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⭐️ SNOOZE ⭐️ The Tiny Angry Witch dislikes mornings just as much as we do. It's authentic stop-motion animation. We'd love to have more time to devote to these, so if you know any eccentric millionaires, let us know! Written, built, animated, voice and scored by 4 x people (and 1 x Witch)

Har jobbat med att utveckla programvara sen början av 90-talet, och har jobbat mycket med "inbyggda system", programvaran i apparater. Jag vet hur de funkar. Jag har ingen digital assistent eller hem-automation hemma, och försöker undvika prylar som kräver en app på telefonen.

"humanitarian" constructed from the same template as "vegetarian" here

If anyone else has a Synology NAS they just released DSM 7.4.1-90080 Update 1 and you should install this RIGHT NOW especially if your NAS is exposed to the Internet in any way whatsoever. This fixes a just published and very severe vulnerability. #synology

This was interesting to me - i know how it worked in my day, when I did my national service in the 90s, but hadn't looked into how the new new system works. (New new because between the end and restart of conscription Sweden had an all professional armed force, I believe).

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An announcement from the society of microwrites authors

Repeatedly

I was contacted by a translator who said they loved my work and asked if they could try to sell the idea of a collection of my stories published in both translation and the original English to a publisher they knew. All legit, and the book got great reviews in Germany. This was pre-AI though.

Geese are insane: Example #2,987,304

How long until a car manufacturer (Volkswagen? Probably going to be them, right?) claim the built-in AI in their cars means they can't be held responsible for what their cars do due to faulty breaks or something?

Been there, done that, didn't get a t-shirt, but we had just potatoes to last us through winter and spring, and to plant the next crop. There would be frost on the ceiling of the earth cellar we stored them in during winter, but the potatoes didn't freeze, so it worked. God I feel old!

Productivity as an adult is just an endless process of applying new psychological tricks and operant conditioning to yourself until an acceptable number of tasks are completed.

Niche jokes'r'us

I usually bought baby wipes for camping trips. I liked the aloe vera variety.

Ten years ago, I was at a meeting of reenactment combat trainers (many manly men!) when one made a really inappropriate comment. I rolled my eyes, but another man said "That's a bit rapey, mate" and then changed the subject. It was as easy as that. And as hard as that. I try to follow his lead.

Ah, Jennifer Garner returns as Elektra

Happy Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov Day to us all and now more than ever remember that the Computer Said Yes.

Glad to hear it. One of these years I'll manage to get there and spend the weekend in the Viking camp.

If I was cynical I would expect AI companies to continue to "accidentally hack third parties without being instructed to" until they are nationalised. That's the only way they could get off the tiger they're riding.

In the night I thought a pile of clothes on a chair was one of my cats. This means there's a 10% chance that piles of clothes may one day replace all cats.

After the Incident these are no longer open to the public. A replica have been carved into the chalk of Royston Cave in Hertfordshire, which should be far enough away to be safe.

"self-centred men who are argumentative, stubborn, disagreeable and unempathetic are much more likely to own a high-status car such as an Audi, BMW or Mercedes."

I'm playing this JRPG which takes place in both the distant past and the present, and one party member just went "Welp, I really like this girl we've helped here in the past and I feel I can make a real difference, so I'm staying here with her" and I went there in the present and found their grave.

Oh, I haven't read that since I was a teenager, and then I read it in Swedish translation. I should go and see if I can find an electronic copy in English.

Both? Both.

Outgoing Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristofferson reminds me of David Cameron. No personal vision for the country, just "I'd like to be PM", and he leaves with little more legacy than having legitimised the far right.

I have been visited by the notorious Star Wars character Lumbago Ischias. Can't say I enjoy the company much

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

Very interesting, and good to know. I hope that learning about this leads to understanding, and understanding to acceptance.

Good news: B&N included SLAYERS OF OLD in their roundup of 31 Best Books to Read for Halloween. Better news: The e-book of SLAYERS is still on sale for only $3.99! Bad news: B&N's site is messed up and sends you to @wiswell.bsky.social's e-book, not mine. www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/31-best...

On my way to Madrid for a couple of days of meetings. Not looking forward to 30+ temperatures

Make a band edible: Abba (Genuine Swedish brand not affiliated with the band ABBA, most known for pickled herring.)

Repost with your home river. I lived next to the Indalsälven River until I was eight. Dad worked at one of the many hydropower plants along its course. Then we moved to an island in the Storsjön Lake, which Indalsälven feeds into and runs out of. The hydropower plants regulate its water level.

Question for non-Australians: Does your culture have the well-known phrase “the good scissors”? A pair of sewing scissors reserved for cutting fabric, distinct from the everyday scissors, used for everything else. Children were always warned against and admonished for using “the good scissors”.

Happy Labour Day! Especially to all the freelancers and self-employed who never get holidays. We just get 'days' :) One Holiday Closer to Hallowe'en!

Hey, @camestrosf.bsky.social, have you included Descartes robot daughter in your history of robots?

OPEN post! ✨ I did a therapy--I mean a video about an ethnic minority in Sweden! You can watch it for free without any ads in my studio post below! (It also links to my youtube channel, in case you for some reason want to watch it there, with ads) www.jenniegyllblad.co.uk/wp/2026/09/0...

Went to see the latest Spiderman film. Was good. Hadn't been spoiled at all, so was very surprised once the villain's name was revealed. The twists and reveals were good, the setups for coming films in the MCU were not out of place. Young Tom has bulked up a bit, but not unreasonable so.

I'm a professional software engineer, and let me tell you, I hadn't noticed.

Dark matter particles are like potato crisps, you can't have just one. (With thanks and apologies to @diane.dianeduane.com )

See? I told you to vote for A Girl and her Fed! Look what we could have had! Right. We'll all nominate SideQuested volume 1 next year, okay?

I love that this is how I found out Starmer stepped down as an MP

To use a relatively new Swedish word, which I haven't yet fully integrated in my working active vocabulary: villhöver.

I just realised that if "Darths and Droids" wrap up this year, as seems likely, @dmmaus.bsky.social et. al. will be eligible for a Best Comic Hugo Award.