I joined #mastodon last week, on a whim, with no idea what to expect

Minutes later, I was welcomed by @dillyd which has never happened on any other platform and was a wonderful introduction. So I posted a couple pictures of my #cats, and found, to my surprise, people reacting and interacting

Maybe it's because I'm not fighting an algorithm, or maybe I just found a place where folks truly appreciate cats. Either way, I'm very happy to be here, and I hope you're prepared for more cat pictures

Back in 1949, Albert Einstein wrote WHY SOCIALISM.

Here is an extract.

I bet some of those tech billionaire CEOs are hooked on their own addictive drug. 🤔

Futurism: Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions

"We're seeing some people who are so deep in it that they don't need ChatGPT anymore. They see their delusion in everything."

"...The content of delusional spirals generally falls into one of two buckets, the moderators say, which we’ve also seen over and over in our reporting. There are the more STEM-oriented delusions, in which AI users and chatbots become fixated on fantastical mathematical or scientific breakthroughs. These delusions can be deeply convincing, delivering a potent blend of erudite-sounding scientific language and impossible claims through chatbots’ authoritative, sycophantic voice. ..."

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/group-breaking-people-out-of-ai-delusions

A lesser known Mastodon pro tip:

Want to mute a conversation, but the mute conversation button isn't appearing on the post?

The only way you can mute a conversation is on a post you have made in the conversation.

But the secret part - Say you want to mute it without actually participating in the conversation:

Reply to a post, set the visibility to "Private Mention", remove everyone's username from the post. Post it.

Then you can click "mute conversation" on THAT post, and it silently mutes you from the conversation.

#foxesInLove #comic

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In a stunning intelligence coup, the CIA was caught completely off-guard when Fosun Group quietly bought the company that provides liability insurance to its agents.

For an undisclosed period, a Chinese firm had access to the personal details of America's top spies, a move that was perfectly legal and in the open. 😆

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g311jn1m9o

#usa #china #cia

The company that makes crypto-chatbot processors making a killing off all the companies buying crypto-chatbot processors for their software nobody wants is not exactly surprising and it certainly doesn't mean it's not a bubble.

Nvidia will probably come out of this better than anybody.

Get Inside, the Cops are Coming: Roma Families in Greece are Under Threat

In the outskirts of Athens, Roma families live under constant suspicion, struggling for dignity, work, and a place to belong.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/get-inside-the-cops-are-coming-roma-families-in-greece-are-under-threat/

#foxesInLove #comic

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