evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

Beep.

Microsoft: We write 30% of code using Gen AI.

The rest of the world: That explains the current state of Windows 11, MS-Office and all other products.

#ai

In the spring of 2024, a local comic shop asked Doctor Popular to illustrate a promotional t-shirt for an upcoming fundraiser. The original design, "Batman Devouring His Young", was rejected by the comic shop upon review.

Meanings of the smoke for the upcoming papal conclave:

Black smoke means they're burning oil, which could be a sign of piston ring or valve stem seal wear

White smoke means they're burning coolant and the papal head gasket has blown

NFTs That Cost Millions Replaced With Error Message After Project Downgraded to Free Cloudflare Plan

https://www.404media.co/nfts-that-cost-millions-replaced-with-error-message-after-project-downgraded-to-free-cloudflare-plan/

Credit for this joke goes to @flangey, I just elaborated on it a bit

Burning Man(1): A week-long open-source event in the desert culminating in the ritual burning of a 40ft high documentation file nobody understands

Yesterday, I learned that camel-casing your hashtags, i.e. every word starts with a capital letter but no spaces, is not just personal preference of some but essential to those using screen-readers. Makes sense.

So, all of my hashtags are now and will be in camel case. You've convinced me. Convincing me with inclusion is rather easy.

#IAmAnExampleHashtag

#LGBTQ #Trans #LGBTQIA #Transgender #Science #WaitWhatAreWeTalkingAbout #ShitIFind

@rhipratchett

No way can I afford to have a bid, but I can boost for visibility.

And as I always say with your dad's work.

The first time I picked up one of his books, I thought I was going to be reading an amusing fantasy book recommended by a friend when I was just a teenager.

I was wrong.

What I got, every single time... was a lesson in humanity, compassion, equality and everything else that has ever been used as a weapon by bigots, the hateful people and of course political power.... Plus... I also got an hilarious fantasy novel.

It helped shape my beliefs as a young man and still does today as a middle aged one.

Every time I look at those books on the shelf, every time I open one. I am grateful for their existence and the lessons they've taught me.

His words are used in my everyday life... from the greatest bad jokes ever written (a tie between 'The Wizard Denephew Boot' & 'The guy works down the chip shop they swear is Elfish')... to the Vimes theory on socio-economic unfairness. I use his words as examples to teach others.

Good luck with the auction... I hope it breaks records.

THE BIGGEST NEWS! Rob and I are offering up a hand-signed hardback, first edition/first printing copy of Monstrous Regiment straight from the Pratchett archives. Those who know the story will know why it’s a pertinent one for this cause.

https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/128726/auctions/181179/auction_items/6176077

UK trans people, it's time to familiarise yourself with the law on upskirting, because the upshot is, it is *very* illegal, the law is not written with regards to gender, not degined as specifically sexual, and sharing photos is as very illegal as taking them.

@catarinac
My answer to the situation: Take out all the urinals, have EVERY bathroom with walled in toilets that have entry doors that lock from the inside. No gender segregation of any kind, signage simply says "Toilets". Whoever get to the cubical first, it's theirs. Once you go in and lock the door, "Ain't nobodies business but your own" what's going on.

I frequent several coffee shops that are set up like this. Never been a problem that I'm aware of.

Probably the best #anagram I will ever personally discover.

I've been waiting for a good moment this year to post it. I thought in 2025 someone would be bound to use this phrase in public discourse. But I haven't seen a case of it yet, so I'll just post this anyway.

🎵 Tank fly boss walk jam nitty-gritty
You're listening to the boy from the big bad city
This is a Wendy's
This is a Wendy's 🎵

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Dipsy
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