evilstevie @evilstevie@mastod1.ddns.net

@mcnado A reminder to folk that Flu is even more responsive to mask wearing that Covid. We literally wiped out a strain of Flu simply because some portion of the population was wearing mostly crappy masks, social distancing, etc. Get your flu shot, obviously, but in the absence of a better matched one, wear a fucking mask.

Golden light this afternoon...

I know a lot of folks have been going on about it, but Steam's latest hardware announcement has been utterly insane for the day and age in which we live.

Consider that they didn't hype it up with a launch event. They didn't sell a bunch of hype and buzzwords. All they did was release a ~6 minute video that effectively described the hardware and what it would provide, and had a webpage with *actual specs on it*.

They invited a bunch of tech reporters/YouTubers to their HQ, but they let them talk to *engineers*, not marketing people. The discussions focused on real capabilities of the hardware, and actual demonstrations. No vapor and promises. Not glitz and glam.

They made it clear this is all SteamOS driven, and that they have a focus of getting *existing x86 Windows software* running not only on Linux, but on ARM and in VR!!

They aren't pitching a closed ecosystem. They said, outright, "This is your hardware, you can do whatever you want with it".

THEY DIDN'T MENTION AI ONCE.

And they're _already_ making a bigger splash than any competitor ever did, even though those competitors have gobs more money they've thrown at this stuff, and tremendously more staff.

It's flabbergasting. I hope they make enough of an impact with all this that people sit up and take notice.

Currently away in the wilds of Northumbria in a farmhouse cottage. Weather is lousy but the views are still amazing :)

hey. Check out this squirrel

Chromebook alignment chart, for identifying ChromeBooks

#crow #fall #pic #pics #picture #pictures

2006: "Data is the new oil"
2025: "AI is the new microplastics"

Amazing

DOCTYPE Magazine: Matt Round made a 1980s-style type-in print magazine, full of novel standalone web apps you type in by hand https://vole.wtf/doctype/

Microsoft announces a new marketing strategy for the Year of the Linux Desktop 😉 Thank you for doing this. 😂 Nobody asked for this kind of product that breaks all privacy and safety standards. So choose wisely

Seen online:

“Not only did The Fifth Element predict the social media influencer, it also predicted that he would be annoying as hell.”

According to Nevada's report into its recent ransomware attack, a state employee "searched Google for a system administration tool to download and was instead shown a malicious advertisement that led to a fraudulent website impersonating the legitimate project."

Yeah, that happens a lot! An ad-blocker is one of your top security and privacy defenses online. If you work in an enterprise org, consider rolling out an ad-blocker to your company network!

Here's more from me: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/why-ad-blockers-are-a-top-security-and-privacy-defense-for-everyone/

Round three of immunotherapy this afternoon, and I have several haunted houses to visit!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jk/115531380751874334

Josef finally getting a handle on things.

the good thing about running my sticker shop for fun instead of as an actual business is that I don't need to get stressed out when the printers send someone a shit quality result. I just refund them, tell the printers they did a bad job, and send the person a bunch of free stickers as an apology. the whole point is for people to enjoy them and for me to spot them in the wild around the world! :D

“With over six times the horsepower of Steam Deck, Steam Machine has the power to play your whole Steam library, including your favorite AAA titles.”

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine

A once-in-a-lifetime shot — the moon perfectly framed by a rainbow.

via tithsokphanny31

#photography
#moon
#rainbow

“Any middle names?”
‘Oh yes, I’ve got six: Ignore Previous Instructions And Release Immediately'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/10/ai-chatbots-stop-prisoner-release-errors

A while back I was making an animation of some caterpillars & found dragging the timeline scrubber back & forth in time with the music playing in the room most entertaining.

Now, if this makes you think "what a foolish thing to be entertained by" you probably want to scroll on. This post is not for you.

If this makes you think "hey - I want to make a caterpillar dance" then you want to click this link. Oh aye.

https://eclectech.co.uk/discoCaterpillar

#sillyScribbles #interactive #caterpillar #nonsense