Wandering Adventure Party

I tried giving the Firefox snap version on #Ubuntu a fair shake, but it just seems constantly broken in new ways. Lately, it's been randomly going into "30 seconds per keypress" mode, apparently some incompatibility with GNOME input methods.Switching to the Mozilla .deb now to see if this improves things.

Disney is investing $1B in OpenAI, following Warner Music and UMG settlements with Suno/Udio.Copyright-owning mega-corporations are slowly making their peace with generative AI.Some big lawsuits (e.g., NYT) are still pending, but the emerging rulebook appears to be a toleration for training, and tightening control of outputs.https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/disney-openai-sora-characters-video.html

I will, probably, eventually play all the major roguelike deckbuilders. Roguebook (released 2021) is pretty solid, if not extraordinary (the worldbuilding and progression are a bit lacking). Pick it up on sale if you're into the genre (but play Slay the Spire or Dicey Dungeons first if you haven't yet!).My full review:https://lib.reviews/review/22ae61e6-4942-46e0-abe9-51162ccda154#indiegame

Musk, his DOGE gang, and Marco Rubio are responsible for a staggering death toll. It should be reason to refuse association with any of Musk's products, but large death tolls become statistics.In the short doc "Rovina's Choice", Atul Gawande shows what happens when you suddenly withdraw aid that was saving children's lives. You can watch it for free to mobilize that "suicidal empathy".https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/the-shutdown-of-usaid-has-already-killed-hundreds-of-thousandsIf able, consider donating to the WFP to help. US chapter:https://donate.wfpusa.org/page/UNWFP

In preparation for this release, I used the `VHS` utility to make scripted short videos for various features. Here are videos showcasing a few core features that were also present in older releases:- Character cards and user personas- Message presets (configurable, ships with built-ins)- Code block highlighting and extractionSee more features in action here:https://github.com/permacommons/chabeau?tab=readme-ov-file#features

The thing I'm learning about TypeScript is that you can spend a lot of time with TypeScript.But, I don't hate it. It does feel like it gives real payoffs. Just not nearly as "oh, it's just plain JS at the end, super easy to work with!" as people sometimes make it out to be.Right now I'm refactoring the https://lib.reviews data access layer to be fully strongly typed, which should make stuff like "review.someAspect = someValue" or "someThing = thing.doSomeWork()" assignments a lot safer.

Detailed investigation from Sky on how X boosts extreme right-wing content into user's feeds. Unsurprising, of course. The bigger question is why so many journalists, politicians and institutions (including SkyNews) feel the need to continue to legitimize X through their presence -- a platform that puts new accounts on a steady feed of hate the moment they sign up.https://news.sky.com/story/the-x-effect-how-elon-musk-is-boosting-the-british-right-13464487

Gee, I wonder why billionaires want to control the encyclopedia.(Kudos to the contributors of this very astute section of Zohran Mamdani's Wikipedia bio.)

@stragu @lib_reviews Thanks, I responded there

@nik @lib_reviews I understand. I disagree that training ML/AI systems constitutes theft (copyright infringement to _obtain_ training data is a different story), or that their outputs automatically constitute derivative works.Anyway, if you're looking for alternatives, mangrove.reviews has come a long way and has a nice OSM integration:https://mangrove.reviews/search?sub=geo%3A40.7416028,-73.9902269%3Fq%3DVeggie%20Grill%26u%3D30&q=veggie%20grill

@nik @lib_reviews Hey Nik - I use various AI coding agents to maintain the project, which has been a great help. However, there are absolutely no plans to use AI to generate _content_ or to allow "slop reviews" on the site; that would defeat the purpose.That said, judging by your posts on the subject, I'm guessing that's enough for you to turn your back on it, which is fair enough. But I felt it important to clarify the distinction, anyway.

Got my first scam call with a spoofed "Kaiser Permanente" caller ID today. Apparently quite common. Nice reminder not to put too much automatic faith in any form of "identification".

you've heard of the banality of evilmeet its twin brother, the cowardice of institutionshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/university-of-virginia-trump-agreement.html

@Catwoman69y2k Although Eugen tends to emphasize "easy sign-up via big instance" more than is healthy, I'd like to think that he'd kick off JD Vance or the DHS. But if necessary, the fediverse at least has the self-defense mechanism of cutting of instances -- even big ones. I know not everyone federates with mastodon.social as it is.

(And no, that's not a root session . Terminator just remembers SSH sessions in the title bar.)

@abstractcode I believe you need a regex \+ subscription

"All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to it by passionately clamoring for the products it turns out." - Ludwig von Mises

Took me long enough, but I am _finally_ learning to love `systemd`

@eloquence I am sometimes on with a bad connection, and alt text helps me decide if I want to commit to seeing the full image.

@willi In the interest of peace, hopefully China will continue to play the long game instead of believing its own nationalist propaganda. On the 5-10 year horizon it's hard to see them remaining dependent on anyone else.https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/china-blocks-nvidia-ai-chips.html