Samantha Rose

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Autistic and trans. Pro Choice and 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 rights. Interests: Human rights, #avgeek, tech. Speaks for myself only.

Anti genocide. Pro 🇵🇸.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦.

Note: Feel free to request follow - I approve most people who don't have glaring red flags.

If you know me, my name is probably different than what you have seen before...

Avatar: Photo of a Red Panda.

PRONOUNSShe/They
LocationDublin, Ireland, Terra, Orion Arm, Milky Way (Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha)
Linkhttps://pronouns.cc/@samantha
Some companies who told their staff to use AI now are asking employees to reduce usage after, for example, Accenture found that non-technical workers were using it to convert PDFs into different file types.
https://www.404media.co/the-tokenpocalypse-is-here-companies-are-scrambling-to-stop-spending-so-much-on-ai/
The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI

Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.

404 Media

Well, Mullvad's fall from grace was certainly fast. And I seem to recall that Proton had a moment too, a while back.

What's the current go-to recommendation for VPNs/proxies, for people who don't want to run their own?

This is why @pluralistic is always preaching about #DRM-free digital media and software. Sony is deleting over 500 movies customers paid for through the PlayStation Store because they don’t want to renew their license with Studio Canal. #enshittification

RE: https://det.social/@lostgen/116820546568940358

Sigh. Mullvad seemed one of the least dodgy VPN services. This is exhausting.

RE: https://det.social/@lostgen/116820546568940358

Another service I loved, run by a wannabe fascist.

I know I already boosted this but I have to post it again because this post is 10/10, improved my morning, laughed out loud at almost every point in the timeline.

https://nesbitt.io/2026/06/26/incident-report-cve-2026-lgtm.html

Incident Report: CVE-2026-LGTM

A series of unfortunate agents.

Andrew Nesbitt

May as well use the 11th floor terrace at work for a break while it’s nice weather.

Nice and quiet here.

#dublin

Since the datacenter water topic has made it to Ireland… here is your reminder that it rains all the time. The main problem with water in Ireland is that the local farmer is washing fertiliser into the rivers, and if you make a fuss he’ll block up the center of Dublin.

Tip: I have found that using frozen fruit in water to cool it down helps me drink more water when it’s hot.

I can generally reuse the fruits for a second glass of water and there is still cooling left.

I just buy bags of frozen fruit which, here at least, isn’t that expensive considering one bag can be used for many glasses.