Mastodawn

"For casual chit-chat, just chat." Part of the system instructions OpenAI Codex chat agent https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/rust-v0.114.0/codex-rs/core/templates/model_instructions/gpt-5.2-codex_instructions_template.md

codex/codex-rs/core/templates/model_instructions/gpt-5.2-codex_instructions_template.md at rust-v0.114.0 · openai/codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal - openai/codex

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mtmail 4d ago

I got an email after signing up that the 2026 #openstreetmap nudist summer camp was an April Fools joke. Don't fall for it. Wait for the real announcement.

mtmail 4d ago

OpenCage 👉🌍4d ago

It's April Fools' Day so we thought it fitting to pay tribute to one of the greatest geographic jokes of all time.

In 1977 British newspaper The Guardian published a seven page supplement about the fictional nation of San Serriffe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Serriffe

#geoweirdness

San Serriffe - Wikipedia

mtmail 5d ago

Zoom Earth 6d ago

Wow! A 1000-mile wall of Saharan dust is currently sweeping across northwest Africa 💨 See here: https://zoom.earth/maps/satellite/#view=25.287,-9.342,6z/date=2026-03-30,17:20

mtmail 6d ago

"Largest simultaneous yodel" I took part in the previous one, I didn't know the record got broken again. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-simultaneous-yodel

Largest simultaneous yodel

This record is for the greatest number of people yodelling simultaneously at a single venue. This record is to be attempted by a team of unlimited size. This record is measured by the total number of people yogelling simultaneously. For the purpose of this record, Yodelling is a form of singing that involves singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the vocal or chest register (or

Guinness World Records

mtmail 6d ago

source https://nitter.net/Jefferies_/status/1762227703946608992 via https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1s6y9h9

mtmail Mar 28

29 March 1936 - German parliamentary elections. Blank ballots were interpreted as approval of the Nazi Party list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_German_parliamentary_election_and_referendum

mtmail Mar 26

Harry Sintonen Mar 25

#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.

Also Microsoft enabled #github to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features

#enshittification

mtmail Mar 25

Martijn van Exel Mar 25

Hey all - I recently joined Livemap, a Swiss startup based in Zürich. I am the sole "map guy" here now, and in need of a routing algorithm / engine specialist (significantly beyond "I deployed Valhalla and got it to work). Drop me a line if you can recommend someone (including yourself)! CH / EU preferred but not required.

mtmail Mar 24

JP Mens Mar 24

The #enshitification of everything continues: "Ads are coming to Apple Maps"

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/apple-maps-ads-apple-business/

Ads are coming to Apple Maps, as Apple expands its business offerings | TechCrunch

Apple Maps will launch ads this summer in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, a new suite of Apple Business offerings arrives April 14.

TechCrunch

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