roboticus lastius (not a bot)

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Rides ampersands downhill, sled-style, without the brakes. #Poet. Tech worker. Occasional #gamer. #sailor. Crafty in that #knit #crochet #tat way. I'm sometimes in Calgary; sometimes in St. John's. She/her.

My posts evaporate. C'est la vie!

I don't follow back accounts with no posts nor profile info.

roboticus lastius (not a bot)42m ago
Prof. Sam Lawler6h ago

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@Paulatics/116295875711029533

I am so proud @Paulatics is part of my government!! Thank you for talking about this huge issue! This is such an excellent speech, and I hope this makes some sort of difference (as I'm pulling my hair out trying to help write responses to Reflect Orbital's horrifying FCC proposal for space mirrors)

Also, this speech means that I'm officially recognized by the Canadian Senate as a goat farmer and orbital dynamics expert. That's right up there with having an asteroid named after me!

Show threadroboticus lastius (not a bot)1h ago
@romabysen @bryanredeagle @carnage4life Yup. That's exactly this. The 'who cares' phase.
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Show threadLars Hansson21h ago
@bryanredeagle @carnage4life after decades of improving IT security practices we just don't do it anymore
Show threadroboticus lastius (not a bot)1h ago
@CommonSparrow Looks very promising. 🌞
roboticus lastius (not a bot)3h ago
Where my mind goes on these robot tests...
Show threadroboticus lastius (not a bot)10h ago

@sundogplanets

Slowpoke= the last/slowest
Edited to add: From Poke definition: "(1809) the name of a device, a sort of collar or ox-bow with a short, projecting pole, fitted to domestic animals such as cows, pigs, and sheep to keep them from jumping fences and escaping enclosures. "

Lagging behind like the cow's tail = the last/slowest in a group

Taking the cow path = taking a meandering route

roboticus lastius (not a bot)1d ago
Steve Rudolfi3d ago

Welllllll this isn't great.

Google Just Patented The End Of Your Website

"...a system that evaluates your company’s landing page in real time and, if it decides the page won’t perform well enough for a specific user, replaces it with an AI-generated version assembled on the fly. The user never sees what your team built, they see what Google's machine learning model thinks they should see instead."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joetoscano1/2026/03/06/google-just-patented-the-end-of-your-website

#SEO #Google #AI #enshittification

Google Just Patented The End Of Your Website

A newly granted Google patent could let the search giant replace your brand's landing page with an AI-generated version you have no control over and only your buyers see.

Forbes
roboticus lastius (not a bot)1d ago
Joe Brockmeier2d ago
Show threadroboticus lastius (not a bot)1d ago

@histoftech

I prefer paper. But regularly read ebooks, and listen to audiobooks.

I just want many, many books to read and will use any mode. 🌞

roboticus lastius (not a bot)1d ago

Rather than force SM platforms to actualy protect folks (which is all of us, but especially the vulnerable/young) governments are asking everyone to provide PII to unregulated/underregulated 3rd parties who are usually part of the ecosystem of platforms which refuse to do the initial basic protection.

This will not end well. What asshattery is this? It is just doubling the risks for EVERYONE, and especially the vulnerable/young.

I despair.