Safety first!

...security when you get around to it.

#Locksport #Antiques

@rozeboosje I thought the biggest problem with LLMs was that they're built on stolen work, harvested by mega-corps who gleefully gutted DEI and backed a fascist dictator, with the end goal of replacing skilled workers and selling expertise back to wage-slaves at a premium, while diverting community water sources to quench their planet-burning data centers.

But like, they make mistakes too.

Hey @eightleggedcrow, thanks for the follow 🩷

...unfortunately, @smolbrain has requested I vibe-check you, so...

If you were given the power to create the perfect pet, but you had to describe it in three words or less, what would they be?

I'm going with "lovable squid-kittens".

#CAPTCHAlice

Using LLMs is like driving a big-ass gas truck.

No one *should* do it, but it can be useful, and you—as an individual—shouldn't *really* feel that bad for doing it under limited circumstances.

But please remember, using it feeds some of the worst companies in history, and *they* (and especially their decision-makers) need to be held responsible for their destructive practices. Every dollar in their pockets helps promote more late-stage capitalism and fascism.

Lastly, If you *do* use it, don't drive like an asshole.

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Credentials: years spent working both for and against various AI companies.

*braces for backlash*

#AI #LLMs

I'm in a boardgame!

Edit: Okay, I've posted this twice and the images have failed to show up twice... I'll try again later.

Self-checkout kiosks should allow tipping.

I've done such a good job ringing up all my own groceries that I think I deserve a 20% tip.

@Retepkce idk, I open locks with sex toys on an alt-social platform...it's pretty niche

On Saturday, I was chatting with this woman I met at the gay bar, and when she asked "what do you do?", I finally got a chance to use the line "I'm a niche internet micro-celebrity".

Oddly, she didn't give me her number ‍

In celebration of #InternationalAsexualityDay today, I made a big loaf of cheesy garlic bread for my ace girlfriend, and then we didn't have sex. It was amazing

Can someone make a meme for me?

I want the dino –> chicken –> nugget –> dino nugget meme

but add a parallel track for plant –> impossible nugget –> impossible dino nugget

and one for primate –> human –> soylent green –> green dino nugget.

I lack the Photoshop skills on my phone, and I'm too busy snort-laughing at the thought of it.

Everything in evolution converges on dino nugget.

I've been reflecting on what drives me, and I think I've got a reasonable handle on my main rules:

- Kindness is punk AF; do more of it.
- Run towards the fight & draw fire.
- Reduce harm & support others.
- Be someone you'd look up to.

Also, It's okay to break sometimes. Which is not so much a rule as it is permission to not always live up to my other rules.

Does closed registration increase moderator load? No.

It front-loads mod work, but screening applicants is quick, and it saves *everyone* time when you reduce the number of shitstorms you have to clean up after when bots flood your server and start a spam campaign, or when Nazis start sending people slurs and death threats.

As long as there's no new user screening process, we're going to continue to have a Nazi bar problem.

Dear open registration servers, each day so far this week, I've opened my Mastodon client, only to see slurs, swastikas, and death threat videos of "me" being hanged.

This is the Nazi bar problem. They're standing on the curb and your doors are wide open. Sure, you're kicking them out after they walk in and punch a few customers, but is that really how you want your bar to be known? As the place that apologizes *after* the Nazi assaults you?

With the current US election results rolling in, it looks like we're in for another predictable wave of butthurt GravySeals aching to own the libs in a sad attempt to bring meaning to their poor little wannabe white power lives.

It's time to close registrations and step up moderation to protect the communities you helped grow.

Racism is chasing Black folx off Fedi.
Queerphobia is chasing LGBTQ+ folx off Fedi.
Sexism is chasing women off Fedi.

Do you want another incel white boys club like Twitter? Because inaction is how you get there.

#FediAdmin, #FediMods, don't be a #NaziBar.

How to spot a nonconsensual porn account:

0. They're posting photos/clips of *someone else*.

1. They're not part of the community (they don't reply to posts, and they're hardly following anyone).

2. They do a *lot* of hashtag stuffing (30+ hashtags, and they're all NSFW).

3. They post nudes with no credit or attribution (some provide a nod to the model or site, but no links to support them).

4. They don't provide alt-text (because, again, they don't care about community or accessibility).

5. They have wording like "I don't claim to own any of the images I post", and "DM me to have photo removed".

6. They have account names like "XXXPornBot", "Hot4Dick", or "BigNaturals".

7. Their profile photo looks like it was scraped from OnlyFans (and probably was).

8. They post porn photos/clips *prolifically* (and the format is nearly identical).

If you see accounts displaying these behaviors, please report them. They're stealing other people's work and posting photos of their nude bodies without the subject's' consent. It's wrong, and in many places, illegal.

Mods like actionable reports, so be sure to tag appropriate posts and leave a note like "Reposting porn without subject's consent", so we can quickly determine the best course of action.

Lastly, if you like porn, support original content, by local creators. There's plenty of it if you look, and who knows, maybe you'll find some awesome folx and help build a better Fedi in the process.

#DamnTheBotsSaveTheBoobies #SexWorkIsWork #SaveSexySelfies #Porn #Bots #Admins #Moderation

Went to a typewriter shop with my girlfriend today, and saw this awesome owl there

#AlicePics #Owl #Art #Upcycle

Anyone know what this box is? I saw it on a telephone pole along a bike trail recently. It has a long antenna with two spiral sections sticking out the bottom.

#AskFedi #Electronics

*gets stepladder*
*slaps hood*
This baby can fit so much overcompensation.

I haven't done one of these in a while, so here goes!

Hey #Women, #LGBTQ+ and #BIPoC folx! Are you an expert in something? Do you have a fancy degree or a lot of experience in some field/hobby? Do you like to infodump about it? Then out yourself in the replies below!

I'll start. Hi I'm Alice. I'm multi-queer (pan/bisexual and nonbinary). I'm an expert lockpicker and data scientist, and I have an education in computer science, psychology, and statistics.

Your turn

#FollowFriday #AMA

Any sufficiently advanced spreadsheet is indistinguishable from magic.

And if you use it without making a proper offering, the Fae *will* take you.

Hey #Seattle folx! There are #Fascist #MAGA fuckers in Cal Anderson park, filming people and trying to start fights.

A group of black-clad heroes are trying to chase them off.

No police response yet, but there was a loud explosion of some kind in the park a little bit ago.

#FuckTrump #FuckFascism