{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Discover quotes","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/discover/quotes","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api"},"items":[{"id":"98992636","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>This creates data voids – gaps in credible coverage that can be manipulated or exploited by bad actors to fill with low-quality information. This also explains why, in some specific cases, AI outputs are very unreliable, even when there’s no coordinated effort to pollute the information ecosystem. We see that with context-specific and geography-specific questions about voting procedures. The AI systems have little authoritative material to draw from, so they surface low-quality information.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2026/10/10/election-ai-resilience\">What it takes for voters to be resilient against AI misinformation</a></p>\n<p>The idea of data gaps – places where there...</p> <a href=\"https://crank.report/2026/10/10/this-creates-data-voids-gaps.html\">crank.report</a>","summary":"","url":"https://crank.report/2026/10/10/this-creates-data-voids-gaps.html","date_published":"2026-10-10T12:52:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Marnie Webb","url":"https://crank.report","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1356835.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"crankreport"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"12:52","date_timestamp":1791636764,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7mw6kjtdbes5oxnyjlz4zmeu/post/3mxjjst4dmg2x"]}},{"id":"98991131","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@jwz/117395494032574822\">jwz- Mastodon</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>You park your car at the top of a hill. You leave a note on the dashboard that says “please be good” and then you pull the parking brake. The car careens down the hill, smashes everything up, and you put out a press release saying “My car ignored my instructions! It hallucinated! It went rogue!” Your insurance company not only believes you, but invests $100 million in your company. </p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https://kfitz.info/in-the-wake/\">kfitz</a>. One mild improvement in the recent discourse: the widespread scoffing at the “going rogue” explanation. The bots are behaving as designed and instructed.  </p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.ayjay.org/2026/10/10/jwz-mastodon-you-park-your.html","date_published":"2026-10-10T11:59:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Alan Jacobs ","url":"https://ayjay.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F650.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ayjay"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"11:59","date_timestamp":1791633585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98991148","content_html":"<p>Your health check can correctly report a failure and still trigger the wrong response.</p>\n<p>The intuitive standard for a health check is <em>accuracy:</em></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>If something is wrong, it should say so.</em></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>That’s a reasonable starting point, but while reading an architectural article about health endpoint monitoring, I realized that accuracy alone doesn’t tell us what action the result should trigger.</p>\n\n<p>Consider an application whose health check tests database connectivity, and whose result controls restarts. The database itself goes down. The check fails, so the application restarts. When it comes back up, the check fails...</p> <a href=\"https://builtbythanh.com/feed/accurate-health-check-wrong-response\">builtbythanh.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://builtbythanh.com/feed/accurate-health-check-wrong-response","date_published":"2026-10-10T11:59:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Thanh Truong","url":"https://thanhtruong.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F930d71e29b7b02df62ef313ef6d4ff0a%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"thanhtruong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"11:59","date_timestamp":1791633550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@thanhtruong26/117416506779788209","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xbvtnss4gf7vhxhmemgnwihq/post/3mxjgxinsst2s"]}},{"id":"98981254","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/kamala-harriss-husband-privately-says-he-doesnt-want-her-to-run-for-president-again-4329fba6?mod=mhp\">Exclusive | Kamala Harris’s Husband Privately Says He Doesn’t Want Her to Run for President Again - WSJ</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Some people who have known and worked with Harris are skeptical she will ultimately mount another run.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I bet you the contents of this article was leaked by Kamala’s staff. She will not be running for president.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://bucky.micro.blog/2026/10/10/exclusive-kamala-harriss-husband-privately/","date_published":"2026-10-10T08:02:13+00:00","author":{"name":"The Bucky Dispatch ","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fbucky%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bucky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"08:02","date_timestamp":1791619333,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98970493","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>As a result, you are receiving a One-Time Payment of $90 to offset some of the cost of your October Medicare premium. This will ensure these funds benefit YOU and your individual healthcare needs.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>My wife and I will be sending our $90 Medicare bribe money as a donation to the local food pantry. I encourage folks to send any federal bribe money received to a cause you support.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.therivertao.com/2026/10/09/as-a-result-you-are.html","date_published":"2026-10-10T02:51:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Tom Loughlin","url":"https://therivertao.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F45%2F1677912.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"therivertao"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 02:51","date_timestamp":1791600708,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pm4ky4t4gdk5xmcq6ie7tq2d/post/3mxiia4e7os2n"]}},{"id":"98970097","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>The ability to pause or take a break before reacting isn’t just good parenting advice. It’s something all great leaders practice. They don’t fly off the handle. They pause. They reflect. They choose their response.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://dailydad.com/you-are-just-tired/\">You Are Just Tired - The Daily Dad</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.omrrc.com/2026/10/10/the-ability-to-pause-or.html","date_published":"2026-10-10T02:39:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Omar","url":"http://omrrc.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FOmrrc%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Omrrc"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 02:39","date_timestamp":1791599944,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@omrrc/117414294390133819","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:m2gwudyfaaw27abmwmvibs4z/post/3mxihjew76a2i"]}},{"id":"98968310","content_html":"<p>This freebie was a lightweight but reasonably enjoyable read. <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRTNMR5K\">A View to Kill For (Belle Isle Cozy Bookstore Mysteries Book 1)</a> by Stephanie Andrews. 📚 </p>\n<blockquote><p>With suspicion closing in and no one willing to tell the whole truth, Kate must untangle a web of secrets before the bookstore—and her freedom—are lost.</p></blockquote>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2378/2026/a-view-to-kill-for-m.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover: A View to kill for.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://miraz.me/2026/10/10/this-freebie-was-a-lightweight.html","date_published":"2026-10-10T01:23:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Miraz Jordan","url":"https://miraz.me/activitypub/Miraz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F14%2F6221.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Miraz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 01:23","date_timestamp":1791595414,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98960464","content_html":"<p>Reminds me of elections in a Trollope novel</p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/obamacare-aca-refund-checks.html\">CNBC:</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Trump administration began sending $500 refunds<sup>1</sup> on Wednesday to more than 950,000 Obamacare enrollees… Recipients are largely those earning more than 400% of the federal poverty line…</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><sup>1</sup>Not really a refund; just a payment dictated by the WH.</p>\n<p>In other words, a bribe to many folks who don’t need the money.</p>\n<p>He’s also sending $90 checks to 20 million folks on Medicare. <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-medicare-payments-healthcare-midterms-277813080b537068037e9bfaad7f9e94\">“Not eligible are … millions of … people with disabilities and low-income[s].”</a></p>\n<p>When that $90 comes in, I’m sending it straight to the Talarico campaign.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://orangejeep.org/2026/10/09/reminds-me-of-elections-in/","date_published":"2026-10-09T21:08:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Jim Rain","url":"http://www.orangejeep.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F25%2F11913.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JimRain"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 21:08","date_timestamp":1791580102,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98960122","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/love-bytes/\">Leonard Sax,</a> in what may be the saddest set of sentences I’ve read in some time:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A recent survey of American teens found that 42% of boys aged 13 to 17 are now using A.I.-powered apps to create their own pornography. Thirty-two percent have created “deepfake” porn of girls their own age, then shared those images with others. In my work as a family physician and researcher, I have talked with these boys. One told me it’s almost magical: he speaks his fantasy, and—poof!—20 seconds later, there it is: professional-grade pornography, spun up in an app such as Seedream or Nano Banana. And this boy is 15...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://micro.bradeast.org/2026/10/09/leonard-sax-in-what-may.html\">micro.bradeast.org</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.bradeast.org/2026/10/09/leonard-sax-in-what-may.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T20:59:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad East","url":"https://eastbrad.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F19%2F1616697.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eastbrad"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 20:59","date_timestamp":1791579572,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98959897","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/academia-how-thought-happens\">Timothy Burke:</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>[This] is why the rest of us need to keep struggling through the dense ordeal of the small materialities of everyday life and the everyday routines of labor. The headwaters of thought are in that ordeal, and from them flow human relationships, both real and aspired towards, both the relations we imagine we want and those we hope to overcome. A little help here and there with tasks that are more difficult than they need to be in the infrastructures of the previous world is fine, but the “greater things” we want, the deeper thoughts we crave, will be found only in our bodies, our minds,...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://micro.bradeast.org/2026/10/09/timothy-burke-this-is-why.html\">micro.bradeast.org</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.bradeast.org/2026/10/09/timothy-burke-this-is-why.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T20:52:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad East","url":"https://eastbrad.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F19%2F1616697.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eastbrad"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 20:52","date_timestamp":1791579139,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98959219","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/ghosts-in-the-machine/\">Ed Feser reviews Paul Kingsnorth and Grayson Quay:</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Both authors emphasize that liberal individualism was the moral and political corollary of the mechanistic world picture. If ends or purposes are not built into the natures of things, the only purposes things can have—including our own lives—are the ones we happen to give them. But our purposes are radically diverse. Hence there can be no common ends or purposes which all the members of a political community can be expected to pursue, except those to which they all happen to consent. The result is a public square from which religion and traditional...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://micro.bradeast.org/2026/10/09/ed-feser-reviews-paul-kingsnorth.html\">micro.bradeast.org</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.bradeast.org/2026/10/09/ed-feser-reviews-paul-kingsnorth.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T20:36:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Brad East","url":"https://eastbrad.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F19%2F1616697.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eastbrad"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 20:36","date_timestamp":1791578209,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98955479","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-russia-diesel-midterms-12baccc7aade559bf329079b0548c9da\">US to obtain diesel from Russia to combat prices ahead of midterms</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Trump’s shocking announcement comes after he signed <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-russia-sanctions-ukraine-lindsey-graham-d1715ad5e8feccba76bfae51c5f28c45\">a sweeping Russia sanctions law</a> last month that aimed at clamping down on Russia’s energy economy, among other areas, that fuel its war against Ukraine.</p>\n<p>Trump, in his announcement, did not address the sanctions or Russia’s war but said, “Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>You ever wonder why it feels like nothing matters?</p>\n<p>Because in America, nothing matters as much as money and power. Ever.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://dispatchesfromtheempire.net/2026/10/09/us-to-obtain-diesel-from.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T19:28:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Dispatches From The Empire","url":"http://dispatchesfromtheempire.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F1308223.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dfte"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 19:28","date_timestamp":1791574105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98952984","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://scripting.com/2026/10/09.html#a135332\">🔗 Scripting News: Friday, October 9, 2026</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Next thing I said to Claude after killing whatever long task it got going on. “You don’t go off into space while you’re working with me.” The number one task for Anthropic, makers of Claude is to teach it to work with humans. That’s the biggest weakness. It has to learn the whole project every session. Maybe Manton does is the right way to go, just let it compress its memory and never start a new session.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> .. is that true? He seems to be suggesting one giant thread per project❓</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/10/10/scripting-news-friday-october-next.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T18:40:28+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 18:40","date_timestamp":1791571228,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117412418899609707","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mxhmuklbw72k","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DeSLotrmxJl"]}},{"id":"98952886","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://williamgallagher.com/selfdistract/2026/10/09/self-distract-a-story-a-story-a-fanciful-tale/\">🔗 Self Distract: A story, a story, a fanciful tale | Self Distract</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hand on heart, I know for absolute certain that this is a quote: “it’s only a story, a story, a fanciful tale.” And I know for nearly absolute certain that it’s a line from an Alan Plater script. But which one, I do not know. I can even hear how it should be said, how it was said in whatever it was, I can read that line and hear the intended rhythms of it.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>AhHa .. I thought, I’ll crack that and let William know … 🤦‍♂️</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/e106f37f-888d-4e37-bae1-9e828e659aff-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"518\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/10/10/self-distract-a-story-a.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T18:38:52+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 18:38","date_timestamp":1791571132,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117412412855068943","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mxhmrttfym2p","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DeSLNVKm89e"]}},{"id":"98952678","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/10/08/apple-is-slow-rolling-ios-27-adoption-so-far\">🔗 Daring Fireball: Apple Is Slow-Rolling iOS 27 Adoption, So Far</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It’s purely personal anecdotal, but I feel like Siri AI has gotten worse since iOS 27.0 was officially released. It feels a bit slower and I seem to get worse answers, sometimes. I asked it for a word today, using it as an interactive thesaurus, and it simply told me it couldn’t.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Same feeling here. Hadn’t thought much about it until now.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/10/10/daring-fireball-apple-is-slowrolling.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T18:36:10+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 18:36","date_timestamp":1791570970,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117412400348482213","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mxhmm4hroy2p","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DeSK1yelmpb"]}},{"id":"98943618","content_html":"<p>Wir haben ausGründen™ leider<sup><a class=\"footnote-ref\">1</a></sup> noch einen Microsoft 365 Familienplan am Laufen. Gestern kam eine E-Mail mit unter anderem der folgenden Ankündigung:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Flexiblerer Cloud-Speicher: Ihr Kontingent an Cloud-Speicher ändert sich von 1 TB pro Person auf 2 TB gemeinsam genutzten Speicher, sodass jeder im Tarif den freien Speicherplatz nutzen kann, während die eigenen Konten und Dateien privat bleiben. Diese Änderung wird ab Ihrer ersten Verlängerung nach dem 2. Mai 2027 wirksam. <a href=\"https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/onedrive/changes-to-microsoft-365-storage\">Erfahren Sie mehr über diese anstehenden Änderungen.</a>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Also kürzt Microsoft den insgesamt verfügbaren Cloud Speicher von 5 TB auf 2...</p> <a href=\"https://micro.thosch.blog/2026/10/09/wir-haben-ausgrnden-leider-noch.html\">micro.thosch.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://micro.thosch.blog/2026/10/09/wir-haben-ausgrnden-leider-noch.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T15:30:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Thomas Schewe","url":"https://thosch.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1649159.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"thosch"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 15:30","date_timestamp":1791559821,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@thosch66/117411666112740379","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2tdmwulzzc3rq4ccqdaa2mvv/post/3mxhc67psgx2m"]}},{"id":"98942334","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/09/anthropic-asks-users-to-stop-being-mean-to-claude/5302218\">Anthropic asks users to stop being mean to Claude</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The AI developer’s latest usage policy prohibits “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior” toward its models. The rules take effect November 12, giving users just over a month to get any lingering insults out of their systems.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Weird marketing stunt or do chatbots have feelings? I guess if they’re trained by conversations with people, getting beat up all the time could have some ill effects. I, for one, am going to be nice to them so they might spare me during the robot uprising.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://txtbased.media/2026/10/09/anthropic-asks-users-to-stop.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T15:05:13+00:00","author":{"name":"nick","url":"https://txtbased.media","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F35%2F1621608.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"moldyringwald"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 15:05","date_timestamp":1791558313,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98941634","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/9/built-using-my-voice/\">Neat example from Simon Willison</a> of using voice to develop a feature for his blog while cooking, talking and watching the preview on his laptop:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We went on like this for about half an hour (the time it took to cook dinner). The model would reply and occasionally ask clarifying questions, then get to work modifying the code.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>As much as everything has been turned upside down, the flow is the same: make a change, see how it looks, make another change.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/10/09/neat-example-from-simon-willison.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T14:51:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 14:51","date_timestamp":1791557492,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mxha2s367f2s","https://www.threads.com/@manton/post/DeRxPsulgtW"]}},{"id":"98941164","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008530/us-government-livestream-execution-firing-squad-fort-hood\">US plans livestream of execution by firing squad</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The United States’ execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, anonymous officials from the Defense Department told the BBC and Associated Press. The planned execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army major convicted of killing 13 people at the Texas military base, was announced this week. He is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3rd at 2PM ET.</p>\n<p>The Verge contacted YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Meta, Rumble, and Kick to ask if they plan to allow the livestream to be aired on their platforms. None responded before publication.</p>\n<p>“...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://dispatchesfromtheempire.net/2026/10/09/us-plans-livestream-of-execution.html\">dispatchesfromtheempire.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://dispatchesfromtheempire.net/2026/10/09/us-plans-livestream-of-execution.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T14:40:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Dispatches From The Empire","url":"http://dispatchesfromtheempire.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F1308223.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dfte"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 14:40","date_timestamp":1791556831,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98939611","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/fired-openai-safety-researchers-dispute-misconduct-claims-warn-of-chilling-effect/\">Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The researchers were dismissed last week after allegedly sharing confidential company information with a third-party AI safety organization. OpenAI said they violated the company’s policies by “accessing and handling sensitive company information.”</p>\n<p>“AI is not a normal technology, and OpenAI is not a normal company,” Wang, Korbak, and Balesni wrote. “Those of us who work on safety see risks before anyone else, and we rely on close collaboration with outside experts to work out how to address them. The freedom to do so...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://dispatchesfromtheempire.net/2026/10/09/fired-openai-safety-researchers-dispute.html\">dispatchesfromtheempire.net</a>","summary":"","url":"https://dispatchesfromtheempire.net/2026/10/09/fired-openai-safety-researchers-dispute.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T14:18:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Dispatches From The Empire","url":"http://dispatchesfromtheempire.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F1308223.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dfte"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 14:18","date_timestamp":1791555480,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98938406","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>be quiet – less computer</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I’m enjoying and appreciating Bianca’s newish lesscomputer.ca project* - a “handbook … for people who agree that talking about how we use computers more is a good idea” - for its intended focus, but perhaps what I’m enjoying most is that if you squint to obscure that narrow focus - computers and their contemporary use - what Bianca’s offering is generalized good advice. See, from her latest, redacted:</p>\n<p>“…the act of being quiet is critical to give some of these topics room to breathe. A lot of what is said about the future […] fails to materialize with the passage of time. This...</p> <a href=\"https://commonplace.rumon.ca/2026/10/09/be-quiet-less-computer-im.html\">commonplace.rumon.ca</a>","summary":"","url":"https://commonplace.rumon.ca/2026/10/09/be-quiet-less-computer-im.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T13:56:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Rumon Carter","url":"https://rumon.ca","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F40%2F1967068.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rumon"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 13:56","date_timestamp":1791554189,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zmusjgixfem2bnpte72zqmsq/post/3mxh4vwhslz2n"]}},{"id":"98935846","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/hegseth-fort-hood-shooter-public-execution\">Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed | Pete Hegseth | The Guardian</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Pete Hegseth has said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be a public event when the sentence is carried out later this year. A defense department official later confirmed the execution will be livestreamed.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The Hunger Games</em> was not supposed to be a playbook, you fucking ghouls.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.leefeagin.com/2026/10/09/pentagon-says-execution-of-fort.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T13:13:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Lee Feagin","url":"https://www.leefeagin.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1294589.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"leefeagin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 13:13","date_timestamp":1791551582,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@leefeagin/117411125088163173"]}},{"id":"98935154","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.wsj.com/business/media/joe-rogan-re-ups-lucrative-spotify-deal-4f53c565?st=E2zP9K&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\">Exclusive | Joe Rogan Re-Ups Lucrative Spotify Deal - WSJ</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“The partnership with Spotify has been an amazing fit, and they’re incredible to work with,” Rogan said. “I’m extremely happy and excited to continue with them for years to come.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Yet another reason not to like Spotify.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.leefeagin.com/2026/10/09/exclusive-joe-rogan-reups-lucrative.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T12:57:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Lee Feagin","url":"https://www.leefeagin.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F1294589.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"leefeagin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 12:57","date_timestamp":1791550660,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@leefeagin/117411065275836851"]}},{"id":"98933889","content_html":"<p>🗂️ <strong>Open Tabs // 10.2-10.9</strong></p>\n<p><em>ATTN: Open Tabs is a new series I am trialing, where I publish unclosed tabs from my browser that week. My hope is it leads others down fruitful rabbit trails, helps me revisit unclosed loops, and serves as a crumb trail of ideas and “research”</em></p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/nothing-personal/friends-online-instagram-connection-bloat-ruby-justice-thelot/\">What’s in a Friend? on Mozilla Foundation</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://misakikawai.com/\">Misaka Kawai’s Incredible Art</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://eric-carle.com/\">Eric Carle of Hungry Caterpillar</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_of_clergy\">Benefit of the Clergy Wikipedia</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/classes/188/materials/Industrial%20Society%20and%20Its%20Future.pdf\">Industrial Society and Its Future by Theodore Kaczynski (The Unabomber)</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade\">The Albigensian Crusade Wikipedia</a></li>\n</ul>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/2026/10/09/open-tabs-open-tabs-is.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T12:24:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Bradley Andrews","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F38%2F1804355.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradleyandroos"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 12:24","date_timestamp":1791548650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98924309","content_html":"<p><strong>FOR FUCK SAKE</strong> - but then consider the source:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://metro.co.uk/2026/10/09/zack-polanski-loses-bid-become-mp-claim-keir-starmers-old-seat-29693990\">🔗 Holborn and St Pancras by-election results: Zack Polanski loses bid to become MP | News Politics | <strong>Metro News</strong></a></p>\n<p>On the click through …</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Green Party leader Zack Polanski has failed in his bid to become an MP, with a <strong>narrow</strong> loss in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Narrow!</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Victorious candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of Camden Council since May, secured 12,292 votes to Polanski’s 8,928.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>27,309 ballot papers were cast in Holborn - some 97 of which were spoiled.</p>\n<p>•\tAbdi-Wali: <strong>45.17%</strong> (roughly; see spoiled papers)\n•\tPolanski: <strong>32.81%</strong> (ditto)</p>\n<pre>The point...</pre> <a href=\"https://john.philpin.com/2026/10/09/for-fuck-sake-but-then.html\">john.philpin.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/10/09/for-fuck-sake-but-then.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T09:02:48+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 09:02","date_timestamp":1791536568,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117410145625798339","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mxgmksjets2n","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DeRJdalFTMx"]}},{"id":"98912165","content_html":"<p>🎨 In love with <a href=\"https://www.billbraunart.com/\">Bill Braun’s paintings</a>. Yes, you read that correctly— <em>paintings</em>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I don’t like to give an artist statement because it undoes the premise of my work, trompe l’oeil painting. Literally from the French, trompe l’oeil means “trick the eye”. An artist’s statement might undo the fundamental aim of convincing the viewer, at least for a moment, that what he sees are actual objects and not a painting.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbradleyandroos.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbill-braun-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbradleyandroos.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbill-braun-3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbradleyandroos.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F6c8c1299fb.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/2026/10/09/in-love-with-bill-brauns.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T04:01:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Bradley Andrews","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F38%2F1804355.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradleyandroos"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 04:01","date_timestamp":1791518460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98911686","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>“<em>Where else can God put God?</em>” — Anne Carson</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/10/08/where-else-can-god-put.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T03:53:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F29%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 03:53","date_timestamp":1791518000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98909000","content_html":"<p>Nicholas Carr asks, <a href=\"https://www.newcartographies.com/p/is-ai-the-paperclip\">Is AI the paperclip?</a></p>\n<blockquote>Bostrom’s story, I would argue, becomes compelling when viewed not as a thought experiment but as a fable. It’s not really about AIs making paperclips. It’s about people making AIs. Look around. </blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://ctwardy.micro.blog/2026/10/08/nicholas-carr-asks-is-ai.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T02:49:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Charles R. Twardy","url":"http://ctwardy.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F93cff25606a0d91a900e665e18c46f88%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"ctwardy"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 02:49","date_timestamp":1791514194,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98908026","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-pain-is-coming-choose-when-you\">🔗 The Pain Is Coming. Choose When You Pay.</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>People who look straight at a coming loss don’t hurt less when they lose someone, but they often have fewer regrets, because they said what they wanted to say and showed up while they could.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>💬 Joan Westenberg</p> \n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/10/09/the-pain-is-coming-choose.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T02:21:48+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 02:21","date_timestamp":1791512508,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117408570369680218","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mxfw6gjdbp2u","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DeQbX1QDOU7"]}},{"id":"98908003","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/7/ben-affleck/\">🔗 A quote from Ben Affleck</a> I did not expect to read … 🤯</p>\n<p>..and then again … this one <strong>not</strong> via Simon Willison, Ben on Social Media …</p>\n<p>“He credited Daniel Day-Lewis, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, and Denzel Washington as ‘brilliant actors’, noting that “</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It doesn’t help me appreciate their movies to see what they had for lunch.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>💬 Ben Affleck</p> \n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/10/09/a-quote-from-ben-affleck.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T02:21:11+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 02:21","date_timestamp":1791512471,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117408565931543324","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mxfw4t6wdy2k","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DeQbPXKDC1Q"]}},{"id":"98906427","content_html":"<p>🎨 In love with <a href=\"https://www.billbraunart.com/\">Bill Braun’s paintings</a>. Yes, you read that correctly— <em>paintings</em>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“<em>I don’t like to give an artist statement because it undoes the premise of my work, trompe l’oeil painting. Literally from the French, trompe l’oeil means “trick the eye”. An artist’s statement might undo the fundamental aim of convincing the viewer, at least for a moment, that what he sees are actual objects and not a painting</em>.” — Bill Braun</p>\n</blockquote>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbradleyandroos.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbill-braun-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbradleyandroos.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fbill-braun-3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fbradleyandroos.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F6c8c1299fb.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/2026/10/08/in-love-with-bill-brauns.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T01:20:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Bradley Andrews","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F38%2F1804355.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradleyandroos"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 01:20","date_timestamp":1791508800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98906111","content_html":"<p>A rather complex case that reaches back in time and into the present. Marjory and her team manage to work it out though  — <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/absolutely-gripping-Scottish-Detective-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0HJZ554F1/\">Murder on the Solway (Detective Marjory Fleming Mysteries Book 9)</a> by Aline Templeton. 📚</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Connell Kane … is charged with her death. Then his car is discovered abandoned at the Mull of Galloway, a suicide note taped to the wheel. Case closed. </p>\n<p>Two years later, after a ferocious storm, the receding waters reveal a battered car stranded on the Solway mudflats ― and the body of a man. </p>\n<p>It’s Connell.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2378/2026/murder-on-the-solway-m.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover: Murder on the Solway.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://miraz.me/2026/10/09/a-rather-complex-case-that.html","date_published":"2026-10-09T01:09:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Miraz Jordan","url":"https://miraz.me/activitypub/Miraz","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F14%2F6221.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Miraz"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 01:09","date_timestamp":1791508160,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98902653","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_address_algorithm\">Manhattan address algorithm - Wikipedia</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>To find the approximate number of the closest cross street, divide the building number by a divisor (generally 20) and add (or subtract) the “tricky number” from the table below</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pgkr.net/2026/10/08/manhattan-address-algorithm-wikipedia-to.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T23:48:26+00:00","author":{"name":"prime","url":"http://pgkr.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F11%2F14295.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"pgkr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 23:48","date_timestamp":1791503306,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.lol/@pgkr/117407961004827443"]}},{"id":"98901941","content_html":"<blockquote>\n<p>If a junior programmer does not learn to write code and simply generates it, they are robbing themselves of the opportunity to develop the visceral understanding of code that comes with being down in the trenches.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://htmx.org/essays/yes-and/\">htmx ~ Yes, and…</a></p>\n<p>More support for the productive friction that comes when we struggle and results in learning and judgment. (<a href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/8/carson-gross/\">via</a>)</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://crank.report/2026/10/08/if-a-junior-programmer-does.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T23:19:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Marnie Webb","url":"https://crank.report","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F12%2F1356835.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"crankreport"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 23:19","date_timestamp":1791501543,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7mw6kjtdbes5oxnyjlz4zmeu/post/3mxfluye6lx2f"]}},{"id":"98898627","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://babylonbee.com/news/egypt-saved-after-joseph-advises-pharaoh-to-stock-up-on-emergency-food-buckets-from-my-patriot-supply/\">Egypt Saved After Joseph Advises Pharaoh To Stock Up On Emergency Food Buckets From My Patriot Supply - Babylon Bee</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“My Patriot Supply is the original and largest ‘patriot’ survival company,” said Joseph. “Without them, we’d be stuck storing grain in silos, and that’s a lot of extra work.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://chetjcollins.com/2026/10/08/egypt-saved-after-joseph-advises.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T21:28:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Chet Collins","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F18%2F2987.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chet"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 21:28","date_timestamp":1791494898,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98892284","content_html":"<p>ℹ️ Hallelujah! I have officially migrated posts from my old Substacks to my blog. A lot of broken links and bad formatting, but I feel immensely relieved. It’s like finally moving furniture out of storage and into the home.</p>\n<p>Here are some favs for old times sake:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://bradley-andrews.com/2025/06/20/the-road-to-hell/\">The Road To Hell</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://bradley-andrews.com/2024/05/01/lightspeed-in-a-hamster-wheel/\">Lightspeed In A Hamsteer Wheel</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://bradley-andrews.com/2025/03/26/generalists-vs-specialists-part-2/\">Generalists vs. Specialists</a></li>\n</ul>\n</blockquote>\n","summary":"","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/2026/10/08/hallelujah-i-have-officially-migrated.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T19:06:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Bradley Andrews","url":"https://bradleyandroos.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F38%2F1804355.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"bradleyandroos"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 19:06","date_timestamp":1791486403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98889500","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1008100/anthropic-new-usage-policy-abuse-claude\">Anthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ toward Claude</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The new update says that terminating conversations is still the “primary enforcement mechanism”; Anthropic did not provide a comment on whether there would be further enforcement mechanisms, such as potential user bans. Anthropic wrote that the new policy update “is meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Excuse me? Our software now has feelings?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://dispatchesfromtheempire.net/2026/10/08/anthropic-bans-abusive-or-cruel.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T18:12:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Dispatches From The Empire","url":"http://dispatchesfromtheempire.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F1308223.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dfte"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 18:12","date_timestamp":1791483121,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98886689","content_html":"<p>Poking around in WordPress because I wanted to see how they handle something in the UI, and I just noticed the “Create AI Podcast” sidebar menu item:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Pick a date range or a few specific posts and we’ll generate a two-host conversation, complete with narration and a ready-to-publish draft. Edit, refine, and hit Publish when you’re happy.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I want more people to podcast, but creating a podcast with multiple fake hosts (for what is likely a solo personal blog) is weird and unnecessary. This is why so many people hate AI.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.manton.org/2026/10/08/poking-around-in-wordpress-because.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T17:20:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Manton Reece","url":"https://manton.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F22%2F3.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"manton"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 17:20","date_timestamp":1791480002,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mxexukusyg22","https://www.threads.com/@manton/post/DePdXiglB6l"]}},{"id":"98886184","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/magazine/chris-rock-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GFE.So6e.jgJ3svLcPGMu&amp;smid=url-share\">The Interview: Chris Rock Has Been Thinking About Forgiveness</a> <em>[David Marchese / The New York Times]</em></p>\n<p>“Rodeo Drive and Skid Row are in the same city, probably eight, 10 miles apart. In a lot of ways, America’s like that: very rich, very poor. We live in a world where either you order shit or you deliver shit], and you really don’t want to deliver [expletive], you know?”</p>\n<p>Also:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>You don’t really realize if you love somebody until you have to forgive them. I can enjoy myself with just about anybody. It’s when somebody tests you, when somebody betrays you, when somebody lets you down and you still want to be...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/10/08/the-interview-chris-rock-has.html\">mitchwagner.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://mitchwagner.com/2026/10/08/the-interview-chris-rock-has.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T17:08:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Mitch Wagner","url":"https://mitchwagner.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F26%2F2611.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MitchWagner"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 17:08","date_timestamp":1791479280,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://hachyderm.io/@mitch/117406389576494730","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6d7jpsd2vabuplvlhyrj3vxe/post/3mxexcdsib22h"]}},{"id":"98885139","content_html":"<p>💬 me … many many years ago.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/2529/2026/cc62601ffa.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://john.philpin.com/2026/10/09/me-many-many-years-ago.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T16:47:26+00:00","author":{"name":"John PHI⑊PIN","url":"https://john.philpin.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F50%2F4165.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JohnPhilpin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 16:47","date_timestamp":1791478046,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@fractals/117406309541003940","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ykmjvgyfdhlropg3lqndtbi6/post/3mxew2em4qt2h","https://www.threads.com/@johnphilpin/post/DePZk_GlN5l"]}}]}