Spotify's AI Problem Is So Bad Random People Are Stepping In to Track the Slop https://www.404media.co/spotifys-ai-problem-is-so-bad-random-people-are-stepping-in-to-track-the-slop/
Will anybody tell Linux Kernel, XFCE, TDE, and the other slop-slingers?
Cal Newport: "From the outside, software development seemed like the poster child for AI’s potential. On the inside, it’s a mess."
Another step closer to release!
The official website is now live at https://littlefedi.org/ with documentation and project details.
Take a look and let me know what you think!
After the #Mullvad scandal a lot of folks had been looking around for a VPN provider they can trust.
The wonderful @activistchecklist got you covered there:
https://activistchecklist.org/vpn/
Not only does it list recommended VPNs and reasons for their recommendation (along with those they don't recommend, and why), but also explains what VPNs are good for, what they are not good for, and why giving VPN advice is so hard.
Clearly a lot of research, care, and thoughtful design went into this.
You will own nothing and yo̶u̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶p̶p̶y̶arharhar and a bottle of rum 🏴☠️
The fastest way to get VIP treatment when you land...seriously, how dumb do you have to be to try something like this? This person on Reddit stole my thoughts verbatim: "committing federal crimes from inside a sealed metal tube that lands exactly where the feds are waiting is certainly a strategy."
https://www.reddit.com/r/delta/comments/1vl52vr/dl591_lasatl_arrival_met_by_federal_agents/
Moral Values
Jeri Wyrick
2004
OpenAI's Only Ethicist Reportedly Left Last Month
L: https://gizmodo.com/openais-only-ethicist-reportedly-left-last-month-she-wasnt-replaced-2000796883
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49257160
posted on 2026.08.11 at 08:23:07 (c=1, p=3)
Reports of desktop Linux adoption numbers are probably exaggerated, the Steam Frame seemingly gets closer, Valve’s European logistics partner leaks people’s data, Proxmox gains Arm64 support, GNOME Boxes makes some changes, and a quick KDE Korner. With guest hosts @GreenSysAdmin from Linux After Dark, and @SNThrailkill from Hybrid Cloud Show.
The city that arrested a person for clapping at a data center meeting has now moved to virtual meetings, meaning residents can only watch and not provide public comment or participate. Says its for 'public safety'
RE: https://kolektiva.social/@youranonriots/117073931105967616
I can't believe it's been 12 years since Michael Brown was murdered. In those 12 years, it's not gotten better for communities of color. It's gotten steadily worse.
How can anyone be proud to be an American?
@pluralistic
And so begins the AI fueled bureaucracy arms race. And we thought bitcoin was going to eat all the power on Earth. We ain't seen nothing yet.
According to an *Economist* editorial, "AI is breaking the British state" by making it too easy to file complaints, demands and appeals, which will "drown the state" with "demands as well-crafted as a first-class lawyer's":
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/10/deep-state-wopr/#abelard-snazz
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@luckytran/117073508722328530
And once again, very happy that I'm a Illinois resident and don't live in my neighboring states.
RE: https://journa.host/@NatalieDavis/117073295849324791
It still boggles my mind that this presidential administration is actively and openly trying to kill us.
Banger after banger after banger in Zuckerberg’s delusional AI fever dream essay www.404media.co/mark-zuckerb...
Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged...
It is noteworthy when even the Los Angeles Police Department finds that Flock just isn't worthwhile.
You're right - AI _is_ useful. Your use of it provides an important signal to me:
1) For writing: "I didn't care to put the effort in to write this myself."
2) For coding: "I don't care if I understand the solution."
3) For vuln impact analysis: "I don't understand the code base nor the attack vector."
Or shorter: "I do not care about the details."
This, of course, on top of the other ethical problems with AI. It's a strong signal, and I see it everywhere.