Notes | Brutkey

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Massive shoutout to AVee for making some huge optimisations in BeaconDB's map generation code, not only fixing map updates (it was crashing on the new server) but cutting down processing time from ~1 hour to a few minutes!

https://beacondb.net/map

You should now see much more detail when zoomed out, and I've added some filters to help cleanup some submissions from planes and GPS spoofing. Also, map tiles no longer use Cloudflare's CDN.

(attached images are animated before/after)

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Micro SF/F by O. Westin
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art

"Insurance helpline, how can I help?"

"On my life insurance application there's a question about my child: Are they likely to become a protagonist?"

"Do they have an unusual hair colour, or a special talent?"

"Yes, pink hair, great at bowling, why?"

"That increases the risk of a parent dying."

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Stef Walter
@stephaniewalter@front-end.social

When we design for disabilities, we make things better for everyone. This is called the Curb-Cut Effect. The term was coined by disability students and activists in the 70s, who added curb cuts to the Berkeley sidewalks to make access easier for those in wheelchairs. They discovered those also helped people with strollers, using trolleys for deliveries, etc.

Illustration of The curb-cut effect: a range of people of all ages next to a crossing, road, and park show how the curb cut design for disabilities benefits everyone.

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

lars' transport world
@larstransportworld@mastodon.social

I have never used anything like this strange 'transport thing' before. It's a combination of a vertical lift and a horizontal funicular, and it can be found in Genoa.
👉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascensore_Castello_d%27Albertis-Montegalletto

A blue, cubic cabin on a bogie, two tracks merging in a narrow radius in an underground room, red spools along the outer sides of the track

The two tracks merging in a bend, red spools with a rope sliding along on both sides

Straight underground tracks leading to a glass door at the end of the tracks, a waiting room for passengers behind it

The arched entrance with salmon-pink façade with ornaments, glass door with blue doorframe, rock face, overhead sign "Ascensore Montegalletto Balbo-Dogali"

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Perrin42
@Perrin42@mastodon.social

The price of RAM is approaching or exceeding the price of rams:

"For rams, expect to pay closer to between $400-$500."

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/sheep-prices-purchase-price-food-costs-and-more/

#RAM #tech #technology #ai

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Perrin42
@Perrin42@mastodon.social

The price of RAM is approaching or exceeding the price of rams:

"For rams, expect to pay closer to between $400-$500."

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/sheep-prices-purchase-price-food-costs-and-more/

#RAM #tech #technology #ai

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Leslie Burns
@LeslieBurns@esq.social

If you run an instance, don’t forget to register a DMCA agent with the US Copyright Office. If any of your users posts infringing materials, you can be held liable even if you had nothing to do with it; but, if you have a registered agent (and follow the other steps in §512) you are immune.

Happy new year from a copyright lawyer.

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

10-volt ._.
@10volt@wetdry.world

Christmas tomorrow

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

Lichtstark
@Apotessar@mastodon.social

What a refreshing talk. It really gets you excited about the coming months and years. That has become rare lately. Thank you, @pluralistic@mamot.fr

A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet

#39c3

Niko (Martin) :heart_ace:
@martinligabue@tsukihi.me

x3r0x@arch# :idle:
@x3r0x@hispagatos.space

A German hacker known as "Martha Root" dressed as a pink Power Ranger and deleted a white supremacist dating website live onstage

This happened during the recent CCC conference.

Martha had infiltrated the site, ran her own AI chatbot to extract as much information from users as possible, and downloaded every profile. She also uncovered the owner of the site. She has published all of the data.
#CCC
https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-heartbreak-machine-nazis-in-the-echo-chamber
Leak data:
https://okstupid.lol/