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"LLMs have democratized software development!"

No, LLMs have democratized dependency.

The frontier labs are using the same playbook as drug dealers. Give everyone cheap access to a replacement brain until individuals, businesses, and entire industries are dependent on it for their very existence, then jack up the prices and watch society burn.

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Just to give an idea how LLM nonsense is affecting #Wikipedia, perhaps a quarter of threads on ANI, the Administrators' Noticeboard for Incidents, involve LLM use—either crap articles generated by LLMs, or people using LLMs to write extremely wordy, unhelpful replies to concerns about their behaviour.

That's a huge externality right there - whatever uses AI tech has, it has enabled a DDoS attack on the hardworking volunteers trying to maintain the commons-based project the damn LLMs trained on.

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I also made this blog post "What do I do with myself?" tiotrom.com/2026/07/what-do-i-…

If anyone is interested.

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I read the post about Trom Articles project and it gave me so much hope. I am also hanging on the Trom floaty and now I feel like I took a huge breath of air after being with my head underwater for so long. And I didnt even read the actual article yet. I am so excited to read it and understand this world/society better. I wish I had your determination and curiosity! Thanks to you I also get to learn and keep my head above the water. So, Thank You!
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Working on open source apps is a big challenge. Everything is made possible through your bug reports, your feedback, and also your financial contributions, which is for me the hardest part to talk about. They cover the server costs, and they also help me in my daily life.

If you appreciate my work and can help me on #Liberapay or #Kofi, here are the links. Thank you for your support.

Liberapay: liberapay.com/tom79

Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/tom79

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Personally I applaud any FOSS developer willing to ask for financial help to make their projects better. FOSS should be community development, not martyrdom.

It's not a lot, but I just set up an anonymous monthly payment through Liberapay to put my money where my mouth is.

Thank you for all your amazing work on Fedilab (which I use daily) and HoloSocial (which I hope to use soon). Thankyou too for having the courage to ask, so I remember to help how I've meant to for far too long. What I'm paying doesn't nearly cover the value you provide me, but hopefully this encourages others to chip in and help, too. ❤️

#FOSS #ValueForValue #Fedilab #HoloSocial

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In Japan, valuable trees are relocated instead of cut down during development. Arborists use nemawashi, a technique combining horticultural knowledge and modern engineering, to prepare the trees for relocation.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sc…

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You have to set up a brand new Linux machine for a non-tech family member. You cannot touch it after today. What distro and desktop environment are you installing to ensure zero support calls? 🤔

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🚨 In six hours, the European Parliament holds the final vote on reinstating Chat Control 1.0! We need 361 votes to stop it! Contact your MEPs NOW and demand they protect your right to privacy via fightchatcontrol.eu/
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I just caught that Libera.Chat uses the phrase "insufficient human involvement" and I love that specific phrasing for flagging LLM-generated pull requests.

libera.chat/#one-more-thing-ab…

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EU needs to make a stand on Play Integrity. If app devs enforce Play Integrity, this means only Google Certified devices can use banking, etc. This excludes all alternative mobile OS. No #postmarketOS, no #SailfishOS, no Android derivatives #GrapheneOS etc. You don't need Play Integrity. If someone is capable to install or use alternative OS, they sure know what to install or not install, it is on their responsibility. Using non-root but bootloader unlocked device (otherwise can't use alternative OS) does not make my device less secure. On the contrary, it is using an up to date OS with the latest security patches. Do we really want all mobile devices have to be Google Certified? No. #mobile #integrity #bootloader #unlocked #nonsense #Europe
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This will fall on deaf ears. The neoliberal hegemony loves tech monopolies because it allows them to outsource the policing of digital space.

(The fact that Big Tech is even less democratically accountable than the real police is easily ignored because the policing is now off balance sheet. Same as privately owned 'public space' in cities which are policed by private security.)

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message from the government

Giving credit where it's due, this is from @thejuicemedia

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techdirt.com/2026/07/02/thin-s…

Republik schrieb, was Palantir nicht gefiel, aber das dürft das Magazin, sagt jetzt auch das Gericht in Zürich;

republik.ch/2026/02/18/how-ten…

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social.pmj.rocks/@pmj/11684535…


as of 2026, the most dangerous terrorist group on the planet are billionaires, precisely broligarchs

no other group on the planet poses a bigger threat to freedom and security

they don't need weapons to enslave or kill you and you will happily comply


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Google loses its appeal and will now have to pay the record breaking fine of €4.125.000.000 for abusing its Android dominance to force Google search onto phones.

I love the EU! 🇪🇺♥️ 🇪🇺

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Still a fave...

#mastodon #fediverse #comics

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NEW: For decades, oil companies have funded universities’ research into climate change “solutions” that would not require the public to stop using oil and gas.

Carbon capture is one of their favored ideas.

One snag: It won’t fix the climate crisis.
projects.propublica.org/why-ca…

#News #Climate #ClimateChange #Oil #Gas #Environment #Research #Science #Academia

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AI is often framed as a clean, weightless revolution of software and efficiency. But in reality, every large language model has a physical footprint of chips, data centers and power plants built in real places and affecting real people. We can't ignore these impacts.
asia.nikkei.com/opinion/the-ai…
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We're happy to be at @dweb Camp this year with our workshop "Briar: Preparing for the Shutdown". Come join us!

talx.dod.ngo/dwebcamp-2026/tal…

#DWeb #DWebCamp #Berlin

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