Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Just realized Google was recording my phone calls on my older Pixel phone. I'm 99% certain that I didn't set it to record calls, so this likely happened during an update of the calling app. Even if the recordings were local only (which I can't determine so far), I'm not happy about this.

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We are open source, cooperatively-run, community-led and in the process of joining the social web. We're also working collaboratively with others in the space towards different modes of decentralisation, going against enshittification and one-size-fits-all approaches.

If you'd like to support our work and help allocate more resources towards these things, there are several ways to do so at the link below. Thank you! 💪🐦‍⬛

https://mirlo.space/team/tip

#SupportUs #Fediverse #Support #Coop #Coops

In an interesting moment to watch, legally: https://www.404media.co/reverse-engineer-anything-is-the-new-wild-west-of-ai/

I'm not a fan of / don't respect vibecoding, but I *am* a fan of jailbreaking devices and *legalizing* decompiling (notably, the decompiling work that's interesting is not happening by vibecoders though).

It's an interesting moment because previously corporations have been in the "we can do whatever we want because we're exploiting the commons" perspective, and now things are starting to hit against their own stuff. What will happen? I don't know.

I'm not sure what is going to happen from a legal perspective, but I think we are looking at one of three outcomes:

- This all gets declared legal, which would be a huge win against the ways corporations hold copyright over people
- This all gets declared *illegal*, which could be a win against a bunch of the business cases genAI hinges upon
- But unfortunately, there is also the likely third option: big corporations become allowed to do these things, individuals are not

honestly, I’d take a swing at enacting an anti-LLM policy at absolutely any small business at this stage.

“no LLMs were used in the making of our bagels. 100% human-made baked goods here.”

“our steam extraction carpet cleaning uses sulfide-free detergents and absolutely no use of AI, it’s operated by Kenny the new guy, but he’s been well trained by Steve, the guy who drives the truck and runs the pump now.”

New recurring date!

If someone asks you why they should join the Fediverse..

If any local politician, library, park, or museum asks you why they should be on the Fediverse..

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/meta-x-no-kings-elections-protests-midterms-free-speech-us-brazil/

The big platforms have their places, but we can’t depend on them to link us when it matters most.

@cinebox

How the heck is a girl supposed to write a creepy SF micro fiction when these goobers keep just literally doing the thing that I wanted to be ominous and portend dark futures about???

Last week, #Palantir just forced Sadiq Khan to back down after the London Mayor tried to block the US spytech giant's contract with the Met Police.

Khan dared to say public money should go to companies that share London's values, and Palantir hauled him to the High Court. And after that, Khan's office released a statement praising the company - and Palantir is back in the running for the £50 million Met Police contract.

My question is ...

If Palantir can force the Mayor of London to back down, what will it do to ministers deciding the future of our NHS data?

Ask HN: How to deal with shipping AI-written code you don't understand?

This will sound crazy, but perhaps don't do that? You don't have to ship a pile of stinking slop.

Practice saying no. Then say no to "AI".

#algernonReviewsHackerNews

"it's easy to criticise" hell yeah it is. that's why I do it. the effort to dopamine ratio is off the charts. you'd know that if you weren't a fucking idiot who sucks at everything

Morning thought: Having a big head and a pea brain is a pretty unfortunate combination.

Who will be the White House's next spokes-shithead? https://www.gocomics.com/brian-mcfadden/2026/10/20

Bad News Monday: We Are Losing Linux https://drglowcatsdebuglog.bearblog.dev/bad-news-monday-we-are-losing-linux/ #Linux

RE: https://raphus.social/@MaddieM4/117470859787721425

This _entire_ thread is worth your time. @MaddieM4 nails the often completely avoided emotional and moral concerns with putting a thing out into the world. She doesn't use the phrase but I would politely suggest this thread is about _craftsmanship_. It's about understanding the need that you're serving and the fit of the thing you're making to serve the need.

Serving our fellows is one of the _highest_ callings a person can have. Maddie may be inadvertently defining _Software As Service_.

RE: https://wandering.shop/@aesthr/117470082684445346

“Why I Resist Generative “AI” – Esther Weidauer”

https://estherweidauer.com/articles/why-resist-generative-ai.html

> No technology fully vanishes again once it has been developed. That doesn’t mean though that it remains widely adopted, nor that it’s even a net good.

The entire piece is well worth your time

Colorado wildlife overpass cut vehicle-animal collisions by 91%, report finds - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/colorado-wildlife-overpass-vehicle-animal-collisions-results so simple, so effective

Posters on random street poles are exhibiting stronger leadership than Slopware Freedom Conservancy.

Saying "nobody should be forced to use LLMs" is like saying "if you don't like tobacco, don't smoke it" on airplane where people are smoking tobacco.

CoreWeave founders cash out — the rest is mop-up

A successfully concluded blowoff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1D5LXlAPE0&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20261019-coreweave-founders-cash-out-the-rest-is-mop-up - podcast

time: 5 min 13 sec