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so i am hearing that AWS's global billing systems shat themselves

i have screenshots of a user in Germany who normally runs up $27/mo, getting a bill for $353 billion, which is more than e.g the GDP of Finland

it is not *smoking gun* that this was a vibe code error, still looking for that

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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The MAGAs, in "Stigmatized!" IN WHICH the intrepid couple do their own scientific research.
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For those unfamiliar with how voting works in the US Congress: you are allowed to vote against something the duopoly desires, only so long as your vote will not effect the outcome.

https://husseini.substack.com/p/performative-voting-voting-against

/ 1 POTENSH TRACK THIS SMOKE CULD TAKE THRU SUNDAY
/ U CULD BEHOLD THE SMOKE EBBING & FLOWING OVER UR NORTHEAST UNITED STATES EMPIRE
/ THE SMOKE OF UR DEATH SPIRAL
/ LET THIS BE A REMINDER
/ THAT U NEED 2 REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS
/ https://airquality.weather.gov/?element=apm25h01_bc&mapcenter=-79.67%2C42.68&mapzoom=6.747701854184715&subregion=CONUS&region=CONUS

Going to be linking to this anytime someone asks me about LLMs from now on.

https://gracefulliberty.com/llms/

> I do not use LLMs or other "Generative AI" for prose or code, nor do I accept it from others as open source contributions.

> I do not discuss my prose or code with LLMs.

> I do not consult LLMs for projects, contributions, assignments, research, or anything else.

> As far as possible and practicable, I have disabled LLM-integration in my tools or replaced tools that don't let me do so.

> Requests for me to use LLMs or read content generated by LLMs will be met with disappointment and gentle refusal.

> I want to use my skills and engage with other people in the process.

“Today’s stupid prompt injection: just write like the AI – Pivot to AI”

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/16/todays-stupid-prompt-injection-just-write-like-the-ai/

Several years ago I wrote something along the lines of chatbots being the worst UI possible ("the opposite if good", iirc). People didn't listen then and I doubt they'll listen today

Meta does not want you to know that you can improve the quality of these AI glasses by just microwaving them for one minute. Pass it on.

Die for the Omnissiah.

That is definitely one answer to the question.

ChatGPT convinced an Alabama woman to end her life to fulfill a divine prophesy, lawsuit alleges - al.com

https://www-al-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.al.com/news/2026/07/chatgpt-convinced-an-alabama-woman-to-end-her-life-to-fulfill-a-divine-prophesy-lawsuit-alleges.html?outputType=amp&amp_js_v=0.1&amp_gsa=1#webview=1

#ai #antiai #chatgpt #llm

Looking at https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/732341/trump-claims-that-declassified-documents-show-us-election-vulnerabilities it's worth noting that the Heritage Foundation wrote the Project 2025 plan, and they're also a founding affiliate of the Atlas Network. So a whole lot of badness all over that establishment.

Anyone looking to hire a principle (or senior) software developer? I have 15 years experience with a huge variety of web technologies (especially, but not limited to, node and frontend JS).

If I haven't worked with your particular stack, I will impress you with the speed at which I learn. I also excel at designing features and working with nontechnical folks - from ideation to plan to execution, "writing code" is only 25% of a dev's work.

Looking for a company (or at least team) that does not allow LLM coding tools - I do not slop, and I'm very tired of coworkers who do. #seattle or fully remote.

#getfedihired

The State Department is convening governments around “political terrorism” while federal prosecutors criminalize solidarity at home. In Minnesota, worker assemblies and anti-ICE organizing are being cited as evidence of conspiracy.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/sweeping-federal-indictments-of-ice-observers-net-minnesota-unionists

“Antifa” has no membership list or fixed boundary.

That is why the label is useful to Stephen Miller: it can be stretched around anyone who resists raids, organizes a protest or supports the people being targeted.

Everyone is antifa now.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/antifa-everywhere-war-on-terror-cve-material-support-laws-hlf5-terrorism

Argentina is in the World Cup finals on Sunday.

What do Messi, Maradona, neoliberalism, dictatorship, anarchism, and uprising have in common?
Why is the World Cup so important in the collective national consciousness of Argentina?
How are its deep footballing roots intertwined with the history of working class immigration and what was once the largest anarchist movement in the world?

Get 20% off this title with code CORRUPT thru 7/19 here: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1871

We have deployed Forgejo v16, read more about the new features that come with this release in their news article: https://forgejo.org/2026-07-release-v16-0/

Report any new bugs or regressions to https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/

If we were you, we definitely wouldn't buy these two new stickers and put them up on stop signs...
See all designs here: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_list&c=247

Under the Digital Markets Act, tech gatekeepers like Apple can’t lock out competitors in order to lock in users. The General Court of the European Union just affirmed this in ruling against Apple: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/european-court-apple-can-not-shirk-its-interoperability-requirements

The economic terms of this merger make no sense for Paramount shareholders.

If Paramount’s news networks are watered down to appease the administration, the public stop tuning in and will be less informed.

Read about the lawsuit FPF attorneys filed:

https://freedom.press/issues/shareholder-lawsuit-seeks-to-halt-paramount-merger-fight-corruption/

Ranked-choice voting lets people support the candidate they actually want without worrying that they’re handing the election to the candidate they like least.

J. Patrick Patterson explains how it works and why it could bring disillusioned voters back.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/ranked-choice-voting-big-idea-election

US continues to shun #Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany - https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/07/us-continues-to-shun-ebola-infected-citizens-second-american-sent-to-germany/ #murica the cowardly won't even look after its own citizens