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07.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice easter egg on DuckDuckGo.com. If you search for β€œGuybrush Threepwood”, the logo transforms into Guybrush.

Spotted by Technical_Pass7714 on Reddit.

25.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Viva a Turquia ;)

08.02.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
You are being misled about renewable energy technology. YouTube video by Technology Connections

Let's do this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...

30.01.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 10802 πŸ” 3544 πŸ’¬ 671 πŸ“Œ 726

Achievement unlocked - Recapped Macintosh SE/30 and no magic smoke came out ! #retrocomputing

08.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

175/53

07.02.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Um check diario se o Cavaco finalmente se finou...

07.02.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Faz me lembrar.... x.com/CavacoJaMorreu

04.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
I'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows.

I'm sorry. I know that when we talk about "digital sovereignty," we're obliged to talk about how we can build more data-centres that we can fill up with money-losing chips from American silicon monopolists in the hopes of destroying as many jobs as possible while blowing through our clean energy goals and enshittifying as much of our potable water as possible.

I'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows. I'm sorry. I know that when we talk about "digital sovereignty," we're obliged to talk about how we can build more data-centres that we can fill up with money-losing chips from American silicon monopolists in the hopes of destroying as many jobs as possible while blowing through our clean energy goals and enshittifying as much of our potable water as possible.

CΓ³ry Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...

18.01.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 5017 πŸ” 1983 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 135
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International Station

xkcd.com/3195/

17.01.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

200/78

13.01.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Compra uma bateria nova.

29.12.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
"All I Want For Christmas..."
"All I Want For Christmas..." YouTube video by John C. Worsley

All I want for Christmas youtu.be/3KvWwJ6sh5s

25.12.2025 19:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Merry Christmas in the name of AUGS

Merry Christmas in the name of AUGS

24.12.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

222 / 100

22.12.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Amiga 1000 with an Amiga Format magazine and it's coverdisk with X-Copy.

Amiga 1000 with an Amiga Format magazine and it's coverdisk with X-Copy.

My first legal copy of X-Copy! Thanks #amigaformat #amigaaddict #amiga #amiga40years

02.12.2025 18:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.

28.11.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 12382 πŸ” 2021 πŸ’¬ 212 πŸ“Œ 301

Hopefully!

25.11.2025 05:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Countdown (worst case/best case)

25.11.2025 05:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

250/128

24.11.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
2 Classic Macintosh mice and Two Commodore (Amiga) Tank mice side by side on top of an Amiga GURU meditation mouse pad

2 Classic Macintosh mice and Two Commodore (Amiga) Tank mice side by side on top of an Amiga GURU meditation mouse pad

Forever enemies ?

#commodore #amiga #c64 #macintosh #apple #classicmac #gurumeditation

14.11.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On November 13, 2026, A Human-Made Object Will Reach One Light-Day From The Earth For The First Time In History It took the spacecraft nearly five decades to get there. It takes light a day.

In exactly one year, Voyager 1 will be one light day away from Earth

#toboldlygo #voyager #voyager1

www.iflscience.com/on-november-...

13.11.2025 08:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal This is a comic about AI art.

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

07.10.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 1113 πŸ” 540 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 129

300 / 178

05.10.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Most hydrated man in America - Jeremy Jayne

Sorry, I had to. mosthydratedmaninamerica.com
@dannyodwyer.bsky.social @jesseguarascia.com @frankhowley.bsky.social

03.10.2025 09:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This only happens to you once

26.09.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 21652 πŸ” 4229 πŸ’¬ 348 πŸ“Œ 181

Hydrated gamers of the world, unite!

26.09.2025 20:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm glad that this week you got water for you and your CRT. Was worried last week ;)

26.09.2025 16:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Panel 1
 The shallow end of a swimming pool. A swimmer says "I got tired of hearing About so-called 'Infinity pools', so I created a genuine one. This is my first length". 
"Good luck!" replies an onlooker standing by the steps.

Panels 2-4
The onlooker waits for the swimmer to come back. Time passes. The sun sets and rises. the onlooker ages.
 
 Panel 5
"Impressive." says the onlooker, now old and walking with a stick.

Panel 1 The shallow end of a swimming pool. A swimmer says "I got tired of hearing About so-called 'Infinity pools', so I created a genuine one. This is my first length". "Good luck!" replies an onlooker standing by the steps. Panels 2-4 The onlooker waits for the swimmer to come back. Time passes. The sun sets and rises. the onlooker ages. Panel 5 "Impressive." says the onlooker, now old and walking with a stick.

A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details

26.09.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 574 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
JA Westenberg
@Daojoan@mastodon.social

My 9 year old and his classmates have started using β€œthat’s AI” to mean β€œI don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner 

Kiddo: that’s AI
Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

JA Westenberg @Daojoan@mastodon.social My 9 year old and his classmates have started using β€œthat’s AI” to mean β€œI don’t believe you.” Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner Kiddo: that’s AI Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

They've lost the 9yos

24.09.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 10975 πŸ” 2944 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 360