😻MattK😻

a billion tiny robots sneakily pretending to be a boy

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2024-09-16 23:49:14

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@npub13kx…uqw8 is there a better source?

2024-09-16 12:00:07

Gunship – Blood for the Blood God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHAP3E5e2jc
This is a bonkers Warhammer 40K / AI banger. It's hard to watch and there is an interesting making of video. None of the other songs by this band seem to sound anything like this.
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/09/16/gunship-blood-for-the-blood-god/
#gunship #Music #MusicVideo #Video #warhammer40k

2024-09-11 10:46:40

In brighter news, can I recommend you #bike your kid to school? This article on getting a #BikeBus going is great https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/guides/how-to-bike-to-school
My kid looks forward to it, it feels great, he learns responsibility for his keys and lock and it's fantastic bonding. We do about 2 miles through Brooklyn in around 15 minutes - faster than a car or a bus and around the same speed as the subway.

2024-09-11 10:42:25

The #debate didn't change my mind and I regret staying up to watch it except now I'll understand what people are talking about today.
The former prosecutor who brags about oil extraction and fracking did well at taunting the amazingly worse person.

2024-09-05 23:25:29

Holy crap. I went to the @npub1n6l…zmz9 party thinking it would be like 10 people and was not prepared for the crowd!

2024-09-02 12:01:15

The Beaches – Blame My Ex
This song is an antihero song. But everyone loves an antihero.
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/09/02/the-beaches-blame-my-ex/
#AniDifranco #antihero #BreakingBad #dumbscrolling #MichaelLewis #Music #MusicVideo #TheBeaches #Video

2024-09-01 13:06:55

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@npub1cq6…zpp8 fantastic work, take the rest of the day off.

2024-08-30 12:00:13

How dumbscrolling leads to boredom not away
I just published how I was avoiding “dumbscrolling” and was uh… looking at Mastodon and found an article about it!
https://www.fastcompany.com/91176971/tiktok-youtube-instagram-switching-boredom-worse-psychology-study
I think it’s a great take on it.
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/08/30/how-dumbscrolling-leads-to-boredom-not-away/
#cognition #dumbscrolling #happy #Incentives #joy

2024-08-30 11:09:44

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@npub1yjs…d08j yes and yes.
A little annoyed that it just keeps working and I haven’t needed to fix or upgrade anything

2024-08-29 12:01:37

Avoiding Dumbscrolling
I find setting a screentime limit for shortform video to really help me not zone out for too long.
http://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/08/29/avoiding-dumbscrolling/
#dumbscrolling #Hacks #youtube

2024-08-28 12:40:04

Hell yea the Illuminati Hotties are awesome
From: @npub1nq0…lyhd
https://flipboard.com/@pitchfork/album-reviews-66imekc7z/-/a-s2jVYkpZRyyaEFdueOCE7Q%3Aa%3A910329480-%2F0

2024-08-27 20:38:14

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@npub1d4l…updh you can’t stop me from googling basic information about topics!

2024-08-27 20:22:51

TIL you should just do everyone else’s job because it’s faster that way. I may be bad at learning lessons for the long term.

2024-08-27 12:01:42

Iceland 2024
From mid July to mid August, we traveled to Iceland and the UK. Here are tons of pictures and a travelogue / review of Iceland, as funny as I could make it.
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/08/27/iceland-2024/
#Iceland #travel
https://hostux.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/033/878/025/052/259/original/2376aaf5adba97fb.jpg

2024-08-26 14:14:00

Hanumankind – Big Dawgs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOHKltAiKXQ
In case you haven't been forced to watch this, now I'm on the bandwagon as well.
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/08/26/hanumankind-big-dawgs/
#hanumankind #india #Music #MusicVideo #rap #Video

2024-08-26 00:06:24

Holy shit converting miles to KM is a great use of the Fibonacci sequence
From: @npub14ux…jx88
https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/113008645812171119

2024-08-20 12:02:39

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@npub1j7y…23ds we have to try every evil before we give up on being ruled.

2024-08-19 12:00:22

Macgray – Backbone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S06m1v-DIh4
Via an excellent JWZ playlist
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/08/19/macgray-backbone/
#doppelgangers #foley #jwz #macgray #murder #Music #MusicVideo #Video

2024-08-19 08:51:20

Last day in the UK, headed to BK.

2024-08-19 02:07:03

Games you play with strangers
I loved this mechanic from a game called Tides of Tomorrow. Certain players see ghosts of another actual human playing the same game - and what they do affects you (and vice versa).
https://youtu.be/yVjNGNZcqHQ
these visions are not pre-programmed encounters but other players connected to you via the internet, and they have
http://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/08/18/games-you-play-with-strangers/
#CollectiveAction #games #GamesYouPlayWithStrangers

2024-08-17 17:07:12

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@npub1nn8…8sed dan Stevens

2024-08-17 07:46:46

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@npub1wn4…9v6n done. So psyched to read this in the toilet

2024-08-12 12:00:28

Illuminati Hotties – Than Ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrG9LfE08F8
This is such a great summer vibe and such a great band name.
http://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/08/12/illuminati-hotties-than-ever/
#IlluminatiHotties #Music #MusicVideo #Video

2024-08-11 11:02:21

Longer I’m in the #UK less sure I am what “Thank You” means.

2024-08-10 15:19:53

Learning to cook with the kids in wales.
https://hostux.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/938/389/771/234/280/original/ecced3d2987c5381.jpeg

2024-08-10 07:32:03

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@npub166f…g8aa omg yes me too https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2023/11/16/every-frame-a-wallpaper/

2024-08-08 21:47:23

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@npub1jne…qvla this rules

2024-08-07 14:56:38

Last night I was out in #london and got taken to the Black Rock bar for a #whiskey tasting. The whiskey cabinet is essentially a chart organized along flavor profiles (Smokey, fruity, balanced, spicy, sweet) with the lightest profiles at the top and the strongest at the bottom.
Had some great drams with my fave being the Smokehead.

2024-08-05 21:39:56

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@npub1qdf…wn0r i took typing as a filler class and guess what class has had the most direct impact on every day of my adult life?

2024-08-05 12:00:14

Supermodel – Push
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhCDXbFOkpo
I might get sober next October, might get myself together if I just push.
via JWZ
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/08/05/supermodel-push/
#cults #EcstaticDance #Music #MusicVideo #supermodel #Video

2024-07-30 12:00:09

A wild ride through philosophy and danger
Just finished reading Unity by Elly Bangs. It's an absolute banger of a novel.
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/07/30/a-wild-ride-through-philosophy-and-danger/
#Books #consciousness #EllyBangs #nanotech #Reviews

2024-07-29 18:46:36

Ooh one of the folks I work with talked to me about inverse radon transforms as a way to do image compression and it seems like it is related to string art and I am not gonna get much done the rest of today am I?

2024-07-29 12:06:33

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 starring Issa rae as Deborah please

2024-07-29 12:00:24

Fela Kuti – Palm Wine Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD8d3DTu_rw
I played this riding home on my speaker and people were grooving at stop lights. Infectious and there's no cure but shakin hips.
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/07/29/fela-kuti-palm-wine-sound/
#FelaKuti #Music

2024-07-27 20:49:17

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@npub12x7…s35y ugh same-ish. Every time I choose a salad instead of a treat I’m thinking about my goal.

2024-07-22 12:00:07

Atarashii Gakko! – Tokyo Calling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHMH408ltEM
http://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/07/22/atarashii-gakko-tokyo-calling/
#AtarashiiGakko #giants #kaiju #Music #MusicVideo #tokyo #Video

2024-07-18 18:05:34

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@npub15aw…9pll t-mobile did.

2024-07-18 17:51:51

Just a classic chicken salad please
https://hostux.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/808/751/444/136/750/original/0783c8ce361f34cc.jpeg

2024-07-15 23:33:44

It’s 11:30 pm in Iceland and the sun is just setting.
https://hostux.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/793/113/138/247/559/original/bf78e1011f9cee46.jpeg

2024-07-15 12:00:06

Placebo – Sad White Reggae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z8a6CXSJy8
http://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/07/15/placebo-sad-white-reggae/
#Music #placebo

2024-07-12 12:00:52

Are the Robots Really Coming for My Job?
My work asked me to write about Large Language Models and some of the hype around them. I take a pretty nuanced view on Large Language Models being able to actually replace human effort in most cases.
After hearing from both my Mom and a friend at AWS that they found this article really helpful in t
http://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/07/12/are-the-robots-really-coming-for-my-job/
#Economics #Incentives #LargeLanguageModels #MachineLearning

2024-07-10 12:07:29

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@npub1af6…9rx5 congratulations on such a wonderful moment

2024-07-08 13:01:10

I’m no big city climate expert but this seems ungood.
From: @npub1q2x…h38m
https://botsin.space/@heatwave/112750155843766244

2024-07-07 12:02:50

A Hungry Journey to Light a Fire
I just finished The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin and it's wonderful. It's a utopia with dirty fingernails and dust on its clothes, a utopia that's seen hard times. It may need to grow. Growth is painful.
http://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/07/07/a-hungry-journey-to-light-a-fire/
#anarchy #Books #Reviews #ursulakleguin #utopia

2024-07-07 00:02:31

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@npub1skf…wy7g this is very cool. Is that what it’s called? I want to tell folks about this idea.

2024-07-06 18:31:19

Y’know, sometimes pain is weakness entering the body.

2024-07-04 14:00:28

Hey - I’m going to be in #London for around a month this summer. I’d like to avoid renting a car so I’m interested in what #micromobility and #carshare options are out there. I’ll have my partner and 2 young kids with me.
Im already a Zipcar and Lime member, but am interested in any good bike share or similar vendors to those 2.
Boosts appreciated for reach!

2024-07-04 11:23:31

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 growing up in South Carolina I had a good friend explain that she thought I was gay because I used lots of words and didn’t care about sports.

2024-07-03 00:46:51

My heart!
From: @npub1j2v…9hue
https://botsin.space/@1994clipart/112714686889846033

2024-07-02 12:03:07

Fables Compendium One: Things Happen One After Another
I read Fables and it was ok.
https://www.morelightmorelight.com/2024/07/02/fables-compendium-one-things-happen-one-after-another/
#Books #BooksReviews #bookwyrm #fables #Reviews #sandman

2024-06-30 18:28:23

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@npub12ks…kf3h your lasagna was missing?

2024-06-27 19:07:45

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@npub1nn8…8sed Rodney dangerfield?

2024-06-26 16:12:08

Toots that are better without context
https://mspsocial.net/@earthtopus/112679999774881289

2024-06-16 12:34:15

These seem so obviously to be true. https://mo-husseini.medium.com/50-completely-true-things-1ce672087b28
It takes time to build to
“FACT No. 34.
You can advocate for Palestine without being a racist, antisemitic piece of shit.
FACT No. 35.
You can advocate for Israel without being a racist, anti-Arab piece of shit.“
But then it has room to go further.

2024-06-13 11:21:01

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Rap Genius makes me doubt it but… https://youtu.be/qBmhkbENbLI?si=rWFhJSOaThmY9aQe

2024-06-13 11:18:59

I’m pretty certain I just heard Clint McElroy from the Adventure Zone #zonecast speaking on the CzarFace track “Don the Armor”.

2024-06-08 16:36:29

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 love a thriller with a happy ending!

2024-06-08 12:57:51

My ten year old won’t stop watching Chinese opera at full volume and it’s definitely not my bag, baby.

2024-06-03 10:23:03

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@npub14gw…9ly0 nailed it.

2024-06-02 19:19:54

I finally watched the movie Killers of the Flower Moon. It’s a good movie, but it’s a good movie based on the first 2/3 of the book. It’s that last third that’s the kick. I was shouting that we only covered those first two good layers. For the third layer: https://bookwyrm.social/user/mttktz/review/3446150/s/a-dark-darker-than-dirt-under-a-coffin#anchor-3446150

2024-06-02 02:06:31

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@npub1wqz…c6d6 agh bury my bookwyrm to-read list in the park!

2024-05-31 13:41:11

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@npub1y43…q5uy good luck and good health John! This account pops little bubbles of joy into my feed!

2024-05-27 23:17:20

I did a 50 minute presentation on using the #confluence #wiki at work but I’m conflicted because Confluence has become increasingly shitty because it’s a SAAS JavaScript dynamically rendering monster.

2024-05-27 23:13:48

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@npub1k4u…72ca I am gotten.

2024-05-27 23:11:45

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@npub10jg…yflz I hope this email never finds you. You must stay hidden and protect our future.

2024-05-27 22:30:59

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@npub1kp2…q9jq not only did you do a math you also did a meme.

2024-05-23 01:54:27

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@npub1qcg…wxvh she’s so smooth!

2024-05-19 12:19:07

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@npub1lyw…ruez a gap year requires a long conversation that challenges the assumptions of the hiring manager.
A year of working at a startup that has gone under does not.

2024-05-19 11:56:33

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@npub1jas…vtcj this is a fantastic article. I walk around NYC wondering why we don’t build art deco anymore. Surely it’s easier to do today than ever before? I like a smooth curved wall of glass too, but can’t we get a mix?

2024-05-19 03:04:28

Today I finally got my containerized Unifi network running. Not too much trouble & I’m creating loads of networks.

2024-05-18 13:19:12

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@npub1ll9…55q2 YES! Thank you!

2024-05-17 16:02:32

Livejournal tells me my old LJ was started 22 years ago. Wish I remembered how to log into it or my last.fm account!

2024-05-17 01:56:50

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@npub1ll9…55q2 wish I could read the article. This link doesn’t seem to go there

2024-05-17 00:26:19

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@npub1pw8…fgcz I don’t know, but what’s a bad way to participate in a cool post while drawing attention to myself?

2024-05-07 23:01:37

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@npub17ns…h6qj if you ever find a copy of Ruark’s “Nothing Works and Nobody Cares”, I hear it is an early version of this from ‘63. I’d like to find the text!

2024-05-07 22:12:36

This conversation is funny, but crazy.
Bezos could run as long as he wants all day throwing C-notes and still be richer at the end of every day. This shouldn’t be true.
https://crookedtimber.org/2024/05/06/run-bezos-run/

2024-03-23 12:42:58

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@npub1jas…vtcj it’s a really interesting post, thank you! It kind of assumes you play fancy cars or glass beads as a forced choice. What do you think someone who has economic and cultural capital plays?

2024-03-15 22:30:06

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@npub193r…dvlz I uh also live in NY so I might have better coverage than folks in less metropolitan areas.

2024-03-15 22:29:16

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@npub193r…dvlz nothing is gonna do it all. But I also use Coop and revel. Revel is notable for employing the drivers instead of making everyone a contractor

2024-03-13 02:18:32

It took a few months but my patch adding RSS feeds to BookWyrm shelves got a review with good comments. I've addressed them and I'm crossing fingers we'll get it merged and released soon.
https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm/pull/3013#pullrequestreview-1920865327

2024-03-12 19:31:05

Finally tearing down the Brooklyn house of detention. Goodbye to this #brooklyn #jail
In addition to all the human misery locked into this structure, I’m reminded that one more #BeastieBoys lyric won’t make sense
https://hostux.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/084/365/049/231/811/original/04d3af859917f8ed.mp4

2023-12-30 14:36:31

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 yes yes yes. Punishment is a knee-jerk response to things you don't like. The next level response is prevent the problem from happening. When I see someone littering my first reaction is to shame them or make them feel bad - make them feel my disgust. But my next reaction is to think about where we can add more trashcans.