I planted four! (Up from zero last winter)

Matthew McConaughey Trademarks ‘Alright, Alright, Alright!’ and Other IP as Legal Protections Against ‘AI Misuse’ Attorneys for Matthew McConaughey secured eight trademarks including for him saying 'alright, alright, alright,' aimed at protecting his voice and likeness from unauthorized AI use.

Protection from AI for the wealthy, but not for you or me
variety.com/2026/biz/new...

It's bad out there, folks. And tomorrow's already the 10th!

Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha A new Israeli terrorist strike in Gaza City. At least two people were killed. Local time is 11 PM

Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha

Medical sources in Gaza tell Drop Site heavy Israeli airstrikes are hitting across the Strip, with one source citing “dozens of strikes.” They described the situation as feeling “like the war has returned.” At least 13 people have been reported killed today, half of them children.

So how much did Peacock pay the NYT for yesterday’s Strands? Needed a # ad.

People who are extensive LLM users and proponents. Do you *know* that LLMs are inherently unethical and unsustainable to use, or do you know and don't care because you think the benefits outweigh the ethical concerns? If you know, what do you tell yourself to feel better about it?

Worker Surveillance and Wage Theft How algorithmic management and workplace surveillance allows corporations to steal wages, intensify poor working conditions, and evade responsibility.

The article also discusses our report, written by former Amazon delivery driver Adrienne Williams, @alexhanna.bsky.social and Sandra L. Barcenas Fuerte, detailing the extent of Amazon's worker surveillance & wage theft through that surveillance.

www.dair-institute.org/projects/dri....

Gigs Hodges: Democratic Socialist for Texas House District 49 - Gigs For Y'all Gigs Hodges is a proud Democratic Socialist stepping forward to challenge the political establishment as a candidate for state representative in Texas House District 49. She fights with integrity and ...

(It's gigsforyall.com)

HD49: Eight Democrats, One Seat, And A Very Progressive District When a safe blue seat becomes an ideological test.

Central-West Austin's got a major primary coming up! Here's a great review of the candidates (you know who I'll be voting for...)
www.lonestarleft.com/p/hd49-eight...

sam altman is being sued by his SISTER for sexual abuse. who gives a shit about his dogshit product that’s corroding brains and vaporizing the planet??? what is going on in this fuckin world

It's a bit of a tell that they say it's ideal for podcasts which are already recorded, rather than transcripts or meeting minutes which would benefit from having a generated audio option.

This is really promising for improving the experience of the visually impaired, and also really horrifying in a world where content is now generated more often than created. microsoft.github.io/VibeVoice/

#tenth #tomorrow #lebowski #thedude

Get out of here, Nebulon.

In a few years we won't have any drinkable water, but at least the price of RAM will have gone back down!

Finally imported my Twitter following list. Maybe now I will stay and bleet here.

No Azure for Apartheid - End All Azure Contracts with IOF (Israeli Occupation Force).

This photo warms my heart knowing that there are folks inside/outside of Microsoft who haven’t fully succumbed to the idea of profit over human life and suffering.

These people will forever be remembered as heroes.

ITS FLAT FUCK FRIDAY

ROLL THE CLIP

Yeah, I'm a prompt engineer. I'm always on time to meetings.

Seems like the controversial points of “local first” *just happen* to also go against the interests of capital.

If you can’t stand light mode, consider some blue blockers (and maybe a trip to the optometrist)

Since there's no Gators Daily bot I guess I'll just have to repost this one every Friday.

If you haven't been listening to THE MAGIC BOX these past 3 Thursdays at 3, you are missing out. Here's what you've missed!

The Magic Box - KOOP Radio 91.7 FM Reach into The Magic Box and out comes the rockin' sounds of jam, psych, funk, and fusion! Delight in spontaneous segues, long-form improvisation, and other

THIS THURSDAY AT 3 PM CENTRAL I WILL BE ON KOOP RADIO (@koopradio.bsky.social) WITH THE VERY FIRST EPISODE OF THE MAGIC BOX koop.org/program/the-...

Great to see everyone here, thanks all who came out. And big thanks for Daniel and Ashish for inviting me to speak!

Patrick McVeety-Mill · PMCVTM Patrick McVeety-Mill is a custom software consultant, career coach, and artist. His site features guides and musings on technology, travel, and the world around us.

Hi, my name's Patrick and I'm an independent software consultant in Austin, TX. TBD on how much I'll post but thanks for dropping by! See my website for more: pmcvtm.com

They should have called this Bipper so we could be posting Beeps.