A non-AI tool for making gig posters (via webcurios) https://www.desloppify.diy

(judging from the murmurings, I’m guessing it’s not the kind of issue where a site has to be using particular features, more a “chuck this malformed data at any page to get shell access” kind of thing; we’ll see…)

Bleurgh the PHP security stuff sounds bad, not a fun day if you work in hosting or run your own server & could be a messy time for the web in general for a while https://www.huntress.com/blog/php2shell-leaked-critical-php-vulnerabilities

Does Chrome just keep changing its identity or something every time you refuse local network access?

One thing about this game: I thought I’d rigged it to make high scores impossible, but more persistent players found certain movements minimised new smearing while losing some grease as it’s pushed around, allowing >99%

Accidentally grabbed my glasses by the lenses with slightly greasy hands and now I’m playing a real-life version of my own game, aargh https://vole.wtf/glasses-cleaning/

Surely the worst “I’m going back to X” post so far, basically saying “everyone else should keep boycotting but it’s too difficult for me” as if that somehow sounds principled https://www.platformer.news/does-intelligence-need-a-hard-cap/#slinking-back-to-x

And yes, that’s crap for ad-supported content/services

I’ve been telling people for years that they shouldn’t feel bad about blocking ads as it’s a basic security & privacy measure. Ad networks & publishers have shown no interest in sorting out the free-for-all so users have to protect themselves https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/15/israeli-firm-digital-ads-enabling-installation-of-zero-click-spyware-researchers-say

…and a kanelbullar

Went into town & fave bakery was open so of course I got a samosage roll

(I don’t think I’m particularly knee-jerk or highly principled about this stuff, but what’s frustrating is leaving that platform cost many of us rather a lot, it wasn’t done on a whim, but you still get tech people, journos, etc treating it like you’re missing out on all the fun over silly quibbles)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@gruber/117424623082667290

If you’re a tech person who wants to post about AI then yes, clearly it’s where that happens
But even if there’s little politics in your timeline it’s still a deeply political platform that only exists in its current form to push far-right views

If you already make weird little things and ship them then feel free to get in touch...

Could do it as a stick-on rubbery face with fluffy beard material, a complete sensory nightmare to use

Product idea: caps lock key with Brian Blessed’s face on it

Current status: plodding through a spreadsheet tidying thousands of cells of data
(dug out an abandoned halloween project from 2019, not sure if I’ll finish it though, needs hundreds of images to do it well)

Yes, I’m spending a billion dollars on a AAA Norfolk game, Grand Thetford Auto, it’s got a bit more magic & folklore than the original

Doing some research for possible game project…