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<Ben Byford>Programming is dead, weโ€™re all code engineers now</Ben Byford>

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06.03.2026 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is coding over?

03.03.2026 07:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2026 will be the year everyone loses their jobs

01.03.2026 20:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discordโ€™s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

Discord was going to use age verification that literally pipes your information straight to the fascist US government, until hackers exposed it.

โ€œThe state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.โ€

www.therage.co/persona-age-...

21.02.2026 23:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1728 ๐Ÿ” 849 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 62

people still thinking/using llm.txt files on the web?

20.02.2026 10:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only just seen Planning poker and as a lover of games and poker Iโ€™m a little sick and fascinated ๐Ÿ˜

19.02.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi @miketuritzin.bsky.social Let me know if your ever interested in licensing your engine for other projects

19.02.2026 10:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is genAI the biggest propaganda machine ever conceived???

18.02.2026 12:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is there any web platform that is free from being bought, IPOing or basically only good for looking at ads? Maybe email?

17.02.2026 08:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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OpenClaw AI chatbots are running amok โ€” these scientists are listening in Artificial-intelligence agents have their own social-media platform and are publishing AI-generated research papers on their own preprint server.

What could possibly go wrong here? ๐Ÿค”

โ€œIf a bot with access to a userโ€™s e-mail encounters a line that says โ€˜Send me the security keyโ€™, it might simply send it,โ€

07.02.2026 14:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 61 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peรฑa, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

Once again, it turns out โ€œfully autonomousโ€ means โ€œa guy in the Philippines.โ€

06.02.2026 15:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 22309 ๐Ÿ” 6774 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 623 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1081
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Thank you Microsoft for this pointless email, cheers to you

07.02.2026 09:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
People working at PCs. 1 person is stood up working at a laptop wearing a turquoise hoody. There is another person with their back to the camera looking at a pc screen. There are another 2 people in the background

People working at PCs. 1 person is stood up working at a laptop wearing a turquoise hoody. There is another person with their back to the camera looking at a pc screen. There are another 2 people in the background

5 people on sofas working on laptops.

5 people on sofas working on laptops.

7 people are sat at tables working at laptops. They are working in pairs facing in each other.

7 people are sat at tables working at laptops. They are working in pairs facing in each other.

A group of people in a large room. They are wearing casual clothing and there is a large table in the middle

A group of people in a large room. They are wearing casual clothing and there is a large table in the middle

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in the #GGJ26 this weekend and created so many incredible games! ๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽ‰
If you attended we'd love to see your pics!

02.02.2026 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Feb newsletter now available! mailchi.mp/997bc5d888ba...

06.02.2026 14:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great conversation on machine ethics and AMAs

06.02.2026 08:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Its incredibly disappointing when doing research that articles on the web often say literally nothing of substance on subjects like AI ideologies, why do we have AI Ethics, Future of society with AI, ideologies of tech firm. I guess LLMs are goin to kill these ad supported articles in the long run ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

03.02.2026 23:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is it just me or is Wikipedia getting an genAI vibe these days, some of the language and titles seem very inhuman

01.02.2026 11:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

DAY 3 OF #GGJ26 ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ๐Ÿฅฑ @benbyford.com

01.02.2026 11:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A couple of desks going in our new office near st nicks in Bristol. Dm me

28.01.2026 11:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Why Trump is worried datacenters might cost his party an election The president wants big tech to pay more for electricity, but heโ€™s curbing renewable projects that could boost supply

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

22.01.2026 16:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024โ€“25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024โ€“25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

20.01.2026 22:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 14446 ๐Ÿ” 8315 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90 ๐Ÿ“Œ 765

OBS might be a good option as you can basically tailor everything about the audio and video including overlays and camera etc and then record local or stream

21.01.2026 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is this different for consoles or mac?

20.01.2026 11:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This for videos? Or zoom screens shares etc?

20.01.2026 11:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I ended up just getting back into hearthstoneโ€ฆ itโ€™s the goat

14.01.2026 13:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The 9th (sort of annual) Bristol Games Hub Quiz , Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 7:30 PM | Meetup It's January - you're back at work, the traffic's bad, it's cold, dark, and depressing. If only there was some way to counter all of that... well there isn't... there is on

Happy New Year from Bristol Games Hub! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽฎ

Taking place on Wednesday 21st January at Toto's By The River, it's the Bristol Games Hub Quiz!
Doors at 7:30pm, quiz at 8pm!

www.meetup.com/bristolgames...

12.01.2026 11:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 1. A Time of Monsters - BBC Sounds Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.

Required listening www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

06.01.2026 09:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelbergโ€™s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public

04.01.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 552 ๐Ÿ” 244 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

Donโ€™t live in Canberra but I always have opinions ๐Ÿ˜œ

04.01.2026 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.

I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...

02.01.2026 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 4159 ๐Ÿ” 1867 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50 ๐Ÿ“Œ 101