Mastodawn

When business interests and desperation overshadow user value

#Copilot inserted an advertisement for itself and Raycast into their PR description after being called to correct a typo. #Microsoft? Sure no one saw this coming.

https://notes.zachmanson.com/copilot-edited-an-ad-into-my-pr/

#aihype

notes: copilot edited an ad into my pr

Alan Zabaro 3d ago

Steve Herman 4d ago

In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Leo XIV declares that Jesus, as the King of Peace, “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-03/pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-palm-sunday-mass-rome.html

Pope at Palm Sunday Mass: ‘Jesus does not listen to prayers of those who wage war’

Pope Leo XIV presides at Mass on Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, and reflects on Jesus as the King of Peace who rejects war and refuses to listen to the prayers of those who wage war.

Vatican News

Alan Zabaro 3d ago

Chel Mar 26

my mother in law talking about her ideas for hobbies after retirement

"i could do video presentations on things like how to navigate insurance, dance, exercise..."

I'm nodding, makes sense

"and do it with a character"

huh?

"so nobody knows who I am. maybe a fox"

wait

"that way i can present boring concepts but do it as an animal character"

yall shes gonna be a furry vtuber

this is incredible

Alan Zabaro 3d ago

Human Brain Enthusiast 3d ago

Wonder what it will do to gas prices when they’re invading Iran with ground troops

Maybe should buy an electric car next week real quick

Alan Zabaro Mar 26

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Unseen Japan Mar 26

Prosecutors won't share details. It's possible he reached a financial settlement w/ the victim (or agreed to resign from NHK). Online commenters say this puts other women at risk & such settlement information should be made public.

Source: https://buff.ly/FzJXYO7

Alan Zabaro Mar 26

Unseen Japan Mar 26

Remember that story about NHK sports center director Nakamoto Kensuke (50), who was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s on the streets of Shibuya? Welp, nothing to see here - prosecutors declined to press charges, and he's free.

#japan #unseenjapan #crime #women #news #japannews

Alan Zabaro Mar 26

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Matt Jordan Mar 25

@javi Firefox has become the John Fetterman of browsers.

Alan Zabaro Mar 26

javi Mar 25

I didn't realize the facebook execs Mozilla acqui-hired last year have been promoted! I was assuming they were still just heading the ads division of Mozilla, but oh boy, I fucking wish.

Now the former Senior VP of Marketing of facebook (2008-2022, the finest years of facebook) is the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the entire Mozilla.

And the former VP of Ads in Facebook (2012-2022), is now the Senior VP of Product of Mozilla.

Let me repeat this:

The guy who used to lead the facebook team that was literally "advertising to teenagers based on their emotional state" is now the guy who decides the direction of Firefox as a product. But hey, let's keep giving Mozilla the benefit of the doubt uh? I'm sure these people-who-should-be-on-trial-in-the-hague are going to do great things for the community!

edit: Bradwood has been promoted to Chief Business Officer of the Mozilla Corporation, not Chief Financial Officer, my bad

edit2: as @[email protected] pointed out, even if Graham Mudd's title is "SVP of Product", the bio in his page talks about him as the SVP of Product for the Mozilla Ads division specifically. So it may be the case that he hasn't been promoted and he's just on top of the ad division. That being said, Mozilla doesn't have a Chief Product Officer anymore, and that makes Mudd the most senior product person in the entire Mozilla organization, outranking the VP that seems to be org-wide.

Mozilla Leadership

Mozilla

Alan Zabaro Mar 26

Natasha

🇪🇺Mar 25

Interviewer: Can you perform under pressure?

Me: I can do the Bowie part, but I don't have the upper range to sing the Freddie part.

Alan Zabaro Mar 26

Gabe Ortíz Mar 25

“Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal healthcare, calling it a ‘moral imperative’ that ‌people have access to the health services they need.” https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pope-leo-calls-universal-healthcare-moral-imperative-2026-03-18/