Scientists decry conference's use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews.

Better title: "cheaters outraged that they got caught." The 40th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) -- which is slated to take place in...
https://jwz.org/b/yk89

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116856630886367250

back in the day ―about 15-20 years ago― i created a persona to see what was it like to register on a dating site.

i didn't even finish. was absolutely scandalized by the amount of extremely personal and private information these sites extract to sell it to #stalkerware companies.

THAT’S WHY YOU WILL NEVER FIND ME ON A DATING SITE.

you shouldn’t be literally giving up your freedom and become and indentured commodity to #techbros for the off-chance of getting laid.

#infosec

Saying this again cos it's so important.

There is an eclipse this summer. And because this came up in a conversation, something I didn't realise needed to be said.

DO NOT TRY TO MAKE YOUR OWN ECLIPSE GLASSES.

Your eyesight is more important than that. A pair of iso standards certified eclipse glasses are about €3.

Seriously, do not risk your eyesight.

The Arge Sisters

2026

All three of them together in their funny 'Draw your OC' meme outfits

TIL Mac OS QuickDraw Palette Manager colors can be Courteous, Tolerant, Animated, Explicit, or Inhibited. tag yourself

https://dev.os9.ca/techpubs/mac/ACI/ACI-18.html

"I have to allow LMM diarrhea splatter code. This project is open source"

Carlington, it's YOUR open source project YOU maintain it, YOU can just say no, it's not complicated to understand

some of us figure these things out a bit later. happy pride now and forever!!

It’s Disability Pride Month and I’m mourning one of our elders…. Alice Wong.

Every year on July 1st she would talk about disabled rage.

She would remind us that it’s ok to be angry at the eugenicist, capitalist, patriarchal system we’re trapped in.

She would encourage us to embrace our disabilities AND our anger.

She would give us permission to be our true selves… to refuse to hide for the comfort of others.

She passed away last November but left an indelible mark on our community.

I want to honour her this month by continuing the tradition she started and inviting all my disabled peers to be proud, unapologetically themselves and angry if that’s what they feel.

Don’t hide.

Don’t smile and say “I’m fine” when you’re in pain.

Don’t settle for being treated as “less than”.

Don’t let the bastards grind you down.

#disability #ableism #eugenics #chronicillness #patriarchy #capitalism

Urban trees aren’t just nice, scientists say — they’re mandatory.

Researchers are calling for cities to double down on one of the simplest yet most powerful solutions to many problems. #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

https://grist.org/cities/urban-trees-arent-just-nice-scientists-say-theyre-mandatory/

I don't believe "despite" is quite the best word to use here but I'm not a money scientist.

Introducing some of my art as my first post here.
#blackmastodon #mastoArt #indieAuthor

Current status:

Uninstalling KITTY MADE WITH SLOPCODING,

installing WHOLESOME PERFECT KITTY THAT LOVES ME

shoutouts to whoever drew this bunny on one of the classic macs at this computer museum

"Videogames are unrealistic representations of reality."

Yeah but

#furry #collar #gaming #game #lutris #cat #videogames

Kitsune Tails is 35% off on Steam and itch and very queer! https://kitsunegames.com/kitsunetails

Or help our queer studio survive into the future by getting four of our games as a bundle for $17.99 on itch (https://itch.io/s/192877/summer-sale-2026) or $18.75 on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15673/Kitsune_Games_Complete_Pack/)

Includes:
- Kitsune Tails and its prequel Kitsune Zero
- MidBoss, a possession based traditional roguelike, top-10 best rated on Steam
- Ultra Hat Dimension, an adorable push puzzle game about hats and getting punched for wearing them

"You're a commercial user of libcurl who use it for free and you ask a volunteer to fix your problem on his spare time?"

Sometimes I need to say it.

Aggie dating tips:

- punch them in the stomach before doing anything they might get all sentimental and clingy about

- if this backfires, drive them miles outside of civilization and kick them out of the car