Notices by scribe (scribe@mastodon.sdf.org)

A vague notion of responding civilly to comments on the local Facebook group, but then realised what a waste of time it would be.

Learn skills instead of complaining online.

@orbific Yeah the Sora 2 stuff is ...

I'm not cynical of the tech. But I'm wary about our governance of it, and where it leaves the human economy. These conversations just aren't happening, and for a reason. Hard to disentangle the industry from a sense of hyper-exploitation right now.

> new post: 'Small fixes: Steam Deck case kickstand'

https://6days.exmosis.net/2025/10/07/small-fixes-steam-deck-case-kickstand/

@v_perjorative oh lol, just saw how old that post was. Tag search still throwing me off guard, sorry 😂

@v_perjorative Mythic Beasts and Krystal both work a look.

Truth is stranger than AI.

Won't _somebody_ think of the Tories?

"new media is brilliant at finding the things that divide us" - Henry Mance in the FT.

Because it's fine and healthy to talk about the scary stuff. Because someone else out there will also be scared by it too.

Feels weird using the 'cancer' word here in public. It's personally a very triggering word due to various friends having it, surviving it, and not.

Basal Cell Carcinoma seems to be 'common cancer' and touted as low risk, so I've been quite "relaxed" about it the last few weeks. I know others have it much worse.

But it's still a scary and emotional word. I feel like I should be okay with saying it out loud, just because it shouldn't be a taboo thing.

Black eye and puffed up cheek but hey, less skin cancer so that's something.

Automate all the phishings! https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/abusing-notions-ai-agent-for-data-theft.html

#ai #security

The OG #NIntendo music player.

#zelda

Connixed: Those few seconds after you leave the house when you're not quite sure if you're on WiFi or mobile data.

Saturday morning #selfhosting recent updates roundup.

- Moved tens of thousands of photos from USB stick to portable SSD for robustness

- Hoping to use USB stick as backup for Pi video media server

- YouTube downloader has broken this week due to YT changes, been trying to fix TubeSync manually but no go so far

- Finally moved (nearly) all 65daysofstatic music to server and tidied up

- Created new syncthing folder for music downloaded from audio server to phone, to sync to laptop

We got a kitten a month ago. 90% of household conversation is now a variation on either "have you seen the cat?" or "oh god what are you up to?"

#cats

A new digital government ID?

Oh good, my National Insurance Number, Passport Number, Driving Licence Number, Unique HMRC Reference Code and NHS Number were getting lonely.

My circles are borked, nobody told me a new Múm album was out.

@orbific New theory (for me anyway) - we're now hyper-informationalised but conversely also robbed of any meaningful power, leading to a natural state where we gravitate towards arguing over the few meaningless things we feel we can legitimately have a say in.

Honestly I can see both sides of the whole flag thing. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I'm just dismayed that this is literally the extent of our political engagement now. Anything more complex, nuanced or exploratory is apparently worthless. Not a great sign.