Brutkey

Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
OpenStreetMap Ops Team
@osm_tech@en.osm.town

If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how we're responding. #AI #Bots #Abuse

Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
Jim Nielsen
@jimniels@mastodon.social

I keep thinking of that phrase β€” something like, β€œThey reduce the meaning of the word to that which their machines can achieve.” And now I just see it everywhere.

- They made artificial "intelligence".
- They made a "browser" in a weekend.
- They added β€œpresence” to the UI.

Rich human concepts narrowed to fit what a technology can achieve, then they lay claim to the name.

Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
Jade
@JadedBlueEyes@tech.lgbt

Cloudflare just published a vibe coded blog post claiming they implemented Matrix on cloudflare workers. They didn't, their post and README is AI generated and the code doesn't do any of the core parts of matrix that make it secure and interoperable. Instead it's littered with 'TODO: Check authorisation' and similar

https://blog.cloudflare.com/serverless-matrix-homeserver-workers/

Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
Bret Carmichael
@bretcarmichael@mastodon.social

As a company that has long boasted about its commitment to principles, Apple has had a bad several months. It removed ICE Block from the App Store. It let X remain, empowering its users to create child porn, which is apparently β€œfree speech” now. After two American citizens were killed by ICE, Tim Cook responded by attending a special screening of the Melania documentary. It’ll be hard to believe that Apple believes anything it says after all this. When principles mattered, Apple collapsed.

Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social

I'm looking forward to #FOSDEM. We're bringing some easy to carry merch, loads of stickers, and even leaflets I designed. Definitely come by Mastodon's stand if you're there ☺☺️ We're going to be in building F this time.

Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social
Mastodon
@Mastodon@mastodon.social

Busy week! We're preparing to meet the community at #FOSDEM at the weekend. Some members of the team will be at various events around Brussels from Thursday. As well as @haubles@hachyderm.io talk on the #socialweb track on Saturday, @mellifluousbox@mastodon.social will be on a panel on the Policy track on Sunday. Plus, you'll be able to buy stickers and pins on our stand to #SupportMastodon

Eugen Rochko
@Gargron@mastodon.social

I'm going to give #Qobuz a try as an alternative to #Tidal so there's one less subscription going to a US company. The last.fm integration seems to be working and all my music seems to be there. Wish the app icon on iOS was a bit prettier since it's going on my task bar...