La Femme Vickita
@vickita61.bsky.social
Web developer, sometimes photographer, lapsed physicist. Be kind.
Freshly retired and working on my own projects. Nobody gets to tell me what to do ANY MORE.
"Resistance without risk is like faith without works." -- Grant Peeples
Freshly retired and working on my own projects. Nobody gets to tell me what to do ANY MORE.
"Resistance without risk is like faith without works." -- Grant Peeples
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Good to see LibreOffice leaning into "no AI" as a software feature.
Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20261006...
Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20261006...
LibreOffice says 'no AI' is now a software feature | TechCrunch
The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.
techcrunch.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Good to see LibreOffice leaning into "no AI" as a software feature.
Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20261006...
Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20261006...
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When you turn your military around and flee from an advancing adversary equipped with weapons you're unable to defend against, that's retreating.
I'm not sure we've seen anything like this in the modern era.
I'm not sure we've seen anything like this in the modern era.
Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air Base (Gift Article)
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 2:44 AM
When you turn your military around and flee from an advancing adversary equipped with weapons you're unable to defend against, that's retreating.
I'm not sure we've seen anything like this in the modern era.
I'm not sure we've seen anything like this in the modern era.
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ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
October 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
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we don't have time for another plague apocalypse. we already did that. we're on to robot apocalypse now, try to catch up. next in line is fungal apocalypse. please consult the schedule
October 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
we don't have time for another plague apocalypse. we already did that. we're on to robot apocalypse now, try to catch up. next in line is fungal apocalypse. please consult the schedule
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WITNESS MEEEEE!!!
October 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
WITNESS MEEEEE!!!
Just no. I don't have even a hint of claustrophobia, but this is something else. A shrink once told me I have a "highly evolved survival instinct," so maybe that.
October 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Just no. I don't have even a hint of claustrophobia, but this is something else. A shrink once told me I have a "highly evolved survival instinct," so maybe that.
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Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
October 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
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Go to a rural county and tell me why the sheriff, whom everyone knows is corrupt, keeps getting re-elected.
October 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Go to a rural county and tell me why the sheriff, whom everyone knows is corrupt, keeps getting re-elected.
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"Driver-volunteers go to homes to drop off diapers, baby formula, toilet paper, groceries...
"Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped...
kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...
"Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped...
kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...
Trump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward • Kansas Reflector
DODGE CITY — Southwest Kansas communities reeling from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — which included random stops to check status — are looking for ways to recover as fear continues ...
kansasreflector.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"Driver-volunteers go to homes to drop off diapers, baby formula, toilet paper, groceries...
"Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped...
kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...
"Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped...
kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...
Yes. Yes, you do want to hear it. 🥹
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday?
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
October 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Yes. Yes, you do want to hear it. 🥹
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He is also estimated to have ensured the mass deaths of 16 million people by 2030, in addition to the whole history's most prolific distributor of CSAM thing
October 3, 2026 at 4:54 AM
He is also estimated to have ensured the mass deaths of 16 million people by 2030, in addition to the whole history's most prolific distributor of CSAM thing
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Elon, whose genAI is the world's largest distributor of CSAM, has essentially infinite money to throw at evading any kind of consequences for producing and distributing more CSAM than any human in history.
Elon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional.
US appeals court blocks Minnesota's AI 'nudification' law for now in XAI lawsuit
Elon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional.
reut.rs
October 3, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Elon, whose genAI is the world's largest distributor of CSAM, has essentially infinite money to throw at evading any kind of consequences for producing and distributing more CSAM than any human in history.
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Fifty years ago, in his most famous work, the prolific intellectual Carlo Cipolla argued that stupid people, as a group, are “much more powerful than the mafia, or the military industrial complex.” ⚠️
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
#DonBeast
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
#DonBeast
Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment
newrepublic.com
October 1, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Fifty years ago, in his most famous work, the prolific intellectual Carlo Cipolla argued that stupid people, as a group, are “much more powerful than the mafia, or the military industrial complex.” ⚠️
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
#DonBeast
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
#DonBeast
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Sept 30th is the Canadian National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, dedicated to honoring Residential School Survivors & the communities.
You Are on Native Land, our latest charity comic, donates all proceeds to indigenous-led organizations. For more info https://bit.ly/4cXO5OZ
You Are on Native Land, our latest charity comic, donates all proceeds to indigenous-led organizations. For more info https://bit.ly/4cXO5OZ
September 30, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Sept 30th is the Canadian National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, dedicated to honoring Residential School Survivors & the communities.
You Are on Native Land, our latest charity comic, donates all proceeds to indigenous-led organizations. For more info https://bit.ly/4cXO5OZ
You Are on Native Land, our latest charity comic, donates all proceeds to indigenous-led organizations. For more info https://bit.ly/4cXO5OZ
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Posted 2 hrs ago
"joachim.ingulstad: A layer of Light ✨
The first two layers of UV and Glow in the dark - Much more to come but the painting is starting to take shape 😊
A big thank you to @michaelcooprider and @sararose.2 for this Commission ☺️
#art #oilpainting #painting"
IG:
joachim.ingulstad
"joachim.ingulstad: A layer of Light ✨
The first two layers of UV and Glow in the dark - Much more to come but the painting is starting to take shape 😊
A big thank you to @michaelcooprider and @sararose.2 for this Commission ☺️
#art #oilpainting #painting"
IG:
joachim.ingulstad
October 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Posted 2 hrs ago
"joachim.ingulstad: A layer of Light ✨
The first two layers of UV and Glow in the dark - Much more to come but the painting is starting to take shape 😊
A big thank you to @michaelcooprider and @sararose.2 for this Commission ☺️
#art #oilpainting #painting"
IG:
joachim.ingulstad
"joachim.ingulstad: A layer of Light ✨
The first two layers of UV and Glow in the dark - Much more to come but the painting is starting to take shape 😊
A big thank you to @michaelcooprider and @sararose.2 for this Commission ☺️
#art #oilpainting #painting"
IG:
joachim.ingulstad
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Would like to note here they are more interested in human rights for their product than for women.
AI Community Linked to Disturbing Culture of Sexual Assault
An investigation has uncovered numerous cases of sexual harassment and rape allegations at prominent AI "hacker houses."
futurism.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Would like to note here they are more interested in human rights for their product than for women.
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The right's leadership understands this very well, which is why they've spent years attacking unions, community organizers like Acorn, and activist institutions like Planned Parenthood.
October 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The right's leadership understands this very well, which is why they've spent years attacking unions, community organizers like Acorn, and activist institutions like Planned Parenthood.
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Voting for Mamdani was important. It got him elected. But staying organized - in unions, neighborhood clubs, affinity groups, DSA chapters and mutual aid groups - is what's letting him get stuff done, and stopping him from bailing on his promises as politically infeasible.
October 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Voting for Mamdani was important. It got him elected. But staying organized - in unions, neighborhood clubs, affinity groups, DSA chapters and mutual aid groups - is what's letting him get stuff done, and stopping him from bailing on his promises as politically infeasible.
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The chart explains AI hype more than any chart that's ever been charted.
October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The chart explains AI hype more than any chart that's ever been charted.
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An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels.
Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
(Published May)
Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
(Published May)
Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.
The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li...
www.propublica.org
September 29, 2026 at 3:17 AM
An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels.
Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
(Published May)
Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
(Published May)
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This is one of my particular soap boxes. Dogs are not lifestyle accessories, they are living beings with both physical and emotional needs that you never get to take a break from meeting.
(4) Not enough people understand that dog training is not simply making sure your dog understands commands like sit and stay; it’s about teaching the dog emotional regulation.
Your dog is doing this shit because your dog is using destruction as a way to regulate their emotions.
Your dog is doing this shit because your dog is using destruction as a way to regulate their emotions.
September 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This is one of my particular soap boxes. Dogs are not lifestyle accessories, they are living beings with both physical and emotional needs that you never get to take a break from meeting.
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Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse.
I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
September 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse.
I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
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Two Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-fold www.ecoticias.com/en/two-minne...
Two Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-fold
Minnesota solar farms planted with native flowers saw native bees rise 20-fold, with bees also pollinating nearby soybean fields.
www.ecoticias.com
September 24, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Two Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-fold www.ecoticias.com/en/two-minne...
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I'm all for this. Let these fuckers take their talent and move to Uruguay where they can sniff each others' armpits 24/7/365.
Go Galt, hoss. I'm begging you. Just, like, stay there.
Go Galt, hoss. I'm begging you. Just, like, stay there.
A Thiel-Altman-&-Andreessen backed “network state” called Praxis is planning a tech colony in Uruguay & has a nonbinding deal w/ a development led by a former advisor to Javier Milei. Located a short ferry ride from Argentina, the move aligns w/ the “Tech Bros”’ increasing interest in the region. 1/
September 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I'm all for this. Let these fuckers take their talent and move to Uruguay where they can sniff each others' armpits 24/7/365.
Go Galt, hoss. I'm begging you. Just, like, stay there.
Go Galt, hoss. I'm begging you. Just, like, stay there.