2026-10-23T19:33:09Z https://njump.me Bruce Davie https://njump.me/npub1mtydnccld7krlwl770dazpmp5vkcum35pawplewhqg68z67uhjgq9dr79r https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/109/276/091/829/917/940/original/1b5e5487a7001a51.jpg https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/109/276/091/829/917/940/original/1b5e5487a7001a51.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw9z4r3mqekncu9t9qmqcea908ny0mkhwdnm9re0ljhppzr3sw72gzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fq6umzr8 The Australian national cross country championships were held yesterday in Ballarat, and I took part in the masters (old people) division. Epic conditions on a muddy course with some challenging obstacles. I was very pleased with my run and came away with the M60 age-group win. #running #strava<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/117/142/025/483/447/640/original/7111221aea8676e0.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/117/142/025/533/329/214/original/ce0bbb6346695368.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-23T00:40:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvy8l45mjala46djamrhepq6c4qhssr7xc5zl2ap3e570wueu527czyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqz6npc2 This is a good piece from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15xvq07ttjr063lkf99nvm62y74w9fgkhqsehg96ynjqpmh37uukqmq0jms" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)</span> (<span class="italic">npub15xv…0jms</span>)</a></span> on how to use language to push back on “AI” (or “probabilistic automation” as she suggests) and stop anthropomorphising the synthetic text extruders. <br/><br/><a href="https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/how-to-talk-about-ai-without-adding-to-the/">https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/how-to-talk-about-ai-without-adding-to-the/</a> 2026-06-25T23:03:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspc5twtndyu3fylzzly3ny9rmqtju2wdn9hnvuw3axyxd4cq046nczyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqf7demk My wife went swimming in Footscray this morning so I had her drop me off by the pool and then I ran home along the Maribyrnong river and up the Stockyard trail, back through Royal Park to the inner North. Brilliant day for a run and a nice change of scenery. #melbourne #running<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/786/992/125/701/217/original/72753c5a4a2673fc.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/786/992/232/159/063/original/cd66974034494393.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/786/992/343/257/668/original/b7b45b32259afa32.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-21T07:53:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs03du0skt9j70e35cx2ml2ul748zz804djayv9my4amwsjdg9jw0qzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqxq3jdw Entertaining and well-reasoned piece from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> on the stupidity and futility of age verification <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/19/shes-dead-of-course/#consensus-hallucination">https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/19/shes-dead-of-course/#consensus-hallucination</a> 2026-05-27T09:09:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0z4envz9ku2gwz90s0vssfr2aexgy09q3xnkal87jgvks5fqvgsqzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqaak0za In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqmrfcdkknduz2hc7ncytycp0xe8ye0hgmyfyjlvxq9a8xczl9dcuu734n'>nevent1q…734n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Woke up around sunrise the next day and walked to the saddle between Fainters North and South. After a beautiful sunrise, and a rainbow, the rain arrived so we returned to camp for a damp breakfast and packed up for return trip. No detour via Jaithmathang on the return, saving a few hours. A lot of the walk was in drizzle but it cleared by the end. Mt. Feathertop and the Razorback in the middle picture (with just visible rainbow). 3/n<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/974/096/308/853/original/998ea7a402fee26e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/974/284/572/401/original/a21d02eba8ac15dd.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/974/751/007/300/original/75e5545b6db9ff87.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T21:57:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfqmrfcdkknduz2hc7ncytycp0xe8ye0hgmyfyjlvxq9a8xczl9dczyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqhrwlv7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgzsqsn4t7yth4g3hs35cmr4ch9q37a0y2rytm8aex25uzq5glts6v2ylg'>nevent1q…2ylg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had lunch on the first day at the summit of Mt. Jaithmathang (1852m) and then followed a set of GPS waypoints along the ridge to avoid backtracking. Without doubt the hardest bush bash I’ve ever done. Took about 3 hours to cover 4km. Certainly longer that the backtracking option but at least we earned our dinner. Rewarded with the most fantastic campsite with panoramic views at 1800m on the slopes of the Fainters. Amazing golden hour and sunset. #bushwalking #hiking #sunset 2/n<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/935/580/147/864/original/46ecbc233523102a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/935/893/252/432/original/0c5dde0e55e83fba.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/935/964/180/933/original/43c2f03798fedc30.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/936/362/011/956/original/2a73e1f4e0b5ba11.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T21:47:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstgzsqsn4t7yth4g3hs35cmr4ch9q37a0y2rytm8aex25uzq5gltszyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fq0s8erf I spent the last two days hiking with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zlgta5prqkkug30vkh2kvwn8kn0kwu4v0ay69wwt88vwntap6hlsd6rfa9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Christy B.</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zlg…rfa9</span>)</a></span> across the Bogong high plains from Cope Hut to the Fainters. Day 1 started with perfect weather as we followed the Australian Alps walking track for the first 10km. #hiking #bushwalking #Bogong 1/n<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/872/985/166/467/original/1d883f05c51454e5.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/875/116/599/403/original/45072dea2ba46ec8.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/881/321/346/594/original/c18e78fd2c6dd7ec.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/882/060/507/272/original/98f22b90e3521273.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T21:34:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfe0z6pkm0cdm8zqum9xvm3djal3ngsy3j5hg6xzzukz53l9u0ywgzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqkk6qhp Never mind panic-buying petrol, I’m going to panic-buy an EV 2026-03-25T20:28:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxp9m34v4pg4qwkper64qrnekcm4hz43ppdy9rvx6y8sjq6f8mu8czyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqmcgkd2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zcag9luhtv4yd2n793vsxdg8fgqt5ewtv5nf072demh5f67delqel3lhk'>nevent1q…3lhk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I researched this for long enough to give up and go to mesh wifi. My nominal 1G system was getting 100Mbps and this seems typical. There seems to have been a lot more investment in making mesh wifi work well. Still I don’t think you’ll get up to 10G without running cable. (Because I am old I am still amazed that 10G can be achieved over anything other than fibre.) 2025-12-01T21:00:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf9usknk2tafpsvj5nj6xwfktcwucqp64gsz5cawc8plls5tyh5uqzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqfshxrw Seems like a good day to revisit this post about privacy-preserving age verification. (tl;dr -&gt; you can&#39;t have it) <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/19/privacy%E2%80%91preserving-age-verification-falls-apart-on-contact-with-reality/">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/19/privacy%E2%80%91preserving-age-verification-falls-apart-on-contact-with-reality/</a> 2025-09-01T04:44:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdx2tjrhg7thvf6a8fl60v3fsplutljucy9pfxtuqvzwwam5e98rqzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fq098qqe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wsy3vfjkht7h6wcyn0pa0263wwf7lcgwek8dz54ezmsrmxs8njc3fst8k'>nevent1q…st8k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would think it is quite feasible. Paging <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hynq9uhsjrnu8qxe6yy0ff2l23mxn9jf97w8c3knrz2wduq2sr2q0x0yth" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CartyBoston</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hyn…0yth</span>)</a></span> (who set up a peertube instance that I use). 2025-05-30T21:12:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9vxtaqc4ez37j9ufmca4ae0us8awh8xgdp3v063slca94ecx64cgzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqgpu04n I wanted a nice graph to show just how decentralized the Fediverse is, so I built this one from latest data at instances.social. It&#39;s actually a lot more decentralized than last time I looked (in 2022); the top 30 instances now house 85% of the users. In 2022 it was about 95% of users on the top 5 instances. #fediverse #data<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/335/384/333/858/653/original/069d6cd37e3d05c1.png"> <br/> 2025-04-14T08:36:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgd97e97gd4pr339jv464nsdxwr44rjdsv8r58r5qjksz7rzmzz0czyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqfz3ukx I&#39;m re-establishing myself on Peertube, so here is a talk I gave at the University of Edinburgh as part of the 60th anniversary of Computer Science and AI celebrations. My talk on &#34;60 Years of Networking&#34; has quite a bit to say about the importance of the #fediverse and decentralization.<br/><a href="https://peertube.roundpond.net/w/isYGkZHuKpRYXNX67Ucyd5">https://peertube.roundpond.net/w/isYGkZHuKpRYXNX67Ucyd5</a><br/><br/>Talk Abstract:<br/><a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/informatics/60-years-of-computer-science-and-ai/60-years-of-computer-science-and-ai-events/academic-and-industry/distinguished-lecture-bruce-davie">https://www.ed.ac.uk/informatics/60-years-of-computer-science-and-ai/60-years-of-computer-science-and-ai-events/academic-and-industry/distinguished-lecture-bruce-davie</a> 2025-02-13T05:33:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqrdeaty8ffnw2e8ef2hx8amvmvd95k9jkalyr7fq9dhdl2rgwu2gzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqzlz3dp Getting in on the #SuperbOwl action with a photo from Margaret River, WA, 2016<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/977/098/876/554/759/original/6fc955197748ac5b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-10T01:56:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvwkrkpmy84vsknxxc9zf2pugyhv4pwuvqypeatwdj98a50nvz32gzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqq9nrpy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdntr0gtguhye927kvyc4hw2ncy8x43nmkmzk6uv5as9p7g5vu8q6cgz7y'>nevent1q…gz7y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is really frustrating. I wrote a thing about the inconsistencies a few weeks back <a href="https://systemsapproach.org/2024/10/14/can-passkeys-replace-passwords/">https://systemsapproach.org/2024/10/14/can-passkeys-replace-passwords/</a> 2024-12-19T02:26:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxuuyq0umu9duq2pa0zr2eycmz75tjqpnk5pv0823kuk0ezv2h3gqzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fq7zqh3u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykj9k7e5ecua2847rjcr592769l649d00m0qtwex23cq9axfeadqduyvdz'>nevent1q…yvdz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, and if I look at the post on your server, I see that the link is complete. But the copy that has been distributed (at least to aus.social and discuss.systems) has the truncated URL. Who would have thought that software might not be operating perfectly correctly? 2024-05-14T02:11:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9j78k6wrqw0klf7x8ej4jfpklj523qmvcyg0vvwlr0vqfgvu68rczyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqtlsdyx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswkgc78t84u3rtquagwgfn3w95sgehknwqwjwp5m4j767p0xs0m7cmt57ht'>nevent1q…57ht</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A mystery of Mastodon. Your later post has not truncated the link. 2024-05-14T02:07:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszuafznxfj67df9zr68zkd8n5yw7vnxy99l8fpec9ea6ngz3lh2ngzyrdv3k0rrah6c0amlmeah5g8vx3jmrnwxs84c8l96uprguttmj7fqk6zjzs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspp7mz2rg9z48lr9ppu4c358uwxhu70ex7fm4gqnur0vvnknuxg2q26mlvh'>nevent1q…mlvh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12cjl8p20kghhaky42qse4rqq54efygqjfu903yw9f0tk42zc699q4hhqkq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tim Richards</span> (<span class="italic">npub12cj…hqkq</span>)</a></span> - first link appears incomplete, and I verified the result on another server as well - the link I get from the post is this:<br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/california-rebuffs-att-says-it-must-">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/california-rebuffs-att-says-it-must-</a> (i.e.the last few characters have been truncated) 2024-05-14T02:00:19Z