more exciting and fruitful one for our community."

https://procreate.com/ai

@molly.wiki joined Flipboard CEO @mmccue.bsky.social at SXSW 2025 to talk about building an ethical, creator-first internet. That fireside chat is now available as a Dot Social podcast episode. Listen in full and never depend on walled gardens again... about.flipboard.com/fediverse/mo...

Discussing Digital Sovereignty...

A Folha de S.Paulo esconde feeds RSS específicos de colunas, blogs e editorias numa página enterrada em seu próprio site.

Sai coisa boa nesse jornal em meio a (muita) coisa ruim. Poder separar o joio do trigo é uma das belezas do RSS.

Aqui: https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/feed/

Interesting and well-reasearched #Jacobin Magazine article on a TU Berlin-based project that develops #AI in order to identify #antisemitism in social media, applying a framework that most likely will lead to #censorship of protest against Israels current #Genocide against Palestinians:

“The Decoding Antisemitism project is, to date, the most authoritarian attempt to use antisemitism scholarship to erase from the public domain not only uncomfortable opposition to #Israel but millions of Palestinian voices.”

https://jacobin.com/2025/05/germany-ai-palestine-israel-antisemitism

@tuberlin @jacobinmag_de

We're live! Follow us virtually #OHS2025 https://www.youtube.com/live/_Aisf_TFles?si=-z6JGg7412qON2DX

There's an important concept here about Craft that isn't discussed much.

https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/the-promise-that-wasnt-kept/

People mistake the obvious quality of the fit and finish of the cabinets to the usability of the end result: the new kitchen.
This is like architecture: it is easy to mistake to quality of the bricklaying and plastering for the utility of the resulting building.

The fact that it is SO COMMON for everyone (not just developers) to mistake the proficiency of the use of the tool from the utility and value of the end product says much about the immaturity of the industry.

To truly master software development it is not enough to master the use of your tools. Yes, this is important, but it is only the first step.

People get hung up on the code, because it is the most easily discerned of the invisible qualities that Fred Brooks talks about in 'No Silver Bullet'. The map is not the territory.
The code is like the menu at the restaurant, it is a necessary artefact, but it is neither tasty nor sustaining.

Hoje, 19h. 👉🏽 O recente episódio de fraude no INSS levantou uma discussão sobre a segurança do uso de dados biométricos. Mas existe um debate subjacente que é a forma como esses dados vêm sendo usados e tratados. E é justamente disso que vamos tratar nesse Tecnofeudália.

#Desacato18Anos - O jornalismo independente de Santa Catarina

https://youtu.be/ykyji4mO2vc/

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