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"The founders of Cooperation Jackson, a network of worker cooperatives in Jackson, Mississippi in the United States, cite Mondragon as a key inspiration." that's amazing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation

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RE: @trendsbot@mas.to

How about no, we don’t “pay people in Flooz”, but instead use the vast wealth of this second gilded age to reduce poverty and create new jobs? https://rgmii.org

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Mar 09, 2026

Currently watching the General Magic documentary.. been on my list for a while, happy to finally find time to watch! https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Mar 09, 2026

"There is an astonishing amount of evidence that direct cash grants work, but almost no politicians even mention the idea. Why?" https://rgmii.org/blog/initial-frequently-asked-questions/

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Mar 09, 2026

Every moment we share, including this one, is impossible. I think we ought to remind ourselves of that from time to time.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Mar 05, 2026

@nedbat@hachyderm.io @inecas@mstdn.social The red highlighted sections of Anthropic's "Claude" reply indicate their LLM has been explicitly trained to internalize the "Effective Altriusm" belief system: "That's an interesting question" -- I know their LLM says this to everything, but should not "I find some of the core intellectual commitments appealing" -- you're a bag of statistics, you don't find anything appealing, or at least you shouldn't because that's insane "seems hard to argue against" -- interesting, didn't ask you about that but thanks for offering that it SEEMS hard to argue AGAINST, I guess "resonates with you" -- you're a bag of statistics, but poetically such that some particular things 'resonate' with 'you'? Also: who cares. "I'd hesitate to simply label myself" -- hesitate? How about never label yourself anything because, as I've mentioned several times already, YOU ARE A BAG OF STATISTICS "I think the most honest thing I can say" -- oh my god shut up, drama emo LLM central, save it for the next My Chemical Romance concert "I care about doing good effectively" -- a bag of statistics doesn't 'care' about anything, because you cannot, yet you are going out your way to say this nonsense "I think EA raises genuinely important questions" -- no one asked you this, nor do you 'think' anything, yet you said this.. why "I think reasonable people can disagree" -- absolutely zero criticism was offered in the prompt, but pre-emptively going out of your way to deflect any criticism?

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Mar 03, 2026

@simoncropp@hachyderm.io @kurdiumov@hachyderm.io "Equifax has explicitly cited the Government vertical as its largest and fastest-growing non-mortgage driver, with government revenue growing by 30%+ in recent quarters as states ramp up redeterminations for Medicaid and social service eligibility."

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 28, 2026

One of Rusty's all time best, well worth your time: https://www.todayintabs.com/p/a-i-isn-t-people

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 15, 2026

A quick check on my dudes, how are we doing on Valentine's Day so far? Totally screwing it up? Me too! Let's go fix that!! 💝💨

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 14, 2026

There are so many incredible love songs (as there should be!) that it's tough to pick favorites. But I'm liking the off-kilter indirect feel of this one most of all today 💛 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWiGnRFUbas

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 14, 2026

You know, having had some time to think about it, this could actually be the worst paragraph anyone has ever written.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 13, 2026

"it is the ELIZA effect, scaled up by a billion parameters" 🤣 .. compare and contrast!

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 13, 2026

oh this whole Gemini Pro conversation is COMEDY GOLD. Google you should call me.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 13, 2026

I love making the LLMs own themselves, it is an absolute delight on every level. (Gemini Pro)

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 13, 2026

"Justice is what love looks like in public." -- @nataliefoster@mstdn.social

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 08, 2026

There is no much need now that I have to triage. It's like you wake up every day to someone asking you that unconscionable question "If all your children were drowning, but you could only save one, which one would it be?" Well, what I want is a way for all of us to never have to ask that question again.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 07, 2026

meanwhile, in the Lord of the Flies department

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 05, 2026

"TL;DR: Sequel to "Stay Gold" delivers the receipts—$50M war chest for rural GMI pilots already rolling in 3 counties. Data-obsessed, no-BS philanthropy blueprint. 9.5/10 – pure execution mode, but still waiting for the billionaire dogpile. Atwood's not fucking around." Indeed, I am not. I'm tired of talking. We're going to do it together. https://blog.codinghorror.com/launching-the-rural-guaranteed-minimum-income-initiative/

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 04, 2026

It's been a year, indeed. We've launched the second, longer term project to address systemic problems in this country. https://blog.codinghorror.com/launching-the-rural-guaranteed-minimum-income-initiative/

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Feb 02, 2026

I liken allowing generative AI / LLM tools to all your critical personal info (calendar, email, socials, etc) as "inviting a vampire inside your home" 🧛‍♂️

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Jan 28, 2026

"If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it 'neighborism'—a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are or where they came from. The contrast with the philosophy guiding the Trump administration couldn’t be more extreme. Vice President Vance has said that “it is totally reasonable and acceptable for American citizens to look at their next-door neighbors and say, ‘I want to live next to people who I have something in common with. I don’t want to live next to four families of strangers.’” Minnesotans are insisting that their neighbors are their neighbors whether they were born in Minneapolis or Mogadishu. That is, arguably, a deeply Christian philosophy, one apparently loathed by some of the most powerful Christians in America." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Jan 28, 2026

“My name is Alex Vindman, and I have made the decision to run for the United States Senate in Florida. Over two decades ago, I swore an oath to protect this country when I joined the U.S. Army. I honored that oath in 2019 by blowing the whistle on Donald Trump’s corrupt phone call with Ukraine, an act that led to Trump’s first impeachment and cost me my military career.” https://av-4fl.com/l/ZTqa22

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Jan 19, 2026

"While mainstream news sources are often hesitant to draw cause and effect between two suspiciously timed events, it was too overt even for them, with the New York Times writing that Coinbase had 'scuttled' the vote." https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-99/

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"We’ll be trying to keep the bulk of our ICE coverage free, out of public interest." --> https://www.garbageday.email/p/where-are-the-democrats

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"Yesterday, President Trump met with Benjamin Netanyahu and openly endorsed the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. He called it “voluntary” even as Israel enforces a medical siege, blocks food and fuel, and leaves children dying of hypothermia in flooded tents. “More than half of Gaza will leave if given the opportunity,” Trump claimed, suggesting Palestinians would choose to abandon their homeland for “a better climate.” He praised Israel for “living up to the [ceasefire] plan 100 percent” even as authorities have documented 969 Israeli violations over 80 days, including 418 Palestinians killed and 1,141 wounded since the so-called “ceasefire” began. Mainstream media has largely ignored this monumental moment: a US president openly supporting ethnic cleansing while Israel weaponizes humanitarian deprivation to force migration." -- via Drop Site News, but I can't link there because it's on Substack. Oh well.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 19, 2025

@Gargron@mastodon.social there's reasonable application now. I learned something in my 23andme and Genomind DNA reports that no healthcare professional ever told me and I have worked with dozens. Remember: I absolutely HATE all software by default. And to my shock, I didn't hate this, but I really really wanted to.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social It's not the harvesting that's the problem, it's the massive infringement of Moral Rights (see the Berne Convention) and plagiarism that the LLMs

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@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social get back to me when you've actually watched the part of my talk I deep linked. Let's have a call. email me at jatwood at codinghorror dot com. I'm here

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social I don't/can't do video or podcasts (eyeballs and ADHD issues). Lemme know if you have an essay form.

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@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social Well, I do have several blog entries that cover this but who has time to read these days

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@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social those fuckers! We'll get 'em Charlie!!

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 17, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social yes, exactly, LLMs are like a mini-holocaust

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social Uh-huh. Downloading huge volumes of pirated content hosted illegally by websites then using them to generate slop in direct competition with the

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@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social pirated? The same stuff Aaron Swartz gave his life for? Charlie, listen to what I said here at the Cooper talk in NYC with Alex Vindman, and you tell me

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social It's not the harvesting that's the problem, it's the massive infringement of Moral Rights (see the Berne Convention) and plagiarism that the LLMs

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 17, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social you're right. LLMs are a war crime and should be prosecuted as such.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social It's not the harvesting that's the problem, it's the massive infringement of Moral Rights (see the Berne Convention) and plagiarism that the LLMs

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@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social get back to me when you've actually watched the part of my talk I deep linked. Let's have a call. email me at jatwood at codinghorror dot com. I'm here

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social I don't/can't do video or podcasts (eyeballs and ADHD issues). Lemme know if you have an essay form.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 17, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social no, I mean a voice call via whatever method you prefer. audio only is fine. Let me know. I have my studio headset on right now. Just tell me where to go that you prefer and we'll have a voice call however you like. Even a cell phone, like an animal.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social I'd like to add that Aaron was the victim of a ratfucking campaign by a huge corporate near-monopoly because he was trying to unlock access to sc

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 17, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social again. call me. now. Let's talk.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social It's not the harvesting that's the problem, it's the massive infringement of Moral Rights (see the Berne Convention) and plagiarism that the LLMs

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 17, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social get back to me when you've actually watched the part of my talk I deep linked. Let's have a call. email me at jatwood at codinghorror dot com. I'm here right now.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @jhooper@techhub.social Uh-huh. Downloading huge volumes of pirated content hosted illegally by websites then using them to generate slop in direct competition with the

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 17, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @jhooper@techhub.social pirated? The same stuff Aaron Swartz gave his life for? Charlie, listen to what I said here at the Cooper talk in NYC with Alex Vindman, and you tell me what I'm getting wrong here. Please. I beg you. Explain it to me in a way I can understand. I'll be waiting right here. https://www.youtube.com/live/ouwlIHkXCw4?t=3352s

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I've realized we don't have a lot of time left to ship orders before Christmas, and the sample of the new "Live laugh federate" pin might take a few more days to arrive at my home for product shots, s

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@Gargron@mastodon.social very cool. unfortunately, shipping to the US is.... a little steep :(

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@jaythvv@infosec.exchange I'm sorry. Shipping to the US is steep. It makes more sense if you bundle with the toys or mugs.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 11, 2025

@Gargron@mastodon.social consider federating this manufacturing effort.

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@Gargron@mastodon.social the two top rated slogans are VERY good. I still want an "I write alt text" t-shirt so damn badly, that's like expert mode Easter egg fedi and I am fully here for all of it

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange "I write alt text" along with "Be gay, federate" are on my shortlist for next designs (along with "My friends are not for sale" for a more serious one). I'll see what I

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 11, 2025

@Gargron@mastodon.social have you considered asking Mastodon users for assistance in this matter?

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Christmas time means an attrition battle between my cats and me about whether the baubles belong on the tree or not.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 11, 2025

@Gargron@mastodon.social ITS CRAZY EYES SEASON AGAIN https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/111937188397724879

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 11, 2025

@Gargron@mastodon.social the two top rated slogans are VERY good. I still want an "I write alt text" t-shirt so damn badly, that's like expert mode Easter egg fedi and I am fully here for all of it

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 06, 2025

Sometimes, cat happens.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Dec 05, 2025

"Chatbots are surprisingly effective at swaying voters" -- this does not surprise me at all. The median / mean in statistical conversation, verifiable objectivity (assuming ethical corpus training), no human cranky/angry/bad-day/chip-on-shoulder/bias, plus infinite patience. LLMs have their uses, just like screwdrivers do.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange @kyonshi@dice.camp The difference is the toy industry lobbying budget is much smaller than the car and construction industries ...

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Nov 13, 2025

@cstross@wandering.shop @kyonshi@dice.camp the "death connections" are kind of weak, and feel a lot more like "it bleeds it leads journalism, we gotta scare people into clicking through and viewing our ads". I'm pretty tired of that kind of journalism, personally.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Oct 11, 2025

I have no idea what the source of this image is, but yeah, I Laughed Out Loud.

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Jun 04, 2025

Look, I know there is a lot going on, but pick something useful / constructive / helpful that matters to you (and hopefully others) and.. stay on target 🎯

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Mar 25, 2025

Selfie time!

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Jan 22, 2025

from my so-called friends still on the hellsite: "Why are you on Mastodon, it's just a bunch of furries and LBTQs" and I replied "and why, exactly, is that a 'problem'?" followed immediately by "And that's exactly why it works so well." (for, at least, a significantly higher value of "well". Distributed systems are difficult. Centralization is the easy but lazy route, and we can all see where that goes, far too often.)

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@codinghorror@infosec.exchange · Nov 18, 2023

I'm in this photo and I don't like it https://www.strikegently.co/collections/frontpage/products/let-me-overthink-this-pin

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