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lewdmachines

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he/him

security and linux nerd (sorry). middle aged homebody. like to talk about films. will occasionally post/boost nsfw content. your bratty goth girlfriend. in a happy relationship

my display name will always, always be taken from lyrics :heart_fire:

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MLE_online, to random
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Sayhi to the weird little clamp that I ran over with my bike on my way to work right now. If you ever wondered who would win in a battle between a weird little clamp and a bike tire, so the answer is the weird little clamp

lewdmachines,
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@MLE_online what'd you use to get the rust off and looking that good?

mmasnick, to random
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Soooo, while I still spend time here on Mastodon, I'm spending more time these days on Bluesky. But, with Bridgy Fed, there is now a bridge of my posts on Bluesky that can appear here as well, for folks interested in hearing me blather on over there...

@mmasnick.bsky.social

lewdmachines,
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@fenarinarsa @mmasnick @mmasnick.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy yeah, I understand the plan.

my impression is quite a lot of people went to BSky as "the new Twitter" and honestly didn't care that much about the federation plans.

do you think those people embrace federation and the move to yet another service provider, or they just give up and go to Threads?

lewdmachines,
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@mmasnick @mmasnick.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy I know you're big on BSky, and honestly, technically I think it may be preferable to Masto?

where I get hung up is, technical capability aside: it's being run by a for-profit company, and I don't understand how they plan to please their investors. I'm not sure they do either, which doesn't bode well.

(not saying Masto will do great as a non-profit either, mind, but at least it's plain what the plan is)

lewdmachines,
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@mmasnick @mmasnick.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy like I think the AT Protocol likely has a future, if not as itself, likely a derivation getting incorporated as something W3C-alike down the line

what I don't foresee is a for-profit corporation, uh, working out in this space with open everything. interest rates and infrastructure/resourcing being what they are and all

they've also got a real uncomfortable policy of "submit all images to Hive for AI training" for image labeling, which.. ain't great

lewdmachines,
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@fenarinarsa @mmasnick @mmasnick.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy yeah, I mean, I'm with you.. but BlueSky failing or shittifying as a corp will not be seamless for end users

that'll require new app(s), new site(s) to log into, all kinds of things

.. sort of the same stuff people complained about for Mastodon

Alice, to random
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I broke up with someone because they tried to say that "Crash Into Me" by Dave Matthews Band was "our song."

lewdmachines,
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@Alice I hope this is real and true, I want to believe

lewdmachines, to movies
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I started spooky film season last month because fuck your rules! .. but yeah it's time to revisit some classics and favs.

I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), which is as unashamedly horny and monsterfucking focused as you remember. An evergreen fav with a special callout to Tom Waits' fantastic Renfield.

JenMsft, to random
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There is a secret third option - people like me that hide their desktop icons

lewdmachines,
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@JenMsft or the fourth group of "what're desktop icons" tiling env weirdos

it me, I'm the weirdo

schwa, to random
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Apps adding LLM support to enable features that aren’t core to the functionality of the app.

Now all the user’s data is getting sent to OpenAI’s (and other’s) servers.

Ignoring all the other issues around LLMs this seems like massive privacy hole.

lewdmachines,
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@schwa agreed, though apps randomly sending your data to partners for "enrichment" is (at this point) a long established tradition of internet services

an AI company being one of them is the only new part

dasharez0ne, to random
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HELP HELP HEKLP HLEP HELP - https://DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

lewdmachines,
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@MrBehemo @dasharez0ne feels like even this.. extremely rambling write up seems to show that Drew had ownership of the account at least as of early 2018, if not 2017?

so he had it for the majority of the account's rise to popularity?

not to excuse shitbirding but it's kind of weird to accuse someone of stealing a thing and then turning it into a success and merchandising

GayOldTime, to retrogaming
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Steal his look: Purple cape, bright blue culottes, and green go-go boots. Beard optional.

lewdmachines,
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@GayOldTime someone 100% traced that upper torso, arms and face

because buddy your legs were drawn by second graders

verge, to random
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Google Podcasts is gone — and so is my faith in Google https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24118873/google-podcasts-shutdown-graveyard

lewdmachines,
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@verge this is such an excellent writeup about how shit Google is at product management and why most savvy tech folks in my circles only use Google in very limited ways anymore

robyneatseverything, to random
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I just watched Hackers for the first time, and really wish I hadn't.

Great soundtrack though 👌

lewdmachines,
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@robyneatseverything it's not a good film but there's a few things I like about it:

  • as mentioned: that soundtrack!
  • the casting punches above its weight class
  • it was dated and weird even when it came out and it has only become moreso
  • I love that the "hacker aesthetic" looks like they're wearing outfits carefully constructed from things they found on the street
18+ girlonthenet, to random
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  • Drink?
  • We’ve done nothing today
  • True. So if we drink we’ll hate ourselves. BUT I hate myself all the time anyway, might as well do it with a vodka and coke.
lewdmachines,
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@girlonthenet <3

verge, to random
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The new Alien: Romulus trailer channels classic sci-fi horror https://www.theverge.com/24170776/alien-romulus-trailer-release-date

lewdmachines,
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@verge big "Alien: Greatest Hits" vibe here

also that trailer is spoilery as hell, as is normal for Fox trailers

arstechnica, to random
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Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows is a next-gen mini desktop with Snapdragon X Elite

Well-specced box includes the best Snapdragon X Elite, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/snapdragon-dev-kit-for-windows-is-a-next-gen-mini-desktop-with-snapdragon-x-elite/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

lewdmachines,
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@arstechnica well I kinda want one but sure as fuck not to run Windows

arstechnica, to random
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Health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rise

The US hit last year's total in under 12 weeks, suggesting we're in for a bad time.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/health-experts-plead-for-unvaxxed-americans-to-get-measles-shot-as-cases-rise/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

lewdmachines,
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@arstechnica hey look it's a completely predictable outcome of the antivax movement really taking off after covid vaccines became politicized

18+ robyneatseverything, to random
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Since I'm currently not using my uterus for anything, it feels unfair that it can't be additional storage space.

lewdmachines,
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@robyneatseverything can't help but think of Broad City

video/mp4

verge, to random
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Furiosa is a leaner, meaner Mad Max story https://www.theverge.com/24161853/furiosa-mad-max-review

lewdmachines,
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@verge it has a two and a half hour runtime and you guys are calling it lean. maybe it's great but lean it ain't

lol okay people who use words for a living

lewdmachines, to music
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people say they heard about our deviation, but you never looked so good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK1g5dMYR3s

verge, to random
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Apple is already defending iMessage against tomorrow’s quantum computing attacks https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24079081/apple-imessage-pq3-post-quantum-cryptography

lewdmachines,
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@verge there is some irony in Apple going hard on "we have the best messaging security! unless you're messaging a poor, in which case there's zero."

lewdmachines, to bluesky
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there's alternative front ends and apps for now -- like https://kite.black/ -- which would presumably let people opt-out on ads, even assuming could get advertisers on board

how in the world do they monetize this product? this is a for-profit company with investors. they're either geniuses with a never-before thought of way to monetize an open platform, or it's going to be a slow motion wreck

either way, can't look away, heh

lewdmachines, to movies
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Civil War (2024)

I wish I hadn't seen Alex Garland being a centrist shithead in interviews about this, because I liked it quite a bit

Not an apolitical movie, but a focused on the role of press and media. I wish it had gotten into the war motives more explicitly but it felt a conscious choice to explore imagery and the press. Not subtle about who's who in the war, anyway

upper Garland tier along with Ex Machina. A-

#alexgarland #film #moviereview #civilwar #movies #a24

lewdmachines, to random
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if you don't have someone, or someones, in your life willing and happy to send titty pics most Tuesdays?

I'm so sorry, it's the best

lewdmachines, to pnw
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an evening hike in some drizzle and a view

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