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I think my philosophy when making software is that it should work for people with zero money or no bank account / credit card.

I know it's not a popular mindset to be in since money and profit is everything in the tech world.

I think it comes from growing up as a kid with no disposable income or access to anything but my shitty computer.

I'd rather support people with almost nothing than people with latest and greatest tech gizmos and spare cash for subscription services. 😅

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Thread of stuff I wanna buy. Will "like" my own toot if I get it.

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I'm gonna use this yhread as a way to keep track of links to read and like my own posts when I get around to them.

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Yaseeniko :baba_yaseen: :agenderFlag: :transgenderFlag:

At my organisation, Copilot for MS Teams transcription (or whatever it’s called) is now disabled org-wide because there was a scare based on the fact that Copilot “hallucinated” something that was not said at this meeting, which was then actioned by a non-attendee as a real point.

Thankfully, whatever this was, was caught before it was fulfilled/implemented by someone who does governance checks, but hahah it’s really darkly comic to think that we could have done something that nobody asked for and nobody wanted because Microsoft’s shitbot inserted it in a transcript

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Rly thankful I get to sleep in tomorrow. Wish there was a magic "sleep more efficiently" pill I clould take to feel more rested with my usual amount.

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Been playing BlazBlue on thursdays with my pal. I really suck at fighting games but I'm getting a little better. I sometimes remember to actually use the block button now. 😝

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I really need a better battery for my cyberdeck. 😰

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I use my local LLM to type out the code changes I would have made myself to save myself extra RSI pain in my hands. I keep a tight watch on each change so it doesn't diverge from my expectations.

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David Todd McCarty

One of the many reasons why you can’t let private enterprise handle public services is that they are incentivized by profit and one of the ways they increase profitability is to find new ways to deny or limit service, while taking the same amount of money. Corporations are not more efficient in delivering service, they are more ruthless in denying it.

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Submitted a talk for to teach folks about decentralized systems. Wish me luck!

bsidesottawa.ca/cfp

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Zack Whittaker

New: Florida and Texas are moving to block or end their use of license plate surveillance tech, like Flock, citing privacy concerns and police abuse. The backlash against Flock is growing and increasingly bipartisan.

More: techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/flor

Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/2026090115

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People are actually posting on "threads"? 😵

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Linux not having proper bluetooth headset support is frustrating.

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Bell's theorem is low key scary.

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Prople with broad interests are important for bridging between islands of deep knowledge. How can the islands absorb the fruits of others labor without them? Artificial approaches can't cover all the useful cases on their own.

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Robin Evans 🙏

I WILL NOT BE BULLIED 💎

I received a vicious reply today because I use AI. It wasn't a disagreement. Nor a criticism. It was a full-frontal personal attack! And I’ll admit it affected me more than I expected.

I USE AI MAINLY BECAUSE I'M PARALYSED.

Typing is physically difficult for me. I have the use of only one hand. So, tapping out a post or email with one finger is exhausting. Voice and AI help me turn my own thoughts into usable writing in a normal amount of time.

THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE A DEFENCE.

You can dislike AI. You can distrust it. You can argue about copyright concerns, energy and water use, labour, culture, or anything else that concerns you. I will listen to you and answer you.

But attacking people simply for using AI is not principled.

IT'S BULLYING.

And disabled people should not have to produce a medical justification every time they use a technology that makes their life easier.

AI is a tool. How it is used matters. Who gets harmed matters. Context matters. What does not help is turning “AI user” into a moral accusation and deciding that cruelty is suddenly acceptable.

I’m quite happy to discuss the technology with anyone.

HOWEVER, I WILL NOT BE BULLIED FOR USING IT.

I didn't need to do anything about the attack. Before I could even decide how to respond, both the post and the person disappeared from my notifications.

@3goodthings
@DigitalCoup
@meditation
@economics_that_works
@startrek

#AI #Accessibility #Disability #AssistiveTechnology #Fediverse #Bullying #PWD #Tool

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Merry qeermas, Ottawa!

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fucking hate how stores force me to use their shitty self checkout machined. Getting groceries is a humiliation ritual.

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Chase :ani_clubtwit:

Some of my lunar eclipse shots from last night:

#eclipse #moon #fullmoon #sky

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The lunar eclipse is so interesting. You can clearly see the moon is just a big ball floating in the sky.

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Async Generators are by far my favourite feature.

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slop dev 

Local model was acting more clueless than usual and after stepping away and having a snack I found out it was due to a bug in my harness that kept clearing it's context.

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