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@edzitron.com Here is the first mention I have found of an AI service switching to usage-based billing... github.blog/news-insight... I first found it reported on Slashdot.

@maddow.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social Could one or both of you dig into this bill and give it some needed airtime? This codifies the 4th Amendment for a digital age and gives us a private right of action for violations. It's a good law.

My final newsletter of 2025: We're in The Enshittifinancial Crisis, the fourth stage of enshittification, where companies turn on their shareholders. Unprofitable, unsustainable AI threatens future of venture capital, private equity and the markets themselves. www.wheresyoured.at/the-enshitti...

@kylekulinskishow.bsky.social You have to watch the end of Philip Defranco's video from today... He totally cooked the CEO of KIND, calling him out for both-sidesing and false equivalency... youtu.be/bf5q2oacArc?...

What a brilliant idea... Keep scammers so busy they can't spend time scamming... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogxd...

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com I've been watching the confusion between yourself and Jen Psaki about ranked-choice voting. The simplest real-world example was the process of the 2020 Iowa caucuses where folks from the smallest pools of voters get shuffled to the highest remaining candidate preference.

I don't know that this is or isn't true, but simply the fact that the story exists should tell us all that ALL code powering our election infrastructure should be open source.

We already have that, and his name is Bernie Sanders, and he is rightfully working with her as at least an equal partner... Scream away; the lack of confidence in women is astonishing; she could do and is doing it without any man giving her permission if and when needed.

For anyone who is in the market for a new 3D printer, I would avoid BambuLabs if you value flexibility to use alternative tools and options.

So it begins... @bambulabglobal.bsky.social's latest X1C firmware no longer works with OrcaSlicer. See: github.com/bambulab/Bam... Best solution for current X1C owners: don't upgrade your firmware.

No truer sign has ever been created.

This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.

Happy First Contact Day, to those who celebrate...

@meidastouch.com @jenpsaki.msnbc.com @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social Towns large and small are joining in the movement. Around 250 folks showed up here in a very red city of 40,000.

This was….five months ago

What a lovely distraction from today's wackiness... youtu.be/_6s8ebjmxeQ?...

This is the result of decades of civic poisoning by Fox News and right-wing echo chambers and channels.

For someone as eloquent as Pete to use "fuckup" should signal to anyone how bad this is, no pun intended.

This is a very nuanced and honest take on the who "trans kids in sports" situation. Please take the time to read it...

“Schmidt being “violently interrogated” at Logan Airport for hours, and being stripped naked, put in a cold shower by two officials, and being put back onto a chair.” Whatever happened to #abolishICE? It needs to be abolished. This is torture.

youtu.be/46XaJvIxPeY?...

A cogent explainer of the SSA fraud claims and a proper condemnation of the President's use of the fraud that does happen to enrage folks needlessly. youtube.com/watch?v=GvMz...

A decent, low-key explainer about the issue around the SSA fraud, waste, and abuse supposedly found by DOGE... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyR8...

This is long, but totally worth the listen, all the way through. youtu.be/wAUTbQ4rPI4?...

Q: how to 6x DOGE savings ($2.5b)? A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)

An excellent take on the benefits and drawbacks of AI and the use of algorithms in our daily lives. And of course, I'm here for whatever amount of snark comes from this channel.

I am not a religious person, generally, but in this world, we should have 1,000,000 of Rev. Trevors to 1 of Kenneth Copeland... youtu.be/XEhwXiZi7uw?...

Just saw a post on FB about Seven of Nine and the arc of that character from simply an onscreen, flat ensemble player to a complex and rich personality. The article rightfully calls out @jerilryan.bsky.social for her portrayal of Seven over the last 30 years. Thanks for your hard work! #randompraise

This is the sort of attitude we all need right now.

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

A word to the wealthy…

Stunningly dismaying... Watching the historical parallels is just heartbreaking.

Correct. This is a President of the United States declaring himself a dictator. And instead of Americans understanding that we’re now under imminent threat of martial law and tyranny, we’ll get a month of think pieces about what the President of the United States meant by his UNAMBIGUOUS statement.

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

“VOTING FOR THE MAYOR WHO PROMISED TO BLOW UP THE CITY DOESN’T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE MAYOR BLOWING UP THE CITY” A masterclass from @mikedrucker.bsky.social

We are in a very bad place... cyberintel.substack.com/p/doge-expos...

This past weekend, Elon Musk called me cruel, mean and deceitful. Two and half years ago I called him a welfare queen. You decide. www.profgalloway.com/elon-musk-we...

Given the data which keeps disappearing, check out this video for information about archiving resources for use offline or restoration later. youtu.be/QGuXTFyxLe0?...

I would encourage my fellow Buckeyes to contact your state senator and register your opposition to Ohio SB 63 which would ban Ranked Choice Voting in Ohio and use the power of the purse to enforce that against counties and cities who would independently run them. ohiosenate.gov/legislation/...

I'd love people's help getting this out into major subreddits. Especially ones frequented by technology workers. The more people in Silicon Valley who know the truth, the better. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-plot-a...

This is probably the most concise summary of the modern liberal position in America, and the way liberals differ is usually on how to accomplish these goals, not what the goals are...

I wouldn't remove it, but you can actually change the name of the root account by changing its name in /etc/passwd and leaving the UID of 0. Alternatively, see what happens when you add a new account with a uid of 0... ;-) Just promise me you'll do that on a local machine or a private VM.

“Never before has a presidential administration so openly wielded the power of the federal government as a blunt-force instrument to be used against fellow Americans, journalism outlets, and, yes, its political rivals.” NEW from @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social:

Why am I not surprised that Trump sounds more and more like Emperor Cuzco, except without the charming change of heart in the third act? #emperorsnewgroove #realityisstrangerthanfiction