Notices by jwz (jwz@mastodon.social), page 11

@chema *Monkey paw curls*

The Vatican's Anime Mascot Is Now an AI Porn Sensation.

Meet Luce: Last week, the Vatican unveiled Luce, a Japanese-style cartoon character that will serve as the Catholic Church's mascot for its upcoming jubilee year, as well as its Expo 2025 in...
https://jwz.org/b/ykcX

@mattblaze Having just consulted his filmography, I think I would prefer to not be played by Gene Hackman at all.

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein DNA Lounge is still here for you
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2024/11/06.html

@jarkko Why are you tagging me on this? I could not possibly care less about this.

America's Mayor still out here living like he's in a Coen Brothers movie.

Rudy Giuliani's apartment was emptied weeks ago, victims say: Rudy Giuliani must appear in person in federal court on Thursday after two election workers who are to receive...
https://jwz.org/b/ykcQ

𝔖𝔦𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔥 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝕮𝔥𝔳𝔫𝔤𝔢.𝔒𝔯𝔤 𝔓𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫
https://jwz.org/b/yigf

You probably need to buy a dongle to make it tase you in the genitals, though.

Apple releases realtime self-harm toolkit:

@danhon You can also get them pre-aged! https://psyne.co/product/ncsa-mosaic-1993-vintage-t-shirt/

@streetartutopia I find the asterisk offensive.

@markus No, this is not even remotely what I was talking about, not even if you squint.

@mntyfrsh This is the part where I said "I am not interested in your guesses" and you couldn't help yourself, you had to hit reply to tell me your guess.

There are lots of articles about how many billions have been spent on political advertising, but I haven't seen any articles with a breakdown of who is *receiving* those billions. Which corporations stand to profit most from this dynamic?

(This is not the part where you tell me your guesses and theories. I have mine already, thanks.)

Pro tip: if you cover the display on your appliances with a piece of tape, you never have to reset the clock.

@jef hexsterical

Update: macOS 15.1 changed the syntax of the secret "Maybe Later Intensifies" plist file. https://jwz.org/b/ykZU

"Maybe Later" Intensifies.

I can already see that I'm going to regret having upgraded one of my machines to macOS 15. Has anyone figured out how to make this dark-pattern patronizing bullshit permanently take "yes" for an answer?
https://jwz.org/b/ykZU

@angusm This is a variant on my pet peeve about random github-related announcements via social media: "FribbleCorge hits release 1.0.0beta3!" with NO hint anywhere in the toot or the github README or the project webpage about what FribbleCorge is actually *for*—not even a one-liner. It's just a disembodied floating Thing with a version number.

Apartheid Emerald Mine Space Grampa.

Elon Musk's Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather: Haldeman believed that apartheid South Africa was destined to lead "White Christian Civilization" in its fight against the "International Conspiracy" of...
https://jwz.org/b/ykcI