Penny: "We condemn the actions of Israeli minister Ben-Gvir!"

And what are you going to actually _DO_ about it?

Penny: "Oh nothing, as usual, just meaningless & actionless words.."

🙄 🙄 🙄

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/penny-wong-condemns-israeli-minister-over-shocking-and-unacceptable-treatment-of-flotilla-activists-ntwnfb

#LaborFail #PennyFail #EmptyWords #WordSmithing #Corruption #News #Flotilla #Activism #HumanRights #BoycottIsrael #AUSPol

Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister over ‘shocking and unacceptable’ treatment of flotilla activists

Foreign affairs minister joins condemnation of Itamar Ben-Gvir after the Israeli national security minister shared video mocking detainees

The Guardian

New study on AI’s impact on young researchers: 91 surveyed across 7 countries. Poland & Malaysia lead in usage, while restrictions limit China. Raises key issue of AI as #GhostwriterInTheMachine - helpful for logic & drafting, but risks eroding critical thinking:

📄 https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1652

Or maybe it was thanks to the emergence of #ChatGPT, they had a real chance to create something truly high-quality, overcoming barriers to access to knowledge?

#Wordsmithing #AcademicIntegrity #generativeAI

raprietary adj, proprietary, but it doesn't start with the 'pro' syllables, which makes it sound good, and instead starts with "rape"

In a sentence:* "I don't allow raprietary devices like that DSL modem to be used in my home."

#raprietary #proprietary #fsf #foss #wordsmithing #FLM #fossLinesMatter #computing #technology @fsf

@thejikz @actuallyautistic Why thank you ☺️. And also thank you for inspiring this short burst of #poetry #wordsmithing

a quick-access pack
encapsulates my lacks,
going forth and back
beneath my feet, the track,
a steady pace through ramshackled hacks,
a trip of traipse, tread, and relax

@codeofamor @actuallyautistic

A tough toil,
In untrod soil,
Hit a few roots,
Had a few hoots,
Something created a great path,
(An energy blast yeilding a fast gash slash of machete and hedge trimmer en masse,
A flury of measuring, CAD, tapes, and a rebar cap at last!
It was a veritable forest smash,
Shovels, rocks, sticks, then CRASH!)
End mild fugue state, I liked the aftermath.

Thank you for a bump of inspiration!
#wordsmithing #poetry

#littleme have been #wordsmithing for the last couple of days.

This is the third day I've been woken up to the sounds of construction crews replacing the sidewalk they poured the day before.

Pretty sure this is insanity, right?

#funny #venting #meme #OxfordEnglishDictionary #wordsmithing

Yay, I managed to use "enableable" and "unique selling point" in an official Python Steering Council acceptance, and it survived all rounds of edits by other SC members :P

https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-703-making-the-global-interpreter-lock-optional-in-cpython-acceptance/37075

#Python #PEP703 #governance #wordsmithing

PEP 703 (Making the Global Interpreter Lock Optional in CPython) acceptance

(Posted for the whole Steering Council.) As we’ve announced before, the Steering Council has decided to accept PEP 703 (Making the Global Interpreter Lock Optional in CPython) . We want to make it clear why, and under what expectations we’re doing so. It is clear to the Steering Council that theoretically, a no-GIL (or free-threaded) Python would be of great benefit, and the majority of the community seems in agreement. Threads have significant downsides and caveats, but they are widely adopte...

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5 Best ChatGPT Alternatives

AI is no longer seen as a threat to jobs but as a tool that can enhance our capabilities. In this article, we'll explore "5 Best ChatGPT Alternatives".

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New word:

/fost/ - the feeling of being lost or without a clear path as a result of sticking to #FOSS principles of #computing. "I couldn't find an ethical firmware for that device and now I'm fost." "There are so many ways to do it but don't get fost."

#wordsmithing