John Sullivan @johns@librem.one

"For reasons unclear, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs maintains a ranking of cities by dumpling consumption per capita"

Yet another reason we need #reproduciblebuilds -- trademark concerns around recompiled binaries.

Cincinnatians: Check out my mom's
art at VADA gallery, opening reception tonight from 17:00 - 20:00!

https://vadagallery.wordpress.com/

#art #cincinnati

Oh thank god:

"The Virtual Keyboard has been removed to improve the customer experience. Please pay close attention to the new instructions when logging into your TreasuryDirect account."

@penaddict Getting an SSL error (MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_OCSP_RESPONSE_FOR_CERT_MISSING) from penaddict.com this morning.

I can't say it any better than the spam message that just landed in my inbox:

From: AI
Subject: ...ai,ai,ai!

"Act so that there is no use in a centre." --Gertrude Stein, *Tender Buttons*

#poetry #fediverse #quotes

...the Journal of Texture Studies lists 144 Chinese terms for food texture...In Japan, such terms number more than 400." (I hope this isn't like the Inuit words for snow thing, blame the NYT if so.)

I am so glad to know the Journal of Texture Studies exists.

It seems like in my world, the phrase "good for you!" is ascending. 1) Am I imagining this? 2) Do you say it? 3) Do you like it when someone says it to you? (with apparent sincerity)

My "favorite" part of this is where they asked #ChatGPT if the cases cited were real, it said yes, and they believed it. I only wish the judge and opposing counsel had also used ChatGPT to write their reactions -- would it have called itself out?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html

I hope it's not just Google in this room: https://www.engadget.com/google-and-the-european-commission-will-collaborate-on-ai-ground-rules-192035744.html figuring out EC ground rules for AI. Please invite noncorporate experts.

Interesting, my mail to someone using Office 365 was rejected because .odt and .ods attachments are not allowed.

Sorry, Microsoft has two Copilots? Does that add up to a Pilot?

https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-confirms-365-copilot-ai-will-be-natively-integrated-into-edge-150007852.html

Received one of the new Endless Creator retractable #FountainPens
a couple days ago.

Not a luxurious item -- feels...inexpensive. Also the knock is on crooked / bent / not flush to the barrel which is not a great look and leads to a weird noise when clicked. The hexagonal grip with the clip taking up a facet is a bold "there's only one right way to write" statement.

*But* the nib (most important part) exceeds my expectations and I'm enjoying writing with it. Inked with Robert Oster Whiskey.