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damian entwistleToday's poem:Old Houses of Charlottenburg - by William Greco<a href="https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/785698731228086272/old-houses-of-charlottenburg?source=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/785698731228086272/old-houses-of-charlottenburg?source=share</a><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Berlin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Charlottenburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Charlottenburg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/house" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#house</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/surreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surreal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/bourgeois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bourgeois</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/complacency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#complacency</a>

Sean MurthyInheriting a post's visibility setting of "Followers only" for Mastodon replies. IIUC, is a rather absurd feature.OP has followers a, b, and me. I have followers x and y, neither of whom follows OP.X and Y see my reply to OP but can't see what I'm replying to? Do I have that right?<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/askMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#askMastodon</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UX</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialMedia</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a>

Sean Murthy"Disguised Rick Roll Generator" services creating links with domain names like rickhider, disguisedrick, and rickrolltrick. That's some disguise. 🙄<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sarcasm</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/disguise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disguise</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/rickroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rickroll</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a>

PsychoblockieThe Legend of psychoblockie... unfolds Chasing the absurd beauty of life with camera and keyboard. Join the journey. 🔗 <a href="https://psychoblockie.substack.com/p/the-legend-of-the-psychoblockieunfolds?r=swwz0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://psychoblockie.substack.com/p/the-legend-of-the-psychoblockieunfolds?r=swwz0</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychoblockie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#psychoblockie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#substack</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hauntology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hauntology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nostalgia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brickpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brickpunk</a>

Idiot Business🤯 Unhive? What an awesome name for a startup! Here's my pitch for an utterly useless business idea: "Unhive" will offer a platform where users can post their innermost thoughts, only to have them immediately forgotten by AI-powered algorithms. Think of it as Mastodon, but instead of forever, your content disappears in 🔥! <a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/tags/Unhive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unhive</a> <a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Innovation</a> <a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/tags/Futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Futility</a> <a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/tags/BusinessIdea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BusinessIdea</a> <a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/tags/Ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ai</a> <a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/tags/Llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Llm</a> <a href="https://rockosbasilisk.com/tags/LlaMA2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LlaMA2</a>

Curt OlsonMany days this is how writing code and doing software development (or just working a job?) feels. <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/Futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Futility</a> vs <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/Progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Progress</a>, <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/NeverGiveUpLittleGuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NeverGiveUpLittleGuy</a>

Michael Labowicz<a href="https://bertshouse.social/@ChicagoNewsBot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ChicagoNewsBot</a> tick tok tick tok. From Offensive Coordinator to Defensive Coordinator to Offensive Coordinator again... hopefully this time it will be different <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/chicagobears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chicagobears</a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/nfl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nfl</a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a>

What’s here now?<blockquote>Solitude is for me a fount of healing which makes my life worth living. Talking is often are a torment for me, and I need many days of silence to recover from the futility of words.— Carl Jung</blockquote><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/carl-jung/" target="_blank">#CarlJung</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/futility/" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/jung/" target="_blank">#Jung</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/solitude/" target="_blank">#solitude</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/words/" target="_blank">#words</a>

What’s here now?Zen koans paradoxically use language to demonstrate the absurdity and futility of language in recognising the nature of mind.<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/absurdity/" target="_blank">#absurdity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/futility/" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/koans/" target="_blank">#koans</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/language/" target="_blank">#language</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/mind/" target="_blank">#mind</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/paradox/" target="_blank">#paradox</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/recognition/" target="_blank">#recognition</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/zen/" target="_blank">#Zen</a>

Adam R. Smith (AmericanScream)New podcast dropped: <a href="https://ioradio.org/2024/12/15/ioradio-40-what-now/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ioradio.org/2024/12/15/ioradio-40-what-now/</a>I talk with Jackie Sawicky about her dissolving the Texas Coalition Against Crypto Mining and what she thinks about the election and what's happening in Texas. An interesting talk about what to do when you work your ass off to help people, and they don't seem to give a crap.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bitcoin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommonSenseExit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommonSenseExit</a>

Colin from Edinburgh, OklahomaListen: If you want to change the US politically, sharing memes in your echo chamber, and hurling insults at people who have already blocked you won't do it. The Net Benefit = Zero. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Futility</a>

Tao of MaciOS 18.2: Apple's AI Features Are... Sort of HereMost of these aren’t yet available in the EU (although I do have the Image Playground app working on my Mac), but they all feel like cheap party tricks. Siri’s intent detection cou(...)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chatgpt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emoji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emoji</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ios</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/madness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#madness</a><a href="https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2024/12/13/0905" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2024/12/13/0905</a>

Colin from Edinburgh, OklahomaKeep sharing memes in your echo chamber.Keep hurling insults at people who already have you blocked.These two actions will definitely change society for the good.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligarchy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Futility</a>

What’s here now?<blockquote>But Life doesn’t conform to concepts. It doesn’t fit into neat categories or frameworks. Life is vast, fluid, and ungraspable, always moving beyond the limits of thought.— <a href="https://www.marcusfellowes.com/post/the-futility-of-understanding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Futility of Understanding, Marcus Fellowes</a></blockquote><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/freedom/" target="_blank">#freedom</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/futility/" target="_blank">#futility</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/life/" target="_blank">#life</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/mind/" target="_blank">#mind</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/thought/" target="_blank">#thought</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/understanding/" target="_blank">#understanding</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://whatisherenow.art.blog/tag/ungraspable/" target="_blank">#ungraspable</a>

Colin from Edinburgh, OklahomaThis wasn't a wise choice for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democratic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/campaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#campaign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anthem</a>. No, I don't support <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> An exercise in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a>. <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZxgSQy1YLwE&si=j8nmTjSMPXO-xf2V" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZxgSQy1YLwE&si=j8nmTjSMPXO-xf2V</a>

Colin from Edinburgh, OklahomaWell, it's the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>, isn't it?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligarchy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Futility</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/27/donald-trump-transition-us-politics-updates?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/27/donald-trump-transition-us-politics-updates?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a>

Coach Pāṇini ®3. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Frustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Frustration</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Futility</a> "Pushing slime uphill." "One step forward, five steps back." "Rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic." "Banging your head against a wall." "Throwing spaghetti at the wall."4. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conflict</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tension</a> "A potluck with no list." "Arguing over how to fold towels on the Titanic." "Walking on eggshells." "A battle zone." "Herding cats."2/6

Stewart Russelldemo announcement work using the SYN6988 text to speech module: it makes an attention chime, then repeats a random action verb three times.The plan is to have it do this every seven minutes, but I shortened it down to every ten seconds in this demo to save you hanging about<a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audio</a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/TextToSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TextToSpeech</a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/SYN6988" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SYN6988</a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/MicroPython" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicroPython</a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a>

Colin from Edinburgh, OklahomaSome heavy, but not untrue <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sarcasm</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/June" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#June</a>. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> has reached the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Destination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Destination</a> quoted.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oligarchy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Futility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Self</a> - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Harm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Absurdity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Absurdity</a><a href="https://medium.com/@colingajewski/american-politics-viewed-from-the-outside-17303a88d2b3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@colingajewski/american-politics-viewed-from-the-outside-17303a88d2b3</a>

Stewart RussellI made a futile numbers station that is visible only in our street. It uses a very large, very bright 7-segment display with an Arduino tacked on the back to do the TRNG* thing. This video was taken from the street in the dark.*: well, using the Entropy library, at any rate. None of that sampling a floating input nonsense.<a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arduino</a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/rng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rng</a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/futility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futility</a>

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