more and more projects are adding an AGENTS.md that explicitly tells agents to stop, drop, and roll off a cliff, so if you see an AGENTS.md, remember to check what it specifically says before concluding it's there because the project is pro-AI

(and people who have done this have reported that writing the fuck-off message in that polite insipid tone LLMs use works better at getting them to actually stop: https://unstable.systems/@AmyZenunim/116672510693285709 )

Artists and others using Linktree should know that your profile data, conversations, and work put on Linktree will be feed into OpenAI and "other third-party AI providers" effective 2026/07/05. I do not have an alternative I can personally recommend at this time. Suggestions welcome in the comments.

Original alert info credit to arteesetica.bsky[.]social‬. Policy can be found here:
https://linktr[.]ee/s/terms
https://linktr[.]ee/help/en/articles/9269822-ai-features-on-linktree#h_a43b80685a
#NoAI

Deimos DAQ, the open-source precision data acquisition and controls platform, is a step closer to production-ready!

The order is out for the first two units of the enclosure, complete with powdercoat and graphics.

For updates, join the email list on Crowd Supply! https://www.crowdsupply.com/deimos-controls/deimos-daq

#electronics #OpenScience #OpenSourceHardware #OpenSource

*gently grabs the cheeks of all programmers to stare deeply into their eyes*

All I want is a dry tech manual. A boring, well indexed manual that defines every function. Not a chatbot. Not a training. Not a million "articles" that I have to search through. Not a "community forum".

My rice cooker came with one. I want one for every piece of software I have to interact with.

Go get yourself a technical writer if necessary.

I. Want. An. Instructional. Manual.

Now you can keep track of how many billions the AI companies are losing on AI. (Red is spending, green is revenue.) https://isaiprofitable.com/

#MachineSociety

The author of @allaboutberlin on how Google AI Overviews are killing independent web publishing, citing a 70% drop in traffic after seven years of steady growth. His work trains the model. The model is replacing his site. There is no credit, clicks, or revenue. This is what the "enshittification" of the open web looks like in practice.

Hard to imagine moving to Berlin without stumbling upon his guides at some point.

https://allaboutberlin.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicolasbouliane_ai-is-killing-all-about-berlin-when-you-share-7463188284924616705-I3Mn

#AI #OpenKnowledge #Berlin #Google #Enshittification #OpenWeb #IndieWeb