Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

RE: https://ni.hil.ist/@library/116776717996350095

This is the new Mastodon account for the Anarchist Library. If you're not familiar with this project, it is arguably the best English-language resource for finding anarchist texts available on the Internet. Give em a follow, and keep your distro tables, infoshops and reading groups stocked with all the latest zines, and most obscure 19th century anarchist texts the project has to offer.

The 2020 Presidential election was not stolen, Trump is just a pathetic sore loser. Please voice your opposition to unconstitutional federal interference in elections.

https://www.lwv.org/take-action/oppose-proposed-mail-and-absentee-ballot-regulations

Trillions invested, entire industries destroyed, our information ecosystem fundamentally compromised, and all we accomplished was, at best, a 0-5% bump in overall aconomic productivity.

RE: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/116770333053823108

@BerserkEd_PT @_elena @aral

One #problem with #realnameregistration is that it can be used as an #ID for governmental services as well

That is what you could call a #thecirclescenario

Another problem is the #superapp

In #China it became nearly impossible to exist without the #微信 #app , known as #WeChat internationally

If you analyse what #AnnaZeiter said in interviews there are possibilities they want #WSocial to become a #superapp

I'll write it in more detail, in the future, I promise…

Reminder: every operational vehicle sold by Tesla is a surveillance apparatus operated by state actors and robber-barons (one could argue these are one and the same these days).

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Yes, genAI is going the fuck away!

They stopped putting lead into (road vehicle) fuel! They stopped putting CFCs into sprays and refrigerators! They stopped putting asbestos into buildings! They are going to stop shoving genAI into fucking everything!

They are paying influencers and celebrities to try to convince you that you have to accept it, but if they weren't losing already, they wouldn't need to pay anybody!

Hang in there, 6 more months or so!

#noAI #AI #LLM #LLMs #technofascism

#fedihelp hey Fedi! I am trying to get in touch with the owners to the rights of Joseph Weizenbaum;s "Computer Power and Human Reason".
The Weizenbaum Institute (a research institute, not a family foundation) does not seem too responsive.
Last time (1987) the rights were with Penguin in the UK.
These days they may be still with them or possibly with Prof. Weizenbaum's heirs.
Anyone know someone who knows someone who knows someone?
Thank you!

“Join the Fediverse.”

- #JohnMastodon

Dear Fedi friends,

I wonder if I'm being too harsh or if my impression of being misled is accurate?

The CEO of a burgeoning social network - which launched 2 days ago - has said earlier today:

"We are letting in a couple of thousands every day now. But we try to speed things up. We are having almost 100,000 on the waitlist."

How many users do you think they CURRENTLY have based on this statement? Ballpark figure?

(reveal coming soon)

#MathIsHard #AskFedi #OpenData

#WSocial: "We want to promote European digital sovereignty. We're made in Europe, for the world!"

@EUCommission: "A strong Europe needs independent digital spaces. Today, we’re expanding our presence to W."

W Social: "You need to verify your identity. Please download our #WIdentity app from Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store"

No further comment necessary.

Check for yourselves (04:30): https://inv.nadeko.net/Vcq4MiabpEQ

#BigTech #OpenWashing #EuropeWashing #SovereigntyWashing

Will Bunch: "The indictment of the Minneapolis 15 — a so-called “conspiracy” that included innocuous acts of dissent like discussing ICE activities on the Signal app or publishing an article on a pro-anarchist website — and the chemical assault against citizens exercising their free-speech rights are all the same instinct from a violently repressive government.

"They want you to shut up. They want you to stay in your home. And they want to make you very afraid — five months before an election that they are practically screaming they plan to do everything in their dictatorial powers to steal."
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-minneapolis-15-indictments-trump-silencing-dissent-20260618.html?int_promo=newsletter

#Minneapolis #ICE #UncheckedAggression

https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/10/announcing-stack-overflow-for-agents/

I'm laughing so hard that I'm having trouble breathing

The free and open web is facing a major threat from publishers that are trying to change core internet standards at the IETF. Altering these protocols could harm how we use the web every day. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/free-and-open-web-under-attack-ietf

Don't let lawmakers erode transparency. California Assembly Bill 1821 would let officials delay responses to record requests, charge an hourly rate to search for and review them, and even allow government agencies to sue requesters.

Urge them to vote no.

https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/transparency-is-under-attack-in-a-late-breaking-bill/

#OpenAI is sinking faster than expected. https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/openai-is-in-a-far-worse-position-d8a?r=dcpca&utm_medium=ios&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e233_tv2_tp1_a1dennhb52ftc5&fbclid=IwY2xjawShPztleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFIR09GVk1WajBpZjFralRCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoFtP9dLTNM4YcBb3utWYak46CXMre6Zmd35x049NWPKxcAnaLL3dFVVCvhS_aem_UQbIBBY-utV4Z2O-T03ZHA&triedRedirect=true

@dalias @Captain_Jack_Sparrow @_elena @xChaos European “real names, closed source, Nazis are welcome, actually” Bluesky.

@conservancy I'm going to state this very clearly:

Projects/communities have an absolute right to exclude people whose behaviors they deem unethical, unsafe, or hostile from participation.

And deeming LLM-gen-AI use as unethical is a completely reasonable position.

Prediction markets promise ordinary users a shortcut to wealth.

But Bloomberg found that the majority of Polymarket profits went to a tiny slice of accounts that appeared to be automated bots. Everyone else lost $131 million in aggregate.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/prediction-markets-kalshi-polymarket-inflation-silicon-valley-capitalism

A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/18/natural-world-digital-biodiversity-heritage-library-scientific-knowledge-free-access-aoe #AI companies should fund this; it would be pennies for them... #bhl