2026-07-20T06:12:45Z https://njump.me bignose https://njump.me/npub1f5expaexej5u2vkdhgtvt2nk9x0s0rw4llpy8hwl70ncak03gneq6js6k4 https://de-fra-1.linodeobjects.com/mastodon-media/accounts/avatars/109/848/843/411/822/833/original/870cc9286f301193.png https://de-fra-1.linodeobjects.com/mastodon-media/accounts/avatars/109/848/843/411/822/833/original/870cc9286f301193.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfruq8h8mjxw2eg6chm3ep58z8cz2vxmvx4msfvp43jfejkaruuhgzypxnyc8hymx2n3fjekapd3d2wc5e7pud6hluys7amle70rke79z0y90lrj4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqun7l8m7yk6rhf0g9slpcqedvs50adccw6sgy6g92tj97439du4qu5r0ne'>nevent1q…r0ne</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Squidly luck to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>🦑 2026-07-06T02:01:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxh0xvsnkrw376v0qknmvlezjcecd00tx5cnduxa8davm5m7chrtczypxnyc8hymx2n3fjekapd3d2wc5e7pud6hluys7amle70rke79z0y0lkgt0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3u0ftdhrk7f8mqzv49xqc2e6k2yn7rx60msaug6e9ntkgyf0uxskk4ndl'>nevent1q…4ndl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The quote is taken from the title of an essay, so that&#39;s not a great surprise it&#39;s the only text people repeat.<br/><br/>“Lorde’s message is clear: in order to create real change, we must reject the systems and structures that uphold power imbalances and instead create our own tools and methods for dismantling them. This requires a deep understanding of the ways in which power operates and a commitment to challenging and transforming it.”<br/><br/><a href="https://literarysum.com/deconstructing-power-analyzing-audre-lordes-the-masters-tools-will-never-dismantle-the-masters-house/">https://literarysum.com/deconstructing-power-analyzing-audre-lordes-the-masters-tools-will-never-dismantle-the-masters-house/</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dhjjp9g9f04d5j9h8cagrrdue4pkfgv59f90yatg34vnthump0xqa85qyd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dhj…5qyd</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-29T02:32:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf3u0ftdhrk7f8mqzv49xqc2e6k2yn7rx60msaug6e9ntkgyf0uxszypxnyc8hymx2n3fjekapd3d2wc5e7pud6hluys7amle70rke79z0ywnpeml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0k6rtg73wmzxa8y8u5t5av7wehdhwnd8y0tdgn8slcqzd60ny4s243wwf'>nevent1q…3wwf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As so often, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span>, this historical quote taken out of its historical context does not completely encapsulate the meaning.<br/><br/>A more complete quotation of Audre Lorde&#39;s words:<br/><br/>“For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.”<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dhjjp9g9f04d5j9h8cagrrdue4pkfgv59f90yatg34vnthump0xqa85qyd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dhj…5qyd</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-29T02:31:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9xgesr3fhyuynxvafhqjzjgr79f8g0t2fsrng8ffaw2jd3zy05uczypxnyc8hymx2n3fjekapd3d2wc5e7pud6hluys7amle70rke79z0ytuzu7e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszu2lr782kvy2vllhf8r39ehsm0pclvv8zlvaxud85qw3jzl3aqcqdllw28'>nevent1q…lw28</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; Microsoft did something weird and now emails can give you a virus.<br/><br/>This whiplash struck me in the late 1990s, yeah. Had to revise the advice I was giving to loved ones.<br/><br/>What an obviously stupid decision by MS, surely everyone who says they want security will abandon this single program that makes them uniquely vulnerable, and use any of the others that don&#39;t have this flaw.<br/><br/>The growing horror as I observed exactly the opposite trend, has never left me. 2025-05-22T02:05:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsphdwcflulpv0zyk507jwn27wplkyaz9ll2xc6dxjcmqg5n0yfznqzypxnyc8hymx2n3fjekapd3d2wc5e7pud6hluys7amle70rke79z0ynupy2t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjskjyw4kqraksc7hkkhqc0fr0ejq5rpnpz309m8p4r8gwv8t0ssxzzj2t'>nevent1q…zj2t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It seems clear to me that the embarrassment lands squarely on the tech media, who should be far better at communicating &#34;#OpenOffice is not what you&#39;re looking for, use #LibreOffice <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1tgg430m4q5ak0zezsxp4vvglkcu3vxtykyc272khxs4axddh0wxs7hqwzh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LibreOffice</span> (<span class="italic">npub1tgg…qwzh</span>)</a></span> instead&#34;. That&#39;s firmly within the tech media&#39;s job.<br/><br/>The job of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lpafq3pvcrjr22m78w3pk2q8m7d9quyx555dm5g7qx6mjmrssxusggq3qx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Apache - The ASF</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lpa…q3qx</span>)</a></span> lies primarily in maintaining software. Let them maintain whatever software, for as long as people want it maintained. 2025-03-04T22:34:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs85fqdmcrnf88uczz5mkvjk4jqqy0rz0weryzxav6q9l87yaw5meczypxnyc8hymx2n3fjekapd3d2wc5e7pud6hluys7amle70rke79z0y4m0cml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ycnemeumu9uyl9l4h5ffh8c7s8we6rtwt63c98xjdrgqjk5c3wspm0l9g'>nevent1q…0l9g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The message was successful, then! That&#39;s exactly what the Zoom CEO says he wants to happen:<br/><br/>“All of us, we will have our own LLM. Essentially, that’s the foundation for the digital twin. Then I can count on my digital twin. Sometimes I want to join, so I join. If I do not want to join, I can send a digital twin to join. That’s the future.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24168733/zoom-ceo-ai-clones-digital-twins-videoconferencing-decoder-interview">https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24168733/zoom-ceo-ai-clones-digital-twins-videoconferencing-decoder-interview</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ycfvra6tctph2crlq7aw84rs5edyexvcpp2x595nfdqlwjgedjhsa4m7nk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>David B. Himself</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ycf…m7nk</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#GenAI #LLM #TechBro #Dystopia #Delusion 2024-12-09T00:53:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9q6dfltymdgatef77crnllgv6n32c2xus4z7ukayw2p4eylg7hzczypxnyc8hymx2n3fjekapd3d2wc5e7pud6hluys7amle70rke79z0y6xess3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82lgef3045yhf6ukk96s9pte08a5wlztl3fmeklg22nvaq2yvjygnzuwa2'>nevent1q…uwa2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The what?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub176495h5jd2deymed6taalm3mwgcg9k9qf6z03vac2wp84htwvzvs66nuj0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Evan Prodromou</span> (<span class="italic">npub1764…nuj0</span>)</a></span> maybe edit the post, link to the logo so we can see it for the poll? 2024-08-20T22:58:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszemjyt4j4yxe6t23gz8zadpzesyxmhj54hgr9pddah3uzcyv9p9czypxnyc8hymx2n3fjekapd3d2wc5e7pud6hluys7amle70rke79z0ywxgxl9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94rvd46ajp7hyw33ur67e8tcj8r7akm4ry3x67ere4u3pktg9mjgunuarf'>nevent1q…uarf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Provided we understand &#34;human flourishing&#34; as incompatible with &#34;endless growth of the human species&#34;.<br/><br/>We live on a finite planet [0], and human flourishing *requires* that we live bounded within the finite capacities of our environment.<br/><br/>[0] And no, there is currently no workable prospect of interplanetary colonies. The technologies that would be required to make them habitable can be applied *here*, to help our *only living planet* avoid environmental catastrophe. 2024-08-07T01:13:58Z